"Bay FC today announced Albertin Montoya as the club’s first head coach.
Montoya will begin work immediately to build out the club’s complete coaching staff and roster.
He currently holds a USSF “A” License"
Pretty good local hire. Has a ton of (winning) head coaching experience at all levels, is well respected, his daughter plays for Stanford, and he's coached many of the Stanford players to an ENCL championship...he's very knowledgeable of the deep talent pool that resides in that area. He also was an interim very shortly for the Spirit while they were coach hunting previously, so he has NWSL familiarity as well.
Also, relevant to the Thorns....knows Tegan McGrady and her family. Would be more surprised if she were here next season than if she were playing for BFD (that's what we're calling them, right?) next season.
I never quite get the “Champipple” one. San Diego, right? I’m guessing “plays on champagne and SDW’s image as a glamor club” but that seems more appropriate for ACFC. When they looked sketchy I liked to call them “The Ripples” but that seems inconsistent with their current form. Still thinking about that one.
And NCC will always be The Damned (Courage). Even post-Riley.
If the Kang group succeeds in picking up Seattle I think you have to go with a “Kang East” and “Kang West”…
Right now it's OL Kang, DC Kang, and PSWST because they keep moving around Puget Sound and changing names. Bbut yeah it will get confusing if there are two Washington Kangs. Maybe "West Coast Kang" and "East Coast Kang"?
Ah. That explains it - even though it was in my age-cohort wheelhouse I kinda missed out on the classic sitcoms of my era. Well, except Mary Tyler Moore, and that was because my mom was a Huge Fan.
Bay FC has a coach:
"Bay FC today announced Albertin Montoya as the club’s first head coach.
Montoya will begin work immediately to build out the club’s complete coaching staff and roster.
He currently holds a USSF “A” License"
Pretty good local hire. Has a ton of (winning) head coaching experience at all levels, is well respected, his daughter plays for Stanford, and he's coached many of the Stanford players to an ENCL championship...he's very knowledgeable of the deep talent pool that resides in that area. He also was an interim very shortly for the Spirit while they were coach hunting previously, so he has NWSL familiarity as well.
Also, relevant to the Thorns....knows Tegan McGrady and her family. Would be more surprised if she were here next season than if she were playing for BFD (that's what we're calling them, right?) next season.
Was Inigo not available?
Nah, someone killed Inigo's father and now must prepare to die.
REVISED: Here's the official unofficial NWSL list of franchise nicknames, through the 2026 expansion:
1. ACFCNFT
2. BFD
3. Boston Market
4. Champipple
5. Courgettes
6. DC Kang
7. Gotham's Dark Night
8. KCFUBAR
9. Loovull
10. No Stars
11. Pride (In the Name of Love)
12. PSWST (Puget Sound WoSo Team)
13. Royal PITA
14. SlapDash
15. Thorns
16. Your Name Here
I never quite get the “Champipple” one. San Diego, right? I’m guessing “plays on champagne and SDW’s image as a glamor club” but that seems more appropriate for ACFC. When they looked sketchy I liked to call them “The Ripples” but that seems inconsistent with their current form. Still thinking about that one.
And NCC will always be The Damned (Courage). Even post-Riley.
If the Kang group succeeds in picking up Seattle I think you have to go with a “Kang East” and “Kang West”…
Right now it's OL Kang, DC Kang, and PSWST because they keep moving around Puget Sound and changing names. Bbut yeah it will get confusing if there are two Washington Kangs. Maybe "West Coast Kang" and "East Coast Kang"?
Champipple is a riff off your dubbing them as Ripple, both of which are classic Fred Sanford. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dTha7wTYxpg
Ah. That explains it - even though it was in my age-cohort wheelhouse I kinda missed out on the classic sitcoms of my era. Well, except Mary Tyler Moore, and that was because my mom was a Huge Fan.
Agreed "Champipple" is not understood. And "Doordash is Houston? while AC has it on their shirts.
I am not anywhere near the soccer guru like you guys. Just a fan
What else would one derisively call the Dash?
Solely based off of Christen Press' storied tenure as a Dash player. Hard Pass, or Hard Pressed.
The Middling
I've got it: SlapDash.
or 8. Royal PITAs
I would have also accepted "The Royal We" or "Le Royale with Cheese."