Secretly Canadian 25 Sep 2014 The Scorpions are to the NASL what the Oakland Raiders were to the National Football League in the 1970s. They’re a bunch of so-called bad apples brought together — and then transformed into one of the best units in the league.
Seeing red in San Antonio: FCE coach Miller says lack of oversight on NASL referees is “laughable” 7 Sep 2014 “But my question is this, if someone doesn’t perform in his job, who is there to hold him accountable? I am told that, this year, in NASL there is no mechanism for us to appeal red cards. That is laughable.”
Saiko, Cann and Marcina: San Antonio Scorpions have a very Canadian feel 3 Aug 2014 “It’s exciting times to get to play in front of the fans I played in front of for four years, almost. It’s fun to see them and play in front of them,” said Saiko.
Will Shaun Saiko return to Edmonton this weekend? Colin Miller says “I couldn’t care less” 29 Jul 2014 “I couldn’t care less about Shaun Saiko anymore. We don’t pay his wages anymore. He left our club and it’s history. I have no interest in San Antonio or Shaun Saiko. I’m interested in the guys that are here. This is how I feel. These are our players, the club has moved on, the club is evolving and we’re in a good place. Unfortunately, we’re where we are in the league, but progress is being made.”
10-man Eddies fight fatigue, heat and hang on for draw in San Antonio 18 May 2014 It wasn’t FC Edmonton’s prettiest match of the season, but it might have been the club’s best effort of the season.
Love or hate the NASL’s 9-game spring-season sked, it made for a heck of an opening weekend 14 Apr 2014 Now, whether you love or hate the NASL’s decision to create a spring season in which each of the 10 teams plays a nine-game schedule — with one of the top two playoff, er, “Championship” seeds going to the league champ — there’s no doubt it brought a sense of immediacy to the opening weekend.
Yallop’s return to MLS boosts Canadian content: We now have two coaches in MLS, three in NASL 31 Oct 2013 Now that Yallop is back in the realm of the employed, he join San Jose coach Mark Watson (and Yallop’s former assistant) as Canadian coaches in MLS. Now add to that the fact there are three Canadian coaches currently employed in NASL: FC Edmonton’s Colin Miller, San Antonio Scorpions interim boss Alen Marcina and Ottawa Fury head man Marc Dos Santos. Yes, we include Dos Santos because, even though the Fury won’t begin NASL play till 2014, Dos Santos is already working to identify players and hire his staff.
Scorpions beat FC Edmonton in battle of Canadian head coaches 13 Oct 2013 And, after a lightning delay it was Alen Marcina, the San Antonio Scorpions’ interim boss, who could claim the win over FC Edmonton’s Colin Miller.
