Category Archives: chicago fire
Building a Fan Base in New Expansion Teams: Peter Wilt Talks Indianapolis Soccer Part 3
Former Chicago Fire GM Peter Wilt discusses the ins-and-outs of building a new fan base for an expansion team. Who are they? What are the growing demographics? How do we reach them? In particular, Peter addresses the process of bringing an NASL team to Indianapolis. If you’re in the Indy …
Building Pro Soccer Across the US and Indianapolis w/ Peter Wilt (Part 1)
Peter Wilt discusses with the guys concerning the expansion of NASL in North America, and in particular, Indianapolis. What makes Indy the right spot? Will it be viable? What are the plans to build a fan base in Indy? On the Straight Red Card. www.thestraightredcard.com
Gay Pride TIFO Revisited; Where’s Waldo? Rolfe To Rescue? Marquez = Bonehead & Bad Tattoos
In a bid for the longest title ever for a bigsoccer blog: The guys discuss a myriad of topics in the “Short Topics” section of the show: a look back on the Chicago Fire Section 8 Gay Pride TIFO situation with comments from Section 8′s Tom Dunmore; what about those …
Major League Soccer’s Designated Players: The Best & The Busts on TSRC
Brett and Derek discuss the best and worst designated players ever signed to Major League Soccer, featuring Thierry Henry, Landon Donovan, Juan Pablo Angel, Blanco, and more….On The Straight Red Card.
MLS Mostly Bows Out of Champions League; Rough Start for Some in MLS
Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy and Seattle Sounders fall out of the CONCACAF Chanpions League. The guys also review the first couple games of MLS season. Who is in trouble? Why does NY look so bad? On The Straight Red Card.
The Chicago Fire & Oatmeal, Yummy; Dos Santos Agent Rips MLS
The guys discuss the Chicago Fire’s Jersey Sponsorship with Quaker Oats–anyone really have a problem with this? Nyarko wants the US Men’s National Team to want him; Gio Dos Santos Agent Takes a Poop on MLS. On The Straight Red Card.
Eric Wynalda Challenges Don Garber to a MLS Duel at NSCAA
The guys discuss Eric Wynalda’s Speech at the NSCAA Convention where he takes on MLS, Freddy Adu’s age, US Soccer Youth Development, P&R, Single Table and More. On The Straight Red Card.
The Twelve Days of X-Mas: Hope Solo in a G-String
Here at The Straight Red Card, Brett, Derek, Chris, Jason and myself want to wish you all a Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year. In doing so, we leave you with this classic song by me… Thanks to our guests throughout the year: Steven Goff, John O’brien, Bill Archer, …
Are Drogba, Del Piero, Anelka, Ballack Truly Interested in MLS? Davies Back to France?
We’ve heard so much hot air over the years about this and that superstar coming to the MLS. The guys discuss the latest crop of prime players making noise about their “interest” in coming to MLS. Is it real, or do their agents have other reasons for sounding off about …
The Dump-a-thon Known as the MLS Re-Entry Draft: Joseph gets DP Status with Revs
The guys discuss the MLS Re-entry draft and DC United’s total “dump-a-thon.” Other teams also dumped a satchel full of players including San Jose, Chivas USA and the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Revs sign Shalrie Joseph as a Designated Player. On the Straight Red Card.
