Post by epjr on May 27, 2013 19:40:03 GMT -6
New Chicago Fire attacker Mike Magee finally gets home:
"I have to cut the cord with LA"
Ever since last week's trade between the LA Galaxy and Chicago Fire that saw Robbie Rogers join the Galaxy in exchange for Mike Magee, observers have wondered why exactly the Galaxy would give up their then-leading scorer and one of the most clutch playoff goalscorers in MLS history.
A letter to the fans from Magee, a Chicago native, didn't even fully convince some who felt that the Galaxy gave up too much and might have been forced into the deal by the league and the unique circumstances surrounding Robbie Rogers.
On Monday, after training for the first time with the Fire, Magee set the record as straight as possible as to why he has returned home.
“It’s been on my mind pretty much since I left," he said. "I tried to get back [here] a couple times in the past and then I think throughout the process with Robbie Rogers, that whole saga with him trying to get to LA, it crept in my mind that somebody had to go to Chicago. And I raised my hand."
www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/05/27/new-chicago-fire-attacker-mike-magee-finally-gets-home-i-have-cut-cord-la
"I have to cut the cord with LA"
Ever since last week's trade between the LA Galaxy and Chicago Fire that saw Robbie Rogers join the Galaxy in exchange for Mike Magee, observers have wondered why exactly the Galaxy would give up their then-leading scorer and one of the most clutch playoff goalscorers in MLS history.
A letter to the fans from Magee, a Chicago native, didn't even fully convince some who felt that the Galaxy gave up too much and might have been forced into the deal by the league and the unique circumstances surrounding Robbie Rogers.
On Monday, after training for the first time with the Fire, Magee set the record as straight as possible as to why he has returned home.
“It’s been on my mind pretty much since I left," he said. "I tried to get back [here] a couple times in the past and then I think throughout the process with Robbie Rogers, that whole saga with him trying to get to LA, it crept in my mind that somebody had to go to Chicago. And I raised my hand."
www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/05/27/new-chicago-fire-attacker-mike-magee-finally-gets-home-i-have-cut-cord-la
