Pascal's First Point / Ep 486 / Blue City Radio
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NYCFC went into Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale with zero designated players available for their season opener against Inter Miami FC. Just hours before kick-off on Saturday night the team officially announced the departure of midfielder Santi Rodriguez and captain, Thiago Martins, was still recovering from a preseason injury. Even without the presence of those key players, the Boys in Blue were able to fight back from a one goal deficit to equalize and eventually take the lead for a large portion of the second half only to concede the equalizer in the last minutes of play. ...
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The Curious Case Of NYCFC's Roster / Ep 485 / Blue City Radio
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As the days remaining to NYCFC's first game of the season tick away, the squad is getting younger on average thanks to a little addition by subtraction. The pending loss of Santi Rodriguez means an already young team will be even younger with the departure of the veteran midfielder. This week Mike Anderer and Mike Allen look at the impact that Santi's departure will have on the decisions Pascal Jansen will have to make in his starting XI.
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Are NYCFC Bullet-Proof? / Ep 484 / Blue City Radio
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It has been just over a month with new head coach, Pascal Jansen, in charge of the club and already some keywords are already starting to permeate the preseason camp. Top among them is "bullet-proof mindset". This week Mike Anderer and J.R. diBart are joined by Adam and Justin from Post 90 Podcast to dive into the preseason mindset of the Boys in Blue. J.R. traveled out to the Coachella Invitational and collected some audio from Justin Haak, Mounsef Bakrar and Tayvon Gray.
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It's Pascal's Team Now / Ep 483 / Blue City Radio
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NYCFC enter the Coachella Valley Invitational looking to put a bow on their post season but also to answer a lot of preseason questions. Who will replace James Sands in the midfield? How many minutes can Maxi play? Will Martinez be the leading goal scorer in 2025? Mike Anderer, J.R. diBart and Mike Allen take a look at some of the recent changes for the club as they continue their preseason.
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Preparing For Pascal's Arrival / Ep 482 / Blue City Radio
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NYCFC landed in Santa Barbara to begin their preseason but they are missing a few key pieces. Matt Freese is with the USMNT in Florida. Jovan Mijatovic is still in Europe on a "training stint". Christian McFarlane did not travel because of a possible transfer and then there's the lack of information about NYCFC's newest head coach, Pascal Jansen. This week Mike Anderer, J.R. diBart and Mike Allen discuss all of these topics and more.
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Velkomst Pascal, Until Next Time Jimmy / Ep 481 / Blue City Radio
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2025 is upon us. With that brings new changes for NYCFC and those changes are happening already. The preseason starts in a week, preseason friendlies start in two weeks. Regular season games are only 45 days away. Mike Anderer, J.R. diBart and Mike Allen gather around the mics again to give their brief cursory thoughts on the big topics happening around the club during the off-season.
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Tying a Big Blue Bow On 2024 For NYCFC / Ep 480 / Blue City Radio
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The final Blue City Radio episode of 2024 is here. There's schedule talk, MLS Superdraft talk, and Ronny Delia to Atlanta talk. We want to also take a moment to thank the listeners. Whether you tune in every week or once a season or even once every three years when your team faces NYCFC, your time to tune in is very much appreciated. Until 2025... the story of Blue City Radio continues.
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Closing the Door on Cushing's Era and the End of the 2024 MLS Season / Ep 479 / Blue City Radio
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There really is never a good time to try and take a break when you are covering a sports team. Even though a season might come to an end and some decisions are pending, there is no way to know when those choices will be made and communicated. This week Mike Anderer, J.R. diBart and Mike Allen return after a week's hiatus to find a full plate of topics to discuss. The amount of NYCFC news was so large that they had to invite Chris Campbell from The Outfield on the show to give us his thoughts on the NYCFC stadium groundbreaking.
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Worst-Case Scenario As NYCFC Lose The Playoff Hudson River Derby / Ep 478 / Blue City Radio
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It is hard to imagine a worse ending to the season than losing at home to your cross-river rival and not really make the game look close. CitiField only had a capacity of 25,000 on a cold windy Saturday night in late November. As the game wore on the Red Bull fans that were speckled throughout the sea of blue started to gain in confidence and in voice and by the 85th minute they were in control of the Queens atmosphere. This week Mike Anderer, J.R. diBart and Mike Allen help each other cope with the reality that despite handing Red Bull two defeats in the regular season, when it mattered...
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Playoff Derby Preview With Calen Carr / Ep 477 Blue City Radio
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This week the guys bring you a special preview episode because on Saturday NYCFC hosts Red Bull in what is their most important MLS matchup to date and most important derby game since Thiago Andrade lost his temper in the 2022 US Open Cup Quarterfinals. Mike Anderer, J.R. diBart and Mike Allen welcome former MLS player and current MLS Season Pass color commentator, Calen Carr, to the show in the second segment to get his perspective on both of these teams heading into this weekend's game.
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