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…
Author: Charles Peacock
Austin FC supporter since day 1, find me in Section 104
The Definitive Austin FC Giveaway Index – Heineken Koozie (7/12/2022 vs. Houston Dynamo)
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…
Post Bonus Match Mailbag
It is once again time to open up the mailbag, this time post a huge road win for Austin FC which propelled them into third in the West (with a game in hand over the Salt Lake Royals) and heading into a big showdown with playoff and Copa Tejas implications against FC Dallas next weekend….
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What to do with an unwanted Chicken
As many of you are aware, we at The False Nine have been using seemingly gifted “Sighted” chickens to predict Austin FC matches. Unfortunately after this past weekend, the chickens’ ability to choose matches correctly was in question, as they’d dropped below .500 on the season (7-8 total) In a completely unrelated happenstance to one…
The Definitive Austin FC Giveaway Index – Glow in the Dark Bracelet (5/23/2022 vs. Orlando City)
This past weekend there was a giveaway at the Austin FC vs. Orlando City SC match, so you know we had to grab one and do the ranking. For those unfamiliar with the concept, Past rankings can be found here. It’s a very simple system for very simple items, everything is graded 1-100 with 5…
The Chickens Rule the Roost
It’s been a rough few days. The chickens have been misbehaving. Had I known how difficult it would be I would have said no (or killed them for smoking purposes right after Louis left). Friday morning I got out of bed and immediately heard a crunch sound, an egg had been laid next to my…
A New Chicken Caretaker in Town
I’ve been a skeptic about our chickens ever since the idea was first introduced by Louis de Ludovico and my skepticism turned to hatred when they initially attacked me. Since then the chickens and I have gone through a glastnost into an uneasy detente I felt like I would have been the 6th or at…
Josh Wolff’s Potential Burner Accounts – a False Nine Investigation
I’m sitting in a rocking chair on a porch in the outskirts of the Austin area. The air is warm, a cooling breeze pleasantly wafting through as I rock gently back and forth in a wooden rocking chair. The slight creak of the wooden deck, a reminder of my movement, keeps a steady rhythm. I…
The False Nine Mailbag
It’s been a trying time in Austin FC fandom, and not just because of the results on the pitch, so we thought it would be a good time to open up the mailbag and listen to our readers. Who else would be keeping track of Wolff’s shirt color? The Striker? Moontower? We Are Austin TV?…