Worst-Case Scenario As NYCFC Lose The Playoff Hudson River Derby / Ep 478 / Blue City Radio

Episode 478:

It is hard to imagine a worse ending to the season than losing at home to your cross-river rival and not really make the game look close.

CitiField only had a capacity of 25,000 on a cold windy Saturday night in late November.  As the game wore on the Red Bull fans that were speckled throughout the sea of blue started to gain in confidence and in voice and by the 85th minute they were in control of the Queens atmosphere.

This week Mike Anderer, J.R. diBart and Mike Allen help each other cope with the reality that despite handing Red Bull two defeats in the regular season, when it mattered the most, NYCFC could not get the ball across the line.

There is post game audio from Nick Cushing, Thiago Martins, Justin Haak, James Sands, Keaton Parks, Matt Freese, Tayvon Gray and Mitjia Illenic.

Playoff Derby Preview With Calen Carr / Ep 477 Blue City Radio

Episode 477:

This week the guys bring you a special preview episode because on Saturday NYCFC hosts Red Bull in what is their most important MLS matchup to date and most important derby game since Thiago Andrade lost his temper in the 2022 US Open Cup Quarterfinals.  

Mike Anderer, J.R. diBart and Mike Allen welcome former MLS player and current MLS Season Pass color commentator, Calen Carr, to the show in the second segment to get his perspective on both of these teams heading into this weekend’s game.

Just Like the Coach Drew It Up / Ep 476 / Blue City Radio

Episode 476:

NYCFC traveled to Cincinnati for game three of the opening round of the MLS Cup Playoffs and kept the number three seed in the east to a nil-nil draw. The game was decided by penalty kicks and Matt Freese proved to be just as important in the moment as he has been all season long.

This week Mike Anderer, J.R. diBart and Mike Allen look back at round one of the playoffs and look ahead at the all-important Hudson River Derby matchup on November 23 in CitiField.

NYCFC Lives On For Another Day / Ep 475 / Blue City Radio

Episode 475:

NYCFC hosted FC Cincinnati in CitiField on Saturday for the second leg of the first round of MLS Playoffs and the Boys In Blue solidly defeated the higher seed opponent.

This week Mike Anderer, J.R. deBart and Mike Allen discuss the game from last week. There is plenty of post game audio as well as a conversation with Justin Haak from training in the midweek.