Before the bitter memory of a disappointing end to the 2009 season is erased through holiday festivities, I thought I’d give a rundown of what I saw in The Fort this year, and offer up my hopes for next year:

In my opinion, 2009 was a year of slight decline for The Fort.  Lower overall attendance affected the numbers in our section.  Although a lot of the “pedestrian traffic” mitigating the “gap” issues of years past (the gap being a series of rows of people just standing and not participating), it’s hard to say The Fort sounded better than it did ... Continue Reading

I came across the Free Beer Movement while listening to an episode of Waiting for Gaetjens, a podcast co-hosted by Revs color analyst Greg Lalas.  In a nutshell, the idea behind the Free Beer Movement is the best way to get people to become fans of American soccer is to lure them to a game with beer:

Like Soccer? Enjoy Beer? Have Friends? Do they enjoy beer? Do they like soccer?

If you answered “yes” to the first four questions, but “no” to the last one, then this is the site for you!

Welcome to the Free Beer Movement where ... Continue Reading