FLASH PRE-SEASON A time of high hopes My heart is already pumping fast in anticipation of the first news from Spring practice. In the meantime I have lots of questions. Here are a few. 1. I am still wearing my black T and hat with forlorn but golden PRIDE. Does anyone know when we will be able to purchase some real Flash gear? 2. When will the flashy new web page pop up? Actually the old one loads faster than the WPS page so I shouldn't complain. 3. How did the Flash get so many TV games? I suspect it must be ratings. Everyone must want watch our outstanding mid-field and defense! For a quick link to the schedule go to http://aliriley.com and click on LINKS. 4. Does anyone know how many games the World Cup players will miss? Presumably all the June games and into July for players making the second round.
FIFA REPORT on Ali and the Football Ferns http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/newsid=1387248/index.html Ali is currently in Cyprus for matches with Russia, Holland, Switzerland and France. Last year the kiwis were finalists in the Cyprus Cup falling 0-1 to Canada. Most recent match v. England (0-0)
All White Kit pre-season evaluation (posted 2 March allwhitekit.com) [FONT="]Goalkeepers[/FONT] [FONT="]Ashleigh Bowers[/FONT][FONT="] Liverpool, New York None Niagara 0 0 0 [/FONT] [FONT="]Local product was a solid performer for Niagara but faces a steep step up in class.[/FONT] [FONT="]Brittany Cameron[/FONT][FONT="] Dublin, California 24 FC Gold Pride San Diego 3 0 0 [/FONT] [FONT="]Perennial backup will likely be doing much of the same in upstate New York.[/FONT] [FONT="]Ashlyn Harris[/FONT][FONT="] Satellite Beach, Florida 25 Washington Freedom North Carolina 9 0 0 [/FONT] [FONT="]Won rave reviews as a rookie and is close to breaking into the mix for starting GK in USWNT.[/FONT] [FONT="]Tara Macdonald[/FONT][FONT="] Austin, Texas 22 None Nebraska 0 0 0 [/FONT] [FONT="]Had checkered college career at Oklahoma and Nebraska to say the very least. Will battle Bowers for #3 GK spot.[/FONT] [FONT="]Defenders[/FONT] [FONT="]Brittany Bock[/FONT][FONT="] Naperville, Illinois 23 Washington Freedom Notre Dame 14 0 1 [/FONT] [FONT="]Health is key for talented defender who was limited to mostly reserve duty with Washington in 2010.[/FONT] [FONT="]Kim Brandao [/FONT][FONT="]Rahway[/FONT][FONT="], New Jersey 26 Buffalo Flash Rutgers 0 0 0 [/FONT] [FONT="]Portugal National Team captain was a rock at the back for Flash’s W-League winning team.[/FONT] [FONT="]Candace Chapman[/FONT][FONT="] Ajax, Ontario, Canada 27 FC Gold Pride Notre Dame 21 0 0 [/FONT] [FONT="]Key cog in defense for 2010 WPS champs.[/FONT] [FONT="]Whitney Engen[/FONT][FONT="] Rolling Hills Estates, California 23 Chicago Red Stars North Carolina 24 0 0 [/FONT] [FONT="]Already looks like a future mainstay on the USWNT after great season with Chicago.[/FONT] [FONT="]Kaley Fountain[/FONT][FONT="] Austin, Texas 22 Atlanta Beat Wake Forest 10 0 0 [/FONT] [FONT="]Failed to make the grade at either FCGP or Atlanta and could be facing a battle for a roster spot.[/FONT] [FONT="]Mercede Koning[/FONT][FONT="] Layton, Utah None BYU 0 0 0 [/FONT] [FONT="]BYU defender faces uphill battle for roster spot amongst this group. Has spent time with Hudson Valley of W-League.[/FONT] [FONT="]Analisa Marquez[/FONT][FONT="] Tucson, Arizona 22 Buffalo Flash Arizona 1 0 0 [/FONT] [FONT="]Ex-Arizona walk-on made Breakers out of tryouts last year and caught on with W-League Flash after being cut. Can also play forward.[/FONT] [FONT="]Elli Reed[/FONT][FONT="] Park City, Utah 21 None Portland 0 0 0 [/FONT] [FONT="]A steal and a half late in the first round. Could force her way into starting lineup sooner rather than later.[/FONT] [FONT="]Ali Riley[/FONT][FONT="] Pacific Palisades, California 23 FC Gold Pride Stanford 23 0 3 [/FONT] [FONT="]2010 WPS Rookie of The Year lived up to all the advance billing coming out of college.[/FONT] [FONT="]Alex Sahlen[/FONT][FONT="] Elma, New York 28 Buffalo Flash Niagara 0 0 0 [/FONT] [FONT="]Team president probably has good sense to stay out of the way, but given history of this league, who knows?[/FONT] [FONT="]Kandace Wilson[/FONT][FONT="] Los Angeles, California 26 FC Gold Pride Cal State Fullerton 24 0 0 [/FONT] [FONT="]Utterly mindboggling why her standout play at club level hasn’t been rewarded with USWNT call-ups.[/FONT] [FONT="]Midfielders[/FONT] [FONT="]Rose Augustin[/FONT][FONT="] Silver Lake, Ohio 22 None Notre Dame 0 0 0 [/FONT] [FONT="]Irish product exploded into key player for Irish up front in senior year. More likely to play in midfield at pro level.[/FONT] [FONT="]Yael Averbuch[/FONT][FONT="] Upper Montclair, New Jersey 24 Sky Blue FC North Carolina 23 1 0 [/FONT] [FONT="]Hasn’t quite reached predicted superstardom coming out of college but still a potent force in midfield.[/FONT] [FONT="]Becky Edwards[/FONT][FONT="] Downington, Pennsylvania 22 FC Gold Pride Florida State 24 1 1 [/FONT] [FONT="]Quietly had a great rookie season for WPS champs.[/FONT] [FONT="]Beverly Goebel[/FONT][FONT="] Moreno Valley, California 22 Washington Freedom Miami (FL) 16 1 0 [/FONT] [FONT="]One of the surprise stories of the 2010 WPS rookie class will look to keep the good times rolling in WNY.[/FONT] [FONT="]Kelly Parker[/FONT][FONT="] Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 29 Sky Blue FC UTEP 1 0 0 [/FONT] [FONT="]Back for another tour of duty with Flash after winning W-League Title last year.[/FONT] [FONT="]Caroline Seger[/FONT][FONT="] Helsingborg, Sweden 25 Philadelphia Independence None 18 1 5 [/FONT] [FONT="]Temperamental genius was practically given away by Philly. Could be a real steal for the Flash.[/FONT] [FONT="]McCall Zerboni[/FONT][FONT="] San Clemente, California 24 Atlanta Beat UCLA 20 0 2 [/FONT] [FONT="]Cult hero in Atlanta will likely be a super sub used to run at tired legs late in matches.[/FONT] [FONT="]Forwards[/FONT] [FONT="]Gemma Davison[/FONT][FONT="] Barnet, England 23 Arsenal (ENG) None 0 0 0 [/FONT] [FONT="]Had a cup of coffee with W-League Flash in title winning season. Could be key player with international call-ups.[/FONT] [FONT="]Mele French[/FONT][FONT="] Mililani, Hawaii 26 Buffalo Flash Oregon 0 0 0 [/FONT] [FONT="]Trying to make second chance in WPS count after no luck with Sky Blue in 2009. Another member of W-League winning Flash.[/FONT] [FONT="]Marta Dois[/FONT][FONT="] Riachos, Algoas, Brazil 25 FC Gold Pride None 24 19 5 [/FONT] [FONT="]Quite simply the best female soccer player on planet Earth.[/FONT] [FONT="]Alex Morgan[/FONT][FONT="] Diamond Bar, California 22 None Cal 0 0 0 [/FONT] [FONT="]On the precipice of superstardom after star turn with USWNT in World Cup Qualifiers.[/FONT] [FONT="]Christine Sinclair[/FONT][FONT="] Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada 27 FC Gold Pride Portland 23 10 9 Lost in the Marta Experience was just how good a season the powerful Sinclair had last year. Prediction: If the team bonds the way FC Gold Pride did, it will finish stronger than the Pride. [/FONT]
Football Ferns beat Switzerland in Cyprus Cup Ali Riley gets assist on winning goal. In a big turn around from the game 1 loss, the kiwis dominated and held a comfortable 2-0 lead by half-time. A late error in the mid-field allowed Switzerland to get one back late in the game. Ali had been playing forward in thee previous game but was switched to left and right back for the Switzerland match. For a full report see NZ Football http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=826
Good God, I hope it could have been more since Buffalo is one of the worst teams in D1 Soccer. Happy to see Zerboni doing well, she was a cult hero down in Atlanta.
Do we know the lineup? Formation? Considering they were without most of their assumed starters (Marta, Sinclair, Morgan, Averbuch, Seger, Engen, Chapman, Riley(maybe?), Harris) I wouldn't put much into this game. Then again, the team that lined up yesterday could be very similar to what we see when the various NT players are gone..
To be precise, Buffalo was ranked #292 out of 322 teams in 2010. Definitely one of the worst. But, if all those players were gone, it's a slightly different story although it's not good for a bunch of pros not to blow out such a weak team. But again, as said, who was available and who played where?
i was at said preseason game. for being together 2 days and that being the first game situation it was ok. two shots went off the bar, a bunch wide, few more high. no the full team was not there after a a few week they will be better. p.s. can one of the mods add to the list of soccer team that are supported the Western New York flash please?
If we consider that this is the first time the majority of the ladies are playing together, in addition to the fact that they didn't have a full side, maybe this tells another story.......if you really wanted to find out how well your reserves can play, especially after only being able to gel for a couple of days, then I think you're getting a fair evaluation of that talent. Now, if you had the full side there, with your projected starting lineup fully intact, then I would think that what you're saying is more noteworthy. Maybe as they go through their other preseason scrimmages with Niagara U and St. Bonaventure, they'll see some much stronger opposition.
can anyone confirm is marta in camp? she cant still be playing for santos. why hasnt wny made her report?
She'll probably show up within a few weeks. I'm pretty sure Santos ended their season over a month ago. I think the last tournament they did was in January.
None of the major players have reported to their teams, why would Marta be the exception? And if I'm not mistaken the league have a set date or deadline when all players must report to camp. Maurine(BRA) who supposedly signed with WNY, said she was to report to the team on March 16th.
The Flash just tweeted that Christine Sinclair, Caroline Seger, Ashlyn Harris, Ali Riley, Whitney Engen, and Candace Chapman reported to camp today.
i didnt know there was a deadline on march 16th. maurine signed!!! are there direct flights to wny? for those who dont know her. as i've said i dont use twitter or facebook. it would be so nice if they put this information on the team sites. lastly...fitz is a complete goof. atl drafted maurine and never signed her.
Yep. She tweeted this a few weeks back. She mentioned something about it today also. http://twitter.com/MaurineDorneles
WNY already has 6 internationals, though. I think I remember hearing that Parker has citizenship and doesn't count as an international. Unless I missed something the limit on international players is 5. Someone would have to get dropped in order for Maurine to be signed. The transactions page on the WPS site technically doesn't say anything about Chapman or Seger being signed, but that doesn't really mean much considering how little the website has been updated in the offseason. Also, pre-season roster updates have been announced and there is no mention of Maurine.
Apparently she is joining in May so they may make room for her once the roster is finalized. Also, the teams are allowed to have 6 internationals again so I'd assume someone has to have citizenship.. must be Parker.
Parker is a Canadian citizen and, as far as I know, doesn't have a green card. When Maurine is officially signed, one of the internationals will have to be let go (unless one of them gets their green card).
Have all the players been told to report for pre-season ? I was having dinner with 2 of my best friends in Nando's yesterday when a Flash player popped in with her boyfriend ( I live in London )