Blue City Radio Podcast

Mar 04 2025 50 ep. 97 mins 470
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The premier podcast for New York City Football Club, NYCFC, the New York franchise team from Major League Soccer, MLS. Established in 2014

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Regressive Instead Of Impressive / Ep 487 / Blue City Radio

Mar 04 2025 74 mins  
Episode 487: There was an excitement about NYCFC under Pascal Jansen after last week’s game in Miami.  The team played with intensity and was clinical in their finishing.   This past weekend in California the Boys In Blue look to have regressed to resemble their weakest moments under Nick Cushing.  There were long stretches of possession that did no

Pascal’s First Point / Ep 486 / Blue City Radio

Feb 26 2025 97 mins  
Episode 486: NYCFC went into Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale with zero designated players available for their season opener against Inter Miami FC.  Just hours before kick-off on Saturday night the team officially announced the departure of midfielder Santi Rodriguez and captain, Thiago Martins, was still recovering from a preseason injury.  Even without the presence

The Curious Case of NYCFC’s Roster / Ep 485 / Blue City Radio

Feb 19 2025 58 mins  
Episode 485:4 As the days remaining to NYCFC’s first game of the season tick away, the squad is getting younger on average thanks to a little addition by subtraction.  The pending loss of Santi Rodriguez means an already young team will be even younger with the departure of the veteran midfielder. This week Mike Anderer and Mike Allen look at the impact that Santi

Are NYCFC Bullet-Proof? / Ep 484 / Blue City Radio

Feb 11 2025 87 mins  
Episode 484: It has been just over a month with new head coach, Pascal Jansen, in charge of the club and already some keywords are already starting to permeate the preseason camp.  Top among them is “bullet-proof mindset”. This week Mike Anderer and J.R. diBart are joined by Adam and Justin from Post 90 Podcast to dive into the preseason mindset of the Boys

It’s Pascal’s Team Now / Ep 483 / Blue City Radio

Feb 05 2025 62 mins  
Episode 483: NYCFC enter the Coachella Valley Invitational looking to put a bow on their post season but also to answer a lot of preseason questions.   Who will replace James Sands in the midfield? How many minutes can Maxi play? Will Martinez be the leading goal scorer in 2025? Mike Anderer, J.R. diBart and Mike Allen take a look at some of the recent cha

Preparing For Pascal’s Arrival / Ep 482 / Blue City Radio

Jan 22 2025 76 mins  
Episode 482: NYCFC landed in Santa Barbara to begin their preseason but they are missing a few key pieces.  Matt Freese is with the USMNT in Florida.  Jovan Mijatovic is still in Europe on a “training stint”.  Christian McFarlane did not travel because of a possible transfer and then there’s the lack of information about NYCFC’s newest hea

Velkomst Pascal, Until Next Time Jimmy / Ep 481 / Blue City Radio

Jan 08 2025 51 mins  
Episode 481: NYCFC Got Their Guy 2025 is upon us.  With that brings new changes for NYCFC and those changes are happening already.  The preseason starts in a week, preseason friendlies start in two weeks.  Regular season games are only 45 days away.   Mike Anderer, J.R. diBart and Mike Allen gather around the mics again to give their brief cursory th

Tying a Big Blue Bow On 2024 For NYCFC / Ep 480 / Blue City Radio

Dec 24 2024 80 mins  
Episode 480: The final Blue City Radio episode of 2024 is here.  There’s schedule talk, MLS Superdraft talk, and Ronny Delia to Atlanta talk.   We want to also take a moment to thank the listeners.  Whether you tune in every week or once a season or even once every three years when your team faces NYCFC, your time to tune in is very much appreciated

Closing the Door on Cushing’s Era and the End of the 2024 MLS Season / Ep 479 / Blue City Radio

Dec 10 2024 87 mins  
Episode 479: There really is never a good time to try and take a break when you are covering a sports team.  Even though a season might come to an end and some decisions are pending, there is no way to know when those choices will be made and communicated.   This week Mike Anderer, J.R. diBart and Mike Allen return after a week’s hiatus to find a full pl

Worst-Case Scenario As NYCFC Lose The Playoff Hudson River Derby / Ep 478 / Blue City Radio

Nov 25 2024 106 mins  
Episode 478: It is hard to imagine a worse ending to the season than losing at home to your cross-river rival and not really make the game look close. CitiField only had a capacity of 25,000 on a cold windy Saturday night in late November.  As the game wore on the Red Bull fans that were speckled throughout the sea of blue started to gain in confidence and in voice and