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USMNT Out Of Copa and NYCFC Split the Week / Ep 460 / Blue City Radio

Episode 460:

This week’s episode could almost be recorded at any given time in the year. The USMNT under performed under Gregg Berhalter and NYCFC won a home game and then lost a road game. There really is not much shocking about these occurrences.

This week the guys take a moment to talk about Berhalter’s future with US Soccer and possible replacements both from a pipe dream level but also realistic options.

Second segment is all about the home match versus Montreal in CitiField and in the final segment they discuss the loss in Austin.

There is lots of post-game audio shared from the Montreal match.

Delays, Debuts and Da Silva / Ep 457 / Blue City Radio

Episode 457:

What started as a rainy stormy night became a beautiful evening in the Bronx. NYCFC was poised to take on a formidable foe in the Columbus Crew and hope to maintain their record breaking streak of victories.

Unfortunately three second-half goals by the visitors would be too much for the Pigeons to overcome.

This week Mike Anderer and Mike Allen discuss the key moments from Friday’s loss. In the second segment Mike Anderer is joined by Trey Fillmore, another OG podcaster, from Blue Balls Pod to get into the sentiment postgame in the tunnels of Yankee Stadium.

We hear from Santi Rodriguez, Malachi Jones, and making his NYCFC and MLS debut, Christian McFarlane.

The Smell Of Victory Is In the Air / Ep 450 / Blue City Radio

Episode 450:

NYCFC played the fourth of their five-game homestand on Saturday night and despite falling behind early to a team that has frustratingly gotten the best of them, a late winner by Alonso Martinez sealed the three points.

This week Mike and J.R. welcome one of the more polarizing members of the NYCFC social media community, Coach Joe, to the show to discuss the 2-1 victory over Charlotte FC. Together the three take a look at the key plays and moments from the match and share some post-game audio from the players.

Mike also had a chance to chat with Hannes Wolf during the week at training and they talk about the transition to MLS and settling in at New York City FC.

The Blues Brothers of NYCFC / Ep 401 / Blue City Radio

Episode 401:

NYCFC played their second game of the 2023 season and it was a 1-1 draw in Chicago. While the result and the progression of play was important the real story of the week was the return of two Championship caliber players, James Sands and Santi Rodriguez.

But even that is not the headline of this week’s episode. The real treat for listeners and NYCFC fans is the interview in the second segment as Joe Tolleson and Ian Joy reunite on the microphones to chat NYCFC with the guys.

In the final segment Mike, J.R. and Mike Allen share their recap of the draw from Chicago and also listen to a brief interview captured at training with Andres Jasson.

Excuse Me Sir, I think You Dropped Your Shield / Ep 346 / Blue City Radio

Episode 346:

There cannot be enough said or written about the emotions from Tuesday night’s game in Gillette Stadium. NYCFC fans travelled close to a thousand strong to visit the home of MLS Supporter Shield winners, The New England Revolution and witnessed an instant classic.

Save this one to your hard drive because it is one you are going to watch over and over. The 2021 MLS season has not been the best for NYCFC. There was Taty’s drought, the team’s drop from second place to eighth, four plus games without scoring a goal, the loss of Tinnerholm and then Parks, the streak of games with yellow cards and red cards and suspensions. All of those collective moments culminated into a thrilling victory and for the first time in club history, a chance to play in the Eastern Conference finals.

This week Mike an Mike Allen welcome Chris Campbell from the Outfield to the program to discuss the semifinal game.

In the second segment Matt Ralph of The Brotherly Game joins to guys to give us his insights on Jim Curtain’s Union squad.

Come On New York!

Six Important Points / Ep 342 / Blue City Radio

Episode 342:

Ronny Deila had a very difficult task of getting his players to treat the last five games of the NYCFC season as if it were a final. The team responded thus far and secured 10 of the last 12 possible points leading up to what is now a critical game at home on Sunday versus Philadelphia.

This week Mike, J.R. and Mike Allen discuss the last two results and look ahead at the scenarios following Sunday.