Data Center Soccer

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. (Thank You to Sam Brummitt for subscribing. Be like Sam, subscribe and share!) A quick note on programming; I’ve recorded an interview with Abdellatif Aboukoura that I intended to be part of this episode, however, illness and other family things rendered me unable to turn this around in enough time to give it the attention it deserves, so...

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. ( Thank you to Frank Anthony and Wally Gee for subscribing. Be like Frank and Wally, like, subscribe, and tell your friends to do so!) Hello again. Apologies for the delay in returning; vacation eventually led to house illness and the joys therein. I did get a chance to see and become impressed with Loudoun’s performance this weekend, and...

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. Hello again, well over the holiday weekend Loudoun United scored a bunch of goals and STILL LOST, but we talk about what was learned from it. Following a break, Jordan Farr and I chat about MLS and USL and the positional difference therein, and respect for an ageless Sean Johnson. He also talks about what he can do with and for Loudoun, an...

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. Apologies for the short episode; I was hoping to have someone to talk to earlier in the week, but schedules didn’t allow it, so I had to scramble, and thankfully Loudoun was able to accommodate. In a brief and very muggy installment, I talk about how Loudoun took it a little on the chin in El Paso, and how Friday’s game is pretty much a mu...

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. Hello again. This week, we cover Loudoun United’s league-leading 10th draw of the season, a scoreless one with Detroit City. This one, like other recent ones, was encouraging, I think, so there are some positives the team hopes to spring off of, despite an age-old question on soccer reporting: what’s more fun to write about? Later, Bolu Ak...

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. This week, I don’t have a guest, just my dulcet tones. I talk about Loudoun’s loss to Charleston, but more than that, talk about the importance of the news of Thor Ulfarsson’s transfer (back) to Iceland. I also talk about the roster piece I did on D.C. United, and why I feel strongly about it, or as strongly about D.C. United that I can fe...

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. Wow, a Loudoun win? Go figure! Anyway, a look back at Loudoun’s shutout win over Indy in segment one. In segment two, I talk to Richie Aman about his last few weeks as a college player and winning the College Cup with Washington (spoiler: it was a LOT of travel), before getting drafted by D.C. United and loaned to Loudoun. He also covers t...

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. In this week’s episode, I look back at Loudoun’s draw with Tampa Bay, which wasn’t bad, and perhaps clarified things for Alen Marcina as we get closer to the end of the season than the beginning. Plus, Pedro Santos chats about going from Columbus to Loudoun, coaching his oldest son in youth soccer in the area, and what the future may or ma...

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. Hello, I would have had this out sooner, but I’m learning about channels and track volume in Garageband which output a blank, but recorded, version of this earlier. Loudoun’s loss to Pittsburgh (and their first choice lineup in July finally) is talked about for a second, but I also cover Loudoun United’s relationship with and to D.C. Unite...

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. There’s the usual look back at the game, but my chat with Thor Ulfarsson is a fascinating one; were it not for Alen Marcina continuing to rate and track him, I think he might have been out of pro soccer; he talks about the injuries and setbacks he’s had, his thoughts on the team’s play, and where the attack stands. Apologies for the muted...

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. Not exactly a pleasant night! Well, Ryan looks at Loudoun’s 4-1 loss to Charleston, and while it’s not SO bad, Loudoun’s first two weeks after they get back from their break will show whatever kind of future they have (with respect).

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. This week, we look back at Loudoun’s 4-1 loss to Rhode Island and some takeaways good and bad. Then, Loudoun defender Jacob Erlandson joins me. Among the topics: How he got to this point in his career About his injury and rehab Balancing Union duties during CBA negotiations while returning How the organizer has been trying to find the rhyt...

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. Two games and learning a platform leave not much room for other activities, but you get a sense of what the format (for now) of this will be. Also, Drew Skundrich and I chat about life now as a coach.

In which I try to answer the following: Who are you? What is this? Why is it called this? What do you want it to be? What do you want out of it? Hopefully, I'll be able to do so over time.