Rejoice, Rowdies fans. The Rowdies 2015 Coastal Cup campaign is set to kick off this weekend with the green and gold’s first-ever league action against Jacksonville Armada FC. Incidentally, if you fancy yourself a creative person, this new (hopeful) rivalry between the Rowdies and Armada needs a name. The Coastal Cup is the competition between […]
Author: Jake Nutting
Spring Expectations Fall Back to Earth After Rowdies Fall to Cosmos 2-0
In the euphoria of the opening night domination over San Antonio and buzz from the first gameday at the transformed Al Lang it was easy to forget that the Rowdies are a team in transition. Head Coach Thomas Rongen said after the disappointing draw against Minnesota last week that some reflection and tinkering was necessary. […]
Spring Week 3 Preview: Rowdies Travel to Clash with Cosmos
Scouting the Cosmos After only two games the Rowdies and Cosmos are even at 4 points on the Spring table. New York earned its points off a 1-0 win over Fort Lauderdale and a 1-1 draw against Indy Eleven. Of all the moves by NASL teams this offseason, legendary Real Madrid’s striker Raúl’s signing in […]
Winning Goal Eludes Rowdies in Debut of New-Look Al Lang
After many months of anticipation, Rowdies fans finally got their first up close look of the retooled roster and completely overhauled Al Lang Stadium on Saturday night. The match – against last year’s best NASL team Minnesota United – ended with a somewhat deflating 0-0 result after several near misses from the Rowdies in the […]
Rowdies Enhanced Broadcasts Crucial to Club Growth
Yesterday the Tampa Bay Rowdies officially announced that all of their home games will once again be broadcast on Great38 WTTA. Fans should see a dramatic increase in the quality of those broadcasts, which will also be available to stream on ESPN3 outside of the Tampa Bay area. This major improvement comes after years of […]
Spring Season Week 2 Preview: Rowdies Open Up Al Lang Against Potent Minnesota
Scouting the Loons Minnesota United was the only team to sit out week one of the NASL Spring Season. So all we really have to go on heading into Saturday’s home opener is their stellar 2014 season, handful of offseason acquisitions, and preseason action. Unlike San Antonio last week, Minnesota has had an offseason more […]
Revamped Rowdies Convincing in 3-1 Win over San Antonio
DISCLAIMER: If you were watching along last night you already know that the broadcast went dark for about 20 minutes. I hate writing a recap without a full picture of the match but there is no way I wasn’t going to write about such a convincing Rowdies win, you know? Although, for all we know […]
Week One Match Preview: Rowdies on the Road in San Antonio
The revamped Tampa Bay Rowdies open up their 2015 campaign on the road in San Antonio. Facing off against last year’s Soccer Bowl champions is a great test for the new Rowdies squad right out of the gate. The Scorpions have kept some core players from last year but also lost two major contributors to free […]
2015 May be a Watershed Year For Professional Soccer in Florida
Florida is a national punching bag. We all know this. We’ve all come to accept it. I won’t insult your intelligence by trying to convince you that Florida is a utopia. It’s got problems and its fair share of freak shows. In my eyes there is no need to single out Florida when there is […]
2015 Rowdies Preseason: What does it All Mean?
DISCLAIMER: The Unused Substitutes are in no way responsible for any conclusions or possible overreactions you may have after reading this article. We’re only talking about the preseason here. Cool? Cool. The Basics 11 games played. 7 wins. 2 draws. 2 loses. 21 goals scored. 13 goals allowed. Not bad, right? The Goalkeeping Situation Of […]