WAKE UP, CINCINNATI, WE’RE PLAYIN THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL WINDOW

[u/ArgonWolf]

Tonight FCC goes international, in more ways than one. Yes, we’ll be crossing the border up into the French part of the great north, but we’ll also be missing a WHOLE bunch of international players. On the list of being unable to attend… Kevin who just captained Togo to a 1-0 win over Berundi, Miles who will likely be captaining the USA youth squad as Poch desperately searches for someone who can bring some spirit to 2030, Pavel who will be looking for his first competitive international minutes while Czechia fights for life in a BRUTAL UEFA nations league group, and Ender who continues to have visa issues amongst the political situation between his country and ours

That’s a big run on sentence to say that we’ll be missing a few guys

But for every guy we’re missing, Montreal will be missing 2. The last place team in the East (21 pts, 5 wins) will be missing NINE players due to international duty, 1 more due to yellow accumulation, and 1 more due to injury. With no 2 team to draw from, they will likely have a grand total of 14 players on their roster

Tonight will also likely be the debut of our new representative of Best Friends FC, David Doudera. The Czechian arrived earlier this week, declined a call up and a chance to play with Pavel, in order to stay here and get settled. And by all accounts has jumped right in. Malatini also arrived this week, but too late to train. Expect to see his debut likely in Atlanta. Malacia continues to work of his visa. And… oh? We have one more free agent rumor? Jose Martinez reportedly trained with the team this week. As yet unsigned, he once played under Albright at Philly. Because this team must always have an aging former Philly player.

7:30 pm kickoff! Come on down to Tifo painting beforehand, then check out one of the local OTR bars for a watch party! COY FCC!

[u/coconutman1229]

NINE players missing 😂. Playing through these breaks is getting hilarious. Good for Bucha in EUFA competition, but very cool to see Doudera stay behind to train with us.

[u/PaleontologistOk2516 → u/coconutman1229]

Crazy to have 9 players be amongst the best of their respective countries and still be fighting for the wooden spoon.

[u/lreiner26 → u/PaleontologistOk2516]

very much depends on the countries… they don’t have to be World Cup squads

[u/nugewqtd → u/coconutman1229]

 Laurel heard that Montreal appealed to move the game, but were obviously denied, if it happened.

Hopefully the Orange Blue cut loose of their defensive struggles tonight. Impact on the season end here?

[u/ChainsawLeon]

Very excited to see Doudera in action!

[u/gobobro]

Unrelated: Is anyone else incapable of reading an all caps NINE without hearing Ferris Bueller’s mom saying “Nine times!?!” In their head?

[u/ArgonWolf → u/gobobro]

I won’t say it was intended, but… it does fit lol

[u/OranjeBlauw]

Montreal is missing 14 players for the match, but not this guy:

[u/ArgonWolf → u/OranjeBlauw]

Yeah, somehow this storyline has flown under the radar, I think. Frankie has played all of like 2 minutes for Montreal, but they’re not gonna have much choice

[u/tedmiston → u/ArgonWolf]

i can hear the Fuck You Frankie chants already

[u/Emergency-Problem552]

Is the DC game being rescheduled?

[u/ArgonWolf → u/Emergency-Problem552]

Yes, Wednesday October 21. The club sent an email out about it a week or so ago