TRAMPLED Sky Blue routed by Philadelphia, 4-1 in Stainton's debut as coach
Brittany Taylor breaks through two Philly defenders to score Sky Blue's lone goal of the game.
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Sky Blue FC (5-7-3, 18 points) continues to have trouble with the second place Philadelphia Independence (7-5-3, 24 points), falling to its Northeast rival Saturday night, 4-1, at West Chester University. Complete story
TRAMPLED Sky Blue routed by Philadelphia, 4-1 in Stainton's debut as coach
Sky Blue FC (5-7-3, 18 points) continues to have trouble with the second place Philadelphia Independence (7-5-3, 24 points), falling to its Northeast rival Saturday night, 4-1, at West Chester University. Complete story
HELPING HAND Kolmel named Sky Blue assistant
Sky Blue FC head coach Rick Stainton named the first member of his staff Friday, bringing on Jesse Kolmel as his assistant coach. Complete story
NEW COACH, NEW IDEAS Sky Blue's Stainton promises some stability
Sky Blue FC enters the weekend in third place, good enough to host a playoff game, but they also find themselves wading through unfamiliar waters that have become all-too-familiar at Yurcak Field. That is the same Yurcak Field where Sky Blue has scored only twice — once in the run of play — in six matches this season. They were most recently shutout there by the Atlanta Beat, who entered that match with only one win, and the dreadful performance sealed the fate of Pauliina Miettinen, who was dismissed a day later, barely halfway into her first season as head coach. Complete story
HERE WE GO AGAIN Sky Blue fires Miettinen as coach, names Stainton as her replacement
Sky Blue FC announced Monday that head coach Pauliina Miettinen and assistant coach Anne Parnila have been fired. Complete story
