Dec
08

St. Louis NASL Team Reveals Name and Logo

St. Louis NASL Team Reveals Name and Logo

A nice little media event took place earlier today in the Gateway City with Jeff Cooper and the rest of the St. Louis United bunch to reveal the club’s name and crest. The club is going to be called AC St. Louis. The logo as you see is pretty basic and I definitely like the…[continue reading]

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Dec
07

Evening Links and Thoughts: New York Hires GM


Erik Soler was formally introduced as the new general manager and sporting director for the New York Red Bulls today and while the hire on paper seems okay I still wonder where this club is actually going. Soler, the former IK Start man has some connection to Major League Soccer. From Robbie Russell who use…[continue reading]

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Dec
07

More Light Shed On DC Coaching Search

More Light Shed On DC Coaching Search

Some more news has come out today about DC United’s on-going coaching search to replace Tom Soehn. Yesterday we mentioned that Richie Williams is out of the running but a few more names have emerged thanks to Steve Goff’s latest report this afternoon. One name isn’t shocking at all if you follow the college game…[continue reading]

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Dec
07

US To Face Honduras and Northern Ireland


Two friendlies are close to being officially announced for the US national team’s 2010 World Cup warm up schedule. According to reports out of Honduras, the US men’s national team will face fellow World Cup participant Honduras on Sunday, January 24 at Home Depot Center in Carson, California. The other looks to be trying to…[continue reading]

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Dec
06

Williams Out Of DC Coaching Search

Williams Out Of DC Coaching Search

This may come to be a bit of a surprise to most that follow DC United. According to Steve Goff the club has removed interim New York manager Richie Williams from their shortlist of coaches that they are looking to hire. Goff says the club is looking to make a hire this week and is…[continue reading]

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Dec
05

ESPN On US World Cup Draw


Time for more thoughts on the World Cup draw from yesterday. Most seem to still be happy with the US draw in Group C with England. Hell even the folks across the pond in England love this draw for themselves of course. I just wonder how long it will be before we see Tim Howard,…[continue reading]

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Dec
04

World Cup Draw Thoughts


The draw is over and now the time has begun for the endless talk and analysis of each group for the next six months. Yes the World Cup is miles away from today’s draw but we know now a lot of what could go on next summer in South Africa. Some groups are down right…[continue reading]

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Dec
04

World Cup Draw Results


Well the US is going to Group C for next year’s World Cup in South Africa and the draw is very favorable. I’ll be back later today with more thoughts on this but first here are all the groups, feel free to discuss. Group A -South Africa -Mexico -Uruguay -France Group B -Argentina -Nigeria -South…[continue reading]

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Dec
03

Evening Links and Thoughts: Dallas Marketing, Califf and more


What can I say the local team here in Dallas is trying to actually market their club. Key word in all of this is “trying”. Their new “We Are Not Spectators” campaign is both sad and pathetic all at the same time. Its an effort by the club however and that is at least a…[continue reading]

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Dec
03

World Cup Mock Draw

World Cup Mock Draw

Everyone is doing it so why not. I even went as far as putting all the pots together and drawing out each country one-by-one, though with paper and not little plastic balls. Since this is pure guess work its probably far from what will actually happen tomorrow afternoon. So here we go… Group A: South…[continue reading]

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