Rooster and the Villain: An American Soccer Podcast

Jake was at the Locomotive game and Jimmethy and Mike got together to talk Villa and Spurs. Plus we talk the entire table and European competitions. Have fun.

The boys are back to talk about their beloved Brighton Seagulls, Tottenham Hotspur, and Aston Villa. This was recorded before Brighton got knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Chelsea and before Villa was knocked out by Everton so vibes were real high. Then yesterday happened. But screw Chelsea anyway!

Week 5 already? It's always surprising to me how quickly the season goes. The boys talk about the weekend performances from their squads, then Jimmy and Jake give their top 5 Strikers while Mike fails in his attempt to deliver a true #9 list. We then get the Brad Tindall Memorial Stone Cold Pick-of-the-Week and the Pod Parlay of the week. Then we talk about Europe for the Villains and the Gulls. E...

The season that never ends. It's crazy how many more games are left to play in the NISA season for our Maryland Bobcats. The boys talk about current run of form, playoff positioning, and more.

Come one, come all. The boys are back for some tasty Week 3 recaps of their squads. Plus we pick some games on the old sportsbook and give you our pod parlay of the week. Come gather with your earholes.

Last minute pod! I was inspired by James and Jimmy's recent foray into Prem Show podcasts and got together with the boys to talk soccer.

Jimmy and Jake get to talkin' about Villa and Brighton again. They also let us know their top five favorite players of all time and talk a little bit about the Spurs being fun...

Jimmy and Jake got together to discuss pre-season of the Prem for both Villa and Brighton.

Jimmy and Mike jump on the pod to talk Premier League, Jimmy's trip to Madonna University for Gold Star (Soccer RIP), and a bit about the Bobcats.

Jimmy and Mike get together to chat about the state of Lower League Soccer in America. We talk USL, NPSL, the Gold Star, Bobcats, and more. Then Jake adds a little easter egg audio to the end. Hope you enjoy!

Jake and Alex get together to discuss the recent win against those Savannah Clovers.

The Bobcast fells sit down to discuss the state of the squad and their recent performances.

The Voice of the Maryland Bobcats joined us for the Bobcast this week to talk about his journey to be the voice of the Bobcats. Then we talk about the Stars loss a bit.    --Game Summary -- 2-0 Loss to the Stars at Home The Maryland Bobcats took on the Michigan Stars on a rainy, yet warm night on Saturday, May 20th. Although they controlled the pace of play for much of the night, Michigan converte...

The Old Bae Brigade discusses the 3-0 win over Flower City and the upcoming match against the Michigan Stars at the plex. 

The 2023 Starting Goalkeeper of the Maryland Bobcats, Alex Sutton, joins the Old Bae Brigade to talk about his soccer journey, how he became a Bobcat, and the early part of the season. Happy to have him on the team and on the pod. 

Jimmy and I sat down for a face to face podcast episode in the lovely city of Charleston. We talked Bobcats, USL Championship, Prem, and about how awful Thrifty is in the Charleston airport. 

New Bobcat Jimmy Filerman joins the Bobcast to talk about his Soccer journey, Detroit City FC, USL-L1 and NISA comparisons, how he came to be a Bobcat, and where he fits into the club this year. This interview has us hyped for the Season and makes us think the Knights could be eating crow when the Bobcats lift the trophy at the end of Season.

We were ecstatic to have Richard Forka jump on the Bobcast for this week. Richard has been running up the right side of the field in front of the Old Bae Brigade for years so it was nice to get to know him better. We talk about Richard's Soccer history, his path the Bobcats, and ton of other NISA and Bobcats-related topics. Thanks for listening!

The Maryland Bobcast introduces new Bobcat's Coach, Alex Kao!  We talk about Alex's playing background, work with the youth program, lineup and formation questions for the upcoming year, and more. We're also joined by Kalin Hicks, the Gameday Operations Manager for the Bobcats. We grill him on what we can expect as far as ticket sales, merch, food and bev at the games, and anything else we could t...

Alex from The Old Bae Brigade talks NISA with the Communications Specialist of NISA, Steve Johnson. Alex and Steve talk about what led Steve to NISA, the goals for the league this year, 5-year outlook of the league, hopes for the future, the process of scheduling games, the types of clubs in NISA, and more. Great convo!

Jake, Jimmy, and Mike are back at it talking transfer windows for Tottenham, Villa, and Brighton. We dive into NISA because we're also crazy.

We finally caught our Great White Buffalo, Matthew Babel. We have been trying to get this Gooner on the podcast for years. Literally years. Is it a coincidence that we finally got him on when Arsenal sits on top of the table? Probably not. But either way, we were thrilled to talk with him about all things Arse. Great White Buffalo!

D17 Athletics was a sponsor and supporter of the World Cup Pop Up Shop. The man behind the brand is Terrance Diggs. Terrance is a creative professional that is building a regional clothing brand that is gaining some notoriety in our Maryland Community. Terrance comes on the pod to discuss his unique background in brand marketing and building, how D17 is gaining a foothold in the soccer community w...

Excited to have Fred Matthes join Rooster and the Villain. Fred takes us through his soccer journey, which started in the outfield of a baseball field as a child and took him on a wild ride through life. We talk about the 1994 World Cup, his time at DC United, the early days of Sacramento Republic FC, and more. He is currently the General Manager of the Annapolis Blues. Which is kicking off in the...

Thrilled to finally get Kalin on the pod to talk in depth about his role at the Bobcats.