Author: Ben Bromley

  • Hello, again

    This site has been dormant for a long time, a time just after I went to Black and Red United as a contractor to write about D.C. United for almost 10 years. If you look all over Twitter today, you’ll see that SBN is melting down and it looks like a bunch of the MLS…

  • Joseph Haboush signs with Al-Safa SC of the Lebanese Premier League

    The Richmond Kickers announced today that rookie midfielder Joseph Haboush has left the team to sign with Al-Safa SC of the Lebanese Premier League. Al-Safa has been the champions of the Lebanese league the past two seasons and Haboush will join them in time to participate in the AFC Cup, which is Asia’s Champions’ League.…

  • Nate Robinson to go on trial with Vaasan Palloseura of the Finnish Veikkausliiga

    Richmond Kickers winger Nate Robinson will be going on trial for three weeks with Vaasan Palloseura of the Finnish Veikkausliiga, which is the top division of Finnish soccer.  VPS is currently third in this season’s Veikkausliiga, with two games left to play after this international break. Should they stay in third place, they will qualify…

  • Henry Kalungi loan deal to the Carolina Railhawks finally complete

    After what seems like an eternity, Henry Kalungi’s loan deal to the Carolina Railhawks is finally complete. There he will join another Richmond Kickers loanee, Mike Callahan, in helping the Railhawks close out their NASL season. This will be Kalugni’s second loan stint with the Railhawks, having played in one game for them at the…

  • Matthew Delicate to leave the Richmond Kickers

    Richmond Kickers all-time leading goalscorer Matthew Delicate has told the team that he has played his last season in the River City, according to Vic Dorr of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. He anticipates offers from a number of USL Pro teams; failing that, he will retire. Delicate was apparently displeased by the manner in which his…

  • Mike Callahan to join the Carolina Railhawks on loan from the Richmond Kickers

    Another day, another Richmond Kickers player on the move. This time it is defensive midfielder Mike Callahan, who is going to North Carolina’s Triangle to join the Carolina Railhawks on loan. There are six games left in the fall season for the Railhawks, in which Callahan can hopefully propel the Railhawks past the New York…

  • Richmond Kickers’ Nate Robinson to go on trial in Finland

    Despite it being the USL Pro offseason, there is never a lack of news in Richmond Kickers land. It come out today that Kickers starlet and USL Pro Rookie of the Year Nate Robinson will be going on trial in Finland, via his twitter page: By this time next week I will be engulfed by…

  • Kickers offseason roundup, part 1

    Welcome to our first installment of the Kickers offseason roundup, where we tell you what has been happening since the season has ended and get you ready for 2013! The first bit of news from the Kickers offseason is that Shane Johnson, standout centerback, has been resigned to a multi-year deal. On the surface, this…

  • Richmond Kickers vs. Dayton Dutch Lions Game Thread

    The Richmond Kickers are back in action tonight, and Matthew Delicate has a chance to eclipse Rob Ukrop’s club record for goals scored. Both sit on 63 goals for the club, but unless Ukrop gets in a time machine, it will be Delicate’s record soon. Doing so in front of a home crowd, in a…

  • Richmond Kickers vs. Dayton Dutch Lions Preview!

    After a string of disappointing results and scrappy wins, the Richmond Kickers broke out with a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Riverhounds this past weekend. If they want to continue their streak of consecutive playoff appearances, currently at eight, alive they will have to continue their winning ways against the Dayton Dutch Lions. The Dutch…