Afterburn Soccer Show

We are drawing ever so closer to the end of the season, folks, and it is a fun time to be an FC Dallas fan.

We start off the show by talking about the 3-0 domination over the San Jose Earthquakes, with a brace for Golden Boot contender Petar Musa. Santiago Moreno added some joy as well, some whipped cream on the pumpkin pie. Will FC Dallas rise as high as no. 1 in the West? Our schedule is favorable, and of course it begins on Wednesday against a tough Columbus Crew team.

Our other topics include debating whether Eric Quill should be in the mix for Coach of the Year and Petar Musa should be MVP.

In short, yes.

Thanks for your support through this long season and a few hiccups here and there.

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Jose Carmona and Nathan jump into things right away, looking back at an ultimately disappointing loss in Charlotte for FC Dallas. While Petar Musa got his 19th goal of the season, a record setting mark, the late collapse spoiled points on the road for our boys from Frisco.

We hit the game, we talk about North Texas SC changes, and we check out the schedule ahead.

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Thanks again for your support through this season.

The highlights of this episode:

* FC Dallas win over LAFC 1-0.

* FC Dallas are second in the west.

* FC Dallas got a coach fired (sorry, LAFC).

* John Gall out as North Texas HC.

* No game next week.

* While rumors abound, Musa bought a house.

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Thanks, as usual, for your support, for listening in, for commenting live as we break down all the latest news for FC Dallas and North Texas SC.

Thanks to Todd for popping us a few questions and comments as we looked back at a somewhat disappointing 0-0 draw at home for FC Dallas over Austin FC. We spent more time thinking about the future of North Texas SC. Who will stay? Who will go? What is the future of the coaching staff? How will they begin to construct a competitive roster next year?

Lots of unknowns!

But we do close with predictions for a big match this weekend against Los Angeles FC.

We are back after a Labor Day break.

And we have a lot on the buffet table as FC Dallas are on a roll, climbing to 3rd in the Major League Western Conference table after three straight wins. The team is clicking. They are dawgs. Quill has this group of guys fighting for every opportunity, and we get to enjoy.

Colin, Jose, and Nathan take time to give some shout outs to the guys stepping up and getting better across the board.

We also break down the playoff scenarios for North Texas SC, but Jose lays it out pretty straightforward - North Texas needs to be the Rapids in Colorado. Win, and they are in.

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Hey, folks, as we launched the stream on Monday night, my workhorse Mac mini M4 decided to crash.

But I was able to restart the stream and we got through a fun one, even as a virus hits the Hill household. FC Dallas and North Texas SC are finding results. They may not be pretty. We may have question marks. But we also have joy.

Thanks to Colin and Jose for carrying the show.

On to next week!

We had a great show last night, with a few audio fixes even though our boy Collin glitched via that cellphone coverage out in Texas.

Once you get past that, this was a great show.

Collin, Jose, and Nathan broke down a full week for FC Dallas and North Texas Soccer Club, including a big away win at Real Salt Lake followed by an utter collapse at Vancouver. Was it just a case of hitting weary legs? Was Quill right to rotate? Should we panic? In short, no.

Collin gave us some hints about potential transfer options, as we await confirmation of Deedson’s move away from FC Dallas and the possibility of other players finding new venues. Lots of uncertainty, for sure, but there is a sense that this team wants to get better and plug some holes down the stretch.

North Texas SC meanwhile grabbed 4 points at home, which is solid enough to keep them in the potential postseason picture. They have a huge away match on Friday against St Louis City SC 2. The good news — four home games follow, meaning this team has the potential to pick up points and fight for a spot if they can keep putting it all together.

We closed out with predictions:

Jose and Collin pick North Texas SC to lose at St Louis; I’m hoping for another road point or two.

We are also feeling confident, for the most part, that FC Dallas can get a point or an outright win at St Louis.

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Nathan and Jose were joined by the man himself, Colin Coovert, who you might have spotted behind goal down in Austin as Petar Musa and FC Dallas grabbed a solid three points on the road, a match with Copa Tejas implications.

With the Leagues Cup behind them, we continue to be amazed at the potential of this team — and how they have yet to put it all together. What will the upcoming matches mean? How can the team get better? Who needs to step up?

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Welcome back to the Afterburn Soccer Show.

Jose and Nathan jump right into the FC Dallas and North Texas SC soccer news with a strong run of play in the Leagues Cup for FCD. We also celebrate some player transfers that have been announced or are in the process. Will Dallas have space to look for more upgrades?

We close out the show with predictions for both teams.

So much good soccer on display last weekend. Enjoy it!

Special thanks to Jose Carmona for joining us on this one!

I was determined to do the show despite a busy day, and while we missed Collin’s hot takes, Jose saved Nathan as we broke down our disappointment over an away draw at the Galaxy and North Texas SC’s shellacking from Ventura County.

Still… reasons to be optimistic!

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Update: We had some audio issues, including an echo that showed up in post-processing. I have uploaded a better version of the audio file.