Sandy on board with booze at RSL stadium -> Salt Lake Tribune/Rosemary Winters
Real Salt Lake has Sandy's OK to sell booze at its soccer stadium. But the team and its concessionaire Levy Restaurants will have to garner state approval to secure the four liquor licenses needed. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission meets once per month.
Your thoughts about Open Cup win -> DesNews Blog/James Edward
In the postgame press conference, Jason Kreis admitted that several players were essentially on trial for a spot in this Saturday’s line-up. He wouldn’t reveal who those players were, but what are your thoughts?
RSL defeats Quakes in Open Cup play-in, prepares to face Galaxy -> American Soccer News/Kali
However, RSL is also preparing for its first match of the season with the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday, something which Kreis also addressed. “We had a very set idea of how we were going to handle this game and Saturday night’s game compared to each other and, yes, it was a bit of a trial for some of the guys,” he said.
High-scoring clubs meet in Utah -> MLSnet
Real Salt Lake: Seitz shows his stuff in goal for RSL -> Deseret News/James Edward
"I thought we got really pretty sloppy there (in the second half) but it was a good thing for Chris Seitz because he made quite a few very nice saves, clutch saves and showed he's a big goalkeeper," said RSL coach Jason Kreis
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Daily Update: Friday May 2, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
Suite Food!
Since I am a connoiseur of stadium food (okay mainly hot dogs and nachos), I snuck over to the shindig at the stadium offices. This was an announcement of Levy Restaurants as the concessions provider and luxury suite dining provider in the new stadium. Apparantly Levy provides food for many high profile events throughout the US, including a few legendary places like Wrigley, Lambeau and Staples (okay so the last one doesn't quite fit).
All of the food was good, but I concentrated on the hot dog since I most likely won't have access to any of the fancy schmancy (technical term) fixins in the suites. They had some gourmet items there including beef tenderloin, buffalo ribeye, and red trout sliders (pictures to follow).
There were many dignitaries in attendance, and of course I didn't know who most of them were. The mayor (Tom Dolan) was there. Dave Checketts, Dean Howes and one other SCP representative was there. They gave a brief press conference and there were lots of cameras - so look for it on the news. All of the coaches, and Garth Lagerway were there. And many of the players - Talley, Morales, Espindola, Mantilla, Joy, Beckerman, Williams, Rimando and Beltran.
The highlights for me: I met James Edward and we had a brief soccer related convo. I had seen him in practice once or twice, but it was great to chat with him. And I had a brief conversation with Ian Joy. I love that guy. He has the right attitude. He asked about this blog and said he'd check it out. He also said the team was VERY disappointed over the loss, and they all feel like there is no excuse for it. They are all committed to giving their effort every time on the pitch, and not having these kindof letdowns during the season. I get the sense that there is no B/S coming from this guy.
On the suite front, it sounds like there are 32 suites totally and they are essentially sold out. There are also "foundation partners" (I think that's the term), and it sounds like we have a growing list of those that are signed up. And there is a Center Circle program, which it sounds like is similar to the Jazz 100 club. Sounds like all is well on the stadium front.
Also, there might be an extra incentive to attend the coaches show tomorrow at the construction office. So if you have a chance swing buy and check it out.
