Another group of players get their assessments. Ryan James Final Grade: B+ Having been a regular starter in 2021 (27 starts) Ryan found himself demoted mostly to the bench in 2022, making just 28 appe...
Continuing our series of end-of-year player evaluations, we look at the last 3 regular starters and start in with the first of the not-so-regular players. Marlon dos Santos Final Grade: A+ Marlon made...
Yesterday we assessed the four most durable players on the squad; today we put the next group of four to the test. Alex Crognale Final Grade: B+ Alex missed 2 games this season, the first due to ...
Now that the season is done and dusted, at least as far as the Birmingham Legion is concerned, it’s time to review the performances of the players over the course of the entire year. Given that the te...
It’s been way too long since we last did one of these, and it’s pretty late considering we’re just 2 days from the playoff game, but…well, reasons, let’s just leave it at that. Anyhoo, here are the ra...
A critical win is in the books, and the Legion sees itself in the home playoff spots again. Generally a well-played game in all phases, but there is one caveat. If it comes down to tiebreakers between...
Yeah we know, it’s late again. Here it is though. GK: MATT VAN OEKEL – 8. MVO maintained his perfect record of never stopping a PK attempt, but otherwise handled 5 shots extremely well and was a...
It’s been so long since this game I must admit to almost having forgotten how the team played. But hey, it was Area Code FC. SOTM and all that. We have to rub it in, even if a bit delayed. GK: MATT VA...
This game was such a team effort that I was half-tempted not to issue individual ratings. After all, how can you separately rate the various parts of a fully integrated whole? In the end, I decided to...
13 goals scored and 1 conceded over the past three games is not exactly a bad state of affairs. There have been 5 games in the USL Championship so far this season in which a team has scored 6 or more ...