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.
After a little more booze, Frei opens up about his passion for art, the Delta airlines "tifo" kerfuffle, activation, and LIGHTNING ROUND with Cat! #WrinkleWednesday makes its audio debut! Who's the best, who's the worst? What players keep him up at night, and whose lunch does he eat? What's up with #24? Lots of locker room antics, and basically just a great fun half of the show!
What a show! Our first episode of the 2018 season is the first half of our in-studio interview with Stefan Frei! We talk about his time at the Sounders, how Montreal's misery prepared him to help the Sounders defeat them a little on down the line, and the importance of teamwork. He tells stories about his soccer upbringing, and share entirely too much whiskey.
Look forward to part 2 of our Stefan Frei episode over the weekend! As always, thank you for listening to the Flounders B-Team podcast!
We join the Flounders B-Team Away Squad on the return trip from Toronto. Tim Hamilton, Hope Teague-Bowling @espionfire, Nathan Bowling, and the Voice of the Sounders at CenturyLink, @britvoxus James Woollard! We'll have more show for you this week, including feedback on the upcoming Tuesday MLS Expansion Draft, and some of the team's feelings on that...
Cat, Steve & Tim relive both legs of the Western Conference Final, resulting in a 5-0 victory on aggregate against Houston. We also do a brief preview of the Saturday MLS Cup match, but, honestly... we're all here for the lulz, so we talk about weather and potential shirtless moments.
We're ready top #DefendOurCup.
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.
