Locker room talk: Soccer club executives spill secrets of success

Tampa Bay Rowdies leaders discuss the changes that have propelled the team to the top of the United Soccer League standings.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 6:00 a.m. August 16, 2019
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Mark Wemple. Brian Auld is the president of the Tampa Bay Rays and Rowdies.
Mark Wemple. Brian Auld is the president of the Tampa Bay Rays and Rowdies.
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The new-look Tampa Bay Rowdies, under the guidance of second-year head coach Neill Collins, have taken the United Soccer League by storm in 2019, cruising to a record of 13-2-7, good for sole possession of first place in the USL’s Eastern Conference.

Brian Hartz. Tampa Bay Rowdies head coach Neill Collins addresses guests of the team's Business of Soccer panel discussion Aug. 7.
Brian Hartz. Tampa Bay Rowdies head coach Neill Collins addresses guests of the team's Business of Soccer panel discussion Aug. 7.

 

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