The big news out of the Austin FC camp on Thursday is that Jon Gallagher is a new father, with his wife giving birth on Wednesday, ahead of Saturday’s trip across the border to Toronto. Alex Ring said he just told his teammate and now-fellow dad, “Welcome to the club,” adding, “He’ll figure it out with his wife” rather than sharing any parenting advice he might have dispensed.
In the meantime, Saturday’s match pits a team not too far below the West playoff line and an East team not too far above its playoff line. It’s a match that Austin needs to get something out of in order to reignite a smoldering playoff fire, and head coach Josh Wolff talked about urgency ahead of the contest.
We’ve got three takeaways from Thursday’s press conference.
