On Episode 127 of Defenders of the Banc, we have more reasons to celebrate! LAFC begins another winning streak at the expense of Houston while also clinching their 3rd straight trip to the MLS Cup Playoffs! 

Playoffs? Playoffs? Yeah, we’re talking about playoffs yet again! In a season that has been frustrating, disrupted, disjointed, and at times disappointing, LAFC has righted the ship and is playing their best football at the most important time. Bob has kept the locker room together, despite lineup changes, injuries, and departures, and LAFC is again near the top of the Western Conference. 

In addition to the breakdown of the 2-1 nail-biter victory over Houston, Filly and the Scarf discuss the first positive COVID test for the Black and Gold, news that broke during tonight’s match. We also touch on the dumpster fire down in Carson, a dream start to Nashville’s MLS tenure, and the retirement of the sandwich pick between LAFC selections in 2018. 

It wouldn’t be an episode without some Defenders ridiculousness. This Day In LAFC History unfortunately documents the darkest day in our club’s young run. We congratulate fellow podfam member Heart of LAFC and the reigning podfather, Josef Zacher, on their 150th episode while Filly tries to get the hashtag #blamescarf up and running. Filly also writes a poem, more of an ode, really, to Houston and Scarf delivers a hot take on Bob Bradley winning Coach of the Year. This episode really does have everything: Rants with Filly, a very short Scheduling with The Scarf, birthday wishes for a former squad member, and… oh, wait. We forgot our “Wait, What?!” moment again! We’ll try to remember on Episode 128 in just 4 days.