A relatively short weekend preview this week, our teams being off on both sides of the Atlantic. The most important part Having played 6 games in 26 days, and having 5 games left over 22 days, the Leg...
We already expressed our thoughts on Dunnavant Valley as a venue; now we get to take a look at the actual games. There were similarities: first, in both games the Three Sparks scored early, but quickl...
If giving up points in crazily stupid fashion on a regular basis wasn’t enough to deal with, the Legion’s next three games are over an 8-day period (thanks to the weather earlier in the se...
Another quickie post, I’m afraid; life has gotten rather busy in the Forge household. It was a relatively stable week in the rankings; El Paso Locomotive solidified its hold on the top spot, ext...
Normally, we would be posting player grades and an analysis of last weekend’s game. Given the disastrous result—and I do not think it an exaggeration to describe it that way—it seems more appropriate ...
Last week’s loss in Colorado Springs was possibly the most bizarre game in Legion history. It certainly had entertainment value though: 2 scorers sent off, a short-handed lead, a delay due to a ...
Apparently, our absence from the US was a signal for the USL Championship to rack up a large number of goals in one week. 45 of them across 14 games, in fact, for an absurd average of 3.21 per game. O...
Sadly, the Legion’s Dunnavant Valley game against New Mexico United was a washout; let’s hope it can be duplicated later in the season. The first opportunity for that will be this weekend,...
The Birmingham Legion may have been idle this week but there was plenty of action around the league and a ton of motion in the Forge Power Rankings. One team got a much-needed result at last. And ther...
While neither team has made any official announcement, it is all but certain that head coach Mark Briggs will be leaving the Birmingham Legion to become an assistant coach under Eric Quill at FC Dalla...