Podcast appearances and mentions of hudson river blue

On this week's episode of OPP Watch, we are joined by Matthew Mangam, Head Sports Editor The Daly Targum, Senior Writer for The Hudson River Blue, Play by Play for WRSU Sports, and host of Soccer Stories Today as we preview CF Montreal's next opponent: New York City FC!

The rivalries in New York have been distinct between the two MLS branches in the Big Apple. However, FC Cincinnati has taken a few bites out of the core before as well. We've already covered the bile between Cincinnati and the Red Bulls, and this week we take on the bluer side of the 5 Boroughs. Last season, it ended a bit sour with New York City FC marching into TQL Stadium and winning the rubber match to knock the Orange & Blue out of the playoffs. While Cincinnati brought in a ton of big-money talent in the offseason, NYCFC did the opposite by staying pat. The only major change came at the head coach role, with Nick Cushing exiting and Pascal Jansen taking over. How has that big change worked so far in New York? We invite Andrew from Hudson River Blue back to talk about the Pigeons and perhaps give us a few insights on visiting Citi Field for a match. (Perhaps he has a recommendation for matzo ball soup?) Tune in and trade threads with us! #MLS #FCCincinnati #soccer Become a Patron! Subscribe to Cincinnati Soccer Talk Don't forget you can now download and subscribe to Cincinnati Soccer Talk on iTunes today! The podcast can also be found on Stitcher Smart Radio now. We're also available in the Google Play Store and NOW ON SPOTIFY! As always we'd love your feedback about our podcast! You can email the show at feedback@cincinnatisoccertalk.com. We'd love for you to join us on our Facebook page as well! Like us at Facebook.com/CincinnatiSoccerTalk.

On episode 113 of the NISA Today FC podcast and the final show of the year, I recap the 2024 NISA Nation National Championship match as NY Greek American SC takes home the title over Worldwide Problems FC. I also discuss the results for the final round of qualifying for the 2025 U.S. Open Cup with 7 amateur sides punching their ticket to the tournament. I close out the show with my thoughts on the Hudson River Blue report on NISA not being sanctioned for the 2025 season and catch you up on the latest news and more. Enjoy the Show! Disclaimer: I work for the NISA league as its broadcast production supervisor.

Each match from now on counts as a potential eliminator. If FC Cincinnati wants to get a home slate against Red Bulls, they'll need to go through their brothers from the Five Boroughs. We bring in Andrew from Hudson River Blue to talk about this pivotal clash and how the Pigeons—yes, that's their accepted nickname—changed their strategy to force the rubber match. Will it change again with NYCFC on the road, a situation they've had trouble with this season? Tune in and trade threads with us! #MLS #FCCincinnati #soccer Become a Patron! Special thanks to this month's new Patreon signups. Subscribe to Cincinnati Soccer Talk Don't forget you can now download and subscribe to Cincinnati Soccer Talk on iTunes today! The podcast can also be found on Stitcher Smart Radio now. We're also available in the Google Play Store and NOW ON SPOTIFY! As always we'd love your feedback about our podcast! You can email the show at feedback@cincinnatisoccertalk.com. We'd love for you to join us on our Facebook page as well! Like us at Facebook.com/CincinnatiSoccerTalk.

And now for something a bit different. This is our new offshoot show previewing TFC's upcoming opponent. We'll be bringing on fellow bloggers, podcast hosts and journalists from other clubs to provide perspectives on our opponents. We're calling this “Who are ya?”This Saturday TFC take on NYCFC at Yankee Stadium at 7:30 pm. TFC enter this game unbeaten in 3 (2-0-1) riding the vibe of a home opener win against Charlotte. While NYCFC remain winless (0-0-3) after a heartbreaking 90+ loss to Portland. So with all that, what does this game hold for your Reds? To help answer those questions is Andrew Leigh, Senior Writer and Editor at Hudson River Blue.https://twitter.com/AndrewLeighNYChttps://twitter.com/hudsonriverbluehttps://www.hudsonriverblue.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The U.S. Open Cup has been a key topic of discussion in American soccer circles over the past couple of weeks, and on Episode 127, we welcome Michael Battista of Hudson River Blue and TheCup.us to discuss everything that's happening. Battista reported earlier this week that chronicled the potential for the 2024 U.S. Open Cup to be canceled due to U.S. Soccer failing to agree on a format that MLS would accept for its first teams to participate. The league has been public in their desire to field their reserve teams for the tournament, which has been meant with condemnation from fans across the country. Michael speaks on how the discussions have been going thus far and breaks down some of the many reasons why the tournament is in this precarious position. We also consider U.S. Soccer's side and discuss how the negotiations have arrived at this point where we are still wondering as fans whether MLS will be involved. Over the past few weeks, we have grown our affiliate partnership list substantially with the goal to bring you closer to the players and leagues that you love. Whether it's watching some of them play for their clubs on TV, buying the latest gear, or even traveling to watch our national teams play, the hope is that our affiliate links will help save you some money and break down the barriers that exist to watch the game we all love and enjoy. Head to our Linktree, which will give you access to all our affiliate links! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and YouTube! Rates, reviews, and subscriptions really help our reach wherever you get your podcasts as well as on YouTube. And finally, tag us on Twitter or email USA Soccercast at Gmail dot com with any topic suggestions or questions for the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 439: This week Mike Anderer and J.R. DeBart welcome Andrew Leigh from Hudson River Blue on the show as the three discuss the NYCFC preseason matches that were streamed from Indio, CA. Andrew also gives a deeper look into his conversation with former NYCFC legend, Maxime Chanot, as they discuss the creation of La … Continue reading Unpacking NYCFC Preseason At Coachella / Ep 439 / Blue City Radio →

I avsnitt nummer 85 av Soccerberoende, Sveriges kanske enda podcast om nordamerikansk fotboll, intervjuas New York City FC-supportern och -skribenten Olivier Strand. Oliver är redaktör för New York City FC-hemsidan Hudson River Blue och har varit supporter till NYCFC sedan klubben grundades.

There have been a lot of special moments already this season, but Orlando City's three-goal rally from down 3-1 to up 4-3 at the death on Saturday night against the Columbus Crew was special. The Lions came roaring back behind Martin Ojeda, Facundo Torres, and Ramiro Enrique, who somehow found himself in the right place at the right time repeatedly against the Crew. We look back on the lineup changes, the big moments, and a crazy night that was reminiscent of "drunk OCB" at Exploria Stadium. We discuss the Lions who were honored for that performance, check back on our score predictions and make our selections for Man of the Match. Following our look back at Saturday's win, we welcome Andrew Leigh from Hudson River Blue to discuss Wednesday's road game against New York City FC. The Lions haven't always fared well on the baseball diamonds in the north, and Andrew was kind enough to give us an update on the state of the Pigeons. After our chat with Andrew, we discussed Orlando City B's playoff-clinching draw (followed by a shootout win) at Chicago Fire FC II. We honestly should have given this game more time but our Crew rewind and interview ran long (what else is new?), and the important thing is that the Young Lions are in the postseason. We also looked into our mailbagbox, where we were asked about numerous things and we had an answer for all of them, including our three worst Orlando City moments. Remember, if there's anything — and we do mean anything — you want us to address on the show, just ask us by tweeting it to us at @TheManeLand with the hashtag #AskTMLPC. Finally, we previewed Orlando City at New York City FC, giving you our key matchups and score predictions for the midweek match. Here's how No. 376 went down: 0:15 – Orlando City's massive comeback to down Columbus at the death. 34:09 – Andrew Leigh tells us all about New York City FC and playing on baseball fields. 59:05 – OCB in the MLS NEXT Pro playoffs, our mailbagbox, and our key matchups and predictions for the Lions' trip to play NYCFC on Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Orlando City finally scored a couple of goals but, unfortunately, the Lions fell behind 2-0 before scoring them. The lads in purple went to Columbus for their third consecutive match away from the friendly confines of Exploria Stadium to take on the Crew. After falling behind 2-0 at the break, again without putting any shots on frame, the Lions started hitting the target. City had a much better second half and mirrored the hosts by scoring once in normal time and once in stoppage time. Ercan Kara and Duncan McGuire were the goal scorers but we made a unanimous Man of the Match pick for someone else. After breaking down that draw against the Crew, we were joined by Andrew Leigh, senior editor over at Hudson River Blue, a New York City FC-centric blog. Like us, HRB was in the SBNation network and now must make a go of it independently. Andrew told us what he expects to see Wednesday and what he's seen all season so far from NYCFC. Following our chat with Andrew, we looked back at an OCB loss to Crew 2 that we wish we hadn't seen. It was an ugly 4-0 affair and the Young Lions never seemed really in the match. Our mailbagbox asked us to rate an Orlando City lineup that our own Ryan Smith came up with, to explain why the Lions aren't hitting the target, and to enlighten folks as to how we determine player grades. Remember, if there's anything — and we do mean anything — you want us to address on the show, just ask us by tweeting it to us at @TheManeLand with the hashtag #AskTMLPC. Finally, we previewed Orlando City vs. New York City FC on Wednesday, providing our score predictions and discussing the key matchups. Here's how No. 344 went down: 0:15 – Our breakdown of a tale of two halves in Columbus. 17:22 – Andrew Leigh enlightens us on the changes in NYC. 34:14 – An extended OCB Minute, our mailbagbox, and a look ahead a Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Orlando City had a few finalists for major MLS awards and neither of them won. Daryl Dike was never likely to upset three-year MLS veteran and 2020 Golden Boot winner Diego Rossi for the Rookie Young Player of the Year, but we figured Oscar Pareja had a great shot at Coach of the Year. Alas, that didn’t happen and we’re here to discuss the absurdity of turning around a historically un-turn-aroundable team and not being deemed the top gaffer in MLS. We also discuss the news that Major League Soccer is going to try to cut down on quarantine times for internationals by chartering them flights home — and whether that’s a good idea, given [gestures broadly at everything]. We then turn our attention to the Orlando Pride, who lost one key player and the rights to another player to Racing Louisville in the NWSL Expansion Draft. We also tell you which Pride players did and didn’t make the 23-player roster for the USWNT’s friendly vs. the Netherlands. Oh, and the USMNT just played twice and was actually fun to watch! Christian Smith from Hudson River Blue jumps on with us to give us the New York City FC point of view entering Saturday’s historic playoff match at Exploria Stadium. Find out which player from Orlando strikes terror into the hearts of all Pigeons. Our mailbag demands to know which players match up with which traditional Thanksgiving menu items, which USMNT player we’d like to add to Orlando City, which celebrity owners we want to take over the club, and more. If there’s anything — and we do mean anything —you want us to address on our next show, just ask by tweeting it to us at @TheManeLand with the hashtag #AskTMLPC. Finally, we’re here with our key match-ups and predictions for Saturday’s match against NYCFC. That’s all for this week. Stay safe and enjoy the show! Here’s how show No. 223 went down: 0:15 - The Lions got shut out of the major end-of-season awards despite having a great season and we’re here to defend the gaffer with logic, data, and jokes (obviously). 47:51 - Christian Smith tells us why NYCFC is playing better and what he thinks will happen on Saturday. 1:09:50 - Our mailbag is a veritable horn of plenty this week and we tell you what we think will happen on Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Orlando City got an unexpected break from the busy schedule Sunday when positive COVID-19 tests from two Columbus Crew staff members forced MLS to postpone the match. Hopefully it’s just what the Lions need to get a few of their walking wounded healthy in time for this week’s matches. But for now we’ve got your breakdown of last week’s 0-0 draw with Atlanta United and our Man of the Match. We’ve also got actual transfer news involving Orlando City to discuss. Christian Smith of Hudson River Blue and Ben Cork from Once a Metro return to the show to help us prepare for Orlando City’s match tonight against New York City FC and Sunday at the New York Red Bulls, respectively. The Lions will try to keep their successful season against the New York teams going and these guys caught us up with the latest info on their teams. The Pride’s rematch against Houston looked similar to the first go-around for the opening 45 minutes before the team settled in and started to take more of the game from the visitors. We talk about the good and the bad from Friday’s match-up. This week’s OCB minute has more to do with a report on the team’s future and what might happen than with a match, because the Young Lions also had their weekend match postponed after their midweek loss to Richmond. It turns out two folks from Chattanooga tested positive for COVID-19 too. Our listener mail inquired about dream bands, international slots, and OCB. If there’s anything — and we do mean anything —you want us to address on our next show, just ask by tweeting it to us at @TheManeLand with the hashtag #AskTMLPC. Plus, we dove into our key match-ups and score predictions for this week’s matches — tonight against NYCFC and Sunday at the New York Red Bulls. That’s all for this week. Stay safe and enjoy the show! Here’s how show No. 218 went down: 0:15 - The Lions got another shutout, but they also got shut out. And we’ve got a new Lion to discuss! 35:21 - Christian Smith catches us up on the latest happenings with NYCFC, a team we haven’t seen since the group stage of the MLS is Back Tournament. 57:13 - Ben Cork hops into the discussion and gives us a quick update on the New York Red Bulls, who we saw only a couple weeks ago (it only feels like longer). 1:14:36 - Let’s talk Pride-Dash and OCB. Plus, our mailbag and two more sets of key match-ups and score predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Nemeth arriveth -- Hungarian attacker Krisztián Németh joined the Revs this week and the boys discuss his potential impact. We chat up a big win against Vancouver and look ahead to New England upcoming visit to Yankee Stadium in search of their first road win. Then we’ll squeeze in some video review gripes and fire up the Huot 8000 for some playoff prognostications. Jonathan Sauerschell's Twitter Profile: @thesauerchise Blue City Radio's Twitter Profile: @BlueCityRadio Blue City Radio Podcast: http://www.bluecityradio.com/ Links mentioned in the show Article by Christian Smith from Hudson River Blue: https://www.hudsonriverblue.com/2017/8/11/16128312/new-york-city-fc-lack-of-depth-defense-callens-sweat-brillant Show Hosts Ray Sullivan - @RaySullivan Matt Puglise - @mattypuglise Jon Huot - @jonisgreat Alex Almeida - @footyjedi Find Us On Social Twitter - @SixStatesOnePod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SixStatesOnePod/

Ray, Matt, Alex and Jon talk about the Revs' heartbreaking loss to Eastern Conference Rival New York Red Bulls in front of 1000 traveling fans; speak to New England Revolution front office member Matt Fedorka; and we welcome two new friends of the pod Sam Dunn of the Hudson River Blue blog, to preview our midweek game against NYCFC, and Tej Sahota from Waking The Red, to preview the Revs' hosting Toronto FC in Foxboro on Saturday. Hudson River Blue Blog Link: http://www.hudsonriverblue.com/ Sam Dunn's Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/RealFakeSamDunn Waking The Red Blog Link: http://www.wakingthered.com/ Tej Sahota's Twitter: https://twitter.com/boatical Show Hosts Ray Sullivan - @RaySullivan Matt Puglise - @mattypuglise Jon Huot - @jonisgreat Alex Almeida - @footyjedi Find Us On Social Twitter - @SixStatesOnePod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SixStatesOnePod/

Orlando City did it again. It’s four wins out of four now at Orlando City Stadium after Cyle Larin’s last-gasp winner in stoppage time against the LA Galaxy on Saturday. The Lions played well against a good offensive team and nearly kept another clean sheet if not for the wizardry of Romain Alessandrini. We give you a breakdown of the game and our unanimous selection for Man of the Match. The Orlando Pride opened their 2017 campaign at Portland and things didn’t go quite as well against the Thorns. The hosts took a 2-0 win in a match that saw both sides generate scoring chances but only one finished them off. Still, this was a performance Tom Sermanni could build on and we discuss that and look forward to the women opening the home schedule this weekend against the Washington Spirit. And there’s OCB. The young Lions played twice on the road since we last talked to you and we’ve got thoughts on both games. We also spoke to Sam Dunn, the managing editor over at Hudson River Blue about this weekend’s match-up between Orlando City and New York City FC. It was a lot of fun talking soccer with Sam and getting the NYCFC perspective on the “rivalry,” Cyle Larin, and Yankee Stadium. All of that, plus we give you our key match-ups and predictions for Sunday’s game between Orlando City and New York City FC. Here’s how it went down: 0:13- Orlando City devours the dreams of the LA Galaxy faithful! Larin is the monster who will haunt their dreams, but Will Johnson may have been more deadly. 20:19- Damn, son. Sam Dunn jumps on the call and ‘conversates’ with us about the OCSC-NYCFC series to date and talks a bit about the Patrick Vieira way. 43:32- Our key match-ups and score predictions for the upcoming trip to Yankee Stadium. Stop by next week as we recap the NYCRC match and look ahead to the Colorado Rapids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Obviously the big news of the week is the hiring of Jason Kreis as the new head coach for Orlando City. To find out more about the new boss, we've enlisted our friends from around SB Nation Soccer -- Matt Montgomery from RSL Soapbox, and Raf Noboa y Rivera from Hudson River Blue. They give us the lowdown on Kreis from his days with Real Salt Lake and New York City FC, respectively.  While the addition of Kreis is the big news this week, we still have a lot of other things to talk about. We look back at Orlando City's matches at New York Red Bulls and Vancouver Whitecaps in the last week and give out our Man of the Match awards for each. We also talk about the Orlando Pride's 1-0 loss to Chicago Red Stars over the weekend and look ahed to the crucial stretch during the Olympic absences of the club's international players. And of course we look ahead to Saturday's game at Columbus, complete with our key match-ups and score predictions.  Here's how it happened: 0:13- A quick wrap-up of Orlando City's 2-0 loss at New York and 2-2 draw at Vancouver, which were two vastly different performances. Plus Pride talk and some Jason Kreis discussion. 29:55- Matt Montgomery hops aboard to talk about Kreis' time as a player and coaching Real Salt Lake.  42:31- Raf Noboa y Rivera jumps on to give us the Kreis view from a New York City FC perspective.  1:01:11- We look ahead to Saturday's road game against the Columbus Crew with our key match-ups and final score predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Rivarly Week", what a stupid name; or is it? Truman hates the idea and thinks that the New York Red Bulls should be playing D.C. United this week instead of New York City FC. Jason agrees, and Pat appears to disagree. Regardless, the match against their opponents across the river is an important one. Raf Noboa y Rivera of Hudson River Blue joins the boys to talk about the match and the hot streak the blue team is on. Musical Credits: Opening: Happy Rock - http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music Breaks & Closing: True Believers by Bouncing Souls

It is a Tuesday, which means a downpour of Filibuster drowning your ears and making everyone drive 15 mph under the speed limit. We start by talking about another rainy day, D.C. United's 1-1 draw with the Chicago Fire. We talk about our different minds regarding this game, before going in deep on the 4-1-4-1 Ben Olsen ran out. We also talk about Marcelo Sarvas and his role in any of these formations, before ending by talking about Steve Birnbaum, his inclusion on the USMNT's premliminary roster for the Copa America, and rumors about him from abroad. We then welcome on Raf Noboa y Rivera, from Hudson River Blue, to talk about New York City FC. We ask Raf if they have a nickname yet, before getting into matters on the field, including the feeling after beating the Vancouver Whitecaps. We also talk about Frank Lampard, the tactics of Patrick Viera, and, of course, Tommy McNamara. We then get into Federico Bravo and Andrea Pirlo, the state of NYCFC's defenders, and whether Josh Saunders is good enough to be a playoff goalkeeper, all before asking Raf to gameplan NYCFC for us. Give it a listen!

It seems like only yesterday we were filling the bowl for Orlando City's inaugural MLS match against fellow expansion side New York City FC. But now we're just a day away from the final home game of this first season in the league against...yep, NYCFC. We're excited about Friday but also sad to see the season coming to a close. We'll get over that sadness if the Lions can stay in the playoff race for at least one more week. With no Orlando City match to break down coming off the bye week, we instead shift gears and look back at the USMNT's disappointing 3-2 loss to Mexico in the CONCACAF Cup on Saturday. We discuss Jurgen Klinsmann and Brek Shea's involvement in the Costa Rica friendly. Plus, we look ahead to OCSC's expansion into the USL and NWSL. We should learn more about the USL team today. And we're joined by Rafa Noboa y Rivera, editor-in-chief over at Hudson River Blue. Raf tells us what's new with NYCFC, talks about their recent upswing, and previews what their lineup will look like. He also gives us his final score prediction for Friday. And we give you our key match-ups and score predictions as well. Here's how the show unfolded: 0:26- USMNT talk, what's up with Jurgen Klinsmann and a look at Orlando City's upcoming expansion into the USL and NWSL. 33:04- Raf jumps aboard and tells us what we can expect from the New York City FC match on Friday. 55:56- Our key match-ups for Friday's home finale for Orlando City and our final score predictions. That's it! We'll see you next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Tuesday Filibuster for your listening pleasure! Adam, Jason, and Ben talk about D.C. United's historic 1-0 win over the Montreal Impact, and we have to start with Bill Hamid. We then ask whether or not we were happy with this game, despite the win, ask if anything changed when Conor Doyle came on the field for Nick DeLeon, and discuss what should be the forward pairing against New York City FC given what happened against Montreal. We then welcome on Rafael Noboa y Rivera from SB Nation's NYCFC site Hudson River Blue. We start by asking him about Tommy McNamara, who was cruelly stolen from D.C. United in the expansion draft. We ask him who has been the best player in light blue so far this year, the team's deficienies, how bad Mix Diskerud has been this year, and how Frank Lampard is the team's original sin. We close by asking him about the leaky back four. Give it a listen!

What's up everybody thank you so much for joining me today in episode S1E34 of the NYCFC Fan Podcast. On today's episode I speak with Jordan Kessler who write for Hudson River Blue. We talk about he he began writing for the website and what he has observed from NYCFC fans and the team overall. All show notes will be found at http://www.nycfcpodcast.com/s1e34 Here's what you'll hear on today's episode: Jordan Kessler - Hudson River Blue - Part of SB Nation (Family of Sports Blog) How he started his writing with Hudson River Blue and the topics he covers Why when at his first game in Yankee Stadium he was hooked to the team How he hopes supporters, security and the front office, who will continue to have their differences with one another, all come together to support one team and work together. Through Jordan's experience, what he feels NYCFC fans have in common Why win or lose, the NYCFC Family is big and still happy What his favorite part of the season has been Talks about his experience heading to the NY Cosmos Open Cup match How creative NYCFC fans are with charity events, tifos, podcasts, costumes, music etc. Shot outs: 6th bourough Blues, Hearts of Oak, Blue Ladies, NYCFC Pigeon & Spiderman, Sam Dunn and Hudson River Blue     Podcast Links Jordan Kessler on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/djjordankessler A Night with the Cosmos: http://www.hudsonriverblue.com/2015/6/23/8803827/a-night-with-the-cosmos Andres E. Soto of the NYCFC Fan Podcast: An Interview: http://www.hudsonriverblue.com/2015/6/16/8783175/andres-e-soto-of-the-nycfc-fan-podcast-an-interview Resources Mentioned in this Episode To leave a voice message that will be featured on a future show visit NYCFCPodcast.com/chat. Subscribe to the NYCFC Fan Podcast via iTunes or Stitcher         If you enjoyed this episode can you share it with the rest of the NYCFC fans by leaving an honest rating and review on iTunes? Simply click here. Leaving a 5 star rating and review will help the show and its ranking in iTunes immensely and it'll help other NYCFC Fans find this podcast! I appreciate all that you do for the show and hope you continue to enjoy it. Your reviews truly motivate and inspire me. Thank you!   Follow and interact with NYCFC Fan Podcast on...     

Jason is out with a sore throat, so Pat & Truman step up and talk about the New England loss without their captain. They’re joined by Rafa Noboa y Rivera of Hudson River Blue to talk about the match against New York City FC. In the final segment, they give their predictions, Tuman’s Bad Team of the Week, and Jason has been a busy guy. They finish off with the first of the 10 best moments in the leadup to episode 150.Musical Credits:Opening & Closing: Jersey Sweep by The ScandalsBreak 1: Imperial MarchBreak 2: Rumble - http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

Jason is out with a sore throat, so Pat & Truman step up and talk about the New England loss without their captain. They’re joined by Rafa Noboa y Rivera of Hudson River Blue to talk about the match against New York City FC. In the final segment, they give their predictions, Tuman’s Bad Team of the Week, and Jason has been a busy guy. They finish off with the first of the 10 best moments in the leadup to episode 150. Musical Credits: Opening & Closing: Jersey Sweep by The Scandals Break 1: Imperial March Break 2: Rumble - http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

We're just days away from finally witnessing our beloved Orlando City SC playing in a Major League Soccer match!  The Lions will take on fellow expansion club New York City FC in the Citrus Bowl on Sunday, March 8, but it almost didn't happen. That contentious labor dispute, which raged on in recent weeks, finally came to an end and there will be no strike. Michael Citro, Andrew Marcinko and Austin David talk about how worried they were about whether the season would start on time. We also talked about Orlando City's Media Day and how the starting XI is shaping up for opening day. Then we move on to our opponents. Here to help us break down New York City FC is Rafa Noboa y Rivera, the managing editor from SB Nation's NYCFC blog, Hudson River Blue. Rafa was gracious enough to rise from his sick bed (he's just recovering from the flu) and give us his projected starting XI for New York, as well as a brief overview of the team's shape, rumors of a summer transfer deal for Barcelona's Xavi, and more.  And we give you our final score predictions, just so you can come back later and tell us all how silly we were. Here's how it all went down: 0:27- Michael, Andrew and Austin breathe a collective sigh of relief over the CBA deal, chat it up about all the excitement of media day, and tell you who likely starts among those last position battles. 24:17- Rafa Noboa y Rivera gives us the inside scoop on NYCFC and provides us with the mindset of New York fans about the whole Lampard thing. 47:26- Our final score predictions! Take them to your local bookie at your own peril. That'll do it for this week, and yes, we're moving into a weekly schedule now that the season is upon us. See you next time.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices