Phew!

The Thorns survived a scare on Sunday in one of the more exciting and tense nil-nil draws you could ask to see. The team lost half its starters to national team duty yet managed to fight the nearly full-strength Seattle Reign to a stalemate at Providence Park. It is clear that Mark Parsons has brought […]

Is that the Death Star on the Horizon?

The Thorns finally returned to Providence Park on Saturday and what a return it was! The opponent was the Washington Spirit, tops in the league. We’d recently played them to a nil-nil draw in the wilds of Maryland. Given that the Thorns had scored only five goals in five games while the Sprit had conceded […]

Episode 5: Double Standard FC (w/Alex Staller

Thorns capo Alex Staller (@stalleralex) fills in for Patrick (who had laryngitis, not a hangover as the hosts claim) as we discuss the match against the Seattle Reign, the upcoming match against the Washington Spirit and what being a capo is like. https://soundcloud.com/chizeck/episode-5

Catfight in Seattle

Catfight in Seattle by Richard Hamje Have you ever watched two cats face off? Lots of posturing, hissing, back-arching as the opponents watchfully circle each other. A sudden flurry of claws and teeth that quickly settles back into attentive circling. Sometimes a little blood is drawn but most often the combatants simply walk away with […]

It’s Niller Time!

Service Update: No podcast this week. It’s been increasingly difficult to coordinate three schedules on a weekly basis. Expect the pod to go up every other week from here on out. Other news: We’re adding writers! Over the next few weeks, you’ll see increasing content on the website as we onboard fellow Thorns fans to […]

Episode 4: Breaking the Breakers (w/Roscoe Myrick)

Episode 4 is up and waiting for you! This week we’re joined by Roscoe Myrick of the Portland Timbros (Emilie is out sick. Feel better!) to discuss the match against the Boston Breakers, what’s not working with Nadia Nadim, and why Boston had less than 4,000 people in the stands. https://soundcloud.com/chizeck/riveting-04 As usual, here are […]

We Have a Forum!

I’ve set up a forum here on Riveting!, which you can get to by clicking that “Forum” button on the top of the page. You have to register an account to be able to use it. I’m sure this goes without saying, but anyone saying racist, sexist, homophobic, etc. things will be banned and scorned. […]

FC KC

Schedules were messy this week, so we couldn’t get an episode recorded. We’ll be back next week! Saturday night, the new-look Portland Thorns drew 1-1 against reigning NWSL champions FC Kansas City at the Swope Park complex in Kansas City. FCKC’s Shea Groom (the dirtiest player in NWSL) had her penalty saved by Portland goal […]

New Season, New Episode

The season is finally upon us, and so we gather to talk about game one, with a few diversions into Tinder, which donut shop is the best in town and ethical decisions on kit sponsors. Some of the articles mentioned in this episode: Thorns’ Tobin Heath here, there, everywhere Thorns FC: Good […]

Podcast Music

I’ve gotten a couple of requests for the songs used during our podcast. From here on out I’ll include them in the episode post, but until the next one, here’s what I’ve used so far. Episode One: “Better Change Your Mind” by William Onyeabor Episode Two: “Boyz” by M.I.A. “Can’t Be Funky” by Bush […]