Tampa Bay Rowdies Head Coach Neill Collins will have to miss out on Sunday’s USL Championship Final against Phoenix Rising FC after testing positive for COVID-19. Additionally, his assistant coach Kevin Foley and one more unidentified individual within the Rowdies organization tested positive and will therefore not be at Al Lang for the match. “After […]
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Foley Getting ‘Dream Start’ to Coaching Career with Rowdies
Late last year, Kevin Foley was driving home in the rain after a shift at the Wolverhampton Wanderers academy when his phone rang. It was his old Wolves teammate Neill Collins. They had been playing phone tag for about a week. This time they connected. Collins had an unexpected offer — come join the Rowdies […]
Rowdies Notebook: Lucky Mkosana Feeling Fitter than Ever
The Tampa Bay Rowdies enter the weekend with a little less space at the top of Group H. After a commanding 3-0 victory on the road against North Carolina FC, the second-place Charleston Battery have closed the gap to 4 points. Both the Rowdies and Charleston have played half of their schedule and have three […]
Rowdies Notebook: Guillén Readies to Face Old Teammates
by JAKE NUTTING What comes next, even in the midst of a season, is on the mind of most head coaches. This was with case for Neill Collins last year. Knowing that Caleb Richards would be returning to Norwich City at the conclusion of his one-season loan, the Rowdies head coach knew he’d have a […]
Collins Ready to Learn what 2020 Rowdies are Made Of
by JAKE NUTTING At the risk of stating the obvious, four months is a long time to go between your first and second match of the season. The Unused Substitutes spoke with Tampa Bay Rowdies head coach Neill Collins right before the season opening win at New York Red Bulls II on March 7. We […]
Rowdies Set for 2020 Opener, Aim for Sustained Success
by JAKE NUTTING If the kickoff for the 2020 Tampa Bay Rowdies season doesn’t quite feel imminent for you yet, it definitely does for the players and coaches. Rowdies Head Coach and Technical Director Neill Collins has already locked in his starting lineup and informed the players. “It’s not been easy. There’s some tough choices […]
Collins Gears up for 2020 with Fresh Roster, New Technical Staff
by JAKE NUTTING It’s February, which means it’s time for another Suncoast Invitational at Al Lang. Major League Soccer’s Montreal Impact and Inter Miami FC will travel to downtown St. Petersburg to face the USL Championship’s Tampa Bay Rowdies as all three prepare for the start of their seasons next month. Montreal is up first […]
Collins on Progress with Youth Clubs, Recruiting Both at Home and Abroad
The Unused Substitutes spoke with Tampa Bay Rowdies head coach Neill Collins about a handful of topics this week. The first part of that interview, focusing primarily on the recent cuts to the roster and looking back on the 2019 season can be found here. Below is the rest of our interview with Collins, […]
Collins Dissects 2019, Talks Roster Cuts, Looks Ahead
No one was quite sure what to expect from the mostly new-look Tampa Bay Rowdies as they entered the 2019 USL Championship season. After losing just one of their first 20 matches, though, many took notice of head coach Neill Collins’ squad as a contender to win it all. However, results became much harder to […]
Collins Remains Confident Ahead of Quarterfinal Trip to Louisville
After spending most of the USL Championship season as an Eastern Conference favorite to contend for the league’s title, the Tampa Bay Rowdies start the postseason with much to prove. A string of disappointing results in recent months — including a 2-1 defeat to Hartford Athletic