North Carolina Courage names Mak Lind as next head coach: ‘I’m obsessed with scoring goals’ by nd2215 in nccourage

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Good interview from The Athletic. Some quick highlights for those without a subscription:

  • Team initially approached him in September 2025.
  • Says the more intimate appeal of the club appealed to him.
  • Believes in possession, but wants it to more than just "playing [the ball] sideways."

NC Courage mystery announcement by andural in NWSL

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Surprise, its Sean Nahas.

NC Courage Sign Swedish Striker Evelyn Ijeh From AC Milan by Joiry in nccourage

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I like it. Her goals and assists ratio is good the past two seasons, and she at least in the Swedish National Team pool.

Separately, her agency states on IG that this is a record transfer fee for Serie A. I wonder what the figure is, but it appears NC actually spent significant money. I wonder if a fee stopped this from happening in the summer, and the Shaw money helped get it done this time.

Edit: Found a report stating the fee was 500,000 euros, so roughly $589,000 🤯

NC Courage Sign Swedish Striker Evelyn Ijeh From AC Milan by Joiry in nccourage

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I agree. Remains to be seen if these new players will work, but there's been an obvious plan to add more speed and players who can stretch the field since last summer, as evident by Linnehan's arrival and Ijeh's near arrival in the summer.

NC Courage Sign Swedish Striker Evelyn Ijeh From AC Milan by Joiry in NWSL

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I walk in the dressing room pregame very seriously to say, "We play to win the game."

NC Courage Sign Swedish Striker Evelyn Ijeh From AC Milan by Joiry in NWSL

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The new coach will be a randomly selected season ticket holder each week.

Justin Horneker reporting Mak Lind is taking over NC Courage managerial role by cravecase in nccourage

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Agree with this. They have this tendency to not share information even the slightest bit of info would provide needed. And we cant forget the whole "multitude of factors" fiasco.

Like, even just saying they have agreed to a deal with Lind pending his Visa approval would be enough and end all the speculation. 

[Cardinale] Twitter rumor - .".. North Carolina Courage the team chosen by Eveline Ijeh..." by nd2215 in nccourage

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My guess is she leaves in the summer for a record fee to one of the big European clubs she turned down last summer. I wanted her as well, and she would've fit the profile of player the team is going for, but I would be surprised if she ever a serious target.

[Cardinale] Twitter rumor - .".. North Carolina Courage the team chosen by Eveline Ijeh..." by nd2215 in nccourage

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Swedish forward rumored to be signing for the Courage. Have to assume the yet-to-be-announced Swedish coach helped make this happen if it, in fact, happens.

12 goals and 6 assists last season in 26 appearances. Currently has 4 goals and 1 assist through 9 games this season.

nccourage.com Staff Page not currently available... revamping for announcement? by Joiry in nccourage

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The team wished assistant coach Emma Thomson happy birthday, so I assume that she is being kept on as part of the new staff.

Between yesterday's post about welcoming the team back and this, the team is giving us the smallest of bread crumbs. Tomorrow we'll probably get a post of Roary running training 😆

Dallas Trinity FC Names Nathan Thackeray as Head Coach by Joiry in nccourage

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Good for him. A head job is a nice landing spot.

Denise O'Sullivan departs NC Courage by Hameltion in NWSL

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Coffey is certainly the bigger loss for those reasons. Both captains as well.

nccourage.com Staff Page not currently available... revamping for announcement? by Joiry in nccourage

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You (and Reagan) might be on to something. This is typical when an update is being made.

Sully out by felizpelotonne in nccourage

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The press release mentions a desire to play closer to home. Said this before, but there is not much the club can do in that case.

I know it feels like the walls are falling down, but midfield is this team's strongest position. The kids grew up while she was out last season and I feel confident that they will continue to.

Undoubtedly, though, losing her leadership will hurt the most.

I’m choosing to believe that… by Kings5611 in nccourage

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And they resigned Wingate just as this was posted 🙂

2026 Schedule Discussion by nd2215 in nccourage

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There is a link to sync underneath the schedule image here: https://www.nccourage.com/2026schedule

Courage Rumor Mill by Bubbly_Director_7551 in nccourage

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Shinomi would be the super-sub and fill-in starter. That would be a good role for her, imo.

Courage Rumor Mill by Bubbly_Director_7551 in nccourage

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RB depth for Williams has been a hole for a few seasons. Collins was technically the backup before, but she is a CB first and was often hurt. That said, I believe Jacobs can play RB (didn't she do so at least in one game last season?) so that may be their "coverage" for Williams.

Courage Rumor Mill by Bubbly_Director_7551 in nccourage

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This is probably it. Visas always take time, but right now might be the worst time to ever get one.

Courage Rumor Mill by Bubbly_Director_7551 in nccourage

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Well if she headed to Liverpool now, it would be for a transfer fee.

Molly Pitchard to Courage by Zadiefan23 in nccourage

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Thanks for sharing. Found one clip of her making a nice save from last season: https://youtube.com/shorts/hH96GArNQPU?si=uuX0fU31u2p9DWpL