(Part 1 of 3 short match reports for this busy week) A crowd of 17,152 showed up on Sunday to see their first Thorns home match in more than a month and first with a full roster in more than two months. The opponent was the presumptive Wooden Spoon winner Boston Breakers and the result […]
Read More Starting the Week Off Right(in which we learn that the Thorns still have work to do; and Coach Parsons runs out of ideas) The Thorns went to Seattle on Saturday and came home empty-handed, losing 3-1. It was our first game with the returning Olympians and the team looked out of sync most of the afternoon. The Reign, playing […]
Read More Not Quite According to PlanSo…maybe we were right the first time about July. To her credit, Emilie was right the whole time. After a commanding performance against Seattle, we go into the Olympics in a great position on the table. Featuring Richard Hamje. https://soundcloud.com/chizeck/episode-10-okay-we-were-right-the-first-time-about-july-wrichard-hamje
Read More Episode 10: Okay, We Were Right the First Time About July (w/Richard Hamje)(In which the Thorns defy expectations and sate a multitude with one frustrated Fishlock) On Saturday, the Thorns broke a two-game losing streak with an improbable 1-0 win over the Seattle Reign. For a Portland fan, the game was a roller-coaster of near-concessions followed by almost-chances; then a euphoric moment; then fifteen minutes of nail-biting; […]
Read More Parsons Preaches the Virtue of Hard WorkThere has been much speculation about the potential loss of national team players to a post-Olympics Victory Tour. Is this worth worrying about? With the facts available today, the short answer is “no”. Will there be a Victory Tour? Yes, this is a near-certainty. According the US Soccer Federation budget, a ten-game victory tour is […]
Read More Victory Tour Blues?So, things aren’t looking as bright as they were at the beginning of the month. Will the Thorns survive? Will Mark Parsons use that diabolical brain of his to come up with a solution? Is Meg Morris a cyborg? Find out the answers to this and more! Featuring special guest Zippy of the excellent Soccer […]
Read More Episode 9: Maybe We Spoke a Little Too Soon (w/Zippy of Soccer Touchdown)(in which the Thorns take a step backward, but it was closer than it seemed) The Thorns went to Houston and came away on the wrong end of a 3-0 result. It was our second loss in a row after twelve unbeaten. Both losses came against teams with only two wins on the season, until […]
Read More Dashed HopesA mini-episode! Capo Hailey Kilgore has been with the Riveters almost since the beginning: she began as a capo when she was 12 years old. 2016 is her last season, and as she is going off to college we wanted to hear her story while we could. https://soundcloud.com/chizeck/episode-85-interview-with-capo-hailey-kilgore
Read More Episode 8.5: Interview with capo Hailey Kilgore(In which the streak ends, but not in the worst possible way) The Thorns’ undefeated streak ended on Saturday evening, so now we have that out of the way. FC Kansas City (or just “Kansas” as coach Parsons calls them) did the deed on the back of two Shea Groom headed goals. The final score […]
Read More Well…FckcWho’s worried about July? Not us. Another game, another victory and the unbeaten streak continues. Some talk of new chants, the financial reality of playing as an unpaid intern and…is it true? All three hosts have returned? It’s a miracle! https://soundcloud.com/chizeck/episode-8-see-we-told-you-so
Read More Episode 8: See? We Told You So.