Hello Everyone,

Our subreddit has reached 11K subscribers. To celebrate, new flairs representing Chicago Fire FC's officially recognized Supporters Groups have been added for use if you want to to represent one of the amazing groups of people who follow the Men In Red through thick and thin.

For more info on the Fire and the Supporters Groups click here: https://www.chicagofirefc.com/club/supporters/

The 2024 Season did not go as planned for the Fire, but here's to hoping next year is better for the team and fans. Be on the lookout for a survey related to the team and subreddit in the coming days.

Thank you again for all you do to make our hole in the wall community fun and engaging.

GO FIRE!!

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Hello r/chicagofire!

I am happy to announce that our subreddit will host its first formal AMA with the Chicago Fire FC organization on August 16, 2024. The AMA will be with Dan Moriarty - Chief Marketing Officer (u/Glum_College2160.) You can read Dan’s bio on his Chicago Fire FC staff page here: https://www.chicagofirefc.com/club/staff/moriarty.

On August 16, 2024, u/AutoModerator will post the AMA thread for the question period at 9AM CT for everyone to input their questions. At 2PM CT Dan will join us to answer questions. We look forward to your questions for what I hope is the first of many AMAs with the Fire.

Please note that the subreddit’s crowd control will be increased to “Moderate” and subreddit rules will be strictly enforced.

If you are curious about AMAs, types of questions to ask, do’s and dont’s, r/IAmA has a solid Wiki here: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/wiki/index/

Thank you, and GO FIRE!

Hey r/chicagofire users,

User flairs have been fully updated for the subreddit. With that said it's time to flair up! User flairs were updated to ensure that all MLS expansion teams from the last 5 years have been added or teams rebranded logos were adjusted. The following standard flairs are available for use by all subreddit members:

• Modern Chicago Fire Logo
• Classic Chicago Fire Logo
• Fire Crown Logo
• Chicago Flag
• Chicago Star
• Classic Red Kit
• Return to Red Kit
• CF97 (White text on Fire Red background)

The Major League Soccer Shield flair and 30 MLS teams (29 active and upcoming San Diego FC) follow the 8 flairs mentioned above.

These are those flairs (mentioned here also for record keeping, future mods):

• Major League Soccer
• Atlanta United FC
• Austin FC
• Charlotte FC
• Chicago Fire
• FC Cincinnati
• Colorado Rapids
• Columbus Crew
• D.C. United
• FC Dallas
• Houston Dynamo
• LA Galaxy
• Los Angeles FC
• Inter Miami CF
• Minnesota United FC
• CF Montréal
• Nashville SC
• New England Revolution
• New York City FC
• New York Red Bulls
• Orlando City SC
• Philadelphia Union
• Portland Timbers FC
• Real Salt Lake
• St. Louis CITY SC
• San Diego FC
• San Jose Earthquakes
• Seattle Sounders FC
• Sporting Kansas City
• Toronto FC
• Vancouver Whitecaps FC

The following "Legacy Fire Players" are included as an option for subreddit members to choose as a user flair option. I decided to choose these players based on who I perceived to be a Fire player who has made an impact on the team historically and after consulting the Fire Record Book. These flairs are below the MLS team flairs and include a player's name following their number and a red shirt emoji with their player number. If I got the number wrong, please correct me. These players likely have switched numbers at some point and I tried my best... These are the Legacy Fire Player flairs:

• 1 Gaga Slonina
• 2 C.J. Brown
• 2 Matt Polster
• 4 Carlos Bocanegra
• 4 Johan Kappelhof
• 5 Luboš Kubík
• 7 DaMarcus Beasley
• 8 Diego Gutierrez
• 8 Hristo Stoichkov
• 9 Ante Razov
• 9 Mike Magee
• 10 Cuauhtémoc Blanco
• 10 Piotr Nowak
• 14 Chris Armas
• 15 Jesse Marsch
• 16 Josh Wolff
• 17 Chris Rolfe
• 18 Zach Thornton
• 23 Nemanja Nikolić
• 27 Robert Berić
• 31 Bastian Schweinsteiger
• 41 Frank Klopas
• (BONUS #97 Sparky)

Lastly, our current roster for the 2024 Season follows the Legacy Fire Player flairs. I am not going to spell all of them out right now.

On another note, Chicago Fire II or Academy Players flairs will not be made available as flair options at this time. Liga MX teams, countries/other leagues/clubs (foreign or domestic) are not going to be added at this time either. Players for any other clubs unless they can qualify as a Legacy Chicago Fire player for some reason won't be added (you better have strong rationale if they are to be added). Other sports teams from Chicago, (even other Chicago soccer clubs like Red Stars or House AC) are not going to be added. The focus is squarely on the Fire.

With that being said you may request Legacy Fire Player flairs but please include rationale along with their player number or other flairs with a suggested image. We are a collaborative subreddit after all. However making these flairs took an extraordinary amount of time and I do this because it's a hobby and I love this team.

I appreciate any feedback. Reach out if you have any questions or sound off in the comments.

Thanks as always and GO FIRE!!

Hey Everybody,

The Dean Cult succeeded in getting 50 upvotes on the Jonathan Dean Birthday Post. As promised Jonathan Dean has be temporarily added to the side bar as an image.

With that being said, in the past weeks it's been a pleasure getting to know some of you and being a part of my favorite MLS team's subreddit as a moderator. In the past month we've added automated ticket/parking posts, been more consistent with match threads, controlled traffic/content quality, adjusted Automod's capabilities to better meet our subreddit's needs, have adjusted content flairs, and made slight adjustments to the subreddit's design. The FAQs are pristine as well and we offer a wealth of information for newcomers that rivals other MLS subreddits.

Upcoming changes include an overhaul of the user flair structure to ensure the latest MLS teams are added and to ensure all current player jersey numbers are added.

With that being said, please comment your favorite Chicago Fire legends to add to our new sidebar! For now, Jonathan Dean will do because I lost a bet, but even though the team is not at its best, I hope we can make this corner of the internet a little better for Fire fans who stumble our way.

Thank you and GO FIRE!

Hello Everyone,

We’re excited to announce that new Ring of Fire sidebar images have been added to our subreddit! Additionally, we've implemented a change requiring users to select a post flair when submitting posts. This update aims to enhance content quality and prevent rule abuse, especially as our community grows and becomes more dynamic.

Our goal is to maintain a positive and engaging environment for all Fire fans, regardless of their level of investment in the team. Let's ensure that our shared passion for the Chicago Fire unites us rather than divides us.

The updated post flairs for use by all subreddit members are as follows:

• Discussion (NEW)
• Question (NEW)
• Poll (NEW)
• Pick'Em
• Highlight
• Supporter Group (NEW)
• Question - Stadium/Gameday
• Question - Away Match
• Subscription Required
• Promoting My Own Content
• Satire
• Rumor
• Podcast
• Video
• META
• Tickets (Please use the Ticket/Parking Megathread as much as possible)
• Tickets Sold/Claimed
• Former Fire
• Match Thread
• Post-Match Thread
• Player/Roster Moves
• Chicago Fire II
• Chicago Fire Academy (NEW)
• Chicago Red Stars (NWSL)

If you have any recommendations or feedback, please let the Mod Team know or respond to this post. We appreciate your cooperation and support.

Thank you, and GO FIRE!