Andy Loughnane, President of Austin FC, conducted a Q&A for a packed house of Austin-area soccer fans at Austin Beerworks on February 19, 2019.
We’ve got a great crowd @AustinBeerworks! pic.twitter.com/pEec19CDNW
— Austin FC (@AustinFC) February 20, 2019
Austin Anthem was live Tweeting the event…
Packed house here @AustinBeerworks. Andy Loughnane doing the Q&A.
July 2020 start date for the roster building.
Deposit for season tickets will likely begin late May of this year.#AustinFC pic.twitter.com/ErOPAmlghD— Austin Anthem (@AustinAnthem) February 20, 2019
-McKalla will be a grass field
-Will have craft beer in the stadium
-Scarves will be online at the official store soon
-No comment on USL competition. "A great developmental league."
-Technical staff will start hiring process end of year#AustinFC— Austin Anthem (@AustinAnthem) February 20, 2019
-Groundbreaking of McKalla mid-September
-No details to share on practice facility yet
-Two years from start to championship set by Atlanta United is a high standard we're shooting for.
-Supporters section is scheduled to be safe standing#AustinFC— Austin Anthem (@AustinAnthem) February 20, 2019
-Hiring Spanish communications staff to begin soon
-Austin FC will operate a developmental academy, but no club/select youth teams
-Player options will be solely dictated by staff hired
-Looking at multimodal options for transport
End of Q&A!#AustinFC— Austin Anthem (@AustinAnthem) February 20, 2019
Also during the Q&A, Andy mentioned that he was re-joining Twitter (@andyloughnane) and he fired off his first Tweet.
Hey #AustinFC supporters and #ATX friends. Looking forward to sharing club + @MLS updates as we collectively #growthelegend of @AustinFC in the @Austintexgov region. Will also occasionally share pictures of my dogs.
— Andy Loughnane (@andyloughnane) February 20, 2019