Steve Voght
@voght
Soccer, science, Seattle. I do stuff in the background to improve immunology research and for Sounder at Heart.
It really feels as though no one at the league or MWS considered what might happen if you flood the market with autographed authentic match-worn kits for every single player from every single NWSL game, because even with the auction premium added to these prices you can get some absolute steals
The Harveyball (complimentary) giveth, the Harveyball (derogatory) taketh away
It’s looking a little spicy in the NYC area... we might be waiting a while. ABC is scheduled to air a lacrosse game at 2 PM ET, so I’m not sure what the contingency plan is for broadcast beyond predicting that no one is going to be happy.
Old timers will remember the Reign being told mid-2015 that Memorial was unsuitable for a marquee national TV game, but apparently this 5k venue was okay for ABC next Saturday?
Reign just opened some additional sections for Sunday’s game. If you haven’t bought tickets yet I would *strongly* recommend sections 115/215 or the GA section rather than section 103/203, which will be immediately adjacent to the Thorns away section in 204.
All I’m saying is they won last week when both players in the graphic were facing forward, and keep losing when teammates have turned their backs on the featured player 🤔
Always remember - Friday nights are for NWSL on Prime Video, Saturday nights are for NWSL on ION and Sundays are for NWSL on Victory+, except when they’re not
I know tickets cost more than most people's mortgage payment, but this might be taking it a bit too far redf.in/I76eXT
Torrent players Hilary Knight and Cayla Barnes doing a Q&A with Reign Gam Lesle Gallimore ahead of the Reign / Royals game this afternoon
Remember your sunscreen ahead of the game today, Reign fam - though it might not always feel like it outside, the sun is just as intense this time of year as it is in mid-August
Reign STHs, when downloading your tickets to your phone for Sunday’s game, be sure to also download the scarf pickup QR codes (also at your TM Account Manager page) in order to get your scarf at the game.
Fishlock scoring at Portland in only the second weekend of the NWSL’s existence back in 2013, then slapping the crest and gesturing in defiance to 16,000 hostile fans, set the tone both for the Cascadia rivalry and for the league as a whole.
Unless I miscounted (and assuming we count the Spirit’s two 2021 forfeits in this tally), tonight’s Legacy-Wave game is the 1,500th regular-season game in NWSL history
Important catered viewing deck update - it looks like it's been booked tonight by the Reign for some of their alumni (hey Pinoe!), injured players and team staff
Away fans going to Prov Park for Thorns and Timbers games - there's a weird new catered seating platform immediately in front of the away section. They've tarped off the first 10 rows of the away section to limit awkward encounters but that means about 100 fewer away seats
Your flavor scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should
In case you're wondering... they're still in Orlando after yet more flight cancellations
They got the win, but this has been an absolutely cursed road trip for the Reign