Steve & Tim welcome back Niko Moreno (@ELROLONW) of @SportsPulso and @Sounderatheart!
We can’t stop talking about the Seattle Sounders’ CCL win, so we spend some time on Niko’s experience in D.F. travelling with the media team, the general atmosphere of the stadium, the locker room, and the courting rituals of stadium-goers in the biggest city in the Western Hemisphere.
Then we talk about the impact of that win on the choices Garth Lagerwey and Brian Schmetzer will have to make before the window closes, whether we’re back in form, and what the Sounders’ greatest needs will be for the remainder of the season.
Regular featured cast:
@muffintopmodel Tim Hamilton
@podfish Steve Ketelsen
@jm_murf John Murphy
Don’t call it a comeback! Steve, Tim, & John are watch the second half of the USOC entry round for the Sounders, while we talk about the CCL & Challenge Cup results, the tragedy of J. Paulo’s injury and the outlook for the Sounders’ men’s season.
Regular featured cast:
@muffintopmodel Tim Hamilton
@podfish Steve Ketelsen
@jm_murf John Murphy
We are back! Steve, Tim, & John are joined by local legend Dave Clark for a casual chat about MLS/CONCACAF & Sounders, plus the Academy & US Open Cup. We give initial impressions on Defiance in MLS Next, and dig into the preseason NWSL tournament featuring the very high quality OL Reign side.
We’re so excited to be back and sharing our love and passion for this community.
We’re joined this week by Niko Moreno (@ELROLONW on Twitter) editor at Pulso Sports Network and Sounder at Heart contributor. Niko’s connections to the scouting side of the soccer landscape as well as his relationships with players from all over the league lend an interesting perspective to the current off season of Major League Soccer. Plus, we discuss Niko’s interview with Nico Lodeiro.
We keep rolling along with our 2020 roundup and focus in on OL Reign and the NWSL. Joining us this week are Susie Rants (@susierants), Sounder at Heart contributor and co-host of the Coffee & Valkyries Podcast, and Andrew Harvey (@soccervox), communications manager for OL Reign and broadcast voice for the Tacoma Defiance, Tacoma Stars, Seattle Pacific University Men’s Team, Seattle University Men’s Soccer, and University of Washington’s Men’s and Women’s Soccer Teams.
Early & quick this week -- we cover:
#PorterOut -- implications for USMNT & Portland Quality
Tacoma Stars discussion.
Refresher on the Vancouver victory.
Our boys travel to Houston to defend the Western Conference Championship. We discuss our path to the cup and potential travel plans.
Kevin talks about the hottest derby in Bundesliga upcoming on Saturday -- Schalke v Borussia Dortmund, featuring two amazing young American players to watch.
#BeatHouston #EBFG
We've got time, we'll be on good rest, and we have about 7 fewer folks on yellows -- and if you get a chance, listen to Tim's interview on @ThePeel05 11/8 on their YouTube channel.
We have a great show this week -- it's longer than normal because we jam packed it with stuff you want to hear!
@CaseyCatherwood from @RainiersLand and @davewmontgomery from @SC_Trust talk with us about the 2-0 victory to seal our ticket to the next playoff stage, as well as getting deep into what's going on with the S2 @MoveToTacoma (see what I did there)
We also have audio from the official S2 to Tacoma presser @doylespub, where we speak with X @Woodards4Tacoma (now the Mayor Elect), Aaron Artman, President of the Rainiers, and (drumroll) Garth Lagerwey of YOUR Seattle Sounders FC.
Seattle's 0-0 victory in the first leg of the Western Conference Semifinals puts us in a confident, but precarious place. The full crew (yes, all of us!) take apart the match, speculate on Thursday's upcoming second leg, get vocal about the ejection of @weareecs leaders for displaying Anti-Fascist | Anti-Racist | Always Seattle, and tease a big announcement that is now common knowledge!
Come to @DoylesPub on Wednesday, November 1, or watch the LIVE STREAM on the brand new Flounders B-Team YouTube channel!
What a season it has been. Just 4 weeks ago @podfish was lamenting the end of our playoff hopes, and we were still wallowing in our double-digit unbeaten streak.
Somehow, he's done it. Brian Schmetzer has formed his Rave Green Army into something that at once looks like nothing we've ever seen, but feels so familiar. We feel unbeatable. We feel deserving. We feel like champions.
Steve and Tim rehash the week that was, and the win that propelled us to 2nd place in the West while placing us on the path toward glory. Can we do it again? Time will tell. Your support is needed.
The only rational explanation is that Clint Dempsey chose to lead his team in protest against the interference of Russia in the football world, and their lousy execution of Olympic ring displays in Sochi.
Seriously, this was a rough week, but we cover in depth diagnosis and treatment for the state of the USMNT. We briefly preview Colorado, but get more seriously into some playoff scenarios, assessing our chances of making it to December 9.
No. We're not going to talk about it this week. Logistics did not permit. However we *will* revel in the most decisive victories our boys in Red White & Blue have experienced in quite a while, and also talk with our upcoming opponents in Red White & Blue from South of the Mason-Dixon Line -- they weren't as exciting as Taylor Twellman's rant, but we'll take it.
Honestly, this might be our favorite supporter interview since we started this venture. Raney & Anthony Stryk talked with us as non-supporter-group supporters about the state of their team, expectations and hopes for the rest of their season, and a little bit of 4-0 reverie. These folks are knowledgeable and fun.
Anthony is also a contributor to Last Word on Soccer, so check him out there, and at @THEGlennCanyon on Twitter.
I want today, I want tomorrow, I want to wear RINGS like braids in my hair!!
And I don't want to share 'em! I want a party with room fulls of laughter, ten thousand tons of ice cream!
And if I don't get the things I am after I'm going to scream!
I want the works I want the whole works!
Headers and bikes and golazos and surprises! Of all shapes and sizes!
And now, DON'T CARE HOW I WANT IT NOW!!!
We're in a weird place right now. We have a great team that just isn't scoring -- by all other metrics (except red cards) we should be much more comfortable. That said, we're still in 3rd, and we know a lot about this team.
Unfortunately, so did Sigi. Galaxy was a challenge for us, and Dallas is making us nervous about the rest of the season... we should walk away with at least 10 points, but parity's gonna parit.
We dive into Lalas' USMNT rant after the last hex match, and look forward through the rest of the season and beyond. Who *is* the weakest link?
We wouldn't be happy if we didn't have a mediocre team to support. Since the Sounders are in great shape, still first in the West, it's time to crap on US Soccer.
The B-Team covers the miserable USA v Costa Rica home appearance in beautiful New Jersey, and speculates on lineups and hope for USA v Honduras. Spoiler alert: defense was a garbage fire.
We preview the upcoming Galaxy match at the Clink 9/10, discuss Joevin Jones status, other possible international callups, and we sink our teeth into #suarezwatch.
Yeah. Sorry about that last one.
We also get a look in to Lincoln Abes Women's Soccer v Foss, offer a late invite to watch the match and save Nate a bunch of money on drinks in the process. Also, it got cancelled due to smoke.
Seriously, support high school athletics, and if you want to see Cat coach, come visit the Lincoln Bowl in beautiful Tacoma, Washington throughout the season.
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We didn't get together for a show, but as it turns out we have a load of content for you. Steve has a quick 9 minute intro and hot-takes on the match. That's followed by Vancouver Away as celebrated @DoylesPub, with special guest Shannon Matthews!
We also took the Doyle's Booze Bus up to the Portland match. Before that, Tim got an interview with a Boise-based supporter, and on the bus got up to some shenanigans as well. He's Living on a Prayer.
At the match, Steve got another Portland supporter who has a bizarre take on Caleb Porter's status.
Stay locked in to the feed -- we have a full-audio re-cast of Steve & Tim's @Sonarfeed appearance on the very next episode!
This show is hosted by:
Please tell your friends and SUBSCRIBE! on iTunes, Stitcher, or touch the RSS feed link below.
This production of the Flounders B-Team is released under the Creative Commons 3.0 International Share-Alike Attribution License. Please use our stuff! Just tell folks where you got it.
