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Month: July 2022

All Aboard!

Posted on July 17, 2022July 17, 2022 by Charles Peacock

For many of us who have followed the team since before it had a stadium, a logo, or even a name, it’s been magical having a soccer team in Austin to support. This author bought one of the first run of Austin FC t-shirts thinking that there was still a decent chance the team wouldn’t…

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Know Your Foe: FC Frisco Part 2

Posted on July 16, 2022July 16, 2022 by Uncle Tony P.

Listen, you already know about that team in Southern Oklahoma. I don’t need to educate you on them. So today, I have a message for the boys in Verde. Gentlemen – I have no problem being blunt with you. Tonight’s match is the most important one in Austin FC’s short history. Yes, we can take…

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Remedium Tristitiae

Posted on July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 by Louis de Ludovico

Our prediction? Nailed it. With that having been said, a surprising funk has descended upon the compound. A malaise of sorts. We don’t know why. But, living so close to each other, we have a synergy amongst us and feelings/moods travel from one to the other. So, in the immortal words of Barry Manilow, “I…

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The Definitive Austin FC Giveaway Index – Heineken Koozie (7/12/2022 vs. Houston Dynamo)

Posted on July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 by Charles Peacock

There was a giveaway during Austin FC’s yearly destruction of the Houston Dynamo at Q2, for a quick refresher on how that rubric is set up: the giveaway is graded 1-100 with 5 points possible for the Look, Usability, and Originality categories. An additional 85 points are available for the Throwability category.  Final Rankings: 1-24…

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MLS Cheering Guide – Week 21

Posted on July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 by Uncle Tony P.

Cheering guides in back-to-back days?  What is this anarchy?! Last night couldn’t have gone much better for the Verde & Black, as Austin now sits a full 10 points clear of 3rd place in the West.  Why does that matter?  Because if ATXFC were to finish in 2nd, they would be guaranteed at least two…

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La Murga Report – 7/12/22 vs. Houston

Posted on July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 by H.E. Pennypacker

The weekly report on La Murga de Austin’s setlist and an analysis of which songs correspond to goals scored or conceded by Austin FC.

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MLS Cheering Guide – Week 20

Posted on July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 by Uncle Tony P.

Good morning TOP OF THE LEAGUE Verde friends!  Now that I’ve had my coffee and begun to come down from last night’s ass whipping of Houston, it’s time to turn our attention to a 10 game MLS slate tonight.  3rd thru 9th place in the West are separated by just four points.  Let’s figure out…

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Know Your Foe: Houston Part 2

Posted on July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 by Uncle Tony P.

Fuck Houston. That is all.

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What Can You Get at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta For the Cost of One Electric Jellyfish at Q2?

Posted on July 11, 2022July 12, 2022 by H.E. Pennypacker

A pint of Electric Jellyfish beer is famously $18 at Q2. So what can you get for $18 in Atlanta?

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Don’t Know Much About History

Posted on July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 by Louis de Ludovico

We knew it. My beloved hens foretold a draw vs. Atlanta but included a caveat that, should our missing defenders make it onto the pitch, all bets are off. They came in and they spanked those several striped players. Lest you think, gentle reader, that this column is just some silly pasquinade, you should rest…

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