Ft. Lauderdale Fighting Squids

This Friday marks the last freee weekend for one of our players.. Brad Klose. Join us on his last night of Freedom this Friday at 8pm (AFTER PRACTICE). We'll be kicking off the evening at McGuire's Hill 16 ( on the west side of Andrews Ave. A few blocks north of Broward Blvd.)

The Traveling FU team fell by a 60 point margin. Travel, injuries, and youth seemed to be the demise of the club. Players at the match commented on difficulties turning from Defense to Offense and vice versa.

FU must now regroup as they are looking at a division 3 birth in just over 10 weeks. Couple that with the weather, and park renovations the boys down in Ft. lauderdale have a hard road in front of them.

Yes Boys, the update is finally here. Florida United(FU) a combination of Ft. Lauderdale and Tampa, approved by USFooty, was a major victor in the May 10th match up of South East teams.

The FU Boys got out to a 9 goal lead by the end of the first quarter and never looked back. On a scorcher of a day, 95f, both teams felt the effects of the sun. By the time the game had settled the boys of FU had proved victorius with a win of 155-10.

FU looks forward to our next matchup July 19th in Nashville. A win here could provide a case for a Division 2 berth in the 2008 Nationals.

The weekend has passed and 3 of the best teams in the nation and the national team have all departed home. The weather has actually cooled and we've had a few days to reflect back on the accomplishments of the past weekend:

The Fighting Squids and Florida Redbacks combined this past weekend at the faststream Spring Invitational as they plan to do throughout the course of the year. The thing that impressed most players and fans was not just how well they played, but how well the two squads played together, given this was there first official grouping.

The Grounds were in prime condition and laid out East to West. While the field seemed a bit short, the width more then made up for it in the 85 degree heat and 70% humidity.  The Florida side fell early to a surge by the Baltimore/DC Eagles. However they rallied back in a surprise upset against the Denver Bulldogs in the middle of the day. A close match up seemed to slip away in the waning minutes against the New York Magpies, leaving the Unified Florida Team at 1-2 for the day agains the #1, #2, & #5 teams in the nation. With best on ground votes for the weekend going to: Alex M (RB), CJ (RB), Ryan (RB), Ryan M (SQ), John (SQ), and Phil D (SQ). The combined side from Florida showed excellent teamwork & skill.

The Sunday match up however really summed up the season to date for the Florida boys. With just 16 showing and loaning 6 from the Revos, The Florida side stayed within ~20 points final score of the Revos, a feat not accomplished the day prior by a composite of all teams. A unified Florida team looks forward to the rest of their schedule and hopes to make a serious run at either Div 2 or 3 in Colorado Springs this October.

For more information on scores and stats head over to www.usfootynews.com

A special thanks Goes out to all of the Following: Phil D (SQ), Jimmy M (SQ), Jon P (SQ), Jezza (SQ), Mike H (SQ), Cameron P (SQ), Nathan E (SQ), the morning setup Crew (SQ & RB), The Food Crew (SQ & RB),The Voice of the Squids Mark Diamond (SQ), Tom and his truck (SQ), Alex (RB), Marcus (SQ), OC (SQ), Grandpa Rich (SQ), & Everyone else that volunteered items, time, and resources.

The Fighting Squids are happy to annouce a new partnership with a local recruitment firm called Faststream recruitement Inc. The Squids are heavily vested in the maritime industry as well as the players that it brings us. 

Faststream is the leader in shipping, maritime, and marine jobs in the USA. Faststream specializes in finding and placing shipping, maritime and marine personnel in technical, commercial and operational careers. Their team of dedicated specialist recruitment consultants will help you locate and secure your next appointment, giving you advice and support throughout the whole process. Faststream’s clients have also benefited from using their services. Our consultative approach has helped many businesses successfully deliver their recruitment strategies. If you want to find out more information visit them online at http://www.faststream.us/...

Faststream is the official sponosr of the Spring Invitational now namend the Faststream Invitational going on from April 11th-April 13th in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.