Hello readers!
Louis is out this week as his presence is needed at the Vatican, he is a smoke scholar and is responsible for making sure the smoke during Papal elections comes out just the right color.
I write this already on the road thanks to the wonders of modern technology, I anticipated the drive taking longer than normal not just because it’s a highway in Texas on a Saturday but because Centerpoint Energy is doing work and shutting down I-10.
This is a drive we’ve done five times before an Austin FC away match, thankfully last season’s ended with a moment of pure brilliance by Emiliano Rigoni. It’s also our shortest away trip, and really one of only two that are a reasonable drive.
So we loaded up into the False Nine Van and loaded up the La Murga Spotify playlist:
It’s really the only way to go to one of our least favorite cities and are procrastinating actually getting there by stopping at every Dairy Queen and Buccee’s on the way (of which their are many).
I know you’re not here to listen to how poorly Texas highways are, or the bad traffic, the best road trip snacks (anything that can be eaten one handed and also fits in a cupholder). You’re here becuase you want to know our prediction for the match tonight, or rather, what the bats predicted, as we are using them to guide our predictions now: Sadly they don’t see us starting our 2025 Copa Tejas campaign with a win.
Austin FC 1 – Houston Secret Police 1