The New England Revolution re-acquired forward Pat Noonan today and then promptly traded him to the Columbus Crew for a the Crew's first pick in next year's Superdraft, allocation money and the Crew's spot (third overall) on the 2008 allocation standings.
"We made them a pretty generous offer on the trade so they gain some things," Crew coach Sigi Schmid said. "They have a pretty good team right now so they're feeling confident in what they can do. They just won the SuperLiga and we're happy to add Pat to our team. I'm not going to ask why. I'm just going to be happy about the trade."
The 28-year-old striker left the Revs in January after five seasons and three MLS Cup final appearances, joining Norwegian club Aalesunds FK.
This deal makes sense for the parties involved. Columbus, who have lacked consistency up top, get a proven veteran to assist in the development of Steve Lenhart and Robbie Rogers. Conversely, the Revs move up seven spaces on the allocation table to number three and get a first round pick in the draft. Since they don't need a striker, they can use either to address a psoition where they have a need (although I'm not sure that exists -- perhaps outside back?).
Noonan will debut for the Crew on August 16 against FC Dallas.
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