"After the Whistle†is the latest in a long line of fan-forward, innovative and informative Atlético Ottawa content created by the team at Capital City Supporters Group. Johnny McArthur and Patrick Dornan will host a weekly informal conversation where they let off some steam, dissect the key talking points as well as delve into some statistical data to provide an insight into how well (or poor) the club is doing. As always, the fans are vital to everything done here at CCSG so, if you would like to take part in one of our episodes, whether you caught the game at the stadium or from your sofa, don't hesitate and get in touch with us. About CCSG: As Ottawa’s newest and most active supporters group we believe that it is the responsibility to help create the best fan forward atmosphere on match day. We aim to reinvent what traditional supporters culture is by creating additional excitement for the club with quality digital content throughout the year for the fans by the fans. Our commitment to the club goes beyond match day as The Capital City Supporters Group is steadfast in doing our part in helping grow the beautiful game and the Atletico brand here in the Dominion City. Join Us! Get involved, Let’s start new traditions and help grow the game and support Atlético Ottawa! You can be as involved as you like. Making noise and showing your colours on match day or volunteering your skills to help create some of the best fan content in the Canadian Premier League.
Winless in almost a month while we continue to concede 2 goals a game. Our offensive game is looking up but our defense needs to be shored up if we're going to mount a real title push. Listen to the boys talk about a dire couple of weeks that saw us slip to the second highest Goals Against in the league (despite sitting at the top of it).
Once through the league and we're still undefeated. Surely nothing controversial to talk about in this match right?....Listen to the boys discuss ATO excellence in the face of clear adversity.
O our Striker who art in Ottawa, Salter be thy name. Thy 4 goals come. Thy haul be done at Lansdowne as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily win. And forgive us our early goals conceded, as we forgive them that score against us. And lead us not into doubting, but deliver us from doubters. For TD place is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
2 games. 2 wins. 5 goals. 3 points. We're on to the next round of the Canadian Championship and we're on to the next week in the CPL at the top of the league. Scoring 3 goals a game and crushing everyone in our path it feels like we may never lose again. Hear the boys talk about how good Mejia ball is for your mental health.
ATCO Field... sorry, ATO field and 3 ATO goals, name a more iconic duo. As we continue our dominant record in Calgary we move to the top of the table going into a double match week. Listen to the boys break down the first game in 2025 where we've won despite looking comfortably second best.
If this is how every game is going to be this year we might not surivve, but we'll sure have fun along the way. Attacking football is once again the name of the game for Mejia's team and ATO fans can't get enough of it. Hear the boys talk about our first true nail-biter of the year against our provincial rivals.
First away game of the year first win of the year. Who is this team and what have they done with Atlético Ottawa? Four goals (with an early goal of the year contender) and it could have been more has ATO fans loving this new style of ball under coah Mejia. Listen to the boys break down the lambasting in Langley.
Is it an ATOvHFX game without a comeback, a red card, awful weather, like 4 goals, and yet ANOTHER classic? Listen to the boys talk about another opening day banger involving possibly the most box office fixture this league has to offer.
The long winter is over. The boys are back. Soccer is back. We are so back.
Is this the start of a wagon? Don't know. Don't care. What a game. What a pens. We're massive and we're going to Hamilton for the Semis. Vamos.
While the other result didn't go our way to clinch second place, we didn't hold up our end of the bargain either. Listen to Johnny and Joey talk less about the game as a single performance and instead lament our home form for the past three seasons and why it's holding us back.
What's another epic end of season ATO slide without a win over Forge? And one where we confirm the season series win over the league champs to boot? While it won't get us any closer to 1st place, 2nd is very much still in sight. Listen to Johnny and Joey discuss our return to form and how we could close out the season.
Well, 1st place is now out of reach. How long until 2nd place is as well? Listen to Johnny and Joey discuss how low we can really go.
Just read the descriptions for the last 4 episodes and you'll get the idea.
A draw you say? A blown lead you say? Are you sure you're not talking about any number of other games this season? Listen to Johnny and Joey talk about our latest re-run and what we might do to salvage our season.
Two leads. If you speak ATO of course that means two leads also blown. We go again? ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Not the most inspiring result or performance but this game has summed up the team's form in general for the past couple of months perfectly. This team is becoming increasingly difficult to talk about, so thanks to the magnificent CCSG community for yet another stellar mailbag because lord knows this thing would have only been 10 minutes long without it!
The more things change the more things stay the same
You know what a win against a team at the top of the league and a win against a team near the bottom of the league have in common? They're both worth 3 points. Listen to Johnny and Joey talk about how we can look for positives from this result while still being realistic.
This is getting a little boring isn't it? Listen to Johnny and Joey discuss what they think of this slide and if it's posisble to stop it.
Well... on to the next one.
Talk about a buzzkill! From a routine win to a draw that felt like a loss, these last two games might just be the epitome of ATO's midseason form in 2024. Listen to Johnny and Joey talk about why we can't seem to get it right at home and how important these next few matches are.
Three Goals. Three Points. Routine. Lord knows we needed one of these. Listen to Johnny and Joey discuss how the most dominant team in the league can continue to churn out these performances week over week.
So that's what that feels like, huh. Sometimes you can throw an entire shovelful of spaghetti at the wall but none of it sticks. Listen to Johnny and Joey discuss how we fell victim to a performance that an erstwhile ATO used to subject others to.
Almost a year to the day after a 7-goal thriller in Hamilton saw us score in the opening minutes, give up an own goal, as well as concede after an embarassingly misplaced backpass, we've quite literally repeated all of those things again. However, this time we've seen ourselves come out on top in another 4-3 result, this time at home. This was an all-time CPL classic and one that will be remembered for years to come by supporters and neutrals alike. Listen to Johnny and Joey cover how it all went down, and how not being involved in these all the time might be better for our physical health and mental longevity.
Without context, a 1-1 draw away at Cavalry is not an ideal result. With context, a 1-1 draw away at Cavalry is a more than ideal result. Listen to Johnny and Joey talk about this recent lull in our form and how we can and are trying to correct it.
Welp.... it was gonna happen sooner or later. Unfortunate who it was against but given our record it was almost written in the stars, wasn't it? We lick our wounds and go again. Listen to Johnny and Joey break down our first loss in the league this season and why it's nothing to panick about just yet.
That takes us to 11-0 over Valour on the season. Sometimes a win can feel as routine and expected as the sun rising in the morning. Listen to Johnny and Joey give a rundown on how the boys have hit their groove.
HOW HAVE WE MANAGED THAT, THEN??? We might have had no business at all walking away from that game with a point but getting it done when the going gets tough is what championship teams do. Listen to Johnny and Joey discuss one of our greatest comebacks ever.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times! We recorded a record win against Forge at home before crashing out of the Canadian Championship, again in the Quarterfinal round, not 4 days later. Net positive or net negative? Listen to find out our take.
Can we be stopped? Listen to the guys discuss the keys to how we unlocked the most solid defense in the league so far this year.
Not as exciting as last week.... not even close. Two draws and two goals (one in each direction) as we see us dropping what felt like 2 points at Vancouver, while also ensuring we head to Pacific honours even for our second leg of the Canadian Championship Quarter Final tie.
It's 7th heaven (plus another bonus 2) in a record-breaking week as we do a double over Valour in a matter of 5 days, all the while recording the biggest win the Canadian Championship has ever seen. Listen to learn how it all went down.
3 points at Wanderers Grounds. 7 points from our opening 3 games. Still undefeated. Not bad for a team still finding their feet. Listen to Johnny and Joey discuss an epic first away win at our rivals.
Did it happen agian? Or was it different this time? Listen to the ATW team breakdown why a seemingly familiar scene might not be one to be so worried about.
Canadian Premier League is back! Atlético Ottawa is back! CCSG is back! After the Whistle is back! Listen to Johnny and Joey break down the first chapter of the incredible book that is going to be the 2024 ATO season.
It's been a long month, and while we've been gone it feels like we've gone and signed half of a starting 11! Dig in and listen to Johnny and Joey discuss all those signings as well as a couple rumours and wishes on the second Locker Room episode of the 2024 offseason.
We are back in your ears for another cold winter! Listen to Johnny and Joey keep you company this winter with some hot takes on player outgoings and incomings as well as some fresh rumours during one of the longest off-seasons on the planet.
Our winless streak ends when it matters the least, but we're never not going to celebrate beating Forge. Enjoy the last After the Whistle of 2023 and thank you for listening this season
You know the deal already we don't have to tell you.
Coming at you a few days late because watching that last game made us ill (not really but you believed me for a second there). Is there hope of turning this season around with only 3 games left? What can we expect from our final regular season home game on Sunday? Is it possible to drop offseason rumours before the season is even finished? Listen to find out more.
Oof. Ooooof. Not the kind of streak we want to start coming into the final stretch. Listen to the boys discuss what went wrong and how we can try and steer out of this skid.
We didn't lose. That's it we didn't lose.
The IG Field curse is broken (again but bigger this time). A perfect away ATO game but seemingly even more perfect this time. Listen to the boys talk about the implications this result and momentum could have on the rest of the season and the chances of retaining our regular season title.
Anyone else got grey hairs after that one? Listen to the boys talk about an absolutely vintage ATO performance and a revelation in the young Tyr Walker.
Hello and welcome to after the nursing home because that game just aged us about 90 years in 90 minutes. Listen to the boys break down this 6 goal thriller and game of the season contender against our provincial rivals.
Death, taxes, and ATO taking 3 points from Cavalry. Some things are so dependable you can set your watch to them. However, we aren't resting on our laurels after this one as things could have turned out a lot different. Listen to the boys break down our 5th win at home in a row, which may have just been the teensiest bit lucky.
We're back after a week off! What better way to cap off a 3 game winning streak than a loss, especially like that... No worries, ATO are on the up and up so listen to the boys talk about why we should be optimistic in the most competitive edition of the CPL yet.
In what could have conceivably been a 6-1 win of our own the boys still managed to get their third win in a row at home. Listen to the lads break down how Atlético Ottawa turned into Pep's Barcelona for 90 minutes.
Drama, drama, and more drama. A vintage ATO performance and a heroic penalty save gives us a piont away against the runaway league leaders. Listen to the boys discuss how this performance could signal a turnaround in our season.
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