A Real Salt Lake blog, 2011–2013
For the third time this season, we're taking on San Jose Earthquakes, and with some luck and skill and hard work, we could, for the first time this season, see our boys come out with three points. Anything more than zero points sounds…
I reject many popular modes of thinking about our beautiful game. This shouldn't come as much of a surprise. For instance, I don't think it's all about effort or heart in a match, and I reject the notion that we need a "plan B" to pull…
Editor's Note: Kreg Asay is back again with the Power Rankings overview for the week. Good stuff, as ever! Week 16 on the Power Ranking Averages - although due to the 2 week FIFA break sites vary on which 'week' they are on. This week I…
Smug. That's what Garth Lagerwey must be feeling today after some crafty dealing to bring Justin Braun to the club. And if that indeed is what he's feeling, nobody really can blame him after we pulled off what could turn into a very good…
Luis Gil, as one of the premier young players in this league, has been on a bit of a meteoric ride in the last year and a half, transitioning from a season where he didn't feature at all to one where he's seen as a key cog to our side's…
Right, I skipped yesterday's post, for which I apologize. I'm trying to work back into a morning-post routine, so that's my reasoning, although I certainly could have found time to do it regardless. Instead, I re-watched the second half of…
After 45 minutes, I saw flashbacks. Not intensive ones, mind, but some light ones that made me think "Oh, no. It's Wednesday again." Of course, it wasn't Wednesday, and in the end, it turned out nothing like it. Which was good, you know,…
If there was ever a time for us to break our winless streak, it was when it first started. But never mind that, because that's now passed over us, and so we should probably just worry about today. So let's try that again: If there was ever…
Kreg Asay, Power Rankings wizard, compiled these excellent stats once again. It's always fascinating to see how these rankings chance, whether you put weight in the opinions or not. If I had my say, we'd always be number 1. Anyway, read…
This is a guest post by James Edward, Deseret News . I'm pleased to feature some content from James, who does a fine job with his reportage on the club. Whether it’s been Andy Williams or Javier Morales through the years, Real Salt Lake…