Articles tagged with "off-the-field"
Stand and Deliver
By Tom | August 1st, 2007Brandon Kitchens, a Fire supporter and Section 8 mainstay, died a week ago today playing soccer, after suffering a seizure. He was just 23, and ...
Peter Wilt and Milwaukee Expansion
By Tom | July 30th, 2007Many Fire fans will have mixed feelings if Peter Wilt, the Fire's former GM, ends up at the helm of another MLS team. The latest ...
That Big Beckham Bash
By Laurie | July 23rd, 2007Were you there? At the big, huge, star-studded coming out party for the Beckhams? Yeah, I know. My invitation got lost in the ...
Who would want to buy the Fire?
By Tom | July 13th, 2007Why did a private equity firm buy the Fire? When I first heard it was a nonlocal, private equity firm, I must say I ...
Section 8 Fans to Wear Black
By Tom | July 11th, 2007It'll be a Black Thursday on national television for the Fire's Section 8 supporters this week. The reason is a bit convoluted but suffice ...
Fire sale close
By Tom | July 9th, 2007To follow on from Luis' post today on the problems the Klopas group are having putting a bid in, my understanding is that the Bronfman ...
Osorio is the new Fire coach
By Tom | July 5th, 2007As predicted here some weeks ago, the Colombian Juan Carlos Osorio has been named the new Fire coach. Two weeks after firing head coach Dave Sarachan, ...
Fire Sale
By Tom | June 29th, 2007The Fire are for sale. It was only a matter of time, given AEG has had a long and not very hidden plan to eventually ...
Juan Carlos Osorio to coach the Fire?
By Tom | June 22nd, 2007I've been told that the favourite to land the Fire job is Juan Carlos Osorio, a Colombian coach at Millonarios and former assistant for Manchester ...
In Attack of Dave
By Tom | June 19th, 2007Yes, I know that's a very poorly worded title, and this is going to be the shortest post I've ever written. But all I ...
A defense of Dave
By Tom | June 18th, 2007I'm not going to offer one, but there's a man who knows more about MLS than me offering reasons (not excuses) for the Fire's poor ...
The Fire are in limbo
By Tom | June 15th, 2007Whilst one good reason I haven't been posting much this week is my obsession with my new pitchinvasion.net site, another is that the Fire seem ...
Lack of updates
By Tom | June 13th, 2007My apologies for the lack of updates this week. For anyone not up to date, there was a bit from Goff on the Salas situation ...
Salas update
By Tom | June 9th, 2007I don't usually like to reproduce news from the Trib's excellent Red Card blog - I have confidence that you, dear reader, are far more ...
"Bring it on": Section 8 Plan to Expand, GM approves
By Tom | June 7th, 2007The Fire's Section 8 may be one of the largest and most respected supporter's groups in MLS, but this has been a tough season for ...
Stars and MLS
By Tom | June 5th, 2007There was an interesting exchange in this interview over at This Is American Soccer with the New York Times' Jack Bell, when asked about MLS ...
Fire offer Salas a contract?
By Tom | June 4th, 2007According to goal.com, the Fire and DC United have offered Salas a contract. Now, the Trib did report Fire GM John Guppy would talk ...
Marcelo Salas and the Fire; or, "Boys, it has more Killing for long time".
By Tom | May 30th, 2007The Fire's possible signing of Marcelo Salas is all over the wires. A key figure involved in this seems to be Horacio Matta, a ...
Marcelo Salas to join the Fire? - Update
By Tom | May 29th, 2007Update: Luis blog reveals the news - "According to the Fire, Chilean striker Marcelo Salas will begin training with the Fire Wednesday. While Salas ...
Blanco's last goal for Club America (video); Welcome to the Fire!
By Tom | May 28th, 2007Club America bowed out of the Mexican championship last night, but not before Blanco scored a cracking free-kick for his final goal as an Eagle ...
AEG United
By Tom | May 27th, 2007AEG owns three MLS teams (Chicago, LA, Houston). Here is their combined season record at this point: played 22, won 6, lost 12, drawn 5. ...
Don't tell me MLS fans don't care
By Tom | May 26th, 2007As an Englishman, when I first arrived in the U.S., I rather got the sense that maybe MLS fans didn't care with the same passion ...
When will Blanco arrive? Will he save Dave Sarachan from having his head placed on a stick - a scientific study.
By Tom | May 21st, 2007This weekend, Mexico coach Hugo Sanchez announced his 'preliminary' squads for the Gold Cup and Copa America tournaments. Blanco is, unsurprisingly, in the squad. ...
School Night Out! And chat with Chris Rolfe!
By Tom | May 17th, 2007Did you like the exclamation points in the headline? I'm trying to be more positive these days. After all this adventure into MLS and ...
Why Dave Sarachan should not be canned (yet): a debate with Peter Wilt
By Tom | May 15th, 2007The "Coach Dave Career Deathwatch Thread: Part Four - THE FINAL CHAPTER" has been bumped back to the top of the Chicago Fire Bigsoccer messageboard. ...
Toronto have the "Best Fans in the World Ever in History" says Don Garber and Fire Fans Fear to Enter
By Tom | May 12th, 2007As if about to face a compound of Millwall fans' intimidation and Newcastle fans' unquestioned loyalty, I feel both fear and respect as I prepare ...
Fire@Toronto FC; a non-preview
By Tom | May 11th, 2007Your blogger has now proven he will drive to the end of the Earth (otherwise known as Canada) and slum it in the most desperate ...
God Save the Queen and all Fire and Toronto FC Supporters
By Tom | May 9th, 2007The internet sure does embolden folks, as the Chicago Fire and Toronto FC supporer's group messageboards have been buzzing with insults ahead of this weekend's ...
Where to watch this weekend's Fire game
By Tom | May 4th, 2007It's pretty obvious, really, if you're in or around Chicago: Sunday, May 6th The Hidden Shamrock Fire@New England Watch Party Back room opens at 6pm Kickoff 7pm (Comcast Sports Net) Free ...
Toronto FC fans are confused
By Tom | May 3rd, 2007This post on Bigsoccer amused me, as Toronto fans prepare for their game with the Fire next week: anyone speak spanish??? i want to make a banner ...
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