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July 14, 2026: The Coffey-Sized Hole in Our Midfield

Seattle 2, Portland 0. We watched the derby, stewed for two days, and then sat down at the bar to talk about it. The short version: the Thorns didn't show up. That's four trips to Lumen Field now without a single goal. Marissa's whole thing this week is that Portland has a Coffey-sized hole in the midfield and nobody to fill it. The transfer window opened the morning we recorded, and Portland still hasn't signed the player we've been asking for since day one. Adults only. Bring a drink.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:14 Cold open: the apology

00:51 The Derby: Seattle 2-0 Portland, and the Lumen…

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