Purple Press: Wednesday, August 1, 2018
I've touched on this subject before, but it's a little funny how sports got to where they are now. Sports, [...]
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07, 2018
Purple Press: Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Honestly, I don't have any hot takes on world issues right now that you can't find someone yelling more loudly [...]
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07, 2018
Monday Morning Centerback: at Ottawa Fury
Any time you win an away match convincingly on the score line and keep a clean sheet in the process, [...]
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07, 2018
March to the Match: at Ottawa Fury
WHO: Ottawa Fury, 8-3-8, 27 points, 8th place Eastern Conference WHAT: A USL regular season match WHEN: Saturday, July 28, [...]
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07, 2018
Purple Press: Thursday, July 26, 2018
Writing these things is usually fun for me because a) I can write about basically whatever I want and b) [...]
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07, 2018
Purple Press: Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Well, friends, we're (probably) less than a week away from the next coaching era at Louisville City. Call the good [...]
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07, 2018
Barrel Proof #165: Jeff Greer!
The Courier-Journal's Jeff Greer joins us this week to break down a LOT of Louisville City soccer games, plus tell [...]
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07, 2018
Purple Press: Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Sorry about the sparse week last week, I was on vacation. I'm sure you missed me! In Europe they call [...]
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07, 2018
Monday Morning Centerback: Charlotte Independence
Well that was refreshing. Louisville City's 4-1 win Saturday night against Charlotte Independence helped stop a skid in the team's [...]
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07, 2018
March to the Match: Charlotte Independence
WHO: Charlotte Independence, 7-6-7, 27 points, 8th place Eastern Conference WHAT: A regular season USL match WHEN: Saturday, July 21, [...]
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07, 2018
Thursday Afternoon Centerback: at Chicago Fire
I gave myself about fifteen or so hours before writing this so I wouldn't be so despondent or angry. Louisville [...]
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07, 2018
March to the Open Cup Match: at Chicago Fire
WHO: Chicago Fire WHAT: A U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal match WHEN: Wednesday, July 18, 2018, 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Toyota Park, 7000 [...]
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07, 2018
Monday Morning Centerback: at Charleston Battery
Louisville City lost. They didn't play badly, but they didn't play well, either. City did a pretty good job possessing [...]
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07, 2018
March to the Match: at Charleston Battery
WHO: Charleston Battery, 7-8-3, 29 points, 4th place Eastern Conference WHAT: A regular season USL match WHEN: Saturday, July 14, [...]
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07, 2018
Purple Press: Thursday, July 12, 2018
Two of my kids are playing in soccer camp this week. My oldest is really earnest about soccer. He loves [...]
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07, 2018
Barrel Proof #163: Coach Luke Spencer
I'm more than a little upset I missed this episode. You're gonna love it, though. Luke talks to us about [...]
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07, 2018
Purple Press: Wednesday, July 11, 2018
The past ten or so days, while a bit tumultuous from a news standpoint, have probably been pretty nice for [...]
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07, 2018
Purple Press: Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Today I want to talk about coaching. Not coaches, in particular, or coaching searches, but just coaching. In most sports [...]
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07, 2018
Monday Morning Centerback: at Tampa Bay Rowdies
Chalk one up in the win column for the Triumvirate. Louisville City visited listless Tampa Bay last Saturday evening and [...]
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07, 2018
March to the Match: at Tampa Bay Rowdies
WHO: Tampa Bay Rowdies, 6-4-6, 22 points, 9th place Eastern Conference WHAT: A regular season USL match WHEN: Saturday, July [...]
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07, 2018
Purple Press: Thursday, July 5, 2017
We're not even a week in and I already have coaching search fatigue. I've hit refresh on Reddit and Twitter [...]
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07, 2018
Purple Press: July 4, 2018
Happy Independence Day! It's a holiday. Most people aren't on the internet on holidays. As such, I won't regale you [...]
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07, 2018
Barrel Proof #162: Brad Estes
A wild Louisville City executive vice president appears on this week's pod to, I assume, calm us down about James [...]
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07, 2018
Purple Press: Tuesday, July 3, 2018
I didn't do a post-mortem on the New York game yesterday because last weekend kicked my ass. Last week kicked [...]
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06, 2018
James O’Connor to leave Louisville City, return to Orlando City SC
James O'Connor is leaving. Paul Tenorio reported, and Louisville City later confirmed, that Louisville City's first and only coach would [...]
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06, 2018
March to the Match: New York Red Bulls II
WHO: New York Red Bulls II, 5-6-5, 21 points, 8th place Eastern Conference WHAT: A regular season USL match WHEN: [...]
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06, 2018
Recap: LouCity 0-1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds
It shouldn't have surprised me, but this game played out almost exactly like City's Conference Semifinal match against Rochester last [...]
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06, 2018
2018 March to the Match: Pittsburgh Riverhounds
WHO: Pittsburgh Riverhounds, 6-7-1, 25 points, 3rd place Eastern Conference WHAT: A regular season USL match WHEN: Wednesday, June 27, [...]
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06, 2018
Barrel Proof #161: Cornucopia of Takes
LOOOOTS to talk about this week! The Nashville Open Cup game, the draw at North Carolina, the upcoming games against [...]
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06, 2018
Purple Press: Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Perspective is an interesting concept. When it comes to sports, for whatever reason, I'm generally a negative person. In nearly [...]
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06, 2018
Monday Morning Centerback: at North Carolina
Another below-the-line opponent, another draw. Louisville City played about an hour of good soccer in this game, but the other [...]
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06, 2018
March to the Match: at North Carolina
WHO: North Carolina FC, 4-2-7, 14 points, 13th place Eastern Conference WHAT: A regular season USL match WHEN: Saturday, June [...]
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06, 2018
Purple Press: Thursday, June 21, 2018
Summer is finally here! I mean, this is Kentucky, so in reality it's been here since the day after the [...]
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06, 2018
Barrel Proof Special Reserve: SMSB
I'd first like to correct the notion (my notion, to be exact) that Tom doesn't watch the World Cup. He's [...]
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06, 2018
Louisville opens its first small-sided soccer field at Beechmont
This story is about a week late, and I'm genuinely sorry about that. Last Thursday, the Louisville Parks Foundation announced [...]
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06, 2018
March to the U.S. Open Cup Match: Nashville
WHO: Nashville SC WHAT: A Round of 16 U.S. Open Cup match WHEN: Wednesday, June 20, 2018, 7:00 post meridiem [...]
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06, 2018
Barrel Proof #160: Tom shrugs at the World Cup
Lance McGarvey listens to Tom explain, badly, why he's just too busy to watch the World Cup right now. Join [...]
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06, 2018
Purple Press: Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Today is Juneteenth! I'd heard of Juneteenth before but had no idea what it meant until I wiki'd it. It's [...]
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06, 2018
Monday Morning Centerback: Penn FC
That's a draw that felt like a loss. City dropped what should have been a run-of-the-mill three points and snatched [...]
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06, 2018
March to the Match: Penn FC
WHO: Harrisburg City Islanders Penn FC, 4-5-4, 17 points, 11th place Eastern Conference WHAT: A regular season USL match WHEN: [...]
