Shana and I went to see the Minnesota Thunder play Miami FC tonight. The Thunder have just moved their home stadium back to the National Sports Center in Blaine. It was a good game, Minnesota has definitely gotten better over the years and won 3-1. What's also great is that the stadium at the NSC is being revamped to be more of a true soccer stadium. The best part of the night, however, was the supporters club. I've always wanted to go to a European soccer game and experience the songs, chants, and general craziness of a match. Now I can get a taste of this right here at home with the "dark clouds" supporters club complete with songs, drums, smoke bombs and flags. I'm pretty stoked to be a part of it and can't wait for the next game where I hope to join the tail gating party and the mayhem that follows! We'll see if Shana will go with me again :-) Check out
http://www.blueskysoccer.com along with
http://www.mnthunder.com/ for more info about the team and the supporters club.
Below is a photo of the construction taking place at the NSC with a the projected new sideline. I think it's going to be a great new venue for professional soccer in the Minnesota.
Now if the league would only figure out a relegation system. For those who don't know, most of the professional soccer leagues in Europe (if not all) have a relegation system. Each league has a number of divisions and in each division the top 3 teams move up and the bottom 3 move down. Anyone who wants to can start a team, they just have to start in the lowest division. After Malcolm Glazer bought Manchester United, a bunch of fans who were ticked off started their own club and I think their team is now in the third division, only two away from the top! I think there is great irony in the fact that this approach is far more in line with the spirit of the free market, especially in comparison to how professional sports are currently run in our country.
Shana and I went to see the Minnesota Thunder play Miami FC tonight. The Thunder have just moved their home stadium back to the National Sports Center in Blaine. It was a good game, Minnesota has definitely gotten better over the years and won 3-1. What's also great is that the stadium at the NSC is being revamped to be more of a true soccer stadium. The best part of the night, however, was the supporters club. I've always wanted to go to a European soccer game and experience the songs, chants, and general craziness of a match. Now I can get a taste of this right here at home with the "dark clouds" supporters club complete with songs, drums, smoke bombs and flags. I'm pretty stoked to be a part of it and can't wait for the next game where I hope to join the tail gating party and the mayhem that follows! We'll see if Shana will go with me again :-) Check out http://www.blueskysoccer.com along with http://www.mnthunder.com/ for more info about the team and the supporters club.
Below is a photo of the construction taking place at the NSC with a the projected new sideline. I think it's going to be a great new venue for professional soccer in the Minnesota.
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