The End...
This blog was started 18 months ago as a way to share our fun and antics on a road trip to our
first MLS Cup in 2005.
It was just four soccer fans that thought we had something to say and thought people would want to
read about it.
Scott Black, Scott Stucki, Steve McAfee and myself, all began this adventure for the sheer fun of
it.
Release from RSL Communications
SALT LAKE CITY (Monday, March 26, 2007) – Real Salt Lake has announced
the club will conduct its training session for Tuesday, March 27, at Rice-Eccles Stadium beginning
at 10:00 a.m. MT. All players and coaches will be made available to the media for interviews
following the training session at approximately 11:45 a.
Some of you already know that I was away in London last week to shoot the world premiere of the
Ford Films feature, Piccadilly Cowboy which opened at BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television
Arts) in London's Piccadilly Circus on Saturday, March 17th.
Leading up to the premiere, KSL 1160 and 101.9 The End ran simultanious contests to promote the
movie premiere.
Press Release from RSL Communications
Real Salt Lakeshut down Fuego 3-0
Chris Brown Strikes Again; Kreis, Tejada Convert Ballouchy Helpers
FRESNO, CA (Saturday, March 24, 2007) – Real Salt Lake rode an early Chris Brown goal and added
scores by captain Jason Kreis and Panamanian forward Luis Tejada in the second half to defeat the
USL PDL Fresno Fuego 3-0 Saturday night at Chukchansi Park in downtown Fresno.
Today Los Angeles and Toronto announced front of the jersey sponsorship deals. They are only the
3rd and 4th clubs to announce such sponsorship. The first, arguably, was Red Bull New York. Real
Salt Lake was the first true sponsorship in that Xango has no ownership interest in the team.
Toronto picked up the sponsorship of Canadian banking firm, BMO Financial.
There was a collective gasp from Real Salt Lake fans when Goldman Sachs informed everyone that they
were pulling their name from the group funding the stadium. A lot of people were saying that this
would be the death of the stadium because no one would want to invest money in this project. RSL
gave us reassurances that they had another investor lined up, but because they were unwilling to
reveal who that was, some questioned whether the investor actually existed.
RSL Press Release:
RSL Duo Part of 16-man Roster Taking Part in Weeklong Camp in Frisco, TX
SALT LAKE CITY (Thursday, March 22, 2007) – Real Salt Lake MF Freddy Adu and GK
Chris Seitz are among the 16 players taking part in the U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team training
camp that kicks off today at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, TX.
A while back Eric complained about stupid drivers. Well I wanted to show everyone what I saw as I
was driving home. While I didn't see the accident and I do not know who is at fault, someone wasn't
paying attention today. Please keep your eyes on the road and pay attention.
Be Careful
Chris
Well, it took longer than we'd hoped, and it's still a work in progress, but we're happy to
announce that we have a new podcast for your listening pleasure: The RSL Show. Chris and Scott will
be back with a new episode every week, packed with RSL news, information, interviews and other fun
stuff. Enjoy!
Click here to listen, right-click to download
Newer fans of Major League Soccer questioned why Cobi Jones felt important enough to hold a press
conference Monday announcing that this would be his final year as a professional soccer player.
After all, Jones has become something of an average player in the league, nagged by injuries and at
36 sometimes a step slower than his counterparts.
But long-time observers of the league and US Soccer know why Jones is important enough for a
year-long farewell tour.
I just got back from London about an hour ago and found a message from RSL Communications in my
inbox with a link to a new Real Salt Lake website dedicated to the "truth" about the Real Salt Lake
stadium in Sandy.
"The site is very basic as of now. Just a splash page and a FAQ section. Eventually it will
grow into a much bigger project, but for now I am just trying to educate the public and dispel some
myths.
With the beginning of the MLS season right around the corner, a few observations are in order.
Actually, one of the big observations got tired of waiting around and backed out - but there is a
new unnamed observation ready to step in, and I'm sure it will be just as noteworthy.
Is there room for both Ballouchy and Adu? The former has been given the "future of RSL" label by
fans after just one slightly-underacheiving-yet-full-of-potential season.
Saturday evening was a nice win for RSL in Los Angeles. According to the press release by the front
office, the team was firing on all cylinders. Playing a 4-5-1 lineup was very effective. While
Cunningham didn't score, his runs were dangerous and attracted the defense opening possibilities
for Klien to score 2 goals. Adu nearly scored, as did Cunningham.
f(p)=e ??
...Expectations are often a function of Perspective...
Over the past two years following RSL I've enjoyed seeing the varying expectations many fans hold
for the team. Whether it's relative diehards posting on the internet, or the guys I meet
at weekend soccer pick-up games, or co-workers, or whomever.
A source close to Major League Soccer tells me that the San Jose Earthquakes will be back for the
2008 season. They have or are close to having a stadium deal in place (no confirmation on whether
it is the anticipated site on the San Jose State campus).
Furthermore, my source tells me that AEG was not forced to move the Earthquakes, but decided that
Houston was a better market for cross-promoting their concert series.
