It has been a while since we looked at stadium construction around the league, but today, Houston's rising downtown digs is the sole edifice in our sights. Officially, the Dynamo's new home is called BBVA Compass Stadium. The 22,000 seat stadium will host its first Dynamo match on May 12, 2012. The stadium will be shared with Texas Southern Football and other local events.

Big congratulations to Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson as he won the Sportsperson of the Year award at the 60th Oregon Sports Awards last night. I'm not quite sure on the qualifications of such an award, but it's a great accomplishment nonetheless.

Interestingly enough it looks like Merritt Paulson was the first person to receive the award for soccer since Clive Charles won it in 2002 and only the third person (and fourth time overall) somebody from the world of soccer has taken home the award since it's was created in 1957.

Time for some quick hitters from around the soccer business world. We'll start in Colorado, where the Rapids have taken a unique step to promote season tickets and reward their best customers. The team's 2013 jerseys will include the names of its 2012 season ticket holders woven into the shirts.

For those of you not lucky enough to have season tickets this year then you'll probably be relying on nabbing a few of these single game tickets. Luckily, you now have plenty of time to request February 28th off from work and get in line nice and early to ensure that you're able to attend at least a few games.

Today the Rapids had a fan event on the 16th St. Mall to announce their new initiative and club slogan. The new slogan is 'One Club' and to celebrate it they announced that anyone who buys season tickets for the 2012 season by March 1st will have their name printed on the authentic home player jerseys in 2013 and 2014 (example above).

There's something in the air at The Emirates Stadium. Arsenal Football Club has had a difficult 2012 so far, and patience for some, at least is starting to wear thin, leading to a protest that has brought puzzled expressions from elsewhere. At this lunchtime's match against Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League, a group of supporters plans to place black bin bags on seats at the ground prior to the match.

If you have been to a Fire game in the past few years, you have probably heard the steady pulse of the bass drum coming from Section 8. The man behind that beat is long time Chicago Fire fan DJ Racis. DJ has been a dedicated part of Section 8 for almost a decade. Among many other things, he is infamous for running for every Section 8 board position at the Annual General Meeting.

It's the latest, and greatest, episode of Seeing Red: The NY Soccer Roundup. This week is Mark Fishkin and Dave "The Emperor" Martinez have none other than NY Red Bulls President of Business Operations Chris Heck. Mr. Heck makes a massive 40 minute appearance here and lots of topics (Season Tickets, Harrison lawsuit, the 2012 schedule, Cosmos, etc.

Is The Board To Blame? By Lorenzo Sallows Growing concerns are manifesting themselves amongst us Gunners and these are stemming from the lack of communication we are receiving from the Arsenal Board. We pay premium prices for our season tickets, we pack pubs and bars to catch a glimpse of the team we adore, we [.

The draft is over, training camps are opening up and the season is less than two months away. It has been a while since we looked at promotional efforts around the league, so we thought the early preseason presented a good opportunity to look at ticket sales efforts as teams gear up for the start of the 2012 campaign.

If you just can't get enough Chicago Fire action with 17 home games, the option to travel to an away game is always there. Section 8 Chicago, the Independent Supporters Association for the Chicago Fire Soccer Club, has a part of their website dedicated to Away Trip planning and discussion. Once the season gets closer, Section 8 is the place to go to purchase away tickets and for some games, away game bus tickets that depart from Chicago.

Matches in the Third Round of The FA Cup frequently draw attendances that are lower than they would be otherwise. The simple fact that tickets are not usually provided as part of annual season tickets combined with the possibility of people feeling the pinch in the weeks after Christmas is usually enough to keep many away.

On the 23rd of October 2011, an idea for an app came to mind...
... the number nineteen on a red background would slowly morph into 1-6 on a sky blue background.
Less than a fortnight later and Steve Bruce and Wes Brown were needed to ensure that Sir Ferguson's 25th anniversary was marketed correctly.

Tickets for the daftly named LionsXII, sorry but it is a daft name, opening game in the Malaysia Super League against Kelantan go on sale this Friday. Again the Singapore FA have this nonsense idea that tickets will only go on sale to Singaporeans and Permanent Residents which means if I wanted to go I couldn't.

After the live Q&A session Seattle Sounders FC committed to answering the rest of the questions that were submitted by Alliance members. Many of these passed through my hands at some point, though not all. Several had to be condensed together as they covered similar issues. But in the final versions of the questions as submitted to the club through the Council or through twitter submissions they answered.

In the midst of the holiday season and American soccer's off-season now is the time to reload your fandom with these ten FBM must-haves.


And don't worry... there's still time to get all of these great things!


Hell... you can just buy these for you as well.

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The last time we reported from Kettering Town, the club was at the point of being on its knees. With the whole team having been put on the transfer list, they lost five players on loan deadline day, only to see three replacements having their transfers to the club cancelled after the club was placed under a transfer embargo.

Things seem to be escalating out of control very rapidly at Blue Square Premier club Kettering Town, where pre-season hopes of a fresh start at a new home have already evaporated, to be replaced by a sense of foreboding over so little as the short term security of the club. During the summer, Kettering's move from its traditional Rockingham Road home to Nene Park, the former home of the club's former rivals Rushden & Diamonds, eight miles from their home town, had provoked more than a few raised eyebrows.

One of the benefits of being a Philadelphia Union season ticket holder, aside from the nifty card I proudly carry in my wallet and access pre-sales and to special events as well as discounts on everything from the price of tickets, parking and team merchandise, is the Loyalty Point Program. What's that, you ask?

We are only three months into the new season, but already it feels as if history is beginning to repeat itself. In July, the county of Northamptonshire lost Rushden & Diamonds after a season of spectacular mismanagement a new club, AFC Rushden & Diamonds, has already started a youth team and is expected to begin again from the start of next season and this time around there is now a sizeable body evidence which indicates that the club that took over their Nene Park home during the summer, Kettering Town, could well be set to follow them into serious difficulties.

The Newcastle players can look forward to a bumper crowd this afternoon, with the crowd expected to exceed 50,000 for the first time this season. Alan Pardew let's hope he's doing this today too That's partly because Newcastle have sold almost 4,000 additional season tickets with their cut price offer to existing season ticket holders, and it's also because the lads [.

A NOTE FROM THE MINNESOTA STARS
THIS DEAL WAS EXPECTED TO END ON FRI NOV 4 BUT HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH TUE NOV 8.
As you may know the Minnesota Stars are the 2011 Champions of the NASL. We want you to become a loyal fan of the team and help us create something special for our 2012 title defense.

Newcastle have come out and said they they have sold almost 4,000 extra season tickets. St. James' Park That's really good news because it will see the crowd at each home game at St. James' Park that much bigger, and that will only help the players get those points. And it's good for the club too from, [.

Newcastle have come out and said they they have sold almost 4,000 extra season tickets. St. James' Park That's really good news because it will see the crowd at each home game at St. James' Park that much bigger, and that will only help the players get those points. And it's good for the club too from, [.

On the train home from Liverpool last night after their League Cup win at Everton, Chelsea supporters could have been forgiven having something on their minds. For today, considerations regarding the Champions League, the Premier League, the League Cup and even the investigation into comments which may or may not have been made by John Terry last weekend took a back step this afternoon in preference to a vote that would surely have had significant ramifications for the future of their club.

Since yesterday all current Newcastle United season ticket holders were able to purchase further season tickets at a special half-price rate according to the club's website. The move comes after a fantastic start to the season for the Magpies on the pitch, but a slightly disappointing average attendance at home games.

Newcastle have announced a half-price season ticket offer. LLambias and Ashley great gesture from the two that run the club After the best start to a Premier League season since back in 1995, existing season ticket holders can now buy as many additional season tickets as they wish, which will be half price, from 2:00 pm yesterday.

Syracuse, NY---The Syracuse Silver Knights are pleased to announce the signing of USL PRO standout Darren Toby, pending league approval. Toby, a member of the Charlotte Eagles, will travel to the welcoming city of Syracuse to prepare for the upcoming 2011-2012 indoor season.

A native of Lowlands, Trinidad and Tobago, Toby made his professional debut with the Eagles in April of 2008.

Syracuse, NY---The Syracuse Silver Knights are pleased to announce the signing of USL PRO standout Darren Toby, pending league approval. Toby, a member of the Charlotte Eagles, will travel to the welcoming city of Syracuse to prepare for the upcoming 2011-2012 indoor season.
A native of Lowlands, Trinidad and Tobago, Toby made his professional debut with the Eagles in April of 2008.

Chelsea FC directors say their club needs more season tickets as the ground isn't big enough. There is a suspicion that their Russian Oligarch wants away from financing them and it's time for them to stand on their own feet as Financial Fair Play looms large. Player's wages versus gate receipts cannot be justified if they stay where they are.

The game against Portland which will tell much of the tale of the rest of this season is Friday. But if you'd like to get a quick view of hos vice-captain Brad Davis is psyching up the 2011 Dynamo ahead of that game, check out the above video of the players touring Dynamo Park yesterday afternoon.

Just a few quick hits from around the soccer business landscape. We'll start with David Beckham, who is nearing the end of his Galaxy contract while continuing to play at a high level. ESPN.com is reporting (via the Associated Press), that Becks "personal income" from sponsor ship deals rose 30% last year.

Written by MickyDidIt89

Shrouded in a cloak of despondency as I was yesterday, to say nothing of a virus that will almost certainly condemn me to time in intensive care, I retired to bed last night with several bottles of stimulants lapping within, only to awake this morning with the thought that the only way forward was to adopt a siege mentality.

Presumably there were some onlookers last night so enraged by our inability to score as the game wore on last night that they tore up their season tickets at half-time, their apoplexy no doubt reaching such levels when we actually fell behind that they chopped off their own feet and howled for the entire team to be sacked.

South Florida Soccer fans need to get out to Lockhart Stadium this Saturday October 1, 2011 for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers playoff game versus FC Edmonton. Game starts at 7:30 pm and tickets are now available at www.strikers.com. You can also get them game day at the box office. Come out and support the Strikers as they make their NASL Championship run!

• Canetti's Corner - September 26, 2011 [Houston Dynamo]
• First-place Dynamo aware there are no guarantees [Houston Chronicle]
• Houston's late show "comes down to determination" [MLS Soccer]
• Dynamo's Cameron back in his element [Houston Chronicle]
• Distinctive steel tubing placed at Dynamo Stadium [Houston Dynamo]
• Academy College Report - Sept.

Sometimes the virtual needs to get real. Sometimes communities need to congregate. At these times, it is best to have a place to gather. A place to share space, to raise a pint and celebrate each other. We're going to tear down the digital walls and commune before the October 15th match against the San Jose Earthquakes.

Season tickets announcement

Liverpool FC will shortly be continuing the process to consolidate and clean up the Season Ticket Waiting List and hope to have completed the process by late October.

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Got Not Got Extract 1: When season tickets were made from... paper!

New book Got Not Got: The A-Z Of Lost Football Cultures, Treasures And Pleasures, by MirrorFootball contributors Derek Hammond and Gary Silke, is released later this month. Here's an exclusive extract ** Keep your cheap and nasty plastic!