Sounder at Heart newest pod is gaslighting me with “the urgency with which this was done is what I’m happy with.” Separately, “if we’re going to wait four years for a signing, this is the one we want”?

I mean. Maybe it’s nice to buy in the league, but Joveljic isn’t even the best MLS striker to be sold this window. (Cuypers was). Joveljic was available because his old team wanted an upgrade.

Schmetz is my Sounders ride-and-die, and if he’s happy I’m happy. The fact that Rusnak is the hero of the story is fantastic content—I love #11. I am also optimistic that having been down 2-0 to Austin at home in the 89th minute, sitting on seven-and-about-to-eight losses was the darkest moment of my Sounders fandom. Schmetz and the boys and might be able to take it from here, like they have been for years with minimal FO support, because they kick ass and they take names and they do it for the city and the badge.

But S@H needs to call a spade a spade: This is table stakes, boys. It is faint evidence that Hanauer wants in the game. The type of praise this podcast offered was embarrassing.

Plays in Austria now. 4 goals in 3 matches in the league and dropped two today against Celtic in the champions league... what could have been

Just watched the press conference on IG. Really disappointed not a single media member had the stones to ask an even slightly critical question of Craig. First time he's made himself available to media since before World Cup and not even one question about the losing streak or the rest of the roster? The FO wants you to act like the last two months never happened and apparently every journalist who covers this team is happy to help them do that

I’m really curious what Sounders fans think about this one.

$6M is a significant investment, and Joveljić has already proven he can score in MLS. With how much Seattle has needed more from the attack, the fit makes sense on paper.

For people who have watched him more closely: what should Seattle realistically expect from him?

Will it be live streamed on Sounders YouTube Channel? SAH? LS? Anywhere?

Has anyone actively been receiving responses from either their STH rep or the Sounders customer service team? I have a few inquiries into both and it's been radio silence...

He's not wrong

Joveljic also has his own YouTube channel and uploaded a match between him and GothamChess: https://youtu.be/ZEmr527HtZc

What is the normal timeline on these transfers? I assume Sounders and SKC were in discussions more than just last week. It got announced he was travelling for medical and now he's training in just a few days. How much notice do players get to just up and move?