I’m back again with a quick article about players hitting appearance milestones as the season progresses. Over the next couple of weeks we have players hitting the 25 appearance mark in quick succession. If you need a bit of a refresher on what I’m talking about, click here to read my article from last week.Continue reading “Union Omaha Milestones Part II”
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Union Omaha Milestone Appearances
Over the course of this season many USL Championship and League One teams have been recognizing the milestone achievements of their players making appearances wearing that club’s shirt. Dallas Jaye for Greenville is one example of a player that hit an appearance milestone, not only for Greenville, but for all of League One. This gotContinue reading “Union Omaha Milestone Appearances”
Season Opener News!
Today (3/16/2021) was an exciting day! The Union Omaha Culture Kit was dropped! Just kidding, that was not even remotely the most exciting thing we had happen today. As most of you know, our home, and technically season, opener was announced by USL League One today. Our opener is against South Georgia Tormenta, which isContinue reading “Season Opener News!”
First Signings of 2021
Well fellow Búhos, we are here, we’ve reached the point of the offseason where new signings are coming in and boy did Jay and the Front Office come out swinging today! The tease last night was just perfect, if you saw the video it was a grainy video of one player assisting another for aContinue reading “First Signings of 2021”
2021 Free Agents – Forwards
As we draw closer to the start of the season, we’re going to begin seeing news of signings for our beloved Owls. (Editor’s note: we could have already signed new players!) One of the easiest ways to find players with experience in professional soccer is by looking at free agents that are available. If you’reContinue reading “2021 Free Agents – Forwards”
Who returns for 2021? Recap
Now that Union Omaha has released the names of the players that will and will not be returning, it is time to look back at my own predictions and determine how I did determining who would be returning for the 2021 season. I will review this using a system similar to soccer leagues around theContinue reading “Who returns for 2021? Recap”
Who returns for 2021? Midfielders
Welcome back! Hopefully you enjoyed my first column reviewing our Forwards. I know there are going to be those who agree with my verdicts, and others who think I’m crazy. That’s the beauty of being a fan, we all see this through different lenses. This time I want to focus on the Midfielders. The playersContinue reading “Who returns for 2021? Midfielders”
Who returns for 2021? Forwards
Since our season was prematurely cut short due to several positive COVID-19 tests, I have seen the question this question brought up. For those unaware of USL League One contracts, most players are on one year contracts with an option to be picked up for an additional year. This column will operate under the assumptionContinue reading “Who returns for 2021? Forwards”
Who returns for 2021? Defenders
Welcome back, this week we continue to move down the field and look at our Defenders! As a reminder, the players discussed today are all listed as Defenders on the team’s website. This week I will continue to focus on key stats that are traditionally attributed to Defenders: tackles, interceptions, and duels. The club separatesContinue reading “Who returns for 2021? Defenders”
Who returns for 2021? Goalkeepers
Welcome to the final article in this exercise! This time we will look at our Goalkeepers! As a reminder, the players discussed today are all listed as Goalkeepers on the team’s website. This week I will continue to focus on key stats that are traditionally attributed to Keepers: saves, goals against, and clean sheets. AsContinue reading “Who returns for 2021? Goalkeepers”
Who Gives A Hoot? 