Florida Soccer Report

Please tell me why Robbie Neilson was fired again? Tampa Bay has one point in five successive USL Championship home matches and three points overall and matches in all competitions in succession with all matches played along the West Coast of Florida since Neilson was sacked. We attempt to unpack all the problems in this conversation. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with ot...

The quick collapse of the Tampa Bay Rowdies from top three side in the USL Championship at the end of July 2024 to being at the foot of the table ten months later (and looking increasingly uncompetitive) is fully discussed. Is it the fault of ownership? What about injuries? Roster construction? Management? We go through it all on this week’s podcast. This is a public episode. If you'd like to disc...

We recap a busy weekend and look ahead to the Open Cup clash at Al Lang Stadium between Tampa Bay and Orlando City. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

Thoughts on today’s draw for the Rowdies. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

Having established a division one team on the women’s side as well as a youth system for both boys and girls Fort Lauderdale United is now tackling the professional game on the men’s side. I give my thoughts on the club itself, the build out the marketing and of course very importantly, the South Florida market and how fertile it is for even more professional teams. This is a public episode. If yo...

A packed show as we review the match we were both at in St Petersburg between Tampa Bay and Miami FC, talk about other results around the state (FC Naples wins a HUGE victory over Charleston, Fort Lauderdale and the Tampa Bay Sun both have costly USL Super League losses) and have an extended discussion about the future of the Tampa Bay Rowdies due to the likely need to vacate Al Lang Stadium after...

This is the first of a series of video about the Tampa Bay Rowdies 50th Anniversary. This one focuses on how Floridians began to play and love Soccer thanks To the Rowdies success between 1975 and 1979. And how the club’s presence and legacy grew the game in other parts of the state as well. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episo...

The USL Jäegermeister Cup might be a key competition to fostering local rivalries. After speaking to so many people last night about the importance of the Tampa Bay V Fort Lauderdale rivalry to the sport’s development in this state , it felt good to see Miami FC perhaps beginning to develop a similar rivalry with Tampa Bay after many fall starts and seeming indifference. Also congratulations to FC...

Will do a full match review when I return to south Florida - quick video recap of a special anniversary night where I was able see so many old friends and witness a Bill Hamid penalty masterclass. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

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Kartik and James are back and unpack the week that was. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

Tampa Bay lost again on Saturday night, 2 to 1 at Al Lang Stadium against arch-rival Louisville City. This performance was better than the last three matches Tampa Bay has played, but we’re still not up to the standard we expect from a club that was as good as any at this level between 2020 and mid 2024. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access t...

Kartik flies solo for this short episode to give his impressions of FC Naples, seeing them in person for the first time and discusses whether the Rowdies are making any progress going forward. He also lauds the professionalism of FC Naples in its first season as Southwest Florida’s first ever professional soccer team. You can subscribe to the Florida Soccer Report on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or...

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Unfortunately, due to a family emergency I am combining both the Tampa Bay and Miami post match reports this week. There will be plenty more to discuss regarding the Tampa Bay situation in the coming days here at BT 90. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

Some thoughts on this morning’s breaking news This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

Was it a penalty or not? We relitigate once again the Blake Bodily foul toward the end of the first half in the Rowdies latest loss in Charleston as well as discuss Tampa Bay Sun’s 2-0 win over high-flying Fort Lauderdale United as well as another FC Naples win in USL League One. We also have a very special interview with new Sporting Jax Sporting Director Mark Warburton, a veteran of the English...

Two matchups involving Florida clubs in the Third Round of the US Open Cup were drawn Thursday. We discuss the Open Cup as well as lots of USL Super League news and of course preview this weekend’s monster USL Championship matchup between Tampa Bay and Charleston. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.subst...

this video is being made in response to the private questions of many of you who are confused by CDL joining NPSL while remaining committed to NISA for the fall. We have precedent for this going back to 2018 and NASL. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

We review a busy few days in Florida soccer circles. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

Audio thoughts on Tampa Bay’s sixth successive derby win against Miami FC- available here and on the Florida Soccer Report podcast stream at Apple and Spotify. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

The Rowdies performed well but were deeply unfortunate in Las Vegas but are coming off a real poor performance in Tulsa. Miami FC has not played well in USL championship play at all but performed decently in a midweek cup win. What gives tonight? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

A huge news week in Florida with more news set to come from Jacksonville later in the week. James and Kartik dive into all of it- we were both Open Cup matches Tuesday, we break down the PRO/REL push from USL, discuss Fort Lauderdale and Tampa Bay recording clean sheets in the USL Super League and unfortunately talk about lousy performances in the USL Championship from Miami and Tampa Bay. This is...

We unpack the weekend that was around the USL in Florida. A chippy affair in the Florida Derby in Fort Lauderdale was played simultaneously with FC Naples first ever Regular Season match and the opener for the new look Miami FC squad. The Rowdies match in Las Vegas featured lots of talking points and we break everything down including the squad selections and the performances of the new Tampa Bay...

Why do all the matches have to kickoff in the same window or be played the same night? We discuss that and preview the USL Super League Florida Derby while discussing the season ahead for the Rowdies, Miami FC and FC Naples. Note to paid subscribers: You can set up a stream for the Florida Soccer Report on Apple Podcasts by doing the following: Click on Library and the three dots in the top right...