Official KC Current Thread

[ChiComCat]

Chawinga is phenomenal.  In her limited first game minutes, I thought she was incredibly fast.  Now I think she is just as skilled.

[Spaces]

Absolutely mowing through the league at the moment. 

Scoring 3.5 goals a game and put another 5 past Bay yesterday.

[cfbandyman]

This looks like it could be good, or at least there needs to be things down there for all those residences.

https://www.kshb.com/sports/local-sports/kc-current/renderings-kc-current-releases-plan-for-riverfront-mixed-use-district

[MakeItRain]

Why is it so hard for these guys and players to eff people outside of the building?

The Kansas City Current has fired the head of its medical department, Carlos Jimenez, for violating the NWSL’s non-fraternization policy, the club confirmed to The Athletic on Wednesday. Multiple sources briefed on the situation said the policy violation concerned a relationship with a Current player.

Jimenez joined the Current last December. He worked as a physical therapist for the Washington Spirit last season and for the U.S. women’s national team from 2019 to 2021.

“When we learned of (Jimenez’s) actions in violation of club and league policies, he was immediately terminated,” the Current said in a statement. “We remain committed to making sure our policies and practices ensure a safe space for our players and our staff.”

Jimenez did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

The NWSL instituted a non-fraternization policy, in addition to a policy on workplace discrimination, harassment, and bullying, as part of the league’s reforms following the allegations of sexual coercion against Paul Riley and subsequent joint investigation.

The non-fraternization policy applies to all NWSL personnel, including players, coaches, owners, managers, trainers, and any other employees of the league or its clubs. The policy states that “NWSL supervisors may not engage in, develop, continue, or pursue any romantic and/or sexual relationships or encounters, even when consensual, with any employee (including NWSL players or trialists) over whom they currently have direct or indirect supervisory authority or management influence.”

A team’s head of medical would fall under the policy’s definition of a “supervisor,” which includes any staff member who could “responsibly direct (employees), including as to performance and medical decisions, address concerns or exert influence over such actions in the interest of the NWSL or a team.”

Jimenez is the second NWSL team staff member to be publicly dismissed for violations of the policy in 2024. Last month, the NWSL announced that Houston Dash goalkeeping coach Matt Lampson had been fired by the club following an investigation concerning NWSL policy violations. The league found that Lampson violated the non-fraternization policy and the code of conduct in place for NWSL coaches, and additionally suspended him through the remainder of the 2024 season.

[ChiComCat]

I went to the stadium for the first time this weekend.  The stadium was great.  You can tell they did some things to keep the cost down without really affecting the fan experience.  There isn't a bad seat.  The food selection is great and the mobile ordering looks very useful.  It should be a great size for concerts too once they get that going.

[MakeItRain]

How did you get there and how long did it take you to get out of the area?

The end of that match was wildly frustrating.

[ChiComCat]

How did you get there and how long did it take you to get out of the area?

The end of that match was wildly frustrating.

We ubered to the casino and ate there at Chickie & Petes (pretty good chain!) before walking over.  I wanted to eat at the stadium but the game time was so late it didn't make sense.  After, we walked to City Market with the masses which was about 1.5 miles.  In hindsight, I would've walked back to the casino and got an uber from there.  They did seem to have a lot of busses hauling people back and forth to City Market.  I would see 4 busses stopped at the same intersection and another 2-3 heading back for another load.  It's a bit of PITA at the moment but you can tell they're really trying to manage it until the streetcar comes through.

[meow meow]

streetcar is great in theory, but how many people does each one hold?  a couple hundred?  running every 8-10 minutes, seems like an ineffective way to get out of the area quickly if a lot of people are planning on using it once it's expanded.

[pissclams]

streetcar is great in theory, but how many people does each one hold?  a couple hundred?  running every 8-10 minutes, seems like an ineffective way to get out of the area quickly if a lot of people are planning on using it once it's expanded.

the streetcar continues to be the novelty that it was designed to be.  it is not mass transit and never was meant to be.  come at me titola.

[cfbandyman]

I mean I'd assume on gameday they'll be more, they usually run 4 during high traffic times already. I also assume after all the entertainment stuff is built down there (cause there is jack crap of that rn) less people will leave en masse at the same time. Obviously there will be a  rush but after a game is done there will probably be enough people deciding to go have dinner or drinks right there that'll allow for it to probably be not as bad as it is now.