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 […]
Read More The Thorns Prediction GameMatchday 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 […]
Read More The Thorns Prediction GameMatchday 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, […]
Read More The Thorns Prediction GameRichard’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.
Read More Correction To Episode 36: An Excellent StartWe review the Challenge Cup Final, revel in the first Thorns match of the 2021 regular season and contemplate a future without Parsons.
Read More Episode 36: An Excellent StartThe Thorns go wild and Chicago is gone in 960 seconds
Read More Thorns FC: 960 SecondsMatchday 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 […]
Read More The Thorns Prediction GameThe Chaos Cup ends in appropriate fashion
Read More Thorns FC: Chaos TheoryWherein we discuss the ̶C̶h̶a̶o̶s̶ Challenge Cup, the NWSL preseason in general and what to expect from the upcoming season.
Read More Episode 35: The End of ChaosWith vaccinations in hand and the Challenge Cup on the horizon, it’s time for another episode of the first and best Portland Thorns podcast!
Read More Episode 34: So Now What?