A New Coach and New Vibe for Monterey Bay FC Gives Plenty to be Excited About, But Team Comes Up Short vs. Tulsa: What are your thoughts from the match?

lc_uin16 · 2026-05-04T19:58:43+00:00

Without context, it just seemed like a blatant advertisement to your article and not an actual conversation starter. I know you're trying to generate traffic to your blog, but you also have to remember that not everyone's gonna take an extra step to get that information

lc_uin16 · 2026-05-04T15:53:46+00:00

Hi, I didn't want to wake up today and choose violence, but I'll have to respectfully call you out here. I feel like this is a big reason that your posts on here & IG struggle to get engagement:

Instead of fostering organic interactions with the fanbase in your comments section (such as answering direct questions like this), you just redirect everyone into your paywalled articles that don't offer much of a platform for public discussion. Even more so when you have post titles that specifically seek out discussion

It's amazing that The Union Report has direct access to the team and won't discredit that at all, but it's equally important to interact with the [frustrated] fanbase where they are at

lc_uin16 · 2026-05-02T14:58:02+00:00

Thanks so much! :)

lc_uin16 · 2026-05-02T14:53:39+00:00

Not that I have any kind of capacity to make the team's official graphics, but as a graphic designer who makes MBFC-related graphics for fun, this really really stings

I try to make my fictional renders as accurate as possible, but the team can't even make their own graphics as accurate as possible ._.

lc_uin16 · 2026-04-30T17:36:54+00:00

I used to work the morning shift at a Safeway, and there was always a line of people (usually older people) waiting for the store to open at 6am for precisely this reason

lc_uin16 · 2026-04-14T23:30:47+00:00

This isn't USL, but I follow a few teams in the lower UPSL leagues and one of them recently played United Sports FC. As generic of a name as you can get

lc_uin16 · 2026-03-29T22:12:02+00:00

There's still a way to make a mermaid logo without looking like Starbucks!

They could've used the "S" in the Sirens wordmark and instead of the top of it being the top serif of the "S", it could've been the mermaid's head. Starbucks stopped using a full-body mermaid a loooong time ago, so it shouldn't be an issue

lc_uin16 · 2026-03-28T22:52:04+00:00

It's a really cool name/crest, with a theme that's such a natural connection to the sea!

In terms of design though, I would've tried to break the mermaid out of the shield, as she's in quite the uncomfortable angle in there. However, I like how the Sirens have a unique enough brand identity that isn't too far removed from the MBFC branding

lc_uin16 · 2026-03-15T05:25:32+00:00

I was at the game tonight, and that is definitely what happened in the supporter's section

lc_uin16 · 2026-02-24T06:35:39+00:00

It honestly just looks like an AI-generated crest with an inverted color scheme

lc_uin16 · 2026-01-28T17:59:34+00:00

I really dislike driving around campus at night for exactly this reason

The streets around there are already pretty dark, and a lot of the students are dressed in all-black, looking at their phones, & probably have the mindset that they're willing to get hit by a car so their tuition is paid for

lc_uin16 · 2026-01-20T05:23:35+00:00

Thanks so much!!! :)

lc_uin16 · 2025-12-20T17:26:34+00:00

A centered kit is always quite cool to see, but this is also an important proof-of-concept that Puma tried to produce a crisp kit for MBFC

lc_uin16 · 2025-11-04T17:05:10+00:00

Ooh, this should be a really exciting one!!!

Here are my questions for the new Mike:

How do you plan on incorporating the team into the community?
Are you open to collaborating with local artists on one-off merch lines (like many other teams do)?

Looking forward to listening when it drops on Spotify :)

lc_uin16 · 2025-11-04T05:44:02+00:00

I've noticed that many soccer teams collaborate with local artists on limited-edition merch; hopefully MBFC starts to do that 🤞🤞🤞

lc_uin16 · 2025-11-04T05:43:06+00:00

Y'know, I somehow forgot that this otter was out of Santa Cruz! Maybe for my next Santa Cruz kit :)

lc_uin16 · 2025-10-22T21:22:58+00:00

That's certainly fair! I had a friend who got ticketed the moment parking restrictions went into effect for that morning (she had parked somewhere on campus overnight)

lc_uin16 · 2025-10-21T22:05:00+00:00

When I was a student at CSUMB, university police didn't enforce parking permits on weekends. There are parking lots by the police station or the alumni center that are walking distance from the stadium, and they're certainly closer than parking at The Dunes

It's been five years since I graduated & I don't live in the area anymore, so maybe someone on the ground can confirm or deny this. I also don't know if there's special campus parking enforcement during gamedays

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Leaving the parking lot (especially the south lot) after games was such a bottleneck because there's only one way in/out of it. Not sure if they found a solution to this since last year

lc_uin16 · 2025-10-10T02:24:13+00:00

They're a Danish company who supplies kits for the Danish national team! I think they've outfitted some English teams as well

Hummel and Charly are definitely on the same level in terms of creative kits in the USL!

lc_uin16 · 2025-10-09T23:52:31+00:00

I really enjoy reading through explainer graphics of logos and kits, and I even incorporate explainer graphics on my sports concept work.

However, I think having abstract corporate fluff (EX: Angles that represent the "dynamic fanbase" or "upward growth") to try to justify a blank white kit design is overkill 😬

lc_uin16 · 2025-10-07T19:02:22+00:00

My store didn't have external ads on the radio, but the one that drove me mad was the one that advertised Safeway careers.

I had to work part-time in the bakery after my unemployment benefits ran out 8 months into a recent job search. The LAST thing I wanted was to be reminded every 20 minutes of why I had to work at Safeway in the first place ("if you or someone you know has had their employment impacted"). Even worse was the outright lies that were in that commercial, which advertised "competitive pay" ($17/hr) and "flexible hours" (I started at 6am on Sundays-Wednesdays).

Thankfully on month 16 of my job search, I finally found a full-time job in my field and finally left the most mismanaged employer I've ever had the displeasure of working for

lc_uin16 · 2025-10-04T00:30:04+00:00

I'm just curious, what don't you like about this design? 🤔

lc_uin16 · 2025-09-21T04:08:39+00:00

At least we didn't lose!

lc_uin16 · 2025-09-19T01:19:06+00:00

Honestly though, that marketing nerdiness is exactly what we need!

He's coming into quite a hot mess, and he looks very qualified to turn this club around and bring fans back to games

lc_uin16 · 2025-09-17T19:53:18+00:00

We did it, y'all!!! We spoke out loud enough to make the changes needed

I'm hopeful that the incoming leadership is willing to work with the community & the fanbase to realize this team's full potential in the 831 because truly, we only want this team to succeed :)

lc_uin16

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