A new development in the Tormenta Stadium saga: rezoning was recently approved for a “four story, 122 room Woodspring Suites extended stay hotel” to be located on the unfinished parking area. Could be good news, could be bad news 🤷♂️
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South Georgia Tormenta and Atlanta United obsessive. UGA Alum. Check out @scarvesandspikes.com!
Motion to name it the “Tormenta FC Memorial Revenue Sharing Deal”
Jason Davis@davisjason.bsky.social · last mo.This is a massive development for the livelihood of USL clubs and should be celebrated, no matter the percentages. BUT I can't help but wonder how many dead clubs might have survived if this was always the way.
New at #Stormwatch912: I caught up with former Tormenta Manager Ian Cameron to talk about, well, pretty much everything since his departure from Statesboro. stormwatch912.blogspot.com/2026/06/ian-...
Ian Cameron Explains It All (or whatever we could cover in 10 minutes)
Ian Cameron (center) celebrates after winning the 2022 USL League One title with members of Tormenta FC Ian Cameron spent nearly seven years...
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Will these be the first ever USL Academy matches to compete for a giant box of peaches? @tormentafc.bsky.social @gvltriumph.bsky.social
Happy four year anniversary to this all time moment in @tormentafc.bsky.social history
@lukermartin.bsky.social you’ve covered mascots without pants, but what about mascots without shirts??
The USL is expanding at a breakneck pace — and expansion fees stay at privately owned USL HQ. USL teams are folding at a breakneck pace. There's an incentive problem here. An essential piece on the USL + lower-division U.S. soccer from @usltactics.com.
How the USL’s expansion-first business model is breeding instability in American soccer
Clubs are folding at a breakneck pace, but the USL keeps cashing expansion fee checks.
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Tuesday newsletter from your guy over here. I wrote about Tormenta FC shutting down 2 weeks from the start of the season and tossed in some MLS thoughts from Week 1. jason-davis-soccer-eagle.ghost.io/lights-out-i...
The Lights Go Out In Georgia And MLS Week 1
On a whim, for no other reason than I want to push myself to write about soccer on a regular basis again, Soccer Eagle is back on a Tuesday with a handful of observations from the opening weekend of M...
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New at #Stormwatch912: Those things were fun, and fun is good. Tormenta suspends operations for 2026 and I wrote a lot of words that, hopefully, make sense. stormwatch912.blogspot.com/2026/02/thos...
Those things were fun, and fun is good
Same, Bolt. Same. So this is hard. My North Star of this blog, my guiding principle, is that sports are supposed to be fun. We can take them...
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The USL is desperate to enact pro/rel to grow its fanbase, but the league office offers little support to its clubs once the expansion checks clear. No revenue sharing, and an average of two clubs folding each offseason for a decade. So cynical to drop this update 2-3 weeks before kickoff.
South Georgia Tormenta FC@tormentafc.bsky.social · 8mo agoOfficial club statement on the 2026 USL League One season.
I joined Bluesky to engage with the League One community and now I’m at a complete loss on what to do. If you have a local club, cherish every moment with it because you never know how long it will last.
South Georgia Tormenta FC@tormentafc.bsky.social · 8mo agoOfficial club statement on the 2026 USL League One season.
After reports surfaced over the weekend, South Georgia Tormenta FC have officially confirmed their non-participation in the 2026 USL League One Season. More on the announcement and future of Statesboro's professional soccer club:
South Georgia Tormenta FC enters hiatus, will not field professional team in 2026
South Georgia Tormenta FC has confirmed their withdrawal from the 2026 USL League One season due to funding issues, only two weeks before the start of the season. What lies ahead for Statesboro's soccer club?
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As promised: www.statesboroherald.com/sports/torme...
Tormenta won't take the field in 2026
In a surprising move just 13 days from the start of their season, South Georgia Tormenta and the United Soccer League announced Monday that the team will suspend operations and not participate in the ...
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🚨EMERGENCY LIVE SHOW TONIGHT🚨 9pm ET/6pm PT Reports are saying that South Georgia Tormenta FC are going on hiatus for 2026. We are sitting down to discuss what that means for the Statesboro side.
The fears are confirmed. Heartbreaking for the team we won’t get to see, and a worrisome situation for the organization as a whole. Sad day in Statesboro. 💔
Alex Ashton@leagueoneupdater.com · 8mo agoBREAKING: per multiple sources, South Georgia Tormenta will not be fielding a team in 2026. Signed players to enter a draft, or take severance pay.
Seconding this. My phone has been blowing up all morning but when it comes to matters of business and money you have to get confirmation. And we’re told something is coming out this afternoon 👀
Kaylor Hodges - Hammering Down@kaylorhodges.bsky.social · 8mo agoI’m not willing to put anything out there that I’m not 100% sure about. However, there have been conversations every off season for the last two or three years. Whether this is real or not is yet to be seen, but don’t trust anybody who says they 100% know for sure.
@tormentafc.bsky.social’s W League squad will once again be matched up with the Carolinian teams for the ‘26 W League season, which still includes the three time consecutive finalist NC Courage U23 side 😬
As the band Staind sang back in 2001, "It's Been Awhile" but #Stormwatch912 is back with a recap of @tormentafc.bsky.social's offseason moves so far as we prepare to kick of Tormenta's 10th season. stormwatch912.blogspot.com/2026/01/pres...
Preseason check in
We are back for the start of my fifth season covering South Georgia Tormenta and one of these years I might actually start to feel like I ...
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Spielman played every single minute of Charlotte’s 2025 season, and likely would’ve in 2024 as well if not for a single red card. Invaluable experience joining Tormenta’s back line in ‘26. Fun fact: Spielman played (and scored) against the inaugural Tormenta PDL squad in 2016 with Peachtree City
South Georgia Tormenta FC@tormentafc.bsky.social · 9mo agoThe roster keeps taking shape! We’re excited to welcome veteran Nick Spielman as we head into the new season!⚡️ Read more: bit.ly/4qlQ3x1
Former @tormentafc.bsky.social standout Nick Akoto’s Burton Albion side will HOST West Ham next month in the FA Cup Fourth Round 👀
Standout defender Makel Rasheed earns a jump to USL Championship side Indy Eleven after helping South Georgia Tormenta turn around its season. Well deserved promotion here, and a great comeback story 👀
New at #Stormwatch912: I could try to recap the Tormenta/Velocity game, or we can all just kind of agree "hey, that happened, wasn't that a hell of a thing?" stormwatch912.blogspot.com/2025/11/thin...
Things Happen Sometimes
Photo courtesy of Tormenta FC We all knew the rules going in and I don't have a better way of ending a tied game, but losing in a penalty ki...
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95’ | IN THE NET BY OUR KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR, MASON TUNBRIDGE!! ⚔️ The Englishman steps up to the penalty spot to give the Ibises the lead!! #SPKvTRM | TRM 1-0 SPK
Was 100% convinced Tunbridge was about to win this thing on the last kick
