(Editor Note: Apologies for the slight delay in today’s recap, our Ryan Voyles has recently found himself wrapped up in Netflix’s Stranger Things and had to finish the final two episodes before getting to this afternoon’s Fire action. He will now spend the rest of the night terrified monsters will come out of his wall)
The hunt for the Lamar… er, Hunt U.S. Open Cup is officially out the window and, with results like Sunday’s 2-2 draw against Orlando City, the Chicago Fire’s fleeting chances for a playoff spot are right on the ledge.
Realists and us lowly prognosticators at HTIOT have basically ruled out watching any meaningful soccer from the Fire until 2017; with the team entering Sunday’s action eight points out of the last playoff spot.