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OK CHRIST sounds like a name of a Radiohead styled Christian Rock Band.
Slight display name change as @hfdathletic.bsky.social clinched a playoff spot this weekend.

It's been a while (2020 to be exact), so imma revel in it for a bit.
NIN - Dead Souls
Bad Wolves - Zombie
White Zombie - Children Of The Grave
Orgy - Blue Monday
Without saying Hurt, fav Cover Song?
I think after a 5 year wait and some realt dark times, I'm slightly entitled lol
WE ARE IN!!!
HFD 3 - SAC 2 FT

PLAYOFFS MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!
Win = they're in
Draw = they're in
Indy loses or draws = they're in

Not too much simpler than that.
We probably won't know the full story for a bit.

I'm ruling out anything medical as they'd have said it was a medical leave.

Admin leave usually means a meeting with Human Relations where they ask you to make sure you have your car keys on you.
Same.
If it was something medical, they would have said.
"Placed on administrative leave" screams "meeting with HR where ya might wanna bring your car keys with you"
Well, he *did* have another post match on-field discussion at the center circle last weekend after they completely fell apart against Miami.....
This coming down the night before a pretty important match definitely raises some eyebrows...
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC has announced Head Coach Bob Lilley has been placed on administrative leave.

Assistant coach Rob Vincent will lead the side when it faces Indy Eleven on Saturday night. #USL-C
My feeling is, if you make the playoffs, you make it. Is it better to punch the ticket on your own instead of backing in? Of course.

However, once you're there, anything is possible.
Silver lining is that HoP have a match in hand and the added bonus of having another way in (namely AV and Madison losing)
It's win and you're in territory for HoP tonight.

Good luck!
True.
The two before it are gonna the the more telling matches. If they can build off of that 2nd half vs Frankfurt...
Is this case that it could be "watch a guy get sacked in real time"?
Well, as awful as the first half was, that second half was the polar opposite.

Belluz, Edwards, and Makanglia.

Enough said.

HFD 3 - OAK 1

MAGIC NUMBER = 1

#FortressHartford
#DreamCrazy
#WeDontPressWeHunt
Well...that was a half of soccer.

Fortunate it's only 1-0.
Actually, we can't clinch because Indy has the tiebreaker.

A win has us a point away though.
Heavy squad rotation tonight.
Kinda expected it.

No matter.

Win and we're in.

#OAKvsHFD
##FortressHartford
#DreamCrazy
#WeDontPressWeHunt
Starting 𝑿𝑰 of Champions 🏆
Everything you'll wanna know about World Cup qualifying this window...
2026 World Cup Qualifying: a guide for everything in the upcoming Men's International Window. While CONCACAF & UEFA have big games in the penultimate window of their current round, AFC & CAF have the final window of their respective rounds - giant drama to be had in Asia & Africa this October
Unfinished business in the league....
Just another "lever" for Laporta
I don't have a problem with summer friendlies over here and abroad. Clubs get to tap into revenues here and grow their brands in some very significant markets.

Matches that actually count in the standings, however, that just rubs me the wrong way.

Not a fan of NFL/NBA/NHL/MLB doing it.
The last regular season edition of Athletic After Dark(tm) happens tonight as Hartford visits Oakland (10 PM Eastern kickoff).

A win and Hartford is in the playoffs. Simple as that.

#OAKvsHFD
#FortressHartford
#DreamCrazy
#WeDontPressWeHunt