Drew Carey joins the board for the US World Cup Bid
ESPN is reporting that Drew Carey has joined the board for the US bid to host the games. With both Qwest and Husky Stadium on the shortened list, World Cup Soccer in Seattle is looking better and better!
Kasey Keller and Drew Carey to be on FSN’s In My Own Words
Chris Henderson was the first member of the Sounders FC organization to appear on FSN’s In My Own Words. Then there was Sigi Schmid.
Kasey Keller and Drew Carey are next.
Here is the airing schedule on FSN: Read more
my 15 minutes with drew, and a few thoughts about last nights meeting
ok, i am back. sorry for the lack of blogging. if you want to know (and i know you don’t) i have been dealing with holes in my roof over the last 2 weeks due to a new roof being put on. As you also know, some dude named noah must be building something somewhere b/c it has be raining like a mother-father. to say i haven’t been sleeping would be an understatement. have you ever dealt with sleep deprivation. it is trippy stuff man. if you could can it up and sell on the street you would be rich.
SOOOOOOO. my desire to blog was curbed quite a bit. but with that, the roof is going to be completed today, i have been catching up on my sleep, and i was able to get 15 minutes 1×1 time with drew last night before the members meeting. so there is a lot to talk about. i mean a lot. Read more
Members Association Odds ‘n Ends
So last night at the Inaugural Members Association meeting spurred some new thoughts…
1. Drew brought up how we would Name the Association. Personally, I’m a fan of “Union” but I’m not too attached to it and could live with “Members Association” or “Alliance”. (However is we go with Option #2, please read my third point below)
2. Bart Wiley also mentioned something about the Association’s new logo but the Slide Presentation was all messed up. Well are you ready for it? It’s actually been underneath our noses in email, or at least I’m using some common sense here to assume this is it. I’m also assuming that the selected name will be at the top of the black circle…
REALLY? That’s it? The Sounders FC Logo with a big fat FSN logo in the middle of it for OUR Association logo? I don’t care if FSN is the new “Production Partner” and will provide us with “behind the scenes” videos and stories. The blatant “logo creep” is horrible and wreaks of blatant commercial sell-out where none is needed. Absolutely poor. But if FSN pays for my cable, I could live with it…
Will the Membership Council please get a new logo for the Members Association. ASAP.
3. In an effort started by the Grammar Police, can we also change the name to Members‘ Association??? Yes, it is being pedantic, but it is the association for the Members, so let’s add the apostrophe to denote possession!
OK, Membership Council… get going on these issues!
Inaugural Sounders FC Members Association Meeting Recap
18,000+ Season Tickets!!!
The night started with ECS singing The Bluest Skies over the female Emmcee. Followed by the recurring video chronicling the history of Sounders FC.
Gary Wright was first up…
- Wants Seattle to be the “Capital of Soccer in the US”
- Expansion Draft is next Wednesday
- Head Coach should be announced within a month
- Starfire is a first class training facility. Tyring to be the best facility not only in the Northwest, but in the Country
- Wants Sounders FC to play in the World Club Cup not just in the US
- Alliance
- Members Association
- Union
- -Write In-
- Green Machine
- Sounders FC Band
- Sound Wave
- -Write In-
- Need 25 members to vote for you
- Will attend Quarterly Meeting
- 5 members of the Council will be a part of the Advisory Board
FSN will own the distribution rights for a variety of ancillary programming featuring Sounders FC, which include match replays and team shows, both on the network and via on-demand (VOD). FSN gains the exclusive right to replay Sounders FC matches from the time the game ends until the next Sounders FC match is played. FSN will also have the opportunity to produce and air a weekly Sounders FC show which will give Sounders FC fans a unique perspective on the club through the network’s exclusive access.
The LONE member of the Membership Council was introduced.
Drew said he would wear a Sounders FC lapel pin on The Price is Right.
He’s Wrong!
It’s possible that the person who asked the question mis-heard Harkes during the US National game, check out the comments below…
Come next year, we’ll make you happy
When he comes here next year, we’re gonna WHOOP his ass
To be honest, I don’t like it when it’s cold
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Reminder: Innaugural Membership Meeting Today
Just a quick reminder that Drew Carey will be hosting the Inaugural Sounders FC Members Meeting today.
When: Thursday, November 20th
Where: West Club Lounge @ Qwest Field
Time: 6:30pm with doors opening at 6:00pm
Parking: free in the North Lot at Qwest Field
Drew Carey on World Soccer Daily
Drew Carey at the first Membership Association Meeting in May 2008
Drew Carey, Minority Owner and Chairman of the Seattle Sounders FC Membership Association was on World Soccer Daily today with Steve & Kenny. Listen to the 42 minute interview here.
Note, the file is 25MB and the clip is 1h 48m long.
Drew joins the mp3 at the 22minute mark. He discusses…
- Falling in love with the sport
- First trip to see Rangers-Celtic in Glasgow
- Thoughts on Beckham’s impact on American Soccer
- Recaps the story of how he got involved with Joe Roth
- Time spent in Barcelona for a travel show and the story of hearing how Barça can vote out their General Manager
- Read more
A Look at the Known Sounders FC Staff
Joe Roth- Majority Owner
Adrian Hanauer- Minority Owner, General Manager
Tod Leiweke- CEO, Vulcan Sports & Entertainment
Drew Carey- Minority Owner
Gary Wright- Senior VP of Business Operations
Chris Henderson- Technical Director
Bart Wiley- Executive Director of the Membership Association
Martha Fuller- CFO
John Rizzardini- COO
Lance Lopes- Vice President/General Counsel
Gary Boyle- Director of Ticket Sales
David Wittstock- Manager of Media Relations
Darren Sawatzky- Director of Youth Development
List compiled from a various sources: Seattle Soccer Style, Seattle Seahawks Management
Drew Carey and the Membership Association
Drew Carey showed up and began on-time at Kells today to give out the details of the Sounders FC Membership Association of which he is the chairperson.
The quick details:
- All Season Ticket Holders are members of the association. Everyone who wants to be a member, will have to pay $125
- The GM is up for election every 4 years, but if 20% of the Membership asks for a recall every year, a vote will be taken
- 50% +1 will vote out the GM (and only the GM) … The Front Office hires, the Membership Fires
- There will be a Membership Council- Any member will participate in the Quarterly Meetings if 25 other members sponsor them.
- Members will have voting rights, discounts at the Team Store and Local establishments among other things including a newsletter.
Other Coverage…
Drew Carey in Town for a SoundersFC Event
Seattle Sounders owner Drew Carey will be in town this Friday, May 16 for a Sounders FC event. It will take place at Kells Irish Restaruant & Pub (1916 Post Alley) and will begin at 4:00 PM.
