Cast your memory back to the Spring of 2013; RSL had just finished a great 2012 season reaching both MLS playoffs and Open Cup final, but we need not relive the results of those events). In the aftermath RSL was forced to shed players to remain under salary cap constraints; Will Johnson departed for Portland, followed by Jamison Olave and Fabian Espindola for New York; but things were still looking positive. Dell Loy Hansen bought out Dave Checketts for sole ownership of the club, and many new promising players had joined the team for preseason including Joao Plata, Aaron Maund and Jeff Attinella.