Monday, December 14, 2020

A Cincy Fan Zone Update

 

Hey guys! It has definitely been a minute since I last wrote a post for my website. 2020 has no doubt been the craziest year of everybody’s lives and it has definitely impacted the way I upload content to the Cincy Fan Zone website. A lot has changed for me in my personal life and combining those changes with the chaos that has been 2020 has been nothing short of stressful. To be completely honest, I kicked around the idea of ending the site as finding the time to consistently create content for it became increasingly difficult throughout the year. 

 

For the first time ever, there was a major lack of written posts as I only had time to upload a weekly video and was unable to carve out the time necessary to write and upload a post. And even though there was at least one video uploaded each week, the number of videos I usually film each year dropped as there were no fans allowed at Reds games which meant there was a sharp decrease in new bobbleheads to unbox. Redsfest was also cancelled which meant no vlog of the event, and Bengals autograph shows obviously did not make a return in 2020 due to social distancing guidelines. 

 

So with the year coming to a close and 2021 on the horizon, I decided to write a quick update post on the status of the Cincy Fan Zone website. After the WWE TLC 2020 review video, I will be taking time for the holidays. As of now, the first video of the new year is scheduled to be the 2020 Bengals recap video followed by a few bobblehead review videos I uploaded in 2014 but never published. January is then scheduled to end with the 2021 Royal Rumble review video before I reassess things for February. 

 

Thank you for continuing to check out my website and sticking with me during this insane year. I hope everybody stays safe and has a healthy and happy holiday season!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Welcome to FC Cincinnati, Jaap Stam!


FC Cincinnati’s fifth season may currently be on hold, but that did not stop the team from naming a new head coach before play resumed. Jaap Stam was officially introduced as the club’s new manager, the team’s fifth in as many years. Stam takes over as head coach following the dismissal of Ron Jans earlier this year. 

Stam comes to FC Cincinnati with some coaching experience under his belt. He was the head coach of Reading from June 2016 to March 2018 and PEC Zwolle from December 2018 to May 2019. Stam looks to right the FCC ship after the team started the season with an 0-2-0 record. Assuming the season restarts and star player Jurgen Locadia is still with the orange and blue, Stam might have the greatest chance to succeed in MLS compared to the team’s previous head coaches. The 2020 FCC roster is unquestionably better than the inaugural team of last season and with proper guidance, could be a good squad.

As I write this, MLS and the Major League Soccer Players Association are reportedly working on a new collective bargaining agreement which could lead to the resumption of the sport in America. Early reports say that the MLS might conduct the rest of the 2020 season in Orlando, Florida via a tournament. Should that tournament come to fruition, Stam will have the opportunity to endear himself to FCC fans everywhere by leading the team to a tournament title.