http://rochester.theoffside.com News from Rochester Rhinos Soccer Team Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:54:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As alessio wrote about, Darren Tilley is out. Pat Ercoli is back, but as GM. Our roster is talented, deep, and ready to make a serious run for the USL-1 Title. We're just missing one, teeny tiny crucial thing...a coach. Now I do not claim to be a genius on ... http://rochester.theoffside.com/team-news/with-a-new-general-manager-comes-the-search-for-a-coach.html And I couldn't be more pleased! Today in a press conference at the Hyatt in downtown Rochester, owner Rob Clark unveiled former manager Pat Ercoli as the new general manager of the Rochester Rhinos. Ercoli, if somehow you have forgotten, coached the team from 1996-2003, leading us to 3 A-league titles, ... http://rochester.theoffside.com/team-news/new-general-manager-unveiled.html [From Rhinossoccer.com] (Rochester, NY)… The Rochester Rhinos announced today the organization will not be entering into negotiations with head coach Darren Tilley for a new contract for the 2010 season and beyond. “We would like to thank coach Tilley for his commitment to the organization over the past two years.” says ... http://rochester.theoffside.com/team-news/major-shakeups-in-the-rhinos-organization.html Islanders 4-1 Rhinos (5-3 on aggregate) And that's how the season ends, not with a bang, but a whimper. It was always going to be difficult- Even with our leading scorer, we had extreme difficulties scoring, though 3 goals in an aggregate game is not bad, that was when the defense let ... http://rochester.theoffside.com/team-news/stagione-finita-season-over.html But all is not bad. Menyongar left the field injured today, but preliminary reports say he should be fine, he will undergo an MRI tomorrow. He still leads the league in goals, at 11. WRONG. Well, not the goals part. In morale-crushing news, league-leading goalscorer Johnny Menyongar, in his ... http://rochester.theoffside.com/team-news/menyongar-out-for-the-season.html With the end of the regular season coming up, this is the time for Darren Tilley to focus on our issues and fix them before the playoffs. It does not appear that we are resolving anything. There were two big issues that rang to me from the match. #1- Tonight, against ... http://rochester.theoffside.com/team-news/houston-we-have-a-problem-actually-several.html [From Jack Diveronica in the Democrat and Chronicle...] Pretender or contender? With five matches left in the regular season, it'd be hard to argue that the Rhinos haven't been the former this season. They've been in the middle of the pack in USL First Division for more than two months and in nine ... http://rochester.theoffside.com/team-news/towards-the-playoffs.html My, how much a year's difference makes. Late last August, I was flying pretty early out of Rochester to head back to college (I go to school in New Orleans) and I happened to see the entire Timbers team there, presumably catching a flight back to Oregon. I chatted with ... http://rochester.theoffside.com/team-news/rhinos-thrashed-4-1-at-home-by-league-leaders-portland.html All good things must come to an end, and that end came as Rochester's 7-game unbeaten streak came crashing down in from of a national audience, losing to Vancouver 3-1. The Rhinos came out and dominated the match well for the opening half an hour, creating a few good chances but ... http://rochester.theoffside.com/team-news/rhinos-fall-3-1-to-efficient-vancouver.html As the league starts separating the wheat from the chaff, the Rhinos are hitting their stride at the perfect time. Coming off a 7-game unbeaten streak in the league, the Rhinos play host tonight to the Vancouver Whitecaps, who are having a slightly-less successful season given their championship win last ... http://rochester.theoffside.com/team-news/rhinos-vancouver-to-be-on-fsc-tonight-8pm.html