A 4-2 home opening win against Chicago Fire and it's great to be back at Lower.com. Pete did the 9-hour round trip solo, but nobody wants to hear about that journey, so instead is joined by GUEST Brian to talk us through his 'Crew-ti-Ful Day'. Pete is convinced this is going to be an amazing new feature that will take the podding world by storm. Rory the baby makes a brief appearance in the opening minutes but isn't yet delivering great podcast material (she doesn't make a sound and almost cried). GO CREW!

Pete sits down with Eric to discuss the new 2025 season. The sit and chat occurred unexpectedly, and Pete felt very unprepared and panicked about coming up with some content to go through. Eric on the other hand was typically smooth and ready to talk all things Crew. As ever, GO CREW!

Pete and Mel sit down to chat about how great Crew are, and about how despite detesting Leagues Cup, Pete bought a ticket anyway, drove to the final and fell more in love with this team. After that, Pete sat down with Rob from England to discuss his hobby of groundhopping the 92 league teams. Enjoy it, it's there to be enjoyed.

Running Order

00.00 - 26.04 - Leagues Cup Final chat

26.05 - 1.13.58 - Groundhopping in England

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Pete and Mel sit down and talk through the Champions Cup Final experience. It's the end of an era folks and we've really enjoyed the ride. Go Crew!

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After back-to-back 3-1 wins for Crew, what better time to talk to our latest GUEST Kunal, who is the founder of Chicago based Supporter Group 3*1*CREW. We planned our sit-down chat the day of Rory the Baby's first vaccines. Top tip - don't podcast the day of a baby's first vaccines! Mel had to duck out, but Pete bravely soldiered on and had a very enjoyable chat. Turns out Kunal is one of the nicest men in the Crewniverse, so this is a good one. Enjoy it!

Running Order

00.00 - 8.38 - Retrospective Intro

8.39 - 43.02 - Kunal from 3*1*CREW

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Mel was unavailable, so joining Pete and Eric this week is GUEST Michael Stahl. Michael is a freelance journalist from New York, a die-hard Crew fan and an all-round bloody nice bloke. He returns to the pod to discuss his recently published article about Fitness in MLS and the Crew Supporters Group he is a part of in NYC. Michael and Eric waste no time getting to know each other and Pete wishes he could sit and listen to them talk for hours on end. We discuss Michael's work, supporting Crew from afar, Hell is Real (this week, it really does feel real) and Heck is Plausible. Tune in, it's a good one! Go Crew!

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A pod of two halves as we sit down first to chat about Portland and how great Crew are, and then a couple of days later to chat about Monterrey and how great Crew are. Pete has hard-hitting questions about the national anthem again and we discuss whether it being a Wednesday is a good answer for a lower attendance. Other deep chat reveals that JRR had a superb game and Cucho and Rossi are incredible players. Rory snores halfway through the recording so we hope you find it more entertaining than she did. Go Crew!

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Running Order

00.00 - 25.01 - Crew v Portland

25.02 - 53.02 - Crew v Monterrey

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Never a dull moment being a Crew fan, it's been a crazy ten days or so, action packed with controversy on and off the field, injuries, red cards, an away defeat, and a couple of well-earned draws. Oh, and we had a baby. Go Crew!

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Pete gives Mel a rundown of watching the Chicago game at LDC with a new friend and throws out some Short North suggestions. They then skip to post-game Houston and are joined by Eric to discuss another unbeaten week across two competitions.

Running Order

00.00 - 20.53 - Introducing a new friend to LDC

20.54 - 24.16 - 'Supporting the Crew onto Glory' song performed by Eric

24.17 - 1.18.17 - Houston & Fire chats with Eric

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Pete and Mel briefly discuss how they didn't really watch either of the Crew games in full but have excellent reasons and excuses as to why. Eric then arrives to once again pull things together and they kind of dissect and agree that two unbeaten away performances is no bad thing. There's chat about the upcoming Chicago game, and yet again another masterful performance from Eric, this time of the rewritten 'Purple Rain' by Minnesota legend Prince. Enjoy!

Running Order

00.00 - 12.34 - Season Preview

12.35 - 16.43 - Win the Game song performed by Eric

16.44 - 1.07.25 - Minnesota & Houston away chat plus more!

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