Big congrats to Josh Wolff. But I really can't stand Austin's fans and am looking forward to them getting trounced by LAFC.
It'll be interesting to see how we do. We beat them home and away this season - but they looked a different team vs Galaxy. Equally - I think we had one of our best games last night, so perhaps we're again in the ascendency. Either way, it's all house money at this point. Never in a million years did I think we'd come this far in just our second season. Hope all you lot have been well!! Here's hoping that you find a good replacement for Porter.
It seemed like we might finally get the NY v LA final that ol' Dong Arbor has always dreamed of. I thought we might get him to retire once his dream final happens. Sadly, not really, not this year.
#onelove I admit I went for a nice autumn walk with my wife at 2-0 and missed the end of the match. But what a season, regardless, for Austin FC. They exceeded every possible reasonable expectation for the season. They continue to prove foolish the most emphatic predictions, on-field and off, of the soccer experts, city planning gurus, and public transportation aficionados on this board. I'm happy for Josh Wolff and many of the players. But virtually any team can have one successful season in MLS. Hell, even Caleb Porter won two cups. The hard part, sustaining success, is next. I don't know if Wolff and the club is up for it. But I'm definitely intrigued to find out.
Random Twitter Great name for the FC Dallas/Austin derby. (Not my creation) pic.twitter.com/fY83MEc7MP— 3rd Degree (@3rdDegreeNet) November 1, 2022
So, so bad. Third degree is IIRC, well-known former BS stalwart Dustin Christman. His brain has clearly gone soft.
Interesting way to look at it. Only thing is they cap ranking at the total number for each category. So if no NWSL team your score isn't that high (high is bad) because there aren't many total teams.
This just popped on my feed -- this is cool-ass technology. I am curious to see if similar schemes are going to pop in places needing more than simple ass-cooling technology. https://sportstar.thehindu.com/foot...iums-crowds-odour-control/article66155469.ece
Bexar County (San Antonio) is releasing the Spurs from the obligation to pay the $5 million that they owe for not producing an MLS team. The commissioners were pretty blunt about what happened: After what commissioners called a “bamboozling” in how the MLS bid played out, the court felt it was unfair to hold the team accountable for the league's deception. According to Bobby Perez, the chief legal officer for Spurs Sports and Entertainment, there was a clause within the lease agreement for Toyota Field with Bexar County and the City of San Antonio they would pay this callback fee if they didn’t make it to MLS. The agreement was struck in 2015. “Unbeknownst to city, county, our company, MLS had sold the rights to this territory to another company, maybe circa 2013 and 2014, well before this deal was done and consummated,” Perez said during Tuesday’s commissioner's court meeting. “In 2017, almost two years after the transaction closed, MLS said, ‘San Antonio you will not be considered because the territorial rights belong to another entity,’” Perez added. Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff called it the “most degrading action” in how San Antonio was snubbed by Major League Soccer. “You built a wonderful team, you’ve given jobs to people, and MLS, we can’t hold you accountable for their skullduggery, I think it’s a fair thing for us to do," Judge Wolff said during his remarks. https://www.kens5.com/article/sport...ccer/273-4f52fd87-c202-41dc-bf41-a38ef5c89154
And people wonder why Garber gets such a cold reception here. That little ********er sold us out in 2013.
So the judge is (essentially) now saying the county shouldn't be paid five million dollars. Could there be a hidden reason as to why?
Of course we and they have always known about the five mil payment; the county had put a lot of money into Toyota Stadium with the understanding that MLS was coming but didn't want to be stuck holding the tab if it didn't happen. However, all the parties down there were operating in good faith. They believed MLS' baldfaced lies about having the inside track when, as it turned out, they were never anything more than a fallback choice if they couldn't get a stadium deal in Austin. So there are 2 things at play here: First, the Spurs got screwed over and it wasn't their fault that they were unable to land the team. They made a more than good faith effort. Which means that if it came down to a lawsuit, a local jury was likely to be very sympathetic. Secondly, the Spurs are good local. corporate citizens and partners. No good reason to get into a huge fight over a lousy 5 mil. Better to just swallow it. MLS f*cked them over, lied to everybody - publicly- and that's who they should have sued. The county DA wanted to and had the paperwork all prepared, but at the last minute the Spurs decided not to go along. Nobody knows why. But since they were the injured party - ie on the hook for the 5 million - nobody else had standing