The Designated Team Podcast

In this episode we are joined by former Saint Louis FC goalkeeper, Kyle Morton, as he discusses making the jump to MLS and the lengths he took to get noticed. Other topics include: dislocating his finger in warmups and then playing in the match, other goalkeepers he admires, his golf game, and which STLFC teammate had the best hair. Enjoy!

Former Saint Louis FC midfielder/defender Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé reminisces upon the crazy 2020 USL season that was. We find out which show he and his roommate binge watched, his favorite pregame meal, his current favorite soccer player to watch, and much more. Hope you enjoy this as much as we did. Go, HFX Wanderers!

Former Saint Louis FC defender and captain Phanuel Kavita discusses a wide range of topics. We learn about his life growing up, how he stayed active during the pause in the 2020 season, what attracted him to Birmingham Legion, and much more.

The guys put on their USL General Manager caps and conduct a mock expansion draft of the Saint Louis FC roster. There were a handful of surprises in the order players were selected. Listen to find out when your favorite players gets selected! We apologize for some technical issues, as there’s a delay on the part of one host’s microphone. Hope you enjoy this as much as we did!

With the USMNT scheduled to play upcoming friendlies against Wales and Panama, the guys give their initial impressions of the roster Coach Berhalter has chosen. It’s a very young and inexperienced group, and the LouBoyz are pumped we finally have USMNT action to watch after a 9 month layoff.

The guys break down Saint Louis FC’s 2-0 playoff loss to Louisville City FC. Despite the result, the guys take great pride in the final performance of STLFC. What now? How are they going to get their soccer fix? Will there be more LouBoyz episodes? Listen to find out. Apologies for the background noise, one host decided to record at a local high school soccer match.

We recap Saint Louis FC’s first ever playoff win against Hartford Athletic. After recapping the win we discuss potential lineup changes. Should Rivas start after his game-winning and season-saving goal? We experience technical issues around the 17th minute and do our best to pick up the conversation.

The LouBoyz are live from Soccer Park providing analysis on Saint Louis FC’s last ever regular season match. STLFC defies the odds by upsetting early season front runner, Indy Eleven, to clinch the last remaining playoff spot in Group E, the group of death. They’re going to the playoffs! Hope you enjoy! Please rate and review the podcast, we greatly appreciate it.

The LouBoyz are live at Soccer Park to breakdown the last ever Kings Cup match. Saint Louis FC fails to captures their first ever Kings Cup with a 1-0 loss, while perhaps playing their strongest all around match of the season. STLFC’s fate is now out of their hands, needing some help from Sporting KC II to have a chance to make the playoffs with a win in potentially their last ever match this comi...

In a must win scenario for STLFC, Andrew, John, & Jon discuss the events that go on in the must win vs SKII.

We recap our road trip to watch Saint Louis FC play Louisville City. First, we give praise to the beautiful Lynn Family Stadium and the atmosphere at the match. Then, we break down the unfortunate 3-0 loss and look ahead to the match against Sporting KC II.

In this bonus episode of the podcast, we tape live from Soccer Park as Saint Louis FC hosts Sporting Kansas City II. No fans are allowed at the match, so we put on our objective media member hats to give you in-person analysis. We break down how the team looks at halftime and immediately following the 3-2 win.

This week we discuss St. Louis City SC’s two new hires, we revisit talk about players we’d like the team to target, how does MLS keep the excitement level high in St. Louis between now and kickoff in 2023, and wrap up by discussing the Saint Louis FC’s upcoming match versus Sporting KC II and the roadmap to the playoffs with roughly one month of games remaining.

In the inaugural episode, we cover Saint Louis FC’s decision to fold, along with their tough schedule ahead, early impressions of St. Louis CITY SC’s Sporting Director, potential star player targets, and some US Men’s National Team discussion. Hope you enjoy!