Beyond the 90 Podcast

For those who don’t know the full history of North Carolina FC‘s ownership and intrigue over the last 10 years, we lay it out here in addition to talking about what might be a play now.

We spoke to new Sporting Jax Coach Liam Fox who comes to the USL Championship after an impressive playing and coaching career in Scotland.

Tony Scholes per a report in The Athletic has been tapped to head USL’s new First Division project. It’s a huge hire with Scholes leaving a high-ranking Premier League position but it was not as complicated to hire as one may think given the numerous connections he and an agency he is close to have to USL.

LouCity is out after a record-shattering season. A great accomplishment for Detroit City who two times in three years have just snuck into the playoffs on the last day and then beaten the Players Shield winner. But is this good for USL and mericratic Soccer in General? If USL is really going to set up a three division system of promotion of relegation, they need to do away with this clunky playoff format that rewards mediocrity and tends to punish excellence.

On this special playoff conference quarterfinal edition preview of The Third Half:

* We look at the Benny Feilhaber news that his contract won’t be renewed with the Oakland Roots.

* Sporting Jax formally announce their men’s team. We take a look at what nuggets were in their press release.

* We preview all 8 USL Championship Conference Quarterfinal matches including who we think wins.

* As we mentioned on the podcast, here’s the article from Ryan Keefer and The District Press with Ryan Martin.

As always, thank you for your support of The Third Half and Beyond the 90.

Is VAR an option in USL- sources tell us it could be on the table and we break it all down and it’s implementation in other parts of the world and an MLS here.

James and Kartik talk about the retirement of one of the most influential players we’ve seen in Rowdies green and gold.

Five spots remain open in the USL Championship playoffs- Kartik Krishnaiyer gives his thoughts and encourages readers and listeners to check out Johnathan Starling's more extensive breakdowns at The Third Half on Beyond the 90'.

La Liga blinked for a third time - but more threats await.

A rebuttal to last week’s questions about Man City.