The Sounders draw to Vancouver at Lumen Field 1-1. That's it. Nothing to really talk about.EXCEPT Pro Referees and how VAR is implemented is at an infuriating level of incompetency. Then again... so are the Sounders right now.What's it going to

Episode 77 - Andy Rising; an Open Cup Special

12 days ago 59m 48s

Sounders advance to the round of 16 of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup in dramatic fashion! And that was probably the most dramatic match of 2024. We spent an hour fending off a Louisville City SC club that was swinging wildly and were up 2-0 at 63'

Episode 76 - Back to the Future

23 days ago 1h 37m

The Seattle Sounders get a win in a game that started in the past. A first half 3-0 lead shrunk to a 3-2 final against Philadelphia Union. Raul was the star and Obed get's his first official goal... but should he have been even on the field? Th

Episode 75 - Cascadia Collapse

29 days ago 1h 3m

We are back after skipping the Dallas double goose egg week and we initially thought this would be a fantastic match to review; a Cascadia rival, at home with a relatively ideal 11… nope. We saw red.When is Pedro ready?Xavi Resolution is the Re

Episode 74 - That's the Way. Uh Huh, Uh Huh...

Apr 11th, 2024 1h 5m

FIVE GOALS. The Sounders scored FIVE goals and gave up ZERO against CF Montreal. We needed a performance like that. We knew the results were not indicative of the club as a whole thus far but anything but a dominating victory would have further

Episode 73 - Seattle, We're Listening

Apr 4th, 2024 43m 25s

Sounders lose. They're bottom of the Western Conference and solutions to this, the worst start in Sounders MLS history, don't seem very apparent. So what do we all need right now? Some Sounders therapy... Seattle, we're listening.Aaron's MLS 36

Episode 72 - Hole in the Hull

Mar 27th, 2024 49m

That was a gut punch. Kinda fun match though! Sounders lose 3-2 vs San Jose in San Jose. In what was both an exciting and excruciating match Seattle came back from a depressing 2-nil deficit via another Panenka PK from Ruidiaz and, as you expec

Episode 71 - Midday Mediocrity

Mar 19th, 2024 1h 3m

The second home match for the Sounders but only the 2nd point earned on the season... Sounders draw 1-1 against Colorado Rapids. Raul scores with an panenka penalty, Leyva earns a red card and we still have yet to score a goal during the run of

Episode 70 - A Rapid Conversation with Dan Boniface

Mar 14th, 2024 53m 8s

Great friend of the podcast Denver Gazette's Digital Director extraordinaire, Daniel Boniface, joins the show to catch us up on our next opponent... the Colorado Rapids. Aaron (hi!) was too busy with the 4 week old to record but Cameron and Dan

Episode 69 - Giggity Giggity Get a Win

Mar 7th, 2024 57m 23s

What was set up to be a magical night for the home opener ended up being a rather dull outcome. The Sounders dominated just about all statistical categories except the most important one; goals. They draw 0-0 versus Austin and the inability to

Episode 68 - An Expected Loss

Feb 29th, 2024 1h 13m

The Seattle Sounders limp into their first match of the 2024 season against LAFC. Numerous lineup scratches, including an ankle injury to Rusnak the practice before the match, meant the Rave Green were going to have to punch above their weight

Episode 67 - Babies & Referees

Feb 24th, 2024 1h 42m

The season is upon us!! Aaron is on paternity leave, so once again, Nicholaus Biela joins the show, and he and Cameron do what they do best.... TALK FOREVER!!!! We discuss:PRO Referees on strikeSaving the US Open CupDe La Vega's early contribu

Episode 66 - Dweller in the Meadow

Jan 25th, 2024 1h 7m

Pedro de la Vega is official! Now, with the final ticket booked for their flight to Spain, the Sounders roster is complete. Nicholaus Biela joins the show and we discuss:Kenny G's pipe in our facePedro, Dweller in the Meadow, signs as a Youth D

Episode 65 - Defiance Bonfireside Chat

Dec 16th, 2023 1h 10m

If you're like Aaron and you've not been keeping tabs on the Sounders ML Next Pro affiliate, the Tacoma Defiance, then this is episode will help catch you up. Alliance Council member, superfan and kangaroo guru Stay Maddux joins the scuttlebutt

Episode 64 - The Council Has Spoken

Dec 7th, 2023 1h 30m

The votes have been cast and the council has spoken... Alliance Council leadership results! Also on this episode; de la DP and... THE ROSTER.Congrats to Cameron, Nick and our other elected Council Guardians.Alliance Council updatesRoster decisi

Episode 63 - All Good Things Must Come to an End

Nov 30th, 2023 1h 35m

That's all folks. The Seattle Sounders 2023 MLS season came to an end in the Western Conference Semifinal against LAFC. Despite a dominant overall performance the boys in Rave Green continued to show they struggle at buckling the net. We discus

Episode 62 - Just Can't Get Enough

Nov 22nd, 2023 1h 16m

The Sounders are in the Western Conference semifinals for the 13th time in their 15 seasons and we match up against LAFC who we're sure are SUPER excited to see us again. We discuss:Sounders Annual Business MeetingA dominate victory but still l

Episode 61 - Friday Night Lights... It's Our Time

Nov 8th, 2023 1h 18m

After a workman's like victory in match 1 of the MLS playoffs first round series against FC Dallas the Seattle Sounders give up 3 despite Jordan Morris looking like 21 years old again. It all comes down to Friday night, under the lights in our

Episode 60 - 10 on the Trot

Nov 1st, 2023 1h 9m

Match 1 of Round 1 is complete and the Sounders win at home 2-0 against FC Dallas. The first round was certainly entertaining if not surprising with SKC walloping the number #1 seed St. Louis CITY and LAFC putting VAN to bed after an exciting f

Episode 59 - It's Playoff Time, Baby!

Oct 27th, 2023 1h 45m

The 2023 MLS regular season is over and the playoffs have begun. With the Wild Card round complete the first round of the new format begins on October 28th with our Sounders facing FC Dallas in the first leg of a best of 3 series on Monday the

Episode 58 - Coming Back to Earth

Oct 12th, 2023 1h 34m

After a thrilling midweek match against LA Galaxy the Sounders couldn't find the back of the net (again) for their last regular season home match on Saturday night versus the Whitecaps. Good news is neither could they and we continue to not los

Episode 57 - We've Found Our Happy Thought

Oct 5th, 2023 1h 20m

With a strong draw against Nashville and then a diligent and euphoric victory over the Galaxy it certainly seems that we've found our happy thought and are about to take off.Will Miami make it?Rapinoe's final matchShould MLS create a Central Co

Episode 56 - Rebirth?

Sep 28th, 2023 1h 25m

We recorded a day late because Cameron too was busy attending the launch of one of the bigger moments in club history. AND WE HAVEN'T LOST IN OVER A MONTH!The Seattle Sounders are... still the Seattle Sounders but with a simplified yet similar,

Episode 55 - We Stopped Losing!

Sep 13th, 2023 54m 52s

We stopped losing! Draw against Minnesota, a win (a fucking WIN!) down in Austin and a disheartening(maybe?) draw against PDX at home. That's 5 points out of 9 and a week of rest before Dallas. The Scuttlebutt:Who Stays/Leaves/Retires?Was the P

Episode 54 - Stubby Holders! Now Let's Stop Losing, Sounders

Aug 24th, 2023 1h 5m

The woes continue for the Sounders. Coming back from an unwanted but perhaps needed 3 week break the Seattle Sounders fell 0-2 against ATL. They're still in a good playoff position at 4th in the West but with Minnesota, Austin (both playoff con