Saint Louligans – Supporting Soccer in the St. Louis Area

Author: Matthew Bird

  • Sam Fink signs

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    Saint Louis FC bolstered the first team roster by signing Edwardsville native Sam Fink.     Born in Bridgeton MO, Fink is well known to Saint Louis FC having graduated from SLSG academy and scoring 43 goals for Edwardsville High School. Moving on to Wake Forest in North Carolina to major in health and exercise…

  • #BuiltForMLS

    #BuiltForMLS

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    I hate it. I hate everything about it. Not the MLS itself, but the pandering to it, the race to join the league. From the Sacramento hashtag of #BuiltForMLS which I find insulting to the league they are in, to Louisville Coopers describing MLS as the nirvana of American soccer, can we just take a…

  • Saint Louis State of Mind

    Saint Louis State of Mind

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    I think we can all agree that local is best. Be it small scale shopping as opposed to Walmart or a small independent local brewery instead of Inbev. We all know what the right thing to do. After the explosion of the “greed is good” in the 80’s to the global marketplace of the 90’s,…

  • Case for the defense of the kit

    Case for the defense of the kit

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    The reactions to be fair were pretty scathing. However quite frankly in my opinion, and granted it is just my opinion, very unfair. The kit was one of the major announcements that the Louligans were looking forward to and it didn’t disappoint. It was a grand affair, gentlemen in suits and ties, the who’s who…

  • T-minus 10….9….8….

    T-minus 10….9….8….

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    It’s go time. We’ve waited a long time. I’ve waited 9 months since it was announced, others will say they’ve waited 5 years since AC disappeared. Either way it’s been awhile. On the player front we’ve seen the influx coming into the club. We managed to snag Kentaro Takada for the podcast, and many of…

  • Preseason games announced

    Preseason games announced

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    Even Katniss had to train and impress the judges before the Hunger Games right? So a trial run for club and supporters alike, 4 preseason games have been announced by Saint Louis FC. We will play 3 games against fellow USLPRO teams, our near neighbors Tulsa [2] and Oklahoma City, and 1 meeting at SIUE in…

  • Schedule overview

    Schedule overview

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    So another major announcement today for Saint Louis FC  with the unveiling of our inaugural schedule. We’ve been waiting a good long time with baited breath, ready and waiting to plan road trips, tailgates, viewing parties and the like. Realistically, with the conferences split in two, and the extra 3 local rivalry games, the only realistic…

  • Meet Our Rivals

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    Now, we’ve had a lot of back and forth with the Louisville Coopers, however we have 2 other local rivals that we’re excited to drive to see our STLFC play against.  The Oklahoma City Energy Front Office The Grid It’s time to meet our fellow supporters group “The Grid” now, I don’t know what you…

  • Saint Louis FC signs Oskar Gasecki

    Saint Louis FC signs Oskar Gasecki

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    Saint Louis FC captured the signature of Oskar Gasecki for the forthcoming USLPRO season. South African born, and US/ Polish citizen, Gasecki was most recently in the Borussia Dortmund system after graduating from Western Illinois. After taking a some time out of the game to evaluate his options, Saint Louis FC was able to lure…

  • Kentaro Takada signs for Saint Louis FC

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    So, it’s official, we finally have players. One being NASL veteran Kentaro “Taka” Takada. It’s easy to see why he’s such a good fit at St Louis. He is a natural leader, veteran. However playing with the younger kids with the Minnesota United reserves in 2014, it’s the mentoring and coaching abilities that Kentaro will…