0 0 ▁against ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Rap ids ▁that ▁Con vey ▁served ▁up ▁Ra úl ▁Dí az ▁Ar ce ▁at ▁the ▁far ▁post ▁for ▁a ▁header ▁past ▁a ▁hel pl ess ▁David ▁K ram er . ▁The ▁te en ager ▁also ▁was ▁impress ive ▁against ▁English ▁Premier ▁League ▁side ▁New castle ▁United , ▁when ▁the ▁Mag p ies ▁visited ▁D . C . ▁during ▁a ▁pre - season ▁training ▁st int ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁Con vey ' s ▁two ▁ass ists ▁and ▁high ▁work ▁rate ▁during ▁that ▁friendly ▁were ▁enough ▁to ▁draw ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁New castle ' s ▁f amed ▁manager ▁Bobby ▁Rob son . ▁In ▁four ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁seasons ▁in ▁M LS , ▁Con vey ▁finished ▁with ▁eight ▁goals ▁and ▁ 1 6 ▁ass ists . ▁ ▁Reading ▁ ▁Con vey ▁looked ▁set ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur ▁of ▁the ▁Premier ▁League ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁when ▁the ▁London ▁club ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁$ 3   mill ion ▁move ▁with ▁M LS , ▁but ▁the ▁transfer ▁st alled ▁when ▁his ▁work ▁permit ▁application ▁was ▁denied ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁lack ▁of ▁appearances ▁with ▁the ▁senior ▁national ▁team . ▁Then , ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁after ▁five ▁seasons ▁with ▁D . C . ▁United , ▁Con vey ▁signed ▁a ▁three - year ▁contract ▁with ▁Reading , ▁who ▁were ▁then ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁Championship . ▁His ▁transfer ▁fee ▁was ▁around ▁£ 9 0 0 ,