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New: Video Screens and Turf

Here’s some pictures of the video displays and turf installation thanks to Fran Poodry and Cola Whitchurch.

This Dale Mitchell photo comes courtesy of the Facebook group 1970s Soccer USA, your one stop location for NASL golden era ephemera, and the indoor soccer decline years. The button on the right is from the collection of Chris Conrad who loaned it to me to photograph.

Columbus Day Miracle

What a weird match that was. Our new coach plays our old coach for the first time. We were at the very bottom of our conference and the entire league while ColumbusColumbus was 2nd place in the East. Jeff Attinella is making all kinds of 2015 MLS Cup Steve Clark blunders while Steve Clark sits on our bench as a backup keeper. The Root Sports broadcast barely showed Caleb Porter on the sidelines, and we missed the handful of Timbers players greeting him either before or after the match. It’s a win that couldn’t have come at a better time. OK, actually last week, or the week proviso would have been a better time, but hey, we’ll take it. Let’s keep this 2 game streak of playing well and keep going!

The End is Near…

No, no, no… I’m not talking about the end of our chances given the poor start to the season. I’m talking about the end of the construction. The outward facing bits are mostly done. The rest of it appears to be mainly cosmetic, apart from the interiors which we can’t see. It looks like the hard work has been done. If you want a more, err.. ahh… in depth but not necessarily factual report, check out this episode of Soccer Touchdown.

Sticker City USA

Online sticker manufacturer Sticker Mule is using a Soccer City USA sticker in a video promo for their removable bumper sticker product. Looks like SCUSA has gone mainstream. Why would you ever want to remove it?

Send in the Drones

Check out these stills from some drone footage shot on 3/30/19. It’s not publicly available yet, but our source was told it was OK to share.

The Same, But Different Face-Palm

Looking back at that 2-1 loss to the LA Galaxy, by the letter of the law those 2 penalty kicks were earned by Zlatan. But if the same letter of the law applied to him equally, he wouldn’t have been on the field in the first place.

[Image: Julio Cascante ]

The Interesting Bits

The interesting bits of the stadium expansion are almost over.

SCUSA Seats and a Roof

They’ve finished spelling out SCUSA on the seats in the middle row. There’s also the beginnings of a skin on the roof for the first time. I though I had read the covering was going to be fabric based of some sort, but this looks like corrugated metal. It’s going to be loud when it rains!