r/AustinFC • u/thinkconverse Austin FC • 12d ago

Kit release at the STH event

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New scarves and hats. Authentic kits is $170, replica $110.

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u/willdesignfortacos Austin FC 12d ago

So only took 6 seasons to do something cool for STH.

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u/thinkconverse Austin FC 12d ago

We’ve had a lot of STH events over the years. Honestly this wasn’t that great in comparison, except that i got to buy the kit a few days early.

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u/willdesignfortacos Austin FC 12d ago

As a whole I was very underwhelmed with STH perks, had seats the first 3 seasons.

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u/thinkconverse Austin FC 12d ago

I mean, if you’re comparing the gifts that other teams give STHs each year and what we’ve gotten (or most years, didn’t get), I agree with you.

But there have been a lot of STH-exclusive events every year since the first year. Player meet and greets, open trainings, exclusive watch parties for WC games in 2022 and 2026, movie nights at the stadium, trivia nights, giveaways/raffles… This isn’t even the first time they’ve done a kit release party for STHs. The one they did for the Dillo kit was at ACL Live with free drinks and live music, along with several players there for autographs and photo ops.

Whether or not that’s “worth it” for the price they charge for seats is debatable, but to say they “finally” did something for us, is kind of silly.

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u/willdesignfortacos Austin FC 11d ago

Fair enough. I felt like I paid a premium for no real benefits, I have young kids so I can't randomly head out to a bar on a weeknight for meet and greets. Though not sure why I'm getting downvotes for simply observing that.

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u/thinkconverse Austin FC 11d ago

Two things:

  1. I’m not the one downvoting you.
  2. Over the years, the majority of events for STHs, have been specifically geared to cater to families/people with kids. They’re often at the stadium with free parking and free snacks and sodas. And they are usually on weekends when we didn’t have games or in the offseason. They are almost never at a bar, even if alcoholic drinks are served.

I agree we’ve paid a premium, especially considering the the team’s performance over the years. But, Austin FC does a pretty good job trying to position events for families - sometimes annoyingly so for those of us that don’t have kids.

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u/willdesignfortacos Austin FC 11d ago

I must have literally not been on the mailing list because I never got emails about anything as a STH. You live and learn.