Tag Archives: Soccer
Building a Fan Base in New Expansion Teams: Peter Wilt Talks Indianapolis Soccer Part 3
Former Chicago Fire GM Peter Wilt discusses the ins-and-outs of building a new fan base for an expansion team. Who are they? What are the growing demographics? How do we reach them? In particular, Peter addresses the process of bringing an NASL team to Indianapolis. If you’re in the Indy …
Building Pro Soccer Across the US and Indianapolis w/ Peter Wilt (Part 1)
Peter Wilt discusses with the guys concerning the expansion of NASL in North America, and in particular, Indianapolis. What makes Indy the right spot? Will it be viable? What are the plans to build a fan base in Indy? On the Straight Red Card. www.thestraightredcard.com
US U23s Lose To Canada 2-0; Chances of Making Olympics “Less than 50%” on TSRC
Brett and Derek discuss the US loss to Canada in Olympic qualifying (2-0). What are Caleb Porter’s chances of getting the US into the Olympic games? Who is to blame for the 2-0 defeat to Canada? Can we beat El Salvador? If so, how do we get past Mexico in …
MLS a “Fake League” No Better Than Burger King? Fucito Dumped for EJ in Seattle
Brett and Derek discuss Jonah Freedman’s article about how MLS needs to reach out & win over fans addicted to Euro soccer in the US and Ted Westervelt’s tweetfest slamming Jonah’s article and MLS as a “fake” league. Also, Eddie Johnson gets swapped for Mike Fucito and Neagle in Seattle. …
Soccer in the US is “Hopeless” Says NY Times Roger Cohen
The guys discuss Roger Cohen’s lastest article for the New York Times were he describes MLS as a “sad sideshow” and Thierry Henry and David Beckham as “has-beens.” On The Straight Red Card.
Eric Wynalda Challenges Don Garber to a MLS Duel at NSCAA
The guys discuss Eric Wynalda’s Speech at the NSCAA Convention where he takes on MLS, Freddy Adu’s age, US Soccer Youth Development, P&R, Single Table and More. On The Straight Red Card.
