OK, after the dearth of communication, the WPS is pacifying its fussy fans. We now know that the WPS International Draft is a go; results will be announced on Thursday, September 25. Thank you WPS High Muckety-Mucks!
A pacifier can be a good thing.
(Hand gesture blurred for your protection.)
Looks like the Bay Area NoNombres will have the first pick, since they had the lowest-rated Allocation. But before we get too excited, there are caveats. From the WPS site, here are the vital facts:
- Being selected in the WPS Initial International Draft does not reflect any intent or commitment on the player’s behalf to sign..or...by the team to the player. Rather, it signifies the beginning of the process...
- Each WPS team will draft up to 4 international players in this initial international draft.
- Each WPS team can sign up to 5 international players for the 2009 season.
- Each WPS team can negotiate with up to 6 international players at one time.
- Signings will be announced by the team, presumably whenever signings occur.
So basically, this is like a paper note passed in grade school class:
Do you like me?
- Yes.
- No.
Love, Your Secret-Admirer WPS Team
You may get a kiss out of it, you may be left holding a piece of garbage paper. And there's definately no guarantee of marriage.
But somehow we're still excited about the possibilities!!!
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And the negotiations start Thursday and continue... "through the 2009 season." Seems WPS hasn't sorted out when teams will be forced to freeze their rosters. Well, I'm assuming there will be a roster freeze at some point.
I guess on Thursday, we'll be notified who is negotiating with who but will we be notified if someone takes a pass?
Hi Melissa, I think they'll let us know when there's a pass. I'm not sure why they'd take one since they can negotiate with 6 players. But maybe the teams would wait to see how the top prospects shake out in negotiations, and them move on with other prospects. Or the league may make the stonger teams wait a bit, so WPS can ensure parity. Overall, it seems the WPS has an outline business plan, but many of the specifics are made up as things settle out. At least it seems that way from a fan perspective...
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