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Cocu and a ‘foreign adventure’
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I’m not, repeat not, doing anything other than report another news report. No, sir, I’m not going down that garden path again. So no stoking of the rumour fires here, just a straight copy and paste job from Soccer365 about Phillip Cocu, formerly linked with MLS, and his statement that he may soon play abroad, [...]
Category: Off the field
Fire 1-0 Dynamo; or how to win ugly
By: Tom | 5 Comments
I should have had the balls to stick with my original pick in the prediction’s league, 1-0 to the Fire, instead of my weak backtrack to a 1-1 draw in my game preview. Frankly, though, this was a game that probably should have ended 1-1: Houston hit the crossbar twice, and threatened the Fire goal [...]
Preview - Fire@Houston - 04-29-07
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Matchup: 6.00 p.m. CST, Sunday April 29th @ Houston Dynamo
Season record: Fire 2-0-1 | Dynamo 1-1-1
Last five: W D W - - | L W T L W
Weather: ~80F
TV: DK, CSN, MLSLIVE.tv
Fire injuries: MF Justin Mapp DOUBTFUL - L hamstring strain, MF Brian Plotkin QUESTIONABLE - L hip strain, FW Calen Carr PROBABLE - L [...]
This blog is not a major news outlet!
By: Tom | 17 Comments
The Fire front office has hurt my feelings. Considering the clear need for MLS to shore up its fanbase, and for the Fire in particular to communicate with their fans, I thought it might be a nice idea if someone at the Fire front office answered a few questions here on this very blog [...]
Category: Off the fieldFire + Flames + Smoke + Beer + Rain = Falling Over
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I mentioned yesterday that the conditions at the UIC Flames-Chicago Fire game were treacherous. For the fans, that is, not for the players, as I think there was actually more off-the-ball movement on the slippery bleachers than on the field of play. Below is videographical proof from the stands.
Incidentally, according to the official [...]
Fire pics vs. UIC
By: Tom | 4 Comments
My photos from tonight’s Chicago Fire-UIC friendly are here.
Think of the children!
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Let’s put aside all the recent controversies and wild transfer speculation surrounding the Fire, and think about the CHILDREN for once.
Or, rather, the Fire are playing UIC tomorrow, and it’s all for the good of Chicago Scores, a great local children’s charity. Here are the details, courtesy of Section 8:
Chicago will be [...]
The Zidane Rumour - The Morning After
By: Tom | 1 Comment
My pulse has now slowed after the initial Zidane buzz. It’s looking more and more like the quote I cited was probably out-of-date, and the second international player mentioned was actually Blanco.
The quote is highly ambiguous and suggestive - especially as Blanco is not listed in the names the AEG CEO cites [...]
Category: Team NewsHow to patronise your fans in one easy step
By: Tom | 2 Comments
Apparently, only one man in the building on Saturday really understood what was going on out there as the Fire beat the Wizards. And praise the lord, if it wasn’t the Fire coach himself, Mr. Dave Sarachan.
What everyone in this building won’t realize is the dirty running and the hard work that Chris Rolfe and [...]
Category: Team NewsZidane to Fire? Amazingly, this is not a completely unsubstantiated internet rumour!
By: Tom | 8 Comments
Honestly, I hate the transfer rumour mill and I hate relating unsubstantiated nonsense found on internet messageboards. But when AEG’s president and CEO Timothy Leiweke says the Fire are pursuing a “second international star” and the quote is from the New York Times (not that the Gray Lady has been too interested in veracity in [...]
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