Thank you to the Aztex U23 team for restoring a little balance! We were back at our 'ancestral' home last night to take on the El Paso Patriots at Dragon Stadium. It was great to see our young team, some familiar faces and Coach Suhnholz jumping up from the bench with his usual excitability! Goals from Leone Cruz (2)Andres Cuero and Kendell McFayden gave the fans plenty to cheer about. Thanks to River City Rangers for providing not only the half time entertainment but also some excellent ball managers.
Phil is back after a trip to Stoke City - a board meeting, the final home game and the Player Awards Night. He also delivered some Aztex jerseys to sell in the club shop. There were a couple of Stoke City fans wearing Aztex jerseys to the game against Wigan!
There has been a lot of talk and speculation about the visa situation for some of the players - the work permit process was started as soon as the players signed, it's just very drawn out and incredibly frustrating for us and the players. The good news is all the players now have their work permits approved, we are now waiting on US Embassy appointments for a couple of them to get their passports stamped. Don't you just love bureaucracy!
Tomorrow evening (6.00pm) sees us take on league leaders the Carolina Railhawks - hope to see everyone out there again making lots of noise!
Kay
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
Our time has come
One of my favorite sayings is "Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come". I have used the quote on numerous occasions, including the initial Austin Aztex press conference, but the saying has never been more true than this coming Friday!
As you know on Friday, May 8th the Aztex take on the Puerto Rico Islanders at Nelson Field. The game is going to be important to us for several reasons. It will give us the biggest test of the season so far, as I believe Puerto Rico have the quality to be near the top of the Division come the end of the season in September.
But Friday will be most important because it gives you, the Austin soccer fans, a unique platform. Friday's game will be shown "live" across the nation on Fox Soccer Channel (FSC). Around the country everyone knows that Texas is American Football country, what they don't know is that Austin is a hotbed for that other football.....soccer! They don't know we have over 30,000 kids playing the game, that we have over 9,000 adults playing every week, that we have the beginnings of a great football club in the Aztex and that we have a passionate and vocal fan base. Friday is your chance to show the whole country the passion Austin has for the beautiful game.
Bring a friend with you so the stands are full for the cameras. Come early, wear red and shout loud, because our time has come!!
Phil
As you know on Friday, May 8th the Aztex take on the Puerto Rico Islanders at Nelson Field. The game is going to be important to us for several reasons. It will give us the biggest test of the season so far, as I believe Puerto Rico have the quality to be near the top of the Division come the end of the season in September.
But Friday will be most important because it gives you, the Austin soccer fans, a unique platform. Friday's game will be shown "live" across the nation on Fox Soccer Channel (FSC). Around the country everyone knows that Texas is American Football country, what they don't know is that Austin is a hotbed for that other football.....soccer! They don't know we have over 30,000 kids playing the game, that we have over 9,000 adults playing every week, that we have the beginnings of a great football club in the Aztex and that we have a passionate and vocal fan base. Friday is your chance to show the whole country the passion Austin has for the beautiful game.
Bring a friend with you so the stands are full for the cameras. Come early, wear red and shout loud, because our time has come!!
Phil
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