Cincinnati Soccer Talk

On this week’s show, we’re joined by Michael Lahoud, Bill Wolf returns, and we’re pleased to announce the debut of new CST contributor, Geoff Tebbetts.

We opened up the show by discussing the news that MLS will kick off its preseason on February 22nd and its Regular Season on April 3rd, barring a new Collective Bargaining Agreement has been reached between MLS ownership and the MLSPA.

We then discussed FC Cincinnati GM Gerard Nijkamp’s comments during last week’s press conference. You can read more about it from our Jeff Wallner here.

Of course, Michael was absolutely thrilled for our chat with fellow Wake Forest Demon Deacon Calvin Harris. After a fine career at Wake, Harris was selected with the 2nd Overall pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. We find out a little bit more about FC Cincinnati’s newest member, including the team he supports back home, and life abroad. We can’t wait to see him on the pitch at West End Stadium!

Late in the show, we discussed the report from The Athletic’s Jeff Rueter, Sam Stejskal, and Paul Tenorio regarding Frankie Amaya and other MLS teams reaching out to FC Cincinnati for his services. The report states that the trade request from some of these clubs matched or was close to what Atlanta was able to get in their trade with the Columbus Crew for Darlington Nagbe. You can read more about this here. (subscription required)

We wrapped up the show with Bill and Geoff discussing “Let them Play”, a campaign put together by the Independent Supporters Council regarding their feelings on a potential lockout.

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This week’s show is hosted by Bryan Weigel and joining him on the panel is Brad Weigel, Paul Barvincak, and Clay Winstead.

The gents start off the show by discussing last week’s MLS SuperDraft. FC Cincinnati selected Wake Forest winger/forward Calvin Harris with the 2nd overall pick in the draft.

Of course, we’re in the thick of silly season in MLS, rumors, rumors, and more rumors. The guys touch on Papu Gomez, Lukas Podolski, Tim Parker, and others.

Late in the show, we were happy to be joined by a good friend of the show. Kevin Wallace from The Pride supporters group and ThePostCincy.com to discuss some of the plans The Pride has in store for the 2021 MLS season.

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This week we’re joined by Ken Hoetker, Brad Weigel, former FC Cincinnati midfielder Michael Lahoud as we look ahead to the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.

We started off the show by discussing the rumor that broke right before we went live that the New York Red Bulls are shopping center back Tim Parker (reported by Ives Galarcep of sbisoccer.com) and according to Will Forbes on Twitter (he nailed the Matarrita deal), Parker’s headed to Cincinnati. This has yet to be confirmed and is still just a rumor. Stay tuned to CST for further updates.

Joining us as a special guest this week is Travis Clark, the Director of Content over at TopDrawerSoccer.com. Anytime you need information about the collegiate game and the top prospects coming into MLS, you should check out the fine work that Travis does over there. Really glad he joined us this week on the show.

We had a spirited discussion about which way FC Cincinnati should go in the draft. Draft the attacking goal scorer in Calvin Harris? Draft a center back to solidify your defense in Ethan Bartlow. What do you think?

We also announced today at CST that former FC Cincinnati and Arsenal defender Justin Hoyte will be joining CST as an analyst for the 2021 MLS season! We’re excited to have him and can’t wait to get started.

We wrapped up this week’s show with a listener question from Jim Gegner, he asked Michael what were his emotions leading up to the 2009 MLS SuperDraft when Michael was selected 9th overall by Chivas USA. Michael shared his experience both leading up to the draft and beyond.

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Don’t forget you can now download and subscribe to Cincinnati Soccer Talk on iTunes today! The podcast can also be found on Stitcher Smart Radio now. We’re also available in the Google Play Store and NOW ON SPOTIFY!

As always we’d love your feedback about our podcast! You can email the show at [email protected]. We’d love for you to join us on our Facebook page as well! Like us at Facebook.com/CincinnatiSoccerTalk.

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We are BACK CST’ers! Bryan and Brad Weigel and former FC Cincinnati midfielder Mike Lahoud get things going in the new year.

We discussed the recent moves made by the club, Ronald Matarrita from NYCFC and Ben Mines from New York Red Bulls with special guests Michael Allen from ProstAmerika.com and Ben Cork of OnceaMetro.com.

We review the latest player rumors that FC Cincinnati has been linked with, Papu Gomez, Lincoln, and DeAndre Yedlin.

Last but not least, we discussed seeing former FC Cincinnati legend Jimmy McLaughlin wearing Louisville colors….

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Don’t forget you can now download and subscribe to Cincinnati Soccer Talk on iTunes today! The podcast can also be found on Stitcher Smart Radio now. We’re also available in the Google Play Store and NOW ON SPOTIFY!

As always we’d love your feedback about our podcast! You can email the show at [email protected]. We’d love for you to join us on our Facebook page as well! Like us at Facebook.com/CincinnatiSoccerTalk.

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On this week's show, we game plan what moves can be made by FC Cincinnati this offseason. Are two new DPs a realistic expectation? How do we fit in the roster budget?

Join Bryan Weigel, Ken Hoetker & Brad Weigel as they break down the FC Cincinnati roster, MLS Calendar and what moves we can realistically expect this off-season with the available roster budget. They discuss the upcoming u22 rule and more.

The guys show their estimate salary budgets and take over the GM cap for a day.

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Don’t forget you can now download and subscribe to Cincinnati Soccer Talk on iTunes today! The podcast can also be found on Stitcher Smart Radio now. We’re also available in the Google Play Store and NOW ON SPOTIFY!

As always we’d love your feedback about our podcast! You can email the show at [email protected]. We’d love for you to join us on our Facebook page as well! Like us at Facebook.com/CincinnatiSoccerTalk.

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On this week's show, we put a bow on the 2020 MLS season for FC Cincinnati. We also discuss the roster moves made on Monday and the team's "State of the Team" event.

This week we’re joined by Bryan, Brad, Ken, and Bill to wrap up FC Cincinnati’s 2020 MLS season after their 2-1 loss to Miami on Sunday.

FC Cincinnati announced a bevy of roster decisions on Monday, including saying goodbye to USL mainstays Jimmy McLaughlin and Spencer Richey.

Jaap Stam and Gerard Nijkamp hosted a “State of the Team” on Monday night and Bill, Bryan, and Brad offered up their thoughts on what was shared.

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Want to help support Cincinnati Soccer Talk? Want to become an episode captain? Become a supporter today!

Don’t forget you can now download and subscribe to Cincinnati Soccer Talk on iTunes today! The podcast can also be found on Stitcher Smart Radio now. We’re also available in the Google Play Store and NOW ON SPOTIFY!

As always we’d love your feedback about our podcast! You can email the show at [email protected]. We’d love for you to join us on our Facebook page as well! Like us at Facebook.com/CincinnatiSoccerTalk.

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On this week's March to Matchday, Franco Panizo from SBI Soccer and MIATotalFutbol stops by to preview Sunday matchup between FC Cincinnati and Inter Miami.

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Did you know that our own Brad Gough has launched his own podcast called "Talking Tactics with Coach Gough"? It's a great show that takes a deep dive into the tactical and coaching side of soccer. You can find Talking Tactics in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn or wherever you get your podcasts.

Want to help support Cincinnati Soccer Talk? Want to become an episode captain? Become a supporter today!

Don't forget you can now download and subscribe to Cincinnati Soccer Talk on iTunes today! The podcast can also be found on Stitcher Smart Radio now. We're also available in the Google Play Store and NOW ON SPOTIFY!

As always we'd love your feedback about our podcast! You can email the show at [email protected]. We'd love for you to join us on our Facebook page as well! Like us at Facebook.com/CincinnatiSoccerTalk.

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This week we're joined by Bill, Clay, and Brad to discuss the week that was for FC Cincinnati.

We offered up our Best and Worst of this week's matches against Sporting KC and Atlanta United.

The crew discussed which players they'd like to see back in Orange & Blue for the 2021 season.

We ended this week's show with our Player of the Year votes for 2020.

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Want to help support Cincinnati Soccer Talk? Want to become an episode captain? Become a supporter today!

Don't forget you can now download and subscribe to Cincinnati Soccer Talk on iTunes today! The podcast can also be found on Stitcher Smart Radio now. We're also available in the Google Play Store and NOW ON SPOTIFY!

As always we'd love your feedback about our podcast! You can email the show at [email protected]. We'd love for you to join us on our Facebook page as well! Like us at Facebook.com/CincinnatiSoccerTalk.

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On this week's March to Matchday, Joe Patrick from Dirty South Soccer stops by to preview Sunday night's matchup between FC Cincinnati and Atlanta United.

Get involved in this year's Growler Cup presented by Omni Printing and Promotions! To get involved, support CST today by heading over to CincinnatiSoccerTalk.com/support

Did you know that our own Brad Gough has launched his own podcast called "Talking Tactics with Coach Gough"? It's a great show that takes a deep dive into the tactical and coaching side of soccer. You can find Talking Tactics in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn or wherever you get your podcasts.

Want to help support Cincinnati Soccer Talk? Want to become an episode captain? Become a supporter today!

Don't forget you can now download and subscribe to Cincinnati Soccer Talk on iTunes today! The podcast can also be found on Stitcher Smart Radio now. We're also available in the Google Play Store and NOW ON SPOTIFY!

As always we'd love your feedback about our podcast! You can email the show at [email protected]. We'd love for you to join us on our Facebook page as well! Like us at Facebook.com/CincinnatiSoccerTalk.

The show's RSS feed is https://cincinnatisoccertalk.libsyn.com/rss

On this week's March to Matchday, Jimmy Mack and Dan Kooser from the No Other Pod to preview Wednesday night's matchup between FC Cincinnati and Sporting KC.

Get involved in this year's Growler Cup presented by Omni Printing and Promotions! To get involved, support CST today by heading over to CincinnatiSoccerTalk.com/support

Did you know that our own Brad Gough has launched his own podcast called "Talking Tactics with Coach Gough"? It's a great show that takes a deep dive into the tactical and coaching side of soccer. You can find Talking Tactics in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn or wherever you get your podcasts.

Want to help support Cincinnati Soccer Talk? Want to become an episode captain? Become a supporter today!

Don't forget you can now download and subscribe to Cincinnati Soccer Talk on iTunes today! The podcast can also be found on Stitcher Smart Radio now. We're also available in the Google Play Store and NOW ON SPOTIFY!

As always we'd love your feedback about our podcast! You can email the show at [email protected]. We'd love for you to join us on our Facebook page as well! Like us at Facebook.com/CincinnatiSoccerTalk.

The show's RSS feed is https://cincinnatisoccertalk.libsyn.com/rss