Blue City Radio Podcast

Episode 458: Patrick Vieira had the difficult task of managing the last chapter of Andrea Pirlo’s NYCFC career. It was clear that despite Pirlo’s ability, the player did not fit the system Vieira was crafting for the team. In Pirlo’s final season with NYCFC he started less than half of the team’s regular season games … Continue reading The Case Of the Missing DP / Blue City Radio / Ep 458 →

Episode 457: What started as a rainy stormy night became a beautiful evening in the Bronx. NYCFC was poised to take on a formidable foe in the Columbus Crew and hope to maintain their record breaking streak of victories. Unfortunately three second-half goals by the visitors would be too much for the Pigeons to overcome. … Continue reading Delays, Debuts and Da Silva / Ep 457 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 456: It is a story that Don Garber would like to see go away. It is an MLS story that’s only competition on the global sportspages was a scampering raccoon. It was the accusation from John Herdman against Nick Cushing. It was the accusation that the league admitted was without evidence. This week Mike, … Continue reading MLS (Major League Slander) / Ep 456 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 455: It has been said in creative circles that a key to success is to create to an audience of one. The creative juices flow easier when the distractions of trying to please others are removed and the end-product is better. This week Mike Anderer tests that theory. J.R. Debart was a last minute … Continue reading Oh To Be 37 Again / Ep 455 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 454: First we saw the emergence of Hannes Wolf, then there was the raccoon in Philly, and in New England it was Big Bird to save the day. NYCFC is hot. They are in fact the hottest team in the league. This week Mike, J.R. and Mike Allen take a look at the game … Continue reading The Bronx Zoo / Ep 454 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 453: After falling in their last home game of five in a row to Colorado there was some nervousness amongst the NYCFC fanbase, and it was justified. The team was pathetic on the road in 2023 and had a difficult schedule looming. Nick Cushing quipped after the Colorado loss, “We’ve won 10 points out … Continue reading Rivalries Weak / Ep 453 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 452: Some weeks the guys sit and wonder what they will talk about. After all the way NYCFC has been playing under Nick Cushing has not always been the most thrilling soccer. This week as the final minutes of the match in Toronto ticked down they knew this episode would be a little different, … Continue reading Tussles with TFC and Touring with Cheyenne / EP 452 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 451: David Lee, Nick Cushing and company have made the conscious decision to fill the New York City FC roster with an abundance of young men. Young men that are still developing mentally, physically and emotionally. On a team where the veteran players are 26 years old the only thing coaches can count on … Continue reading Cushing’s Wayward Home For Boys / Ep 451 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 450: NYCFC played the fourth of their five-game homestand on Saturday night and despite falling behind early to a team that has frustratingly gotten the best of them, a late winner by Alonso Martinez sealed the three points. This week Mike and J.R. welcome one of the more polarizing members of the NYCFC social … Continue reading The Smell Of Victory Is In the Air / Ep 450 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 449: This weekend was a high-point for NYCFC fans. The team capped off another victory against an Eastern Conference rival, DC United, but more importantly Mayor Adams and Councilman Moya were on hand in CitiField to officially recognize the approval of NYCFC’s soccer specific stadium in Willet’s Point. The guys this week discuss the … Continue reading Valley Of the Ashes, No More / Ep 449 / Blue City Radio →