Before D1 and WD1 start again, here's an update on everything going on in the league.
What is Hawks United planning?
Vandals fans are worried right now as their best young player, Pandora Reimfeller, was seen in Scarborough with a number of other players. In one picture that is circulating social media, Reimfeller is seen kissing Hawks United striker Kameron Hamsik in a club, while wearing a Hawks track jacket and scarf. In a very strange twist, she's seen in another picture being carried out of the club in the arms of Amy Abramsen, the captain of arch rival team AFC Center City. Abramsen was also photographed with Northeastern striker Christa Cruz(thought to be the wanted replacement for Kameron Hamsik), and RC Atlas target Milan Toure. Probably the strangest thing was the presence of ex-Southern Armeia and current Southeastern manager Holly Jonasson, who is thought of to be a possible successor to Brandon Tjaeder.
The day after, some of the players broke the silence. "I don't know why they're surprised that I'm taking offers from other teams," Cruz said to our reporter. "I went to a military academy from high school through college and then spent two years in the Air Force as a paratrooper... It's hardly as strict as playing for Northeastern. It's always like 'get up at this time, do this, do that, don't do that' and our coach blows up at us if we do anything incorrectly. I mean, we don't even get to pick where we live, sometimes it makes me go 'bloody hell, man, don't you ever get tired of controlling everything?' I'm probably going to get benched for the next game just for saying this."
Pandora was apologetic but also avoided confirming the reason of her visit with Hawks. "I was in Scarborough... I was there to see some relatives, and some Hawks players living nearby asked me if I wanted to train with them... So we did and we went out for drinks at night, it's no big deal."
Ariel Proux's last start for Hawks United was two seasons ago, against Kobenhaven
Meanwhile, Hawks and NavArmeia owner Njal Ovesson has announced that Ariel Proux will be officially retiring, to take the reigns as interim manager until the end of the season. Proux was previously a player-coach and has managed Hawks in the last two matches, with both being wins. "I think she deserves this," Njal said at a press conference. "I remember twenty years ago, before Atlas Women or Hawks existed, I was at a Street League match with the Southern all stars versus the Barrier Island all stars, and Ariel was in goal for Southern and she saved everything that came her way... I offered her a contract to play co-ed for Atlas on the spot, and she's been with us ever since then."
Jonasson out at Southern
The South Armeia FA has sacked Holly Jonasson, after her third year as manager. Jonasson succeeded the legendary Kal Leroux, who managed the Terrum Reds to six championships in the 70s and early 80s, and managed the Southern Armeian national team to four straight Regions Cups in the 2000s. His successor however, could hardly keep a positive win percentage, and disappointed in this season's Regions Cup.
The favorites to become the next manager are Vandals and U-18 national team manager Conor Svedsson, who has already stated that he'll accept an offer if it comes his way, and Miranda Byquist, former captain of the now defunct Royals FC, and a starting defender on the squad that won four straight championships. Byquist would be on her second management job after a failed stint with Kyang Steelers.
