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Steel Army Off-Season Cyberspace to Fill: What the Hounds Got right in 2015

We roll on with our off-season filler by examining three things we believe the beloved club did right this past season. 2015 was a banner year for the club, with many of the issues that  cropped up previously were being changed, eliminated, or reversed. ‘Can/Will the Hounds continue on the right path next season’ will be one of the big questions asked as the league grows and team’s fight for attention in a sports-mad city marches on. 1. Communication –  The biggest thing that improved this season was the communication.
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Steel Army Off-Season Cyberspace to Fill: What USL Got Wrong in 2015

Part two off our off-season filler takes a look at three things USL got wrong this past season. All of these are things that were preventable and need to be corrected or avoided going into 2016. You’ll also notice that everything we list here can be summed up in the idea of ‘being more professional. For as much as the league took positive strides to look more professional, now is the time to make more than superficial changes and operate a more professional league. 1. Schedule Release – Last season,
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Steel Army Off-Season Cyberspace To Fill: What USL Did Right in 2015

With two months now between us and the end of the 2015 Riverhounds season, we’ll take a look back and try to honestly evaluate three things that were done right and went wrong off-the-pitch in the last campaign. As this is off-season filler we’ll be stretching this out as long as possible by breaking this down into six parts. Enjoy… or not. What USL Did Right – 11/28 What USL Did Wrong – 12/5 What the Riverhounds Did Right – 12/12 What the Riverhounds Did Wrong – 12/19 What the
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Thanks, Mr. Nightingale

The rumors started swirling around last last week, and the confirmation came Monday morning; Richard Nightingale has stepped down as team president. While there are conflicting reports surrounding his exit, we’re of the firm belief, after speaking to multiple sources, the Richard left on his own accord to pursue another opportunity and to rejoin his family who had not made the trek with him to Pittsburgh, from Oregon. Richard reached out to our President, Maria Petrillo, last night to say his goodbyes and thanked the Army for a fun and
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Weekend Recap: Cheers

Hound’s can’t hold out. Lose 4-2 I really dragged my feet to write this post. Not because I’m angry at the loss, or sad, or some other negative emotion. In fact, after the clock hit 120, sitting at Piper’s with some friends, it didn’t take long for me feel pretty ok about the whole thing. I just don’t really have anything else to say at this point. Yeah they lost, and it sucks. I’m sure that bus ride home wasn’t too fun either. But the Hounds were the Hounds, for
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