The North End Podcast

After what was maybe the busiest Austin FC weekend in history, Zac and Ian recap the first team’s loss at LAFC, FC II’s comeback win and the success of the academy at the GA Cup before closing it out with a look around Week 7 of the MLS season. 0:15 - Intro 2:25 - Lineup reactions 4:45 - LAFC recap 9:20 - Momentum shift at 30' 24:10 - Was Bouanga lucky? 26:10 - Post-game perspectives 40:50 - Where...

With a busy weekend ahead, the boys preview Saturday’s away match against LAFC and Friday’s FC II home match against Tacoma Defiance, talk about the busy GA Cup week for the academy and some other Austin FC news items before closing it out with the typical Wednesday nonsense of a Best Ball league update and the Week 7 picks. 0:15 - Intro 3:15 - MLS scheduling/Apple TV experience 10:20 - LAFC previ...

Even with the first team on a bye it was a busy weekend for Austin FC. The boys get together to recap Austin FC II's draw with Sporting KC II, Julio Cascante's rumored contract extension and the academy's performance so far in the Generation Adidas Cup before closing it out with a quick spin around MLS after Week 6. 0:15 - Intro 2:30 - Swoontower inspired addition 4:10 - First team players get som...

As the bye week rolls on the fellas get together to recap the Austin FC II comeback victory over Dynamo Dos, preview the match against SKC II, talk about Bobosi Byaruhanga's start in Uganda's 1-0 win over Tanzania, some interesting midweek social media posts concerning Jhojan Romaña and other current Verde players before closing it out with the weekly Best Ball update and the Week 6 MLS picks. 0:1...

After another disappointing outing for Austin FC, Zac and Ian talk through the draw against Colorado Rapids, discuss the continuing drama swirling around the locker room that has also permeated the most die-hard levels of the fanbase and attempt to take another broad look at things headed into the team's bye week. 0:15 - Intro 3:40 - Lineup reactions 7:10 - Colorado recap 9:30 - Rigoni's performan...

Zac and Ian talk about Austin FC's newest signing, preview the upcoming weekend matches against Colorado Rapids and Dynamo Dos and whine about their early season best ball misfortune before closing out the pod out with their Week 5 bets. 0:15 - Intro 1:35 - Radovanović signing 17:25 - Colorado preview 32:40 - Last Business Day (game preview edition!) 39:20 - Best Ball league update 42:50 - Week 5...

The boys recap a tough rivalry loss at the hands of the Dynamo then talk about early season impressions through four games and try to talk us into some positive perspective looking ahead before closing it out with a quick spin around MLS match day 4. 0:15 - Intro 2:50 - Lineup reactions 5:40 - Houston recap 24:50 - Väisänen's passing ability (& potential RC?) 29:30 - Dani/Valencia pairing 38:0...

The fellas let off some steam after Austin FC's early exit from CONCACAF Champions League and the ensuing reaction by the fanbase, do some backtracking after the findings from the investigation into Claudio Reyna's conduct, go through the Austin FC II schedule and preview the upcoming rivalry match against Houston before closing it out with the weeky Best Ball league update and the Week 4 MLS pick...

Zac and Ian dive into Saturday's road win against Real Salt Lake, discuss the early season success of players like Jon Gallagher, Dani Pereira and Owen Wolff and take a look around some of the other MLS action from the weekend before closing it out with some Last Business Day and score predictions for Tuesday's CCL 2nd leg against Violette AC. 0:15 - Intro 2:30 - RSL recap 5:30 - Pace of play 7:35...

The fellas are live in-person from an undisclosed location to discuss Tuesday's disaster loss against Violette AC in the Dominican Republic, talk about topics given out by the listeners and preview Saturday's match at Real Salt Lake before closing it out with the weekly Best Ball league update and Week 3 MLS picks. 0:15 - Intro 2:25 - CCL first leg recap 40:45 - Listener topics 58:35 - Real Salt L...

Weary from a great Saturday, Zac and Ian get together to discuss Austin FC's 1-0 win over CF Montreal, preview the 1st leg of the CCL first round matchup against Violette AC, discuss a busy week for Austin FC II and talk through some interesting early-season MLS stats before closing it out with some customary nonsense in the form of a Verde wedding recap. 0:15 - Intro 2:45 - Montreal recap 3:25 -...

The fellas get together to preview Austin FC's upcoming match against CF Montreal, discuss Austin FC news, injury updates and more before closing out the pod with a spin through some other MLS moves, the first update on the Best Ball league and their Week 2 MLS picks. 0:15 - Intro 1:55 - CF Montreal preview 14:50 - Austin's XI this weekend 22:55 - Score predictions 26:00 - Josh Wolff's media avail...

Wondering what the hell just happened, Zac and Ian talk about the season opening loss to expansion side St. Louis City, discuss what went wrong and attempt to uncover some positive takeaways before closing out with their thoughts on some new additions to the game day experience. 0:15 - Intro 3:45 - St. Louis City match recap 4:20 - Pregame lineup thoughts 9:05 - Back in Section 123! 13:00 - Cascan...

Just hours away from the Austin FC 2023 season opener Zac and Ian get together to preview the match against St. Louis City, celebrate the much deserved contract extension for Diego Fagundez and bitch about the new MLS playoff format before conducting their head-to-head team points draft and putting their Week 1 betting picks on the record. 0:15 - Intro 2:15 - St. Louis City match preview 17:20 - L...

With the preseason in the rearview, Zac and Ian get together for the first of two podcasts leading up to the season opener on Saturday to recap the preseason that was, the Las Voces kit release and other MLS news before being joined by the legend Tom Bogert to talk about his soccer career, Knicks fandom and the upcoming 2023 MLS season for Austin FC. 0:15 - Intro 3:00 - Romaña loaned out 8:05 - Sa...

Fresh off another trip to the St. David's Performance Center, the boys get together to talk what went down at Saturday's dual preseason matches, Driussi's contract extension and other MLS news before jumping into the typical offseason nonsense with an over/under showdown looking ahead to the upcoming season. 0:15 - Intro 2:30 - The "North End" Verde Hill 4:15 - Starting XI vs Louisville...

The North End Podcast boys are joined by some of their friends from the Austin FC podcast community to make history with the first ever MLS "Best Ball" draft! The teams drafted 15-player rosters that will compete throughout the 2023 MLS season to crown a champion. Keep up with the results of the league weekly by following the podcast on Twitter @TheNorthEndPod & make sure you follow...

Zac and Ian get together to recap the first "Verde Hill" preseason match of the year, discuss some of the "crumbs" gathered along the way and other pertinent Austin FC news before closing out with various MLS happenings from the past week and a preview of Tuesday night's upcoming "Best Ball" livestream draft. 0:15 - Intro 3:10 - El Paso recap 9:30 - Väisänen debuts 13...

On the cusp of February, Zac and Ian huddle together for warmth and discuss Austin FC's return from Florida, additions and subtractions to the roster, a reshuffling of the front office and some notable moves from around MLS, before closing it out with some nonsense. 0:15 - Intro 4:15 - FCC preseason match recap 14:00 - Romaña's fitness 20:55 - Väisänen arrives in ATX 23:10 - Amro Tarek signing 30:...

With the first preseason match of 2023 in the books Zac and Ian get together to discuss the 3-2 loss against Philadelphia, the Leagues Cup draw, a flurry of Austin FC II signings before closing it out with MLS news and the first look at this season's Vegas odds. 0:15 - Intro 5:30 - Preseason opener recap 6:40 - Piecing together the starting XI 9:50 - Rodney Redes discussion 16:25 - Second half XI...

With Ian back home in Austin, the guys get together to discuss the fun of dissecting every bit of content released by Austin FC this preseason, a missing Moussa Djitté and the impending home kit release, before closing out with a trip around the rest of the goings-on in MLS. 0:15 - Intro 1:15 - Ian returns from his annual trip 5:45 - Austin FC news 7:15 - Rooted in Austin Ep.1 drops! 16:00 - Redes...

So much Austin FC news to cover this week that the boys had no time for nonsense! Zac and Ian dive into a busy week for Austin FC (and therefore, the world), before touching on other MLS news and the Berhalter/Reyna drama. 0:15 - Intro 2:30 - Adam Lundqvist trade 18:00 - Väisänen officially Verde 21:10 - Ruben's goodbye 22:20 - Pochettino out! 25:35 - Current roster build 33:45 - Driussi takes the...

Zac and Ian ring in 2023 with a Tuesday afternoon podcast discussing the two Austin FC moves announced that morning, chat about the ongoing Verde rumor mill, and dive into a busy week across MLS before closing out the pod with some offseason nonsense, a La Murga De Austin fantasy draft! 0:15 - Intro 1:55 - Matt Bersano signed 8:05 - Coaching staff changes 12:05 - Austin FC rumor mill 24:00 - MLS n...

Zac and Ian get together to discuss Austin FC's maneuvers in last week's MLS SuperDraft and some rumors swirling around the Verde and Black before closing out the pod with their Austin FC to NBA player comparisons. 0:15 - Intro 3:20 - MLS SuperDraft recap 4:05 - Generation Adidas explanation 8:15 - C.J. Fodrey 27:20 - Valentin Noel 35:35 - Jackson Walti & Salvatore Mazzaferro 40:35 - Austin FC...

The guys got together on Tuesday afternoon to react live to the 2023 Austin FC schedule drop. Episode 22 is the audio recording of that livestream breaking down the upcoming 34 game slate with a little help and input from our Verde brethren. If you'd like to watch the livestream replay with video, you can do so on our Twitter or YouTube pages @TheNorthEndPod! 0:15 - Intro 2:00 - Season opener 4:25...