Cincinnati Soccer Talk

On this week’s show we’re thrilled to be joined by Peter Wilt from Chicago NASL to discuss the USSF’s decision to have 2 Division 2 Leagues. Plus the latest FC Cincinnati news. Download it today!

On this week’s show we’re happy to be joined by special guest host Chad Hollingsworth from Scratching the Pitch and The USL Show.

However, the Guest of Honor this week (and I’m certain Chad agrees) is none other than Peter Wilt. Peter has many years of soccer experience under his belt through multiple leagues in this country. Right now Peter currently serves as the CEO of Chicago NASL, a project in which he’s trying to bring NASL soccer to downtown Chicago. He previously served as the President of Indy Eleven. He offered great insight on all of the developments regarding division status for both USL and NASL.

FC Cincinnati added 3 new players to their roster. Andy Craven (OKC Energy/Seattle Sounders), Marco Dominguez (FC Montreal) and Aaron Walker (BÍ/Bolungarvik in the Icelandic 1st Division).

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Happy New Year from all of us at Cincinnati Soccer Talk! This week’s podcast features some of the latest FC Cincinnati news. Also some more MLS expansion discussion and more. Download it today!

Bill, Bryan, Boston and I discuss the latest FC Cincinnati news. Here’s some of the recent items of note:

• FC Cincinnati has announced a new city wide FIFA video game tournament to take place February 11th and 12th at numerous locations around the city.
• The Knights of the Bailey will be holding a Chant Workshop on January 22nd from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you have chant ideas, please email [email protected].
• Don’t forget to get your applications in to join the Cincinnati Supporters Council. You have until January 13th.
• Join some of the Cincinnati Soccer Talk staff for Cincinnati Swerve Night January 21st at Game Time Training Center in Fairfield. Watch FC Cincinnati’s Antoine Hoppenot and Luke Spencer hit the field for the Swerve as they take on the Cleveland Legacy.

We discuss a rumor surrounding a player transfer, César Benítez, a 26-year old Paraguayan who currently plays in Brazil’s top league for Coritiba. We also discuss some of the places where FC Cincinnati need to upgrade before the season starts.

Still no news from the USSF and division sanctioning for the NASL and USL.

We’re visited by Michael Stump from alchmst.com. Michael designed the orange flags you saw waiting in the Bailey stands this summer and of course was generosu enough to design the new Cincinnati Soccer Talk logo.

Finally, incoming Missouri governor Eric Greitens reiterates his decision to not support state funding for stadiums, including the proposed $200 million soccer stadium in downtown St. Louis.

We record Cincinnati Soccer Talk LIVE each and every Tuesday night now at 8 PM ET. Join us for a live interactive program covering all things FC Cincinnati with a chat room, social media, hosts with video AND a phone line where you can call in and have YOUR say!

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We told you that we were taking off this week, but Bryan, Boston and Brad decided to give their thoughts on the current Division Two (D2) sanctioning issues with the US Soccer Federation. Hear the guys elaborate on the situation, give the background of both leagues and why D2 matters.

Bryan, Boston and Brad layout the current situation of US Soccer Division Two Professional sanctioning. The United Soccer League (USL) and the North American Soccer League (NASL) have each applied to fill the second tier of professional league in the United States.

The current D2 league (NASL) has struggled with losing teams to MLS, financial difficulties, league moves or ownership hardships. Seven teams remain in the NASL, but the league is hoping to find several additional teams to help meet USSF league sanctioning criteria.

The current Division Three (D3) league (USL) has grown by leaps and bounds expanding to 30 teams for the 2017 season. However, several clubs are run by MLS franchises and may not meet several standards including staff, stadium or city population sizes.

US Soccer has much to consider and the guys will elaborate on how it can impact the American soccer landscape and our local club.

Bryan also makes another promise that he might not be able to keep. Stay tuned.

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We record Cincinnati Soccer Talk LIVE each and every Tuesday night now at 8 PM ET. Join us for a live interactive program covering all things FC Cincinnati with a chat room, social media, hosts with video AND a phone line where you can call in and have YOUR say!

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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.

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

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For this being the last episode of the 2016 year, we sure had an awful lot to discuss on the podcast this week. Since we last recorded we had a few player announcements, a new coach added to the staff, an FC Cincinnati open house and a new Supporters Council introduced. Not to mention MLS and their new expansion guidelines for teams 25-28. It made for an action packed episode before even mentioning our special guest, FC Cincinnati midfielder Michael Millay.

Captaining our podcast this week is Matthew Adamchik! Matthew was generous and contributed at The Gaffer level! Thank you so much for your support! If you’d like to become the captain of an episode, support our show today at CincinnatiSoccerTalk.com/support.

Bryan, Yosief and I look back at the latest headlines surrounding FC Cincinnati. Eric Stevenson has re-signed with FC Cincinnati. They also added winger Kadeem Dacres, formerly of Louisville City FC. Alan Koch joins the coaching staff as the Director of Analytics and will be responsible for launching the FC Cincinnati academy.

FC Cincinnati launches the new Supporters Council.

We’re joined on the podcast by special guest Michael Millay, midfielder from FC Cincinnati. Michael shares his inspirational story on how and why he became a member of Cincinnati. He also fills us in on his offseason projects, including his new business Cincy Rooted.

Last but not least, we took some of your calls and discussed MLS Expansion.

We record Cincinnati Soccer Talk LIVE each and every Tuesday night now at 8 PM ET. Join us for a live interactive program covering all things FC Cincinnati with a chat room, social media, hosts with video AND a phone line where you can call in and have YOUR say!

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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.

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

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On this week’s Cincinnati Soccer Talk podcast we take a stroll down Cincinnati soccer memory lane. Remember the Cincinnati Silverbacks professional indoor soccer team? We spend the episode reminiscing about the glory days of professional indoor soccer in the Queen City with special guest Rich Neumann, the former President of the Cincinnati Silverbacks. If you’re curious to know how that team came about, Rich fills us in on all the details in this week’s episode.

Captaining our podcast this week is Jesse Gill! Thank you Jesse for supporting our show! If you’d like to become the captain of an episode, support our show today at CincinnatiSoccerTalk.com/support.

Brad, Bryan, Yosief and I relieve some of our fondest memories of going to Cincinnati Silverbacks games in the Cincinnati Gardens and The Crown (now US Bank Arena).

Rich Neumann joins the program and tells us some great stories on getting the franchise started. He also talks about some of his unique memories of running the team, from player purchases to roster and gameday operations.
Based on his stories it sounds like he had his hands full. Rich now spends his time working with minor league sports to build new stadiums. The former Silverbacks president is proud of what FCC has achieved but he doesn’t think FC Cincinnati has a chance to get into MLS unless they can build a soccer specific stadium.

MLS Cup was this past weekend and we recapped the big match. Congratulations to the Seattle Sounders who won MLS Cup without registering a single shot on target.

The CST gang played some trivia this week and gave away a Cincinnati Silverbacks t-shirt courtesy of CincyShirts.com. Thanks guys for providing the shirt!

We record Cincinnati Soccer Talk LIVE each and every Tuesday night now at 8 PM ET. Join us for a live interactive program covering all things FC Cincinnati with a chat room, social media, hosts with video AND a phone line where you can call in and have YOUR say!

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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.

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

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On this week’s show we talk about the state of soccer, particularly for the NASL which as of this time is in deep. Will NASL survive? What does it mean for FC Cincinnati? What does it mean for MLS or USL? Plus we look back at last week’s Don Garber event.

Boston, Brad and I briefly recap our thoughts on last week’s successful Don Garber event.

We also talk about the news surrounding Sean Okoli and his departure from FC Cincinnati, to his arrival at New York City FC.

We visit with Neil Morris from WRAL Sports Fan in Raleigh, NC to discuss the rebranding of the Carolina Railhawks to now North Carolina FC. We also discuss what the NASL plans to do for next season, will there be a season? Rumors are flying around that a few NASL teams are close to securing spots in USL for next season.

We record Cincinnati Soccer Talk LIVE each and every Tuesday night now at 8 PM ET. Join us for a live interactive program covering all things FC Cincinnati with a chat room, social media, hosts with video AND a phone line where you can call in and have YOUR say!

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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.

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

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What a day it was in Cincinnati on Tuesday when MLS Commissioner Don Garber and ESPN Soccer Analyst Taylor Twellman visited the Queen City. It was a great day and the city of Cincinnati should be proud of how it presented itself to the MLS top brass.

Highlights from this bonus show.

We hear from Taylor Twellman and Don Garber during their visit to local pub Rhinehaus.

Brad Weigel had the chance to sit down with Taylor Twellman at the FC Cincinnati front office to get his thoughts on FCC and MLS.

We also get the thoughts of owner Carl Lindner III, Tom Gehlerter (play-by-play voice of FCC) and Head Coach John Harkes. Also we hear from supporters Bryan Griffin and the Cincy Super Fan, Tom Grabo.

We record Cincinnati Soccer Talk LIVE each and every Tuesday night now at 8 PM ET. Join us for a live interactive program covering all things FC Cincinnati with a chat room, social media, hosts with video AND a phone line where you can call in and have YOUR say!

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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.

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

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11/22/2016 - We are getting into crunch time to prepare for MLS Commissioner Don Garber visits Cincinnati. The guys speak about how members of the supporters groups can get involved during the day as well as events for the general public. We also dabble in some US Mens National Team coaching moves to go along with a key beer unveiling for the club. Enjoy!

Highlights from this week's show.
We welcome The Pride supporters group Vice President Chris White as he fills us in on events for FC Cincinnati supporters for Tuesday's Don Garber visit.

The guys also welcome in FC Cincinnati Director of Communications D.J. Switzer @WrongSideofPond to discuss additional events around the Don Garber visit, club updates and the US Men's National Team.

Contributor Boston Brazell also discusses the new Moerlein Blood Orange Imperial IPA that was released last week.

We record Cincinnati Soccer Talk LIVE each and every Tuesday night now at 8 PM ET. Join us for a live interactive program covering all things FC Cincinnati with a chat room, social media, hosts with video AND a phone line where you can call in and have YOUR say!

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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.

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

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Does it get any better than this? Back to back weeks of the podcast featuring two MAJOR PLAYERS from the 2016 squad. We’re really excited this week to be joined by the USL Goalkeeper of the Year, Mitch Hildebrandt. Plus we take a look at MLS Expansion. We also dabble in some US Mens National Team discussion as well. Enjoy!

Highlights from this week’s show with Mitch Hildebrandt
We welcomed Mitch Hildebrandt to the podcast fresh off of winning the 2016 USL Goalkeeper of the Year Award.

Despite sitting for a few years up in Minnesota, Mitch was excited about the opportunity to start something fresh and new with FC Cincinnati. He tells us the exact time he knew that this season would be special for the orange and blue.

He’s in love with a few Cincinnati staples as far as food goes, but he’s yet to try one of biggest restaurants near and dear to the Queen City.

He talks about some of the goalkeepers he grew up watching and who he idolized, and more importantly, how he became a keeper in the first place. The story will surprise you!

We also visited with Chad Smith from The Blue Testament to discuss MLS Expansion. In that recent post he listed FC Cincinnati as the #1 team in his MLS Expansion Power Rankings.

We record Cincinnati Soccer Talk LIVE each and every Tuesday night now at 8 PM ET. Join us for a live interactive program covering all things FC Cincinnati with a chat room, social media, hosts with video AND a phone line where you can call in and have YOUR say!

Want to help support Cincinnati Soccer Talk? Become a subscriber today!

Please help us learn a bit more about you! Check out our podcast survey here: Click Here to take part in our survey.

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.

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

The show’s RSS feed is http://cincinnatisoccertalk.libsyn.com/rss.

What a honor it was this week to chat with the 2016 USL MVP, Sean “Ugo” Okoli! Fresh off his Golden Boot winning campaign we had the chance to catch up with him while he’s back home in Seattle for the offseason. Plus, FC Cincinnati took home some hardware from the USL Sales Summit in San Antonio. An episode wouldn't be complete without #AskYosief some more hard hitting questions.

Here are some highlights of our interview:
We welcomed Sean Okoli to the podcast and right away he thanks his teammates for helping him win the award.

Sean was excited for the 2016 season but feels he missed a lot of chances. He’s ready to come back in year 2 and wants 25 or more goals in 2017.

He didn’t know much about the city of Cincinnati but now that he’s spent a full season in town, he thinks the food around town is tremendous.

Jeff Berding recently made a trip around Europe visiting some of the more prolific soccer programs in the world.

We #AskYosief some more questions.

We hear from Griffin who called in to discuss the idea of moving the Bailey to a different location within Nippert Stadium.

We record Cincinnati Soccer Talk LIVE each and every Tuesday night now at 8 PM ET. Join us for a live interactive program covering all things FC Cincinnati with a chat room, social media, hosts with video AND a phone line where you can call in and have YOUR say!

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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.

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

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