A familiar story... give up a first-half goal. Score in the second half to level it. A birthday goal, another different lineup, and a horrible no good day for Jansen Miller off the field.

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Cody demands a certain level of decorum on the field.

Sporting KC is a second half team all of a sudden. KZ continues to make all the right adjustments throughout a match.

But why are they so bad to start these matches?

S8:E29

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Thad Bell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kansas City Soccer Journal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is joined by regular co-hosts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daniel Sperry⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Carrie Robinson. In this episode we discuss the midseason point for the Kansas City Current. Who has been at their best? What will the second half look like?

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We have a very concerning stat about the defense this season. How do we fix it?

Daniel Sperry of the KC Star joins the show to talk about the state of Sporting Kansas City and the hopes for the rest of the season.

The table looks a lot nicer after the 2-1 road win in Colorado. SKC are just three points out of 7th place.

We're also discussing the Seattle Sounders and the upcoming matchup.

S8:E28

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Thad Bell gives us the origin of "The Big Bear" nickname!

On a night to celebrate Matt Besler, Sporting KC and RSL scratched out a gritty draw with a total of nine cards shown. How fitting.

Johnny Russell got a ponytail after the breakup.

We're talking Ian James, Jansen Miller, and the future of the backline.

Mr. Burns & Sporting KC may NEED to make a summer signing or let $500,000 disappear into the ether.

S8:E27

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A comeback win like that calls for a Friday morning podcast! Sporting KC is so back and we're reliving the incredible, tattered and battered performance from Manu Garcia.

I've seen enough.... sign Santiago Muñoz.

The salaries are out! We find the hidden value and decide which contracts Sporting KC need to get off the books.

S8:E26

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Robert Rusert and Thad Bell talk about the loss at home, the referee's decisions. We chat about the Club World Cup, Gold Cup, USWNT call ups and more.

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Daniel Sperry joins Thad Bell to discuss the last two Current matches and the upcoming game with Angel City. The Current won at Gotham and at home against Racing.

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We've got a midweek SOB for you as we recap the 3-1 loss in LA that sucked all the hope we had built up. Because Denis Bouanga exists.

Jansen Miller continues to cement himself and prove to be a fighter.

Manu Garcia looks like the guy we hoped for, but he'll need to improve on his 2 goals and 3 assists if Sporting KC are going to make a run at the playoffs this year.

Thad Bell shows us an apocalyptic future where the Club World Cup takes over and erases international competition.

KC Current are firing on all cylinders after another nice win over Gotham.

The crew also summons the energy to talk about the disaster that is the US Men's National Team. The World Cup is exactly one year away... the Yanks are running out of time to figure things out.

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