Membership in the Crew Soccer Nation has its privileges. As a season ticket holder I was invited to a Chalk Talk with Sigi, Mark McCullers, and Brian Bliss before the FC Dallas game. Sigi took questions from a group of around 50 fans. There were a few questions about Pat Noonan and some talk about [. Click to continue reading...

For all the frustrations of the past season - missing the playoffs again, struggling offensively at the wrong time, etc. - I thought the Columbus Crew fielded a pretty solid defense in 2007. It turns out, however, the 44 goals they surrendered tied them for sixth in goals-against; middle of the pack sounds all right, [. Click to continue reading...

Columbus Crew Record (W-L-T): 9-11-10; 39 GF; 44 GA Source Material: Schedule/match reports; roster Overview Streaks are part of the game. They happen for a lot of reasons - a missing player, bad vibes begetting more bad vibes, etc. And it's worth suggesting upfront that "bad vibes" seem to have a special attachment to the Columbus Crew, [. Click to continue reading...