Ain't no love at Lockhart

It was a sunny Wednesday afternoon in Ft. Lauderdale Florida when the New York Redbulls played against the Chicago Fire. Everyone who is anyone in the soccer world was there, but due to mis-communication between the Red Bulls front office and Lockhart personnel, some of them had just a little trouble getting in the door. Here's a rundown:

Eventually got in-
Fernando Clavijo - Director of soccer, Ft. Lauderdale Strikers

The Hall of fame soccer player and Strikers Director of Soccer was reported to have needed to wait for clearance to enter the stadium after the not so knowledgeable staff member refused his entry. Reliable sources say he was waiting about 20 minutes for his entry.

Martyn Lancaster - Defender, Ft Lauderdale Strikers
After about 5 minutes of waiting, he was allowed to enter Lockhart stadium (His home pitch) only under the Supervision of Miguel Lopez.


Couldn't Leave:
Bryan Arguez - Midfielder, Ft. Lauderdale Strikers

After waiting for a minute or two, another fan and I tried to help him squeeze through a locked gate. He was unsuccessful, however the fan had better luck squeezing through to sneak in.

No Reentry:
This list will get extensive, so Ill make it brief. The bus driver for the Fire was stuck outside after going to get lunch. Thomas Rongen brought some friends to the game, and were stuck outside after taking a brief trip to their car. A players agent of an unnamed Strikers player left his phone in the car... Oops.

DENIED:
Kyle "Trainwreck" Kaly - Blogger/Hooligan, Miami Ultras

The ONLY Ultra to be repeatedly thrown out of games was not even given a chance to get in.

Kartik Krishnaiyer - NASL Representative
Being friends with the PR Director for the Chicago Fire apparently didn't play out as well as hoped today when the security brought up that it was the Red Bull's call.

This seems to be a common issue with the "Mecca" of U.S. Soccer, Lockhart Stadium. HOWEVER, further issues will be addressed and fixed so HOPEFULLY this will never happen again.

Islanders lose, Miami FC sign Diego Serna, Cuauhtémoc Blanco humps a mascot and more...

Miami fans have something to be happy about as Miami FC has signed former Miami Fusion player Diego Serna!
Serna, the leading scorer in the Miami Fusion's brief existence, signed with USL-1's Miami FC on Tuesday. The club did not release the terms of the contract.''Our expectations are high,'' Miami FC general manager Luiz Muzzi said. "Hopefully he can continue in the tradition of being a supreme goal-scorer.''
In addition to Serna, the Blues also signed Facundo Erpen, a former MLS All-Star, and brought back Brazilian midfielder Leo Inacio Nunes, who joined Miami FC during the 2008 season. For more check out The Miami Herald's Total Soccer
No word yet on Pedro Faife or Reinier Alcantara, the former Cuban national team members who have been in camp with the Blues after defecting last fall.

In a total heart breaker for USL fans Mexican team Cruz Azul defeated the Puerto Rico Islanders by a penalty shoot out. Regular time ended 3-1 as Paraguayan Pablo Zeballos, Javier Orozco and César Villaluz scored for Cruz Azul while Sandy Gbandi made it interesting for the Islanders. Sad to hear about the loss but it was a good run for the Puerto Ricans who made USL proud!

Some of you may have heard about the Seattle Sounders' Fredy Montero facing sexual assault allegations... Well, our friends at MLS en Espanol have a note on Cuauhtémoc Blanco , who if you see the picture to the left is caught humping the Fire Mascot! This Vulgar little act took place during the Chicago Fire vs NY Red Bulls game. "Sparky", the Fire mascot is in therapy from what I hear...

Talk about assaults, our friend and fellow Ultra Brian Corey has written an interesting piece called "Picking a Fight" where he hammers Miami FC USL foes with extreme prejudice! (j/k of course) Here is a little:
Austin Aztex – Besides the obvious in naming your team after an extinct race of people in a location nowhere near their empire the least Austin can do is spell the name correctly.
Portland Timbers – This f***ing team was awarded an MLS bid and not Miami! They must have given Don Garber some of that stuff they’re always smoking over there.
For more go to The Miami Ultras site
Miami Fans don't forget next Saturday April 18th we have a date with history as our Miami FC start their season versus the Cleveland City Stars at Lockhart Stadium!
Don't miss it! Let's go Miami FC!