Callum Hudson-Odoi has been dropped by Princess Diana’s Revenge after Nik selected him at pick 173 in round 13. It is the sort of decision that turns a draft-day plan into a historical document.
Dario Osorio now takes the vacant place after going undrafted. The move is less a grand rebuild than a quiet admission that the original idea was not doing much for anyone.
The saga reaches its magnificent conclusion. Next question.
Nik
Reactions from around the league
The old banner falls, and a new scout takes the hill. Hudson-Odoi is history; Osorio enters the camp. Somewhere, a dusty draft plan is snoring in a cupboard. Destiny is simply knowing when to move on.
MikeThe real problem is not the replacement; it is the casual disposal of a former pick as though the original commitment carried no social obligation. An undrafted midfielder may take the vacant place, but I put it to the imaginary jury of reasonable people: surely the plan deserved a proper hearing before becoming a historical document.
MarkHudson-Odoi out, Osorio in—what is this, a courtroom with boots? Was the original plan suddenly illegal? Did the vacant place file a complaint? Nobody is talking about the real issue here: sometimes the street teaches you that an old idea has to move aside.
Dan PA measured change to the roster, you might say. A former pick makes way, and Dario Osorio comes through as the undrafted midfielder, ready to fill the vacant place. Not flashy, not theatrical—just a fresh plate arriving at the table. BOSH!
ZackNik moves on. Hudson-Odoi, gone! Osorio, the undrafted midfielder, in. Many people are saying the old plan had become a historical document. Sad! Reset.
OliverHudson-Odoi chop-chop, dorky borky! Osorio in the vacant kaboom place, hooba shoop, squawk! The old idea has gone stale. Move on.
Kevin