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King of False Promises posted:Rowdies won 1-0 (a PK) against the Union! And lost to Malmo FF 0-4 on Feb. 12th.  In happier news, this past Valentine's Day, Feb. 14th, 2015, was the 40th anniversary of the Rowdies.  They played their first match of association football on Valentine's Day, 1975. It was an indoor match though. But they won! It was a 7-2 indoor win over the Washington Diplomats on Valentine's Day, 1975 at the Bayfront Center (within shouting distance of their current home at Al Lang - the Bayfront Center is no longer with us, however). Speaking of the Diplomats, I just have to love a team whose jersey actually said DIPS right across the front. Maybe that word isn't used that way by the kids these days, though. 
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Diplomat posted:The Rowdies are also filming a commercial. Coming soon to a youtube near you. "Making of" video already on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLz36PFC1uQ World's only Rowdies-powered automobile: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152700991038951&pnref=story
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Rowdies preseason training tour of Portugal, Feb. 26-March 8. Rowdies have let Takuya Yamada go.
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Bumping this thread up since no one else is posting. Devils with magical toes: Veteran MLS Forward Zak Boggs Signs with Rowdies: http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news/detail/uuid/70or2pz3rzl417uiolxjhzfep/veteran-mls-forward-zak-boggs-signs-with-rowdies#.VPOxn5yvkQp Rowdies Sign Experienced European Goalkeeper Kamil Contofalsky: http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news/d...ky#.VPOv45y4B_B Rowdies Abroad: Why it Matters: http://theunsubs.com/wp/2015/02/26/rowdies-abroad-why-it-matters/ Rowdies Top CD Fatima 1-0 On Late Portillos Goal: http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news/detail/uuid/1aq5aw0gg2q6210nt43tahq8p0/rowdies-top-cd-fatima-1-0-on-late-portillos-goal#.VPOv8Zzs7F9 #RowdiesInPortugal: Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeEs7JAPTAo
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A few things going on in the lower divisions recently....quote:Rowdies Individual Game Tickets For 2015 Season on Sale Now: quote:http://www.indyeleven.com/news/detail/uuid/nk66z6sc0ilz8qngs84j9cp/stadium-proposal-passes-house#.VPQMs5wXydB quote:http://www.sacrepublicfc.com/news/2015/02/26/republic-cosmos-sold-out quote:https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=796064613764023&pnref=story quote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM6mVzKEQH8&feature=youtu.be quote:https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=419087118264750&pnref=story
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King of False Promises posted:Rowdies beat Benfica's U20 3-1 this morning to go unbeaten so far in Portugal. Also: quote:http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news/detail/uuid/3fz1nzzrpt3s1ek1r9turwwmt/rowdies-sign-usf-and-chargers-sc-alum-ben-sweat#.VPaGeJw2yVo
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Rowdies landed back in Tampa last night; good sized crowd from Ralph's Mob was there to great them, based on their Facebook photo. Apparently the Rowdies are starting a trend to have their opening home match also be a concert for "bands whose names sound like much more famous bands". Last year it was the Red Hot Chili Pipers; this year it is the Black Honkeys.
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Woof! Woof! posted:In 45-60 days Don Garber may announce that Minnesota United will be leaving this shithole league forever. Hell that's nothing. In 60-90 days, Bob Kraft will announce a new urban SSS for the Revs in
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CaptainYesterday posted:There are no O.C. Blues fans, here or otherwise. And in NASL So. Cal news the rumored NASL expansion team in LA is so far a no show. Looks like Minnesota United is a lock for MLS expansion soon, as Woof! Woof! says. Another loss for NASL. City of St. Pete to build 1,800 seat baseball park at Walter Fuller complex; no doubt compensation to the St. Pete Baseball Commission for losing control of Al Lang to Edwards: http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/st-petersburg-announces-1800-seat-baseball-stadium-at-walter-fuller-complex/2220897 Not really NASL related, except indirectly through the old NASL Rowdies, but I heard a radio spot on Sirius XM 94, for the "Grumpy Pundits" (Rodney Marsh and Tommy Smyth) wherein Marsh declares that if the top European football leagues have to stop their season for a month or two in the winter of 2022 in order to play the World Cup in winter in Qatar, that he, Rodney Marsh, will drink coffee at a Starbucks in New York City while wearing a women's dress. Marsh is showing his age; I doubt anyone in NYC in 2022 would notice anything amiss. :bigtran: Unfortunately Marsh has a bad track record with these kinds of wagers; I hope he is not jinxing the 2022 World Cup: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/default.aspx?pageid=438&n=rodney-marshs-head-shaved-for-wrong-prediction-2000-08-28
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And in NASL expansion news: hey, anyone remember Pele? That was kinda cool, right?quote:Pelé's return? Pro soccer league kicks for Bay Area franchise
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Crazy Ted posted:And just watch: in three days the USL announces a team starting play out of Kezar Stadium in 2016 Speaking of Kezar: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155367145225241&set=gm.854466534619376&type=1&theater In case you can't see that without being a member of that Facebook group, it's a screencap of a Tweet.... San Francisco City Football Club: "We can confirm that we have made initial contact to NASL regarding potential expansion." Club website here: http://sfcityfc.com/ It's a fourth level semi-pro club playing out of Kezar stadium in a northern California league; a supporter owned club based on a brief skim of their website. These people don't have NASL money, I should think. (Edit to add: San Francisco City Football Club on Twitter = SF City FC, @SFCityFC.) (Or, duh, a direct link to the tweet: https://twitter.com/SFCityFC/status/578241028227870722) Do over Ham fucked around with this message at 06:45 on Mar 19, 2015 |
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Yes, I know, it's just Kartik, so this isn't much better than someone posting on Big Soccer...quote:Time for MLS to pull the plug on Miami debacle ...but he does flog the Tampa Bay Rowdies hard as the next logical choice to add a Florida in-state rival for Orlando in MLS. Which is why I post it here. Interesting Kartik pushing the Rowdies, in that he is a Striker Liker. He has given up on the Strikers for the time being it appears. No doubt Kartik concludes that Miami MLS is done based in part on reading this article: quote:The Miami Connection
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Good news for NASL broadcasting:quote:Sources: NASL nears deal to televise ALL matches on ESPN3 Was not aware there was any doubt about Minnesota United keeping its trademarks: quote:Source is telling me they believe MN United will be allowed to keep name, logo, special font when moving to MLS: This one takes me a bit by surprise: quote:https://twitter.com/byIanThomas/status/580032370578989058 Rowdies TV advert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI1Zs6espa8
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Woof! Woof! posted:http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/q30va12acuvn1ptj9hpc3dtp6/nasl-statement-on-minnesota-united-fc-announcement#.VRL7OVrfaZN I wish NASL all the best and hope that the league survives and thrives; but I'll breathe a sigh of relief when the Tampa Bay Rowdies join MLS. I've had enough of this kind of drama.
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Lookie what we gots:quote:Rowdies Den sports bar to debut in downtown St. Petersburg Vaguely NASL-related clickbait: quote:Klinsmann may not be the right person for USMNT job, says Thomas Rongen Rolleyes...  quote:Commissioner Bill Peterson believes Minnesota United’s MLS move further legitimizes NASL
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King of False Promises posted:New Rowdies kits: Meh. I like the hooped jersey and socks; the others not so much. Rowdies kit should have the green and yellow hooped sleeves and socks; a plain shirt and plain socks is just un-Rowdies, IMO. I'm told that the first year kit from Nike (or "Nyk" as the Brits say) are always generic, so maybe something better next time. Apparently it was a very impressive and professionally done presentation at the Mahaffey Theater. Mr. Edwards does everything first class. quote:Tampa Bay Rowdies Unveil 2015 Nike Jerseys, Host Kickoff Party No Rowdies caps here or caps for any other NASL team that has its own deal prior to this one between NASL and New Era: quote:New Era Becomes North American Soccer League’s Official Cap Partner Opinion piece from the unused subs: quote:2015 May be a Watershed Year For Professional Soccer in Florida Could I become a Powerball winner and multi-millionaire? I wouldn't be against it. I actually would be in favor of someone reviving the Chicago Sting - but it needs to be a billionaire or a very rich owners consortium, though. Fan-run teams are very unlikely to make the professional NASL level any time soon. quote:Could the North American Soccer League eventually return to Chicago? The league’s commissioner wouldn’t be against it. He's dead, Jim. quote:NASL: Virginia Cavalry on ice, but not dead, as “anonymous” ownership group gathers
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Good turnout in Jacksonville, 16,000, and in Ft. Lauderdale, 11,000. Will be interesting to see if the good attendance numbers holds up throughout the league as the season unfolds. Always easier to get a good opening day attendance but not as easy to keep them coming back. Ft. Lauderdale is definitely showing an improvement; hopefully their new owners know what they are doing and aren't just another bunch of wacky foreign owners with no clue about local conditions like we have seen too many times before. Rowdies beat the Scorpions 3-1 in San Antonio. My MLS team the Revs won too; must be my lucky day (checks Power Ball numbers): nope, I'm still a working stiff.  Reading more about the Rowdies Den, looks good, will have to visit it if/when I am in St. Pete: http://www.ilovetheburg.com/article/10-Reasons-Rowdies-Den-Is-More-Than-What-Youd-Expect-/4799 Do over Ham fucked around with this message at 09:32 on Apr 5, 2015 |
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King of False Promises posted:Looks like the Rowdies will sell out. All GA tickets are gone. Only tickets left are in the Mob section, and they've opened those up to the public (with a warning that it's a standing section). We stand for Soller! 
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Video quality on ESPN is very good. Much better than previous NASL online streaming. The refurbished Al Lang looks fantastic. Those kids really like running up and down on the berm. Scoreless at the half between the Rowdies and the Loons. Edit: well that was frustrating. So many golden chances for the Rowdies but no goals. Another 0-0 tie for my teams today. Do over Ham fucked around with this message at 02:33 on Apr 12, 2015 |
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Well, what a ko-inky-dink; Garber is talking about more MLS expansion, and Bill Edwards (via his intermediary, Thomas Rongen) is talking about the Rowdies going to MLS: http://theunsubs.com/wp/2015/04/24/thomas-rongen-says-rowdies-owner-wants-mls-considering-forming-academies-abroad/ (Nice socks, Bill! But the traditional Rowdies green and yellow socks are hooped, not vertical striped. Oh well.) Going to MLS is mentioned in passing in the Rongen interview, and Edwards hasn't talked much about MLS directly, but this isn't the first time that one of Edwards' associates/employees has talked about the Rowdies going to MLS. So I think this is unofficially-officially a thing. Anyway the interview is mostly about stuff Rongen might be directly involved in: youth academies, including possibly a Rowdies youth academy in a foreign country, such as Portugal, in partnership with an overseas club. Also in an earlier interview just before the Rowdies home opener, Bill Edwards mentions expanding the existing Al Lang facility to 18,000 to 20,000 seats at a cost of 40 to 60 million dollars: http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/story/28764450/rowdies-hope-fans-fill-seats-at-revamped-al-lang-stadium He says they did an overlay on the existing site and "it would fit"...I assume that means expanding the existing structure as is, rather than tearing down Al Lang and building from scratch with a reoriented pitch. The pitch at Al Lang is poorly oriented; building around the existing pitch would be rather odd, but I suppose it might work. Building by expanding Al Lang would be cheaper and could be done in stages without forcing the Rowdies to play elsewhere for a year or two, I suppose, so that option does have some advantages over tearing down Al Lang and rebuilding from scratch.
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King of False Promises posted:Well, that was certainly a game. We let Armada have possession in the first half, but then we finally realized we shouldn't do that. We were really lucky that they love short corners for some reason. I think they only took one normally. I am enjoying some of the highlights videos posted on Facebook. Good game. While you guys were watching that I was at Gillette watching the Revs dismantle RSL 4-0. Former Rowdie Luke Mulholland was on the pitch for RSL. Three old-NASL names now top the new NASL table!
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This is huge, but not immediately obvious if you don't know the backstory: quote:http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news/2015/05/01/rowdies-hire-usl-founder-francisco-marcos-to-lead-international-development-effort I think this explains the Rowdies recent pre-season tour of Portugal, and Rongen's talk about setting up a Rowdies youth academy overseas, ie, in Portugal. Marcos was an original Rowdie in the front office in 1974, and later went on to found the USL.
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CaptainYesterday posted:That's cool! I wish the original Austin Aztex founder wasn't LITERALLY the devil. They say if you look in a darkened mirror and say his name three times he will appear!  King of False Promises posted:This could end up being really interesting. I think it's a great move. It also puts to rest any lingering connections to the TOA/NASL/USL feud, I think. Rowdies owner Edwards had no connection to that fracas, and he just hired Marcos, the founder of and former owner of the USL. Not sure if Marcos still has connections to USL but I expect he does, even if only informally. Anyway this seems to be tied in to a long term marketing/promotion/development/youth academy plan that Marcos is working on. So a good sign for long term Rowdies development. Do over Ham fucked around with this message at 03:28 on May 2, 2015 |
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A trade...quote:http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news/2015/04/29/rowdies-acquire-richard-menjivar-in-trade-with-scorpions New York Cosmos played a home match at MCU Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, this past weekend. Announced attendance was in the 5,000+ range I believe, which is not bad considering how far away that is from their present home base in Long Island. quote:http://www.twiceacosmo.com/2015/5/4/8544015/brooklyn-an-intriguing-option-for-alternative-cosmos-stadium-location quote:http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2015/apr/30/brooklyn-borough-president-eric-adams-welcomes-cos/ Not as well located as Belmont perhaps but the area around MCU Park is next to a subway station. Presumably they would have to acquire land to build a Cosmos stadium next to MCU Park; you certainly would not want the Cosmos playing at a baseball park for more than a few experimental home games like this past weekend. (Edit to add: I just saw on the interwebs that they are removing the ice for the final time from Nassau Coliseum. You would think that after having just lost the NY Islanders to Brooklyn, that Nassau County would be a bit more welcoming to the Cosmos, but, apparently not.) Do over Ham fucked around with this message at 10:25 on May 6, 2015 |
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Interview with original Rowdie front office man Francisco Marcos and recent Rowdies hire:quote:Interview with Tampa Bay Rowdies’ Francisco Marcos about international development
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King of False Promises posted:Rowdies won, so they're back in second place. Sellout crowd, too, I think. Nothing like a derby to get the fans out. Strikers had good away support. You got rained on I hear; fortunately not bad enough to cancel the game this time; if the Rowdies get their SSS built it better have a good roof for the fans at least. Rain in Florida is often sheets of water, not just drops. Can quickly make a playing surface unplayable. And that's not mentioning the threat of lightning.
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King of False Promises posted:Yeah, normally when Ft. Lauderdale comes up we get thunderstorms. This time it was just regular shower. We really need at least the stands to be fully covered. When it started, everyone moved under the overhangs. Kartik Krishnaiyer came up to St. Pete from Ft. Lauderdale for the match, so naturally the rain followed him. He's like a rain storm god or something.
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Lladre posted:This is a little deceptive since if you are going to take the LIRR to the subway system involves going to Jamaica then transferring. Problem is the LIRR weekend service, means your talking a two hour trip both ways for a lot of the island. I hope it was just a ploy. And I hope the Cosmos do get their Belmont SSS built. It looks like a good spot and a good fit for that location; I can't imagine what Nassau County or NY State or whoever it is, thinks is going to be a better project for that land. Nassau County are losing the NY Islanders after all; why not play nice with what could turn out to be a very nice replacement. Not unlike the Rowdies situation in St. Pete with the city of St. Pete going to lose the Rays sooner or later; why not encourage the local soccer club. Catch the soccer wave! That location in Coney Island might be a good spot for a SSS for a Brooklyn soccer club some time in the future. I nominate the Brooklyn Wanderers! They actually had quite a long history for an early US soccer club: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Wanderers Do over Ham fucked around with this message at 04:00 on May 18, 2015 |
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Crazy Ted posted:Every single Rowdies-Strikers game has poo poo weather. It's like a natural law or something. Rowdies vs. Strikers + presence of Kartik within 300 miles = rain. Ralph's Mob tifo from the match (they really could use some ropes to the roof to pull up the tifo, but no dice for now apparently):  Tifo is referencing this (Florida's Official Other Team): http://www.strikers.com/news/2015/03/19/strikers-unveil-2015-marketing-campaign
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camoseven posted:NASL is expanding in 2016! To... Miami?! Come to St. Petersburg, David Beckham! Tampa Bay Rowdies have the urban downtown waterfront soccer stadium that you are looking for in Miami and can't find. This new group has their work cut out for them in Miami. If they can draw even modest crowds they'll be doing good. The old Miami FC couldn't draw flies. If Beckham gets the stadium situation in Miami that Garber wants, they're screwed. But, that doesn't seem likely to happen at this point. We'll see.
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Lladre posted:23 miles from the Northern edge of Miami, and that's mostly industrial. quote:A statement provided to The Associated Press says the team will play "in one of the existing world-class stadiums of Miami." So your guess is as good as mine. Presumably not Tropical Park! My guess would be FIU's stadium. Interesting that the big news now is Beckham talking of cooperation with U. of Miami to build his SSS; but they have talked about this kind of partnership before; the stumbling block is still, "build it where" exactly? Interesting I found this on the Tropical Park wiki; "There's talk that...", should have a "citation needed"; ie, it is pure speculation, but interesting nonetheless: quote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Park_Stadium Tropical Park is not located in downtown Miami. Is it a good location as far as public transit, roads, traffic, parking, etc? I don't know Miami well enough to comment but I don't think this is a location Garber would like, but it might be "good enough" in partnership with U. of Miami, maybe? I have no idea. But if the NASL Miami FC starts to look credible, it might push Garber and MLS into accepting a site that isn't located downtown ie the urban center of Miami, simply to block the NASL in Miami. The plot thickens! Edit to add: latest news stories say that the location next to Marlins Park is at the top of Beckham's list now as it has the fewest impediments (and it is what the city of Miami has been pushing all along) but looking at it from Google satellite, there's no room; you could maybe squeeze in a cramped, oddly shaped 18,000 seater, but there's no way you could fit the 45,000 seater stadium that the UM wants. Do over Ham fucked around with this message at 15:14 on May 23, 2015 |
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Even our humble little league is expected to be impacted by recent FIFA events. quote:Aaron Davidson CEO of NASL (2nd Div) and president of Traffic Sports (Owns Carolina Railhawks NASL) also expected to be indicted.
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http://campaign.r20.constantcontact...74-d4ae52724810 NEW YORK (May 27, 2015) - In light of the ongoing investigation announced by the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday, the North American Soccer League's Board of Governors has suspended Chairperson Aaron Davidson, along with all business activities between the league and Traffic Sports, effective immediately. Commissioner Bill Peterson will serve as acting Chairperson. The Carolina RailHawks, the sole NASL club owned by Traffic Sports, will continue to operate in the ordinary course of business. The club's management team will continue to manage the day-to-day operations.
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