Tonight, the Fusion men's season came to an end in disappointing fashion with a 4-2 defeat to Milwaukee Torrent in the NISA Independent Cup. The regular season had laid out so much hard work, with zero defeats on their record but in peak American style, back to back defeats see Fusion miss out on any silverware to match that record. It had seemed that a window was opening in the NIC, when Michigan Stars lost to Inter Detroit, but Fusion failed to capitalise on the opportunity, falling on the road in Tosa. Prior to that, Fusion lost at home in the playoffs for a second straight season, this time by a 1-0 scoreline to the red hot Eduoard Nys and the surging Duluth FC, who have gone on to knock off Gateway Conference winners Des Moines United/Iowa Demon Hawks. So, Alex Trent's debut season comes to an anti-climactic end but if the club can avoid another massive turnover in players, they could be building something. I make no effort to hide my desire to see good football being p...