Jose Carrera-Garcia joins the show this week to talk about how he landed in Madison, his role on the pitch, and the deal with all those blonde guys on the team suddenly. Plus, we tell the tale as old as time -- Madison dominated a game they didn't win -- and look at what the Mingos can do to pull an upset in the Cup this weekend. And in Stoppage Time, what's a Gainbridge?

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Derek Gebhard's stoppage time goal salvaged a point for Forward Madison in tonight's 2025 home opener. From the Forward Club immediately following the match, we hear from Head Coach for the Night Niel Hlavaty, captain Mitch Osmond and Derek himself. Next up, Indy Eleven at home next Saturday!

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If you've clicked on this special episode of Talkin' Flock, Your Full Mingo Podcast, you probably recently attended your first Mingo match, or you're about to, or you just want to get into soccer because who wouldn't?

In the next half hour or so, we'll talk through where Forward Madison sits in the American soccer landscape, how our league works, a little bit of team history, and who you'll expect to see on the field in 2025.

And just in case you already know some of those things, here are the timestamps so you can jump around and just get what you need:

01:30 – Why Lower-Division Soccer is Great:

04:20 – Understanding the League and the Pyramid

15:00 – Other Competitions:

20:10 – Forward Madison FC History:

26:20 – Fan Culture and The Flock:

30:30 – Meet the Players (2025 Roster Overview):

34:40 – Final Thoughts for New Fans

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Following the announcement of the Forward Madison Academy and partnerships with four local youth clubs, academy director Aaron Hohlbein joins Rob in the Forward Club to talk all things youth: Why MLSNext and not USL Academy? How has the youth soccer scene in Dane County evolved since Aaron was a kid? How can players get involved? And lots more.

Plus: Theme night news, all the weekend plans, and a couple cupsets.

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Chris Garcia has known Matt Glaeser since he was 16. The winger joins the show today to talk about the coach's growth, the environment FMFC provides for a hungry young player, the gameday playllist and more. Plus, decent news on the injury front.

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This week, we briefly break down the Henny Derby win and Open Cup loss and hear from head coach Matt Glaeser. Then former sports journalist and current Milwaukee soccer enthusiast Jack Goods, host of the brand new 414 Footy podcast, joins us to talk about what fans are hoping for from the new USL team, what the deal is with the delay, and lots more. And in stoppage time: what we love about cups, and another podcast rec.

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Grant Pieters of New Dogma Zine joins Rob to talk about a few news items including what we know about this whole promotion/relegation business and recap the big 5-1 win in the US Open Cup. Then Ferrety "PAPO" Sousa joins to talk about his history with the USOC, his role with Madison and lots more. And in Stoppage Time, Grant & Rob commiserate over their shared love for Fulham Football Club, which plays in the quarterfinal of the FA Cup this weekend.

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A historic win for your Mingos! We hit the Forward Club afterthe match to talk to head coach Matt Glaeser, first-time-scorer-as-a-Mingo Ferrety Sousa, and Assister in Chief Devin Boyce.

TODAY: We (briefly) talk through whatever the hell that was on Saturday, look ahead to Duluth on Thursday, and go over what we know so far about promotion and relegation coming to the USL in 2028. Bottom line? IT'S HAPPENING!

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IT'S HAPPENING! The 2025 season gets underway this weekend! And to get you ready and pass these long, soccerless hours until kickoff, we have a nice big preview episode!

• A few news items as well as Rob's thoughts on the final preseason friendly
• Walkin' 90 cohost, Featherstone Flamingos cofounder Kyle Carr
• The original FlorMingo, David Magness
• Forza Naples cohost Ian Anderson
• A roundup of Week One scores
• Stoppage Time

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