Sean, Dean and John get rained on at Keyworth Stadium before sitting down for a long discussion with Alex Wright and Sean Mann of Detroit City FC's ownership group.

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John and Sean travel to Ann Arbor to sit down with four men who've worn both the Rouge & Gold and the Maize & Blue: University of Michigan Men's Soccer players and DCFC alumni Colin McAtee, Will Mellors-Blair, James Murphy and T.J. VanSlooten.

We talk about their time playing for DCFC, what they see ahead for their final season together at Michigan and what it's like to balance athletics and academics as high-level student-athletes.

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Musical interludes performed by the University of Michigan Marching Band and used with permission:

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We break news with a quick interview with the man of the hour, future Detroit City FC goalkeeper Andrew Chattaway.

He and John discuss why Drew's going to make the transition from the supporters' stands to City's goal, and whether or not he might try to score a goal while he's at it.

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John, Dean and Sean are back together again and joined by Andrew Goode of Boys In Rouge, who not only can give Sean a run for his soccer nerdery but also long ago set the bar for intelligent fan commentary on Detroit City FC.

We then give nowhere near enough thought to end-of-season awards and probably really feel bad right about now for having forgotten somebody obvious. Sorry, whomever you are.

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After Sean flees the country, Dean and John drown their beginning-of-the-offseason sorrows with the help of not only DCFC first-year players Charlie MacInnes and Bennett Jull, but also friends Ryan "Bone Ranger" Rumohr and Patrick Cyrul.

We complain about whatever Circuit City remainder bin Madison found its video equipment in, complain about the NPSL in general and talk way more about Sex Eagles than Bennett's mother would like. We do, however, get serious long enough to have some meaningful discussions about people reaching out for help to their brother and sister supporters, and what they've gotten in response.

Then we talk about Ross Hendry and his love of cooking and cleaning. Ladies.

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First-season DCFC players Bennett Jull and Charlie MacInnes dish on their teammates -- who's the worst dancer? Who's got the best playlist? Who's got the most...game?

Sean and John recap City's painful loss to the troll kings of Erie and subsequent victory in Pontiac over the wandering pariahs of the NPSL's Midwest Conference, look ahead to the playoffs in Madison and get to know first-year midfield stalwart Troy Watson. Dean also makes a brief appearance to give us an #askPadre on why we call the Michigan Stars "Sharta."

In a special bonus, Tyler Channell gives us the final say on his "Hand of God" goal against Madison. Was it a hand ball or not?

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Dean, Sean and John laugh at Lansing's collapse, worry about playoff hosting, get deep into the amateurism weeds and talk with DCFC's captain, Josh Rogers, as he looks back at his playing career and forward to what's next for him and his beard.

Also, we discover that Josh does not, in fact, hate turtles.

This week John, Sean and Dean are together again and tackle the issues of the NPSL Midwest Conference playoff picture. With only a few games left, Detroit City is in first but needs to finish strong.

Joining us this week at Motor City Brewing Works is DCFC stand out and Three-Time Geordie of the Year David Edwardson.

And in this week's #AskPadre, we talk about Tetris.

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This week we look at the exciting victories at Ft. Pitt and home in Cass against the united. 

Padre phones in from Pine Mountain, Georgia to talk about the Rouge Rover experience this past week, and we look ahead to a rather quiet week for DCFC. Sean also takes a snapshot of the playoff picture in the division, who's still in the hunt and where DCFC stands in that mix.

In this week's interview, John & Sean sit down with City goalkeeper Bret Mollon at Podcast Central (the tasting room at Motor City Brewing Works) and chat about his unique role as a player and coach. Bret also makes a special announcement.

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