L.A. Blues made a move Friday night to bolster its championship hopes in the USL Pro league, signing Antiguan forward Peter Byers for the remainder of the season.
Byers, 26, who played three seasons with second-tier side Montreal Impact before returning home last year, scored four goals in seven games this season for Blues rival Antigua Barracuda, all against Puerto Rico United.
The speedy forward's contract with Barracuda was for just a month, and the Blues leapt at the chance to bring him in when they discovered he was available.
“After [our] game at Antigua in mid-April, some of our players told me about him,” Blues coach Charlie Naimo said in a statement. “I guess he had spoken to them and mentioned that he was interested in joining the team. I reached out to him the next day, but before I heard back, I saw a press release that he had signed with Antigua. So we figured that would be his club for the whole season.
“Then, a couple of days after we played Antigua at home in early May, I got an email from his agent telling me that it was only a one-month contract. Of course, we immediately responded that we were interested, and after pursuing him for a little while, we came to an agreement. We’re extremely excited about his acquisition because we think Peter is a great fit for the team.”
Source: http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/8618/l-a-blues-byers-add-strengthens-attack
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