I think one word may describe most New England Revolution fans these days, frustrated.

That tone probably comes from the top down as leaders of the club probably feel the same way. In a recent interview with MLS Reserves (how good is that site by the way?), Revs president Brian Bilello gave a deep sigh before talking about the Revs hopes and plans for a new soccer stadium.

Brian Bilello has perhaps the hardest job in Major League Soccer right now. As the President of the New England Revolution, he is facing down issues that many might baulk at. Bilello is tasked with returning the Revolution to the power-house it was during the mid-2000's and he has dedicated himself to that.

I don't much like Mark Willis.

It makes no difference to me that his New England Revolution rebranding effort and his recent post about "The Revs in the Age of Mutual Love" are good. Really good. (Though, just in case, perhaps you should go check them out.)

Now, please don't misunderstand, I've not met him or spoken to him and only recently found his work online.

If first impressions matter most, it is hard for New England Revolution fans to take much solace in the recent organizational reorganizational announcements.

The Revolution is viewed as being stuck in MLS 1.0, while the league has largely moved on to MLS 2.0 (or more.) Apparently, Revolution ownership seems to agree, with Robert Kraft suggesting: "Major League Soccer has evolved significantly in the last few years and while we felt we had a structure in place that had worked well earlier and led us to success, the last two years did not live up to our expectations"

However, addressing such fundamental league changes by redrawing lines on an organization chart seems more like this feels more like a reboot than a system upgrade.

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Wednesday's press conference contained much talk about the future of the club. Here are some talking points, beginning with Peter Nowak on:

Consistent lineups: "It's not that we are saying everything is fine. All we are saying is that having a starting lineup consistent, 11 guys, maybe two substitutions or three guys, you cannot win the championship with 13 guys.

Earlier this week, we posted our Q&A with Timbers VP of Marketing Cory Dolich. Today, we were fortunate to have Revs COO Brian Bilello answer some questions about the Revs marketing strategies and efforts. The Revs have really amped up their online presence in the last couple of years and have started to aggressively use Twitter as a marketing tool.