I’m standing in the spot where my desk used to be, looking at the far side of the main office floor at SeatGeek Stadium. In an off-season full of logistical mini-miracles, each following the other in such rapid succession as to appear almost routine — I’m experiencing another one. In what used to be a warren of tired cubicles, the ability to gaze across a bright room, uninterrupted, provides a surprising jolt of realization of how much has changed and continues to change for Chicago Fire FC, and how fast.
Quite rightly, this weekend will provide a moment when all of us will turn our attention to the field, and a transformed roster gets its competitive life underway.