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BurdineBandit

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You get less upset if you gave in weeks ago and just accepted that we're not making the playoffs, and it's been a silly thought for weeks now. We're one of the worst 3-4 teams in the league, and for the expansion year, overall, I think we get a pass for that. Is anybody really going to bitch if we finish 2nd to last in the table during our expansion year? We get a younger, faster CB, maybe another full/wing back to raise our floor and replace a starter, and we come back next year hopefully mid-table. 

We still don't have that 10 we're looking for. Maybe Gallagher's the guy, maybe he isn't, but we're putting our hopes on a complete unknown in Djitte as well. This team still has holes and unknowns. 

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1 hour ago, Jerry Callo said:

Nor should it.  We scored three goals.  I haven't gone back an looked, but pretty sure we would have won the majority of the games scoring three goals.  All of the sudden we can't defend for shit, but can score goals?  Working out of the back can be productive, but does not work with lazy passes or stupid mistakes.  FC Dallas is not a good team, but they punked Austin FC at home.  Everyone should be upset about that.

There’s a possibility that at 5-1, FC Dallas made some subs to give some people experience rather than whatever close out specialists they may have. 

According to this thread, Austin FC hadn’t given up more than 2 goals this season. (Don’t know if that’s accurate, but it’s been posted I believe.) If that’s the case, then YES, Austin would have won every game this year before this one. That’s almost “1st Place” level from an expansion squad. 

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4 hours ago, BurdineBandit said:

You get less upset if you gave in weeks ago and just accepted that we're not making the playoffs, and it's been a silly thought for weeks now. We're one of the worst 3-4 teams in the league, and for the expansion year, overall, I think we get a pass for that. Is anybody really going to bitch if we finish 2nd to last in the table during our expansion year? We get a younger, faster CB, maybe another full/wing back to raise our floor and replace a starter, and we come back next year hopefully mid-table. 

We still don't have that 10 we're looking for. Maybe Gallagher's the guy, maybe he isn't, but we're putting our hopes on a complete unknown in Djitte as well. This team still has holes and unknowns. 

Where are you playing Driussi, if not at 10?

 

 Wish I knew the logic that went into the expansion draft, because that’s the biggest bust in terms of missed opportunity this year.

 

- Hoesen (sucks/hurt)

- Stroud (not bad)

- Scott (playing in USL)

- Corona (Houston, WTF?)

- Kamal Miller (traded immediately)

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4 hours ago, BurdineBandit said:

Guess I mean 9, Driussi is definitely the CAM. Not quite completely there with the terminology yet, this is the first full season of domestic league play I've ever watched. 

Gotcha. It's all good!

I think it's Djitte/Gallagher from here on out unless Hoesen or Big Celery magically get healthy. Definitely a position of need in the squad going forward. Here's what I would like to see vs. Vancouver:

 

Stuver

Kolmanic - Besler - Cascante - Lima

Ring

Pochettino - Pereira

Dominguez - Driussi - Fagundez

Djitte

 

 

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Thought y'all would like this tale.

I've been driving Uber and Lyft for awhile now. Today I picked up a real old dude and his equally old friends from the Four Seasons condos downtown (destination: Jeffrey's). He got in my passenger seat and asked me if I liked soccer. I kind of grinningly responded, "yeah man I'm wearing a Chelsea hat". He then asked me what I thought of Austin FC. 

I began by saying (this was all very lighthearted in a familiarly conversational, Cheshire-cat Texan tone) "Well I mean they aren't great so far". He responded with a quip about them "struggling to put it in the back of the net". It quickly turned into us testing each other to see how deep the conversation would go - starting small with comments about a recent game and the new stadium, progressing to talk of Driussi (old guy didn't know his name but knew he was a new Argentinian signing) and how we might look going forward. At one point I said "Yeah if only we could play Portland every week!" which resulted easily in his best laugh of the short car ride. He also mentioned liking our goalie but we both agreed the FC Dallas game wasn't a great outing. 

After this had gone around and I could tell the small talk was drying up, he very earnestly says to me, "It's so great to have a professional team in this city." 

Guys: let me tell you something. This man was at least 70 and clearly both very wealthy and very white. He had at least 45 years on me and probably 50. He was either from the city that I am or had lived here for longer than me. 

And we found a common ground for 5 or 6 minutes over a fucking MLS expansion team in its first year of playing. And he absolutely beamed at both having a professional team here (the MLS didn't make a shit to this guy - this counted for him - and rightfully so) and being able to discuss it with someone who could have been his grandson.

Fuck man. I'm going to get sucked into this bullshit, aren't I? 

Let's all do me a favor - and I'll pitch in too - and not let this thing become an embarrassment. Because that 80 year old good 'ol boy out there fucks with this team just as much as the 28 year old 2nd generation Mexican-American in the supporters section shitfaced off molly and Heineken. 

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That's beautiful, man. And I think that's the real opportunity that Austin FC has. To pull people together who love this city but don't have a common experience. Had a fairly long talk with one of the Fighting Leslies guys about that a couple months ago.

Looking forward to the Houston trip this weekend. Have no expectations for the team, but spending the day with a few hundred crazy Austin people is good for the soul.

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On 9/8/2021 at 9:13 AM, skittlebrau said:

Looking forward to the Houston trip this weekend. Have no expectations for the team, but spending the day with a few hundred crazy Austin people is good for the soul.

Will be watching from home.  I hope our supporters take over Houston like the did Frisco.  I was nice watching the game and only hearing Austin FC chants coming out of the FC Dallas stadium.

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2 hours ago, Jerry Callo said:

Will be watching from home.  I hope our supporters take over Houston like the did Frisco.  I was nice watching the game and only hearing Austin FC chants coming out of the FC Dallas stadium.

Won't be as big of a crowd for several reasons (COVID, front office delay in getting a ticket link, etc) but we'll be louder than Houston for sure.

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unrelated question---but can you fit a standard college football field (100x53 yards with 2 10-yard endzones) and still have enough room for sidelines for the teams...can you fit that all onto the current pitch of Q2 stadium?  I know the dimensions of the actual FC pitch, but there's no real good way to ascertain how much space is left behind the goals/sidelines, etc.  Thanks.

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unrelated question---but can you fit a standard college football field (100x53 yards with 2 10-yard endzones) and still have enough room for sidelines for the teams...can you fit that all onto the current pitch of Q2 stadium?  I know the dimensions of the actual FC pitch, but there's no real good way to ascertain how much space is left behind the goals/sidelines, etc.  Thanks.

I don't think there is more than 6 yards of open space behind the end lines.

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On 9/9/2021 at 11:55 AM, Lobo said:

unrelated question---but can you fit a standard college football field (100x53 yards with 2 10-yard endzones) and still have enough room for sidelines for the teams...can you fit that all onto the current pitch of Q2 stadium?  I know the dimensions of the actual FC pitch, but there's no real good way to ascertain how much space is left behind the goals/sidelines, etc.  Thanks.

Dynamo stadium had visible football lines on it.

 

What a shitty performance. This team has nothing right now. Did get to see a fight in the stands and one of the trumpet players got jumped on the streets outside the stadium and has his trumpet stolen.

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20 minutes ago, skittlebrau said:

Dynamo stadium had visible football lines on it.

 

What a shitty performance. This team has nothing right now. Did get to see a fight in the stands and one of the trumpet players got jumped on the streets outside the stadium and has his trumpet stolen.

Lose the game - win the parking lot. 

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18 minutes ago, CooterBrown said:

I’ve never seen the stadium this empty 40 minutes before the game. I was worried we were too late to get a good spot in the orange lot but there were only a dozen cars parked.

At least I was able to get Valentinas. The line was only 3 people deep.

its cuz its midweek right? 

not cuz the shine is wearin off :(

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