Pat Noonan Signs with Sounders FC

Aaaand Levesque goes back to the bench.

Parke gone now?

Posting this question from another forum – “What’s unclear to me is if rosters are now limited and locked.  I know that they called this off while the CBA was still unsettled, but does this signing mean we will waive a current player to make roster room for Noonan?  What about when Nkufo joins in July and/or when Jaqua comes off IR?”

these are all great questions with regards to how many people we can have.  I hope somebody has the answers and soon.

 I think Noonan is a great signing adding depth right now when we need it…however, I don’t like the idea if it is at the expense of Parke, who I think could be a great contributor for us.  

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No need to waive. I have a feeling Sigi will be playing the system and have signed players who are “injured” for MLS matches but ok for USOC and CCL games.

will he play midfield or up top with montero

This signing plus the news that Jaqua is going in for a ‘second opinion’ tells me that Nate is a LONG way from coming back.

Sigi will play around with that. He likes having Montero and Ljungberg up front anyway and Noonan will probably be on the wing, where he plays better. I just think that there will be a problem when Nfuko comes in. Nfuko’s superior play to Jaqua will probably get him the starting spot, so that probably puts Jaqua on the bench. But then Noonan will also be on the bench. Those two along with Levesque give us 3 players as subs as they have no room in the starting XI. Though, I could see Noonan staying if Ljungberg leaves next year.

I think he will play on the right side of Midfield in place of Roger Levesque.

so its going to be

Keller

Riley Marshall/Parke         Hurtado         Leo

   B.Evans Alonso

Noonan   Zakuani

Ljundberg 
Montero

so its going to be 

Keller 
 
Riley         Marshall/Parke         Hurtado         Leo 
 
                         B.Evans Alonso 
   Noonan   Zakuani 
                           Ljundberg   
Montero

so its going to be 
 
Keller 
 
Riley Marshall/Parke         Hurtado         Leo 
                    
                      B.Evans Alonso 
   Noonan                                            Zakuani 
 
Ljundberg   
Montero

                           Keller
Riley Marshall/Parke         Hurtado         Leo  
                      
                      B.Evans  Alonso  
   Noonan                                            Zakuani
 
                     Ljundberg
Montero

                           Keller 
Riley Marshall/Parke         Hurtado         Leo   
                       
                      B.Evans  Alonso   
   Noonan                                            Zakuani 
  
                     Ljundberg 
Montero

I think some folks have a way over-inflated sense of Noonan’s value. Since his knee injury in the 2007-08 season, he has bounced around from club to club, never finding a home. The problem is that he just isn’t as fast as he once was. The guy used to have surprising quickness and that allowed him to get off his cross. He’s still got a great cross and he’s a very good passer at pace. But I’m gonna be waaaay pissed if this is in lieu of getting Parke signed, who would be some VERY important depth in a season crammed full of games and a very thin c-back situation. 

Who’s it going to be again? I am confused…