Austin FC

[Somnio 751]

At least Driussi did have a shot on goal in his limited minutes.  That's something I guess.

[kingkoopa6 8,372]

5 minutes ago, A-Tex Devil said:

Even Driussi’s first real ply he passed when he should have shot it. I hope he didn’t already catch our ‘itis.  Then Kolmanic. SMH. Fucking shoot the ball. 

He was wide open too. Should have handle that himself 

[gsoda3 3,266]

that kolmanic layoff was so typical.  terrible decision to sit cecilio, poch, and kolmanic when playing a 532 which is a bad decision in itself.  no true striker so let's play a formation where we need them to do more work than normal. and stanley got blown up in that formation, it wasn't good.

[RamjetFDO 10,577]

My son (FCD fan) said that the Dallas supporter boards are going ballistic because the ref blew the whistle so early to end the match.  Apparently, Papa John's gives 50% off of pizza when FCD scores 3 or more goals in a match.

Ha.

Suck it fat Dallas.

[tantric superman 4,667]

You son sounds like he escaped a seriously problematic upbringing.

[tantric superman 4,667]

I was in the Dallas supporters section across the field.  You guy looked good over there -- about 1/8 of that side of the stadium.  

An improvement over the lot we see from Houston.

[MidTexHorn 822]

This Austinite is frustrated. Trying to stay positive and realistic.  

[tantric superman 4,667]

8 hours ago, MidTexHorn said:

This Austinite is frustrated. Trying to stay positive and realistic.  

I'll get out of here since it is your thread, but as someone who was season ticket holder of the Dallas Burn from the beginning, it's a tough league not to be frustrated about.

Not really sure why it is that way, but I guess that's one more thing I don't really worry too much about.

I've never cared about the tables or results, or at least didn't after a couple of seasons.  I just enjoy some of the individual players and some of the individual games.

 

[Somnio 751]

18 hours ago, MidTexHorn said:

This Austinite is frustrated. Trying to stay positive and realistic.  

I concur.

Everytime I start to believe the team has turned the corner they have disappointed.

After Houston, I looked at the schedule and thought August was going to be the month.  Go undefeated, nearly double their points, and get into playoff contention.

At least to me it seemed reasonable at the time.

Oh well.

[ztejas 43,504]

24 minutes ago, Somnio said:

After Houston, I looked at the schedule and thought August was going to be the month.  Go undefeated, nearly double their points, and get into playoff contention.

Some of y'all need to quit counting points ahead of time. Cardinal futbol sin. 

[Napoleon 8,691]

How far along is Austin's academy?

Did they start last year?

Did they take over an existing soccer club?

There will be plenty of home growns from Central Texas in the coming decade, but it's far too early to bear fruit.

Does anyone know if San Antonio has a connection to the Dynamo, Austin, or Dallas? (Dallas has an affiliate in El Paso and Real Salt Lake has something in Arizona or New Mexico... I think.

[Brisketexan 105,161]

How far along is Austin's academy?
Did they start last year?
Did they take over an existing soccer club?
There will be plenty of home growns from Central Texas in the coming decade, but it's far too early to bear fruit.
Does anyone know if San Antonio has a connection to the Dynamo, Austin, or Dallas? (Dallas has an affiliate in El Paso and Real Salt Lake has something in Arizona or New Mexico... I think.

Academy is still SUPER young.

Along those lines….they are trying to bring in talent from outside the area in Texas (think RGV and S. Texas), but they have a HUGE need for homes to host players - the home stay program will work much like an exchange student program, except there is actually a healthy stipend to help with food and such.

If any of you fan types are interested in hosting (host families are still needed, right now), PLEASE DM ME. I’m 100% serious, we can send you the info packet and even set up a conversation with Tyson, the academy director. Austin FC needs participation from the community, not just as fans but as a genuine part of the program. This is a perfect chance for that.

[Bozo_Casanova 26,504]

1 hour ago, Somnio said:

I concur.

Everytime I start to believe the team has turned the corner they have disappointed.

After Houston, I looked at the schedule and thought August was going to be the month.  Go undefeated, nearly double their points, and get into playoff contention.

At least to me it seemed reasonable at the time.

Oh well.

Expansion team. I get it but let’s enjoy the ride. This reminds me of the Mavs in the early 80’s at the beginning of the “Shout!” era. It’s fun and it will get progressively more fun for the next few years, at least, until they draft Uwe Blab and push in all their chips on Roy Tarpley.

Edited August 9, 2021 by Bozo_Casanova

[Pasken 1,309]

13 hours ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

Expansion team. I get it but let’s enjoy the ride. This reminds me of the Mavs in the early 80’s at the beginning of the “Shout!” era. It’s fun and it will get progressively more fun for the next few years, at least, until they draft Uwe Blab and push in all their chips on Roy Tarpley.

YEP. 1st season is a gift. Don't sweat losses. 

[wood 11,227]

Welp. Heh ... 

Austin Bold rumored to relocate to Fort Worth https://3rddegree.net/austin-bold-rumoured-to-relocate-to-fort-worth

LOL. Bobby's throwing in the towel on his baby.

(couldn't find the 'Bold' thread)

Edited August 12, 2021 by wood

[utee94 15,835]

Well, bye.

 

[Horny Bull 2,760]

First start for Driussi:

 

[Horny Bull 2,760]

Driussi already taking corners for us. 
 

Edit: I guess short corners only. Someone else took the next one. 

Edited August 15, 2021 by Horny Bull

[Horny Bull 2,760]

Nice save by Stuver. 

[RamjetFDO 10,577]

So freaking close!

[Horny Bull 2,760]

So close!

[Jerry Callo 8,707]

Happy to see a shot from outside the 18.

[Chips O'Toole 1,326]

RSL has blown a couple of close shots already. 

[Chips O'Toole 1,326]

Shit nevermind. 

[RamjetFDO 10,577]

So that's what Bobby Wood has been doing.

[Horny Bull 2,760]

Dammit

 

Only the second goal of the season for Wood

Edited August 15, 2021 by Horny Bull

[Horny Bull 2,760]

Defense was close to top of the league for a while but they have been faltering lately.

[RamjetFDO 10,577]

Great quality video feed here. /sarcasm

[Chips O'Toole 1,326]

Wood went full qwop to sell that foul. 

[Chips O'Toole 1,326]

Really nice ball by Driussi on that last free kick.  Haven't seen him do much with the ball which seems to get sucked into the black hole of the right wing there it gets knocked around for a bit before passing back to midfield. 

 

That header by Wood was immaculate. 

[gsoda3 3,266]

Pochettino is futbol is dead Dani Rojas.

[RamjetFDO 10,577]

60% possession. Down by 1.

Yup. ...'bout right.

[RamjetFDO 10,577]

That's a shitty red.

[Horny Bull 2,760]

Wow. That is horseshit.

[Anastasis 23,479]

Bullshit red. 

[gsoda3 3,266]

I thought that was a red. if he gets by cascante there wasn't anyone who was going to catch up to him before getting off a shot.

[MidTexHorn 822]

At what point do you say - Claudio, you’ve put together a really shitty team that is completely incapable of scoring goals? At what point do you demand slightly more? Or am I just a demanding asshole who should be satisfied with a shitty expansion team that doesn’t score?

[Jerry Callo 8,707]

I thought that was a red. if he gets by cascante there wasn't anyone who was going to catch up to him before getting off a shot.

Agreed. Ring only caught up with him because he was on the ground.

[Brisketexan 105,161]

I thought that was a red. if he gets by cascante there wasn't anyone who was going to catch up to him before getting off a shot.

Yeah….I probably would have kept it a yellow, I but it wasn’t an irrational red.

The lack of a cohesive attack and any ability to finish…it’s fucking exhausting to watch.

[Anastasis 23,479]

of course. 

[Brisketexan 105,161]

WTF was the post game red card?

[ztejas 43,504]

Bobby Wood scored against us for a shithouse smash and grab. 

That's a good summation just checking the score. Also for this team's suckitude.

[Horny Bull 2,760]

Leg contusion for Driussi, status for next game unknown:

 

[kingkoopa6 8,372]

Dang. We suck 

 

[skittlebrau 474]

I like this style of post.

[skittlebrau 474]

On 8/14/2021 at 10:29 PM, MidTexHorn said:

At what point do you say - Claudio, you’ve put together a really shitty team that is completely incapable of scoring goals? At what point do you demand slightly more? Or am I just a demanding asshole who should be satisfied with a shitty expansion team that doesn’t score?

Finishing around 10th in the west would be consistent with most first-year expansion teams. So, we have a climb ahead of us.

[CooterBrown 18,015]

Quite amazing how demand for tickets has dropped off.  Sold my tickets to the first game for around $700 a seat.  Can't get a sniff at $29/seat for the Wednesday game. Sucking and COVID really hurt the resale market. It'll be a sell out though!

 

[Jerry Callo 8,707]

My daughters (no pics) are going to the game tomorrow night.  Oldest has been to two home games so far and been in attendance for all 7 goals scored by Verde in Q2.  I'm counting on her.  

[CooterBrown 18,015]

Right after I posted somebody grabbed my tickets at $29. 

[skittlebrau 474]

6 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

Right after I posted somebody grabbed my tickets at $29. 

Wednesday night battle for last place is not the hottest ticket. Nowhere to go but up, though.

Kyle Martino is supposed to be at Circle tomorrow night doing a thing with Street FC, a hard court league he helped start. Pickup games at 5 and 6. Kyle promised it will be a “fucking cool time” on our call about it.