Tom Soehn's term as Head Coach of DC United has come to a close Monday evening when he met with Kevin Payne and the rest of the head honchos in the DC United front office. Tom Soehn did not await the decision from Kevin Payne and left on his own terms.

Now the decision comes down to who is next to step up and be the new DC United Head Coach?

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Jimmy Conrad and Josh Wolff lead the way in 2009 for Kansas City. (WVH Photo Correspondent Brian Stevens)

The bandwagon was getting bigger for this club going into 2009. Many folks had hoped this was the year the Kansas City Wizards would get over the hump and make a big splash in the eastern conference.

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When the Kansas City Wizards removed head coach Curt Onalfo after a 6-0 loss to FC Dallas one had to wonder if management was jumping the gun in a league of parity.
After all Onalfo has in the past gotten the Wizards within one game of the MLS Cup final.
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Geoff Reid believes it was a bit too soon to let Curt Onalfo go. (Brian Stevens, WVH Photo Correspondent)

Editor's note: Geoff Reid appears on WVHooligan each week. Today he returns to defend the firing of Curt Onalfo. Feel free to leave him your thoughts below.

To say that I was surprised that Curt Onalfo was fired from the Kansas City Wizards wouldn't necessarily be true.

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Today, former Wizards coach, Curt Onalfo gave a farewell to Wizards' fans via The Back Post. Onalfo says that he loves and appreciates the support of the fans and tells them to continue to support the team in the future.
While Onalfo's time with KC wasn't the most successful, he did at least bring the Wizards out of the worse situation they were in when he was hired before the 2007 season. Click to continue reading...

Curt Onalfo was fired by the Kansas City Wizards yesterday, just two days after a 6-0 thrashing at the hands of lowly FC Dallas. Onalfo's Wizards have been floundering for much of the season, currently on the outside of the playoff picture looking in. With a 27-29-22 record over three seasons in charge, Onalfo has not impressed enough for OnGoal to keep him at the helm. Click to continue reading...

When looking on paper one would thick that Red Bull New York's Juan Carlos Osorio or FC Dallas's Schellas Hyndman might have won the sack race. Ah, but the sack race does not play out on paper but in board rooms. Here's the press release from Kansas City/MLSNet:

The Kansas City Wizards announced Monday that the team has dismissed Head Coach Curt Onalfo.

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From the Kansas City Wizards Front Office, the team announced Monday that the team has dismissed Head Coach Curt Onalfo. The Wizards will announce an Interim Head Coach Tuesday at the team's Swope Park Training Center after the players have been addressed following an off-day Monday. Click to continue reading...

KC will no longer be lead by Curt Onalfo. (Brian Stevens, WVH Photo Correspondent)

Turns out losing 6-0 can get you fired, but I'm sure that wasn't the only reason. According to a couple KC blogs (DTB and Back Post), Kansas City has fired head coach Curt Onalfo. Along with Onalfo, assistant coach, Kris Kelderman was also let go leaving Kerry Zavagnin and John Pascarella as the two remaining coaches.

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Thad over at The Back Post has the breaking news, with the press release coming soon, that Coach Onalfo has been dismissed by the Wizards. The move comes after the Wizards embarrassing 6-0 loss to Dallas on Sunday. Along with Onalfo being let go, assistant coach, Kris Kelderman was also let go. That leaves Kerry Zavagnin and John Pascarella as the two remaining coaches. Click to continue reading...

The Wizards dropped two more points at home last Saturday night when they drew with the Galaxy 1-1. Compared to last year, the Wizards are struggling at home this year. The Wizards are 3-3-3 at home this season, earning them 1.33 points per game when they play at Community America through 9 games. Compared to the rest of the league at home, the Wizards are tied for the 3rd worst points per home game (PPHG) record so far this season, with Dallas and San Jose. Click to continue reading...

Editor's Note: Geoff Reid appears on WVHooligan.com each week. Today he returns to the defense of American managers high and low. Feel free to give him your thoughts below.

In 2009, there has been pieces written on certain web sites and podcasts hosts on shows have said the American player is hurting because coaches within MLS are not up to standard.

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It's a question that a lot of Wizards' fans have been asking lately. Is Coach Onalfo's seat getting hot with the current slump the Wizards are in? Kansas City has not won a game since their 3-1 win over New England back on June 13th (the open cup win is officially a draw). That's over a month that KC has gone without a win. Click to continue reading...

The fall out from the Wizards departure from the US Open Cup continues. Today at the Wizards weekly press conference, Coach Onalfo made his feelings about the game and the deciding penalty known. Onalfo pulled no punches in the discussion either calling Seattle striker, Fredy Montero a punk and said "it was devastating to get the penalty call in the 90th minute. Click to continue reading...

Following the Kansas City Wizard's loss to Seattle in the Quarterfinals of the US Open Cup, Wizards coach Curt Onalfo had some harsh words for Seattle's star striker.
Courtesy of the Kansas City Kansan:

"It's a bitter taste for us," Onalfo said. "It was devastating to get the penalty call in the 90th minute.

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Today was the weekly press conference for the Wizards at their Swope Park training facility. During the press conference, Coach Onalfo talked about the game against New England and the up coming SuperLiga games as well. Coach is planning to use his entire depth in the tournament and the team is definitely taking it seriously. Click to continue reading...

Before I give my short pre-game analysis of Saturday's game at the CAB I would like to say that I feel honored because it seems that Coach Curt Onalfo took the time to read my last post and e-mail me his opinion on my criticism about the team, the players and his coaching. Since the Coach sent me an e-mail and did not post his answer in an open forum (comments) I will not answer his e-mail in an open forum (although I will do it if he's OK with that), but regardless of his displeasure with how I see things, I can only say that my article is actually based on facts and my opinions were based on those facts.

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From past commentaries most everyone who actually reads what I write knows that I am not a fan of Wizards coach Curt Onalfo. Adding fuel to the fire was the pathetic display that team showed last Saturday in a 2-0 loss vs. a 10 man Columbus Crew. After last Saturday's performance, KC has 1 win in their last 7 games (2 of those non wins came against teams with 10 players for almost 1/3 of the game).

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You have to feel for Bruce Arena. He has taken over the mess that is the LA Galaxy, tried to bring on new blood while mixing in veterans to serve as teacher and it's these veterans that keep putting LA in a hole they have to dig themselves out of. Last Saturday night was no exception, when Greg Berhalter, the experienced LA defender let Claudio Lopez passed him and was forced to commit a foul that denied a goal scoring opportunity and earned him a red card.

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I had heard little of Jasen Anno until last Saturday but I heard a lot said to him by the end of the game (my choice words included). Mr Ass, as I like to call him, due to my Hispanic heritage of course, took a game that was starting to warm up after a couple of goals in the 2nd half and just screwed it up majestically.

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So my prediction of a lineup change came true; sort of. Jack Jewsbury and Hercules Gomez were back in the lineup for KC sending Michael Harrington and Roger Espinoza back to the bench. Still this made no difference because the Wizards again struggled to score and came from behind to tie D.C. in a game that was so bad that it can only be topped off by their last weekday game, a poor display vs.

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It's Wednesday night soccer at the CAB when DC United comes to town to take on the Wizards. Wizards got a week off after a tough (and underserved) loss on the road against Toronto, while DC has come back to beat the worst teams in the league, NY and Dallas the last 2 weeks.

DC comes in with the MLS player of the week Jaime Moreno who will try to keep their team's comeback streak alive.

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Curt Onalfo
Suspension/Fine: $500
Reason: Disciplinary Committee Decision
MLSR has learned the reason was due to abusive language made to the referee after the game against TFC on Sunday.
Onalfo had just survived a car accident with his family, lost his passport and had to go to Colorado to receive a replacement so he could travel with the team to Toronto. Click to continue reading...

For those that visit the news section of the KC Wizards website, you'll notice under the disciplinary section that Wizards coach Curt Onalfo was fined $500 by the league. The fine stems from comments Onalfo made to the referee after the game against Toronto FC. Obviously whatever was said wasn't too bad, as there hasn't been much news made about the fine. Click to continue reading...

Kansas City travels to Toronto to face a John Carver-less team. The Coach up and quit; details are sketchy. Toronto has been up and down this season after their opening day win, while KC is riding a 4 game unbeaten streak during which good soccer has been limited to a few moments here and there.
With the recent results I expect the same lineup from Curt Onalfo, who as we all know will not change a lineup unless he loses or due to injury (regardless of how bad the team plays).

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Today the Wizards held their weekly press conference out at the Swope Park training facility in preparation for Sunday's game against the San Jose Earthquakes. Along with Coach Onalfo this week was Wizards goalkeeper and multiple MLS record holder, Kevin Hartman. Onalfo spent some time talking about the injury issues that the team has been struggling with. Click to continue reading...

So, yeah, the season has already started. Maybe I#8217;m being a little half-as free with the word #8220;preview.#8221; But since the Wizards have not yet played a game, I#8217;m still technically correct in my labeling. (Get back to me on Monday, when I will still be posting these.) This preview is [. Click to continue reading...

I use some hyperbole but you can forgive me when there are nice feature articles on Jack on the eve of the season, reflecting his role and responsibilities as one of the leaders on the KC Wizards squad S365 Exclusive: Jewsbury Settles In The Middle

Kansas City ace Jack Jewsbury could accurately have been described as a handyman for the first several season of his Major League Soccer career, but the Wizard says he has now found a more permanent home in holding midfield.

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a href="http://www.downthebyline.com/2009/03/notes-from-wizards-event-tonight.html"I mentioned last night/a that Coach Onalfo at the First Kick Party said that Roger Espinoza had again been called up to the Honduran national team for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Trinidad amp; Tobago and Mexico. Click to continue reading...

Since the Wizards First Kick event tonight was in my own back yard in Lee's Summit I made my way over to Paradise Park to see the Wizards players and show my support for the team. I wasn't disappointed, as those that attended were given two surprises tonight. The first being the appearance of the team's offseason signing, Santiago Hirsig. Click to continue reading...

So I'm back from St. Louis and ready to give a full recap of the Wizards draft. While it's hard to tell immediately what will come of this draft, looking at it, I think the Wizards got some good players with their picks.
1(8) - Matt Besler - D - Notre Dame
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Thad from The Back Post has put up an interview that he got yesterday with Wizards head coach, Curt Onalfo. Overall, it's a good interview, with some insight into the team for this weekend's game, along with an update on the situation with Carlos Marinelli. With regards to the lineup, Onalfo says that he's going to go with something very similar to the lineup the team put out last week against Chicago, and similar to the last 4 games. Click to continue reading...

Thad checks in with his write up from the press conference yesterday, as well as a report from practice today. As Thad says in his write up, the big news is the fact that today out at practice there was a disagreement between Coach Onalfo and midfielder, Carlos Marinelli. The disagreement got the attention of the staff and people watching practice. Click to continue reading...

Thad over at The Back Post has the story. It looks like Onalfo is going to be switching things up this weekend with Chivas coming to town on Saturday. Roger Espinoza, Kurt Morsink, and Ryan Pore are dropped in favor of Josh Wolff, Kerry Zavagnin, and rookie Matt Marquess. So we can expect something like this on Saturday it looks like. Click to continue reading...