Shearer: Agreed; it's a superb analysis of the situation. In my opinion, it's what happens when you have people who have unaligned goals. My guess is that Nowak doesn't give a rats behind about the financials of the club; his job has been defined only as winning. If this is the case, then it's the owner who is to blame.
Hopefully Adu will be traded after the MLS season; picked up by an owner who has a stronger desire to grow her or his market. The worst-case for MLS is that he sporadically plays for another 2 years; then breaks his contract at 18 (he's got a 4 year contract with a 2 year option) through a litigation strategy involving the fact that the contract was signed/approved by a minor, and goes to Europe.
