Did You Know Washington DC Has a Professional Soccer Team?

Goff has the protected and the unprotected:

Marc Burch, Luciano Emilio, Fred, Ivan Guerrero, Greg Janicki, Thabiso Khumalo, Devon McTavish, Jaime Moreno, Bryan Namoff, Santino Quaranta, Clyde Simms

Which leaves the following players available for selection by Seattle in Wednesday's expansion draft: Crayton, Martinez, Peralta, Vide, Gallardo, Doe, J. Carroll, P. Carroll, Cordeiro, Dyachenko, Kirk, Koroma, Mediate, Miller, Olsen, Thompson, Thorpe, Wells, Zaher.

Niell, Carvallo, Martinez, Peralta, Gallardo or Greg Janicki and Boyzz Khumalo?

Not gonna rehash it again, just saying: Next season is on Kevin Payne and Dave Kasper. I give them credit for decency by not scapegoating Soehn, and if the three want to flourish or perish together, Lord Etcheverry bless, but Greg Janicki and Boyzz Khulamo, Greg Janicki and Boyzz Khumalo.

Goff adds

D.C. United did not pick up the contract options on Quavas Kirk, Gonzalo Martinez, Gonzalo Peralta and Rod Dyachenko. The club seems likely to renegotiate with Peralta and perhaps Kirk at a lower salary, but I would be shocked if Martinez or Dyachenko returns.

I should add, while I can't argue with any of the decisions of who to or not protect, it's damning that there's no controversy like last year's Clyde Simms v (MLS Cup winning) Brian Carroll. That was a significant and difficult decision (and I thought, think, they made the right choice), and you knew whichever wasn't protected was going to be picked. Vide v Janicki doesn't weigh by comparison, and since Seattle only gets ten picks, I'm betting none picked are United.

Here's Goff (praise Goff) with list of notable names unprotected plus a link to ALL unprotected.

Ante Razov, Claudio Suarez, Carey Talley, C.J. Brown, Andy Herron, Brandon Prideaux, Jose Burciaga, Terry Cooke, Facundo Erpen, Mike Petke, Brad Evans, Eddie Gaven, Pat Noonan, Duilio Davino, Wade Barrett, Nate Jaqua, Richard Mulrooney, Pat Onstad, Craig Waibel, Kevin Hartman, Peter Vagenas, Khano Smith, Wells Thompson, John Wolyniec, Dema Kovalenko, Clint Mathis, Nathan Sturgis, Andy Williams, Ned Grabavoy, Carlos Ruiz and Greg Sutton.

New players for 2009?

Dema Kovalenko?

Wade Barrett?

Oy. After the 2007 season I was jonesing for 2008 by Thanksgiving. Right now for next year? Oy.

UPDATE!

Seattle agrees: United players suck!