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Chicago Fire Signal Intelligence

Hot Time In Old Town reaches out to other blogs in order to get some insider perspective on opposing teams before every game.

Signal Intel: New England Revolution vs Chicago Fire

The bent Musket gives us some insight into the Revs.

Countdown to Kickoff: 3 Questions with Massive Report

Signal Intel: Soul Food

We check in with Dirty South Soccer

Signal Intel: Back to Orlando

We sat down with Ben Miller from The Mane Land to talk about the Chicago Fire - Orlando City match

Signal Intel: The Nani Experience

We sat down with The Mane Land ahead of the season finale at Orlando City

Signal Intel: Meet Us In The A

We exchanged info with Dirty South Soccer ahead of Saturday’s match

Signal Intel: Into The North

We chat with E Pluribus Loonum ahead of Saturday’s tilt with Minnesota United

Signal Intel: Falling Angels

We chat with Angels On Parade ahead of tomorrow night’s clash with LAFC

Signal Intel: The Lion In Winter

We check in with Logan Oliver from The Mane Land ahead of Sunday’s clash with Orlando City

Signal Intel: Sounding Out The Opposition

We chat with Dave Clark from Sounder At Heart ahead of tonight’s clash in Seattle

Signal Intel: Into The Lion’s Den

We sit down with Logan from The Mane Land to talk #ORLvCHI

Signal Intel: Union in evaluation mode as Fire sweat postseason seeding

Eugene Rupinsky of The Brotherly Game joins us for the three-question ritual

Signal Intel: Pigeons happy with the Milkman, Villa’s real good, and other stories

Both sides healthy, in good form for tonight’s MLS showcase

Signal Intel: Sad-sack Union still more than a speedbump

Eugene Rupinsky of The Brotherly Game joins us for the question-and-answer ritual

Signal Intel: Branding, Pornstaches & Panamanians in the run-up to NYRB v Fire

We ask Tzvi Machlin of Once a Metro the really hard questions, as one does

Signal Intel: Leery Loons finding their footing to face the Fire

Nate Siems of E Pluribus Loonum was kind enough to fill us in on the latest from the Land o’ Lakes

Signal Intel: Reds swaggering into showdown with Fire

Oliver Platt of Waking the Red completes our question-and-answer ritual

Signal Intel: Roses Are Red

With playoff qualification potentially on the line, we linked up with Stumptown Footy to check in with the opposition

Signal Intel: No Pipa, No Problem for Homestanding Crew

Consistent approach, emerging plan B keeping Columbus confident as Fire hit town

Signal Intel: A Quick And Dirty Scouting Report On Christian Dean

TL;DR— potentially huge upside, but don’t get your hopes up

Signal Intel: Blue Books, Big Things, and Blowing It

Fire hoping for a season sweep of nemesis New England tonight at Toyota Park

Signal Intel: Villa still the lynchpin for NYCFC

Lauded Fire begin second half of season with matinee against Pigeons

Signal Intel: Into The Wild Blue Yonder

Ahead of the Red Stars’ meeting with Sky Blue tonight, we try to read some tea leaves

Signal Intel: Don’t Ask About The Defense, and other notes on Portland Timbers

Without Schweinsteiger or McCarty, Fire hoping to keep unbeaten run going

Signal Intel: “She said, hey I know you/ and you cannot sing”

“I said, that’s nothing/ you should hear me play piano”

Signal Intel: Cincinnati playing with swagger as favored Fire come to town

Chicago’s road to the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals won’t be simple against well-supported underdog

Signal Intel: Lack of Larin bothers visiting Lions

Without the Canadian powerhouse to lead the line, O-City leaning on strong performances from Spector in the back

Signal Intel: Slaying the Last of the Bugaboos

Facing a road game on turf, red-hot Chicago hopes to simply keep rolling

Signal Intel: Hot-and-cold Atlanta facing very different Fire

First really hot day of the year will sap legs and challenge concentration

Signal Intel: On stealing points from behind the Purple Wall

With Kaká fighting calf strain, expect a defensive 4-4-2 from Orlando

Signal Intel: Send Her Victorious

We talk with Susie Rantz about heat exhaustion, expectations, and people-management

Signal Intel: Thoughts From Two Guys Who Remember When Brimstone Cup Was Really A Thing

We talk with Drew Epperley about The Basti Effect, Dallas’ talent fountain, and other delights