Rowdies Hit the Refresh Button No one has taken advantage of the opportunity offered by the Tampa Bay Rowdies’ coaching shakeup more than Junior Flemmings. After an underwhelming start to the year, Flemmings has showed the flair most expected from the winger signed in the offseason. Despite not scoring in a positive appearance off the […]
by JAKE NUTTING When Neill Collins’ phone rang on Thursday morning to summon him to a meeting with Tampa Bay Rowdies owner Bill Edwards, getting an offer to coach the team he’s played for since 2016 was not what he was expecting. After roughly two and half seasons with Stuart Campbell at the helm and […]
Unlike most who returned home over the holidays, Kyle Curinga will be sticking around. Born and raised in Clearwater, Curinga has only dreamed of playing soccer since he was three years old. He achieved that dream when he latched on with GBK Kokkola in Finland’s third tier one year removed from high school and finds […]
By JAKE NUTTING For the first time since 2011, Tampa Bay will play host to the U.S. Men’s national team in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. This Wednesday night at Raymond James Stadium, Coach Bruce Arena and the national team players will look to shake off the disappointment of Saturday’s 1-1 result against Panama on Saturday […]
by JAKE NUTTING The Rowdies wrapped up their preseason trip to England on Tuesday with an encouraging 1-1 draw with a Stoke City XI. The Unused Substitutes had a chance to catch up with the lone Englishman on the roster, Tamika Mkandawire, right after the team finished up with its final training session of the […]
by JAKE NUTTING With the first leg of their preseason involving MLS competition and an annual match up with the University of South Florida now behind them, the Tampa Bay Rowdies have crossed the Atlantic for a 10-day trip to England where they will play three matches against a mixture of first-team and reserve players […]
The Unused Substitutes had a chance to catch up with Rowdies President Farrukh Quraishi at the end of one of the club’s biggest weeks since he took over in December of last year. The response to the club’s multi-platform partnership agreement with Brazilian giant São Paulo FC has possibly brought the most attention to the […]
A generalization often thrown out about American soccer is that of all the other sports in America it produces some of the smartest and most well-rounded athletes. As far as generalizations go, that’s a pretty good one to have in your back pocket. Zak Boggs, one of the Rowdies most recent signings, takes that stereotype […]
If you weren’t already aware, Fox Sports’ lead studio host for pretty much any soccer event it has aired the past few years, Rob Stone spent the early part of his career in Tampa Bay as a local anchor. He was even the TV analyst for the Tampa Bay Mutiny’s first two seasons before moving […]
Broadcasts of Tampa Bay Rowdies home games are much improved this year. The games are now available, locally in HD on Great 38 with more camera angles and faster replays. Another factor in the improved quality is new broadcaster Trevor Degroot. If you can’t make it out to Al Lang for this weekend’s Coastal Cup […]