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Jimmy Gabriel -Seattle Sounders


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I have often hoped an ex-player might appear on a white charger from over the brow of a hill,bringing a billion or so quid with him...or at least introducing someone to the club with the dosh.

 

Why can't Terry Paine divert some major investor from the South African consortium previously rumoured to be looking at Newcastle ?

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Ah...didn't know that.

 

Bugger.

 

Still worth half a point though?

 

Its kind of tricky I think. Adrian Hanauer is Chairman of Seattle Sounders (USL), which is the team that will morph into Seattle Sounders FC (MSL) from the 2009 season on. Hanauer will be co-owner of SSFC alongside Paul Allen and a couple of others. Hanauer is alos linked to Cambridge United by buying 15% for $250,000 in 2007...

 

Confused? Well, lets just throw in the Seattle Sounders (USL) and Seattle Sounders FC (MSL) are both the newer versions of Seattle Sounders (NASL), which is the team the Jimmy Gabriel originally coached in 1977-79. He then went back as an assistant coach to the SS (USL) team in 1997... got no idea if he is now linking up with SSFC (MSL)

 

:D

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It's a small world. Jimmy is coaching at Seattle Sounders (part owned by Paul Allen)

 

Found these two really good articles about Jimmy's playing and coaching career:

 

http://soccerseattlestyle.com/wp/?p=65

 

http://soccerseattlestyle.com/wp/?p=71

 

Sorry to disappoint you old friend, but I announced this at the time of uncertainty over Harry Rednapp's commitment. He's done incredibly well over in the States and there was talk at the time of him maybe returning to the UK. Jimmy's still a real hero at Everton and for me was a very special player at Saints. There was so little interest that I began thinking everyone'd forgotten what a great player he was for us.

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