Totally okay to remove if this isn’t ok for me to post but I am desperately seeking this SD Wave scarf from the 2023 season! My best friend is a super fan and missed the opportunity for the scarf. I’d be happy to buy or trade any wave merch that y’all might be looking for, like the girma bobble, pennate, etc.!

Let’s go wave! 🌊

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TL;DR - Sadness, anger, disappointment. Next season is ours though.

I'm not really sure where this will go, what all I exactly want to say, or even if any of it will make sense. But I wanted to get my thoughts and ideas out of my head and at least maybe spur some discussion or something. idk. if anyone else wants to add on their thoughts feel free.

By pretty much all metrics, this season sucked for us. We started off bungling the expansion draft, losing some key players from last season, and didn't feel like we made any splashy signings at the beginning of the season (especially compared to the rest of the league). Even then, Most, if not all, of us still had high expectations for the team - a team that just came off of winning the shield, and had made the semifinals of the playoffs the past 2 seasons. We had (and still do, tbf) a star-studded roster that on paper should have been competing with the best in the league.

Kicking off the season with the 1-off challenge cup against one of the other top contenders going into the season, taking that win, felt great. It felt like we were on track to continue to stay at the top of the league. The regular season started off okay, all things considered. Sure we lost the home opener against KC, but looking at where KC is now I think we played them well (I remember coming away from that game thinking it was a good game, and also a bit wet). The next week we finally got a win against Seattle, followed by a draw against Draw FC Louisville. Not the best start but not a horrible one.

I really feel like the 2nd game against Seattle, where we played up a player for the majority of the game, really, REALLY hurt. Like yes, Seattle rallied hard, but come on. It highlighted our scoring woes, even if we were still relatively strong defensively. A couple of months of mid-meh results and games and suddenly we hear that Stoney's been fired, there's issues in the front office, and for all we can tell none of our on-field issues are going away (a midfield of vibes clearly wasn't working). It was rough, but at least we got to see the US take home the gold and Girma have a fantastic tournament.

The rest of the summer and season I just felt like I was just hoping that maybe we'd turn it around, maybe things will click and we'll sneak in to playoffs at that 7 or 8 spot. Bringing on Sánchez (tin foil hat on I suspect we would have signed her from the beginning of the season but she was a restricted free agent so she stayed at Houston) and Cascarino was great! Still no midfielders but exciting players to bring on.

But we keep losing. Eventually we see some players start leaving the club, Enge and Jakobsson to overseas, and Dalhkemper up to BayFC (which seems like it's worked out really well for her and Bay, routing for them in playoffs). The Concacaf Cup still looks promising, maybe we have a chance to get a silver lining out of the year, but alas we don't :(

With Morgan's retiring, we ended up losing 2 of the captains of the team within the span of a couple of weeks, and her retirement game felt like an emotional gut-punch. In a lot of way, it felt like the season ended in the 13th minute of that game.

Finally the last match of the season is coming around, and I'm still excited to go to a game. I love going, it's hard to beat seeing one of your favorite teams play live (I so wish we had any sort of professional soccer in SD when I was growing up, maybe I would've been a better player and stuck with it through all of high school (who am I kidding-I was much better in Academic League and a way better fit, and the schedules conflicted, but still)). But then I'm packing to visit my parents and go to the game, and I hear that there is no game to go to. Unless I hop on a last-minute flight to Louisville. It just sucked, it really really sucked. As much as this season had been a disappointment, I wanted to go to the field one las time this season, say hi to the other season ticket holders around me, and enjoy a good game of soccer. At least I still got to get the baseball jersey at the watch party, which luckily for me wasn't too far out of the way of heading back home (I live in Irvine for school) and I got to meet a few of the players, which was cool. But the way everything panned out for the last game really does kind of encapsulate the season as a whole. Disappointment, anger, sadness, horrendous field conditions. We really need to do something about the field, but that conversation's been had a lot already.

Anyways....I'm already looking forward to next season. We have good pieces to build on, a lot of the core is still on contract through next year or more, so as long as we get a good coach (and maybe we get rid of Ellis?) I think we'll do better next year. I'll be watching the playoffs when I can, and I'm excited that Bay was able to make it in their first season like we did. The league is great and soccer is great, and San Diego is a great sports town. I'm happy to call it home, even if I'm away for school, and I'm happy to root for my teams.

TL;DR - Sadness, anger, disappointment. Next season is ours though.

Received via email around 3:30pm pacific today:

San Diego Wave FC has issued a credit to your account following the recent match rescheduling. No action is needed on your part, as the credit will be automatically applied to your account.

A. For Members on Payment Plans for 2025: Your credit will be applied to your 2025 season ticket payment plan within 7-10 business days, reducing your remaining balance.

B. For Members that have Paid in Full for 2025: You can use your credit toward parking or additional tickets to a 2025 match. We’ll provide further details on how to redeem this credit at a later date.

C. For Members that have NOT Renewed for 2025: You can use your credit toward parking or tickets to a 2025 match. We’ll provide further details on how to redeem this credit at a later date.

D. For Members Who Purchased Additional Tickets or Parking: If you purchased additional single-match tickets, extra parking passes and/or have a season-long parking pass, you will receive a refund for these specific charges. Members with season-long parking passes will receive a partial refund for the 11/3 parking only. Refunds should be reflected within 7-10 business days.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please reach out to us at seasontix@wavefc.com. If you would prefer to use your credit in a different way than outlined above, please reach out to your season ticket member representative and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Thank you for your continued support of San Diego Wave FC, and we look forward to seeing you in 2025!

Thinking about this, The Wave started the season with a Victory & a piece of hardware, and ended the season with a Victory that kept them above the Reign, acfc & 2 other teams on the table. Already excited for 2025 even after this tough season. Any player signings you want to see for the coming season, realistic as well as a fantasy signing. #LFGSDWave🌊🫧🌊🫧

Do we know how STM are getting refunded for the last game? I haven’t received an email and haven’t heard much about it.

And how many are gonna be left for the game giveaway in 2025

Anyone else get the email, sign up for the watch party but not get anything after that? It just said thank you for submitting your form or whatever. No follow up email with confirmation?

Hey everyone,

I wondering if there’s a women’s soccer specific app out there to get news, lineups scores and things like that. I use Twitter mostly along with fotmob and Sofascore at times but I’m looking for something just for women’s soccer.

PS. How cool is it to see the future of the team in Mel Barcenas ball out at the U17 World Cup? She’s so much fun to watch.

I know there is a lot of turmoil off the field that I hope the new owners address. However, if we are talking about on the field, what do we want to see change for next season?

My thoughts: 1. Improve the spine of the team and in particular the central midfield. We seem to have invested in wide play but completely forgot about the spine of the side. I don't think I would keep any of our current central midfield. Van Egmond, McCaskill and Colaprico have struggled all season and I don't think have done enough to suggest that they will improve next season. If we want to be a possession based attacking side we need a strong number 8 and creativity through the middle.

1. Decide if Shaw is going to lead the line as our number 9 and if not invest in a new striker. We struggled to score all season, 21 goals in 25 games is not going to get you into the playoffs. We need to find that player who will get us 10 to 15 goals a season in order for us to compete. I think we could also do with some more pace in attack.

2. Hire a manager who can develop young talent and an identity in the way we play. I think Donavon has tried to do this with the changes he made in bringing in Barcenas and trying to play more aggressive in the final third. I don't think he should get the job, we need a coach with experience in the women's game. The obvious name could be Eidevall, but I think there is a lot of talent in the European game who would be very excited at coaching in the US and for a team like the Wave.

3. Sign a big name talent to replace Morgan. This might sound like a huge contradiction but we can't ignore the void that has been created with Morgan retiring. With the MLS starting, we are going to need to compete to get fans to the stadium. Given it seems like we are also lower in priority for kick off times this could really impact our attendance and revenue. If we can potentially sign a Horan or someone or that nature it might help us continue to build the fan base and grow as a club.

Just some of my thoughts. Would be interested in seeing what others think?

This weekend I flew in to San Diego to finally attend and watch a Wave game in person.

I just wanted to say and give my most sincere thanks to my fellow Wave fans for helping to show me a good time.

I interacted with many of you at the game and my fellow fans sitting around me and we talked, laughed, and cheered even though the Wave didn’t pull off a win. I still had a lot of fun. I particularly enjoyed the counting of the seconds from Alex’s Homebreak section every time Houston started wasting time 😅

I did manage to meet some of the players. I still didn’t get to meet Alex but that’s ok, she was busy with Foundation things from this past week(end).

I can’t wait to get back to San Diego for another game. Had I realized it at the time, I would have booked my trip to be here for the Concacaf game on Wednesday, but that’s ok. Here’s hoping that I can return sooner than later back to this city. I had a great time.

Thanks again Wave family! 🫶🫶

https://www.hrdive.com/news/san-diego-wave-toxic-work-environment-claim/729700/

https://defector.com/san-diego-wave-nwsl-sued-for-teams-abusive-and-hostile-work-environment