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I’m working on it! Damn.
By: Sean |Here I was, plonking along, writing my preview for this year’s first meeting between the Forces of Truth and Light (a/k/a the Fire) and FC Rough Beast Slouching Toward Bethlehem (a/k/a the Red Bulls). And, lo, did a great light shine down, and a link did appear, and the words of Tommy-boy Dunsmore did speak [...]
Portrait of the blogger as a middle-aged soccer geek
By: Sean |Hey fanaticos! It’s time for that another pre-season tradition: Welcoming the new blogger to the Chicago Fire Offside!
Obviously, I’ve got some serious shoes to fill. Tom Dunsmore has moved on to greener pastures. Johnathon did an admirable job handling the playoff denouement, despite its downbeat ending. And now … me.
My name’s Sean Spence, and I [...]
My sincerest apologies
By: Johnathan |I know, I know. I’ve been meaning to be better about this. Life has been getting in the way of writing here, but that’s no excuse.
I’m going to get back into the swing of things. My sincerest apologies.
- Johnathan
*tap tap* Is this thing on?
By: Johnathan |Hi, my name is Johnathan, and I’ll be taking over writing duties from Tom for the Chicago Fire blog. Tom did a great job and I hope that I’ll be able to do just as well.
I look forward to using this soapbox as much as possible and I greatly encourage and appreciate any and all [...]
What a Time to Quit
By: Tom |My timing here is highly contrary, a day before the biggest game of the season, but I’m writing to announce I won’t be blogging here any more. Now I’m actually writing my doctoral dissertation and teaching at the same time, I have to limit my time for writing on soccer, and that means giving priority [...]
Blanco and Beckham article
By: Tom |Please don’t mistake me for a real journalist, but I do actually have an article in print on the Blanco signing in this week’s Chicago Sports Review, an excellent local sports publication. In it, I compare the significance of Blanco’s arrival to that of Beckham’s and cover the different reactions of Hispanic-Americans and [...]







