The guys sit around and talk all the things on their soccer timelines. Indy Eleven, Hearts of Pine, and our general dispair. 

Dan and Josh take a look at the latest expansion news from Portland... Maine and Westchester, New York then jump into the first matchday of the all new Jägermeister cup. Through the first few games, it has been tight and there seems to be a "cup mentality" to managing the minutes and tactics. Does that change when we go back to league play next week?

The GM of FCGS Force, Logan Dahler, sits down with Dennis and Dan to talk about the challenges of running a soccer club while attending college at the same time. Plus a full run down of all the action in regional soccer from around the country.

Dan and Josh sit down to discuss the results of Round 3 of the Open Cup, then look forward to Round 4, before digging into how successful this year's competition has been.

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Josh welcomes co-founder of Lane United to the show to whip through the scores then settle into a discussion about the club's beginnings and the future of USL Eugene. We briefly talk about the connections fans make to clubs, the best models for growing an organization, and what to look forward to this year and next. 

On this episode of the Protagonist Podcast we catch up with Yogi aka Elliot Barr after the Kickers went to Forward Madison and stole a point in the first leg of the Henney Derby - we are joined by John Elwell of the International Rescue Committee and discuss the role of soccer in the immigrant and refugee community in Richmond, Virginia. Massive thanks to both for taking the time to come on the pod and talk soccer and remember to call your dad, to donate to your local food pantry and that no human is illegal. 

Jake Sillick, who runs thecup.us socials, joins us to talk about this year's Open Cup and Round 3 specifically. You don't want to miss this chat with a guy who KNOWS the Cup like no other.

With the Open Cup set to kick off Round 3, the boys jump on the matches that they love. Plus a LOT of other chat.

Dan and Josh get caught up on the league results from the weekend, take a look at the table to determine if it's too early to matter, then attempt to predict the future while looking at next week's fixtures. They also do a recap of the USOC games that League One teams were involved in and peek at the Round Three Proper matches.