Talkin’ Jacks Extra is back with Joe Goldstein from Red Bulls News Network and Raising Red Bulls podcast!

Joe casually lets us know that this is the most talented NYRBII side since the 2016 team that won the title and many consider to be the best USL team in the modern era. Another easy game for the Jacks to start the year off…

Joe also gives us the scoop on which players to watch out for, where Charlotte could look to beat them and how they can take advantage of Charlotte’s perceived weaknesses through the first handful of games.

Thanks to Joe for joining us! His work can be found at Raising Red Bulls on the Beautiful Game Network and wherever podcasts can be found, as well as www.rbnn.us!

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The Independence fell away in Charleston 2-0. We discuss the Jacks’ good start and then what went wrong after that. Alex was disappointed by the shift in tactics in the second half that led to only 2 shots before Charleston scored their second goal. 

Goose tries to focus on the positives (what’s new?) and we answer listener questions while discussing the bigger picture of our slow start.

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It’s the very first Southern Derby Cup match of 2019 and we spoke with Drew Bartow to get the scoop on the Charleston Battery!

Charleston is off to a fast start after being overlooked by a portion of USL media in the pre-season. Drew gave us a couple of players to watch out for in Zeiko Lewis and Romario Piggot, both wide players who have a nose for goals and assists. 

Drew also told us what he knows about the rumored sale of MUSC Health Stadium and what that could mean for the future of the Charleston Battery.

You can read Drew's work at defendcharleston.soccer. 

We look forward to seeing our boys take on the boys from Charleston on Sunday! 

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On this episode of Talkin’ Jacks, we had to wait a day to record because everything was so wet from watching the game on Saturday! Speaking of Saturday, the Jacks went down 1-0 to a stout St. Louis FC in a game that played out almost exactly as we expected it to. 

We broke down what happened on the goal, and what - if anything - the Independence could have done to get a better result in the end. 

Finally, we covered the news of Bilal Duckett’s retirement and the Charlotte Hounds announcing a 2 year hiatus and what impact that could have on the Independence. 

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We are back with another edition of Talkin’ Jacks Extra, and this time we were joined by Phill Grooms of the USL Show and STL Soccer Report!!

We talked to Phill about St. Louis FC’s hot start, former Jacks Caleb Calvert and Lewis Hilton, and of course, the phenomenon that is St. Louis Style bagels!

Big thanks to Phill for joining us and for all of our awesome listeners for submitting great questions. 

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AAAAANDD BREATHE!!! Alex and Ben are back on Talkin’ Jacks to break down a WILD 3-3 draw with ATL UTD II!

We go over every detail of this crazy game from the opening goal where the Jacks were sleepwalking, to the epic comeback and go ahead moment at the end and of course, the back-breaking equalizer moments after that.

It was a wild ride, and we try to make some sense of it. After that we answer all of the great questions we got from listeners. 

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On this edition of Talkin’ Jacks Extra, Alex and Ben introduce the newest member of the Charlotte Independence, Curtis Anderson! 

We also talk about the three players on international duty before chatting with Jason Longshore of Soccer Down Here about how ATL UTD II is coming along. 

Jason is one of the most knowledgable people in the Atlanta United space so it’s always great to get his insight about what’s going down with our I-85 neighbors. 

Thanks to Jason for taking the time and thank you for listening!

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Game 1 is behind us and the Charlotte Independence season is finally underway. The Jacks fell 3-2 to a motivated Indy XI squad at the ‘Plex on Friday night.

Alex and Ben break down the game, chat about mistakes that led to Indy XI’s goals and the heart that the Independence showed to fight their way back and make it a game in the end.

We discuss the overall takeaways and why seeing the response to going down 0-3 was encouraging.

Finally we answer some listener questions and chat about the new league rebrand.

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Opening night is upon us and Alex and Ben are back for Talkin’ Jacks Extra with Brian Cook of BGN Written!!

Brian covers Indy XI for BGN Written and has been a fan of the team since 2015. He shares his insight into the new 3-4-3 formation that Head Coach Martin Rennie has introduced for 2019 and why he’s worried that the Charlotte Independence are the perfect team to exploit Indy XI’s weaknesses early on in the season.

Big thanks to Brian for joining us and we hope everyone has a fantastic opening game at the Plex!

Predictions:

Alex & Brian: 1-1 draw

Goose: 3-1 CLT

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The 2019 season is upon us and Talkin’ Jacks is back and better than ever! (very low bar there) 

This was a fun one.

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