On our last podcast, Matt Baker made a comment about our ability, as a fan-run and unaffiliated blog, to be able to critique the club on some of their decisions when we feel it's appropriate. Up until this point, I think we at the City Report have been essentially in total alignment that no missteps have been made thus far;...
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Baker's City Bites: 11-23-21
11/22/2021
This past week may have been quiet off the field, but as the temperatures continue to drop, the St. Louis CITY SC Academy is heating up. Coming off a highlight win against St. Louis Scott Gallagher, the U-17 squad returned to their Creve Coeur home to defend their home winning streak against Minnesota United FC. The MLS Next season is...
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Baker's City Bites: 11-10-21- Cave Edition
11/10/2021
It has been another relatively quiet week of news coming out of St. Louis CITY SC so this might actually be bite sized for once. On the field, our Academy was in action both days this past weekend with the U-17s traveling to Houston, and the U-16s played a friendly against fellow local club St. Louis Maritsa FC. The MLS...
Baker's City Bites:11-3-21
11/03/2021
Some weeks are dominated by news released by the team. Some weeks are dominated by things the team has done. This past week was mostly dominated by news about the team from 3rd party sources. While St. Louis CITY SC clearly enjoys crafting their own narrative and releasing news on their timeline, they have to be a bit thankful...
CITY HYPE: A Fan's Perspective, Chapter Four
10/29/2021
Chapter 4: Making History - Umbrellas and Ws
Im(pour)tance of Growth Outside the Stadium
10/28/2021
While walking around the perimeter of the STL City SC complex yesterday, I found myself frequently wondering about the potential positive impact on nearby businesses (and future business). With the stadium tucked in just along Market Street near other tourist attractions, there appears to be just as much upside for local bars and restaurants....
Baker's City Bites: 10-27-21
10/27/2021
Last week, thousands of St. Louis CITY SC supporters got the chance to put their money where their fandom is and become inaugural season ticket holders in the supporters section of CITY's new stadium for the 2023 season. While that was overwhelmingly the biggest thing to happen for CITY and fans last week, we also saw an incredibly active weekend...
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Baker's City Bites: 10-19-21
10/19/2021
This week in St. Louis CITY, you could say we saw more of a glimpse into the future than a typical week. With a somewhat calm week, the weekend and into the first part of this week saw a lot of excitement build in some new and very exciting ways. Last Friday, a Zoom discussion was held between city political...