So the big question in this one is: how much did the baseball field affect the Legion’s play? This was the second straight game the three Sparks have played on a converted baseball park (and wha...
The Blues had their worst result of the young season as they fell to the Cottagers for the second time in barely a month. Fulham went up early when Denis Odoi scored in the 10th minute, his first goal...
The action kicks off a little early this week, as the Blues over in England have a double-game week in the EFL Championship. They play Fulham at home tomorrow (1:45pm) before visiting Peterborough Uni...
Unsurprisingly, the late collapse was entirely unexpected by the panel, so no points to anyone. This week doesn’t get any easier, as the Three Sparks are on the road again in unfriendly territor...
In a rare Friday evening game broadcast in the US on ESPN, Birmingham City ended its league home scoring drought against a struggling Derby County side managed by Wayne Rooney at the same time chalkin...
This one was a masterclass in how not to protect a lead. It was also an object lesson in poor defensive play and tactics. On top of that, it was also a primer on not using offensive power adequately. ...
OK, let’s get the easy part done first. Over in England, Birmingham City play Derby County on Friday at 2:00pm, and the game is on ESPN+. Derby barely avoided relegation last season and are curr...
The entire panel correctly predicted the Legion win Wednesday in Kansas City, but nobody thought the result would be anywhere near as tight as it ended up. As the Legion make the slow trip homeward, t...
As Mark Twain[efn_note]Quoting Benjamin Disraeli, or Arthur Balfour, or Walter Bagehot, or any one of about a dozen British wits[/efn_note] famously stated, there are lies, damned lies and statistics....
Doubtless none of the panel will be upset to have completely failed to predict the result of the Louisville game last Saturday. The pessimism was apparently unfounded. What will the driving emotion be...