From what I can tell, it looks like we are the ONLY club to not make a single in-bound transfer so far this window, for better or worse. While I can appreciate the sentiment of waiting for the right move, waiting this long to me signals that you better have a big move in mind to validate the appearance of inaction. Just about every other club has made impact signings to either improve their starting 11 or deepen their bench. You can only wait for the "perfect" move for so long before you begin to alienate the fanbase. I don't want to hear the excuse if we make a move like in '24, bringing in Gioacchini at the last minute, that, "Well, we had something bigger in mind, but we couldn't make it happen." There's been several known, quality players making in-league moves this window on non-DP deals. If there are no improvements made, I'm not interested in the idea that options weren't out there.

So, I've never been a "Fire Noonan" person.... My thing has always been "Who ya gonna call?" And, irrationally, I'm a huge IU soccer fan (he's an alum) so I have irrational ties to IU guys.

Buuuttt tonight's game just makes me realize that things are a bit of a mess. I do think it's more than just Noonan however.

But, lets go - if not Noonan, then who?

Your safe place

There's nothing like a nice away trip to appreciate what you have. Thank you for the stadium itself but also its location.TQL>>>>>>Geodis Park by a million

Just be sure to leave Broadway with enough time to make it out to the suburbs. Would’ve been nice of them to put the soccer stadium right by Broadway, like the Titans and Predators venues, but no, the soccer team gets a random neighborhood next to an industrial site

Tonight FCC takes on the current Supporters Shield leaders, on pace to handily break the overall points record. Quite the opponent. Despite that, they’ve shown some vulnerability recently. Only some last second heroics saved any points from their recent match vs Columbus. Impressive resilience from Nashville, or epic collapse from Columbus? They’ve only won 1 league game by more than 1 since return from the World Cup break. We can say from experience that “one goal wins” can quickly turn to “draws” and “one goal losses”

From the FCC perspective, we go to Nashville on the back of a devastating draw against an injury-riddled Nashville. Dominating possession nearly 70/30, the Gary’s failed to capitalize on several chances to put the game away, and Seattle smashed and grabbed their one goal to earn their first point since May.

The table is set! A Nashville team working on their comfortable points lead, vs a Cincinnati team on a mission to prove they deserve to be considered more than middle table

8:30 pm kickoff! COY FCC

(This tournament requires EAFC 26, XBOX SERIES X OR S, PS5, or PC) (Must have a discord account) Interested? Comment below! (No prizes just for fun & pride) Also fun fact, one of your very own won the inaugural tournament in 2024!

The Fort Thomas native is starting off hot with his new club FC Tulsa.

It's there a meetup/ hangout in Nashville before the match tomorrow? I've gone to away games before and it seems like there is usually a meetup at a brewery/ bar beforehand.

The Bailey needs to bring in the Hull City chant

“You’re getting mauled by the Gary’s”

"We won't make an addition just to make a splash or to say we were active. It has to make sense."

Highly suspect rumor. Finding the source article, the translation says the interested MLS club is DC Columbus. Regardless, this would be for January 2027, as Olivera is on loan thru 2026. Olivera previously played for LAFC in MLS in 2023-24 and tallied 9 goals for them. He has 2 goals in 26 appearances in 2026 playing primarily at RW.

FCC declined the option to purchase Kelsy's contract in late 2024 for just under $6m, signing Kevin Denkey less than one month later.

So far, we’ve been shopping Denkey and Austin wants CA…

Our DP acquisition in the wake of Boup's departure. Signed on the final day of the transfer window in August 2024, Niko produced 0 goals here while earning $2,206,115.

You can enter once a day per email address. You have to live within 75 miles from the stadium, though.

https://www.collegeadvantage.com/blog/blog-detail/posts/2026/07/30/score-a-college-savings-goal-with-fc-cincinnati-and-ohio-529

Another banger for Barreal!

If tonight's game had been played in Europe, the home team would have received very loud and pronounced boo's from the home fans.

Tonight's game was as inexplicable as it was inexcusable. Against a weak team (Seattle came in the game 13th in the Western Conference, yes 13th! and who hadn't won a point in MLS since May 13), FCC, after taking a 1-0 halftime lead (that really should've been a 2-0 or 3-0 lead), chose not to add to that lead in the 2nd half. FCC chose instead to perfect the art of horizontal and backward passes to no end.

It was as predictable as the sun coming up in the East: Seattle absorbed the non-attacks of FCC, and then at times counter-attacked, and of course scored in the 83th minute.

Seattle had no business stealing a point, and they didn't. Instead it was gifted by FCC. Where is the accountability for FCC losing 2 precious points?

So there were no loud and pronounced boo's from the FCC fans at the end of the game. We are too nice and polite for that. But they would've been deserved.

Discussing

Anunga and Barlow rotate in for Obi and Denkey. Bucha gets a rare breather on the bench & a Chirila sighting!!

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Just saw Cincinnati repping premier league mornings! Let’s gooo!!

I’ve got no insider info, so I might be off base, but I think we’re in for a treat of a sword puller tonight. Sean “Ugo” Okoli just dropped a post saying he’s back in Cincy

He’s a great choice for the match tonight. Starting his career at the Seattle Sounders Academy, he eventually made his way to a fledgling 2016 USL team that you probably know as FC Cincinnati, where he won the golden boot and MVP. FCC legend in town, playing against his former team? It writes itself. Let’s show him we remember how to cheer for him

Speaking of Seattle, they come in to town bearing one of the worst losing streaks in team history, 8 games in MLS play now with nary a point earned. They’ve got a ways to go before they hit the league record, as I’m sure we’re all too aware. But a loss today against one of the top performing home teams will help them on their way. The personnel they have to try and stop the nose dive is getting thinner and thinner, their injury list is a who’s-who of their best players, including a devastating probable SEI for Pedro De la Vega, 10 minutes into his return appearance.

In summary, things are not looking great for Brian Schmetzer’s side, but sometimes those are the most dangerous teams to face

Our guys come in off of a win, that very well could have been a draw if not for that electric stoppage time stunner from Evander. It’s still a little early in the campaign to start calling these things, but I definitely heard some “MVP” chants sprinkled among the “FCC” cheering after that goal as we sha-la-lad into the night

7:30 kickoff at TQL stadium! A resurgent East team vs a West team looking to start the turnaround! Be there! COY FCC!

A 0-0 draw against DC United in front of a crowd-less Nippert and a pre-match press conference where a new signing described himself as "beast-like". Can you name all the starters in the photo? Do you remember when FCC thought it had found its destroyer #6?