Massive Report Podcast

Ep. 74

Lots of drinking and passionate discussion about the state of the 2013 Columbus Crew. That's about all we can do at this point. Full slate of 6 contributors in the last segment. You don't want to miss this one.

Ep. 73

A bit of an unusual podcast. The podcast staff were only planning to go for about 40 minutes as there has not been much going on in Crew nation. However, we got into some debates and clocked in at just over and hour. A quick recap of the Wigan encounter with a look at some of the players who performed well. The task may be ugly, but the staff took on doing a mid season review. Finally, there are the score predictions and a look forward to the New England game.

Ep. 72

It wasn't a pummeling, but three point are three points. Podcast staff breaks down the debacle that was the last 10 minutes of the Crew vs Galaxy game. MLSsoccer.com analyst and writer Simon Borg joins the staff for some in depth discussion of the state of the Columbus Crew and what they can do to improve the prospect of their season. Borg also fielded questions about the USMNT and USA x Mexico in Columbus. Fear not, the podcast does talk about the Portland game,  Will Trapp, Crew marketing debacles, and quick preview of the Crew vs Dayton Dutch Lions in reserve league/USL Pro action.

Ep. 71

This is one of those episodes that you want to hear ALL of it. Yes, it's 1:40 long, but 50 solid minutes of it are with THE Frankie Hejduk. The podcast staff discusses the loss in Kansas City and its possible aftershocks to this season. Frankie joins the staff and talks everything from home brew to the U.S. Men's National Team. The staff closes out the podcast with a discussion of the upcoming matches against Los Angeles and Portland.

Ep. 70

The Crew drop another game at home. The fans are starting to raise the heat on the Front Office to take action. The podcast staff discusses the loss to Chicago and it's implications on the Crew's position in the standings. The infamous Steve Sirk joins in one the second segment for some lighter discussion of his time as a writer for the Crew and some of his Crew memories through the years. Lisa Philips stops by to provide some details about the next NorOnTour ,which will be heading to Kansas City on September 7th. A surprisingly heated discussion takes place when Jim Bach joins the staff for a discussion of the recently announced Crew international friendly against Wigan Athletic, 2013 FA Cup winners. As usual, the group finishes off this podcast talking about the upcoming game in Kansas City and score predictions.

Ep. 69

CREW BEAT MONTREAL. Well, that was unexpected!!! Was that the team that we should have been watching all year or was it just our 2013 anomaly. The podcast staff this week is joined by long time Crew fan and observer, Jim Bach. The staff is also joined by Australian correspondent Chris Edwards. The group discusses the win over Montreal, the loss to Chicago in the U.S. Open Cup, and previews the upcoming Chicago match in league competition. There were some mini rants, but they were nicely brought together in the lightening round.

Ep. 68

Do we really have to talk about what went down in Philly? Ok, the podcast staff quickly recaps the Philly game. Columbus Dispatch Crew beat writer joins the podcast staff to talk about the Crew, covering the Crew and his prospects for the team this season. Other topics include the Crew reserves against the Dayton Dutch Lions, the upcoming U.S. Open Cup action at Chicago and the home game against Montreal on Saturday at Crew Stadium. Don't forget to check out #CrewMegaTailgate on twitter for details regarding this event. Also, the game against Montreal is $1 beer/brat night at Crew Stadium.

Ep. 67

Lots of passionate discussion on tonight's podcast. The feeling of apathy among the fan base is rising and the podcast staff tries to come to terms with it. Steve Abreu finally makes an appearance on the podcast. Tony Galiffo brings down the house in segment 2 in his own little way.

Ep. 66

U.S. Open Cup, U.S. Men's National Team AND MLS action. ALL of it discussed by your Massive Report Podcast staff. The groups also looks back at the Crew's 2-2 draw against New York.

Ep. 65

It's really more of a habit now. The Crew go to Toronto and come back with three points. Yeah, it pretty much spoiled Duncan's debut, but something tells me that he probably wasn't the upset on the inside. Podcast host Matt Goshert is out, so Chris LaMacchia takes over the steering wheel on a night full of guests ranging from seasoned Crew fan in Jim Bach to editor in chief, Patrick Gulden and 2008 Crew champion Gino Padula. The podcast cast and guests discuess the win over Toronto, variations of tactical equations and preview the game against New York. Gino Padula bring us up to date on the SP Soccer Academy and it's upcoming tryouts for the summer. Gino also talks a bit of tactics and coaching along with sharing his personal experiences as an international soccer professional.