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from March 6, 2010
MARCH 6, 2010
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Devo is all over the opening day of Rhinos training camp.

Not only does he have some quick hits on some of the players, he also has an update on the state of the press box!

It will be interesting to see how this team comes together. With so many changes from last season, you could argue that this squad is almost like an expansion club.

Although, we might be able to see if the upgraded pre-season opponents will help at all.

News & Notes:

- All I have to say to Andrew Lorei is good luck in Colorado.

- The Original Winger has the pics and Grant Wahl has the take on Landon Donovan's farewell to the home fans of Everton. And while Bruce Arena wants nothing to do with extending Landon's stay with Everton, there are reports that Chelsea might be ready to offer up around $15 million for Donovan. I hate Chelsea, so that would be tough for me to swallow.

- For that one loyal reader that was wondering: Kevin Hartman has signed with FC Dallas.

- Martin Rennie has revamped his coaching staff in Carolina.

- Chris Economides has a blog post on the USL-1 to Orlando announcement.

- ESPN's Outside the Lines takes a look at US Soccer's Project 2010.

- Could Sir Alex not only be against England, but his current employers as well? 

- Hopefully mediation will get the MLS CBA situation resolved soon.

- Martin Nash is on Steve's diet and he's dropped 15 lbs this off season.

- I like this picture of essential Timbers Army supplies.

The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author, and not necessarily those of the Rochester Rhinos or SoccerSam.com. Feel free to send any comments or complaints to news@soccersam.com. James promises to read (but not to respond) to all of them.


Camp roster is out

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There aren't a bunch of big names on the list of trialists that the Rhinos announced this morning.

And one name that some fans are already wondering why it's not there is former trialist Vincenzo Bernardo.

Rhinos head coach Bob Lilley is scheduled to appear on tomorrow's edition of Kick This!, so I'm sure that the training camp roster will be a hot topic for discussion.

Also on the show will be Rhinos owner Rob Clark to discuss the off the field state of the team and the stadium heading into 2010 and new Rhinos defensive midfielder Jonathan Greenfield who is currently playing indoors with the Baltimore Blast.

News & Notes:

- Former Rhino Greg Howes is #9 on the Top 25 USL-1 players of the decade.

- USL Live has some video from yesterday's announcement in Orlandoin regards to Steve Donner's return to the USL.

- Everton teammate Johnny Heintinga wants Landon Donovan to stay and it appears that a deal is being worked on. I hope a deal gets done that Landon can stay with Everton through the World Cup. But, I'm not invested in MLS or the LA Galaxy.

- With Don Garber talking up EPL investment in MLS and rumors starting up that Manchester City might want to invest in MLS, this look at the situation made me laugh.

- If this is what Philadelphia's stadium looks like now , will it be ready sometime in 2010?

- Charleston signed another former Rhino in Amaury Nunes.

- Minnesota has signed an assistant coach and a player-coach , along with former Thunder defender Kyle Altman.

- Tampa Bay has signed MF Stanley Nyazamba formerly of the Columbus Crew.

- Carolina has signed a forward from Northern Ireland in Tommy Stewart. 

- KC & St Louis will play a couple of pre-season games against each other.

The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author, and not necessarily those of the Rochester Rhinos or SoccerSam.com. Feel free to send any comments or complaints to news@soccersam.com. James promises to read (but not to respond) to all of them.


Oh what a news day

StuTime is short, so here are some quick hits on the news of the past 48 hrs:

- First off, congrats to Scott Vallow for being #10 in the top 25 players in the USL-1 for the decade of the 2000s.

 - Steve Donner may be back running a USL soccer club soon. Check out Devo's take on the announcement that was made today in Orlando. Jeff also has a take on the news about the audit on the financing of the construction of the stadium. Hopefully he's still fired up on Saturday morning at 11am!

- Stuart Holden is out for a while with a broken leg after yesterday's 2-1 loss to the Netherlands. Grant Wahl and Grant Wahl again , the English Press , Steve Davis , and Ives Galarcep all have takes on the game.

- At least Bolton wants to keep Holden beyond this season.

- Sir Alex isn't a big fan of England.

- Abby Wambach scored the 2nd US goal in their 3-2 win in the Algarve Cup Final versus Germany yesterday.

- Rob Clark unveils some tidbits about the Rhinos pre-season.

- Peter Wilt must have enjoyed the few times we interviewed him on Kick This!

- Former Rhino Josh Bolton has signed with the Charleston Battery.

- Some more details of the 2010 US Open Cup tournament are coming out.

The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author, and not necessarily those of the Rochester Rhinos or SoccerSam.com. Feel free to send any comments or complaints to news@soccersam.com. James promises to read (but not to respond) to all of them.


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MikeyIf you didn't know, I'm a big hockey fan. And since tomorrow is "NHL Christmas" aka the NHL trade deadline, I may be pre-occupied tomorrow.

So hopefully today's batch of internet link goodness can hold you over.

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Devo, Joe Guiliano, Andrew Battisti, Dave Cielinski, and myself got together a few weeks ago to come up with the top 20 matches in Rhinos history and now the voting is open for the fans.

And I'm with The 24th Minute who thinks that the 1999 US Open Cup Final win over Colorado should be the #1 match and that it will be a race for 2nd place.

Although, you never know......

Also, the Rhinos are planning on having some sizable announcements this week including the pre-season schedule (Rob Clark has said on the Rhinos Zone that they will play Toronto FC in Toronto and Montreal at Marina Autos Stadium), a new community initiative (aka Bill Sedgewick's pride & joy), an announcement of the training camp roster including the players that will be invited to camp looking to earn a contract, and a Rhinos partnership with a Rochester based non-profit.

So, we should have plenty of stuff to talk about on Saturday!

News & Notes:

- A couple more ex-Rhinos made the USL-1 top 25 of the decade list with David Hayes at 13 and Andrew Gregor at 12.

- If you are on the edge of your seat for a Vincenzo Bernardo update, this Twitter update is the best I've got. 

- I doubt Bob Lilley and the rest of the coaches in the USSF 2nd Division are happy that MLS has delayed the roster compliance date due to the CBA issues.

- MLS Commish Don Garber is confident a deal will get done and that Beckham will return to MLS after the World Cup.

- How does Landon Donovan play into the whole CBA situation?

- With the USMNT playing in the Netherlands tomorrow afternoon, check out this post with video clips of Clint Dempsey, Grant Wahl's Q&A with Jonathan Spector ,  and Yanks Abroad talking to JF Torres, Spector , and Stuart Holden .

- Don't look now but Jermaine Jones is hanging out with the USMNT........

- The Golden Boy is part of the USA World Cup Bid Committee.

- Do the Rhinos still own Damani Ralph's 2nd division rights?

- Miami FC have a home stadium , a new head coach , and some new players.

- Portland signed three players from a recent mini-camp.

- Pitch Invasion wonders if Red Bull Arena is the perfect MLS stadium. I'm wondering if it was built in the perfect location.....

- Two-Boys Gumede is on the market. The Rhinos should sign him just to see if Joe's head would explode during a broadcast!

The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author, and not necessarily those of the Rochester Rhinos or SoccerSam.com. Feel free to send any comments or complaints to news@soccersam.com. James promises to read (but not to respond) to all of them.



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Growing up, James was a fan of Sheffield Wednesday because they had an American midfielder by the name of John Harkes. When MLS started up, DC United became James’ team to follow because their marquee player just happened to be John Harkes.

As a student at Clarkson University, he enjoyed watching a guy who did a crazy flip throw in, and even got to play in an indoor fraternity league against him. His name.... Mike Kirmse. James is a long time season ticket holder and Kirmse will likely always be his favorite all-time Rhino.

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