Tom Franklin

During the last #AllForCITY watchalong of 2024, I basically talked myself into basically emancipating from Twitter on Nov. 14. So I need to save the reason I'm called "Soccer Zombie" for posterity.

PKs on one end. Fans on the other!! 🏃🏻‍♂️🎥

Damet closed out his US Open Cup post game presser with this added commentary on #AllForCITY fans.

Hearing STL has AT LEAST 1,000 traveling fans heading to Columbus and could be as big as 1,500 in red. Wednesday night is gonna be special

Update going into tonight:

We’re proud to welcome hummel (@hummelnorthamerica.bsky.social) to FPRFC as our exclusive kit & apparel partner through June 2029. We’re building this club from the ground up, with our members & community at the center. Our future starts here. Our roots run deep. Welcome to the Forest, hummel. 🐝🌲

It's BIG ANNOUNCEMENT DAY for @forestparkrangersfc.com! Tune in at 8:30a CT! www.youtube.com/live/0wtZUO9...

Palmer Ault came through the Indy Eleven Academy and made three appearances in the #USL-C as a #USLAcademy signing for the First Team before attending Butler University and Indiana University collegiately.

A programming note for this week. No regular show. But keep an eye on our socials as we will still have our normal match day content on Wednesday as #AllForCITY faces RBNY.

Ultras creating clubs! @forestparkrangersfc.com & @soccerzombie.com #dotthemap

Board meeting = plotting our next big announcement. 👀 On Oct. 9, @soccerzombie.com will co-host @mkickaround.bsky.social and share the news live. Before then, join us Oct. 4 to support BOHFS STL in their @opencup.ussoccer.com qualifier! ⚽️ Onward. Forward. #UptheTrees #STL

I'll be on with Jeremy tonight at 8 talking CITY, US Open Cup, and tiny midfielders making a huge impact.

🌳 Welcome to the MWPL 🌳 We’re excited to officially welcome Forest Park Rangers FC to the Midwest Premier League! Forest Park Rangers FC will compete in a loaded St. Louis region, as they’ve built a big following in preparation for their inaugural season. Read: www.midwestpl.com/2026/09/10/m...

The best part of waking up is Matt Doyle showing copious amounts of love to #AllForCITY.

"We've had one striker signing yes, but what about second striker signing?" #AllForCITY

Are you excited for #Silo Season 3 finale?

It is actually SHOCKING how incompetent #AllForCITY's front office is at closing a deal for a 9. If you heard the things I've heard, you'd wonder if these idiots ever signed a player before. Someone get these guys a "Run A MLS Club For Dummies" book.

Please note: Corey Wray just went on the #AllForCITY record. We are moving on Löwen as his age does not align, twilight years, blah blah blah. Meanwhile, one month ago, he tried to sign Hugo Cuypers, who is NINE DAYS younger than Edu.

For the first time in months, I have uploaded a video to YouTube. And it's probably my last for awhile. A channel and quite frankly life update: youtu.be/5UrZWjF7ps0

"I've been everywhere." -Johnny Cash

Pardon my french but WTF is this walking without being able to chew gum nonsense from the @stlcitysc.com front office to someone who not only means so much to STL fans but has contributed so much to the club too. #AllForCITY

It shouldn’t be going down like this. It’s extremely disheartening that the front office doesn’t realize this and doesn’t seem to care enough to handle it differently.

STL fans deserved more than a Tom Bogert scoop to learn of Edu Löwen departing. Putting aside every other move made so far, putting aside the on field impact even… Löwen is different. His circumstances for a long time have been different. Fans’ care for him and his family is different. #AllForCITY

All we needed was a striker. Just a striker. #diEGO #AllForCITY

I should not want to have an overwhelming urge to shove my head between my couch cushions today while my MLS club is on an long unbeaten streak. And yet, here we are.

US non-league places I'd love to visit someday: Minneapolis City/Aurora (if I can do both in one trip...yay!) Ballard FC/Salmon Bay (see above) Little Rock Rangers (Open Cup?) Memphis FC (Whenever, curious how that project is doing) Vermont Green (duh) A Chicago MWPL/UPSL tour (lots of clubs!)

10 games unbeaten and our biggest derby match of the season ahead of us. #AllForCITY should be buzzing. Instead, Diego Gigliani is doing everything in his power to throw yet another bucket of cold water on the fanbase with his bullshit.

@stlcitysc.com constantly trying to alienate its core audience in the middle of a 10 game winning streak with another incomprehensible player transfer rumor. For all the wins on the field, they are own goal-ing left and right on the PR front.

Nevermind they play in Paterson. Nevermind the Cosmos reflect absolutely nothing about the vibrant, multi-cultural community of Paterson. But no, let's double down on the tone deafness with AI video of a player who never suited up for this iteration of your club. The Cosmos brand is dead.

Always exciting to join Red Smoke Rising! Perfect time to join, since there's nothing going on in the #AllForCityWorld.... lol. See y'all tonight! www.youtube.com/live/7mFkVQN...

Have you become a member of Forest Park Rangers FC yet? If you’ve been considering membership, August is the perfect month to join. For every membership purchased in August, the club is donating $5 to @KidSmartSTL Just $25. We’d love for you to join us! forestparkrangersfc.com/membership

#diEGO, GET OUT OF OUR CLUB #AllForCITY

Red Smoke Rising is going to be a therapy session tonight after the Marcel Hartel news. #AllForCITY www.youtube.com/live/ZHjIl33...

Question for my golfing friends: I was gifted a set of left-handed golf clubs from my dad, but I'm a righty. I want to trade these in for a right-handed set. What's the best place in the #STL area for them (or if anyone is a lefty and wants a set of golf clubs, let me know?)

We need a TAM striker and we need him now! Call St. Louis CITY...877-TAM9-NOW! #AllForCITY #STLRising

Miss you. @ericwahl.bsky.social

This #AllForCITY podcast thing at 8p. www.youtube.com/live/QGD6qCH...

Issue #3 of The Protagonist has been out for a while and I figured I’d remind everyone how great it is. The issue focuses on St. Louis and features writing by my good man @soccerzombie.com , soccer historian extraordinaire @dancreel.com and Dave Lange who literally wrote the book on STL soccer

Happy 150th, Forest Park! 🌲 When it came time to name our club, our members chose Forest Park Rangers FC. We think that says everything about what this park means to St. Louis. Happy Birthday to the heart of our city.

GIANTS FALL. On Saturday, Ehtar Belleville FC became the first team to give St. Louis Scott Gallagher their first loss, with a commanding 3-0 win. This win gives serious momentum into Father's Day weekend, with a potential Select USA Power Rankings bid incoming. 📸 maxjohnson.arw/IG #MidwestGrown

This was excellent.

An announcement. Thank you for being a part of the ride. My work continues with @forestparkrangersfc.com and @redsmokerising.bsky.social.

Mexican fans spot a South Korean fan and immediately adopt him

(poorly) sliding into @soccerzombie.com’s birthday like

One club is brand new with an ambitious pair of brothers who had a dream. The other is an established youth academy with ambitious hopes of a league title. This is Non-League Soccer in America. This is FC Kirkwood vs St. Louis Development Academy! @midwestpl.bsky.social #MWPL #NonLeague

One club is having a charmed start to its MWPL life. The other is a sleeping giant under the direction of a coach with a loyal following. This is Non-League Soccer in America. This is United Capital City Athletic versus St. Louis Development Academy! @midwestpl.bsky.social #MWPL #SoccerZombie