The Thorns Prediction Game

Matchday 5: Racing In, Crawling Out? A proper game of football was played at the lovely Red Bull Stadium on May 30. Despite a continuous cold rain, the Thorns looked organized and dangerous while Gotham looked disciplined and tough. And Crystal Dunn scored her first (of many to come) goal! The 1-0 result was a […]

Thorns FC: Singin’ in the Rain

A rainy evening in New York rains points on the Thorns.

Episode 37: Small Mistakes – Big Costs

We talk about the loses to OL Reign and Orlando, the team without their national players during the Olympics, and the implications of the judge’s order in the Olivia Moultrie case.

The Thorns Prediction Game

Matchday 4: Thorns visit Gotham It’s starting to look like preseason has returned, at least on the Portland side of the ball. Our second-ever loss to Orlando benefited precisely one person north of the Tropic of Cancer: John Lawes. Not only did he predict the exact score, but he got one goal/assist combo and another […]

The Thorns Prediction Game

Matchday 3: Thorns visit Orlando Well that was a major bummer! Not only did the Thorns get embarrassed by a clearly inferior team, our prediction game players were mostly blanked. This week saw lots of folks join the game. But unless you called a Sinclair or Rapinoe goal, you didn’t score. Don’t give up! There […]

The Thorns Prediction Game

Matchday 2: Thorns host OL Reign We have our first week’s winner; Constant Weeder, with 10 points for predicting a Thorns win, clean sheet, Sinclair PK and the most popular wild suggestion of a fashion plate throwdown. Here is our table after one week: Next is OL Reign. Their reinforcements have not arrived from Europe, […]

Correction To Episode 36: An Excellent Start

Richard’s first prediction was wrong! He got the first part right, the match starts at 3:00pm Pacific, but it is being shown on CBS Sports Network, NOT CBS!. The original podcast has been updated with this information.

Episode 36: An Excellent Start

We review the Challenge Cup Final, revel in the first Thorns match of the 2021 regular season and contemplate a future without Parsons.

Thorns FC: 960 Seconds

The Thorns go wild and Chicago is gone in 960 seconds

The Thorns Prediction Game

Matchday 1: Thorns host Chicago Red Stars A new, real(ish) season is starting and so the Thorns Prediction Game returns. First up is the Chicago Red Stars visiting Providence Park on Sunday at 4:00pm. It’s expected to be a pretty toasty day and 4:00 is peak heat, so you can expect a bit of suffering […]