As we noted on the GoSounders Twitter yesterday, Uruguayan National Teamer and Atlético Madrid star Diego Forlán noted that the Sounders offered him a contract, but he would stay in Europe. The story has raised the hopes for fans of the Rave Green in the past 24 hours that the World Cup Golden Boot...
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I have been in contact with Adrian over the matter, and we have had a few emails back and forth. I relayed the frustration of the fans, the lack of communication, and general overall confusion. Here is his recent response. I wanted to do a little digging and make sure that my memory wasn’t...
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last week, several of the alliance council (i can’t type that without thinking “one ring to rule them all”) sat down for one of our meetings with the front office. adrian hanauer, joe roth and gary wright were there among a few other folks from the ticketing dept. this is the second time we...
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Don Ruiz got to chat with Adrian Hanauer about the upcoming International Transfer Window. The GM’s responses are very political in their non-committal, but insightful indeed. Don Ruiz: What are you as general manager doing to make the second half of this season better? Adrian Hanauer: We are working towards either “a” or “multiple”...
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So. My brother is a physicist. He used to have a comic on his wall that had two scientists in front of a blackboard which was covered with rows and rows of mathematical calculations — up to the final step. Which was: “AND THEN THE MIRACLE OCCURS!” I didn’t realize until yesterday exactly how...
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adrian hanauer just finished a Q&A with fans over at the seattle times. there wasn’t anything earth shattering, and anything that would have been juicy for us fans, was received with a politically seasoned answer. adrian does have a sense of humor though. a couple of the stand outs were… q- “Any good gossip...
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Word from the Sounders Front Office is an invitation to watch the World Cup draw with Adrian Hanauer at 9a on Friday at the George & Dragon (206 North 36th Street in Fremont). A new official 2010 FIFA World Cup match ball from adidas will be unveiled and raffled off at the event.
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It all started when Adrian Hanauer noted that he was “skeptical” of the USSF process and of DC United’s US Open Cup Final bid. He additionally noted that the Sounders would have sold out Qwest if Seattle was awarded the US Open Cup Final. And with that, the Guantlet was laid. This prompted a...
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DC United’s president, Kevin Payne, addressed the comments made by Sounders General Manager Adrian Hanauer today via Steven Goff. On what Hanauer said… “I was surprised and disappointed and offended. Adrian uses the word ‘skepticism’ to describe the process, which seems to be implying that it wasn’t on the up-and-up. Which is really an...
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Don Ruiz and Jose Romero have provided some reactions from Adrian Hanauer on USSF’s decision to play the US Open Cup Final at RFK Stadium in Washington DC. Apparently, the Sounders Front Office put in “a very aggressive bid” to be the host of the USOC final, yet somehow Qwest Field was not selected....
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