Comments on: NSC Stars Open Camp with 12 Signed Players and 23 Invitees http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2010/03/18/nsc-stars-open-camp-with-12-signed-players-and-23-invitees/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:33:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Super Rookie http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2010/03/18/nsc-stars-open-camp-with-12-signed-players-and-23-invitees/#comment-5956 Super Rookie Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:09:31 +0000 http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/?p=14840#comment-5956 Gents- I found this article on DiVeronica's blog in Rochester. He covers the Rhinos. I see a lot of similarities with his take on the finances of the league and what we are seeing here in Minnesota. If you are outside of Portland, Vancouver, Montreal or Carolina you are going to see some extremely small budgets and lots of new unproven players trying to make a mark. It may give you a little bit of respite when looking at what we currently have on the team signed, and where other teams are at. Four team will probably run clear from the league, but the other teams will be sitting pretty in 2010 and hopefully into a sustainable future. http://blogs.democratandchronicle.com/devo/2010/03/10/why-remaking-the-rhinos-made-cents/ Gents-

I found this article on DiVeronica’s blog in Rochester. He covers the Rhinos. I see a lot of similarities with his take on the finances of the league and what we are seeing here in Minnesota. If you are outside of Portland, Vancouver, Montreal or Carolina you are going to see some extremely small budgets and lots of new unproven players trying to make a mark.

It may give you a little bit of respite when looking at what we currently have on the team signed, and where other teams are at. Four team will probably run clear from the league, but the other teams will be sitting pretty in 2010 and hopefully into a sustainable future.

http://blogs.democratandchronicle.com/devo/2010/03/10/why-remaking-the-rhinos-made-cents/

]]> By: Scott Kerssen http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2010/03/18/nsc-stars-open-camp-with-12-signed-players-and-23-invitees/#comment-5945 Scott Kerssen Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:29:44 +0000 http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/?p=14840#comment-5945 Since I can't get through to USLDiscussions.com and, for the most part, haven't been able to over the last couple of days, I'm posting my camp invitee research here. Hope I'm not breaking any comment rules here. I didn't bother with former Thunder players or players I reported on already in the combine reports. Here it is: Scott Lorenz – F/D College pic, bio and stats: http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/lorenz_scott00.html Video interview: http://host.madison.com/sports/college/vmix_af387f16-b916-11de-a723-001cc4c002e0.html?mode=comments Another tweeter: http://twitter.com/mop4 Vorgen Less – D S.A. U-20 player: http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=191276/matches/match=30975/report.html In S.A., played for Ikapa Sporting: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=230680&cc=5901 And Wits University: http://tripatlas.com/Bidvest_Wits And FC Kapstadt: http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:tMzzybAiq7UJ:www.fckapstadt.co.za/index.php%3Fpage%3Ddownloads%26subPage%3Dpictures%26action%3DListImages%26image_galleryId%3D33+%22vorgen+less%22&cd=41&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us Also, Vasco de Gama and S.A. Hellenic FC. In US, played for Indiana Blast: http://www.rhinossoccer.com/matches.php?id=193 Luc Harrington – F/D Pic and brief bio: http://www.miamifc.com/player.php?id=49&osCsid=&seasid=3&tseasid=1 Slightly longer bio: http://www.miamifc.com/article_info.php?articles_id=16&language=en Lucas Rodriguez – Mid Recently played indoor (scroll to bottom): http://www.kcsoccerdome.com/kings/index.php#announcement 2009 PDL Stats: http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/22339.html#STATS Steffen Vroom – F College pic, bio and stats: http://www.depaulbluedemons.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15600&ATCLID=1290870 Was at MLS Combine: http://www.tribalfootball.com/seattle-sounders-cast-eye-over-depaul%E2%80%99s-vroom-507871 Ian Sarachan – Mid College pic and bio: http://www.uicflames.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/sarachan_ian00.html Senior stats: http://www.uicflames.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ilch/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/cumulativestatistics09 Does charity work: http://sportingsmiles.org/ Chris Saunders – F Was with Rochester, didn’t play: http://www.rhinossoccer.com/player.php?id=283 Keido Pour – F Bio w/pic: http://www.liberiansoccer.com/Boys'%20Soccer-Metro-Player-of-the-Year2003212.htm Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keido_Pour Israel Sesay – F/M Cleveland bio and stats: http://clevelandcitystars.com/israel-sesay Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Sesay L.A. Pic and bio: http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?player=sesay_i&playerId=ses059326&statType=current&team=t106 Since I can’t get through to USLDiscussions.com and, for the most part, haven’t been able to over the last couple of days, I’m posting my camp invitee research here. Hope I’m not breaking any comment rules here.

I didn’t bother with former Thunder players or players I reported on already in the combine reports. Here it is:

Scott Lorenz – F/D
College pic, bio and stats:
http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/lorenz_scott00.html

Video interview:
http://host.madison.com/sports/college/vmix_af387f16-b916-11de-a723-001cc4c002e0.html?mode=comments

Another tweeter:
http://twitter.com/mop4

Vorgen Less – D
S.A. U-20 player:
http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=191276/matches/match=30975/report.html

In S.A., played for Ikapa Sporting:
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=230680&cc=5901

And Wits University:
http://tripatlas.com/Bidvest_Wits

And FC Kapstadt:
http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:tMzzybAiq7UJ:www.fckapstadt.co.za/index.php%3Fpage%3Ddownloads%26subPage%3Dpictures%26action%3DListImages%26image_galleryId%3D33+%22vorgen+less%22&cd=41&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

Also, Vasco de Gama and S.A. Hellenic FC.

In US, played for Indiana Blast:
http://www.rhinossoccer.com/matches.php?id=193

Luc Harrington – F/D
Pic and brief bio:
http://www.miamifc.com/player.php?id=49&osCsid=&seasid=3&tseasid=1

Slightly longer bio:
http://www.miamifc.com/article_info.php?articles_id=16&language=en

Lucas Rodriguez – Mid
Recently played indoor (scroll to bottom):
http://www.kcsoccerdome.com/kings/index.php#announcement

2009 PDL Stats:
http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/22339.html#STATS

Steffen Vroom – F
College pic, bio and stats:
http://www.depaulbluedemons.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15600&ATCLID=1290870

Was at MLS Combine:
http://www.tribalfootball.com/seattle-sounders-cast-eye-over-depaul%E2%80%99s-vroom-507871

Ian Sarachan – Mid
College pic and bio:
http://www.uicflames.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/sarachan_ian00.html

Senior stats:
http://www.uicflames.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ilch/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/cumulativestatistics09

Does charity work:
http://sportingsmiles.org/

Chris Saunders – F
Was with Rochester, didn’t play:
http://www.rhinossoccer.com/player.php?id=283

Keido Pour – F

Bio w/pic:
http://www.liberiansoccer.com/Boys'%20Soccer-Metro-Player-of-the-Year2003212.htm

Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keido_Pour

Israel Sesay – F/M
Cleveland bio and stats:
http://clevelandcitystars.com/israel-sesay

Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Sesay

L.A. Pic and bio:
http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?player=sesay_i&playerId=ses059326&statType=current&team=t106

]]> By: Brian Quarstad http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2010/03/18/nsc-stars-open-camp-with-12-signed-players-and-23-invitees/#comment-5943 Brian Quarstad Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:45:27 +0000 http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/?p=14840#comment-5943 Glad someone gets to report on it. I was quite frustrated yesterday when all my plans were thrown out the window when the 1/2 day vacation I requested was suddenly rejected because of deadlines. Then we I did get out the NSC in the afternoon the team went for a run outside and only about 1/2 the players were there anyway. I went home and popped open a beer and sat in the sun for a bit. At least not everything went badly. So went my report and interviews. Glad someone gets to report on it. I was quite frustrated yesterday when all my plans were thrown out the window when the 1/2 day vacation I requested was suddenly rejected because of deadlines. Then we I did get out the NSC in the afternoon the team went for a run outside and only about 1/2 the players were there anyway. I went home and popped open a beer and sat in the sun for a bit. At least not everything went badly. So went my report and interviews.

]]> By: thesuperrookie http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2010/03/18/nsc-stars-open-camp-with-12-signed-players-and-23-invitees/#comment-5941 thesuperrookie Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:35:40 +0000 http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/?p=14840#comment-5941 Hey, I am at practice session one and there are a few players here not on this list. For one is a Chinese national Lillei Gao (sp?) who just left Seattle's camp a week or so ago. Another player just showed from DC United camp. Not saying these guys are going to take us to the promised land but the benefit of being last to camp is that we may get a few of the last cuts from MLS squads. FWIW, Crayton is looking good on the endline. Hey, I am at practice session one and there are a few players here not on this list. For one is a Chinese national Lillei Gao (sp?) who just left Seattle’s camp a week or so ago. Another player just showed from DC United camp. Not saying these guys are going to take us to the promised land but the benefit of being last to camp is that we may get a few of the last cuts from MLS squads.

FWIW, Crayton is looking good on the endline.

]]> By: MichiganMike http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2010/03/18/nsc-stars-open-camp-with-12-signed-players-and-23-invitees/#comment-5939 MichiganMike Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:08:26 +0000 http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/?p=14840#comment-5939 Agreed Lamps... . I hope the Stars come out and play well but the roster isn't very promising. Agreed Lamps… .

I hope the Stars come out and play well but the roster isn’t very promising.

]]> By: xxLAMPS8xx http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2010/03/18/nsc-stars-open-camp-with-12-signed-players-and-23-invitees/#comment-5938 xxLAMPS8xx Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:43:30 +0000 http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/?p=14840#comment-5938 Sure, let's be positive; but that doesn't mean being blinded to the reality that this is a sub-par squad. Sure, let’s be positive; but that doesn’t mean being blinded to the reality that this is a sub-par squad.

]]> By: Super Rookie http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2010/03/18/nsc-stars-open-camp-with-12-signed-players-and-23-invitees/#comment-5911 Super Rookie Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:02:55 +0000 http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/?p=14840#comment-5911 Nordmann- Wait, you actually think a team of 23 professional soccer players, including some with international experience, may actually be good? I am baffled and shocked with your reasoning! Next thing you are going to tell me is that this team will actually pay their players! Nordmann-

Wait, you actually think a team of 23 professional soccer players, including some with international experience, may actually be good? I am baffled and shocked with your reasoning!

Next thing you are going to tell me is that this team will actually pay their players!

]]> By: nathan3e http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2010/03/18/nsc-stars-open-camp-with-12-signed-players-and-23-invitees/#comment-5903 nathan3e Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:59:08 +0000 http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/?p=14840#comment-5903 I am with you Nordmann. Let's keep things on the positive tip people. Brian, you are providing an invaluable service. Please continue. I am with you Nordmann. Let’s keep things on the positive tip people.

Brian, you are providing an invaluable service. Please continue.

]]> By: Nordmann http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2010/03/18/nsc-stars-open-camp-with-12-signed-players-and-23-invitees/#comment-5889 Nordmann Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:16:02 +0000 http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/?p=14840#comment-5889 I'm having trouble understanding why people seem to be concerned with the talent on this team... sure there are a bunch of new faces, but it's not like these players don't have any experience. Unproven does not mean bad and there is plenty of proven talent on this team. The biggest challenge will be learning to play well together - as the roster stands, I see no reason to believe this team won't be competitive - it may take them a while as they are clearly at a disadvantage from the late start, but come on... they clearly have talent. I’m having trouble understanding why people seem to be concerned with the talent on this team… sure there are a bunch of new faces, but it’s not like these players don’t have any experience. Unproven does not mean bad and there is plenty of proven talent on this team. The biggest challenge will be learning to play well together – as the roster stands, I see no reason to believe this team won’t be competitive – it may take them a while as they are clearly at a disadvantage from the late start, but come on… they clearly have talent.

]]> By: thesuperrookie http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2010/03/18/nsc-stars-open-camp-with-12-signed-players-and-23-invitees/#comment-5888 thesuperrookie Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:19:23 +0000 http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/?p=14840#comment-5888 The Wrangler is going to ensure many victories! BELIEVE! The Wrangler is going to ensure many victories!

BELIEVE!

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