The DC United Herald
The dugout27 Sep 2027
Christian Morris: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” DC United have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad27 Sep 2027
Words exchanged at DC United
Hugo Picard and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad27 Sep 2027
A move Ryan Hartley would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Ryan Hartley is living that version at DC United, and it tends to show in the first month.
Squad27 Sep 2027
A row about effort at DC United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Silvan Hefti was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market27 Sep 2027
DC United buy the years ahead of Ryan Hartley
He is 19, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
Squad27 Sep 2027
Ryan Hartley signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Ryan Hartley and DC United agree another 3 years.
In brief
- Loan watch 4 goals on loan for Gabe Segal
- The dugout Lucas Bartlett knocks on the manager’s door
- The dugout Nathan Ordaz keeps his manager's vote