San Jose City Council Adopts EIR

Last night, the San Jose City Council adopted the Final EIR for the new Quakes stadium - a unanimous vote at that! Nice meeting coverage by Jay Hipps of Centerline Soccer

Tonight is the pre-season game vs the Dynamo at Kezar. H and I will be there warming up the drums for the season and H is bringing along some friends to introduce them to Quakes fever!

Let's Go Earthquakes....bang...bang...bang-bang-bang!

Did you feel that?

Huh? Is this the 2010 marketing phrase?

Dynamo, Timbers, Aston Villa FC

The Q's are gearing up for a couple of pre-season games coming up next week - Wed 3/17 vs Houston Dynamo (at Kezar) and Sat 3/20 vs Portland Timbers (at Buck Shaw). What can we expect from this coming season? I haven't a clue. We will have a completely different team than the one that we started with at the beginning of last season. Playoff hopes? I think we should keep those to ourselves for now.

I am looking forward to getting back into the swing of things at Buck Shaw and banging our drums loud. Sec 108 - let's rock!

I have been keeping busy with my EPL club - Aston Villa FC. I am actually the chairperson for the Aston Villa supporters club here in California called "AVFC California". Villa is still in the hunt to break the Top 4 and qualifying for the Champions League next season, made it to the League Cup final (aka Carling Cup) - but fell to Man Utd, and are making a run for the FA Cup still (semifinal match v. Chelsea in early April).


Click the image to visit AVFC California!

Quakes beat West Ham Utd

The Quakes beat EPL side West Ham United 2-nil at Upton Park during their pre-season training tour in the UK. Click on image for full story.

2010 MLS Season is Right Around the Corner

The 2010 MLS season is less than one month away now. What can we expect this season from the boys in blue? I'm feeling not all that different than when the 2009 season started - with alot of uncertainty. Alot of new players to evaluate - potentially a very different lineup than last year. There will be many happier fans with the opening of the "tailgating" parking lot this year. H and I remain in our same location - next to the KFC Corner. Let's hope that the Q's can make a run for a playoff spot this year. Since the FC Gold Pride will be playing in Hayward this year, maybe the turf at South Bay San Siro (aka Buck Shaw) will not get so beat up.

Quakes Prepare for 2010

Just heard the announcement that the Q's are headed to Phoenix AZ for a week (this coming week actually) and will have a couple of pre-season training matches vs KC Wizards. Then in March, the Q's will train for 10 days in London at the Tottenham Hotspurs training centre. I'm getting excited as the 2010 season approaches.

UEFA Champions League - Round of 16

This month will be full of UCL action - thank you H for reminding me!