The Houston Dynamo Sentinel
Squad5 Mar 2029
A knee injury of the worst kind for Franco Negri
31 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Houston Dynamo lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
The dugout5 Mar 2029
Josh Pulisic says Houston Dynamo went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Transfer targets5 Mar 2029
Houston Dynamo baulk at the price for Griffin Yow
New England Revolution wanted more than $1.6M and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Boardroom5 Mar 2029
Jordan Musah signs on for the long haul
Houston Dynamo moved before anybody else could: a new deal for Jordan Musah, agreed quietly and announced loudly. Boards extend managers for many reasons; the good one is the one this looks like.
Match3 Mar 2029
4 matches without a win for Houston Dynamo
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Houston Dynamo are no longer polite ones.
Squad5 Mar 2029
Duncan McGuire signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Duncan McGuire and Houston Dynamo agree another 4 years.
Transfer targets5 Mar 2029
Houston Dynamo bid $350.0K for Alejandro Alvarado
The offer went to DC United this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Squad5 Mar 2029
Words exchanged at Houston Dynamo
Agustín Bouzat 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.
Boardroom5 Mar 2029
5 academy graduates step up at Houston Dynamo
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
In brief
- Market Houston Dynamo promote James McKennie from within
- Market Jack Morris steps up from the Houston Dynamo academy
- Market Houston Dynamo promote Daniel Dempsey from within