A Real Salt Lake blog, 2011–2013
Much thanks again to Taylor Fugate (whom I met today!) and the RSL Show, who allowed me the use of the photograph you see above. Classy lads! What a match! That one had it all, didn’t it? Goals, assists, new players, injury returns,…
It seems that every match now is going to be one of those "do or die" matches, the outcome of the season apparently resting on our ability to grab three points at the expense of our opponents. That view is perhaps overly simplistic, but…
Whenever you pick a player of the month, it’s always possible that their head will explode.* For this reason, it took some pained thought and concentration to decide this month’s player: He’s a hot young prospect who can go far in this…
It’s a sunny Thursday and only two days until the match, and what am I doing? I’m inside, writing this post. No mind, it’s a bit hot anyway, and I was never likely to go out. I’ll address a few things today then leave you to it. The first,…
As I write this, hundreds of thousands of Europeans (and followers of European clubs) are going mad with transfer window rage. We really missed that in the recent transfer window — rumors did flit about wildly at times, but there wasn’t…
There's not exactly a slew of team news coming at the moment, though our first home match in some time is rapidly approaching — praise be on high! — though it'll be without a number of our first-choice players. In fact, that number,…
We’re all still buzzing off that win, right? That one had all the right elements: Adversity, exciting runs of play, staunch defending, tactical inventiveness. As a result, we were handed a bit of a vintage match, showcasing why exactly it…
A single rush of blood to the head is all it takes to shift a match, to turn its on its head, to unsettle a squad of players: One red card can change everything. One moment of slight madness from Nat Borchers and an entire match was blown…
It’s about time, I think, that August gets over with and we get a chance to bury this run of form deep in the sand-like kitty litter it belongs in. I don’t mean to be a doom merchant, but it’s really just a bad record, full stop. Is it the…
Right, are we ready for the weekend? This match against Chivas is an important one — we oughtn’t be taking three games on the slide; it would be simply unacceptable and more than a little frustrating as a fan. We can rest assured that…