Fern Mc Costigan

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Vancouver Whitecaps Ready for League Primetime and Top Notch Dominance

It looks like the BC Place chaps are up in arms in this edition of Major league Soccer, one that promises to be another contested edition from start to finish.

That’s why those hardened Caps are making the most of it to reinforce all of its spots and to counter a number of challenges thrown at them in this upcoming campaign.

Here were its second year Boss Carl Robinson, has set his sights in assembling another contender and with the help of this club front office, the machine looks ready to charge this 2015!

These Vancouver Whitecaps, by far have been more successful than its two Canadian counterparts, with a couple of postseason appearances and being the Cascadia Cup winner with back to back titles over its Portland and Seattle foes.

A club that had a lot of spectacular matches in last edition and all South American attack headed by its superstar Chilean Pedro Morales and its midfield headed by Argentinians Mauro Rosales and Matias Laba.

The Caps don’t stop here until perfection reaches its maximum and recently added to its roster there great in a couple of Uruguayans in Diego Rodriguez and Octavio Moreno to reinforce its midfield and create a more spectacular any dynamic game.

Alongside getting the services from its southern foes the Timbers in big man and defender in Pa- Madou Kah along Steve Beitashour, Kendall Watson and Jordan Harvey will make one tough and impenetrable wall.

Very well assure a quiet and relaxing afternoon under the Caps posts for their goalie David Ousted who has put some amazing performances for the Caps and denying any liberties for opposing strikers.

Talking about goal scorers and feared buy opposing goalies in Erick Hurtado and Darren Mattocks, these two will have a good group of orchestrators that will enable them to score more goals and continue their mastery and intimidation of opposing defenses.

Something that Manager Robinson is looking forward to make out of his squad into a contender and to make his squad into one of the most respected and the most feared.

Looking good indeed, this squad really has the elements to succeed in this upcoming edition of MLS, which will debut two squads in the NYFC and Orlando City SC who these chaps will be playing.

at the end this club can and will outperform many of its rival and with their Manager winning attitude and focus in the game this club can fly very high and be one nightmarish squad to pay with on a one to one basis.

If everything goes as planned by Manager Carl Robinson, this club won’t be an easy foe to mess with and can redeemed itself as one tough customer to mess with, as well make its way to the league postseason if not final, they can do it!

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Monday, February 2, 2015

A Defiant Orlando City Ready to Roar in MLS with Style

Hail to the Purple Lions of Orlando City Football Club, our new chaps to make their son awaited debut in the ranks of Major League Soccer.

As many state, that soccer is back in Florida and soon will see his chaps roar in what many will witness a very heated and competed campaign this 2015.

These Lions are for real and looking ahead with many promising challenges, especially from its first ever designated player in international Brazilian sensation Kaka, already making promises of a championship run!

Very well the club getting reinforcements from left to right as well hearing rumors of a possible arrival of another top star in Ronaldinho, something not confirmed by this club and just being speculated.

Still the club did its moves and getting top class players in American Brek Shea from English Championship side Birmingham City as well the newly arrival of Colombian Cristian Higuita and Carlos Rivas.

Another great addition was North Ireland National and Huddersfield Town striker in Martin Paterson and Honduran international Bryan Rochez as their second Designated Player.

Defensively this club will have former Portland Timbers sensation in Donovan Ricketts under its posts alongside internationals Aurelien Collin both of these coming under the expansion draft and English defender and Northampton backfield in Luke Boden.

Wow and the beat goes on as this club front office is really moving pieces like in a chess match to get the best to its roster and become an all around contender and assemble a winner for top Boss Adrian Heath.

Not only in the field the OCSC is making headlines but in the ticket sales that already surpassed the 11,000 mark and among one of those important ticket holders were among former MLB slugger Ken Griffey Jr.

Another plus that this club has is in its two support groups in the Ruckus and the Iron Lion Firm ready to make history in the stands and try to be among the elite of league supporters.

With their own stadium in the works in downtown Orlando City, the Lions will have a place to call home on 2016 with a nice state of the art venue that will seat more than 19,000 fans.

For now the OCSC will play at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando with a capacity of 65,000 and maybe the Lions followers can make all sorts of record attendances with their new squad in its temporary venue as the Seattle Sounders did in their first year of inception.

Hopes are high as well optimism reigns in the Lions squad and its followers for a prime time debut and campaign overall performance to contend hopefully in the league postseason as an expansion squad.

Maybe this club can make a lot of headlines in their first campaign of inception in MLS and be a hardened squad to deal with and be as competitive as its current roster hopefully works wonders!

Welcome aboard Orlando City Soccer Club to Major league Soccer!

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Gus Poyet Sunderland’s finally See the Light!

A duel considered for the sake of salvation between two struggling entities, fighting for their permanency and keep on adding points of gold for their overall survival.

With today’s match considered vital for both squads- seeing red in their Premiership campaigns, the visiting Burnley Clarets were on their way to the Stadium of Light and try to make some noise.

Unfortunately the lads managed by Gus Poyet were really a bit determined to net three points of gold and not disappoint their follower’s, considered among the tops and most supportive in EPL circles.

This win enables the Black cats out of the danger zones of relegation and twenty thee points in their favor so far- very well a much needed win that so far keeps their hopes alive for their permanency and salvation from the last three descent positions.

So far being avoided by the Sunderland chaps, who some say it’s just pure luck or these boys really delivered in the clutch and in the best of times.

Today’s win saw in the Black Cats, a prized acquisition from American tier Toronto Reds, in Jermain Defoe who made his debut as a striker with his new squad and marked the go ahead goal.

When the Sunderland chaps start playing a strong and creative football, this squad is impossible to stop and good results show off after their matches.

Still there’s quite a way for its Manager Gus Poyet to maintain a certain continuance in his initial eleven very well try to finished in a much comfortable position in the overall table at the end of the campaign.

For now Sunderland’s Boss needs to start a certain spark or motivation that will make his boys a bit competitive and start a certain streak with a positive touch.

Nothing is impossible, as you may recall the Black Cats surprised in the Tyne Wear Derby a resurgent Newcastle United squad that in the last minute this squad got the best of this match.

That was then and now the residents of the Stadium of Light need to focus in the remaining fifteen matches of the campaign and net some important results in their quest of salvation and ultimate of feats in this campaign.

As this club motto states “Consectatio Excellentiae” or in Pursuit of Excellence, is what the Uruguayan Boss of Sunderland Association of Football is seeking this campaign once in for all and give its fans a reason to smile after displaying their patience.

This win shows how the persistence in which this club wants to persevere at the end of this campaign and achieve the ultimate of goals in their Premiership permanency.

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