After months of training and preparation, the Fire have finally decided on their 24 man roster. Richard Jata lasted as long as he could, but in the end, Dennis Hamlett decided to stick with the guys he had last year. Jata had some great moments in training camp, but battled the last two weeks with the flu. Besides Baggio Husidic(Generation Addidas), Jata was the last of the draftees to remain in camp. As I predicted earlier, Tim Ward and Austin Washington have both signed with the team. Ward signed a Senior contract and Washington signed a Senior Developmental. Stefan Dimitrov has not yet officially been named to the roster, so there could be something holding back the paperwork.The Dimitrov signing would push the roster to 24 and Andrew Dykstra is still in camp. It is my understanding that Calen Carr, being listed as a DL, will have to miss at least 6 games and his roster spot will have to be filled in the meantime. This being said, expect the Fire to keep Dykstra in Carr's spot until he is ready to return. After those six games are up, look for Chicago to let Dykstra go, keep him and put Carr back on the Disabled List, or keep Dykstra and let Carr go. If Busch is going to miss time with the USMNT, the Fire are going to need a backup for Nick Noble.
2009 Chicago Fire Final Roster (24 players)
2. GK - Nick Noble - S
3. F - Brian McBride - S
4. F - Cuauhtemoc Blanco - SI/DP
5. F - Patrick Nyarko - DI/GA
6. F - Stefan Dimitrov - S
7. F - Calen Carr - S (Disabled List - will miss at least 6 games)
8. F/M - Peter Lowry - SD
9. M/F - Chris Rolfe - S
10. M - John Thorrington - S
11. M - Marco Pappa - SI
12. M - Baggio Husidic - D/GA
13. M - Mike Banner - S
14. M - Justin Mapp - S
15. M - Logan Pause - S
16. D - C.J. Brown - S
17. D - Tim Ward - S
18. D - William Conde - SI
19. D - Gonzalo Segares - SI
20. D - Dasan Robinson - S
21. D - Bakary Soumare - S/GA
22. D - Brandon Prideaux - S
23. D - Daniel Woolard - S
24. D - Austin Washington - SD
Andrew Dykstra will occupy Calen Carr's spot on the roster for the first six games of the season. After those six games are up, the Fire will have to decide whether to keep him or let him go in favor of Calen Carr. If Carr is not ready by then, look for the Fire to keep Dykstra and put Carr back on the DL.
More to come on Jata.....
1 comment:
That's too bad about Richard Jata. I'm sure he can find a place in a team that isn't as deep as the Fire. I'm sorry to lose your insiders view. Thanks for the blog.
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