Closing the Door on Cushing's Era and the End of the 2024 MLS Season / Ep 479 / Blue City Radio
Release Date: 12/10/2024
Walk On the Wild Side / Ep 501 / Blue City Radio
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NYCFC welcomed former head coach, Ronny Delia, and his Atlanta United to Yankee Stadium and it was a wild night for the hometown team. Monsef Bakrar and Hannes Wolf would combine to score the fastest three goals in club history. This week Mike Anderer, J.R. diBart and Mike Allen are back to discuss the 4-0 victory against Atlanta and hit on some other topics around the sport.
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I'm Gonna Be (500 Episodes) / Ep 500 / Blue City Radio
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We are all overcome with gratitude to our loyal listeners and followers that tune in. Some are there every week, some once a season, and some only once ever, but if you have ever given us even a single minute of your time to support the show we are grateful. We do this every week for you. Thank you for helping us get to Episode 500 and here is to 500 more!
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Let The Good Times Roll / Ep 499 / Blue City Radio
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It has been an exhausting month for NYCFC and it's fans. The team closes out the month with their home game against Houston but it has already been a month of ups and downs. Currently, the team is on a high after a thrilling 3-1 victory at home against a surging Chicago Fire. This week the guys talk about the struggle for consistency under Pascal Jansen as he tries to unlock the best from his squad. There's audio from Pascal Jansen, Hannes Wolf, Monsef Bakrar and Tayvon Gray.
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The Payback / Ep 498 / Blue City Radio
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Revenge, redemption, and payback. This week Luis Barraza met his former team and played one his best games of his career to hold NYCFC scoreless in DC and then the Boys In Blue got some payback of their own with a demonstrative victory over Red Bull at Citifield. Questions still remain about this squad and their ultimate ceiling in the league, but for this week at least, the spirits and ambitions are high. Mike Anderer and Mike Allen listen to the audio from Pascal Jansen on his team's inconsistency and look for some of the reasons why their is hope for the growth of the squad...
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Ousted and Embarrassed / Ep 497 / Blue City Radio
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It easily could be the worst results week in NYCFC history, losing to USL side, Pittsburgh Riverhounds, in the US Open Cup on Wednesday followed up by a loss to last place CF Montreal at home on Saturday. Pascal Jansen is running out of options as he juggles the extremely thin lineup options. This week J.R. diBart returns to join Mike Anderer and Mike Allen to give their thoughts on who might be able to help this team right the ship before it's too late.
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Cooking With Pascal / Ep 496 / Blue City Radio
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FC Cincinnati entered CitiField on a five game winning streak and second in the MLS Supporter's Shield standings. NYCFC have struggled for consistency both on the road and at home. This was not a match up on paper at least that filled NYCFC fans with confidence. Enter Pascal Jansen and his tactical acumen. This week the two Mikes, Anderer and Allen, look at the challenges facing this team with the nagging injury to Keaton Parks, but also with the inability for any winger to lock in their starting role.
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Pascal's First Road Victory / Ep 495 / Blue City Radio
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Credit to Roberto Abramowitz and his Spanish language broadcast team for the statistic that NYCFC did not win any of their first five road games three times in their history: 2015, 2023 and 2025. The huge question is that does Pascal Jansen have what it takes to earn a playoff bid from that position. Jason Kreis and Nick Cushing both failed to reach that goal. This week Mike and Mike are joined by Christian Smith to discuss the signing of Aiden O'Neill, the victory in Toronto and all things NYCFC.
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Captain Obvious / Ep 494 / Blue City Radio
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NYCFC entered Gillette Stadium on Saturday night fresh off a victory against a strong Philadelphia side and hoped to carry that momentum on the road in Foxboro. Unfortunately New England had other thoughts and the performance from NYCFC was simply not good enough as eloquently shared by the captain, "We need to be better." The sad part of that quote is that there was no further follow-up given and honestly not even needed. It was poor all around and the team knows it. This week Mike Anderer, J.R. diBart and Mike Allen take a look back at the track record of...
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No Asterix Needed / Ep 493 / Blue City Radio
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Ever since 2021 Philadelphia Union fans have complained about NYCFC's Championship run. This past week in Queens Pascal Jansen lead the boys in blue past the Union on a cold rainy night in Queens. The game was also a celebration of Keaton Parks's 200th performance in all competitions. This week the guys give their thoughts about Keaton, NYCFC wonder kid, Johnny Shore, and the release of the first set of prices for seats in the new stadium.
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"Risa'd" In the 40th Minute / Ep 492 / Blue City Radio
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One of the most famous names in baseball is Wally Pipp. Ask a true baseball fan and they'll tell you the story not of Pipp's success as a player and World Series Champion as a New York Yankee, but about his headache that kept him out of a game on June 2, 1925. In NYCFC lore there are a few memorable substitutions of note for both good and bad reasons. One of the most negative of those occurred Sunday afternoon when Birk Risa was removed from the match in the 40th minute and replaced by Strahinja Tanasijevic. It was a move that ultimately did not change the outcome of the match, but...
info_outlineThere 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.