Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope you all are having a lovely week and are getting just a little bit closer to a weekend rest.

It was a quiet week in Caps world and we had some great content this week on the site so I will take a second to just promote that, rather than ramble on at you like usual.

But excitement seems to be high for the Caps’ date with Portland on Saturday, despite the team’s odd form issues at home, which Axel Schuster acknowledged in an open letter to fans this week.

Personally, I’m not worried about it, as we have a small sample size and weird things happen to start the year. With apparently strong ticket sales for the first Cascadia match of the year, let’s see if things can get back on track.

Shameless Self Promotion

Caleb has a couple of excellent pieces this week on the Caps’ attacking issues and what to expect from Ralph Priso. And our podcast discusses the home woes and more.

Best of the Rest

I never thought I’d celebrate PRO refs but here we are — the match officials return after ratifying a new CBA

The Canadian women have rolled out their roster for the upcoming SheBelieves Cup

A look at what MLS front office brass really think about Messi, Apple and more

What have we learned about the Caps so far this season?