Hartford Athletic -2025

[Waquoit]

Fairfield not the only CT team with a big win today. Hartford went to San Antonio and beat 'em 2-0 to put the in the semifinals of the Cup. What cup you ask? It doesn't matter!

 

[Windham4th]

 

[Waquoit]

The highs and lows of lower-lever futbol. I go to bed celebrating one of our best wins ever and wake up to find out the star striker and leading goal-scorer is leaving for MLS. I knew we were in trouble when had that great game on national television a few weeks ago.

 

[Windham4th]

Misaligned transfer window sucks. To lose a guy before the end of a season and cup season sucks.

 

[kibblesnbits]

Did Dieng get sold to Minnesota? I haven't seen confirmation and yesterday was supposedly the close of the transfer window.

 

[Waquoit]

Did Dieng get sold to Minnesota? I haven't seen confirmation and yesterday was supposedly the close of the transfer window.

Yep. He gone.

 

[Windham4th]

They just sent ticket selling email for tomorrow to "Say goodbye to MoMo" so yep. Hopefully Edwards can keep on scoring in Dieng's absence.

 

[Waquoit]

They just sent ticket selling email for tomorrow to "Say goodbye to MoMo" so yep. Hopefully Edwards can keep on scoring in Dieng's absence.

That kid Jack who scored a brace and looked good before he got hurt will be coming back for the Rhody game.

 

[Waquoit]

Nothing better than humiliating your rivals. HA 3-0

 

[Windham4th]

What a great game. They are so fun to watch

 

[ScottBonz]

Yep. He gone.

yeah but you might not get the same price either as teams might wait for contract to expire. 300k but the 35% sell on clause could pay off big if he does well and transfers to Europe.

 

[Palatine]

Attendance listed at 5,500. The round number draws suspicion but looking at the crowd in the video it's probably pretty close. Assuming a conservative $20 average, that's $110,000 in tickets, you add in parking, drinks, merch to game income. The HA also has a decent list of sponsors Trinity Health,of course, but also The Hartford, Stanley Tools, Travelers, Liberty Bank, CocaCola Northeast and Brignole Vineyards. Is that break even? Don't know. But if they keep winning.....

 

[Waquoit]

yeah but you might not get the same price either as teams might wait for contract to expire. 300k but the 35% sell on clause could pay off big if he does well and transfers to Europe.

I have his signed jersey. That could go up as well!

 

[Waquoit]

Attendance listed at 5,500. The round number draws suspicion but looking at the crowd in the video it's probably pretty close. Assuming a conservative $20 average, that's $110,000 in tickets, you add in parking, drinks, merch to game income. The HA also has a decent list of sponsors Trinity Health,of course, but also The Hartford, Stanley Tools, Travelers, Liberty Bank, CocaCola Northeast and Brignole Vineyards. Is that break even? Don't know. But if they keep winning.....

It was that crowded. Tons of people milling around. The big story is that all the reserved seats looked sold, they're the last to sell usually and they all cost more than $20. I'm convinced that part of what made this rivalry so spicy is that it's a proxy war for UConn-PC basketball. That and the Rhody fans have been absolute choads from the start. Their making the Finals last year made them even worse. But after last night, their fanbase reminds me of Dirk Diggler at the end of Boogie Nights. This game recap from a RIFC fan is the best thing I've read all year.

 

[Windham4th]

Another big win for Hartford Athletic last night. Comeback win was huge.

Bought my tickets for Jagermeister match next week too.

 

[Waquoit]

Team of Destiny! What a difference a month makes. compare below with Post #22.

 

[Windham4th]

Big win in Jaeger Cup game. Hope they draw it as a home match tomorrow.

 

[Waquoit]

Big win in Jaeger Cup game. Hope they draw it as a home match tomorrow.

Unfortunately, no...😞

 

[Windham4th]

Unfortunately, no...😞

Not flying to Sacramento. Will catch it on ESPN+/Hulu.

Game last night took a while to get going but once they broke the scoring seal and the guy went flying into the fence it really ratcheted up the intensity. We were in Row B about 10 feet away. He hit really hard. He was lucky he missed the support beam for the railing

 

[Windham4th]

Another good performance tonight. 4-0 over MB

 

[Waquoit]

Saturday is already a sell-out!

 

[Windham4th]

Watching their games on TV it's clear that our fan base shows up more so than elsewhere.

 

[ScottBonz]

Saturday is already a sell-out!

Just the east stand right now but im sure it’ll be close. Rolling with 10 for my son’s bday.

 

[Waquoit]

Just the east stand right now but im sure it’ll be close. Rolling with 10 for my son’s bday.

We owe Pitt a thrashing. Up to 2nd in both power ratings.

ADD: Sellout days in advance!

 

[Waquoit]

I realize that most folks on the board don't care about Hartford Athletic, but that's too bad because games are a blast and HA is in the middle of their Dream Season. Like how UConn was picked to finish one from the bottom during their Dream run, Athletic was picked to come in 11th out of 12 in their conference. They even had the equivalent of the Villanova boos, when mid-season the supporters group tried to organize a boycott after a slow start. I don't think it had any impact but the fact remains they've been on a tear ever since. They even humiliated Rhody much the same way UConn humiliated PC during the Eric Murdoch spit game. HA will make the playoffs and are a threat to win the title because they've shown can win on the road. They have two draws when they played the best two teams in the league.

But right now, Saturday night is the big one: The finals of the Jagermeister Cup! This is pretty much like the NBA Cup if they let the G-League teams in. It's a 10pm game. Watch Parties at Vaughn's and Dave and Busters. If the Hartford wins, I will be drinking Jager after midnight for the first time in over 35 years. There's a reason for that. Have you ever heard someone say, "I'm really glad I had that last Jager shot last night?"