Matchday 21. The Inter-Dash Match In an emotional setting, midweek, with a small but supportive crowd, the Thorns lost to the Dash 2-3. Perhaps it was hard to concentrate on the footie – which was sometimes ethereal, other times dire – but the Thorns let Rachel Daly do her thing and she did. None of […]
Read More The Thorns Prediction GameWe talk about the accusations put forth by former Thorns players against a former Thorns head coach as reported in The Athletic by Meg Linehan. We also discuss listener suggestions regarding steps that the Thorns front office can take to prevent future abuse. Links: ‘This guy has a pattern’: Amid institutional failure, former NWSL players […]
Read More Episode 45: The Thorns FO’s Biggest UpsetThe 107ist lays down their marker
Read More DemandsMatchday 20. Dash: Part One It appears the season will resume. Which means we resume our prediction game. Which also means the Thorns play the Houston Dash on Wednesday at 7:00pm at Providence Park (Paramount + in USA, Twitch elsewhere). This is the home leg of a home-away series that sees us in Houston on […]
Read More The Thorns Prediction GameOn Saturday, more than twenty-thousand were on hand at Providence Park for a potentially Shield-deciding match versus OL Reign. The full pageantry and noise of such an occasion echoed through the night… On Saturday, several hundred angry, sick-at-heart Thorns fans gathered at the stadium plaza to demand change. There were dozens of creative signs, dozens […]
Read More The times, are they a’changing?We’re sick, sad, and angry. Where do we go with that?
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Read More Thieves of gloryResults from Matchday 19. Future TBD. Eight years of frustration for the Red Stars ended as they beat the Thorns 2-1. Sinclair got the Thorns off to a good start (again), but Bixby gifted an equalizer and then Chicago scored on a nice cross-and-shoot sequence. The Thorns could not find an answer. Four players predicted […]
Read More The Thorns Prediction GameThorns FC goes missing in Bridgeview
Read More Thorns FC: The Team That Wasn’t ThereMatchday 18. Red Stars at night, Thorns delight. For the first time, the Thorns won in Cary! The Courage were the sloppier of the two teams, as most of the “big stars” on the pitch had poor outings. Sophia Smith did not look the gift horse in the mouth and buried the deciding goal. Two […]
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