KC Soccer Journal: A Sporting KC Podcast

Cody, Aly and Thad get together after the Minneosta win. Four goals for an easy win but the real news is who played. Homegrown Kuzain made his debut last game but this week he comes in and scores. Jaylin Lnidsey made his Sporitng KC debut as well. The crew talk about Ilie and Roger and how they work together so well. We also breakdown what was so good about each goal. A look at the Open Cup match...

The crew are "BACK AT IT AGAIN" to discuss the upcoming match with Minnesota. SKC will be without Johnny Russell as he is with Scotland for a friendly in Mexico (not Missouri) but will have Salloi. We get an injury update and discuss who might start on Sunday. A little discussion on the SKC players at the hot dog race (and a few too many puns lands Thad and Aly in the "dog"house). . The group talk...

A very different crew (pun intended) gather shortly after Sporting KC and Columbus drew 0-0 Sunday. Cody, Thad and Chad (yes Chad was visiting from the southwest) but no Aly or Robert. Sporting KC and Columbus match was slow and non-scoring but still lots to discuss. We break down the penalty call and Tim Melia's great save, or was it a bad shot? Some chat about the red card  but lots more about t...

The grouip are back at it again to discuss the Sporting KC match with the Crew. We lead off with audio from Peter Vermes and Johnny Russell. Discusion about the Crew and what to expect from them and the potential lineup for SKC. Cody wants to score on Thad more than life itself in the media game. Side items that are not soccer related: Ocean coral, Aly's lack of showerng. the media game, Thad's co...

Sporting Kansas City draws Minnesota United and the big news is not a road point but that Khiry Shelton scores his first goal for KC. Robert, Aly, Cody and Thad talk about the Khiry goal, Yohan Croizet's play and the goal Sporting gave up. Peter Vermes substitutions (or lack of) was a topic. The substiution of Jimmy Medranda and whether it was needed because of injury or not. Of course there was s...

Back at it again, Aly, Cody, Bob and Thad get together to discuss the anazing Atlanta game. Sporting KC was the first to hold Atlanta scorless but what did it all mean? We cover the first third of the season for SKC and also take a quick look at the salaries. Who was the MVP forthe first third of the season, SKC does not stink but we question Cody's odor for the evening. Alyh worries us with her m...

The gang are all back in the studio for a late night session shortly after Sporting Kansas City's win over the Colorado Rapids. An early Daniel Salloi goal holds up to give the good guys a win. It was a much needed win by SKC but was it a good game? Lot's of discussion on players of course but also a lof late night craziness but the real question was did Cody ever get the bottle of win opened?   L...

Missing Aly tonight but Bob, Cody and Thad get together to discuss and preview Sporting Kansas City's match with the Colorado Rapids. How will Peter Vermes manage now that he knows Felipe will be out for 2-3 months. A chat about Felipe's injury of course.  Will Tim Howard have another melt down?  Who will Vermes start as the #10 this match? Who shoud he? Medranda, Croizet, Zusi, Lobato and Busio a...

Aly, Bob, Cody and Thad react to Sporting Kansas City's loss in New England. Someone needs to be blamed and we do it... Or do they? Was it Vermes or Shelton or Croizet or Medranda or Bob Kraft? Breaking down the breakdown of VAR may hav e caused a rant or two.  Aly compares the top teams, what does she find out? And when?  Should Vermes try someone else at center forward?  Vermes tactics is anothe...

It's only Cody and Thad in the studio for this episode but Bob does join the crew with audio he got from training earlier in the week. Bob talked to Tim Melia about Emiliano Amor in case he has to start again and Peter Vermes about what to expect from New England. Thad discusses what he saw in training this week and how that might affect the lineup.  The health of Ike Opara, Felipe Gutierrez and G...

The crew are back at it again as Cody, Aly, Bob and Thad get together to discuss and be amazed at the 6-0 thrashing of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Sporting Kansas City's Johnny Russell had a hat trick, Vancouver enjoyed a pair of red cards and Yohan Croizet notched hid first goal for SKC. For Russell it was the eigth hat ttrick in SKC history.  Is Sporting KC that good? Are they really potential Supp...

Jimmy Conrad joins us in studio (ok, it was just a bobblehead) to discuss Sporting KC's draw against Seattle. Has the shine wore off on Khiry Shelton? Is there a clamor for Diego Rubio to get the start?  Will it all be better when Felipe Gutierrez is healthy? Hear what Peter Vermes had to say about the Fernado Torres and Bobby Wood rumors. We introduce the third member out of four from our little...

Bob, Aly, Cody and Thad back at it again to discuss all things Sporting Kansas City. SKC went to LA amidst all the Zlatan-Mania and came home with an important three points. Daniel Salloi scored and Johnny Russell made the Galaxy defense look silly as he scored again. Fans and media raved about Tm Melia's game but was it that good? Was Croizet's game good or just better? Some mutual hatred of Seat...

The gang is back together to discuss all things Sporting Kansas City and soccer. We have a guest as Cosmo the dog joins us, he doesn't say much but had the best thoughts. SKC's defense finally comes through with a shutout. Was the defense better or just lucky? We have a few fun challenging segments. We also start introducing our staff and Aly Trost is our first victim to be interviewed. Of course...

Robert Rusert, Aly Trost, Thad Bell and Cody Bradley get together again to discuss all things soccer in Kansas City. Sporting KC's defense, offense and striker situation are still topics after they gave up two goals in the first eight minutes in Colorado but then coming back to equalize in stoppage time. Has Tim Melia become mortal again? Can the offense keep this pace up? Throw in some conversati...

Sporting Kansas City's offense is tops of the league at the moment but the defense has been leaking. Aly Trost, Bob Rusert, Cody Bradley and Thad Bell get together to discuss all things SKC, offense, defense and more. Who should be the striker for SKC, We get in a little Swope Park Rangers discussion, Thad and Bob talk about what they saw at practice. Who should replace Danial Salloi while he is g...

The Shades of Blue Soccer Show comes back again to cover Sporting KC's dramatic win in Chicago over the Fire. The SKC offence woke up notching a pair in the first half before giving up the lead and in spectacular fashion retakes the lead. The team breaks down the goals, the good and the bad, disccusses the offense and what is going wrong with the defense. Lot's of love in the studio for Daniel Sal...

No goals, VAR controversy, new players! Cody Bradley, Robert Rusert, Aly Trost and Thad Bell get together to break down Sporting KC's loss to NYCFC. The team recaps the loss, talks about the lineup and chats about the next match in Chicago. Thad and Robert disagree about the penalty call. Cody goes nuts on Melia's kit color, Aly thinks a new formation is in order. Sitting Espinoza was even floated...

Bob Rusert, Cody Bradley,  Aly Trost and Thad Bell from The Blue Testament break down the 2018 Sporting Kansas City news. Incoming and outgoing players mean new position battles for the SKC squad and we take a look at each one of them and the depth at each position. Also, some crazy predictions to round out the podcast.  A new group of podcasters, a new location so some preseason work for us as we...

Bob Rusert and Thad Bell discuss Sporting Kansas City's US Open Cup win, the Galaxy game and Sporting Kansas City's offense. We have some sound bites from Peter Vermes, Ilie Sanchez and Daniel Salloi as well. Also a little talk about the upcoming Vancouver game and cover the latest FC Kansas City, Swope Park and Kansas City Comets news also.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

Cody and Thad get together in the studio to discuss all things soccer in Kansas City. First up is the U.S. win in the Gold Cup an how tthe Sporting KC players performed. Then the biggest news of the summer, the trade of Dom Dwyer to Orlando for a record setting amount of Garber bucks. Next on the agenda is who might replace Dwyer and the issues that are preventing bringing in certain players. Thro...

Steve Brisendine of MLSSoccer. Com and Thad Bell of TheBluetestament.com finally get back together to discuss the off season for Sporting Kansas City. Lots of changes took place and we will break it all down. New players, youth, speed all make a difference and SKC manager Pater Vermes did not hesitate t shake it up a bit.    Might even get in a little discussion of the change for SKC's minor leage...

Steve Brisendine (MLSSoccer.com beat writer, poet and foodie) joins Thad to discuss the magnificent run of Swope Park Rangers, the not so magnificient form of Sporting Kansas City, the great Besler mystery and former Kansas City Wizard Preki's new job and maybe a little more.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thad is joined by Steve Brisendine of MLSSoccer.com and they discuss the last few matches, who is in form, what the team can and should do to get back to winning ways and the upcoming match in San Jose. Player rumors and MLS expansion might get some time as well. IF time permits, we will chat about Swope Park Rangers and FC Kansas City as well. We may have a chance to take questions via twitter an...

Rob Thomson is Sporting Kansas City's Executive Vice President of Communications and Digital. He has been one of the people that has seen the huge surge in popularity and interest in soccer in Kansas City. Robo as he is known to many was one of the early employees of the Wizards and has been a part of the organization when they have won most of their titles. Hopefully Robo will let us know some of...