by JAKE NUTTING With little time to spare, the Tampa Bay Rowdies have released their schedule for the reformatted USL Championship season that is set to restart next weekend. The Rowdies will kick off by hosting Atlanta United 2 on Saturday, July 11 at 7:30 pm. For that opening match and the other two home […]
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Unused Substitutes Best XI of the Decade: Forwards, Recap
We’ve come to the conclusion of our Best XI of the Decade debate. Today we’re picking the forwards who we feel have had the biggest impact through the first ten seasons of the Rowdies modern era, taking a look at our entire XIs, and presenting our bench selections. If you haven’t already, be sure to […]
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 […]
Neill Collins on Guenzatti’s Importance for the Rowdies, Tejada with Panama, and Clash with New York
The Unused Substitutes caught up with Tampa Bay Rowdies head coach Neill Collins ahead of the team’s meeting with second-place New York Red Bulls II to talk about responding to defeat, the value of mentality, and Sebastian Guenzatti’s importance to the squad. Unused Substitutes: The team looked really confident against St. Louis. They seemed to […]
Rowdies Swap Hoppenot for Louisville’s Lucky Mkosana
by JAKE NUTTING Get ready to see a familiar face in the Green and Gold. Unused Substitutes has learned that the Tampa Bay Rowdies have acquired forward Lucky Mkosana from the defending USL Cup champions Louisville City FC. In exchange for Mkosana the sent forward Antoine Hoppenot to Louisville. Mkosana could be available to suit […]
Auld on What Rays’ Split-Season Proposal Could Mean for Rowdies
by JAKE NUTTING There was no shortage of reactions from yesterday’s press conference in which the Tampa Bay Rays made their case for splitting future Major League Baseball seasons between Tampa Bay and Montreal. Rowdies fans entered the conversation when it came to principal owner Stuart Sternberg’s comment that the Rowdies and Rays sharing a […]
Auld: Rays Focused on Building Rowdies Up in USL, Still Dreaming Big
Now over half a year into the Tampa Bay Rays’ tenure as owners of the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Rays President Brian Auld believes the transition has been seamless. The trick to achieving that has been letting the people who know the ins and outs of the sport and the Rowdies do their thing. Auld, […]
Tejada Nabs Two, Rowdies Grab Top Spot from New York
A day removed from the one year anniversary of his appointment as head coach of the Tampa Bay Rowdies, Neill Collins gave the 7,210 at Al Lang and everyone watching at home the gift of a convincing 2-0 victory over New York Red Bulls II to take hold of the top spot in the USL […]
Oduro Wants to Push for More in Second Year with Rowdies
by JAKE NUTTING There are plenty of new faces and names on the roster for Tampa Bay Rowdies supporters to learn as the 2019 USL Championship kicks off, but the club hasn’t wiped the slate entirely clean from last year. Midfielder Dominic Oduro is one of 8 players on this year’s 24-man roster who represented […]