Bleeding Claret and Cobalt

A collaboration with Spence Checketts and Reality Check, we catch up with The Maestro Javier Morales from his current home in Miami. Javi talks to Trey and Spence about some of his best memories from his 9 spectacular seasons in Utah, address some of the unfortunate circumstances surrounding his exit from the club, how his perspective has changed a few years removed from his playing days at the Ri...

Landon Southwick, play-by-play voice for the Real Monarchs, stops by to talk with Trey and get us up to speed as the 2021 USL Championship season fast approaches. Get some insight on the Monarch's contributions to the RSL roster, and what this 2021 squad will look like as it takes to Zions Bank Stadium this season.   Bleeding Claret and Cobalt is presented by 1Wire Fiber 1Wire Fiber – A Utah-...

Trey sits down with RSL Interim President John Kimball to talk about what leading this club through uncharted waters for the last six months has looked like. John shares his perspectives on what 2021 could look like with things returning to normal, what to expect when you show up at Rio Tinto Stadium for a game this year, and how his experience with the club from inception to reality helps him sho...

Nedum Onuoha , Former RSL center-back, currently working as a correspondent for ESPN FC and BBC Radio as well as the host of Kickback with Nedum , calls into the show from his home in Manchester, UK to talk about why he made the choice to come play in Utah, the similarities that MLS and NFL have with the ill-conceived and ill-fated European Super League and what the club needs to do to continue ev...

Elliot Fall and Tony Beltran (RSL GM and Assistant GM) stop by to talk to Trey ahead of this week's season opener for Real Salt Lake. Get the inside scoop on the current roster and how the front office is feeling as the 2021 MLS season gets underway. Bleeding Claret and Cobalt is presented by 1Wire Fiber 1Wire Fiber – A Utah-based IT & network company working with any sized businesses, creatin...

We head over to The Park Cafe where our gracious host Sean Miller has allowed us to take over the dining room for a roundtable discussion covering the upcoming 2021 RSL season. Jake Simons and Josh Clark from The RSL Show join the conversation to offer their insight and predictions as the club prepares to open the season against Minnesota United on April 24th. Bleeding Claret and Cobalt is present...

Get to know Vahe Tanielian , RSL director of data analytics, and find out how he followed his passion for RSL and digging into stats turning it into a career. Also, take a look at what the stats are saying about RSL players who make a difference on the field, but whose names don't always show up in the box score. Bleeding Claret and Cobalt is presented by 1Wire Fiber 1Wire Fiber – A Utah-based IT...

RSL legend Chris Wingert calls into the show to talk to trey about making the move into the player representation world, what it takes to find the best landing spot for young players working their way up through the system and some of his favorite experiences from his time at the club. Bleeding Claret and Cobalt is presented by 1Wire Fiber 1Wire Fiber – A Utah-based IT & network company workin...

Shaun Higgins , Bobby Wood's agent and CEO of PRO Football Consultants , a firm he founded that represents professional soccer players in the United States, Europe, and Mexico. Shaun calls into the show to talk about RSL signing Bobby Wood, why Bobby wanted to make the move from Europe to MLS and some of the challenges of player movement and finding the right fit especially in an unusual year...

Branden Steineckert , a professional drummer currently applying his trade as a member of Rancid , calls into the show to talk to Trey about his journey as an RSL fan. Branden has become part of the "fabric of the club" with his contribution of the Believe chant that is so catchy and omnipresent in Rio Tinto Stadium that even opposing players catch themselves humming along as it is sung during a ga...

Mary Van Minde, RSL VP of Community Relations, stops by to give us an inside look at what the RSL Foundation is doing to connect the players with the community. Follow us on Twitter @ClaretCobalt Send us your "RSL moments" by emailing a voice memo to rsltrey@gmail.com or click here: anchor.fm/claretandcobalt and then click the "message" button. You might hear your RSL moment on an upcoming episode...

Spence Checketts , the host of The Drive on ESPN 700 in Salt Lake and the Reality Check podcast, sits down with Trey to talk about his deep connections to Utah, traversing the minefield of social media and some deep dives into RSL history. Follow us on Twitter @ClaretCobalt Send us your "RSL moments" by emailing a voice memo to rsltrey@gmail.com or click here: anchor.fm/claretandcobalt and then cl...

RSL scout, former RSL midfielder and USL champion with the Monarchs, Luke Mulholland talks to Trey about his recent retirement and move from the pitch to the front office. Follow us on Twitter @ClaretCobalt Send us your "RSL moments" by emailing a voice memo to rsltrey@gmail.com or click here: anchor.fm/claretandcobalt and then click the "message" button. You might hear your RSL moment on an upcom...

Scott Ridell , producer at Fox Sports in LA, calls into the show to talk with Trey about the time he spent as an embedded reporter with RSL making a behind-the-scenes documentary during the Concacaf Champions League run in 2010. Relive the ups and downs of the unprecedented run and find out how you win the trust of a laser-focused Jason Kreis in the middle of a hectic MLS season. Follow us on Twit...

Taylor Cameron , president of Real Media and former marketing director at RSL, sits down with Trey to talk about some of the decisions made in offices that have shaped the club over the past 15 years, why it is hard to not be a fan when you are working with the team and how the ' Believe ' chant took over the RioT.  Follow us on Twitter @ClaretCobalt Send us your "RSL moments" by emailing a v...

RSL head athletic trainer, Theron Enns , ATC , Joins Trey to talk about the challenge of managing the health of the squad through the pandemic and how the 2021 season will benefit from the lesson learned last year.  Follow us on Twitter @ClaretCobalt Send us your "RSL moments" by emailing a voice memo to rsltrey@gmail.com or click here: anchor.fm/claretandcobalt and then click the "message" b...

Yeah, we got the Grass Whisperer on the mic. Find out how Dan Farnes keeps an MLS pitch looking and playing great in the middle of a high altitude desert, tactics for wrangling animals and how to mow the perfect stripes.  Follow us on Twitter @ClaretCobalt Send us your "RSL moments" by emailing a voice memo to rsltrey@gmail.com or click here: anchor.fm/claretandcobalt and then click the "mess...

David DJ James , RSL play-by-play television voice, stops by the studio to talk with Trey about some of the lesser-known stories from the beginning days of RSL and how far the club has come since those nervy days of uncertainty. Follow us on Twitter @ClaretCobalt Send us your "RSL moments" by emailing a voice memo to rsltrey@gmail.com or click here: anchor.fm/claretandcobalt and then click the "me...

Keros Lowder , a multimedia and marketing professional who has produced content for RSL and MLS, stops by to talk with Trey about his path to RSL super-fandom and what this club means to Utah.  Follow us on Twitter @ClaretCobalt Send us your "RSL moments" by emailing a voice memo to rsltrey@gmail.com or click here: anchor.fm/claretandcobalt and then click the "message" button. You might hear...

Tyler Gibbons, RSL Senior Director of Broadcast and Digital, stops by to talk with Trey about how fun it was to run a professional sports team's social media during 2020. Also, get a look at the process that went into developing the "RSL Way" and how to build the perfect starting XI graphic.  Follow us on Twitter @ClaretCobalt Send us your "RSL moments" by emailing a voice memo to rsltre...

The Athletic's Chris Kamrani joins Trey to talk about his recent article detailing an incredible week in RSL history in the summer 2006 that included the groundbreaking for the stadium in Sandy and David Beckham and Real Madrid playing their first and only friendly in the state of Utah. Also hear about Chris' best memories covering RSL as a beat writer for the SL Tribune and what it will take for...

Elliot Fall, RSL GM, stops by to talk with Trey about "The RSL Way," gearing up for a season full of uncertainties and the state of the club from academy up. Also, remember the Kyle and Javi Show ?    Follow us on Twitter @ClaretCobalt Send us you "RSL moments" by emailing a voice memo to rsltrey@gmail.com or click here: anchor.fm/claretandcobalt and then click the "message" button. You...

Sam Stejskal , reporter for The Athletic and former RSL employee, calls in to the show to talk about what Real Salt Lake looks like at the moment from an outsider's point of view, what a potential buyer would be getting for their investment here in Utah and some memories of being behind the scenes at the club. Also, some fan memories and reflections on CCL campaigns of seasons gone by. Follow...

Brian Dunseth , Salt Lake City based host of Counter Attack on Sirius XM, color-commentator for Real Salt Lake tv broadcasts and  analyst on ESPN and Fox Sports, stops by the studio to talk about the recent evolution of broadcasting, seeing and jumping on opportunities and what RSL needs to do during this transition to come out stronger on the other side. Follow us on Twitter @ClaretCobalt Se...

Tony Beltran, former RSL RB and current RSL assistant GM, joins Trey to talk about the steps the RSL front office took to address some of the uncertainty of the 2020 season and what they are doing to prepare for 2021 and beyond. Tony's pod is still out there, it hasn't been updated in a while but it's a good time. Find it here: Tony Beltran - I'll Be Right Back Follow us on Twitter @ClaretCobalt S...