Mint City Soccer Show

Matt and David take an analytical look back at Charlotte FC’s first match, a 3-0 loss to DC United. They explain why the match was more encouraging than the scoreline suggests and look and dissect the good, bad and ugly player ratings.

David and Matt discuss the good and the bad from the final two games of the Carolina Challenge Cup and preview Charlotte FC's first match, which is this weekend at D.C. United. They also talk about the upcoming home opener and other exciting events coming up in the world of Mint City Collective.

Swift and David come to you live in Charleston to give their initial reactions to the first open-to-the-public preseason game against Charleston Battery. Should fans be concerned? We also discuss Darwin and the recent bad luck of CLTFC, and ... mascots?

Matt and David hopped on Twitter for another live show (with way less background noise)! Up for discussion this week: Should we panic over Marc Nicholls leaving? Should we panic that we missed on Paul Arriola? And how excited are we that Charlotte FC training finally got underway?

Charlotte FC Chief Fan Officer Shawn McIntosh and MLS expert Vaughn Pollman join Matt Swift for the Mint City Soccer Show's first live episode at Lenny Boy Brewing! The guys discuss a wide range of Charlotte FC news from the past few weeks and go deep on Charlotte FC's first SuperDraft pick.

Charlotte FC Director of Scouting Thomas Schaling stops by to discuss how he got started in scouting, the Charlotte FC MLS Expansion Draft, the upcoming MLS Super Draft and the strategy around Designated Players and signings.

Matt, David are Corey were joined by Vaughn Pollman, Charlotte FC President Nick Kelly and Director of Player Personnel Bobby Belair to break down all of the picks in Tuesday night's draft, discuss more roster news from the past few days and hear the process behind Charlotte FC's first kit. And Matt tells us what it's like to speak your dreams into existence. Recorded live from a bunker suite in B...

David Gusler, Matt Swift and Russell Varner get together to talk about the announcement of Charlotte FC's first MLS home match. And, because Russell is on the show, they do an MLS preview – this time about the playoffs. And because it's a day that ends in "y" David mispronounces yet another European club name.

David, Matt and Corey invite newly minted Chief Fan Officer Shawn McIntosh to have a beer at Salud Cerveceria and talk about his one-of-a-kind role with Charlotte FC.

Matt & David discuss PSLs, Ticket Prices, Turf, Chief Fan Officer and David has a great marketing plan for the new Leagues Cup. Hosted by Matt Swift and David Gusler. Edited by Corey Inscoe mintcitycollective.com

It's MLS All-Star week, so Corey, Matt, David and special guest Russell Varner gathered at Matt's house, drank bourbon and assessed the MLS season so far. Hear who we think have been the biggest surprises and disappointments so far, and learn what storylines we think Charlotte FC fans should be watching in the second half of the season.

David, Matt and Scott discuss upcoming Mint City Collective events, the Supporters’ Group Council, “Friends” and pivoting, and the Matthews MCC chapter.

Matt and David share a beer with Charlotte FC Director of Player Personnel Bobby Belair.

David and Matt sit down with Brandt and Rebecca Bronico to talk about life as a professional soccer player, their college playing days at UNC Charlotte and the Charlotte FC coaching news. Brandt was one of the first signings for Charlotte FC and is currently playing on loan with the Charlotte Independence.

Charlotte FC President Nick Kelly sits down with Matt, David and Corey to break some exciting team news.

Johnny and Corey are back – with new cohosts! David Gusler and Matt Swift join the team to talk about upcoming Mint City Collective events, an exciting new player signing and coaching search news (or lack thereof).  Thanks to Salud Cerveceria for hosting us and serving us delicious beer!

New to following MLS? Need a team to root for this season while waiting for 2022? Or just want to know what storylines Charlotte FC fans should be following? We got you. Resident MLS experts Chris Ashley and Russell Varner join Johnny and Corey to break down the league and make some (surprising) playoff predictions. Oh, and Johnny does a ridiculous lightning round, of course.

Johnny came over to Corey's backyard to talk about Charlotte FC tickets and relaunch this here internet radio program. They also name dropped Joe Bruno on accident. But it's fine because he's great and the Joe they meant to shout out is also great.

"Soon" is now. Today we learned that the team we'll be cheering like maniacs for starting in 2022 will be called Charlotte Football Club. Say it again: Charlotte Football Club. In this episode, Johnny and Corey recorded their reactions while watching the reveal live (MINTED!), then they took a break before talking to one of the video's stars – MCC member Matt Chantry – about the making of the...

In what is probably the most ridiculous episode we've recorded, Johnny and Corey talk to Twitter stars Gary the Glider and Tommy the Townie about their ongoing feud and the upcoming Charlotte MLS branding announcement. In a (slightly) more series segment, we also discuss the news that the team's first season has been delayed to 2022 and predict what will happen on 7.22. Thanks to everyone who subm...

Let's try this again: Our MLS experts Russell Varner and Chris Ashley return to preview the #MLSisBack tournament. We also talk about what Charlotte MLS is doing (and not doing) right now. Oh, and mayonnaise. We discuss mayonnaise.

Johnny and Corey hop on a Zoom call to talk about ... a Zoom call. Charlotte MLS leaders held a virtual meeting with Mint City Collective members and fans to talk about their approach to building a team, ticket sales and branding (kind of). We discussed our biggest takeaways from the meetings and dove into the news that the Tepper Dome might be closer to reality than we realized.

Ryan Bailey, writer, broadcaster, videographer and man of many talents for Charlotte MLS, joins us to talk about his soccer journey, his role with the team and how he expects Charlotte MLS to look when the team launches. Oh, and we did a LIGHTNING ROUND. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @MintCityPod and learn more about the Mint City Collective at mintcitycollective.com .

Johnny and Corey get together from a safe social distance to talk about ... well ... everything that's happened since the last time we recorded (which feels like 100 years ago). They also discuss what all of this could mean for Charlotte MLS.

With the MLS season starting Feb. 29, we invited our resident MLS experts Chris Ashley and Russell Varner into the studio to preview the season, introduce newcomers to the league and explain what Charlotte MLS fans can learn by watching this year's expansion teams.