Newcastle have asked the FA for help in sorting out exactly when their two African stars have to
leave to join their countries for the African Cup of Nations. Demba Ba we need him for FAA Cup
on Saturday The tournament comes around every couple of years smack bang in the middle of the
European football season, and it seems [.
The Sun-Sentinel.com of Fort Lauderdale posted a short story last night that the FAA has agreed
to a 6-month extension of the lease of Lockhart Stadium to the Broward County School District.
As reported here earlier this month, Strikers president Tim Robbie was confident that a deal
could be struck with the FAA and that the NASL team located in Fort Lauderdale and who use Lockhart
for games and training sessions, would be staying put.
The latest Miami Ultras Alive show hosted by Pieter Brown and sidekick Uncle Ed was honored to have
Fort Lauderdale Strikers President Tim Robbie as a guest.
Pieter and Ed started off talking about WPS side MagicJack and then went on to an interview with
midfielder Brian Shriver who scored a brace and continued with a quick interview with Strikers
coach Daryl Shore.
This past Saturday the Sun Sentinel reported in it's printed version that the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) was threatening to shut down Lockhart Stadium and the adjacent Fort Lauderdale
Stadium if all stadium revenue generated by the school system (which plays High School Football
games) and the Strikers don't go to the airport.