Raising Anchor

Clay Holstad joins the podcast to talk about his soccer upbringing, how the team has been coming together and what is on the horizon ahead for the boys in Amber and Blue. Anchors Up!

RIFC fails to capitalize on their previous success and falls to Phoenix Rising in the first home loss of the season. Is this team moving in the right direction? We’ll figure that out and get you ready to see if this team has what it takes on the road against the current last place team in the conference.

Soccer in New England was officially Amber and Blue this week as RIFC wins their first game in club history. We’ll unpack how they got the job done and share what they need to do as the 2023 USL Champions, Phoenix Rising, come to Beirne Stadium.

RIFC’s journey in the Open Cup is over the same day it started as the they crash out of the tournament in a 4-4 barn burner in Charlotte. Is this team moving in the right direction ahead of its clash in the city of sin this weekend?

RIFC holds the line in a dramatic nil-nil draw on a cold and wet night and we’ll explain why this was some of the most important soccer they’ve played so far. RIFC enters their first busy week of 3 games to play as they start by taking on the Pittsburgh Riverhounds who are coming to town and also looking for their first win of the season to get themselves out of the eastern conference basement.

We’ll try to sort out exactly what happened in RIFC’s first ever Eastern Conference matchup that lead to a 4-1 loss at Al-Lang field. Is it time to panic? We'll get you ready for our second ever home match this Saturday as we take on a team moving in a completely different direction on the table, the Charleston Battery. Can RIFC get its first ever win in front of a home crowd?

Raising Anchor sits down with Rhode Island FC Co-Founder and Owner Brett Johnson as we discuss Brett's soccer journey from an idea for Phoenix Rising and how that would spark the start of a takeover of Ipswich Town FC in the EFL Championship and plant the seed that would see professional soccer land in Rhode Island.

RIFC gets a 2-2 draw in what will be one of the farthest travel destinations of the season and we’ll talk about how lucky the club was to escape Seaside, CA with a point. Plus we’ll get you ready for the match ahead against our first Eastern Conference opponent, the Tampa Bay Rowdies, this weekend.

Rhode Island FC earns their first point in club history in front of a sold out crowd at Beirne stadium as they drew against New Mexico United with what could only be a storyline equalizer in the dying minutes. We’ll talk about why that game feels like a victory and what’s in store for the club as they prepare to take on Monterey Bay FC on Sunday March 24th at 6pm.

The inaugural match is finally here and to break it down is guest Jacob Terrell from the Somos Mas Podcast. We’ve got a recap of RIFC taking on PC last week and all of the critical updates you need to know about on how to attend the match as well as some special news you don’t want to miss!