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Austin FC Players as Build-A-Bears
With the recent addition of Tik Martins to our roster, some attention has been turned towards his homeland of Build-A-Bear workshop. Have you ever browsed the endless options that place has? Sky is the limit! And by sky, I mean your wallet. Want to send your Build-A-Bear to medical school so he can wear a…
Playoff Potential: Actually, Now Might Be a Good Time To Panic
Yesterday, my esteemed colleague Uncle Tony P. laid out the case for why Austin FC fans should remain calm after the team’s first rocky patch of the season. It was a perfectly reasonable take, backed by data, and argued well enough that even the most skittish among us probably felt their blood pressure drop a…
Playoff Potential: What Does History Tell Us About ATXFC’s Post-Season Chances?
Austin FC struggled heading into the international break. So why should fans calm down and relish the team’s current position in the table?
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…
All You Need is Trust
I don’t get it. Our chakras were aligned, our auras had been cleansed, essential oils had been applied. We were so happy to see each other again. Predictions were made. Predictions, as it turned out, that were way off. I was at a loss. This had never happened before in all my career taking the…
Know Your Foe: L.A. Galaxy Part Deux
Welcome to the final match day for quite a while, Verde faithful. MLS is going on hiatus for a few weeks as an international break looms, meaning today’s game against the L.A. Galaxy needs to be a good one to keep the strong vibes rolling during the time off. Usually this space is reserved to…
Accumulation Deliberation or: Why Dani Pereira Should Take a Yellow in Carson
Daniel Pereira has a problem. The red card he saw at the palace of the royal family of Utah did nothing to help clear Dani’s yellow card accumulation. As he sits on four yellows coming into this afternoon’s contest in Carson, earning one more will result in an automatic one-match suspension under Major League Soccer…
Back in the Saddle
What a great time I had at the annual convention for chicken augurs, which is run by our professional organization, Continuation for Learning and Understanding Chicken Kinetics (CLUCK)! I sat in on some wonderful lectures, observed fantastic demonstrations, and traipsed about the vendor floor. I can’t tell you how disappointed I was that all pelleted…
MLS Cheering Guide – Match Day 14
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…