This isn't the most uplifting mailbag episode but we do give our thoughts on a possible formation change, the seeming inability to find late goals and how much a problem the lack of lineup consistency is. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter If you'd like to become a subscriber to our Substack, that can be found here . You can also support the show by checking out our line of merch including every past YachtCon design and our latest skull-and-crossbones logo. ...
May 25, 2023•30 min•Ep 397•Transcript available on Metacast After a few weeks of disappointing results but some play that was at least decent at times, the bottom kinda fell out in Vancouver. The Sounders started slow and never really got on track in losing to the Whitecaps 2-0, their fourth straight loss against Cascadia Cup opponents. This one was among the most depressing, not necessarily because of the scoreline but because of how bad the Sounders looked throughout. The fight that has at least always been there was nowhere to be found, there were slo...
May 24, 2023•36 min•Ep 396•Transcript available on Metacast The Sounders seem to have a really annoying knack for losing to teams in really bad form. They actually played reasonably well in this one and created a ton of chances, but is there reason to be worried? Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter If you'd like to become a subscriber to our Substack, that can be found here . You can also support the show by checking out our line of merch including every past YachtCon design and our latest skull-and-crossbones logo. ...
May 19, 2023•48 min•Ep 395•Transcript available on Metacast A chat with OL Reign defender Sam Hiatt on the team's strong start, her growth as a player, and her representation as a Filipina-American athlete.
May 18, 2023•19 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast With the Sounders hosting Austin FC on Wednesday, we convinced friend of the show Will Bruin to join us for a special episode of Bear With Us. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter If you'd like to become a subscriber to our Substack, that can be found here . You can also support the show by checking out our line of merch including every past YachtCon design and our latest skull-and-crossbones logo. ...
May 17, 2023•39 min•Ep 394•Transcript available on Metacast Dustyn Richardson of BayouCitySoccer.net (formerly Dynamo Theory) joined us to share insight on Saturday's opponent, the Houston Dynamo. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter If you'd like to become a subscriber to our Substack, that can be found here . You can also support the show by checking out our line of merch including every past YachtCon design and our latest skull-and-crossbones logo. ...
May 12, 2023•23 min•Ep 393•Transcript available on Metacast These questions were taken before the Open Cup loss to the Galaxy on Wednesday but are still relevant as they're mostly about the larger MLS campaign. We talk about the Sounders' penchant for "playing down" to opponents; what we think of the Léo Chú-Jordan Morris partnership; and how much patience we should have with Raúl Ruidíaz among other things. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter If you'd like to become a subscriber to our Substack, that can be found here . You can also support the sh...
May 11, 2023•30 min•Ep 392•Transcript available on Metacast The Sounders came into Sunday’s game facing an opponent that looked all but dead in the water. Sporting KC had gone winless in 10, had only even managed three goals scored and looked fragile enough that an early goal could have completely knocked them out. Instead, the Sounders conceded a goal in the 4th minute -- the first they allowed at home since last season -- and then another in the 31st minute. That was more goals than KC had scored in any game this season and more than they’d scored in t...
May 10, 2023•39 min•Ep 391•Transcript available on Metacast We caught up with Jimmy Mack of No Other Pod a Sporting Kansas City Podcast to get a better understanding of what's going on with this weekend's opponent. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter If you'd like to become a subscriber to our Substack, that can be found here .
May 05, 2023•23 min•Ep 390•Transcript available on Metacast This is the mailbag episode for Week 11 of the MLS season. We mostly focus on how the Sounders will handle the situation at left back, but also get into potential plans for the summer transfer window and discuss the possible return of YachtCon. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter If you'd like to become a subscriber to our Substack, that can be found here . We also have a line of merch including every past YachtCon design and our latest skull-and-crossbones logo. ...
May 04, 2023•33 min•Ep 389•Transcript available on Metacast It wasn’t exactly the result the Sounders were looking for, but considering they had only even claimed a point at RSL once in the past 12 trips to Utah a 0-0 shutout might not be such a bad thing. Utah has been a rather horrific place for the sounders to play and anything that can go wrong usually does. This time, however, it was more of a mundane road draw. That the Sounders also managed to keep a shutout should probably be seen as a bit of a bonus as well. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Cou...
May 03, 2023•40 min•Ep 388•Transcript available on Metacast Matt Montgomery of Wasatch Soccer Sentinel joined us to share his thoughts on Real Salt Lake, to explain why they call pop 'soda' and to talk badly about Pablo Mastroeni's tactics. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter If you'd like to become a subscriber to our Substack, that can be found here .
Apr 28, 2023•29 min•Ep 387•Transcript available on Metacast Coming out of a week that was pretty darn depressing and only seem to get worse as it wore on, the Sounders put together a workmanlike win that should calm any lingering concerns that this season was poised to go off the rails. A quick recap: First they lost 4-1 to the Timbers, collapsing in a way we’ve never really seen. Then on Wednesday, Raul Ruidiaz goes down with yet another hamstring injury, that night Jordan Morris plays 88 minutes for the USMNT in an ultimately meaningless friendly that ...
Apr 24, 2023•45 min•Ep 386•Transcript available on Metacast We caught up with Andy Greder, the Minnesota United beat writer for the St. Paul Pioneer Press to get a better understanding of what's going on with this weekend's opponent. Greder tells us the latest news surrounding Emanuel Reynoso's absence, gives us the lowdown on Kemar Lawrence's potential availability and gives us some insight on how Minnesota has managed to go claim 9 of 12 points on the road so far. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter If you'd like to become a subscriber to our Sub...
Apr 21, 2023•18 min•Ep 385•Transcript available on Metacast It's our weekly mailbag episode. We try to figure out if the Sounders have completely lost any edge in the rivalry, try to determine which players were most missed, explain what's going on with Xavier Arreaga, and try to help a St. Louis City fan figure out how to avoid becoming an asshole. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter If you'd like to become a subscriber to our Substack, that can be found here . All background music used is royalty-free content licensed via pixabay....
Apr 20, 2023•35 min•Ep 384•Transcript available on Metacast So, uh, that happened. For the better part of 70 minutes, the Sounders basically controlled the match against the Portland Timbers and looked likely to end their three-game losing streak. But then Dairon Asprilla scored an admittedly impressive bicycle kick, revived the crowd and sent a bolt of energy into the Timbers. 20 minutes later, they were 4-1 winners. It was the fourth straight time the Sounders had lost to the Timbers, the first time that’s ever happened in the rivalry’s history; the Ti...
Apr 19, 2023•47 min•Ep 383•Transcript available on Metacast Stumptown Footy is dead, long live Stumptown Footy. As you probably know by now, Vox decided to stop funding most of their MLS sites a couple months ago. Most of them are moving forward in new formats. Stumptown Footy is one such site. We caught up with Sam Svilar to get the lowdown on their new life as a newsletter (currently parked at StumptownFooty.Substack.com until the URL license switches over) but more relevantly about the state of the Timbers. Things are not so good in the Rose Cit...
Apr 14, 2023•35 min•Ep 382•Transcript available on Metacast Get to know OL Reign assistant coach Scott Parkinson in our first "Coffee & Valkyries" of the 2023 season. Scott talks about how he met OL Reign head coach Laura Harvey, their first stint working together at Utah Royals, his time as head coach of Gotham FC, and reuniting with Harvey for 2023 and more.
Apr 12, 2023•29 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast This is the mailbag episode ahead of Week 7 of the MLS season. If you'd like to get your questions answered in future episodes, please shoot us an email at nosaudietis@gmail.com . In this episode, we answer questions about who has been a bigger surprise so far in 2023, what do we do with so many hot players and so little starting spots, and we wax poetic about our next matchup against those dudes to our South. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter If you'd like to become a subsc...
Apr 12, 2023•54 min•Ep 381•Transcript available on Metacast St. Louis City SC came at the kings and they missed - big time. The latest to game the throne were flying high coming into the matchup with the Rave Green sporting a 5-1 record, 1st place in the West and sitting above the Sounders. Seattle pulled STL back to earth behind Josh Atencio's first MLS goal (a golazo/a banger/a wonderstrike/rightfully Goal of the Week) and left the visitors wondering what happened after that 3-0 rinsing. Raul Ruidiaz came off the bench and quickly doubled the lead leav...
Apr 11, 2023•58 min•Ep 380•Transcript available on Metacast St. Louis City surprised not only the pundits but even their own fans by starting the season 5-0-0, eclipsing the Seattle Sounders' record for best-ever start by an expansion team. Even after losing last week to Minnesota United, Saturday's match still offers plenty of intrigue. To get a better sense of the team the Sounders will be facing, we reached out to Matt Baker of the podcast Flyover Footy . He gave some real insight into what makes City tick. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter If...
Apr 07, 2023•30 min•Ep 378•Transcript available on Metacast This is the mailbag episode ahead of Week 7 of the MLS season. If you'd like to get your questions answered in future episodes, please shoot us an email at nosaudietis@gmail.com . In this episode, we answer questions about the quality of the Sounders opposition, the Sounders' midfield, what we should expect lineup-wise, the concern over MLS Season Pass subscriber numbers and decide who's the biggest complainer among MLS head coaches. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter If you'd like to bec...
Apr 05, 2023•50 min•Ep 378•Transcript available on Metacast The Sounders won their second straight game, again going on the road to beat the LA Galaxy. Again it was Leo Chu and Jordan Morris providing the offense and staking them to a 2-0 lead. This time, however, the Sounders had to hold on for dear life in the second half, narrowly escaping with a 2-1 win. Still, a win is a win, especially on the road and the Sounders will now be playing for first place this weekend when they host St. Louis City. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter If you'd like ...
Apr 05, 2023•33 min•Ep 377•Transcript available on Metacast We caught up with Ryan Rosenblatt, our resident LA Galaxy expert and the author of ESPN's MLS Power Rankings, to find out what's going on with the once-proud franchise. We discussed the supporter boycott, Chris Klein's rocky tenure and who the Galaxy expect to have back this week. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter If you'd like to become a subscriber to our Substack, that can be found here . This week's music: Perry Como - "Seattle", "RVIVR - "Ocean Song", Woody Guthrie - "Roll On Columb...
Mar 31, 2023•24 min•Ep 376•Transcript available on Metacast We're trying out something new and making the question-and-answer segment its own episode. Let us know what you think. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter If you'd like to become a subscriber to our Substack, that can be found here . This week's music: Perry Como - "Seattle", "RVIVR - "Ocean Song", Woody Guthrie - "Roll On Columbia", "Your Journey Begins" - OurMusicBox (Jay Man) (CC BY 4.0)...
Mar 30, 2023•24 min•Ep 375•Transcript available on Metacast The Sounders finally ended their 10-game road winless run in rather emphatic fashion, over-running Sporting KC 4-1 behind four, yes four goals from Jordan Morris. Leo Chu was also credited with four assists, tying a league record, including three primary assists. This was all despite the Sounders giving up an early goal, but the Sounders pretty much dominated the match from the 5th minute forward and now head into this week’s match with the LA Galaxy feeling pretty good about themselves. Program...
Mar 29, 2023•39 min•Ep 374•Transcript available on Metacast It's a podcast miracle! Our tech provider was able to recover the lost QA audio! Here it is just in time for Saturday's game. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter If you'd like to become a subscriber to our Substack, that can be found here . This week's music: Perry Como - "Seattle", "RVIVR - "Ocean Song", Woody Guthrie - "Roll On Columbia", "Your Journey Begins" - OurMusicBox (Jay Man) (CC BY 4.0)...
Mar 24, 2023•41 min•Ep 373•Transcript available on Metacast Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter If you'd like to become a subscriber to our Substack, that can be found here . This week's music: Perry Como - "Seattle", "RVIVR - "Ocean Song", Woody Guthrie - "Roll On Columbia", "Your Journey Begins" - OurMusicBox (Jay Man) (CC BY 4.0)
Mar 24, 2023•20 min•Ep 372•Transcript available on Metacast The Sounders had a chance to score a statement win against arguably the league’s top team who was playing their fourth game in 10 days and 5th in 15, but ultimately had to settle for a 0-0 tie against lAFC. Watching the game back, though, I was kinda struck by just how good the sounders looked, especially in the first half. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter If you'd like to become a subscriber to our Substack, that can be found here . This week's music: Perry Como - "Seattle", "RVIVR - "...
Mar 22, 2023•20 min•Ep 371•Transcript available on Metacast We caught up with friend of the show Alicia Rodriguez (aka @soccermusings ) to give us the lowdown on LAFC. While they won't be particularly well rested, Alicia thinks LAFC will continue with their mild rotation they've been doing through their first four matches of the season and will be looking at this game as a significant test. Sponsors Full Pull Wines Watson's Counter If you'd like to become a subscriber to our Substack, that can be found here . This week's music: Perry Como - "Seattle", "R...
Mar 17, 2023•29 min•Ep 370•Transcript available on Metacast 
