608 Soccer Show (formerly Talkin' Flock)

The boys bounced back big from that Jagermeister Cup loss in Lexington to take a 3-2 comeback win at home on Saturday. This week, Rob and Alex talk through both of those matches, touch on tree-themed soccer teams, and emphasize the importance of condiments. Plus, we welcome Michale Umberger from the Mecklenburg Reserves, the supporter group of next Saturday's opponent to talk about what happen...

After that stunning 3-2 win over Greenville, we hear from head coach Matt Glaeser and all three goal scorers: Wolfgang Prentice, Christian Chaney and Juan Galindrez. Thanks to Chaney for translation assistance and thanks to Keely for batteries.

The team was pretty disappointed with the 2-2 draw in the Henny Derby home opener. Is that disappointment justified? This week, Rob and Alex talk through that match, which featured four pretty great goals. Plus, some news on a new partnership between the club and the city to get more soccer-specific spaces around town, and Wolfgang Prentice joins the show to talk about his journey from So Cal to O...

Assistant coach Neil Hlavaty, captain Mitch Osmond and forward Derek Gebhard give their thoughts on the 2-2 draw against Richmond. It's Neil tonight and not Matt as Matt was given a red card and is therefore not allowed to do postgame media, per league rules.

Rob and Alex talk through that rather ugly 2-0 loss to Chicago Fire 2 and look ahead to the Henny Derby. Then, a familiar voice joins the show: USL League One commentator Ross Devonport chats with Rob about being unexpectedly thrust into soccer analysis nearly 15 years ago, the early league season, and just how the commentators tell who's who on the pitch. And in Stoppage Time, some non-soccer...

Derek Gebhard scored the greatest goal we've never seen, and joins the show from Chicago to tell us all about it. Plus, Rob & Alex break down the two goals we did see, preview Wednesday night's US Open Cup match and, in Stoppage Time, preview a pretty cool tournament you should be aware of. Follow Alex @XTT_608 on Instagram Follow Rob @RobChappell365 on X and Instagram Follow the show...

Rob and Alex actually find plenty to talk about in the weekend's 0-0 draw in Greenville, along with some news from the team (a retirement, our next Open Cup opponent and our crest in the finals!) and the league (the Red Wolves are bad at things). Then the Mingos captain, Mitch Osmond, joins to talk about the offseason, a disjointed preseason, the team gelling as a group and lots more. Finally,...

The season is here!! Today, we break down the 1-1 season opening draw at South Georgia Tormenta and the 2-0 win over Dulith FC in the first round of the US Open Cup. Plus, we hear from both Madison and Duluth players, and catch up on the rest of the league results. In Stoppage Time, some Madison College recruiting updates and some glee over certain Cupsets. Follow us @TalkinFlock on Twitter & Inst...

Pro/rel is still maybe coming, the USL League One cup is likely to expand, and the CBS TV agreement is a bigger deal than I initially thought. Those are my key takeaways from a press conference USL hosted with USL Championship President Jeremy Alumbaugh and USL League One President Lee O'Neill earlier today. They didn’t break a lot of news over the course of the hour, but we didn’t really expe...

Alex Alvarado is a coach at Madison College and the Madison 56ers, a former goalkeeper, a soccer content creator and, now, your #FullMingo cohost! Today we get acquainted with Alex and his platform Xtra Time Talent, and look ahead to the Forward Madison season. Follow Xtra Time Talent on Instagram @xtt_608 Follow us @talkinflock on Instagram and Twitter Subscribe to our newsletter at talkinflock.s...

The 2024 season is almost here! Co-owner and COO Conor Caloia and Head Coach Matt Glaeser met with about 50 people at the Forward Club last night to talk community impact, the 2024 roster, the USL League One Cup, who'll play the 6, and lots more. He also made some news on the retirement of a beloved Mingo. Host Rob Chappell highlights a few key takeaways, and then you can listen to the full ho...

Cherif Dieye never played organized football until he was 16 -- and even then, he didn't really mean to. He joins host Rob Chappell is a special off-season episode to discuss his path to the US, the serendipity that led to his pro career, the comeback from injury and more. Follow us @talkinflock on Twitter, Instagram and Threads, and subscribe to the newsletter at TalkinFlock. Substack.com .

Forward Madison announced eight returning players on Monday, forming the core of what will be the 2024 roster -- a remarkable change from the ground-up rebuild of 2023. Head Coach Matt Glaeser joins the show to talk through his thinking and his goals for the season. Plus, a few notes on some other team and league news.

The season is over, we lost in the playoffs, but there's still plenty to talk about! Today we talk through that playoff loss and hear from listeners about disappointments, casual fans, restroom maintenance and our irrational love of our club. -- Follow the show @TalkinFlock and Rob @RobChappell365 !

We're in! Kyle Carr joins host Rob Chappell to talk through that final regular-season loss to Omaha and whether we mind "backing in" to the playoffs. (Spoiler: No, no we don't mind that at all.) Plus, we look ahead to the playoffs and how we can finally score a goal and get a win against a very good Northern Colorado team and speculate as to who'll take the PKs if we get as far as a shootout. -- F...

Just one playoff spot remains. Two teams are vying for it. One of them is your Forward Madison FC! Grant Pieters of New Dogma Zine joins host Rob Chappell to complain about mishit balls and poor first touches, but also to get excited about a do-or-die game against Omaha this weekend. Plus, we talk through all the scenarios at the top of the table and the playoff line. -- Check out the great work G...

Andrew Schmidt from New Dogma Zine joins host Rob Chappell to talk through that 2-2 home draw in front of a record crowd. Plus - league news, a bit of news about your favorite soccer podcast, and what needs to happen for Madison to clinch a playoff spot on Saturday. -- Follow the great work from Andrew and everyone at New Dogma Zine at newdogmazine.com Follow the show @TalkinFlock and Rob @Ro...

If you recall our episodes with former manager Carl Craig, you might recognize the accent of today's guest. In this bite-sized bonus episode, we get to know Phil Burek, better known as Forward Madison's leading UK supporter! Follow Phil on Twitter/X  @FMFCUK

Flock president Kelly Ferguson joins host Rob Chappell to talk through two results -- one meh, one bad -- as well as how the playoff race is shaping up, how Madison could clinch a spot on Saturday, and how we can put it all together for these last three games. -- Learn more about The Flock and how to get involved at fwdflock.com ! Follow the show @TalkinFlock and Rob @RobChappell365

Forward Madison PR / social media / media relations guy Evan Warwick is leaving us! But not before he does a full episode of the pod with host Rob Chappell. We talk through his favorite promos, the transition from the Flock End to the front office and lots more, then dig into that 2-0 win over Richmond and look ahead to the final playoff push. -- Follow the show @TalkinFlock and Rob @RobChappell36...

Newest Mingo Ozzie Ramos joins Rob Chappell and Kyle Carr to talk about youth and pro soccer in California and Mexico, the decision to go the college soccer route, and what he hopes to bring to Madison. -- Follow the show @TalkinFlock and Rob @RobChappell365 !

Kyle Carr joins jost Rob Chappell to talk over those red cards, the frustrating 0-0 result, the push to the playoffs and lots more, including speculation about who'll take the places of Christian Chaney & Mauro Cichero on Thursday. -- Follow the show @TalkinFlock and Rob @RobChappell365 . Follow Kyle Carr @KyleCoche .

Nobody wants to dig too deep into that last match, so we decided to open up the Rant Line! Host Rob Chappell talks through the problems we saw Saturday as well as some recurring issues, then we hear from several of our fellow Mingo fans about what needs to happen for the playoff run.  -- Follow us at @TalkinFlock or Rob @RobChappell365 !

What a wild match on Saturday! Join Rob Chappell and Grant Pieters as we break it down. What's gone wrong with our back line? What game are the referees watching? And did Christian Chaney just save the season?  -- Check out everything New Dogma Zine at newdogmazine.com Follow the show @TalkinFlock and Rob @RobChappell365

Pierre da Silva, the newest Mingo, sits down with Rob Chappell to talk youth football in Brazil, bouncing back from knee surgery, joining a team midseason and lots more.