Erik Bergrud from the Kansas City Comets broadcast team and Thad Bell from the Kansas City Soccer Journal recorded the fourth episode of The Blue Turf for the 2023-24 season. The Comets are 2-0 after beating the St. Louis Ambush 7-2. Another strong performance at home and we discussed the match, the players that stood out, and what the Comets needed to do better.

It was the first match for Chad Vandegriffe as a Comet. He strengthens the back line and that is also discussed.

Up next for the Comets is the Harrisburg Heat. The Heat seem to be an improved team but lost their first match at Utica FC last weekend. It will be a good test for both teams.

A pair of bonus interviews after the normal Blue Turf. First up is head coach Stefan Stokic talking about the first couple of games and what it meant for him to coach his first game. Next is DeBray Hollimon, the defender is in his second season with the Comets. Get to know a little bit about Debray, his father, and interesting food habits.

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We're joined by KC's resident Twitter trash talker, Zachary Cobb, to talk through a big week of news for Sporting KC.

The roster moves have officially been announced and we say our goodbyes to Zusi and Espinoza.

There are 24 players currently under contract for the 2024 season. We'll take you line by line with what SKC has right now, and what they need to bring in this offseason.

We listen to the audio from the VAR room that decided "no-handball" in the match against Houston. It's incredible to literally watch them get it wrong in front of our eyes.

Plus we hear from Peter Vermes in a very polite rant about PRO Referees.

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Erik Bergrud from the Kansas City Comets broadcast team and Thad Bell from the Kansas City Soccer Journal recorded the third episode of The Blue Turf for the 2023-24 season. The Comets have a win over the rival Milwaukee Wave and looked good doing it. We discuss the game, who stood out, where the team still needed to improve, and what we can look for going forward. Next up is the St Louis Ambush.

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It was an ugly end to a beautiful story this season for Sporting KC. We're back at it again with a quick reactions pod immediately following the 1-0 loss in Houston.

But we wanted to create a safe space to vent and work through this. So Thad tries to walk us through the five stages of grief... although it might be too early for stage five.

The handball, the missed chances, the substitutions... we're airing all the grievances this Festivus season.

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Erik Bergrud from the Kansas City Comets broadcast team and Thad Bell from the Kansas City Soccer Journal recorded the second episode of The Blue Turf for the 2023-24 season. We talk about who is in camp, the new faces, and the returning players. Also a look at the difference in styles between last year and this. Which positions are set and which needs more depth are discussed.

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Thad Bell from the Kansas City Soccer Journal is joined by Daniel Sperry from the KC Star for a new episode of Keeping Current with Kansas City. With the expansion draft coming up in the middle of December, the expansion teams (Utah Royals and Bay FC) are making trades to start their rosters. The biggest carrot the expansion sides have to entice teams to make trades is protection from selecting a player in the expansion draft.

The Current made a deal with Bay FC to send Alex Loera there in exchange for allocation money and protection. That still leaves Utah with the opportunity to select a pair of players, so a protection list of nine players is not easy to determine. Sperry and Bell take a swing at a rough cut, talking out why and in what order they would protect those players.

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We start off with the US Men's National Team and their embarrassing loss at Trinidad & Tobago. Sergino Dest picked up an all-timer red card and Gregg Berhalter came to his defense after the game. Plus we talk about an exciting few years to come for soccer in America.

Sporting KC are facing off with a Houston Dynamo team they beat two months ago. We pick a few players and matchups to keep your eyes on as the old rivalry is brought back to life.

Results from Predict The Lineup for SKC this weekend are split on the midfield. The KCSJ community can't decide between Erik Thommy and Gadi Kinda. Who are you starting?

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Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes joins Thad Bell from the KC Soccer Journal in this episode of One Shots. Vermes talks about the 2023 season. It was a rough start, a very rough start. Vermes reveals his thoughts on fans wanting him out, his confidence in the team and if he ever doubted himself.

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Thad Bell from the Kansas City Soccer Journal is joined by Daniel Sperry from the KC Star for a new episode of Keeping Current with Kansas City. The big news was a trade between the Current and Bay FC sending Alex Loera from KC to Bay FC. Kansas City received $175,000 and protection from Bay selecting a player in the expansion draft.

This would have been big news by itself but it seems that Loera was not happy with the process.

We discuss.

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Round 1 of the MLS Cup Playoffs is (finally) complete. What do you think of the format so far? We'll wait for your answer... because the next round is still almost two weeks away.

Vermes puts an end to any Antoine Griezmann "rumors".

Did the "Vermes Out" pressure on the club force the changes that turned the season around?

We don't talk about the camping trip enough.

Why are there no good soccer movies?

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