So long and thanks for all the fish

It should probably come as no surprise that the Galaxy have traded Donovan Ricketts to the Montreal Impact in exchange for allocation funds. Ricketts has statistically been the best keeper in the league. But when he went out with injury this season, Saunders took the starting role. Ricketts is older and costs more, so it isn’t such a stretch to understand why Arena would part with him rather than Saunders. And with perk as an able backup, it certainly wasn’t necessary to hold on to both.

Apparently negotiations over Juninho are still up in the air. So hopefully the reduction in salary cap room by shipping Ricketts off, combined with the allocation money, will give the Galaxy the space they need to lock Juninho in and work on keeping other elements of the squad intact.

Of course, we are all still awaiting the big decision David Beckham has yet to make. If rumors are to be believed, PSG has offered him a brickload of money to move to France. Frankly, having won the MLS Cup, I see him likely taking the payday and moving. He has done what he came here to do. PSG offers him a new venue to flash his stardom while making a huge payday in the process. The only reason I can see for him to stay here is that his family is comfortable. But Paris is an hour from his home in London and there is a definite benefit to being near family. Rumors of Drogba or Lampard replacing Becks seem a bit far fetched. Then again, Beckham coming to MLS seemed pretty far fetched too. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see….

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