About The Author
Hi, I'm Chris. I started this blog in January, 2008, about 15 minutes after I heard of the founding of Austin Aztex FC. I gave a little background about myself in my very first post:
After years of watching soccer played by kids (i.e., soccer played not very well), I was awestruck by the skill level and excitement I saw during matches of the 2006 World Cup. "So that's how it's supposed to look!," I realized, and instantly fell in love.That's where I'm coming from: not a player, not a coach, not an expert by any stretch of the imagination. Just a fan, writing about the beautiful game in general, and my teams in particular.
In addition to the Aztex, those teams are: FC Dallas, Stoke City, Liverpool (my EPL team before the Aztex/Stoke partnership) St. Louis Athletica and whoever's playing against the Houston Dynamo.
I'm an American soccer fan first and foremost. Believe it or not, I'd really rather watch Kansas City or Carolina than Arsenal or Aston Villa.
I don't believe in "professional fouls", and I like to think that when a player helps an opponent up off the ground, that — sometimes, at least — it's more genuine sporting spirit than putting on a show for the ref.
On the BigSoccer forum, I go by the login name "TwoMeters" (the height I share with Crouchie - that's about 6'7", if you're metric-challenged). I post minor and/or less Aztex-specific soccer tweets on Twitter as "aztexan". And you can always contact me via email at .
About the “Come And Take It” Flag
My "Come And Take It" design is based on the famous historical Texas flag from the Battle of Gonzales. Someone had one at the first preseason game of 2009 (Feb. 28, against the New England Revolution; Austin lost 0-2), and the inspiration struck me to replace the star with a soccer ball. Amazing, I know.
The Battle of Gonzales was the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution, often referred to afterward as the "Lexington of Texas".
It was fought near the Mexican Texas town of Gonzales on October 2, 1835 between rebellious Texian settlers and a detachment of Mexican army troops. The Mexican army had been sent to recover a small cannon that the settlers had been given to help protect them from frequent Comanche raids. When the hundred Mexican dragoons showed up to reclaim the weapon, they met this feisty flag (and 140 determined Texian volunteer fighters).
See Wikipedia's Battle of Gonzales entry for more details.
