Preseason Dispatch: Chicago Fire (2) vs. Chivas Rayadas (0)
Saturday night’s win marked consecutive preseason trophies for the Men in Red (photo: chicago-fire.com) OTF editor Scott Fenwick wraps the Fire’s preseason with a look at their final warm-up in the...
View ArticlePostmortem: Chicago Fire (2) at Chivas USA (3)
Chicago Fire’s Starting XI for Opening Day 2014 (Photo: Chicago-Fire.com) OTF contributor Daniel Casey on the Chicago Fire’s first loss of the 2014 season… There’s always a reason to complain. Most of...
View ArticleDispatch: Chicago Fire (1) at Portland Timbers (1)
Big Red converts the penalty (photo @ChicagoFire, Twitter) OTF contributor Daniel Casey reflects on Chicago Fire’s first point of the 2014 season… It would be wrong to characterize manager Frank...
View ArticleOTF Roundtable: Chicago Fire Week Four
Certainly, we all love #QuincyTime, but is it enough? (photo: chicagotribune.com) Winless through four games, is it time for Fire Nation to press the panic button on the Men in Red, or remain patient?...
View ArticleDispatch: Chicago Fire (1) at Montreal Impact (1)
Capitaine Jeff et le match nul dans le Dome (photo: windsorstar.com) OTF’s Brendan Carr brings you a meditation on mediocrity… The script before the match seemed to be more important than the result....
View ArticleBreakdown: Fire at Impact
Yet another strong, gutsy performance by Quincy Amarikwa (photo: chicagotribune.com) The Fire remain winless, but OTF editor Scott Fenwick finds improvement and joy in the numbers… If you look at the...
View ArticleOTF Roundtable: Chicago Fire Week Six
Alex was a box-to-box force last Saturday (photo: thestate.com) The Roundtable brings you some over-the-counter medicine for what ails the Fire… Well, this week’s question is obvious: What needs to...
View ArticlePrime Your Fire Pump: Chicago vs. Toronto FC
New year, new you. That goes for both Mike Magee and Toronto FC (mlssoccer.com) OTF’s Jon Denham revisits the roster, the standings, and the injury list while Tony Walsh of the Yorkies celebrates North...
View ArticleBreakdown: Fire vs. Toronto FC
The Fire stumbles its way to another draw (ap.com) T.J. Zaremba dissects another “Meh” performance by the Men In Red. Chicago Fire’s return to MLS action against Toronto FC was forgettable to say the...
View ArticlePrime Your Fire Pump: Chicago Fire at New England Revolution #2
Can the Fire snatch another draw from the hands of victory or defeat? (Getty Images) OTF’s Jon Denham welcomes UC Santa Cruz Banana Slug Matthew Fondy to the roster in the form of a letter, and Seth...
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