Cowbridge Blue
29-11-16, 18:24
...a name from the past. Just been appointed Minnesota United's manager for their inaugural MLS season 2017.
http://www.mnufc.com/post/2016/11/29/minnesota-united-names-head-coach
Very decent player and seems to have an OK career managing in the US. Good luck, lad.
Meanwhile for anyone interested the twin cities (Minneapolis / St Paul for the uninformed) now boast at having major teams in all the US sports:
Vikings - Football - doing ok at present, opened the season with 5 straight wins but then lost 4 by just a few points to strong opponents; US Bank Stadium ($1.1billion) opened for the current season and will host Superbowl in 2018'
Twins - baseball - suffered again this summer and need new players - Target Field opened 6 seasons ago - snore
Minnesota Wild - hockey - Excel Energy Centre, opened in 2000 with 18,000 capacity. Big things expected this season.
Timberwolves - basketball - downtown multi-purpose arena, refurbished in 2014 and holds 19,000. Well supported but not successful in recent times. The women's team Minnesota Lynx is hugely successful having won 4 WNBA titles in recent years.
The University of Minnesota also has major teams (Gophers) in all the sports - just take a look at their TCF Bank Stadium which has a capacity of 50,000 and for the most part is full for each game: https://www.google.com/search?q=tcf+bank+stadium+aerial+photo&biw=1366&bih=638&tbm=isch&imgil=pyHlWWZSEkE3aM%253A%253BRdnvEpQA53zYtM%253Bh ttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.chatsports.com%25252Fb ig-ten%25252Fa%25252FMust-See-Aerial-Views-of-Every-Big-Ten-Football-Stadium-18347&source=iu&pf=m&fir=pyHlWWZSEkE3aM%253A%252CRdnvEpQA53zYtM%252C_&usg=__YZe31qOivJ3yac0fhxI_kdz-5mo%3D&ved=0ahUKEwju26T7yM7QAhUnzIMKHcIXC7MQyjcINA&ei=icU9WK7zDaeYjwTCr6yYCw#imgrc=o0BBaSKvYxaikM%3A
So let's hope Minnesota United under Adrian Heath can get things going in their new stadium (21,000) to be opened for their second MLS season in 2018.
http://www.mnufc.com/post/2016/11/29/minnesota-united-names-head-coach
Very decent player and seems to have an OK career managing in the US. Good luck, lad.
Meanwhile for anyone interested the twin cities (Minneapolis / St Paul for the uninformed) now boast at having major teams in all the US sports:
Vikings - Football - doing ok at present, opened the season with 5 straight wins but then lost 4 by just a few points to strong opponents; US Bank Stadium ($1.1billion) opened for the current season and will host Superbowl in 2018'
Twins - baseball - suffered again this summer and need new players - Target Field opened 6 seasons ago - snore
Minnesota Wild - hockey - Excel Energy Centre, opened in 2000 with 18,000 capacity. Big things expected this season.
Timberwolves - basketball - downtown multi-purpose arena, refurbished in 2014 and holds 19,000. Well supported but not successful in recent times. The women's team Minnesota Lynx is hugely successful having won 4 WNBA titles in recent years.
The University of Minnesota also has major teams (Gophers) in all the sports - just take a look at their TCF Bank Stadium which has a capacity of 50,000 and for the most part is full for each game: https://www.google.com/search?q=tcf+bank+stadium+aerial+photo&biw=1366&bih=638&tbm=isch&imgil=pyHlWWZSEkE3aM%253A%253BRdnvEpQA53zYtM%253Bh ttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.chatsports.com%25252Fb ig-ten%25252Fa%25252FMust-See-Aerial-Views-of-Every-Big-Ten-Football-Stadium-18347&source=iu&pf=m&fir=pyHlWWZSEkE3aM%253A%252CRdnvEpQA53zYtM%252C_&usg=__YZe31qOivJ3yac0fhxI_kdz-5mo%3D&ved=0ahUKEwju26T7yM7QAhUnzIMKHcIXC7MQyjcINA&ei=icU9WK7zDaeYjwTCr6yYCw#imgrc=o0BBaSKvYxaikM%3A
So let's hope Minnesota United under Adrian Heath can get things going in their new stadium (21,000) to be opened for their second MLS season in 2018.