This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast your hosts - Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick - are both excited and bummed.  Excited because the third amigo Dan Crooke is back. Bummed because FC Dallas continues to play some boring and mediocre soccer. Yes, still in 5th place but the St. Louis City game was pretty ugly before the rain out. And the US Open Cup game, wait, sorry... the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup game was a mess from the minute the lineup card was filled out.  This leads to some big-picture harsh truths about the 2023 season. Plus there's a little Academy talk and some North Texas SC stuff.  And good lunch Luton in the promotion playoffs. 

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This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts Buzz Carrick and Peter Welpton - Dan Crooke will be back next week - have plenty to discuss.  Jesus Ferreira and Alan Velasco were both linked abroad in silly season chatter.  FC Dallas took on Minnesota and looked meh, but this team sure knows how to get points.  Then it's big picture FCD talk, an explanation of Dallas' power ranking love, a St. Louis City preview, injury updates, Jose Martinez's cup problem, attendance feels, Peter rants about media, Buzz talks the Nico W that appears throughout the organization, Academy tagging, a little kit talk, and even some Tanner Tessmann vibe.

May the 4th be with you, everybody. 

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This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick (Dan Crooke is still on vacation) - get to dissect the but kicking at NYCFC.  While some hidden stats are ok, the bottom line is poor.  Season trends are going the wrong way. Goals allowed are up and goals scored are down... What's going wrong?  Plus, if Brenner is worth $10 mil how much is Ferreira worth?  What's Alan Velasco's status? Who will we see at Minnesota United?  Speaking of Ferreira, let's talk about that USA goal. Plus a little Cup check-in, movie talk (yes seriously), kit talk, and a little Apple TV VR speculation. 

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This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton and Buzz Carrick, Dan Crooke is on vacation - try and talk through one of the most boring games of soccer we've seen in some time as FCD took care of RSL.  A win is a win, and despite the poor play, there were a couple of names to glorify.  Plus it's time to discuss just how important Jesus Ferreira is to this team. Buzz brings you a training report and convo with Coach Nico Esteez. Then it's a look ahead to NYCFC and a brief hit on the improving North Texas SC.  All that and more on this week's 3rd Degree the Podcast episode. 

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This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - dissect the visually ugly, but statistically beautiful, win at Inter Miami.  Your host also breakdown the Jesus Ferreira to Jason Kreis comparison, discuss the value of possession for this FC Dallas team relative to transition, pass judgment on the new two-striker system, preview the Real Salt Lake game, and close the book on the Dallas Cup and GA Cup. All that and more, on 3rd Degree the Podcast. 

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This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast it's Dallas Cup week! Yes, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - will still break down the FC Dallas action against Portland, bring you a training report, and dig into the Inter Miami game this weekend.... but please allow them a chance to extol the virtues and embrace some of the chaos that is the Dallas Cup. 

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This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - dig into the Becky G Da Boy kerfuffle... or at least how it impacts FC Dallas. Then it's the usual breakdown of the last game against LAFC (missing pieces, red cards, tactical changes, and Tafari's greatness), a look ahead to Portland (Lletget or no?), A quick hit on North Texas SC (including a Julian Eyestone nickname attempt), a discussion of Solar SC leaving MLS Next, and finally, it's ChatAi storytime.

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When is a win not necessarily a total win? That's the discussion this week on 3rd Degree the Podcasts. Your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - start off with a breakdown of the good and bad of last weekend's win over Sporting KC.  Plus Buzz has a training and Coach Nico convo report. Then it's a look ahead to LAFC, North Texas SC kicks their season off this weekend, and a dash of Cricket talk in thrown in. Yes seriously.  

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This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Buzz Carrick and Peter Welpton (Dan Crooke is on vacation) - clear the deck on the Bayern Munich deal and its end.  Plus there's plenty of action to break down in the somewhat pleasing tie at Vancouver, a training report from Buzz including a Jesus Jimenez update, some love for Nkosi Tafari, a look ahead to Sporting KC, the latest on the Jones/Hunt team up to bring the World Cup to Dallas, and just a tiny smattering of kit talk. 

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This week on 3rd Degree the Podcast, your hosts - Peter Welpton, Dan Crooke, and Buzz Carrick - look back with some joy at the comprehensive win over the LA Galaxy.  Jesus Ferreira, Paxton Pomykal, Sebastian Lletget, Nkosi Tafari, and Ema Twumasi were all singled out but pretty much everyone played well.  Yes, there are concerns with chance creation and the flat'ish start, but overall it was a good performance by FC Dallas.  Plus North Texas SC has an Academy signing that is important, Buzz has another training report, and we look ahead to the match against Vancouver this weekend. 

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