Shameless Self-Promotion: Support Your Local Club

In lieu of other content (though it's been suggested I expand on my trips to Mexico, Jamaica, and Seattle), I'm taking a moment to do a little shameless self-promotion:

Four or so years ago, I had an idea for a t-shirt pop into my head: a doctored EPL logo on the front that said "support your local club" in place of the league name; on the back, the same phrase surrounding a big 09 (for the year) in the Prem's player name/number font. I showed it to a few friends, who thought that taking the idea a bit further with a website dedicated to the idea wouldn't be such a bad idea.

I registered a couple of domain names... and sat on them for years. Occasionally I'd do some development work on it, but then I'd get to a certain point and let it sit.

While going through my unemployed phase earlier this year, I finally decided to buckle down and finish the site. I retooled the code completely (mostly as a portfolio move), got all the data I wanted, and even put up some modest content. The site launched last month at http://www.supportyourlocalclub.com/.

I'd like this to become a resource for information about American soccer; as such, I could always use more information, including info on team-related blogs and supporters groups. Any help is appreciated.

An Apology (of sorts)

It would seem that my post about my experience at the last qualifier upset a few people. I can't say I'm disappointed by that; in fact, I'm glad that people took notice. It seems to me that it's about time that we as US supporters considered our attitudes and behaviors. However, a number of the reactions tell me that I should clarify some of the feelings I expressed in that post.

I'll start with issuing an apology. After re-reading what I wrote, I can see how people could get the impression that I was pointing my fingers entirely at the local Salt Lake supporters, including Salt City United. That certainly wasn't my intention; there's plenty of blame to go around; obviously, most people in the supporter end were not locals.

Hexy 2013, Round 6: The Disappointment in Sandy

So.... Salt Lake City.   Of all of the domestic stops in the Hex, it's the one I knew the least about.  What did I know?  Mormons, mountains, and RSL.

I'm not sure I know a lot more about the city itself after the trip; though I think I learned something about the RSL supporters in the process. I really only know one thing for sure:

One month. Three qualifiers. Nine points.

Playing Catchup

Despite the timing of my last post on this blog, I did not die in the insanity that was Azteca. There are a number of factors (and lame excuses) surrounding the fact that I haven't posted here in a while. Having been out of work for a couple of months, my head went into a bit of a tailspin; I won't bore you with details, but sometimes it felt a bit like this.

So, what's been going on with the national team during the last three months, then? Oh, not a lot, I guess...