The NDZ Live crew are joined by dj duMars and FMFC hitman Christian Chaney for a spirited chat about referees, being persona non grata, missing home, and pregame vibe checks. Grant recalls Chaney calling his shots, Mitch plays stickball, and Andrew relishes his civic duty.
Legendary coach Jim launder sits down with us to chat about the 2023 FMFC campaign, seeing George Benson play a Milwaukee bowling alley, which current player he'd like to sign, and more.
Andrew, Grant, and Mitch chat with double-tally winger Stephen Payne and pickleball savant Jacob Crull about the team's recent run of form, a taste of celebrating with a trophy, and their aspirations for the rest of the season. Plus: Grant's unsolicited musical proselytizing, the King of the Yacht, and the guys' favorite spot to unwind in Madison.
Andrew and Grant sit down with Bernd Schipmann and Mitch Osmond to discuss the season so far, the team's recent run of form, and the feeling in the locker room. Andrew puts the hard questions to Bernd, Mitch talks about the "immense" fan support at Breese, comparing it to some of the best in USL Championship. Plus: NDZ print issue 002 launch, and special details for Patreon backers.
Andrew, Grant, and Mitch break down the performance away to league-leaders NCFC, recognize the brilliance of Chelo breaking through, and a dominant performance from the Madison defense led by Captain Fantastic himself. Also: Are we worried about the dearth of goals from our front line, or are they doing what's being asked vs tough opponents?
Next, the guys are joined by FMFC COO Conor Caloia in the wake of Madison Pro Women's Soccer announcing their intent to join the USL Super League in 2025. We ask about the needed stadium and other facility improvements, if a totally different club identity is a good thing, and talk about potential women's team signings.
We're at Robinia this week chatting with the fullbacks, the wingers, the pacy good-looking guys out wide, Jacob Crull and Stephen Payne. Jake and Stephen talk about playing in Europe, coming from footballing families, and how much Madison's fan support matters.
Andrew and Grant chat to FMFC glovesman Bernd Schipmann about his hot start to the league season, growing up fast moving to Eintracht Frankfurt at 15, the fan support in Madison, and his goals for 2023.
The guys chat to Matt Glaeser after a tumultuous week; a four day rollercoaster spanning the club's worst result and one of the club's best performances in its short existence. We lament the Open Cup collapse, beam about the ounce back vs Greenville, and talk about changing the culture of what it means to play for this club. Mitch shares about building cursed camera platforms for the USOC broadcast, and Grant lauds the genius of Ahmad Jamal.
It's a new format for NDZ live as we welcome Nazeem Bartman to the show for the third time. We chat about the players' perspective on the Omaha game, the arrival of Francis Jno-Baptiste, as well as training and playing during Ramadan. Nazeem opens up about his habits during this holy season, what fans can expect in the Open Cup, and more. Be on the lookout for more info on our live call-in show after the GVL game, and safe travels to folks heading to Lexington this weekend.
