We’re looking forward to another fantastic season and what better way to kick it off than taking some time to get to know our new coach a bit better?

In conjunction with the Thorns front office, the Rose City Riveters are hosting a question and answer session with new head coach Paul Riley on Wednesday, April 2, at the Bitter End (1981 W. Burnside) beginning at 6 p.m.. Coach Riley will be available to answer questions for about an hour. This is an all-ages event.

A native of Liverpool, Coach Riley begain his coaching career in 1986 as an assistant at Long Island University men’s soccer team. Named head coach there in 1990, he amassed an 88-49-13 record over eight seasons and was named the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the year five times. He’s coached numerous clubs over the years and was named Coach of the Year of the Women’s Professional Soccer League for 2010 for his work with the Philadelphia Independence.

The Thorns have set up an event page here.