Houston Dynamo Sign Multi-Year Radio Deal with Gow Media

According to David Barron at the Houston Chronicle, today the Houston Dynamo and Gow Media will announce a new multi-year deal to broadcast Houston Dynamo matches over the radio.

Most of the matches will likely be aired on KGOW - Yahoo! Sports Radio 1560, but some will also be aired on KFNC - ESPN 97.5, both of which are owned by Gow Media (which also owns the Yahoo! Sports Radio Network).

In addition to carrying most of the Dynamo matches, which will again be called by Matt Pederson, KGOW will begin airing Glenn Davis' Dynamo All-Access Show starting at 7:00 p.m. on Monday January 21, 2013. Last month, Glenn Davis moved his Soccer Matters show over to KFNC.

The Houston Dynamo's 2013 MLS Season starts at BBVA Compass Stadium on March 2nd, when they host D.C. United. The match is set to start at 7:00 p.m. local time.

Soccer Matters' Houston Dynamo Stadium Inaugural After Party at the Orange Bar

The Houston Dynamo's extended away tour to start the 2012 MLS Season came to an end with a 1-0 loss to RedBull New York last night in Harrison, New Jersey. Wednesday's loss gave the Dynamo a 2-3-2 record to start the season. While many Dynamo fans would have liked a couple more wins, or at least a couple more draws, the team's goal was to pick up at least 7 points during their first 7 away matches, and they achieved that goal. Now it is time for the Dynamo franchise and fans to stop dwelling on the past and get ready for the opening of BBVA Compass Stadium on Saturday, when the Houston Dynamo finally get to play an MLS match in a stadium of their own.

Saturday's match against D.C. United starts at 3:30 p.m. central time and will be broadcast on NBC Sports.

Following the match, Glenn Davis & Soccer Matters will be hosting the Houston Dynamo Stadium Inaugural After Party at the Orange Bar. The party begins at 6:00 p.m. central time and entertainment will be provided by DJ Sun and The Are. The Orange Bar is located at 1617 Richmond Avenue, Houston, Texas 77006.

Dominic Kinnear, Geoff Cameron, & Eddie Robinson Featured on Dynamo All Access

With the Houston Dynamo's preseason well under way, it's not surprising that last night's Dynamo All Access with Glenn Davis on Sports Talk 790 in Houston featured interviews with Geoff Cameron, Dominic Kinnear, and Eddie Robinson. If you missed last night's show, you can catch up via the podcast:

Dynamo all access 1 30 2012 Hr 1: Geoff Cameron joins Glenn on the show to talk about the National team and his performance.

Dynamo all access 1 30 2012 Hr 2: Tony Dicicco, Dominic Kinnear and Eddie Robinson are this hour of Dynamo All Access

More Stadium issues and the Super Draft

Some more fun and games in the continuing Houston soccer stadium saga. Seems Harris County has a records building located on land covered by the Letters of Intent the City signed last week. But, the good news for Dynamo fans is that the warehouse is privately owned and the landlord can kick the County out . . . so another mini-battle in the never ending City of Houston/Harris County war.

http://www.khou.com/news/local/stories/khou080114_tnt_dynamostadium.21bf80bc.html

Don't expect too much from the Dynamo on Friday's Super Draft, they sit with the 42 and 56 picks. I'm guessing that Dom will be looking to add some depth up front and maybe find a back-up goal keeper.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/soc/5454633.html

Speaking of Dominic Kinnear, he is on the ballot for the Soccer Hall of Fame's Class of 2008:

http://www.soccerhall.org/Induction/2008/eligibility.html

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/soc/5454635.html

Please note that the link to the Houston Chronicle also discusses the possible future, or lack thereof, to InterLiga, which was won by Club America (I recently covered the games held here in Houston this month for World Soccer Wrap and this Blog). Seems the players and coaches aren't happy with the tournament.

Not Dynamo related, but worth a mention, it appears that Eddie Johnson is going to Fulham:

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/story/444915.html

The unfortunate thing is that Fulham is in relegation territory right now. Can Eddie help them turn things around? Will Clint Dempsey stay on if Fulham is relegated? Please, let me know what you think. I am a Clint Dempsey fan, he has heart and drive and I think his experiences in Europe will help him and the USMNT. I would love to see this young Texan move to A.S. Roma, maybe replace Mancini (who can be spectacular on the pitch, but can also be a disaster waiting to happen) if he goes to Man City.

Here's a great article about Dempsey from Glenn Davis:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/soc/5454573.html


http://www.myspace.com/worldsoccerwrap

Points in Favor of Soccer Stadium

I pulled these off of BigSoccer, but many are originally from Glenn Davis:

1. The Dynamo organization will pay for most of the costs. The Dynamo are not asking the city to pay for the stadium construction. That's different from what the other sports teams in town did.

2. The new stadium would enable the Dynamo to bring more international games to Houston, thereby elevating Houston's international profile. All of Houston benefits from a higher international profile. The other sports teams in town can't really provide that benefit to Houston.

3. The Dynamo appeal to a diverse fan base. Houston is extremly diverse and it's good for the city to unite that diversity in support of the Dynamo.

4. The new stadium would allow the Dynamo to control scheduling of games. They can't do that at Robertson.

5. The Dynamo also needs to be able to control revenues from things like parking, concessions, and signage to function as a business. That's a reasonable need. They can't really do that effectively at Robertson.

6. The new stadium would host many other events to Houston, such as college and high school sports and special events like all-star games and championship games.

7. The stadium in the East End would promote economic redevelopment in that part of town.

8. The role of the city in this deal consists of the sort of things that the city should be doing anyway in that area: infrastructure improvements, roads, lighting, etc. Nothing that the city would do would be considered outside of the normal activities of municipal government.

9. There are no new taxes for this stadium. The Dynamo organization would pay for most of it and the city would mostly just be doing infrastructure work. The city's expenditures would come out of the existing city budgeting process.

10. Acquiring the land is a good deal for the city. The city could lease the land back to the Dynamo. It would also help spur economic development in the area which would benefit the city revenues over the long run as a result of improving the tax base.

11. This deal is nothing compared to the earlier deals with the other pro sports teams. The Dynamo are picking up most of the costs. There are no new taxes. The full costs are pretty small in comparison. This is actually all pretty cheap.

12. It's not just soccer fans who will benefit. The facility will host concerts, high school and college football, and other events.