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“If I got involved in every rumour, I’d be going to the supermarket to find Elvis,” Dalglish said following Thursday’s training session. “It’s just one of those things where you have to try to concentrate on your playing.

“All those decisions are above my head. We have wonderful ownership here (in Ottawa) and I completely trust them with whatever they decide, and I’ll be a good soldier and keep doing my work to the best of my ability and do what I’m told.”

The NASL comprises a collection of 12 independent franchises, while USL has a mix of independents and affiliates of MLS clubs, such as the academy squads of the Vancouver Whitecaps, Montreal Impact and Toronto FC.

Forward Carl Haworth also played for Fury FC in the Premier Developmental League, whose members are sponsored by USL squads. He said Thursday that current Fury FC players couldn’t afford to think about the off-field developments.

“It is what it is,” said Haworth, the club’s leading scorer this year with seven goals in NASL play. “We’re not sure what’s going on, but we just need to focus on our playing and what we can control. Anything other than that, what happens happens.

“Right now we are just focusing on our game this weekend and the rest of the season.”

Fury FC won the 2015 fall-season title and advanced to the NASL’s Soccer Bowl final before losing 3-2 to the New York Cosmos.

Virtually continual injury problems have hampered the Ottawa squad this year, however, and it heads into the matchup with Minnesota in seventh place with 17 points from 15 matches, 14 points behind league-leading New York.