As many of you are aware, The False Nine periodically has mailbags where we solicit questions via our Twitter fan base and answer them. This particular question deserves more than just a response as part of an article, it deserves an entire article due to not only its genius, but also that it resulted in…
It’s a midweek cheering guide. You know what that means? Quick hits! Remember, we aren’t picking winners here. We’re trying to figure out who to root for so that it helps Austin FC (or, ya know, makes us laugh). All ratings are on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being the most impactful towards ATXFC….
Well, the Verde and Black somehow pulled out a win on Saturday night with the second best comeback of the season, and officially eliminated Sporting Kansas City from finishing above Austin FC. We have avoided ending up with the Anthony J. Precourt Memorial Wooden Spoon (yes, that’s its real name) for another season! I still…
If you are unfamiliar with the concept of The False 9’s La Murga Report, click here. Friends, we think it’s late enough in the season that you should know exactly how the Murga Report sausage is made, so to speak. The most important thing to note is that The False 9 is not part of the…
The Choppa is a shepherd; One I absolutely want. Dani trained him to lie down in Verde pitches; He leadeth me to beer showers. He’s learning how to roll; he leadeth me in the paths of comebacks for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the hallways of Q2, I will fear no opponent; for…
To begin with, I feel it necessary to share this once last time. In her prescience, San Julius knew what was up. In a surprise to many, the world also found out that our sacred hens can not only see into the future but they can also send text messages. A terrifying combination, tbh. Needless…
Do you like goals? Then boy howdy did MLS provide for you last week! One would think scoring may revert to the mean a little this weekend across the league as the stars of MLS should be tired from kicking Liga MX’s all over Minnesota. But it’s MLS, so expect chaos at all times. The…
There was a giveaway during Austin FC’s bi yearly chaos filled matches with San Jose, who this author assumes are contractually obligated to ever play a normal or mundane match. 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…
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.
Welcome to the latest feature here on the False 9, Magic Number Watch! Since many of us here are also baseball fans, we wanted to apply a baseball concept to MLS, known as the magic number. Around this time of year, baseball fans start looking towards the magic number to know how many games their…