Gavin Rushnell

Jun 6, 2020

Lionsblog One-Year Anniversary

Hey guys. I know I've been pretty quiet over the last few months because there hasn't been much to talk about and I've just been out of my normal routine but today is the one-year anniversary of lionsblog. I just wanted to quickly say thank you to all of you who read the blog and listen to the podcast and interact with me on social media. I've met some good friends who I believe I will call my friends for the foreseeable future because of this and because you all allowed me t

Gavin Rushnell

Apr 21, 2020

Battle of the Blogs Ep 1: Chants

Here it is! Episode 1 of the Battle of the Blogs series we've decided to do. When I say we, I of course mean @TheEnglishLion1, @OrlandoFanNI, and @Orlando_CityUK. In this first challenge, we decided to compete to see who could create the best chant for a randomly selected player on the current Orlando City roster in under one hour. The player that was randomly generated was our Swedish CB Robin Jansson. We each had a crack at creating a chant. Check out the results down below

Gavin Rushnell

Apr 14, 2020

Florinel Coman Scout Report

Seeing as we have been increasingly linked with Florinel Coman over the past couple of days, I figured I would give you guys a scouting report on the "Romanian Mbappe" (As his owner likes to call him). When reading my findings, please keep in mind that this is all from a couple of youtube videos. I've tried to factor that into my grading but having not seen any of his lowlights, it's certainly hard to tell. With that in mind, let's get to the grades. Physical: A- Let me just

Orlando City Back in for Florinel Coman?

Gavin Rushnell

Apr 2, 2020

Orlando City Back in for Florinel Coman?

According to @Emishor on Twitter, Orlando City have tabled another offer for FCSB winger Florinel Coman. This comes off the back of an offer in February where Orlando City reportedly offered $9.7 million for 40% of his rights but this offer was rejected. In a recent report, the club owner Gigi Becali is quoted as saying that he made some changes to his demands. Translated from Romanian, Becali said "I told them I do not accept and I made some changes to their offer, it was 50

Gavin Rushnell

Apr 1, 2020

The Chris Mueller Conundrum

How should Oscar Pareja deploy the fan-favorite? Coming in at 5'9" 169 pounds, the 21-year-old University of Wisconsin product was selected at 6th overall by Orlando City in the 2018 MLS Superdraft. Ever since then, Chris Mueller has played in 69 games for Orlando City, scoring 10 goals and providing 8 assists. His nonstop running and never say die attitude has endeared him to the fans since day one. Outside of his status as the fan-favorite, Chris Mueller has provided some d

Gavin Rushnell

Mar 12, 2020

MLS Suspended Until Further Notice

News just broke that MLS will be suspending its season until further notice. There will be no games this weekend, including our own against the Chicago Fire. It's the smartest decision the league could make at this time. The Coronavirus is here and we have to take the correct measures to stop the spread. It'll be interesting to see how the league season pans out after they resume play. Will there be a 2 week preseason period to allow players to get back to full fitness? Will

Orlando City Possibly Without Mauricio Pereyra for Colorado Game?

Gavin Rushnell

Mar 7, 2020

Orlando City Possibly Without Mauricio Pereyra for Colorado Game?

Mauricio Pereyra's availability for Saturday's game has been cast into doubt after this video from head coach Oscar Pareja. Some concerns have risen over Pereyra's overall ability to remain fit but I wouldn't be too worried just yet. Load management is something that happens all the time throughout the season. We as fans just don't hear about it that much. There were probably several weeks last year where Dom or Nani or Jansson missed 2-3 training sessions yet still started t

Gavin Rushnell

Mar 5, 2020

Colorado Rapids (a) Match Preview

Orlando City will travel to Colorado for their first road test of the season. The Nani-less Orlando City will play against the high-flying Colorado Rapids in Colorado this Saturday. A tough game is expected for the men in purple as the Colorado Rapids will be looking to make it 7 wins in 9 under head coach Robin Fraser. In the Rapids short amount of time with their new head coach, they have won all three of their home games by a combined margin of 7-1. It's not that far-fetch

Gavin Rushnell

Mar 5, 2020

Changes to the Daily Update Series

So I've put some thought into it and I think I'm going to change the daily update series. I'm sure you would agree with me that it probably isn't necessary during the season. Instead, what I'll do is change it so that whenever there is news to talk about. I will discuss that news specifically. For example, if we sign Mendez to a new contract tomorrow, the title won't be "Daily Update: 3/5/2020," Instead, it'll be "Orlando City sign Mendez to New 2 Year Deal" or something alon

Gavin Rushnell

Mar 3, 2020

Real Salt Lake (h) Match Recap

Orlando City rue missed chances in their 0-0 draw with Real Salt Lake. Match Recap Orlando City and Real Salt Lake battled to a 0-0 draw to kick off their respective seasons. While on paper it may have looked an even affair, it was anything but that. In the overall game, Orlando City held RSL to a total of 5 shots, only one of which forced a save out of debut GK Pedro Gallese. Orlando was structured well throughout the match and their defensive solidity caused them to have co

Gavin Rushnell

Mar 3, 2020

Daily Update: 3/2/2020

Hey guys. I apologize for the late posts every night but I've been insanely busy with school, work, family, and podcasts. As nothing is happening at the moment, the daily update series is kind of falling by the wayside. I'm not sure if it's worth doing it during the season or not as not a ton happens once the season has started. Practices. Games. Maybe some transfer rumors. I could easily cover that stuff as it happens rather than do a daily post. I don't know though. If you

Gavin Rushnell

Mar 1, 2020

Daily Update: 2/29/2020

Orlando City played their first game of the 2020 MLS season today. While there were many positives to take from the game, it still ended 0-0, leaving fans with a sense of "same shit, different day." I have plenty of things to discuss when it comes to the game but I'll leave it for tomorrow's Match Recap. 'Til next time, this has been Gavin Rushnell and #VamosOrlando

Gavin Rushnell

Feb 29, 2020

Daily Update: 2/28/2020

It's 4:24 AM. I've been on VAVEL all night. I don't really know what happened today. I guess news dropped that RSL's Sam Johnson is out for our game tomorrow (today lol). He's lethal so that is good news for us. Make sure you read my Season Preview on the blog and go listen to the season preview episode on the podcast. Guys. We made it. The season is here. Let's. F'ing. Go. 'Til next time, this has been Gavin Rushnell and #VamosOrlando

Gavin Rushnell

Feb 28, 2020

Daily Update: 2/27/2020

Today's quick news comes from Julia Poe (@jpoe 24601) again as she released some information regarding the attendance figures for Saturday's game. She says that Orlando City has less than 1,000 tickets left to sell on Thursday night and that the club is expecting a sell-out. If you're on the fence about going to the game, you should definitely come. It is the start of a new era for the club under Oscar Pareja's leadership and it is important that we show our support by sellin

Gavin Rushnell

Feb 27, 2020

Daily Update: 2/26/2020

Not much going on today as the team gears towards the first game of the season. A new episode of Bleed Purple should be tomorrow. Oh, and Julia Poe (@jpoe24601) confirmed that Dom Dwyer would miss the first game of the season with his injury. 'Til next time, this has been Gavin Rushnell and #VamosOrlando

Gavin Rushnell

Feb 26, 2020

Real Salt Lake (h) Match Preview

Orlando City will look to start the 2020 MLS Season with a win against Real Salt Lake. The MLS offseason will finally come to a close this Saturday when Orlando City faces off against Real Salt Lake. While the Lions will want to get the first 3 points of the season, it won't be an easy task. The Utahn club finished last season with a home playoff spot in the extremely competitive Western Conference. They were propelled all the way into 3rd place behind their stellar defense l

Gavin Rushnell

Feb 26, 2020

Daily Update: 2/26/2020

Jhegson Mendez (@AustinDavid22) Austin noticed today that Jhegson Mendez had his international tag on the Orlando City website removed along with Robin Jansson. Usually, I wouldn't trust the official website with stuff like this because it is so inconsistent but both Mendez and Jansson were labeled as international on Saturday when I was working on my website and using the Orlando City website for information such as birthday and height (something that isn't correct either. T

Gavin Rushnell

Feb 24, 2020

Daily Update: 2/23/2020

Nothing surrounding the club really happened today but it’s Sunday so that is to be expected. Maybe something will happen tomorrow. ‘Til next time, this has been Gavin Rushnell and #VamosOrlando

Gavin Rushnell

Feb 23, 2020

Daily Update: 2/22/2020

Guys. It's 3:00 AM. Just watch my Youtube video. 'Til next time, this has been Gavin Rushnell and #VamosOrlando

Gavin Rushnell

Feb 22, 2020

Daily Update: 2/21/2020

Today was a pretty good day to be an Orlando City supporter. Joey DeZart (@OrlandoCitySC) Orlando City signed the 2nd round draft pick today to add depth to the midfield. This is a huge testament to his character and ability as it is tough to come out of college and compete in the MLS, especially when you're viewed as a 2nd round pick. I'm excited to see how he does in his time on the field this season. San Antonio (@SanAntonioFC) Orlando City played their last preseason scri

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