What They're Saying

• by Soccer America , Oct 27, 2009

"We have to determine whether we believe, for the immediate long term, if Tommy is the guy to lead the team. ... Tommy's year was like everybody else's year: Some good things and some things that weren't as good. He is still a fairly young coach, and he did some things very well and made some mistakes."

-- D.C. United president Kevin Payne, who said that the club will decide within a month whether to retain head coach Tom Soehn, who has failed to guide the club to the MLS playoffs the past two seasons. (Washington Post)