Puro SAFC

Puro SAFC: They’re BA-ACK Clayton and Shaddock take their ‘ship long distance, Colorado to Texas. We talk SAFC’s random Mexican friendlies and their big 3-2 win over Colorado Springs on the road last week. Both featured lots of returning players and positive energy. Then, we preview SAFC’s random Wednesday night HOME game tomorrow night vs New Mexico United on ESPN2. 8:30 kickoff, Henry! As always...

Shaddock and Clayton discuss SAFC’s 1-0 home loss to I-35 rivals Austin Bold in Saturday night. A full stadium saw an early goal, a red card, and no left midfielder. But hey, there’s free lineup posters again! As always, free kicks. Enjoy!

Clayton and Shaddock catch up after a couple weeks of vacation. What’d we miss? From Euro 2020 to SAFC’s recent games, listen to find out Call it a 1/3 season review show. As always, free kicks. Also, there’s a Puro SAFC Tailgate at 6:00 before this Saturday’s home game.

Clayton and Shaddock record LIVE in the Denver airport following our big weekend in Colorado. SAFC fought to a 1-1 tie, and the USA came back twice before heroically defeating Mexico 3-2 in extra time. We talk similarities and difference between the two games. Enjoy!

Shaddock and Clayton are on the road with special guest Tanner to see SAFC in Colorado Springs! Listen to our drive to the match with pit stops at the Air Force Academy and Garden of the Gods.

Shaddock and Clayton talk about SAFC’s 1-1 tie against RGV. But, more importantly, they preview the Puro road trip! The guys are headed up to Colorado to see SAFC play in Colorado Springs on Saturday night, among other things. Look for the Puro SAFC Flag by the goal on the ESPN2! Lastly, a couple team USA free kicks. Enjoy!

Shaddock and Clayton review Saturday night’s 2-1 win for SAFC over Birmingham Legion. We discuss Clayton’s game night experience, Jose Gallegos’s instant impact, and all the feisty moments. Next, we preview Saturday’s rematch with RGV before free kicks all about coming games in Denver and Colorado Springs. Enjoy!

Clayton and Shaddock sit down with new State Farm Agent and recently retired SAFC player Blake Smith to talk all things San Antonio Soccer. We discuss Sunday’s SAFC game, Blake’s playing career, and his thoughts on playing soccer at just about every level: high school, college, NASL, MLS, USL, PDL... oh and don’t forget the village team in Switzerland. As always, free kicks and a sponsored tailgat...

Clayton and Shaddock meet at the Stimulus Bar to discuss SAFC’s frustrating yet encouraging 2-2 tie at home on Saturday night. Who was dumb and who was smart? Listen to find out. We also preview Sunday (Sunday, Sunday)’s game at RGV and, as always, Free Kicks. Enjoy!

Clayton and Shaddock talk SAFC’s 3-0 win in the home opener last Saturday night. Thumbs both UP and DOWN are given out to fans, coaches, players, and even the oft-forgotten groundskeeper. Next, we preview next Saturday’s home match against Real Monarchs. Finally, Free Kicks on Man U fans and a couple new MLS youngsters.

Clayton and Shaddock meet in the pod den to make predictions for SAFC and the 2021 USL season: new clubs like Oakland Roots, SAFC’s formation, leading scorer, young players, and, of course, Jose Gallegos. Next, what are we looking forward to in Saturday night’s home opener and, as always, Free Kicks.

Clayton and Shaddock recorded LIVE with listeners at the Growler Exchange, ending our April Barnstorm. We answered 8 listener questions like: Who owns Toyota Field? Topics ranged from the European Super League, US Olympic qualifying failure, SAFC’s Jose Gallegos, and even soccer ball stitching technology (really!). As always, free kicks. Looking forward, we’ll have a Season Preview episode on Mond...

Clayton and Matt continue the Barnstorm Tour. We record LIVE at Tuesday night Small Goals Soccer 6v6 and talk to a bunch of people: Doug, the founder of SA’s league, a team manager, a few players, and even a ref. As always, we end with free kicks.

Clayton and Matt continue the Barnstorm: we record LIVE at Tuesday night Small Goals Soccer 6v6 and talk to a bunch of people: Doug, the founder of SA’s league, a team manager, a few players, and even a ref. As always, we end with free kicks.

First Stop of the Barnstorming Tour: Clayton and Shaddock record live with a special guest, the High School Soccer Dad, as we take in the Reagan-New Braunfels high school boys playoff game. We discuss the place of the high school game, SAFC’s involvement in the youth game, and even get a call in from the high school soccer son, who now plays college ball. Great father and son interviews! Enjoy!

Shaddock and Clayton discuss SAFC’s preseason: the team’s schedule, what is soccer preseason, and our own preseason stories. Then, we preview our Podcast Preseason, aka the Puro SAFC Barnstorming Tour. We’ll be visiting a HS soccer playoff game, the SAFC academy, a local 6v6 league, and finally a live listener question happy hour. Oh, and Free Kicks. All recorded live at the Stimulus Bar: Enjoy!

Matt and Clayton are back to discuss the new year, new soccer. We discuss what we’ve been up to, what the USL is up to, and what SAFC has been up to. As always, free kicks. It’s good to be back!

USL may be over but international soccer is back! Clayton and Matt each name “Five Things They Are Excited To See” during this week’s FIFA games. For Clayton, it’s five games in five days. For Shaddock, it’s all USA after 286 days without a game. In Free Kicks, the boys discuss the bizarre end to the USL season. Enjoy!

Well folks, as you know, SAFC fell 1-0 in extra time to New Mexico at home in the opening round playoff game. After a week of rest, Matt and Clayton are ready to talk about the game. We look back on 2020, in terms of positives and negatives. Free Kicks stays in USL with the thorny situation out in Phoenix. Enjoy!

Clayton and Matt discuss what they will be looking for in Saturday night’s home playoff game vs. New Mexico United. We share the clues that will show if SAFC is having a good or bad game. Then, we boldly predict opposite results. Free Kicks gets spicy when we discuss Landon Donovan and San Diego Loyal walking off the field at halftime and forfeiting after alleged verbal abuse.

Clayton and Matt discuss SAFC’s entertaining but disappointing 1-0 loss to Tulsa Saturday night. Clayton wants consistency, not confusion, and Matt wants Parano in the middle! We look forward to the last game of the week vs Austin on Sunday as well as free kicks related to Americans abroad. Enjoy!

Clayton declares his love for new forward signing Jordan Perruzza, who bagged a brace on Saturday night. We dedicate the episode to his Canadian-Italian origin story, his two bangers on Saturday night, and Perruzza-adjacent topics like the new formation, team injuries, and other teenage heart-throbs Parano and Gallegos. Finally, free kicks take us to San Diego and Turin. Enjoy!

Clayton and Matt talk to you live from Toyota Field on a night out at SAFC as Austin comes to own. SAFC ended up winning 3-2. We recorded our thoughts both pre-game and at halftime. We talk the 2-1 loss at El Paso, the new 3 forward formation, and new young starlet in from Toronto. SAFC is back at home this Saturday night for the last home game of our short season. As always, free kicks. Enjoy!

SAFC beat RGV 3-2 in front of fans last Saturday night, and Clayton and Matt are here to tell you what they saw. Hear about the game, the crowd, and even concession lines and bandit tailgates. As always, free kicks and next week’s preview.

Matt and Clayton look forward and backward: Forward to Saturday night’s home game WITH FANS vs. RGV; Backward to trends we’ve seen in the past few games. What should YOU be looking out for on Saturday? All in anticipation of Saturday’s big game, 8:00 at home with 25% of fans vs. RGV Toros. As always, free kicks. Enjoy!