Despite the constant threat of rain all week, it turned out to be a beautiful day down on Seagram Drive with the sun shining brightly on the stands and the United players showing even brighter lights on the field. The scoreline flattered Dayton, who could barely cross the half way line without being intercepted, tackled, and generally haggled off the ball. It lead to our Hamilton supporting visitor, James Hutton, to remark that the whole thing looked like a training […]
Members of Grand River Union met at Ethel’s Lounge on May 28th to toast the 2017 season and prepare for supporting KW United in their quest for glory. We had a great turnout, with many new faces who are excited about supporting the local team while helping to push for our own local professional soccer team. Josh Brown from the Waterloo Region Record came to join us, spending time talking to different GRU members and finding out what we’re all […]
Day: May 28 Time: 6:30pm Place: Barley Works (59 King St N, Waterloo, ON N2J 2X2) Guest Speakers: Barry Maclean (President, KW United); Nathan Martin (Writer, NSXI)
It was a weekend to remember for the seven KW United fans that went down to Michigan to cheer on our beloved boys in blue! Leaving on Friday morning, the small band of supporters made their way down across the border, through Detroit, and on to the Addison Oaks campground. Scrambling to set up the tents and campsite, the intrepid band of fans quickly jumped back into their trusty van to make their way to the first big event of […]
Grand River Union Supporters met at Ethel’s Lounge on April 6th to discuss where the SG is headed, what events we want to host, and logos/branding. We are excited about the enthusiasm that everyone demonstrated, and the eagerness to really get the ball rolling. We have a great core of people who are willing to really make things happen; all that takes to start a movement! One of the main items that we discussed was the GRU/KW United launch party. […]
Grand River Union Supporters partnered with KW Company for a bus trip to the Toronto FC home opener and had a whole lot of fun doing it! We had a full bus of soccer fans heading into Toronto; after picking up a small Guelph contingent, the bus drove to Shoeless Joes where we were able to join in the revelry of the large amount of Toronto FC fans that gather there before a match each week. Although the rain drove some […]
Levi, Adrian, and Nathan were excited to sit down on March 9th with Gill Heidary-Director of Club Operations and Co-Owner of KW United, as well as Jeff Hughes-Community Liaison, to discuss ways which Grand River Union and KW United can work together to make a professional soccer team in Kitchener-Waterloo a reality. Gill and Jeff were both open to GRU’s suggestions, and want to continue to develop a close relationship between the club and the supporters. One of the biggest […]
On March 4th, members of Grand River Union and KW Company gathered at Shoeless Joe’s in Kitchener-Waterloo to enjoy beer, fellowship, food, and footy! Shoeless was kind enough to give us a great space to watch the game, and allow us to be the rowdy bunch of soccer supporters that we wanted to be! Although TFC didn’t come away with the 3 points that we were hoping for, that did not stop us from enjoying the game and the experience […]
February 4th was a great day for Canadian soccer as the Canadian Women’s National Soccer Team faced off against Mexico for a hard-fought victory. The game was played as a celebratory match after our Women made all of Canada proud and brought home the Bronze Metal in the Brazil Olympics. Of course, what was probably more important to many of us for this game was saying goodbye to three women who have given their hearts to the Canadian team. Rhian […]
Despite some technical difficulties and a nasty bout of Canadian winter-the Grand River Union Supporters had a great first meeting! People started arriving at 7pm and began to enjoy the delicious beer brewed and served at TWB Cooperative Brewing. At 7:30pm we started our presentation in the back, which gave the group a lot to think about. Levi kicked things off with a great run-down of the history of soccer in the region. We learned that KW has the 10th […]