VSI seems to to have some deep pockets and some grandiose plans. I dont really care about their plans to go to MLS but if they can pull off the modular stadium fro 2013 and it looks anything like the one on their website , they will be off to a good start. The next month is going to be tough I have a feeling. I was told Paterson has a trial with NYRB, Cuevas with San Jose in January, Mueller was playing for the Sounders reserves this post season. Rickter was doing the same in Philly. Turn over is high in the lower divisions, it is especially high for a Championship team as the players attract more attention. But it seem like Auggie always fines a couple players that raises some eyebrows.
Hope we was training during his three month long trip to South America! I love our guys getting MLS chances but its tough to see them go for selfish reasons.
Heinemann on trial with the Whitecaps so we might see him this preseason http://www.flickr.com/photos/vosie/8403880572/
Good that he seems to have recovered from his 2012 injury, it would be great to see him again, maybe he can at least stick around Vancouver till after the CCC. And if he ever cuts his beard and his hair, we won't even recognize him.
looks like Tommy signed with Vancouver today so we will see him next month! https://twitter.com/WhitecapsFC/status/294159586808692736
Lamar Neagle traded from Montreal back to Seattle http://www.soundersfc.com/News/Articles/2013/01-January/Neagle-Back-To-Seattle.aspx that makes three former Battery players on their roster with two more on trial.
Ahead of its opening WCQ against Mexico on Wednesday, Jamaica's coach has shuffled his whole squad and former Battery player Omar Daley has been called up. I can't remember the last time he wore his nation's colors. Good for him, hope he does well. http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/02/01/jamaica-clean-house-ahead-wcq-vs-mexico-azteca
http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/index.php?id=52&newsid=4379 With the Rowdies 2010 Inaugural Season in the books and Julian Valentin no longer with the club, the captain’s armband had no owner at the start of the 2011 preseason. Days into the preseason, newly hired Head Coach Ricky Hill saw a newcomer who seemed to have the strength and commitment to become the 2011 Rowdies Captain. That player was defender Frankie Sanfilippo, who had joined the Rowdies after spending the 2010 season with the Rochester Rhinos
Yallop out in San Jose, Watson named interim manager till the end of the season. Good luck to Mark. http://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/2013/06/earthquakes-and-frank-yallop-mutually-agree-part-ways
looks like three former battery players will be starting for the Seattle Sounders tonight (v Portland on ESPN 9pm) Sounders Matchday @LIVESounders13m Your @SoundersFC XI: Hahnemann; Yedlin, Hurtado, Ianni,Gonzalez; Rosales (C), Alonso, Moffat, Caskey; Neagle, Dempsey. #PORvSEA
Mark Watson officially named San Jose head coach for 2014 http://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/2013/10/earthquakes-sign-mark-watson-clubs-head-coach Congrats Watto!
Good on him. Went over and viewed some of the comments in SJ board and was frankly astonished at all the negative comments. Your INTERIM coach took a mottly group of players halfway thru the season when they were the doormat of the league & their season basically already over and all he did was post the best record of any team for the remainder of the season. AND, guided them into the knock out rounds of the CCL. What else do they want? What other measure of performance are you looking for other than wins and points? Apparently they didn't like winning ugly 1-0 games. Hey, if you're looking for beautiful flowing soccer, you need to look at another league cause most of MLS is brutally ugly most of the time.
Omar Daley signed on with Minisoda United (NASL) a couple months ago and scored a hat trick in their final match of the season. http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=5827 I actually have Omar's Battery shirt that he wore in the last game he played for us, the playoff 1-0 win against Rochester (but we lost the series) where he was blowing by their left back so badly & so often they subbed him out in the 20 something minute. All the defender could do was try to grab and hold him......Omar's shirt was ripped at the shoulder seam from the grabbing.....LOL
Alonso becomes Sounders newest designated player http://www.soundersfc.com/News/Articles/2013/11-November/Alonso-Becomes-Designated-Player.aspx
Former centerback Kyle Hoffer signed with Rotchester. Be nice if we could talk about some Battery signings..... http://www.rhinossoccer.com/news/index.html?article_id=430
I hear you! trials start Thursday so I imagine there will be some players there that aren't announced but on the roster. going to try to stop by if the weather cooperates!
California Cowboy (Cody Ellison) scores for Fresno Fuego PDL squad against the LA Galaxy II....first match for the baby Gals. Was trying to find the lineups to see if Jose Cuevas suited up for the Fuegs but never found them. http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/787768.html
MLS Multiplex Arizona United SC Signs Cuevas To Multi-year Deal MLS Multiplex Arizona United general manager Kevin Stevenson went out and signed former Charleston Battery midfielder Jose “Chiva” Cuevas to a multi-year deal ... Flag as irrelevant The Olympian Rookie Azira filed pair of Sounders' biggest shoes The Olympian From there he advanced to USL Pro, spending the 2012 and '13 seasons with the Charleston Battery. He played with the Battery in the Carolina ...
GUEST SPEAKER FOR NPSL COMBINE TOURNAMENT ANNOUNCED The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that renowned English Premier League (EPL) coach Chris Ramsey will be a guest speaker at the NPSL Combine Tournament in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. “I’m honored to be invited to the NPSL Combine,” Ramsey noted. “It is always good to see young players achieve their ambitions.” Ramsey is currently Head of Player Development and Academy Manager at Queens Park Rangers FC. He is best known for his work at Tottenham Hotspur, where he was influential in developing an outstanding academy there as Head of Player Development. He was eventually appointed as a first team coach where he assisted both Tim Sherwood and Les Ferdinand. He has also served as the head coach of the England U-20 national team, guiding the team to the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria. He was also the assistant coach of the England U-16 national team at the 2000 UEFA U-16 Football Championship in Israel. During his time at the Football Association (FA), Ramsey worked as a scout for the England men’s national team under Kevin Keegan. He has additional coaching experience with the Naxxar Lions (Malta), Cocoa Expos (USL), Luton Town (England), and Charleston Battery (USL) . Ramsey holds both a UEFA coaching license and a FA Coach Education Diploma. He is widely regarded as one of the game’s top minds in player development, having launched the professional careers of dozens of world-class players.