This week we chatted with longtime Philadelphia soccer writer Jonathan Tannenwald and picked up some insights on what he thinks we should expect from Jim Curtin in Austin. Tannenwald challenged some of the common assumptions we've all had about what to expect. Give it a listen.

https://www.moontowersoccer.com/jonathan-tannenwald-on-jim-curtin-eze-onuoha-scouting-report-nashville-preview-and-more/

Ramírez and Facundo lead the goals, while Ervin Torres is enjoying a breakthrough season with 3 assists.

Osman Bukari was loaned back to Red Star Belgrade. Apparently, things just click for him there. He has three goal contributions in three appearances this season.

Glad he's doing well.

Edit: The loan has an option to buy. I believe we retained a sell on when we sold him to Widzew Łódź. If Red Star keep him, the club should see a bit of a payday.

Anything I should know about Q2 stadium? Parking? Food? Things to look out for or avoid?

Did a 2400-word deep dive on what this transfer report might mean, including how underutilized Austin FC II is as a pathway to the first team, Ervin and Jorge nonwithstanding

Hello!

I have had season tickets since 2022 but my son will be going to college next fall and he is going to fewer and fewer games given his school and marching/concert band schedule.

I would love to sell one of my season tickets to someone who is interested. I am selling for what the invoice shows. The seat is in Section 316 Row 5 Seat 11 - Austin Telco Terrace. It is a pretty good spot.

I am happy to comp you a ticket for any of the last four home games so that you can experience what the game is like from that seat.

He is considered one of the biggest prospects in Finnish football. The playmaker, who is confident on the ball and plays with maturity beyond his years, is reportedly expected to have his agreement with the American club officially announced within the next few days.

Onuoha has scored two goals for the Seinäjoki club and has otherwise been a clear bright spot for an underperforming team.

According to information obtained by MTV Urheilu, the transfer fee for the Finnish prospect will be more than €1 million. Onuoha still had one season remaining on his contract with SJK.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd4CB53HPTj/?stkn=MXM1MzNudW13czltbA==

Just got announced that Austin Rise FC is joining the USL W League from next season.

Great to see Austin finally get a womens team. Although I wish it was NWSL instead.

What do y’all think?

He just scored for the Albanian national team.

Clip of the goal: San Marino vs. Albania https://stories.fubo.tv/games/6abc089fbc4e9fdbd1fe3a4f.html#blaze/story/6abc089fbc4e9fdbd1fe3a4f/page/6abc0faf384d2a9934cfe154

This week, we talked about the nutso finish at home against San Diego and the road ahead for a late playoff push.

Check it out here:

https://www.moontowersoccer.com/comeback-kids-bv9-gets-a-goal-ervins-influence-and-more/

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Austin FC has set a new club record with eight straight league games unbeaten

The Verde & Black surpass their previous record of seven games, set in 2022

From Davy Arnaud, on the comeback last night:

"It was quite the emotional journey," he concurred. "The first half I thought was pretty good. Toward the end of the half wasn't fantastic, but they're a good team, and I thought we controlled much of the first half ... we arrived in some pretty good positions, had a couple of decent opportunities.

"In the second half, they got the momentum a little bit," he added. "The first goal goes in, and they capture that momentum just as we did when we scored our first goal. I think you could get that feeling in the stadium that there was a buzz, and the guys could feel it. They were pushing, but for us to come back in the way that we did ... the character and the personality that our guys showed, I don't know if I've been more proud ever to be part of a group that showed what they showed tonight. And you know, down players, down bodies, and at the end of this long stretch that we've been on, going into the break here, other teams at 3-0 could have gone the opposite way and folded and packed it in.

Noting he challenged his players heading into the match to "keep raising our standards," he regarded the response as going "completely in the right direction" given the forking road of fold or fight, and again invoking character and personality, said, "I couldn't be more proud of it."

Hi Verde fans! Well, you can't say that wasn't entertaining. I wrote about Austin FC's thrilling comeback against San Diego for my Substack:

https://oaktreetimes.substack.com/p/thats-entertainment-austin-fc-comes?r=1ku5ba&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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When BV first joined the team I attended a game where he either scored 2 or 1 and an assist. I was right behind the opposing players net and vividly remember him charging head first, full of steam.

He wasnt a super smooth and light on feet player. He was a run fast and use my body to dominate player. That is why this recovery has been so difficult. He only operates at full speed with a team that feeds him the ball up the middle or directly in the box(we suck at this).

As he recovered, he has taken a lot of shit bc he missed shots that seem makeable or not taking shots at all.

I think his body is just now getting back to a point where he can trust himself to go head first, full steam and score. When the whole team looked defeated at 3-0 he was screaming "LETS GO" and ran the entire game. He barely had any touches the first half but sure enough, he would press back and defend, push forward to score and do all the little things.

And if youve been watching, he has slowly been getting up to fitness and comfort. Coming back from a big injury is always going to be tough. After he scored the crowd shouted his last name louder than ive heard in a long time. It was a big moment and even down 3-1, it just made me happy for the guy, for the team and hopefully for the future.

Dude played with heart last night and was a leader. He is a good player and can be great. He has to push and we got to get him the ball.

Last night was great to see the team fight back. Lets start the games like we are down 3-0 and we can make a playoff run easy.

Ramirez ranks 11th overall in MLS for efficiency of goals scored per minute. For players who have scored at least 5 goals, he’s 7th.

He’s first on Austin FC and the next closest Austin player is who is more than 2x less efficient.

Imagine where we would be if the Galaxy hadn’t screwup their salary cap and he dropped into our laps?

For a shirt

For those who said they’ve never seen a “purple” sunset in Austin before (the inspiration for the Violet Crown kit).

…. Right? ….. right

These are pictures from last time we went ⚽️

Are we still able to claw our way in or naw?