Defenders of the Banc - The LAFC Podcast

Send us a text Atlanta. Oh, Atlanta. If LAFC had their own Simpsons’ Tree House of Horrors, it would be Mercedes Benz Stadium. The Black and Gold traveled back to the ATL to take on Atlanta United, and, here on Episode 304, let Filly and the Scarf tell you why, for the first time, LAFC didn’t get the Benz in Atlanta! After a chippy first half that saw plenty of yellows and a few missed foul calls,...

Send us a text LAFC travels to our personal house of horrors, Mercedes Benz Stadium, to take on Atlanta United. LAFC has never won there. LAFC has never even scored there! So why the heck is Scarf so optimistic? Listen to One More Sleep and find out! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Send us a text On Episode 303, the boys recap the dominant 3-0 win over USL Championship side Loudoun United in the 2024 U.S. Open Cup!  LAFC raced out to an early lead, with Timothy Tillman's 8th-minute goal equalling the fastest goal LAFC has scored in the Open Cup. A sleepy remainder of the half would give way to a much more action-filled second, as Denis the Distributor found Kike Olivera for...

Send us a text LAFC takes on USL Championship side Loudoun United in a Tuesday night affair at BMO! Get to know LAFC's opponent before they put a pasting on DC's affiliate!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Send us a text LAFC heads back out on the road, in search of their first MLS road win of 2024. This time, the Black and Gold head to St. Louis, last season's best team in the regular season. No sweat, right? Well, here on Episode 302, find out why the road woes are, indeed, over! After a lackluster first half where LAFC was certainly fortunate to be level, Coach Dolo pulls all the right strings ye...

Send us a text Scarf is in Alabama cheering on the Montgomery Biscuits while Filly and special guest: Chris Lafferty preview LAFC's upcoming road match vs St. Louis SC. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Send us a text Its a solo Filly for once as Scarf has departed the West Coast en route to Atlanta with his middle schoolers. Speaking of middle schoolers, thats exactly how LAFC treated and toyed with a team they have dominated for the past year in that of the Vanouver Whitecaps. This will be a short and to the point podcast as it is Mother's Day. Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers out there...

Send us a text Filly and The Scarf preview LAFC's upcoming match vs Vancouver  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Send us a text 300! We made it! 7+ years, hours and hours of content, and here we are, 300 episodes strong. Thank you to all of you out there who have supported us, listened to us, said nice or not-so-nice things about us, fueled us, and otherwise been there throughout any part of this journey. We can't wait to hit 400 with you soon! LAFC took a trip to beautiful Cashman Field to take on the Las V...

Send us a text Filly and The Scarf chop it up about LAFC's upcoming US Open Cup fixture against their former affiliate, the Las Vegas Lights. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Send us a text LAFC had an opportunity, at least for a minute, to share the top spot in the West if they could deliver a performance on the road against the worst team in the West. To put it very simply, we could not. This is Episode 299, and it's not pretty.  San Jose jumped out early, scoring on a corner kick just 5 minutes in.  The Black and Gold had a few opportunities in the opening half, but...

Send us a text LAFC heads up the coast to take on the Earthquakes at the home of the 49ers, Levi's Stadium! It looks like it'll be the debut of San Jose's new DP, Hernan Lopez. Too little, too late for San Jose? We think so! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Send us a text On this episode, we again praise the exploits of one Denis Bouanga, or Saint Denis, as he has come to be known around these parts. Just when we thought our old friend, Maxime Crepeau, did enough standing on his head to deliver his new club, the Portland Timbers, a point on the road, St. Denis delivered a stoppage-time miracle and three points to the Black and Gold. Welcome to Episod...

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Send us a text Filly and The Scarf are back in action previewing LAFC's upcoming match vs Aaron Long's former club, NYRB Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Send us a text "Keep Portland Weird" is the slogan you'll see plastered on many walls, billboards, and bumper stickers as you make your way across the Rose City. Well, LAFC and Portland did their best to keep Portland weird in their 2-2 draw on Saturday, and you can hear all about it here on Episode 296.  With Filly still in New York, our good buddy Chris Lafferty joined Scarf to break down the ma...

Send us a text LAFC travels up the coast to see an old friend, as the Portland Timbers, with their new keeper, Maxime Crepeau, host the Black and Gold Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Send us a text LAFC beats LAG in their first rivalry match of the season. Filly and Scarf recap the goals, the memories and the good times. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Send us a text The undefeated (ugh) Carson Galaxy heads to BMO for Round 1 of the LA Derby! Hear the boys' thoughts on the match, players to watch, and score predictions.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Send us a text A Mile-Hi and welcome to episode 294 of Defenders of the Banc. Our expectations after last week's win were sky high, but the Rapids brought us back down to earth with a frustrating 3-2 defeat in Commerce City, CO. With Scarf miles away in Puerto Rico, Filly enlists the help of friend of the pod, and member of the @blackandgoldrc , Chris Lafferty ( @lafclaff ) to cover the news from...

Send us a text Filly is flying solo today on this edition of OMS. Well, Filly and Hello Kitty.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Send us a text Welcome to Episode 293, and what a match it was for the boys in Black and Gold! LAFC ends our scoreless streak just before it hit 350 minutes, Denis Bouanga bags a brace (though he will tell you it should have been 4!), and Olly takes a circuitous route around BMO for her pre-match flight. Take a listen for all the details of a thrilling night at BMO.  LAFC got on the board early, o...

Send us a text Turns out we forgot to upload this to Buzzsprout before the match! Sorry! Here is Scarf's One More Sleep leading into LAFC's match vs. Nashville at BMO! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Send us a text LAFC traveled to the Twin Cities to take on Minnesota United and, stop us if you've heard this before, LAFC was held goalless. Again. In fact, it's been 339 minutes of actual live play since out last goal. Cue the Titanic meme, indeed.  A mess of a clearance by Murillo off a set piece given under questionable-at-best circumstances fell to the feet of Robin Lod, who, even with his of...

Send us a text Filly and Scarf preview LAFC's upcoming match vs Minnesota United.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.