KC Soccer Journal: A Sporting KC Podcast

Sporting Kansas City laid a beatdown on the Montreal Impact over the weekend. Seven goals... SEVEN goals! A Nemeth hat trick, an amazing performance from Gerso and the entire team made for a really fun afternoon. The crew name their favorite goal of the day. A littke chat about the first sub off the bench was a 16 year old who then went and scored.  As much fun as kicking Montreal's rear back to C...

MLS is taking a break during the FIFA window but that doesn't mean that Cody, Robert and Thad have nothing to discuss. Missing Aly but the Shades of Blue crew take a look at Sporting KC's win over Independente and the draw in Colorado. Every fans fear came true in Colroado, a former player scoring in his first meeting against SKC.  With Hurtado's surgery, SKC will be a little short on natural cent...

Cody, Bob and Thad (Aly is MIA) are back together to discus Sporting KC.  The big news out of the gate was the recent introduction of Gedion Zelalem as the newest meber of Sporting KC. Lots of potential but what does it mean for SKC's current roster if he succeeds? Or if he doesn't?  We also have to discuss 16-year-old Busio's first start at Children's Mercy Park. How did he do versus the Union? S...

Since our last pod, Sporting Kansas City blasted through their round of 16 matchups with Toluca in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. A dominate win at home and another on the road and now Sporting KC has to pivot to MLS play. We break down what went so well for SKC against Toluca and whether or not they can keep it up versus their MLS opponents.  With a short turnaround we discuss what kind of l...

The gang our all back in studio to discuss the upcoming CONCACAF Champions League match with Toluca. But first we talk about some of the great artcles our Arizona correspondant produced. Busio's desire for Europe and the spending habits of Vermes chiefly.  Then we take a look at Sporitng KC's preseason and what the lineups mean for the regular season. Will Wallace finally be the guy to replace Sin...

The first pod of 2019 and we are missing Aly and Bob but Cody and Thad bring in Mike Kuhn, the supersub of podcasts. Mike brings all his history and stats knowledge to the group as we take a look at all the players in and out for sporting Kansas City. A few of the questions we try to answer: Will Rubio be missed?   Who will start at center forward?  How will Kelyn Rowe be used?  Is Opara likely to...

The gang are all in the studio for this one. Cody, Bob, Aly and Thad break down the Sporting Kansas City win over Real Salt Lake. It was great, and nerve-wracking with lots of scoring and a true playoff game with a rival.  The game started well for Sporting KC with a pair of goals, both setup by Felip Guttierez. Is he back to full speed? What was the key to the fast start?  Some discussion of the...

The gang are back together again for halftime of the two leg playoff series. Bob, Cody, Aly and Thad talk about leg 1 at Rela Salt Lake. Who was good? Who was not? What will Sporting Kansas City do for leg 2 at Children's Mercy Park?  Was Croizet as good as Thad has thought all along? Our weekly discussion about the center forward spot has more fuel for the fire after Rubio scored on his first tou...

Cody, Bob and Thad back in the studio to discuss all things SKC again. A lof of talk from the fallout of the win over LAFC, injuries and the Seth Sinovic red card.  We run through the various injuries and who should be ready. We also list out all the possible replacements for Sinovic, will Croizet take his place or someone else?  We recorded while the final round of knockout games were taking plac...

The gang is back together and Sporting Kansas City is in first in the West after two straight road wins. Victory in Vancouver and domination in Dallas so all is good right? Still lots to talk about though. There is of course tThe never ending debate, Shelton or Rubio? Best front three? MLSPA released the salaries this week. Who is making too much? Who got a big raise in the middle of the season? ...

Big match coming up at home for Sporting KC versus the Zlatan and the Galaxy. The crew break down what Sporting Kansas City needs to do to win and secure a playoff spot. All four reguars are in the studio this time so Thad has to pay catch-up to last week's podcast and reveal his depth chart for the front line.  Sporting KC recently signed another 15 year-old and Thad gives all (most) of the info...

The crew was finally back at it again on Wednesday night after a couple weeks off.  Cody, Aly, & Bob broke in the studio and looked ahead to the final five matches of the season. Is first place within their grasp? What is the best lineup to get them there? So much to discuss! Three at home. Two away. Every single point will make waves in the Western Conference playoff race and each remaining oppon...

No homecoming party for Dom and Uri as Sporting Kansas City handled Orlando City. What impressed our crew from the match? Cody Bradley, Aly Trost, Robert Rusert and Thad Bell reveal their favorite parts of the win. Was it the stoining of Dwyer or Felipe's goal? Was Yohan really the best player of the game? Or was it Felipe?  We break down the next match versus San Jose. Does anyone know anything a...

Sporting Kansas City's Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza and Ilie all just signed multi-year contracts. The gang discusses what that means for SKC and specualtes on how long the new contracts. Are these guys all locks to be Sporting Legends? Who should be Sporting Legends?  The crew chat a little about the Seattle game and the calls before breaking down the upcoming Orlando match. What kind...

So much to talk about this week we had to bring a special guest. Bob, Cody and Thad were joined by Cauldon personality Zach Cobb. First we discuss Ron Newman passing away and what he means to us.  Sporting Kansas City have won four straight but how good are they? Is Diego Rubio the final answer at striker? We talk about Diego.  Salloi and Russell are both called up to their national teams, who wil...

Ten matches to go. Things are looking good for Sporting Kansas City at the moment but this team has a terrible track record in finishing the regular season. Cody, Thad, and Bob got in the studio to discuss what it will take for SKC to bring a postseason match back to Children’s Mercy Park. Diego Rubio is in top form right now and receiving tons of praise around the league. The Chilean has given Pe...

The gang is finally all back together again with lots to discuss. Krisztián Németh is back but will he beat out a suddenly very good Diego Rubio? How will/should Vermes use Nemeth and Rubio? Or the rest of the forward? It's great to have Felipe Gutierrez back but will he regain his early season form? Sporting KC reeled off two wins in a row on the road but does that mean the late season swoon is o...

Back together again (without Bob). Sporting KC got their number 9 when they traded for Krisztian Nemeth and picked up defender Andreu Fontas from Celta Vigo. Is that enough? Lots of talk about what difference Nemeth will make for SKC.    We go back and do a quick look at the Houston match. Red cards for Houston but a needed win for SKC.  Sporting KC travels to LAFC for a tough match in their first...

Bob, Cody and Aly we back at it again without Thad. He was on supersecret assignment in Chicago. (There may be a rant about that in a future podcast).  The in studio gang discusses the possible player signing. A defender after everyone has wanted a striker. Some talk about the upcoming match with Houston of course and the injuries that may affect the possible lineup. Of course Ilie and Zusi at the...

Ben Gartland joins us from Chicago and was not happy with what he saw. Who played welll in this 3-2 loss? Busio made his debut and Felipe Gutierrez made his comeback from injury but it was all for nothing. We talk about what the priorities for Peter Vermes now, defense or striker? Is this Ike Opara's worst season?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are all back at it again. Sporting Kansas City bombed out of the Open Cup. We talk about who Vermes may have been calling out as quitting. Will getting a couple players back healthy make the difference or is their larger issues wrong with the team? A rumor pops up while recording about a possible forward available in trade. Would he be a good fit? Of course we preview the FC Dallas match and tr...

This week on Shades of Blue, we drop the negativity - and Thad. So Cody, Aly and Bob joined forces for your weekly SKC talk. We covered Daniel Salloi and the season he is having, recapped a forgettable Toronto FC game, plus we have injury updates as we look forward to this weekend’s match against the New York Red Bulls. Bob just wrote an article on Kansas City’s little brother, Daniel Salloi. He s...

The gang are back together after missing a week for life reasons. Since we were last together Sporting KC lost twice and a lot of fans are worried. We discuss the loss in Salt Lake and break down the upcoming match with Toronto. What will Vermes do with so many players unavailable? Roger Espinoza and Daniel Salloi will both be unavailble after Red cards last match. Only three midfielders are avail...

The whole gang is back at it again! Competing openings between Aly amd Cody, let us know who is best. Croizet socres a stunner for the winner and lots of love for Yohan. Was he lucky or prepared? Lots of intense debate over Shelton's contribution to that goal.  We listen to Peter Vermes discus the upcoming Houston game and we break down all the injuries and who will be avaialble for the match. Wha...

The gang gets back together to discuss not one but two games. Sporting KC had a good stretch last week with two wins and a draw. One of those wins was the Open Cup game in Salt Lake. SKC's depth was tested and came through. The Homegrown's were all used and all came thrpough for SKC.  Of course the other big news from the last few days was the vote for the FIFA World Cup coming to North America in...