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Twitter is such a tease. Just an hour ago the Vancouver Whitecaps official feed let out this little gem:
"Tomorrow will be a historic day for Whitecaps Stay tuned for more info..."
That word historic has everyone madly scrambling to figure out what they are talking about. When you consider that the Caps already have their front office set, the shirt sponsor announced and pretty much every other loose end tied up there is only one thing that would warrant the word historic.
A DP.
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Ok, there might be another -- that Vancouver finally got the NIMBYs to shut-up and are going to build a true soccer specific stadium like they have always wanted. Pele coming out of retirement to lead the ‘Caps is more likely than that.
That said, it has been pointed out to me that the Whitecaps are a bit prone to hyperbole. Maybe they’ve nailed down the training staff.
Canadian Soccer News will likely have a reporter at the press conference and will continue to chase this story tonight, but so far information coming out of Vancouver is in short supply. We can only speculate as to what player might be on his way if that’s the case.
We don’t do that, but you can. The comments section awaits (as an aside ‘Caps CEO Paul Barber is a Spurs man. Take that under advisement when considering players that might be interested in coming to MLS).
Edit: Whitecaps play-by-play man Pete Schaad has thrown water on my theory. As stated, the Caps are a little excitable at times.
Edit 2: It seems more and more like the Whitecaps are considering announcing that Terry Dunfield* will get a MLS contract to be historic. *Or Jay Nolly. Or...
Edit 3: They've finished playing with us. It's a player signing, but not likely a DP. It's also not likely a current player since it's pretty well known who is coming back.
So...
Jay DeMerit?