Du Club de Fut de Montreal Oui Oui reviewed, Inter Miami previewed.

Topics:

• Donald’s fake plastic fandom is discussed in great detail
• Handwalla Bwana gets his first start for the club in place of Alex Muyl
• Joe Willis at fault at all for the first Montreal goal?
• Is NSC cursed to have bangers scored against us for eternity?
• Why have we conceded all of these first half goals?
• Midfielders with tucked in shirts
• Two goals in two games for John Deere Caddies - any doubt he’s the starter up top?
• Hany Mukhtar’s finishing ability
• Dylan Nealis’ NSC debut, and Luke Haakensen’s MLS debut
• Is our rival Inter Miami a tougher prospect this year than last?
• The perils of early kickoffs

Listener Qs and predictions for the Inter Miami match take us out. It’s a big week. Come On You Boys in Gold.

After a disastrous opening 12 minutes which saw Nashville SC down 0-2 in their home opener against rival Cincinnati, the dadgum boys in gold battled back to secure a 2-2 draw. 

The rundown:

• Dave Mustaine throws his name in the hat for best riff
• How were you feeling after going down two goals so quickly?
• Impact off the bench from Handwalla Bwana and CJ Sapong
• All things considered, can we be happy with this result?
• Our Three Chalupas of the Match

This weekend’s upcoming match against the artist formerly known as Montreal Impact gets previewed before the dawgs dive in to the European Super League. It’s a difficult topic to discuss for a lot of reasons, but one or two lucid thoughts make their way out.

Jose Mourinho’s career at Tottenham is eulogized before the dawgs take a few listener Qs and sign off. We'll be back next week after NSC scoops up this dub. COYBIG.

Coming to you live from Seth's boat...

It's showtime, baby. We go again.

Topics:

• Is it loser-fan mindset to be worried about Cincinnati in this weekend’s home opener?
• Our cursed preseason continues with Nashville’s own “deflate-gate”
• The lack of clarity on fan seating in Nissan Stadium
• Starting XI predictions
• Is this season make-or-break for Daniel Ríos’ MLS career in Nashville?
• An unexpected new signing for the boys in gold

Some Europe chat, listener Qs, and Mal Qs take us out. It’s match week. COME ON YOU BOYS IN GOLD.

BACK LIKE WE NEVER LEFT

Season 2, Episode 1 of Paradise Pod finds our heroes reunited after Josh has passed a season in the hills of East Tennessee. Donald is still thawing from his aimless wandering through the winter. The crew is apprehensive at the dawn of a new MLS season for Nashville SC. It’s up to returning hero Andy to reignite the flame within us, with visions of what could be after an inaugural campaign that saw our  first-year side go from a slow start, to a season of uneven but steady progression, to a playoff run that shattered expectations of all but the most optimistic Nashville supporters. Topics hit include:

• How to explain year last year to an aspiring fan that’s late to the party and didn’t follow the team closely last season
• New signings, including Rodrigo Piñeiro and CJ Sapong
• Are we over-stocked now in the Striker position?
• The departure of Derrick Jones
• Returning squad members who could improve the team the most by making a big improvement from year on to year two
• Alistair Johnston’s international debut
• How big of a problem is our lack of preseason matches?
• The current seating situation at Nissan Stadium for season ticket holders
• What are game days going to look like for the dawgs?
• Initial thoughts on our schedule
• Overall, what constitutes success for the club in year two?

A chaotic but merry preseason ep concludes with listener Qs, where the dawgz reveal their feelings about Peeps, seltzers, and a certain new mascot with soft fur and big beautiful eyes.

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Nashville SC's inaugural MLS season was one for the history books, not just for pandemic-related reasons. The Boys in Electric Yellow surpassed all expectations by not only qualifying for the playoffs, but making it to the Eastern Conference semifinals. The dawgs recap a valiant effort in Columbus which ultimately ended in defeat after extra time. End-of-Season Awards, Superlatives, and a Christmas Quiz see out the podcast's final episode of the season.

A sincere thank you to everyone who listened to our ramblings this year. It's been a blast - next season can't get here soon enough. Enjoy the holidays - stay positive, test negative. We'll speak to you all again very soon. Stay sexy, Nashville.

Nashville SC takes out Toronto FC and continues its playoff march. In 2020 of all years… why not Nashville?

HOT DAMN

Nashville SC just demoralized 2020 expansion counterpart Inter Miami in a 3-0 play-in game victory. Davey drops in to discuss seltzers, natural wines, and the dadgum Boys in Gold.

• Leal’s opener - our goal of the season?
• Taylor Twellman’s psychedelic adventure
• The Mukhtar penalty decision
• Captain Dax’s goal, and his overall MOTM performance
• Mukhtar > Pizarro?
• Varying opinions on the performance of Jhonder Cádiz
• Grading Inter Miami’s inaugural season vs. Nashville’s
• Assessing Anibal Godoy’s injury, and what a midfield without him might look like

Three Chalupas, News, Listener Qs, and a Toronto FC preview infused with dangerous levels of optimism. We also address The Bad Alexi Lalas Tweet, and discuss natural wines with our resident sommelier.

The playoff march continues. 

The dawgs are feeling bullish about Nashville SC’s chances in their Play-In game against 2020 expansion counterparts Inter Miami. But positivity around the danged Boys in Gold is old news now; for the first time in years, there’s optimism around the USMNT after their successful camp and friendlies with European-based young talent.

Regarding the Gold (Yellow?) & Blue:

• Can we just go ahead and call this a playoff game?
• Which expansion team is set up better for the future?
• How much confidence can we take from Mukhtar’s return?
• Is a team like Nashville set up for tournament success?
• Josh’s earth-shattering theory on the Anibal Godoy “injury” (stay woke)
• Who starts at striker?
• The lads grade Gary Smith’s season (thus far) and it goes exactly as you’d expect
• What’s the deal with tickets for the game?

Regarding the Red, White & Blue:

• What can Yunus Musah bring to this team?
• Weston McKennie’s progression
• Great performances from European-based strikers - but are our best options up top still playing in MLS?
• Hot takes on all of the new faces
• How good can the US be once Pulisic is back in the mix?
• What do Walker Zimmerman’s chances of getting into this team look like?

All this and more, including Donald’s patented Weekly 8-Touchdown Parlay (guaranteed to make you money).

Here’s an article about the bonkers Gold Cup semi-final the dawgs were at in 2015: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/24/sports/soccer/messy-mexico-panama-semifinal-worthy-of-concacaf.html?_r=0

Recorded on AT&T DECISION DAY after a bonkers finish in Orlando, with Nashville SC scoring a 93rd minute winner to close out the regular season on a high after disappointing results against Chicago Fire and FC Dallas.

Seth is back to help carry the pod as Donald was much more focused on giving us the Tua Tagovailoa updates that no one was asking for. Despite his distractions, the crew manages to discuss:

• The Chicago game, which no one remembers  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 
• The Great Gary Debate of 2020 continues. Was the home defeat to Dallas his only poor managerial performance of the season?
• More afternoon kickoffs please
• Josh laments Nashville SC passing on Daryl Dike Metcalf in the draft
• Lovitz gets the goal his performances have merited
• What the hell happened on the Nani free kick?
• How are the dawgs doing on the now-legal sports books?
• How much better is this team after Hany Mukhtar's return?
• Is the Inter Miami play-in game simultaneously the dream matchup, and the nightmare matchup?

Our 3 Chalupas of the Week, News, European roundup, and Listener Qs take us out.

We'll probably do a more in-depth preview of the Inter Miami play-in game soon. STAY TUNED.

An old school Josh & Donald episode. The dadgum boys in gold are Officially Good, taking 7 points from their last 3 matches. The dawgs pay their respects, and dare to dream of more.

• Josh recounts his experience IN THE STADIUM for the 3-0 win against FC Dallas
• Randall Leal takes on responsibility in the absence of Hany Mukhtar
• Daniel Ríos commits a murder
• Have we gone from *no* good striker options to *too many* good striker options?
• Is Invader Zim too intense to celebrate goals properly?
• Donald diverts the pod for a solid minute-and-a-half speaking Youtube search terms into his Apple TV remote
• The growing importance of Derrick Jones
• What the hell does “first-choice” mean anyways?
• What exactly is an “Alex Muyl” ???
• We’re good - but are wins more exciting when you suck?

Three Chalupas of the Week, News, European Roundup, and Listener Qs take us out.

It feels so good to have a perfect soul. It feels so good to be in total control.