Eddies dominate on the stat sheet, but not on the scoreboard 8 Apr 2017 “I’m in disbelief that we lost that game,” Miller said after the Eddies’ 1-0 loss to Jacksonville. “We battered Jacksonville for 80 minutes. We’ll play worse and win.”
FCE’s Straith looks forward to his first league game on Canadian soil 6 Apr 2017 As a member of the Canadian national side, he’s played on this country’s soil many times. But Saturday’s home opener against the Jacksonville Armada will mark the first time he’s been part of a professional club match played in his home and native land. His family is making the trip from Victoria to Edmonton to take in the game.
Armada beats FCE on Banks’s goal 2 Apr 2017 JC Banks pounced on an FC Edmonton giveaway in the middle of the park — and then made the visiting Eddies pay.
Eddies still recall pain of the 2015 Jacksonville opener 29 Mar 2017 “We now owe them one,” said Miller after Wednesday’s training session at Clarke Field. “It still eats away at me that we set the NASL record of the quickest goal against in Jacksonville. We’ll try to rectify that result. We’ve done well over the last few times we’ve played down in Jacksonville. They’ve got one or two changes on their team, but we have to go down there with the mindset that we’ll get three points."
Manchester camp: Eddies enjoying more “freedom” in their attack 20 Mar 2017 With Ledgerwood off to play for Canada, coach Colin Miller said that fullback Netan Sansara will get the captain’s armband for the Stoke City match. Dustin Corea, who scored and set up a goal against Newcastle, will be out with a groin strain. And goalkeeper Nathan Ingham is nursing a strain in his kicking leg.
The roster is full: Miller says signings are done for the spring, hopes Straith can stay on long-term 3 Mar 2017 “We will revisit things, as we always do, in the fall season,” said Miller after FCE’s Friday training session at Commonwealth Fieldhouse. “But, as of right now, we’re good. I am delighted with the squad.”
Shiels relishes the opportunity to become FC Edmonton’s “difference-maker” 27 Feb 2017 So, did Shiels feel the weight of expectation on his shoulders when he took the field with his new Eddies teammates for the first time Monday?
Straith signs with FC Edmonton for the NASL spring season 27 Feb 2017 Immediately, Netan Sansara — the fullback signed by the Eddies earlier this year — came over to embrace Straith, the Canadian international. Both had played together last year at Norwegian side, Fredrikstad. Now, they’re teammates again.
Ledgerwood’s two new roles: FCE’s captain and fatherhood 23 Feb 2017 So, to say that this has been a season of change for the Alberta-born Canadian national-team veteran would be understatement. He’s going through the rigours of preseason training with the Eddies, while going through the same sleep patterns that most new parents have to endure — that is, little or no sleep.
Who is the player FC Edmonton coach Colin Miller said will be a “difference maker?” 23 Feb 2017 “We are looking to add two more players,” said Miller after FC Edmonton’s preseason training session Thursday at Commonwealth Fieldhouse. “One will arrive, maybe both, this weekend. That will finalize the squad that will go into the spring season. I’m excited about the group.”