It’s May. The Sounders are at the top of the early season table and every power ranking, but the national media still can’t get over their obsession with Los Angeles and Atlanta. The Timbers’ social media is chock full of excuses for their early season swoon…So aside from reduced capacity at Lumen Field, everything seems pretty normal.

This month let’s take a look at what it actually looks like from the North End in a reduced capacity stadium.

What it’s like on matchday

We were on the bus on our way to the first home match of the season when I got a text from our friend Eirik: “Already at the stadium.