WPSL expansion team?

Discussion in 'Austin Aztex' started by Scooter Pete, Nov 10, 2011.

  1. Scooter Pete

    Scooter Pete Member

    Apr 3, 2008
    Austin
    Club:
    Austin Aztex
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Whoa Nellie. We are going to have a women's team now? Didn't see that one coming.

    http://www.wpsl.info/news/index.php/?cat=1&id=1377

    Couldn't be happier -- put me down for tickets. My live soccer calendar (after a one-year hiatus) is quickly filling up for 2012.
     
  2. TwoMeters

    TwoMeters Member

    Jan 27, 2008
    Austin, TX
    Club:
    Austin Aztex
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah, I'm pretty excited by this news, too. It will be interesting to see how such a team shapes up. The UT women's team program seems to be trying to really build, maybe having a summer/amateur league in town (a la PDL) would help boost that, and vice versa.

    I'd expect they'll play in the "Big Sky South" division (http://www.wpsl.info/schedule/index.php?home_division=10), against rivals FC Dallas (!), Houston, Tulsa, Arkansas, Gulf Coast, etc.
     
  3. Parrothead FC

    Parrothead FC Member

    Jun 29, 2005
    Austin, Texas
    Club:
    Austin Aztex
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Very excited! Our soccer drought has ended in a big way, it seems.

    It was just a couple of months ago that I learned about the FC Dallas WPSL team. Then I discovered the existence of the Fort Worth team, which I intended to follow and support. Now with an Austin expansion team, I feel so torn... Not a bad problem to have, though.
     
  4. KillerMoth

    KillerMoth Member

    May 12, 2008
    South Austin
    Club:
    Austin Aztex
    If I understand the article correctly, it is going to be a U20 team.
     
  5. Parrothead FC

    Parrothead FC Member

    Jun 29, 2005
    Austin, Texas
    Club:
    Austin Aztex
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's confusing, but I think those are separate topics. Here's what I think is the key clause:

     
  6. Waterloo 11

    Waterloo 11 Member

    Aug 22, 2009
    Austin
    Club:
    Austin Aztex
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I like this. I'm interested to find out more about the team before they start playing in May. There's a forum dedicated to WPSL/W-league in BS.
     
  7. CplDaniel

    CplDaniel Member

    Jul 2, 2009
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'd pay to see them play. Hope that something can be put together for 2012 (seems like short notice, doesn't it?)
     

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