DC United president Payne ponders Soehn future
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
DC United president Kevin Payne says they will take into account supporters' opinion when making a decision on coach Tom Soehn. read more
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DC United president Payne: Some MLS games are unwatchable
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
DC United president and chief executive Kevin Payne admits there are some MLS matches he simply cannot watch. read more
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
Dynamo chief operating officer Shows how formidable the support for Sounders FC is and the fact that it is to be respected when an exec from another team -- see Kevin Payne from DC United -- singles out Seattle. Nothing big, but to say that "We think that we've set the bar for what it means to have a home playoff environment in Major League Soccer," might be going a bit too far. The bar...
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Reap What You Have Soehn
BLCKDGRD (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
This pisses me off: "Over the past three seasons, Tommy has faced greater challenges than any other MLS coach," United President Kevin Payne said, referring to a schedule that included annual international tournaments. Wait a fucking minute. United doesn't want...
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Onion Bag: Katy Perry is a West Ham Supporter
The Big Lead (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... reform would only affect contracts signed after 2010. Haters Beware: MLS fined DC United president Kevin Payne $5,000 last week for “ public comments deemed detrimental to the public image of the league .” Payne criticized the Colorado Rapids, the New England Revolution and Real Salt Lake for negative and boring tactics that create “a lot of games in our league (he) can’t watch.”...
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MLS Playoffs: Preparing for the Quarterfinal Climax
The FanHouse - Denver Nuggets (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
by Brian Straus Filed under: MLS David Beckham will spend the spring in Milan and Tom Soehn preemptively dumped Kevin Payne and D.C. United. The timing on each announcement may have been a bit surprising, but the end result certainly was not. So with those issues out of the way, it's time to focus on the second legs of the MLS Cup quarterfinals, and what we learned last week that may...
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Soehn walks away from United
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... has faced greater challenges than any other Major League Soccer coach," United president Kevin Payne said in a statement. "His record in all competitions this season was outstanding, and ... Email
- Soehn Not Returning As DC Manager - WVHooligan - Soccer Blog
- Tom Soehn Resigns As United Coach - DCist
- See the 4 articles on the same subject
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How's That For Irony?
The Fullback Files (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
It was beginning to look like, given the hemming and the hawing, the insults to league and to fans, followed by furious backpedalling, that Kevin Payne was going to drop the ball and hand Tommy the keys to season #4. But then a curious thing...
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Tom Soehn Resigns As United Coach
DCist (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... at D.C. United, first as an assistant and then as our head coach," United President and CEO Kevin Payne said. "Tommy is a fine young coach and I know we will face him in the future in MLS play. I wish him all of the luck in the world." Soehn had been on an increasingly hot seat throughout the year, as the team's failure to sustain any sort of consistency was, at times,...
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Soehn will not return to D.C. United
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... job at D.C. United, first as an assistant and then as our head coach," United President and CEO Kevin Payne said. "Tommy is a fine young coach and I know we will face him in the future in MLS play."
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Soehn Not Returning As DC Manager
WVHooligan - Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
DC United has announced today that they will not be offering Tom Soehn a contract extension. The team was told this morning that Soehn was out and the search for a new manager would start. “Tommy has done an outstanding job at D.C. United, first as an assistant and then as our head coach,” said United President and CEO Kevin Payne . “Over the past three seasons, Tommy has faced greater...
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Can the injury stricken Revs douse the Fire?
SoccerBlog.com (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
... to play rope a dope soaking up the pressure with their defense. Their back four Emmanuel Osei, Kevin Alston, Jay Heaps and Darrius Barnes along with Matt Reis have been stingy. Their ultra defensive tactics have drawn criticism from some quarters including Kevin Payne, DC United's CEO, arguably sour grapes but declining attendances give some credence to his grouse. The meeting...
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Speaking your mind about the MLS can cost you
SoccerBlog.com (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
The Seattle Sounders vs Houston Dynamo playoffs got the MLS playoffs to a raucous start with their edge of the seat performances even it ended in a goalless draw. Seattle also boasts the highest home attendances in the MLS. It all looks promising. Except as this article points out, there is enough deadwood in the MLS. But speaking your mind can cost you as Kevin Payne discovered. He is...