I was sad when we traded Sam. I’m happy he’s been getting minutes and some success on St. Louis. Just wish he could be doing it for us instead…

I respect an article quoting Mike Tyson in the title! Let’s have a read.

Well thought through but depressing… I think the “more than sum of the parts” piece is really what’s missing. We had a little taste of it with the comeback win against the Whitecaps. But I miss the days when, if we went down early, you felt like the team was going to scrap and adapt and push for a goal. Now, my expectation is that we’ll control possession, squander a handful of chances, and give up a second goal after a defensive lapse. I don’t know what’s changed, but it’s not great.

Also, continually having our asses handed to us by the Timbers has not helped my enthusiasm for the big moments and rivalry matches…