A Real Salt Lake blog, 2011–2013
47 posts
It's approaching more quickly than we thought it would: The final match of the season — less, of course, the uncertainty of the post-season — and our chance to put this hellish campaign to bed before we set off in search of more…
The final season match approaches, and it looks like to fulfill our expectations, we're going to have to show a set of Portland supporters exactly who we are and why we're contending for the MLS Cup. See, Portland, managing only a draw…
As the league expands, we can hear the groans and aches from across the nation as managers are forced into picking players they want to keep — implying, of course, that there's plenty of dead wood all over — and picking which players they…
Fate is a cruel mistress, isn’t it? We’re winless in five, and in the process, we’ve dropped a grand total of 14 relatively easy points because of our inability to play our beautiful game. We’re sitting at 52 points and will need a win to…
First things first, I’d like to thank Cameron for his contribution yesterday about the traveling supporters. It really was great to see strong traveling supporters (who don’t happen to be from the Pacific Northwest), hear them, and have…
Today's post comes to you from Cameron Brinkerhoff, who traveled to Dick's Sporting Good Park to watch the boys in Claret and Cobalt seal the trophy for the fifth straight year. Memories of Friday night’s match in Denver are still putting…
It might not be the MLS Cup or the Supporters’ Shield, but for the fifth consecutive season, we hold in our hands the Rocky Mountain Cup after our 0-0 draw with those folks from Colorado. It wasn’t exactly pretty, and at times, it was…
As I write this, a slew of Claret and Cobalt is arriving in Denver, by means of buses, planes, and automobiles,* ready to watch our beloved club smash our Rocky Mountain foes. As the match is being aired on ESPN2, we should either see or…
I can’t sleep. It’s not from the incessant tweets on my cell or my alpaca snoring . The calls are from the Rocky Mountain Cup (RMC). RMC, “That’s because you drive me,” (Acid House Kings). RSL Nation, the Rapids don’t deserve the Cup.…
The day’s approaching when we’ll play our final home game of the season and we can start looking back at our regular season, shaking our heads, and moving on. First, though, we’ve got an all-important match in Colorado to contend with. I…