Rowdies News and Updates

Discussion in 'Tampa Bay Rowdies' started by speedcake, Dec 27, 2011.

  1. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He was a rookie w/ Real Salt Lake for a few years but didn't impress.
     
  2. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He was a rookie for a few years? I wouldn't be impressed with that, either.
     
  3. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You must be dying for material if you go after my two week old, oddball post where my grammar wasn't up to your rigid reqs.

    Simply, he was a rookie with RSL out of college, was there for a few years and was a lackluster performer. I wish him well though, he is a good guy and he has passion.
     
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  4. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I was tweaking you. Get over yourself.
     
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  5. Macsen

    Macsen Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 5, 2007
    Orlando
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  6. MLSinSTL

    MLSinSTL Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Mar 20, 2009
    Ohio - near a city
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  7. Bluesfan

    Bluesfan Member+

    DC United
    Aug 12, 2000
    Tampa
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Scotland
    Good find. Seems strange that the Islanders have let the cat out of the bag, but this has to be what is coming. It might not be the entire revelation, but this is an interesting development.

    It is almost if the NASL board of govenors attended a Big Soccer fan boy circle jerk and got caught up in the moment. All that is missing is promotion and relegation.
     
  8. Mikey mouse

    Mikey mouse Member

    Jul 27, 1999
    Charleston, SC
    Club:
    Charleston
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    gone from the PR website now but the whole article was posted in the 2012 NASL news thread.
     
  9. Bluesfan

    Bluesfan Member+

    DC United
    Aug 12, 2000
    Tampa
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Scotland
    Nestor promised lots of big announcements in his tweet. Hopefully the others are a bit more impressive than a league format change. Color me not impressed.
     
  10. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Gotta admit, though, that WOULD be a pretty big change, even if it doesn't impress you. It's not been done here - by design, I don't believe - since the original ASL days (though the NASL had two distinct "seasons" once, one with international teams and once with actual teams, IIRC).
     
  11. Bluesfan

    Bluesfan Member+

    DC United
    Aug 12, 2000
    Tampa
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Scotland
    Correct, it would be a big change, just not one that most casual folks would care about. Just us hardcores will be interested in the details and debate them nine ways till Sunday.

    Guess my feeling is that it won't really help or hurt the league either way. An announcement to be excited about would be one that has a lasting or significant impact on the league.
     
  12. Soccer Budgie

    Soccer Budgie Member

    Mar 8, 2010
    Tampa, Florida
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I guess I don't like change... especially "sudden" change... what is there to get excited about here?
    call me old, but this is a little unnerving...o_O
     
  13. Bluesfan

    Bluesfan Member+

    DC United
    Aug 12, 2000
    Tampa
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Scotland
    Don't let all the bluster in the main thread worry you, this change won't change things much at all. The changed format does bring some questions for Tampa Bay specifically.

    The season is starting a week or two earlier next year. Would be nice if the Rowdies could persuade the baseball commission to abandon those baseball games in March so they have more time to prepare the pitch conversion.

    This management needs to step up this offseason in order to sell this team. A longer season is a challenge that is going to take new ideas, better staff, and money.
     
  14. WhiteStar Warriors

    Mar 25, 2007
    St.Pete/Krakow
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Good Point I forgot about that, maybe they could get a deal so they can scrap that tournament it only drew sparse crowds and we know they have another complex they can use Walter Fuller complex.
     
  15. Macsen

    Macsen Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 5, 2007
    Orlando
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    At worst, they can play the first couple matches on the road. Or arrange for an opener at RayJay or the Trop. Opening at a big stadium helps at least gets a good opening pop for the Stars.

    (Who am I kidding? They won't want a soccer match at the Trop that close to Opening Day.)

    Are you sure you're not thinking of the 1967 United Soccer Association and National Professional Soccer League? They were the NASL's predecessors.
     
  16. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    One that didn't hold. With this group, I would not want to have them trying to sell a game at RJS.

    Nor would, I think, the Trop be a great place to watch a game.

    I am aware of this. This is not what I'm referring to.

    The 1969 NASL season was not only split in two, each city basically had two different teams representing it. The "first half" was called the "International Cup," and had Kansas City, Baltimore, Dallas, Atlanta and St. Louis, but they were actually Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Ham, Dundee United, Aston Villa and Kilmarnock, respectively. They played an eight-game "season," which Kansas City won. Then the Spurs, Bays, Tornado, Chiefs and Stars played a 16-game "league" season after that, which the "new" Kansas City team also won (there were no playoffs).
     
  17. Macsen

    Macsen Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 5, 2007
    Orlando
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ahh yes, the heyday of Wolves. They also won the 1967 USA as LA.
     
  18. brentgoulet

    brentgoulet Member+

    Oct 12, 2005
    PuertoPlata, DomRep
    Season Tickets for the 2013 Season are Now On Sale!
    Season tickets for the 2013 Tampa Bay Rowdies season at Al Lang Stadium are now on sale!
     
  19. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

    Mar 4, 2010
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Red Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  20. Bluesfan

    Bluesfan Member+

    DC United
    Aug 12, 2000
    Tampa
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Scotland
    Goes well with his 1992 APSL Coach of the Year award. Now if only he can deliver a title.
     
  21. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I wonder if anyone else has ever won coach of the year awards 20 years apart.
     
  22. brentgoulet

    brentgoulet Member+

    Oct 12, 2005
    PuertoPlata, DomRep
    Rainhawks 1 - 2 Rowdies
     
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  23. XaviusX

    XaviusX Member

    Mar 21, 2001
    Tampa, Florida
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  24. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ooooooooh, would they set it up so Orlando and Tampa Bay would play each other? Epic.
     
  25. Bluesfan

    Bluesfan Member+

    DC United
    Aug 12, 2000
    Tampa
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Scotland
    Let the pissing contest begin!!!!
     

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