I was fortunate enough to see the Tampa Bay Rowdies open 2020 with a win at New York Red Bulls II in person. I was also unfortunately there to witness them get drubbed 5-0 by the same Red Bulls in April of 2018. Neill Collins was the player that came out of the locker room […]
The Tampa Bay Rowdies will play on in 2020. Tampa Bay extended their season another week by prevailing 2-1 over Louisville City FC in Saturday’s Eastern Confernce Final at Lynn Family Stadium. Zach Steinberger notched the first goal just four minutes into the match and captain Sebastian Guenzatti bagged the winner seconds before the halftime […]
The Tampa Bay Rowdies are set for their first appearance in the USL Championship’s Eastern Conference final this Saturday at 7:30 pm. Waiting to take them on is Louisville City FC. “There’s always a goal to reach and we’re just at the start,” Rowdies head coach Neill Collins said. “I’m pleased with the steps we’ve […]
For weeks, Neill Collins has been saying that if the Rowdies showed up and played their game at the level they’ve set for themseleves, the result would come against the Charleston Battery. Saturday night was the last chance the players had to prove him right. There wasn’t going to be a sixth matchup with the […]
The frustration from several defeats the Tampa Bay Rowdies suffered at the hands of the Charleston Battery in recent months were completely wiped away on Saturday night. When it mattered most, the Rowdies met the moment and posted a 1-0 win over the Battery in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. For the second week in a […]
The Tampa Bay Rowdies will get one more shot at the Charleston Battery. After knocking the Battery off 2-1 at Al Lang at the end of July, the Rowdies have gone on to drop three the last three matchups between the two sides. So Rowdies Head Coach Neill Collins and the rest of the Rowdies […]
For a 20-minute stretch on Saturday night the result looked far from certain. In the end, though, the Rowdies came out on top at the end of the 90 minutes to defeat Birmingham Legion FC and move on to the Eastern Conference Semifinal round next weekend. I’ll admit my optimism was dwindling quickly after Birmingham’s […]
Things were looking pretty bleak for the Tampa Bay Rowdies an hour into their clash with Birmingham Legion FC in the USL Championship’s Eastern Conference Quarterfinal on Saturday night at Al Lang. After torching Birmingham with two goals in the first half, the Rowdies then conceded twice themselves in the second half. Thankfully they righted […]
The final weekend of the regular season last week was not go according to plan for the Tampa Bay Rowdies. With the top spot in the Eastern Conference within their grasp, they instead faltered in a 2-1 loss to the Chalreston Battery and saw Louisville City FC, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Hartford Athletic all leap over […]
The Tampa Bay Rowdies closed out the regular season with their third loss of the year to the Charleston Battery. With a steady rain falling all night on Saturday at Al Lang, the two sides exchanged quick goals in the second half but it was the Battery who found the winner late in the match […]