Orlando City GM Hints at Strategy to Develop Players in 2019 (themaneland.com)

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Orlando City GM Hints at Strategy to Develop Players in 2019 (themaneland.com)

Fuck off. We aren’t takin a single one of your damn players.

Hahahahahahahahaha. No.

Ugh....Uck Forlando....Rowdies are not going to be your B team. F___ off.

"Niki Budalic told ESPN that OCB will return in the new USL third division in 2019, which shows how the club will develop its prospects."

"While most MLS clubs without second teams in the USL have affiliations with other clubs, Orlando City has yet to come to such an agreement. The Tampa Bay Rowdies seem to have failed in their push for MLS and the NASL appears to have seen its final days. The Jacksonville Armada is currently playing in the fourth division NPSL, but could certainly make the jump to the USL in 2019, as multiple MLS second teams will likely drop to the third division. This would provide the Lions with a choice of two nearby USL teams to affiliate with for players that have advanced beyond OCB but aren’t quite ready for the first team."

One of the curious comments made from this bit: "The Tampa Bay Rowdies seem to have failed in their push for MLS......" brings me to the Rowdies Fan Fest of which I didn't hear one word mentioned regarding the MLS expansion bid from either Edwards or Rob Stone. Interesting!? Rob Stone mentioned he had met with Edwards in his office earlier that day and can't help but wonder if Edwards informed RS that there was no MLS bid to look forward to for a few years.

This certainly seems to be the case right now.

A lot could change very quickly of course if a sufficiently large billionaire ownership group were to emerge interested in taking the Rowdies to MLS.

There is a slim margin of entry right now if things continue to drag on in Cincy/Detroit/Sacramento.

Someone would have to move quickly but it isn't inconceivable.

A live look.

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Orlando City’s GM Hints at Strategy to Develop Players in 2019

Niki Budalic told ESPN that OCB will return in the new USL third division in 2019, which shows how the club will develop its prospects.

While most MLS clubs without second teams in the USL have affiliations with other clubs, Orlando City has yet to come to such an agreement. The Tampa Bay Rowdies seem to have failed in their push for MLS and the NASL appears to have seen its final days. The Jacksonville Armada is currently playing in the fourth division NPSL, but could certainly make the jump to the USL in 2019, as multiple MLS second teams will likely drop to the third division. This would provide the Lions with a choice of two nearby USL teams to affiliate with for players that have advanced beyond OCB but aren’t quite ready for the first team.

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Naming rights for sale at St. Pete’s Mahaffey Theater, likely the Pier (tampabay.com)

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Naming rights for sale at St. Pete’s Mahaffey Theater, likely the Pier

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Louisville City FC vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies

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Kharlton Belmar earns second straight selection to USL Team of the Week

M – Leo Fernandes, Tampa Bay Rowdies: Fernandes scored once, had two key passes and finished with five shots on goal in Tampa Bay’s 2-0 victory against Bethlehem Steel FC.

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USL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Phoenix Rising FC forward Cortez is honored

M – Leo Fernandes, Tampa Bay Rowdies: Fernandes, who played for the Cosmos, scored once, had two key passes and finished with five shots on goal in Tampa Bay’s 2-0 victory against Bethlehem Steel FC.

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Freddy Adu, Nii Lamptey & 20 Bintang Muda Yang Gagal Memenuhi Potensinya

#19 FREDDY ADU

Dari kemunculannya di usia 14 tahun yang membuat orang-orang menjulukinya sebagai ‘The New Pele’ hingga meredup di usia 27 tahun, mungkin tidak ada pemain yang mengalami kejatuhan lebih spektakuler ketimbang Freddy Adu. Membela negaranya di usia 16 tahun, nama Adu bertambah besar ketika ia merapat ke Benfica setahun berselang. Meski begitu, Adu tidak pernah membuktikan kelasnya di Estadio da Luz dan akhirnya menjadi pesepakbola nomaden, bermain di liga seperti Serbia dan Finlandia sebelum akhirnya dilepas Tampa Bay Rowdies pada Januari kemarin.

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Nanchoff Learning To Coach With Tampa Bay United (rowdiessoccer.com)

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Nanchoff Learning To Coach With Tampa Bay United

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Marcel Schäfer: American Sports SuperFan

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Published on Mar 27, 2018

Marcel Schäfer joined the Rowdies over a year ago, and has made sure to take in as many sporting events as possible, including @Tampa Bay Lightning, Tampa Bay Buccaneers & Tampa Bay Rays games.

We caught up with the former VfL Wolfsburg star to chat about his favorite experiences over in America.

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3 Doors Down, Collective Soul, Soul Asylum coming to Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg (tbo.com)

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3 Doors Down, Collective Soul, Soul Asylum coming to Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg

We've seen a couple of false starts when it comes to getting live music into Al Lang Stadium.

First there was a '90s package tour led by TLC, which was supposed to take place last fall, but got canceled shortly beforehand. Then, in January, a show by Flo Rida was also canceled.

But now it looks like we might have a show that'll stick.

Alt-rockers 3 Doors Down, Collective Soul and Soul Asylum are teaming up for a package tour that'll hit Al Lang on July 11. Tickets start at $49.50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. Click here for details.

Like the other shows, this one is promoted by Bill Edwards, the St. Pete entrepreneur behind the Mahaffey Theater and Tampa Bay Rowdies. Despite the false starts with TLC and Flo Rida, if he can build Al Lang into a reliable outdoor concert venue, it could have a big effect, bringing tours to town that otherwise might not come. Stay tuned to see if this one actually happens.

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The Louisville 11 - picking your short field lineup! (imgur.com)

Ok Gang! Last year we saw Louisvilles insanely small pitch, and the fits it gave the Rowdies. The small dimensions played against our desire to pry the outside of their defense and look for holes, all while pinching our own defense. But we're deeper this year and we have a new found quick strike capability.

So the question for you is: who do you put in your starting 11. Who do you put in, sit out, or stand pat with and why!

As always COYR!!!

I think we're gonna have a hard time no matter what on that garbage fucking embarrassment of a pitch they have, ugh.

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Stejskal: The inside story of how the LA Galaxy landed Zlatan Ibrahimovic

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Metro councilmen file bill making changes to proposed MLS soccer stadium location

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) -

Two Metro Council members say they’re for professional soccer in Nashville but that the Council should be open to looking at other sites besides the Fairgrounds.

Councilman Steve Glover filed a bill on Tuesday that would remove the language requiring the stadium be built at the Fairgrounds.

The Fairgrounds location has been a landmine since it was announced the stadium for the new Major League Soccer team awarded to Nashville would be built there.

Fears are that building a soccer stadium in the middle of the Fairgrounds property would impact crowd favorites like the flea market.

There’s also been opposition to giving the stadium developers 10 acres for free to build houses, hotels and other retail establishments.

Councilmen Steve Glover and DeCosta Hastings said it’s not a good deal for taxpayers.

“The last thing I think they want us to do is give away 10 acres to people who have billions of dollars,” Glover said.

There’s land in Hasting’s district, District 2, that they want the Council to look at, 83 undeveloped acres next to Ted Rhodes Golf Course.

Hastings believes it would be less controversial and less expensive to develop.

“We have lots of areas here in the city that could probably suit the soccer team a little better,” Hastings said.

The councilmen also want to change the language about the bonds to pay for the stadium.

Right now there is no requirement that Metro get bids and look for the best deal.

Glover said there wasn’t enough oversight because the soccer deal was rushed through Council.

“This is how we miss little words, little phrases, little pieces of the contract that end up hurting the citizens of Nashville,” Glover said.

The legislation was filed on Tuesday to make these changes. It is expected to be on the agenda of the next Metro Council meeting.

Glover tried at last week’s Metro Council meeting to rescind the bonds for the stadium, but he was unsuccessful.

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Marcinkowski earns spot on USL team of the week

M – Leo Fernandes, Tampa Bay Rowdies: Fernandes scored once, had two key passes and finished with five shots on goal in Tampa Bay’s 2-0 victory against Bethlehem Steel FC.