There weren’t any mailbag questions this week, which is completely understandable, There are more important things going on in the world.
The Chicago Fire were officially eliminated from playoff contention Wednesday night after losing 2-0 to New York City FC. It was only a matter of time, of course. Observers knew this team was never going to make the playoffs once June rolled around and the team revealed themselves to largely have regressed from last year.
So now we have to ask ourselves, “What’s next?” Where does the club go from here? Who’s staying and who’s going?