Austin FC has had a robust fan culture before the team even existed. It started with MLS2ATX, a group of fans that sought to get a team here and that morphed into multiple supporters groups who have built the fan culture that all of us have enjoyed along the way. But they didn’t do that…
Austin FC at Sporting KC 6/10/2023 Recap
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Chicken Prediction: A Sylvan Aries
Gentle reader, you had thoughts about us here at the compound. You felt we were too negative, too nihilistic, too much a harsher of one’s mellow. So, in an effort to prove you wrong, I feigned positivity last match. I went all in on the positivity. To wit: Tell me, reader, how the match turned…
#WolffIn: A Rebuttal
My esteemed colleague, Uncle Tony P, wrote a piece yesterday arguing that the underlying data suggests that Josh Wolff should be sacked. Maybe because I am a patient man who is so used to dealing with travel delays that it’s second nature, but the piece struck me as a bit hurried. Look, no one is…
Numbers Don’t Lie: #WolffIn or #WolffOut
We’re one game away from being halfway through the 2023 MLS season and things are, to be blunt, not going that well for Austin FC. The team sits 8th place in the Western Conference standings, was bounced out of the U.S. Open Cup at home, and maybe most embarrassingly, took an early exit in the…
Chicken Prediction: Positivity
Gentle reader, El FC’s last performance was surprising. And by surprising, I mean it ended in a victory. I will admit I was not expecting that. Unfortunately, Phil West was. Also, the dearth of trust in the team seems to not be an uncommon opinion. And so, today, gentle reader, I look to turn over…
MLS Cheering Guide – Week 16
Driussi’s back! Stuver is a wall! Rado is a maniac! We’re gonna win the World Cup! OK, maybe that was just me after Wednesday’s game, but damn if that mid-week win didn’t feel good after the previous 7 days where Austin FC was knocked out of the U.S. Open Cup, dropped a Copa Tejas match…
Austin FC Owners as Greedy Men
OK listen, this is not going to be my normal ‘comparing Austin FC players to boy band members’ schtick. We’ve got some important shit to discuss. From the second Austin FC was announced, members of this community fought to establish it as one of the best soccer cities in the country. From announcement day up…
Chicken Prediction: The Dog of War
Gentle reader, my hens and I are at a loss, both literally and figuratively. Many will think our predictions have gone to the dogs. We picked a 1-1 draw. So did Phil. Alas, no such result transpired. Instead of a hard-fought match that resulted in 1 or 3 points earned, our El FC crumbled like…
Chicken Prediction: We’re Streaking?
Gentle reader, we won! Yes, my hens saw this victory coming. If I’m not mistaken, this is the second league victory in a row. Do I dare say we’re on a winning streak? I will also begrudgingly admit that in inestimable Phil West also predicted a victory, but didn’t trust El FC’s defense as much…