Kartik Krishnaiyer talks about his disappointment that the best weekend in sports has been partially ruined by the greed of some Premier League owners.

Neill Collins leaves Raith Rovers to join Sacramento Republic FC, almost seven weeks after Mark Briggs was let go. We discuss the move and also talk about Eric Quill’s move to FC Dallas.

Collins in 2021/Photo by Matt May-Tampa Bay Rowdies

On this midweek edition of The Third Half Podcast:

FC Tulsa make head coaching swap. Who is it and who did they add to the squad.

There are also changes at Phoenix Rising with a new head coach.

An update regarding Al Lang Stadium. As referenced after the double whammy the west central coast of Florida took, here are pictures of the immediate aftermath of Tropicana Field, where the Rowdies had been given the green light to finish the 2024 season, right after Hurricane Milton.

With the nominees being announced for the postseason awards, who got the nominations. I also make mention who should have possibly been included along with who should win.

I go on a holy hell tear about USL allowing CBS to force the USL to play their final at noon eastern, knowing teams play in the west coast. What is their competition in this timeslot?

And a preview of Colorado Springs Switchbacks and Rhode Island FC in the USL Championship Final.

As always, thank you for your reader and listenership during this USL Championship season.

We talk with Napa Valley 1839 FC owner Arik Housley about recent developments withen The League for Clubs including promotion and relegation.

On this edition of The Third Half

* We recap Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 Hartford Athletic 2.

* What the result means in terms of playoff implications.

* I go on a rant regarding final day scheduling.

* Our coverage plans for the final day of the USL Championship Season

As always, thank you for listening and supporting Beyond the 90.

On this midweek edition of The Third Half:

* Colorado Springs is about to be missing some key players due to international duty. Who are they and what could the ramifications be?

* Discussion about Louisville City 3 Miami FC 0 with Kartik Krishnaiyer.

* A look at the games I think are important this weekend and why.

As always thank you for your support of The Third Half.

On this midweek edition of The Third Half:

* We take a look a New Mexico United v Sacramento Republic and what the result does to the race for the 1 seed in the Western Conference

* I then take a look at the timeline with Fort Lauderdale United and Deon Graham that leaves one with too many questions.

As always thank you for listening.

On this midweek edition of The Third Half Pod:

* Birmingham Legion do it again against the Rowdies.

* Memphis blow chance to take 2nd place as Hartford get out of town with draw.

* Las Vegas Lights then blow chance to take 2nd place as they get late point in Tulsa.

* Breaking down the current tiebreakers with the teams tied on points.

* Quick thoughts on the weekend to come.

As always, thank you for listening.

Kartik and James breakdown Tampa Bay’s 3-2 win in Lexington including an interesting tactical change from Denise Schilte-Brown. We also discuss Fort Lauderdale’s 2-1 loss in Charlotte and have a general conversation about the quality and importance of USL Super League in the women’s professional soccer landscape.

Happy 904 Day! For 904 Day we talk to Steve Livingstone CEO and President of Sporting JAX about not only 904 Day but building a new professional soccer club from scratch on both the men's and women's side. Livingstone has a long and successful history in launching clubs, running clubs, managing venues and building venues in both Soccer and American Football.