by JAKE NUTTING The Tampa Bay Rowdies are turning their focus to the foundational level of the sport in the region in a major new affiliation with Tampa Bay United, the largest youth soccer organization in the area. Starting this year TBU will now be known as the TBU Rowdies, with the group’s top-tier teams […]
Tag: NPSL
Help Wanted: The Unused Substitutes are Seeking Contrubtors
by UNUSED SUBSTITUTES STAFF It’s been an eventful offseason for the Tampa Bay Rowdies, to say the least. The Unused Substitutes have worked hard to offer the best consistent coverage of the Rowdies, including their switch from the NASL to the USL and their campaign to join MLS. With all the new focus and energy […]
Keith Savage Thrilled with Chance to Recover at Rowdies 2, Embraces Mentor Role
by JAKE NUTTING Rowdies midfielder Keith Savage has had a challenging road to recovery since having the rug pulled out from under him a half hour into the team’s season opener last year with a torn ACL. The 30-year old was forced to shut it down for the remainder of 2015, though he was able […]
Q & A with Rowdies 2 Head Coach Cheyne Roberts
by JAKE NUTTING We’re now less than a week away from the start of the first ever Rowdies 2 season. The reserves squad has been training hard in anticipation of their May 8 kickoff against Miami United. The Unused Substitutes had a chance to speak with Rowdies 2 Head Coach Cheyne Roberts about his path […]
Five Questions Heading into the 2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies Season
by JAKE NUTTING With the kickoff of the 2016 NASL season right only a few days away, we’ve picked five important questions facing the Tampa Bay Rowdies heading into the new year. There are many topics worthy of discussion as Stuart Campbell and the Rowdies look to clinch a spot in the playoffs for the […]
Rowdies Appoint Cheyne Roberts as First Coach of Rowdies 2
by JAKE NUTTING The Tampa Bay Rowdies have found their man to lead the club’s NPSL reserve squad, Rowdies 2. Former Ocala Stampede Head Coach Cheyne Roberts has been selected as the person to lead the new squad in its inaugural season. At only 27, Roberts has already achieved some notable accomplishments during his three-year […]
Confirmed: Rowdies 2 Set to Play in Hillsborough at Waters Soccer Complex
by JAKE NUTTING In an unlikely turn of events, the Tampa Bay Rowdies will be returning to the Hillsborough County site where the reincarnated club first envisioned building a soccer specific stadium. More specifically, it will be the club’s newly launched reserve squad, Rowdies 2, in the NPSL that will be hosting matches on the plot […]
Where will Rowdies2 Play?
Roughly 3 weeks after the announcement of the Rowdies2 squad, competing in the NPSL’s upcoming season, and there’s still more questions than answers – players, coaches, stadium, etc…but some answers are starting to come into focus. In a recent team-published interview, Rowdies head coach Stuart Campbell expressed his excitement about the developmental squad and said […]
Player Development Primary Reason for Founding of Rowdies 2
by JAKE NUTTING It’s not something you see often among rivals, but the Tampa Bay Rowdies are giving credit where it’s due and acknowledging that the path set by the New York Cosmos last year with their NPSL reserve side Cosmos B is one they’d also like to go down with Rowdies 2. “Our mindset […]
R2, R2 – whatcha gonna do…?
With today’s announcement of Rowdies 2, the club has confirmed the worst kept secret in Tampa Bay soccer, but lots of other questions remain unanswered – here’s what we know and what we want to know: The team will compete in the upcoming 2016 NPSL season, in the South Region’s Sunshine Conference. That’s pretty much […]