Monday, February 27, 2017

First Free Agent Move Days Before Season Opener

Alamo City Press Release:


The Alamo City Soccer Club announces it has released John Goossens and signed Andres Romero (MTL)

Saturday, February 25, 2017

2017 SuperDraft Complete

Alamo City Roster Set for First Kick



The initial roster for the Alamo City Soccer Club is set now that the 2017 BSL SuperDraft is complete.  According to several sources within the club's FO, the club is "ecstatic" with how things turned out.  Looking over the list it's easy to see why.  The club has three players that will literally be the central point through which their clubs will run their attack.  Bringing back David Bingham was also a huge lift for the club while snagging Carlos Rivas in the 8th round could be a steal along the lines of Omar Cummings with the potential he's got being paired up top of Orlando's attack with Cyle Larin.  Gerso and Kadrii are players filled with plenty of potential while Quioto and Lamah were brought in to be key contributors.  Urena is the wild card and Goossens looks to be a regular in a very solid Chicago attack.  

Friday, February 17, 2017

DP Announcement and Transactions

Midfield Maestro Returns to Alamo City

Yes he's injured.  Yes it will be months before he plays this season.  No, neither of those things matter.  When thinking season-long and trying to put together a roster for the long haul, using the DP slot on Mauro Diaz makes sense.  He can occupy the IR slot on the team sheet.  Add that into consideration with the fact that it is free to slap the DP tag on him if nothing more than to retain his rights and the decision becomes even easier.  "Obviously this isn't just about retaining his rights," stated the ACSC  FO.  "We honestly feel that he'll be back this summer and will be able to contribute this season.  He's one of the best players in the league and he's an Alamo City player.  We're going to do everything we can to ensure it stays that way."

Naming Diaz as the club's 2nd DP wasn't the only move Alamo City made.  The club swapped 1st round picks with Spartans in order to nab the first overall pick in the draft.  In order to do so the club also traded their 2nd round pick to Spartans in exchange for Spartans' 4th round pick as well as selling cult hero Tommy McNamara to Spartans for 15$ in ACQ funds.  Heading into the draft Alamo City has four roster slots filled:  

Giovani Dos Santos
Jack Harrison
Mauro Manotas
Mauro Diaz



Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Alamo City Releases 2017 Kits



New Kits Reveal New Sponsor for BSL's Premier Club

You'll notice a couple of changes to the Alamo City SC kits this year.  First and foremost is that Freetail Brewing Company is the club's new primary kit sponsor.  While USAA remains as the club's overall primary and presenting corporate sponsor.  USAA will still adorn the pre-match and training tops and will be featured on a yet to be announced Major's Cup kit when the club qualifies for the competition once again.  The ever present and constantly growing supporter's culture in San Antonio is perfectly encapsulated by Freetail.  The San Antonio native brewing company has seen tremendous growth and found a natural fit with the soccer scene.  The Crocketteers, the premier supporter's group in all of soccer, have partnered with the brewer as well.  Keeping things in the community is an important part of the Alamo City philosophy and this partnership only furthers that effort.

Featured on the home kit is a shoulder strip of four stars representing the major BSL Trophies the club has won.  The away kit features a new color in the presentation and is one the club will be permanently adding to things going forward.  The kits are Pirma kits as the club and manufacturer have come to a multi year agreement.



Friday, February 3, 2017

Moving and Shaking

Alamo City Announces Off-Season Moves




The phones and emails were working over time last night as the Alamo City Battle officially made three moves.  The club first sold Benny Feilhaber to Hawaii for 20$ in ACQF.  "It was a tough decision," stated the ACSC front office.  "We love Benny, the fans love Benny, and he loves it here.  We were weighing the option of using our 2nd DP slot on Benny.  There were several conversations that took place and ultimately it was mutually deemed that this was the right move for both he and the club."  The move was made in conjunction with Alamo City and Hawaii swapping early round draft picks (Alamo City gets Hawaii's 2nd round pick and sends their own 3rd round pick to Hawaii).  The funds were then turned around and used to acquire Mauro Manotas from Capital District.  Manotas will occupy Alamo City's RE-ENTRY slot.  15$ was the ACQF price tag for a player that could potentially be the break out star of the season.  "We've had our eye on him for a while and just weren't able to acquire him.  With the funds coming in from selling Benny, we were able to make a move for Mauro and get him at a net positive cost.  He's poised to be a star in this league and Houston has set up the club to feed him the opportunities to cash in on that potential."


With the moves Alamo City's 2017 roster now consists of Jack Harrison, Giovani Dos Santos, and Mauro Manotas.  The club is still deliberating on whether or not to use their 2nd DP slot.  Alamo City officials were asked if they were still open for negotiations on the rights to their remaining players, to which they responded "absolutely."