"Of course for all we know, Traffic could pull the plug on the NASL at the end of the season, so just because the USL is a mess doesn't mean NASL is out of the woods yet. Welcome to the wild and wonderful world of minor league US soccer. "
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RIP George Steinbrenner
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George Steinbrenner has died. Anyone know how the inheritance is handled? Who takes over the Yankees? How does this affect Hank Steinbrenner?How might this affect the Rowdies? Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jeremy Eubanks Jul 23, 2010.
Pictures of courtesy signs for supporters group section
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Greetings Mobsters; hopefully this file attachment thingie works. I was at Gillette Stadium Saturday night for New England Revolution vs. LA Galaxy match.I took these photos of the signs behind The…Continue
Tags: Rowdies, Bay, Tampa, New, England
Started this discussion. Last reply by thesuperrookie Jul 14, 2010.
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David Deane replied to Paul Peluso's discussion USL Pro Drops Puerto Rico Teams
"Can't say I hate to say "I told you so" but this was precisely why many of us warned everyone that USL was not a good idea for the Rowdies, and why the TOA/NASL breakaway was necessary in the first place. The USL Pro International…"
David Deane replied to Paul Peluso's discussion NASL Sanctioned by USSF for 2011!
"NASL met the requirements. The excuse for taking away sanctioning was due to the situation in Carolina, which Traffic rectified. That alone should have indicated that the de-sanctioning was temporary. The fact that five still voted against…"
David Deane replied to Paul Peluso's discussion NASL Sanctioned by USSF for 2011!
"Nicholas, everyone knew that the removal of NASL D2 sanctioning was probably temporary. At worst they could have waited a few weeks to see if it would really stick or not.
The rather obscene haste to give away NASL's USOC slots, when the…"
David Deane replied to Paul Peluso's discussion NASL Sanctioned by USSF for 2011!
"Nicholas, you changed what you said midway through my replying to you; I'm going to reply to the gist of what you originally said. You claimed that USSF can't change its format, even though it is not announced yet, because everyone is…"
David Deane replied to Paul Peluso's discussion NASL Sanctioned by USSF for 2011!
"Charles: yes, that is also my thinking; it makes sense to do it that way. But then, a lot of what goes on in North American soccer doesn't make a whole lot of sense, so you and I might be functioning at a disadvantage here.
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David Deane replied to Paul Peluso's discussion NASL Sanctioned by USSF for 2011!
"If USSF doesn't want people to spin ridiculous conspiracy theories about them, they should stop behaving in a suspicious manner.
Sort of like how, if FIFA doesn't want to be accused of corruption, they should stop, you know, acting…"
David Deane replied to Paul Peluso's discussion NASL Sanctioned by USSF for 2011!
"Paul: Montreal Impact already have their academy team playing in the CSL.
Why would they want another academy team/reserve team playing in NASL? They wouldn't sell enough tickets to justify the cost; Impact fans in Montreal are not going…"
David Deane replied to Paul Peluso's discussion NASL Sanctioned by USSF for 2011!
"Well, they wouldn't really be reserve teams in the European sense, or farms teams a la minor league baseball, because existing MLS rules would treat players on NASL teams as non-MLS players so all the existing rules and regulations would still…"
David Deane replied to Paul Peluso's discussion NASL Sanctioned by USSF for 2011!
"If the Bill Archer piece is accurate, IMO one faction within USSF wanted to deny D2 status to NASL for whatever reasons (Marcos has allies within USSF, presumably?) and Garber and Gulati "did a coup" to stop them in order to placate…"
David Deane replied to Paul Peluso's discussion NASL Sanctioned by USSF for 2011!
"Interesting piece from Bill Archer. No idea how true any of this is:
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/blog.php?b=10950
...but if true, I sure hope Saputo sticks around and buys an NASL team next year, once the Impact are in MLS. If the…"
David Deane replied to thesuperrookie's discussion Lack of Preseason...
"This is where having a permanent home SSS and training facilities will be useful, when it happens.
Consider how Charleston Battery sponsors a preseason tournament every year at Blackbaud. Rowdies could do that too, but not likely to happen in…"
David Deane replied to Paul Peluso's discussion NASL Sanctioned by USSF for 2011!
"The US Open Cup thing is complete b_llsh_t; the last couple of years they didn't even announce the US Open Cup format until very late April or early May. That means that they still have two and a half months to make up a new format including…"
David Deane commented on Paul Peluso's blog post Rowdies Release 2011 Schedule!
"I'm too lazy to look it up; how many of the home games conflict with Rays home games?"
David Deane replied to jw7's discussion USSF unsure about sanctioning NASL as the D2 league
"Good news if true. Traffic seems willing to spend a lot of money keeping NASL going; now if only they would spend some money on marketing and branding and properly managing both NASL and the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers, they could make up for their…"
David Deane replied to jw7's discussion USSF unsure about sanctioning NASL as the D2 league
"A championship would help solidify respectability and attract more fans. A winning season will attract more fans. Attracting more fans will get the notice of MLS, as Garber has told the Miami Ultras. These are good things.
Of course these…"
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Grilling the Commish
From recent interview....
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http://union.american-soccer-news.com/?p=1419Q: Speaking of passion, how significant are groups like the Sons of Ben and
other MLS fan groups?A: Without the Sons of Ben, this team probably doesn’t get launched. They were around…
Posted on April 15, 2010 at 12:16am — 5 Comments
A look back at Tampa Bay Rowdies history (TampaBay.com)
A look back at Tampa Bay Rowdies history (TampaBay.com):
http://www.tampabay.com/sports/soccer/article1087515.ece
The link above should be required reading for all those nay-sayers and haters out there who "don't get it" about what the Rowdies, and the old NASL, were all about and what they accomplished. Without teams like the Rowdies and the original NASL, soccer would be doing a lot more poorly in the… Continue
http://www.tampabay.com/sports/soccer/article1087515.ece
The link above should be required reading for all those nay-sayers and haters out there who "don't get it" about what the Rowdies, and the old NASL, were all about and what they accomplished. Without teams like the Rowdies and the original NASL, soccer would be doing a lot more poorly in the… Continue
Posted on April 14, 2010 at 9:21pm — 4 Comments
CulturePulp 026: 'There's No Pity in the Rose City'
http://homepage.mac.com/merussell/iblog/B835531044/C1162162177/E1320928499/index.html
This is a few years old, but worth the read. A cartoon explanation of the Timber's Army.
Obviously Portland and Tampa Bay are very different, but the Timber's Army is a good example of what a supporter's group should strive for.
Posting this here for general interest/amusement.
This is a few years old, but worth the read. A cartoon explanation of the Timber's Army.
Obviously Portland and Tampa Bay are very different, but the Timber's Army is a good example of what a supporter's group should strive for.
Posting this here for general interest/amusement.
Posted on March 2, 2010 at 4:06pm
The Importance of a U.S. Soccer Nostalgia
http://www.themlsinternational.com/2009/10/importance-of-us-soccer-nostalgia.html
A saw this last week but forgot to post it here.
It's about the history of the Rowdies and Mutiny and the new Rowdies, so follow the link for the full story.
A saw this last week but forgot to post it here.
It's about the history of the Rowdies and Mutiny and the new Rowdies, so follow the link for the full story.
Posted on March 2, 2010 at 7:20am
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