The Ryan Martin Show: 7/16/12

If you missed yesterday's show, fret not, because here it is in its entirety. The Le Toux/Richards trade (before I caught the news of Kenny Miller's signing), Michael Bradley's move to Roma, and last weekend's MLS action take centerstage.

Vancouver Whitecaps: Martin Rennie's swap shop

I was completely prepared to offer up something resembling an in-depth analysis of the blockbuster, if not shocking due to its lack of preceding rumors, trade which sent Sebastian Le Toux eastward once more, this time to New York, in return for the pacy Jamaican winger Dane Richards, though my aspirations of musing about this intriguing deal were dealt a bit of a curveball when it was announced that striker Kenny Miller, most recently of Cardiff, had signed up on a Designated Player's salary and would soon be joining Richards out west as well.

Thankfully, or at least from the perspective of a wordy soccer pundit, this additional bit of news makes the happenings in Vancouver just that much more fascinating as they attempt to make the MLS playoffs in only their second year in the league.