We now know at least one thing that Tampa Bay Rowdies head coach Stuart Campbell was likely up to during his recent extended trip to England. It appears as though the Rowdies have been in contact with midfielder Sam Saunders of English Championship side Brentford FC. When interviewed by Get West London, Saunders is quoted in […]
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Parsing the 2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies Schedule
by JAKE NUTTING NASL schedule release day is the first unofficial big event day of the calendar year for NASL supporters. This year the league rewarded the fans with the full schedule on the same day, as opposed to revealing only the considerably shorter Spiring Season like last year. The league has added three expansion […]
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 […]
Tampa Bay Rowdies Forming NPSL Reserve Squad
The Tampa Bay Rowdies will indeed be a part of the blossoming relationship between the North American Soccer League and the National Premier Soccer League. Multiple sources have confirmed to theunsubs.com that the Rowdies will field a developmental team in the fourth division league in 2016, with an official announcement coming early Wednesday morning. The club […]
Robert Hernandez signs with Caracas FC, no longer with Rowdies
A report from Venezuela has confirmed rumors from Monday that young forward Robert Hernandez has left the Rowdies and has inked a deal with Caracas FC in his home country. The Rowdies have yet to announce Hernandez’s departure. It’s unclear if the attacker was released by the club or if a transfer was worked out, though […]
In Defense of..
If you go back through the archives of The Unused Substitutes, way back, to the first few episodes, I mentioned a fan who stood behind me and heckled Georgi Hristov for being lazy. The same Hristov that was awarded the NASL Golden Ball for MVP. Fast forward to now and search the 2015 Rowdies thread […]
Rowdies League Skid Continues Against Rival Fort Lauderdale
The Rowdies attack has consistently underperformed in all of the club’s Fall Season matches thus far and unfortunately the defense finally sunk to that level as well on Saturday night when the Strikers came to town and thumped Thomas Rongen’s squad 3-1. The result levels the two sides with six points in the Coastal Cup […]
No Qualms From Rowdies GM Farrukh Quraishi on Adu Deal
It’s been well reported that the initial steps to bring Freddy Adu to Tampa Bay were taken by head coach Thomas Rongen. Adu and Rongen have a strong bond that was forged back when the midfielder was a part of U.S. youth nationals squads that Rongen managed. Stories of text exchanges between a player and […]