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Author: Uncle Tony P.

Uncle Tony P. is a lifelong Austin FC supporter and overall handsome son of a bitch who always has a full supply of mustard on hand for his Verde friends.

MLS Cheering Guide – Match Day 14

Posted on May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 by Uncle Tony P.

It’s time for your weekly dose of MLS!  The league has wisely decided to avoid scheduling any games for Saturday afternoon so that we can all enjoy the Fake Champions League Final (CLL for life!), meaning we have a Golden Corral style buffet of games for Saturday night to enjoy without the stress of an…

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Know Your Foe: Orlando City

Posted on May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 by Uncle Tony P.

Let’s learn more about the team from a city that has attractions where live alligators are CONSTANTLY TRYING TO EAT YOU!

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MLS Cheering Guide – Match Day 13

Posted on May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 by Uncle Tony P.

It’s time to turn the page quickly because Austin FC has gone from hunter to hunted. The rest of the league will be cheering for our downfall, so we let’s take some time to figure out whose demise we are rooting for this weekend.

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Know Your Foe: LAFC

Posted on May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 by Uncle Tony P.

Tonight, the Verde & Black return to the site of their unveiling under wildly different circumstances.  Gone are the “just happy to be here” vibes of an expansion team, having been replaced with a gritty mix of veterans and young talent fighting early in the season for a playoff spot. 

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MLS Cheering Guide – Match Day 12

Posted on May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 by Uncle Tony P.

For the first time this season, MLS will give us a pretty full slate of mid-week matches to satiate our soccer needs.  Ten games are scheduled for action tomorrow night and thanks to the late kickoff in L.A., us ATX fans will be able to catch most of the action before the main event.  So let’s start figuring out to cheer for on hump day!

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Know Your Foe: Real Salt Lake

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

At the conclusion of tonight’s game, Austin FC will be just about one-third of the way through the MLS season. Seems like it was just a week or two ago that we were all freezing at Q2 Stadium while watching Verde pour in five goals in back-to-back weeks to start the season. And yet even…

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MLS Cheering Guide – Week 11

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

For the first time this season, we enter a full MLS stretch where teams are playing three games over the course of 8 or 9 days, thus the cheering guides will be coming in hot and fast. We’re about to find out which teams have real depth and which ones don’t. Remember, I’m here to…

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Know Your Foe: L.A. Galaxy

Posted on May 8, 2022May 8, 2022 by Uncle Tony P.

Welcome to May, also known as the biggest month in Austin FC’s short MLS history. For some in the national media, it’s “prove it” time for the Verde & Black after getting off to a rocket fast start. This month features five matches against four teams, all of which are currently sitting about the playoff…

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MLS Cheering Guide – Week 10

Posted on May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 by Uncle Tony P.

April had everything. I feel like a Stefon sketch from Saturday Night Live when I talk about all of the wild shit that happened. But it’s time to turn the calendar as Austin FC finds itself firmly in 2nd place in both the West and the Supporter’s Shield race. First things are always first, which…

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Reflecting on a Wild Month

Posted on May 3, 2022May 3, 2022 by Uncle Tony P.

Is this real life? Did Austin FC, the league’s 4th worst team in 2021, just finish a 13-point April? Yes and yes. When April began, even the most optimistic Verde fans would have considered a nine or ten point month a rousing success. But 13?! That’s absurd. Austin FC had acquired just 38 points in…

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