Good business decision but a bad soccer decision?
Published February 25, 2011
Devo's Direct Kicks It was tough to read yesterday that the Rhinos were selling 2010 team MVP Aaron Pitchkolan to the Puerto Rico Islanders of the NASL. That means that the Rhinos have lost their 2010 captain (Frankie SanFilippo) and 2010 team MVP to NASL clubs in the past month. The Rhinos, the US...
Big news week
Published February 17, 2011
The Rhinos signed a forward , WPS unveiled their schedule , and Pat Onstad is coming out of retirement. And that doesn't even get to one of the most interesting bits of news this week: the NASL will not have teams in the US Open Cup in 2011. All in all, it was a pretty interesting week. Oh yeah, SI...
Sahlen's Stadium
Published February 11, 2011
Rochester Rhinos.com Inside Minnesota Soccer The Rhinos announced this week that Sahlen's Stadium is the new name of the stadium. Obviously this is a big part of the Western NY Flash playing their home games at the stadium and indicates that the Rhinos and Flash will be partners moving forward. Th...
The NASL Drama Is Fun To Read About
Published February 1, 2011
First you have the open letter by the NASL Supporters Groups to Sunil Gulati expressing dismay that the USSF has denied the NASL sanctioning. Then you have Kenn Tomasch destoying the letter on his blog and Fake Sigi giving Kenn a virtual high five and Dan Loney took Kenn's lead to pile on, as we...
Marta and Vallow to WNY Flash
Published January 27, 2011
The Western NY Flash added the best women's player in the world and an assistant coach that most soccer fans in Rochester will know. First, they added Marta to an already dangerous group of forwards. That came less than a week after Flash owner Joe Sahlen said that Marta's contract status was up in...
This offseason is anything but dull
Published January 21, 2011
Brian Quarstad at Inside Minnesota Soccer has been all over the happenings with the NASL over the last couple of days. First, it was a report that the NASL had hired a couple of people for their league office. Next came a report that the NASL might not get sanctioned by US Soccer as a 2nd Divisio...
Lots to catch up on
Published January 17, 2011
I've been slacking and a lot has happened since I posted last. Here goes: - The Rhinos 2011 schedule is out. Personally, I like that the regular season wraps up mid-August and the season should be completed before the end of September. - Inside Minnesota Soccer looks at the USL PRO divisions and s...
Lilly hangs up the boots and more
Published January 6, 2011
SBI.net Soccer America The Original Winger USWNT Blog 352 caps and 130 goals Those are two huge numbers and are just the tip of the iceberg when talking about what Kristine Lilly meant to the USWNT over the past two plus decades that she repped the red, white, and blue. She starting playing with...
Happy New Year!
Published December 31, 2010
I won't resolve to post every day in 2011 since there is no way that will happen. I do hope to improve upon my spotty record of late, though..... Here is the best of the drama that is happening in the world of soccer today: - Dwayne DeRosario appears to be ticking off Toronto FC, and some fans and...
