Nick Sabetti: Picking Ching Was a Mistake
Some interesting thoughts from Nick Sabetti who covers the Montreal Impact for SportsNet and Goal.com.
4 months ago
Zach Woosley
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Wow
Just finished it. There are so many money-lines in the piece, there is not only one takeaway. I encourage everyone to read it.
But here’s one:
But how much can the Impact actually obtain from trading Ching? He has one year left to play, he’s not willing to go anywhere other than Houston, and — the truth be told — Houston isn’t exactly dying to have him back either. As much as the Dynamo organization is disappointed to have lost him, they are, at the same time, relieved to no longer have to pay his hefty salary. Ultimately, Ching has very little trade value and the fact that he is still with the Impact isn’t something for Montreal fans to rejoice about, on the contrary.
"We don't care who finishes second." -- Celtic's Peter Lowrie
Wow
sorry, I know that was your subject line but its my immediate reaction as well after reading the piece. And we had a MTL fan on the site last week, I think, talking about the Ching move and the tone of the article sounds exactly like what we told him and have said previously: it just wasn’t a smart move. Spin it however you like, but while people have tried making a stink about “Houston trying to protect 12” it was moreso about MTL taking a VERY risky gamble that back-fired. As Sabetti noted, its in the best interest of MTL to give him hush money, keep a low-profile and see what Houston will give for Ching in July. I hate this whole episode but it demonstrates some shrewd moves Canetti & Dom have been making.
Oh, and I won’t be shocked to see ad hominem attacks on Sabetti…but again, its difficult to argue with what he says.
Credit to Kinnear and Canetti
They knew exposing Ching would be unpopular, they knew it was risky, but they made the right choice. It made sense in terms of the team’s finances, it made sense to be able to protect other players. Montreal taking Ching looked like a great move at first, but they knew differently. They were patient, considered a deal at the draft, but were not in a hurry to sell the farm. Now they sit with needed cap space, a PR victory and Montreal stuck with Ching’s salary and no other trade partners. They either keep Ching, or trade him back to Houston and eat a big chunk of the salary on their books as part of the deal. Well done guys.
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Yup
this off-season they’ve very shrewdly and quietly built a tidy little cushion to go and spend on some sensible signings: Ching coming off the books freed up $400K, letting Cruz go and still getting perhaps $75K and of course others who have gone (Freeman) have put us in a smart position, particularly for one who isn’t given a huge war-chest like other teams who are trying to become the best in MLS history (cough cough). I think we can still get Ching back on the cheap before the end of the season but its far more Montreal’s problem than ours.
I knew there had to be intelligent people in Montreal; this article proves it.
Marsch made a rookie head-coach mistake and thought he could bend the Dynamo over a barrel. I still feel so sorry for Ching as he’s just a pawn in this game. Maybe it all works out in the end.
I love how it's exactly what we've said all along
It’s like we’re the voice of reason. What the hell? That can’t be right! Somebody research how that is possible, my mind is blown.
-- "...I was sick, napping, and then woke up and came to the computer to read a note from the Gingered Angel of Doom..." Martek - Dynamo Theory Blog
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