New York Cosmos and Rowdies to renew one of the biggest US soccer rivalries Saturday http://worldsoccertalk.com/2015/04/...-of-the-biggest-us-soccer-rivalries-saturday/ When New York hosts Tampa Bay with the opportunity to claim an inside track on the 2015 NASL Spring Championship on the line Saturday, former players, older fans and former staff from all over the country who have lived through this epic series will have their eyes firmly on the latest incarnation of one of the biggest rivalries in US professional soccer history.
12,550 the number announced over the PA here. Biggest crowd yet. Great entertaining performance as well.
Well, historically the two clubs did have some very memorable clashes in the 70's and some bad blood in those days. If you ask Cosmos fans who they dislike the most, Tampa Bay usually comes up at the top for the NASL sides. I admit, it isn't Boca v River or anything, but when they refer to the rivalry they are mostly talking about the 70's during a time they were very much hated rivals. Shep talks about the start of the rivalry: http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/teams/cosmos2.php?article_id=35123 Cosmos beat Rowdies in Soccer Bowl '78 at Giants Stadium Then the 2013 meeting, the first in 30 years or so...a memorable match and some fan confrontations in the stands.
A story that has been making the rounds earlier today and discussed on Soccer Morning... Traffic Sports in discussions to sell stake in RailHawks Speaking to WRALSportsFan.com last week from the CONCACAF Congress in the Bahamas, Davidson confirmed negotiations are taking place regarding the possible sale of Traffic Sports’ interest in Estoril and the Carolina RailHawks. “These discussions are real,” Davidson said. “In this case, a foreign partner looked at our Portuguese team and understood that we have the U.S. team [the RailHawks] and got interested in both.” Read more at http://www.wralsportsfan.com/traffi...ke-in-railhawks/14594176/#MPcf8DGGRmtmT5Tp.99
Some news from the last few days and around the NASL....my apologies if anything has been posted already elsewhere. FC Edmonton defender talking on hometown team (Edmonton Sun) Edmonton defender Eddie Edward (3) heads the ball during a FC Edmonton and Fort ... Canadian Championship Preview: Ottawa Fury - FC Edmonton (Goal.com) Busy night for a Fury game (Ottawa Sun) Ottawa Fury captain Richie Ryan trains with the full squad Wednesday at TD Place for the ... Senate votes to bar state money for soccer stadium (Minneapolis Star Tribune) The Minnesota Senate voted overwhelmingly ... Farmer's Market for a stadium for the Minnesota United FC. Senate: No State Money To Build New MLS Stadium (CBS Local) Minnesota Senate blocks soccer stadium tax break, state funding (TwinCities.com) TEAM OF THE WEEK NASL honors Cosmos' Roversio, Restrepo (Big Apple Soccer) Former ODU Midfielder Signs with MLS San Antonio Scorpions (BCSNN - Best College Sports News Network) The San Antonio Scorpions have signed veteran holding midfielder and ... 185lb Joseph was selected in the 2010 Major League Soccer (MLS) ... Spurs' Tony Parker meets with San Antonio Scorpions ... (South Florida Business Journal) Spurs' Tony Parker tours Scorpions' stadium: Could… City proposes $1 million for soccer field project (First Coast News) Plans to host the Jacksonville Armada soccer team at Bragan Field hit a snag when $1 million in funding for the project was stripped from the ...
NASL Notes: Raul, Cosmos recovering; Silverbacks look to build home-field advantage; and more... http://www.sbisoccer.com/2015/04/recovering-silverbacks-advantage.html
I saw on twitter that the Strikers bought the contract for one of the new Brazilian players from Corinthias and signed him to a "multi year deal".
Tampa Bay, first off. And, yes, it was quite the rivalry back in the day. It was very one-sided in New York(ish), where the Rowdies only won once, ever, and that was in a shootout. Things were much closer in Tampa and they had some memorable tilts over the years. I'd say the Strikers were the primary rival because of proximity and because they played each other more often in the 1977-83 time period, and in some memorable playoff games. The Cosmos were always a glamour game that was often on TV. In the NASL regular season, the Rowdies beat the Strikers more often than not until things went sideways for Tampa Bay in 1982 and they lost the last five to them.
NASL needs to do something soon. They can't be having this many markets jumping ship or looking to jump ship.
I don't see it as a bad thing. It means the NASL is bringing in quality clubs, and quality owners. It brings prestige to the league, making it more attractive.
this. a 1000000000% So MLS currently at 23 (w/ LAFC, MinnU, and ATL)...let's assume 25 w/ Miami and Sacramento. 5 more til they get to 30. I would think that MLS would stop for a very very very long time at 30 and just chill. With Indy, SA and now TB on the potential list, could be a scary sight for NASL. The only question is.....is the 100 mil price tag (likely to go up and up) worth it? Yes, rich investors are out there, but will the value of MLS as a whole talk its price tag? Already enticed one NASL team, more could follow.
So Indy is looking at jumping ship now too. http://www.indystar.com/story/sport...es-interest-potential-mls-expansion/26317441/
Don't worry... In a few years the Cosmos will be beating down the Union regularly when it joins MLS... Hrmmmm maybe by then your team name can change to the Generals.
Indy has been talking about it for a couple of years. At least since January of 2014 when the stadium proposal first went to the state legislature.
Hey I'm fine with that. I honestly believe if that where to happen we'd have one of the better rivalries.
This might be true, but didn't expect NASL teams to respond so quickly after Garber said they are exploring expanding past 24.
Now that the cat is out of the bag that all of these NASL teams (big market teams that is) want to go up...NASL should focus on markets that would never go MLS, but still bring in decent numbers etc. Hartford is a great option IMO, glad they are "supposedly" going there... -Wichita -Omaha -Fort Worth - Birmingham -Albuquerque etc etc etc... Because I do see poaching as a potential issue, who wants to see their best franchises go. I think having a mixture with New York Cosmo types teams and the ones I just mentioned, would make for a safe league.