The Birmingham Blues

RIFC escape with a 1-1 draw against the Birmingham Legion

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Ryan Healey
July 08, 2025

How ‘bout those fireworks? On a night where the vibes were high off the pitch, RIFC continued their poor run of form on it.

In front of a sold out crowd, The Tide continued to look impotent in attack beyond a Noah Fuson moment of magic. With no firepower up front, all it takes is one small mistake at the back to give the other team an advantage which we saw familiar face Stephen Turnbull do in the first half.

With the pressure applied by Birmingham in the second half, you could easily make the case the RIFC were lucky to leave this one with any points at all. Sitting outside of the playoffs at the midway point of this season, The Tide need to start getting some momentum going if they want to solidify a second consecutive postseason berth.

Riptide Report

I’m pretty sure Matt Hands had this thing out before they got to Katy Perry in the fireworks. Incredible stuff by Matt Hands per usual

The Riptide Report: Rhode Island FC vs Birmingham Legion - 7/5/2025 - Tide Talk

RIFC drew Birmingham Legion 1-1 in front of a sold-out crowd at Centreville Bank Stadium.  While a draw isn’t the worst result in the world, it leaves RIFC with 16 points halfway through the season.  At the time of writing, that puts RIFC 9th in the Eastern Conference, outside of the playoffs.  As always, I’m […]

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Player Ratings

Best part of this was Timmy sneaking in the fact that he’s already diving into playoff tiebreaker scenarios. What an absolute DOG.

Rhode Island FC vs. Birmingham Legion FC Player Ratings - 07/05/2025 - Tide Talk

Rhode Island FC continues to struggle, drawing 1-1 against Birmingham Legion FC. With only six points from seven games at home, the team must improve its performance despite a new record attendance of 10,734.

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The Tide Talk Show

Matt and I reluctantly dove into this match and conducted a mid-year review for the team. No better way to fight off the Sunday Scaries than to mimic one of the more nerve racking moments of Corporate America.

June Tide Chart

Bonus one! Andrew pulled together his monthly Tide Chart ahead of the match last weekend.

The Tide Chart – June 2025 - Tide Talk

The Tide Chart is a monthly blog tracking Rhode Island FC player form, highlighting standout performances, trends, and key storylines from the past month.

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We’ll be back Wednesday night at 8:30pm with an Away End with fan favorite Betz from the Cue the Smoke Podcast. We hope to see you in the chat!

Up the Tide!

Ryan & the Tide Talk Team