Crafty Rogues

With just days to spare until our grand episode 100 the guys sprinted to Brit's to record our World Cup review for the 99th edition of The Crafty Rogues!

After a brief discussion of soft serve ice cream the guys jump right into reviewing, possibly, one of the best World Cup's ever. John filibusters during Stephen presenting the team of the tournament. The guys answer your emails before John gets something off his chest in the Just Be Cos segment. The guys then take a look at England's World Cup before reviewing how the likes of Spain, Argentina, Germany, Brazil, and Belgium did as well. John and Stephen wrap the show discussing the next World Cup in Qatar.

All that and more on this 99th edition of The Crafty Rogues!

Be sure not to miss our special LIVE taping of the 100th episode where we'll be joined by Minnesota United Head Coach Adrian Heath for a full hour at Brit's Pub on Friday July 20th! There'll be drink specials, giveaways, and after the taping Nicollet & Alcohol (an Oasis cover band) will perform.

The final is all set. The boys are all prepared. It's time for the 98th edition of The Crafty Rogues!

The guys are back but this time in a brand new location in Brits. A location they're designating The Crafty Rogues Private Members Lounge. John Cosgrove and Stephen Quinn discuss the semi finals that saw France and Croatia go through to the World Cup Final, which the guys also quickly preview. Quinno runs through the General Football News including Ronaldo no longer in Madrid, a big man down under, and Andy Carrol injured again.

Cosgrove and Quinno answer your emails including maybe the best one yet from John from Johnsonville. We get our weekly dose of Just Be Cos. Producer Jonathan/Eric Dier/11-year-old boy pops in for the MLS segment. The guys wrap the show discussing youth soccer in America and an insane Ronaldo stat. All that and more on this edition of The Crafty Rogues!

Be sure not to miss our special LIVE taping of the 100th episode where we'll be joined by Minnesota United Head Coach Adrian Heath for a full hour at Brit's Pub on Friday July 20th! There'll be drink specials, giveaways, and after the taping Nicollet & Alcohol (an Oasis cover band) will perform.

The guys survived the madness of Brits on Tuesday and dared to come back today for another recording of The Crafty Rogues!

The pub was a tad quieter tonight than Tuesdays Colombia/England clash but the boys were lively enough to make up the difference. John Cosgrove and Stephen Quinn, the Crafty Rogues, discuss their World Cup withdrawals before going back over the action in the Round of 16. John went 6 for 8 in his picks in the last round so we're testing his luck again with his picks for the Quarterfinals. Stephen runs through all the football gossip including Gigi head to Paris, Ronaldo to Juve, and Wilshere to West Ham.

The boys then answer all your emails. John produces a masterclass of a Just Be Cos this week. Producer Jonathan stops by for an MLS update. The guys close out the show discussing the changing of the guard and club v country.

All that and more on this edition of The Crafty Rogues!

Be sure not to miss our special LIVE taping of the 100th episode where we'll be joined by Minnesota United Head Coach Adrian Heath for a full hour at Brit's Pub on Friday July 20th! There'll be drink specials, giveaways, and after the taping Nicollet & Alcohol (an Oasis cover band) will perform.

No better way to get through the first off day of the World Cup than with another edition of The Crafty Rogues! John Cosgrove and Stephen Quinn start proceedings today discussing John's epic trip home for the weekends Ulster Final. The guys then discuss everything that's happened with the Group Stage all wrapped up including the absolute stunner that Germany are out, Argentina just barely scraping through, ad England and Belgium playing not to win. John gives us his tips for the Round of 16 matches and Quinno runs us through the rumor mill. Quinno and Cosgrove then answer all your emails before John has a travel themed Just Be Cos. Producer Jonathan hops in for a quick MLS Update before we wrap the show with some World Cup trivia you definitely don't want to miss! All that and more on this edition of The Crafty Rogues!

John just landed back from New Orleans in time to start recording this weeks edition of The Crafty Rogues. We'll discuss John's week in the Big Easy, a little football tournament happening in Russia right now, and the Ulster Final. John Cosgrove and Stephen Quinn, the Crafty Rogues, also get into some transfer rumors making the rounds, answering your emails, and getting things off of John's chest in Just Be Cos. Before we wrap the show Producer Jonathan stops in for an MLS update. We close talking about what makes a great city. All that and more on this edition of The Crafty Rogues!

It only comes around every four years and it's finally here! This is the special Crafty Rogues World Cup Preview. With special guest Carl Craig the guys, John Cosgrove and Stephen Quinn, break down the World Cup group by group. They also pick their biggest disappointments, shocks, Player of the Tournament, the Golden Boot, their final four, and of course the winner. All that and much more on this edition of The Crafty Rogues!

No club football to speak of but with the World Cup less than a week away now the guys return for yet another entertaining edition of The Crafty Rogues. John Cosgrove and Stephen Quinn, the aforementioned Crafty Rogues, open the show talking about John spending his birthday in law and accounting offices, Brit's undefeated run to start their season, and a game that shook a country to it's core. The guys then jump into just some of the International Friendlies that have been played recently before Quinno gets John's thoughts on a Best XI to miss the World Cup he found. We, then, talk about some of the latest transfer gossip making the rounds including Ronaldo, again, wanting out of Real Madrid as well as Peter Crouch in Serie A. Cosgrove and Quinno answer your email before John gets something off his chest in Just Be Cos. Producer Jonathan pops in for the MLS update. We play a game of Your Choice before closing the show talking about Australia and Ireland playing some test rugby and the GAA Football upset that shook Ireland to it's core. All that and more on this week's episode of the Crafty Rogues!

Despite nearly causing a brawl on Saturday at Brit's John and Stephen were let back in the doors to record another fine edition of The Crafty Rogues. The guys discuss the Champions League final as well as the Championship Promotion Playoff final. Praise is unleashed on Zidane not just for his management but also knowing when to step down. We also discuss some of the other recent managerial appointments before we make our way through all the promoted and relegated sides in English football. John and Stephen then answer your questions before John wraps up the first half of the show with a fiery Just Be Cos. We're then joined by the Star Tribune's Minnesota United Beat Reporter Megan Ryan to discus s here journey to covering soccer in her home state. Producer Jonathan hops in for the weekly MLS Update. We then get Megans thoughts on Minnesota United, MLS, and soccer in the US. All that and more on this edition of The Crafty Rogues!

We had a season preview with Carl. We had a mid season review with Carl. Now it's time for the post season review with Carl Craig on this edition of The Craft Rogues! The guys do a bit of catching up and previewing of the Champions League and Promotion Playoff Finals before jumping into the big team by team review of the 2017-18 Premier League season. All that and more on this weeks episode of The Crafty Rogues!

***Producers note: We recorded this episode last week (after we recorded episode 90) so we discuss certain job openings, that are now filled, as if they weren't filled.***

Another season is officially in the books and with that brings sadness as it's three months until it's back but that doesn't mean the Rogues take the time off. They're back with episode 90 of The Craft Rogues! Doing only tolerably well now that the season is over John Cosgrove and Stephen Quinn take on reviewing the final weekend of action including Liverpool rounding into form, John's thoughts on Arsenal without Arsene, and that Tottenham/Leicester match. The guys quickly discuss the Europa League Final before previewing the FA Cup Final. Cosgrove and Quinno, or is it Quinny?, answer your emails before John has a rant about the upcoming Royal Wedding. Producer Jonathan hops in for a check in on the MLS and Minnesota United. We close the show with a discussion on the US Supreme Courts decision on sport betting this past week. All that right here on this edition of The Crafty Rogues!