With the preseason winding down and roster compliance issues on the horizon, we will soon know all 24 players who have made the team, and eventually, which 18 will be dressing for the first game in Texas on March 21st. It's going to be very interesting to see how everything works out in the next two weeks, not just for the Chicago Fire, but for every team. I know that the coaches want their starters to be ready for the Fire's first game of the season, so I don't expect to see a lot of substitutions in the team's next two games against Chivas USA and LA Galaxy. This is going to make it a lot harder for those players fighting for the final spot because some of them may not even get to see a minute of playing time in the upcoming games. This is one of the deepest teams in the league, and with the new size rosters, it's going to be extremely hard for any rookie to make this team. San Jose, on the other hand, only has 21 players on their current roster, even after adding recent draftees Amarikwa and Ring, plus Cam Weaver and Bobby Convey. How many rookies (out of the 60 drafted) do you think will sign with the MLS this season?My Prediction - 2009 Chicago Fire 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
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/D - 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
* * * * * (Senior Developmental/Developmental Contract) * * * * *
24. Austin Washington, Richard Jata, Andrew Dykstra or David Sias
- Most Likely
- Somewhat Likely
- Not Likely
* RELEASED - Roland Paul Bebey Kingue & Jokull Elisabetarson
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