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Lexington Sporting Club is coming fresh off of a BIG dub against the team sitting atop the Western Conference Standings, so you know the CKL crew had to assemble and bask in the ambience of that 3-point feeling!Oh, and did we mention that our USL2 squad is in a battle for the top of the Valley Division as they take on Fort Wayne FC this Wednesday? Well, we're here to get you plenty hyped for THE match of the USL2 season!#lexgo #lexingtonsportingclub #uslchampionship #uslleaguetwo #soccer

The crew is back at full force and we're here to dig into what's up with the men's teams!We appear to have the right formula with the USL2 squad, but how do we turn things around in the Championship after 13 games winless? I'm not sure we have all the answers, but maybe joining us for some group CKL therapy will at least do something to get us through!#lexgo #lexingtonsportingclub #uslchampionship #uslleaguetwo #soccer

The inaugural Super League season is officially over for LSC and the squad left us with a memorable 3-3 match to end on! But what is waiting for us as preseason looms on the horizon?Jessica, Dillon, and Tyler reflect on the season finale and try to sort through probabilities, trends, hopes, and dreams to figure out what the future holds. Join us on the journey and don't forget to thank a LSC Super League player for repping our city!#lexgo #lexingtonsportingclub #uslsuperleague #soccer

USLW, USL2, USLC, and USLS have all aligned, meaning we have entered the LSC Equinox. With so much Lexington Sporting Club action going on the crew rallied to sift through it all for the good, the bad, and everything that has made us happy or sad. Make sure to check it out!#lexgo #lexingtonsportingclub #uslchampionship #uslsuperleague #uslwleague #usl2 #soccer

Lexington Sporting Club is coming off of another weekend where points have eluded us. Of course, just like with the actual Derby, there was plenty of drama to fuel storylines, making the matches anything but your standard game of soccer.The crew joins forces to dig into recent results, dream up remedies for our woes, and provide an update on the location of the panic button. But really, none of it matters, because Air Bud's great, great, great, great grandpup will save our season! (Why else would "Pups On The Pitch" be happening?)#lexgo #lexingtonsportingclub #uslchampionship #uslsuperleague #soccer

Lexington Sporting Club tussled with a pair of Pegasi this past weekend, leaving our thread to 6 points severed by the fates. The crew relives the events and muses about what is holding back our goal production and why we can't seem to see eye-to-eye with refs.We also say our goodbyes to a club departure while we prepare to welcome a new goal scoring threat into the USLC squad. Of course, there's so much more, so tune in!#lexgo #lexingtonsportingclub #uslchampionship #uslsuperleague #soccer

It's been a minute since our last regular episode, so we've got tons of games to talk about! Tyler, Jessica, and Dillon discuss Lexington's trio of Super League results from the past week and get philosophical about what the fleeting few games we have left might have in store. We also check in with our slew of loanees from the men's side, chat about our recent pair of draws, and gear up for our first Jager Cup match of the season!#lexgo #lexingtonsportingclub #uslchampionship #uslsuperleague #soccer

In this very special episode, the crew is joined by Lexington Sporting Club fullback and Kentucky native, Luke Stauffer!During our time together Luke enlightened us to how his worldly footballing journeys have shaped him as a player, what it means to be a part of a young club as we reach for new heights, and his thoughts on pro/rel entering the USL ecosystem. Of course, there's so much more, so make sure to tune in!#lexgo #lexingtonsportingclub #uslchampionship

I can't tell if the perpetual storms we've experienced in the 859 were meant to align so neatly with the recent string of turbulent results from Lexington Sporting Club, but it sure seems to fit. After weathering a handful of losses for both our men's and women's sides Kyle, Dillon, and Tyler join forces to try and make sense of it all. Are we in a momentary stumble? Are we broken? OR are we just flat out cursed? I'm still not sure that we know the answer, but we dug into it all anyway!#lexgo #lexingtonsportingclub #uslchampionship #uslsuperleague #soccer

Coming off of the club's first ever USOC victory and the best start to the season for the men's side in our short history is making it difficult for the crew to not feel increasingly optimistic about the season! Throw in a new kit and a fresh signing and things seem to be looking up for Lexington!Although, we had to address the elephant in the room that is the painful loss to Carolina Ascent suffered by the USLS squad... Join us for all of the highs, and some of the lows, as we dig into it all!#lexgo #lexingtonsportingclub #uslchampionship #uslsuperleague #soccer

Broadcast deals, watch parties, record breaking attendance, BANGER goals, and 6 points to top it all off! What a week to be a Lexington Sporting Club fan!The crew let's their excitement loose as we dive into it all!#lexgo #lexingtonsportingclub #uslchampionship #uslsuperleague

Lexington Sporting Club is about to jump into our first season in the USL Championship and the crew has all the predictions for 2025! From starting lineups to how many trophies we're winning, Tyler, Kyle, and Dillon read the stars to figure it all out!As a bonus we even included our hot takes on the newly revealed home kit, produced by Hummel! Tune in and don't forget to like and subscribe!#LexGo #LexingtonSportingClub #uslchampionship

It's time for another episode!The crew reacts to Lexington Sporting Club moving on from Mike Dickey as head coach and how the change has impacted recent results. We also go over new player additions, loans, and departures for our men's and women's sides, in addition to providing our thoughts on the announcement of the USL's intent to unveil a 1st division league in the near future. Join us for some fun and a couple of cathartic vent sessions that helped us all get some weight off our chest!#LexGo #uslchampionship #usl

Kyle is out running the Iditarod and Tyler is battling the flu (and by "battling" I mean laying around groaning while my children still pelt me with nerf darts), so Dillon and Jessica teamed up to bring you all the Lexington Sporting Club news!Our dynamic duo chats about our amazing new TV deal with Fox 56, free chicken from set piece goals, NaYeong Shin's National Team call up, and caps it all off with predictions for each of the Super League squad's spring games!#LexGo #USLSuperLeague #USL

We're back at it again! Since you last heard from us there have been new signings, team departures, USOC format drops, a retirement, and a meeting with THE goat! Will the winter break give our Super League team just what they need to find their footing? You bet. Did we cry when Kaelon Fox announced his retirement? Who wouldn't? Will we perpetually talk about our team going toe-to-toe with Messi and demand that the kit worn during the match be put in every museum of importance? Try and stop us. What I'm trying to say is, tune in for your bi-weekly dose of Lexington Sporting Club content to hear us talk about it all! #LexGo #USL #USLChampionship #soccer

We missed you! But after a bit of a break, the crew is ready to dive back into talking about the latest LSC happenings! In this USLC-heavy episode, we chatted about Lexington's breakup with Nike in order to partner with notable unique kit provider, Hummel. We broke down our newest signings and mused about the character of Terry Boss' iteration of the squad. We tackled rumors that have been floating around. And, of course, we made sure to field listener questions! Jump right in and don't forget to drop a 5-star review, like, and share to help the pod continue to grow! #LexGo

Lexington Sporting Club's Super League team made big history last weekend with our first ever clean sheet and first ever win at The Stables! We finally got together to break it all down and answer some questions about where the team goes from here. We also discuss our newest USLC signings and react to the big reveal of the 2025 schedule, featuring Lexington in the Western conference! Give it a listen and don't forget to rate and subscribe!

It must be the holiday season because we've been absolutely spoiling you with episodes here lately! While we are back to our regularly scheduled programming after 2 stellar interviews (check those out if you haven't already), there's nothing "regular" about this episode! We tackle the recent struggles our Super League team has faced, talk first impressions of our new head coach to lead us into USLC, Terry Boss, and answer some listener questions about what might be coming our way with the squad rebuild heading into the C. Oh, and we welcome the newest member of the CKL team, Jessica! Make sure to tune in! #LexGo

We're on a roll! The CKL crew is back with another Super League interview and this time we've got habitual goal-scorer, Madi Parsons joining us! Madi shares her unlikely path to entering the professional sphere, her love for a good deal, ghost stories, gameday food-based superstitions, and more! This is a golazo of an episode that you don't want to miss! #LexGo

We've been itching to bring you all more USL Super League goodness and now, thanks to Shea Moyer, our dreams have come true! The Lexington Sporting Club Super League captain hits us with an interview that is chock full of fun and insight into the first half of the inaugural season, from the eyes of a player. Not to mention getting the privilege of getting to know who Moyer is beyond the pitch a bit more! If you listen to this episode and don't come away as the president of the Shea Moyer fan club, then...well, you probably didn't actually listen! Get in here and check it out! #LexGo

It's been too long since the crew got together and we are in the middle of a string of bye-weeks, so we have TONS to cover. In this episode we let listener questions fuel our conversations as we reflect on our time in USL1, discuss the highs and lows of the season, what the state of the team might be going into the off-season, who our next coach might be, and of course our End of Season Awards winners! You may wanna space this one out to help get you through the next couple of weeks, unless you want to binge it like your favorite TV series. By all means, be our guest!

We're back with another episode! Tyler and Dillon join forces to recount the final USL1 home game before moving up to the Championship next season. We also rave about the Super League squad's recent results, answer listener questions, and try to see who can draft the best 5v5 coed LSC team! Oh, and we debate the toughest question of them all; which Halloween candy is THE Halloween candy?

Fresh off of Oktoberfest celebrations at The Stables, the guys are back with another episode! We go over the last installment of the Green Team Gauntlet and discuss the important draw earned by the USLS squad when they went toe-to-toe with league leaders, Carolina Ascent. Oh, and we tackle the questions and topics submitted by you, our listeners! As always, we appreciate you listening in and sharing with fellow LSC fans! #LexGo

It's time for another episode and we've got the tall task of sorting our way through a series of Lexington Sporting Club defeats that have plagued us as of late. Although, we also take the time to relive a historic 7-1 LSC victory over Fuego that had us all feeling invincible and was a welcome outlier in our recent woes. Of course, we also tackle listener questions that lead us down the path of theorizing what will bring our first USLS win and if earning the last playoff spot is good enough to keep us from making some drastic changes before next season. Give it a watch! Come on you Greens!!!!

This past weekend was full of Lexington Sporting Club action, but no result could overshadow the true star of the story. We're finally home! The crew shares our first impressions of the new stadium, chats about results, and tackles a slew of listener questions along the way! Being at The Stable for the first time gave us all the good vibes, so get ready for a fun episode! #LexGo

The crew has assembled and we've got a full slate of Lexington Sporting Club action to discuss! The USL1 squad gained its 5th straight point-bearing result our UPSL team made its debut, and of course our USLS team showed out in their inaugural match! Oh, and we drop our thoughts on the LSC West 6th collab that will be featured in our new stadium when it opens on September 8th! Pop on some headphones, fire up your favorite app for listening or viewing, and dive right in! #LexGo

With the announcement that Lexington Sporting Club is joining the USL Championship Tyler and Dillon had to fire up our microphones and offer our 2 cents on the matter! Check it out! #LexGo

Fresh off of a pair of point yielding results, the crew dives into Lexington Sporting Club's victory against Richmond and our draw against Charlotte. Our obsession with the Olympics, our reaction to the inaugural away kit for our Super League team, how much hope is left for the remainder of the season, and listener questions are all on the table for this one! Jump in and don't forget to like, subscribe, and share! #LexGo

We're back! After a couple of close losses, we debate about whether the team is trending in the right direction, despite what recent score lines indicate. We also chat about stadium progress, what we know so far about the USLSL preseason matches for Lexington, and tackle viewer questions! (Disclaimer: The first 18 minutes may feature us getting carried away talking about NCAA 25 and the career of Thadotron Chadsworth, so feel free to fast forward...) Give it a listen and don't forget to like, share, and rate our podcast so we can reach even more of our fellow fans! #LexGo

I hope you're in need of lots of listening material, because this episode will definitely provide what you're looking for. The crew has some fun chats about soccer fans eating good with the Euros and Copa America giving us every type of game we could ever want. We also keep the vibes high about our upcoming Super League season as we discuss how the squad is shaping up as we come towards the final signings for our inaugural team! Be prepared, for some serious talk, though. We let listener questions submitted by fellow fans fuel most of the episode, where we tackle why we've struggled in league play, what's missing from our team, and why our sights should be set much higher. There's a lot of tough love in this one (emphasis on love).

Between the W League season coming to an end, Super League signings beginning to pour in, and earning a valuable point on the road, there was plenty to talk about in this episode! We may be missing Kyle for this one, but don't hold it against us. Dillon and I made sure to bring the fun! #LexGo

The crew is back at it again to talk about all the latest LSC action! The W League is flying high after a convincing win against Racing Louisville, while our USL1 team continues to face adversity despite our best efforts. So, what's going right and where are we going wrong? Plus, we rave about the chaos of TST and tackle listener questions! Make sure to give us a listen, a follow, and rate us on your favorite podcasting app! #LexGo

With a pair of W League games and an epic comeback win for our USL1 boys in the Jager Cup you know we were champing at the bit to get together and break it all down! Along with recent results, we tackle listener questions where we find out which players have surprised us this season and prognosticate about whether we can keep our Jager Cup momentum in league play! Get in here and give it a listen! #LexGo

We know how much you all love interviews, so we decided to line up the biggest guest we could find! Lexington Sporting Club forward, Khalid Balogun drops by to answer all of our questions and have a little fun in the process! The evolution of the team from year 1 to year 2. Khalid's personal soccer journey. Which USL1 away day is...how do I put this nicely...annoying. And Dillon's personal favorite, what is the peak elemental bending style from Avatar: The Last Airbender (Even if you're not familiar with the show, you can still enjoy Dillon being shamed by everyone for his answer.) Big Khalid fans, grab your nearest set of headphones and smash the play button ASAP!

After a bye week we were treated to the first game of the W League season and a dramatic victory (sort of) through PK's in the Jager Cup! The crew got together to discuss hopes for the W League team after such a strong victory, whether the USL1 side can keep momentum while facing yet another bye week, and viewer questions! Make sure to give it a listen and, as always, like, subscribe, and rate us on your favorite platform for podcasts! Lex Go

Lexington Sporting Club's first match of the much anticipated in-season tournament, The Jagermeister Cup, is in the books and what a wild ride it took us on! Kyle, Dillon, and I break down all of the events that could only have happened during a soccer match with such a chaotic sponsor! Jump in as we discuss the win and our ascent to the top of the group table!

*Glass shatters* WE'RE BACK FOR ANOTHER EPISODE!!!!! In this edition of the pod the CKL crew tackles our string of recent losses and tries to hypothesize about what the missing ingredient to our recipe for success might be. We also take the time to tackle some questions from listeners, the most important obviously being, is a hotdog a sandwich??? Don't forget to rate, subscribe, and share! #LexGo

We promised and now we deliver! Part 2 of this week's episode with Brandon and Jeremy from the Triumph, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness podcast is here! Get the scoop on our opponents and join in on all of the absurd fun along the way! This one is an absurdly good time!

The CKL crew assembles for another episode, but what's this?!?! It's a two-parter!?!? In Part One we hit you with our first impressions of our newly released away kit and freshly named Jagermeister Cup! We also tackle the pair of recent, tough losses and give you 1.2 billion reasons as to why the panic meter should still be firmly set at "Chill." Look for Part 2 to drop later this week for a special crossover event between CKL and the newly minted "Triumph, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" pod covering the Greenville Triumph and Greenville Liberty! Brandon and Jeremy know their stuff and it's bound to be the crossover event of the century!

Another episode is here, and we've got all the LSC content you could ever hope for! What should we take away from recent results? We start our villain arc with the USOC matchup against our frenemies in Vermont. We're prepping for battle with One Knox, but who are our "organic" rivals? And we tackle questions submitted by listeners! Give it a listen and don't forget to subscribe and rate us on your favorite podcasting platform!

Welcome to a SUPERSIZED episode of the pod! We're excited to be back on your favorite podcasting platform to discuss everything LSC as we gear up for season 2! Is Vermont too likeable a USOC opponent? What do the new TV deals mean for reaching more fans? Can Kyle, Dillon, and I complete the impossible task of guessing our first lineup and formation? How much silverware is LSC going to add to the trophy case this year? All I know is our sophomore year is about to be SPECIAL!!!

We aren't far off from the 2024 season so what better way to prep than to hear straight from Head Coach, Darren Powell about the future of Lexington Sporting Club!? We cover TONS of topics including the roots of his love for soccer, his team building philosophy, hopes and expectations for the season, why community matters so much to the growth of soccer in Lexington, and SO much more! Give it a listen!

The new year is here and the CKL crew is here to treat you to the first episode of 2024. But it's not just the first episode of the new year, it's also the first player interview of the year as well! Our newest signee and center back, Anthony Patti gives us insight into his journey, his influences, his ambitions, and why he feels he can be a great fit for Lexington on and off the pitch! Listen in to get acquainted with our newest, young talent and get ready to cheer his name as he helps LSC go for it all this season!

Holiday Episode Drop! New trophies to win, Open Cup drama, a new Gaffer, and lots of new player signings! We recorded this EXTRA long episode, wrapped it neatly with a bow and put it under the tree just for you! Happy Holidays and #LexGo!!!!

The season may be over, but the good news is we can talk about post-season awards! Each of our players have given their all for Lexington Sporting Club, but even people as indecisive as myself can only vote for one player to earn one of the 8 awards up for grabs. Kyle, Dillon, and I run through our personal picks and drop some hints for who may have won an accolade to close out the season. Make sure to tune in!

SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE!!!! With the reveal of our very own soccer specific stadium and fanfare around our coming USL Super League team you know we couldn't pass up getting a bonus episode together to discuss all of the exciting things coming down the pipeline for Lexington Sporting Club! We even managed to recruit Greenville Triumph fans, Brandon Mays and Gio Canas to lend some perspective, as fans that have watched the league develop over the years, on what this all means for our team and the league as a whole! Oh, and we made sure to find the time to banter with our final regular season opponents before we face off this coming Saturday. Trust me when I say this extra long episode is worth every second!

It's an episode for the history books! For the first time the whole crew is here, with both Kyle and Dillon joining me on the pod! Not only do we tackle LSC's recent results, but we dig into the new tactics and lineups we've seen as we near the end of the season. We also make a case for which players we hope to see more of this, and next, season that maybe haven't had as many chances to shine, but are brimming with potential. Let's not forget our (possibly spicy) predictions for LSC's final home match of the season against the current league leaders, North Carolina FC! Get in here and give it a listen!

We're back for another episode and there is a TON to talk about. Dillon and I break down the drama in Central Valley, muse over the bombshell revelation about our end of season coaching change, and try to figure out what name and number we want to rock when LSC rolls out its new kit customization! We may be near the end of the season, but things aren't slowing down anytime soon! #LexGo

Another episode is here and just waiting to enter your ears! What a special episode it is, too! My special "guest," Kyle Piercy, played a pivotal role in the growth of Lexington Sporting Club as their first Marketing and Communications Director and is now joining the Crane Kicks Lex team to continue his contributions from the fan side of things! After we talk about his experiences with the club, we discuss the gut punch against Greenville and the greatest comeback that never was against NoCo. We also dive into the emergence of our young players and what their contributions mean for the team, and themselves, as we look toward the future! What's better than one bald dude hosting a soccer pod? Two! So, give it a listen and enjoy!

We're back for another episode and I am joined once again by fellow LSC fan and creator of the "Come on You Greens" newsletter, Dillon Sweeney! Join us as we talk about recent results (yes, even the One Knox rivalry outcome) and try to figure out what our realistic expectations for the rest of the season should be. Can we claw our way further up the table? How many points can we hope to gain from our remaining 9 matches? What/who is the secret ingredient to earning positive results? Who might become our "earned" rival? There is so much we discuss in this one, so give it a listen and let us know what you think!

In this episode of the pod I'm rolling solo, but there is a lot to talk about! A tie against the Kickers. The disappointing rematch against Omaha. Our MASSIVE comeback against NoCo, featuring a hat trick from Ates Diouf, an unbelievable Tate Robertson Goal, and ANOTHER unbelievable goal line clearance from Kaelon Fox to earn us our first ever road win! Is the 3-5-2 starting to prove its effectiveness? Can we safely say that in terms of a reliable striker Ates IS that guy? Give it a listen!