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Rowdies’ games to be broadcast on Bright House Networks

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The Tampa Bay Rowdies are television stars. And they’re going to be more popular than ever. The Rowdies have reached an agreement with Bright House Sports to broadcast all of their home games this season. The Rays, Bucs and Lightning also have most of their games broadcast. More than 85,000 fans came out to Al Lang stadium to see the Rowdies in 2015.ย  With this new partnership, Rowdies soccer will now be available on television in homes St. Petersburg/Tampa/ Clearwater…

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Rowdies’ owner Bill Edwards announces spring soccer tournament

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This year, soccer season will start off with a flurry in Tampa Bay. The Rowdies announced Thursday that it would host six teams in the Suncoast Invitational, a preseason tournament that has been likened to spring training for soccer. In a news conference attended by St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman, Clearwater Mayor George Cretekos, and Pinellas County Commissioner Charlie Justice, Rowdies owner Bill Edwards announced the tournament featuring the Philadelphia Union, D.C. United of Washington, the New York City FC,…

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Rowdies hope Stuart Campbell leads to a turnaround

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There is a quiet confidence to Stuart Campbell, a certainty that this job, and this situation, is not too much for him. Good thing. The Tampa Bay Rowdies could use a bit of stability right about now. Campell, 37, sits in a dugout overlooking the field at Al Lang Field. It is his field now, and his team, and his season to save. He inherited a team in a nosedive, a team that seemingly had the joy of the game…

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Rowdies officially name Stuart Campbell to coach them out of slump

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The Tampa Bay Rowdies have a new, younger look. The Rowdies named Stuart Campbell, 37, as their head coach on Thursday, replacing the fired Thomas Rongen in an effort to stop their slide in the NASL’s Fall Season. Campbell served as interim coach in a 3-1 loss to Minnesota Saturday night, drawing favorable reviews from the Rowdies over the way he had handled the team. Campbell has been with the Rowdies since December of 2012, first as a defensive player,…

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Rowdies’ Edwards says his clock is ticking faster than ex-team bosses

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In the end, Bill Edwards did not see enough from the Tampa Bay Rowdies. And so, in an effort to jump-start his sagging soccer team, he made changes. Edwards has fired head coach Thomas Rongen and general manager Farrukh Quraishi. Stuart Campbell will serve as the Rowdies’ interim coach in their game against Minnesota Saturday night. โ€œWe had differences of opinions,” Edwards said on You Tube. โ€œTheir opinions were they had a five-year plan. I have a one-year plan. I’m…

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