5 Loons in USL-C:
Kayne Rizvanovich (Brooklyn)
90 in 1-0 win v Indy - 4 saves
Briton Fischer (Hartford)
90 in 0-3 win at Jax
Curt Calov (San Antonio)
Sub in 69th, win 2-1 v Phoenix
Babacar Niang (Louisville)
DND - 1-2 win at Lexington
Logan Dorsey (Rhode Island)
No game
Mysteries Of The World
I think it was more that Nashville have 3 Top 5 players at their position in the league:
1 Espinzoa, left mid/wing
2 Mukhtar, #10 who always drifts left
3 Surridage, striker with movement and knowledge of space
The Loons appeared to not even address that threat
Concacaf Champions Cup
-ROUND OF 16-
-Tue Mar 10
Philadelphia v America - 6p FS1 TUDN
Monterrey v Cruz Azul - 8p FS2 TUDN
LA v Alajuelense - 10p FS2 TUDN
more games coming Wed & Thur
I don't always understand coaching (Knowles) decisions
You have an injured centerback (Boxall) and you make 2 changes to the backline when you only need to make 1
Duggan moves to RCB and Padelford in to LCB
Now you have weakened both centerback positions
Leave Duggan at LCB
MLS looks after Week 3
-FULL POINTS-
San Diego +8
Vancouver +7
San Jose +6
LA +6
(All 4 teams are from the West)
-ZERO POINTS-
Philadelphia -3
New England -4
Atlanta -5
Orlando -8
(All 4 teams are from the East)
I am most worried about depth at goalkeeper
If you're only gonna play four at the back, you better have fullbacks who are really good defenders
I think Nashville grab the plan and tore into little pieces, then laughed as they tossed it in the air like graffiti
Chat GPT turned me into a 70s rock guy!
My Loons Player Ratings
Nashville 3-1 Minnesota United
Sat Mar 7 2026
MLS Regular Season
Nashville TN
GREAT: -
GOOD: Triantis
OK: Pereyra, Hlongwane, Yeboah, Gressel, Duncan, Dieng, Taylor, Gene
BAD: Diaz, Trapp, Chancalay
WOOF: Callender, Padelford, Duggan, Markanich
Yeeouch!
me neither
Bruce's Song Of The Day
Siouxsie And The Banshees
Slowdive
substack.com/@brucemcguir...
Do you have a description of the Loons performance in Nashville that you would like to share?
News: #MNUFC Michael Boxall (adductor) is out vs. Nashville on Saturday and James Rodriguez (contusion) is considered questionable, coach Cameron Knowles said Friday
Context: Nashville has dynamic attack and Knowles said Devin Padelford, Nico Romero, Carlos Harvey might fill Boxy's center back spot
Details: James Rodriguez suffered a "contusion" during training Thursday and didn't complete the session. #MNUFC coach Cameron Knowles said the Colombian is questionable to play vs. Nashville on Saturday.
Quote: "It's really out of an abundance of caution," Knowles said Friday.
Student Name Of The Day: Burt Candy
FYI:
mnufc2 is playing at St Louis City 2 on Sunday
I don't like it much but I love seeing Minn United against the likes of Tigres, Toluca, Pachuca etc.
@mnufc.com has been paired with Tigres, Juarez and Mazatlán for the 2026 Leagues Cup
The Loons against Tigres in St Paul is one of those games you dream about when your team rises to the top league in the USA.
Tigres! In St Paul! Hot Damn!
Happy Birthday To Mark E Smith
RIP - Mar 5 1957 – Jan 24 2018
This is the song that blew my mind open:
The Fall - Repetition
The 3rd track on the debut 7" single Bingo-Master's Break-Out! (August 1978)
Step Forward Records
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jx5...
A five-hour bargaining session on Wednesday between the USL and USLPA - with a mediator present - resulted in some movement on key issues, but the two sides still seem far away from agreeing on a new CBA.
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
It gets harder to be a fan of international football every day...
Trump 'does not care' if Iran play at World Cup
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Loons have as tough a schedule as possible over the next 5 games - and only 1 at home:
Mar 7 at Nash
Mar 15 at Van
Mar 22 v Sea
Apr 4 at LAG
Apr 11 at SD
What a great test to see where the team really stands for 2026!
MLS 2026 from 2 games
Zero Points:
Montreal -8
Toronto -4
New Eng -4
Atlanta -4
Orlando -3
Phila -2
Six Points:
San Diego +7
LA +5
San Jose +5
Vancouver +4
Red Bull NY +2
