A More Philly Union

Like the Union's recent performance, along with the postponed US Open Cup game*, there's a feeling of listlessness hanging over the AMPU studios this week.  Fight through the malaise with Paul, C, and E as they discuss the Kai Wagner Team Attitude Rating system, experience Trevor the Intern's first attempt at sketch writing, and ask the profound question: Is losing necessarily a bad thing?

* this episode was recorded before Wednesday's Open Cup game

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We're back!  After taking an unscheduled week off, the AMPU crew returns to the studio and is ready to catch up on all the soccer!  But something seems...different.  Did Bedoya play in the midfield once?  Has the Union never won the Open Cup?  Wasn't the USMNT in shambles a month ago?  Is Trevor the Intern actually an AI?

Paul, C, and E get to the bottom of things as they celebrate the selection of Baribo and Glesnes to the MLS All-Stars, reflect on Paul's time as a FIFA volunteer, and pitch a new buddy cop show starri...

ANDERSON!  The AMPU studio is still coming down from the at-the-death drama that was the Union v. Charlotte game on Saturday!  Join Paul, C, and E as they celebrate the comeback story that is Markus Anderson, introduce the Ted Lasso/Replacements/William Carlos Williams Venn diagram, and dive deep into workshopping a new team song and revealing a new secret weapon: the Mummers.  Also, did Paul join a cult?

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Like a proper June dessert, we're keeping it short and sweet this week at the AMPU Studios.  With Paul out on the road, C and E do their best duet as they grade the Union on the first half of their season, ponder the Kai-Tai equivalent for Damiani, and incorporate Wheel of Fortune into game predictions.

Thanks again to Jillian and Kyle at The One Team We Agree On!

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Tired bodies and minds are given a much-needed reprieve after the marathon that was May, both for the Union and the AMPU crew. With the final game of the month concluded - Union v. FC Dallas - Paul, C, and E discuss the translatability of the Philadelphia-Dallas rivalry to soccer, exercise caution in their growing optimism for the Carnell Experiment, and introduce the newest Union-based trivia game: Kai, Tai, or Nigh.  Take a load off!

#prayfordamiani

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The long haul that is May is nearing its conclusion.  The Union go up against Inter Miami and Toronto FC.  Join Paul, C, and E as they celebrate Baribo's brace, discuss the transactional nature of Miami/Messi fans, and introduce the Kai-no-Tai.

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The relentless pace of games continues this week, both for the Union as well as a partially-staffed AMPU crew. Join Paul, C, and E as they explore the USOC-Yellowstone Venn diagram, workshop a new goal kick chant, and propose an international soccer business opportunity for Russell Crowe.

Our vote: Gooooooooooooooooo Union!

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Pop quiz, hot shot: the Union played two games this week, your work has been crazy, and you still have to record a podcast episode.  Whaddaya do?  Whaddaya DO?  Well, if you're A More Philly Union, you try to cover the Union's two match ups against diametrically positioned Columbus Crew and LA Galaxy in under 50 minutes.  Join Paul, C, and E this week as they put the proverbial pedal to the metal to honor the return of Gazdag, praise the rise of Danley, and expound on the finer details of Take-Off and Landing Time.

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It took a couple of days of secluded meetings and serious discussions, but it's finally here: this week's episode of A More Philly Union!  Wait, did something else happen this week?  Join Paul, C, and E as they celebrate Indy's first Union goal, debate the reality of the Carnell Effect, and try not to get exhausted from the Sisyphean schedule of games in May.  Also, please let it be true that the Pope has eaten at Wawa.

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Wow, we finally made it!  There's lots to celebrate this week and, in particular, a big achievement here at the AMPU studios: Episode 100 of A More Philly Union!  Join Paul, C, and E as they recap both the Union's impressive performance against DC United, including DC United's laundry problems, Jean Jacques endearing goal celebration, and Jakob Glesnes's soccer equivalent of the EGOT.  Also, the AMPU crew recaps special moments from the past 100 episodes, Paul and E go head-to-head in C's Trivia Challenge, and a behind-the-scenes reveal is given for one of our biggest interviews: who is actually Rocky the Rac...

Milestones, achieved or imminent, are the main focus this week at the AMPU studios.  Join Paul, C, and E as they recount the Union's big game against Atlanta United: Blake sets another record, Jean Jacques opens accounts, Lukic collects cards.  Also, Quinn Sullivan produces a heat map like no one else, Dave Leno and Sébastien Le Toux are the announcers we all need, and C surprises the boys with an impromptu trivia game.

Next week: 100.

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It's close quarters for the Union this past week as the Boys in Blue faced off against NYC FC on their windmill-less miniature golf course they call a field.  Meanwhile, things are equally tight at the AMPU studios as Paul, C, and E try to squeeze in an abundance of topics, ranging from the desperate need to bring back the Kai-Tai (both on and off the pitch) to the oddly posted but conceptually very cool partnership between the Union and local artists that is Philly Crafted.  Also, the AMPU crew develops a new metric for accurately quantifying club news: The...

We're getting classical in the AMPU studio as C breaks down this week's episode structure into three acts.  Come along with Paul, C, and E as they revisit the uninspiring Union-Orlando game, lament the trading of Daniel Gazdag, and express concern over Glavinovich's (cringe) injury.  Also, E introduces another trivia game: More or Less.

Oh, Danny Boy...It's you, it's you must go, and I must bide.

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The Philadelphia Union versus Inter Miami. Gazdag versus Suarez.  E versus Jordi Alba.  It's all about match-ups this week at the AMPU studios! Join Paul, C, and E as they also wonder what a post-Messi Miami might look like, discuss what a post-Vermes Sporting Kansas City does look like, and elucidate the difference between a murder and a flamboyance.

Make your pick: Chocolate cake or pecan pie?

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It's a family affair in the AMPU studios this week - not just in the collective way that soccer bonds fans across club and country, but in the more specific way of Paul, C, and E welcoming back family members and stalwart St. Louis City SC fans, Mel and Jim!  Join the AMPU crew (and Mel & Jim) as they give perspectives on the Carnell Experiment, consider the benefits of a beefed up German squad, and discuss how Philly brings out the Philly in everybody.

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"You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.”

Paul and E try to keep their feet this week as C takes the reins in her first solo mini-sode!  What's in store for the boys and our listeners?  This writer has no idea, but if you're like him, you can't wait to see where C sweeps us off to! 

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Good things continue to come in threes this week and there's lots to celebrate both for the Union and the AMPU crew:  the Union are 3 - 0, Tai leads in goals, Kai leads in assists, and newcomers Lukic and Vassilev earn their firsts for the team!  Join Paul, C, and E as they revel in the Union's amazing early season stats, eagerly anticipate Dollar Dog Day, and introduce the official AMPU drink of the season: the Kai-Tai Stinger.

Defy expectations.

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It's pandemonium at the AMPU studios as Paul, C, and E try to wrap their collective heads around the first two weeks of the Union's season!  Join the AMPU crew as they celebrate Baribo's hattrick, analyze Uhre's performance as quarterback, and receive a live on-air prediction from our favorite roving reporter, Scoops.  Combine all this chaos with mic'ed up refs, glorious moustaches, and an ever-expanding movie reference drinking game, and there's really only one thing we can say: 

Make my Kai-Tai a double.

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Stay calm and take a deep breath.  Two out of three AMPU crew members did not see last week coming.  And that's good news!  Join Paul, C, and E this week as they try to keep from getting ahead of themselves while they express sincere gratitude for Andre Blake and all he's done for the Union, reconfigure the lineup geometry to introduce the new T.O.D., and suggest some fashion advice for Coach Carnell.  Also, does E really have an embarrassing tattoo?

Everyone start working on your Sean Connery impression.

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Clean up the kitchen and vacuum the living room because we're having company!  This week, Paul, C, and E are excited to welcome fellow podcasters Jillian and Kyle from The One Team We Agree On! Join the AMPU and TOTWAG crews as they revel in the Eagles Parade, prepare for MLS Opening Day, discuss the Union's newest acquisitions, and return to the Union Dome.  Did the Union really spend a lot of money?  Could that be optimism on the horizon?

Ok, new season: don't be boring.

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Fly, Eagles, Fly! The AMPU studio is decked out in green this week as Paul, C, and E celebrate our new Super Bowl Champions!  But it's not all high-fives and unstoppable defensive lines as the AMPU crew also weighs in on the Union's 4-1 pre-season loss to Cincinnati.  Trevor the Intern returns, the new Volt jersey is admired, the USL challenge is analyzed, and Christy christens arguably this season's new catch phrase: the Ocho.

Like a bird from these prison walls I'll fly.

For Chris.

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Season 3, Baby!  The AMPU crew is fresh out of cryogenic stasis and back in the studio with their first episode of the new season!  Woohoo!  Join Paul, C, and E as they catch up on all the roster moves, celebrate the return to the Open Cup, and consider the prospects of our new head coach.  Of course it wouldn't be A More Philly Union if the gang didn't also touch on other topics like: unpopular accents of the English language, the AMPU hoodie, and throwing down the gauntlet on extended family for the upcoming match against St. Louis City (you...

It's the endgame.  It's the last at bat.  It's do or die.  Pick your favorite phrase and join the AMPU crew as they discuss the Union's recent performances against Orlando and Columbus and weigh the Union's prospects as the final game of the regular season approaches.  This week, Paul, C, and E praise the young guns, reflect on Bedoya's imminent retirement, and collectively scratch their heads at the post-season possibilities.

Fear is the mind-killer.

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It's total "A Very Special Thanksgiving" vibes at the AMPU studios this week as Paul, C, and E commemorate and celebrate both the Union's and A More Philly Union's past season.  Join the AMPU gang as they share all the things they're thankful for, from Jim Curtin, to our Boys in Blue, to all our dear listeners.  And to help launch the upcoming holiday season, the Union Dome returns with a festive Paul v. C match up (a bigger and less technically glitchy match up than Paul v. Tyson).

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The Empire has struck back.  Poets are dead.  And, like you all, the AMPU crew is struggling to regain their footing in the wake of the seismic reverberations of Curtin's dismissal.  But fortunately for Paul, C, and E, they have as their guest this week super-fan Nate who helps make sense of the surprise loss of our long time and much-loved coach.  Motives are explored, conspiracies pondered, and futures divined as the group hopes, for the Union's sake, that Jim Curtin doesn't become the next Andy Reid.

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In the vacuum of a Union-less post-season, things are a bit listless at the AMPU studios this week as Paul, C, and E try to get their bearings.  Join the AMPU crew as they celebrate the Union II's impressive run in the MLS Next Cup Tournament, prognosticate on the MLS Cup playoffs, and offer their collective two cents for future MLS schedules.

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Under the bad omens of raining insects and an understaffed Cracker Barrel, the Union faced off against Cincinnati FC on Saturday in a must-win Decision Day match.  And for a brief moment, there was hope.  Join the AMPU crew this week as Paul, C, and E lament over the first Union-less playoffs in six years, Christy makes the first Replacement reference, and Paul and E find out if they guessed the right final answer from last week's Union Dome.

We are the Hollow Men.

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It's GAME ON this week, both for the Union and the AMPU crew.  Our Boys in Blue prepare for the ultimate match of the season, with any possible chance of moving on to the playoffs contingent upon winning against Cincinnati on Saturday. Meanwhile, the inmates are running the asylum as C is away, leaving Paul and E to discuss possible off-season transfers and opportunities, decipher the Playoff Possibilities Matrix, and launch their new player-versus-player game: The Union Dome!

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We're back!  After a brief hiatus last week, the AMPU crew returns to discuss the the quickly approaching end of the regular season.  Join Paul, C, and E as they play catch-up on the Union's 4-0 domination over DC United as well as the Union's tepid 1-1 draw against Atlanta United.  With precious time running out in the regular season, questions (and rants) arise if the return of Blake, the new-and-improved T.O.D., and the Sullivan Power Couple will be enough to get the Union over the line and into playoff territory.

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Technically, this past week the Union extended the I-95 rivalry to now include Miami (map it, you'll see) as the Boys in Blue face off against a very Messi Inter Miami and a very messy (eh...) NYC FC.  Meanwhile, at the AMPU studios, Paul and E have the run of things and without the sage guidance of C, they work in a LOT of movie references (probably too many) as they discuss the new and improved T.O.D, Rick's continued journey toward achieving total Blake-ness, and the three-pillar philosophy to winning games: Positivity, Confidence, and Fun.

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It's the International Break this week and the AMPU crew celebrates the reprieve by tackling the Fan Quiz from We The Union.  Join Paul, C, E, and special guest, Noelle, as they honor the legendary #13, discuss an unemployed Jason Kelce, and equate England as the Mean Girl of the English language.

We've been here the whole time!

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With the end of the season getting closer, the growing need for victories continues to weigh on collective shoulders.  But the Union are showing a recent run of resilience and hope to build their winning streak as they travel to take on the New York Red Bulls.  Back at the AMPU studios, Paul, C, and E muster as much energy to talk about Mad Libs, Mad Men, Danish super fans, and Uhre's simple but profound take on things: "We are not dead."

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Pop quiz, hotshot. There's a flash episode on this week's pod.  Once the pod starts, the flash episode is armed.  If the episode drops below an acceptable level of informative entertainment in an efficient amount of time, as Paul, C, and E recap the Union's 3rd place Leagues Cup match against the Colorado Rapids as well as their regular season MLS match against the Columbus Crew, it goofs up.

What do you do?  What do you do?

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In their first episode in a post-Martinez world, the AMPU crew shares some quick thoughts on the Union's semifinal Leagues Cup match against Columbus Crew.  Also, semantics are argued, geography is explained, and Cup-loss-induced price surging is revealed! 

Onward and upwards.

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Things have gotten fairly dramatic as the Union continue their run in the Leagues Cup and the AMPU crew actually releases an episode ahead of schedule.  Join Paul, C, and E this week as they discuss among other things: the Baribo incident, E's inability to properly pronounce "Mazatlán", and the wonderfully cinematic and heartfelt final appearance of our favorite Leo, José Martinez.

Gracias, José.

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While the AMPU crew is slightly behind with getting out this week's episode, the Union keep steamrolling right along in the Leagues Cup.  Paul flies solo this week as he recaps the Union's two recent and exciting wins, with Baribo racking up an unbelievable amount of goals and Blake defying the laws of physics to deny the other teams' goals.  With all this success in the Leagues Cup, it really seems like the Union have switched the sword to the right hand...

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With the calm and nonchalance of a Turkish Olympic pistol shooter, the AMPU crew delves into the Union's Leagues Cup match against Cruz Azul and the veritable chaos that resulted.  Join Paul, C, and E this week as they explore the reality of the Andre Blake Effect, marvel at Gazdag's impossible goal, and discuss which Cruz Azul player makes for the best TV villain.

Check out Olympic Speed Climbing. Seriously.

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It seems like almost anything is possible these days as the Union extend their winning streak to three-in-a-row. But these apparent acts of will extend both on and off the pitch as Paul, C, and E discuss Martinez's bizarre yellow card, scratch their heads at the Sons of Ben's protest, and consider kickstarting a corn-based podcast.

Do what you wanna do.

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Don't call it a comeback.  But with two very decisive wins in a row, it kind of feels like the lethal Union of previous seasons has returned to the field.  Join Paul, C, and E as they recap the 3-0 win against Nashville and discuss how both stalwart players and an attitude of fun seem to be charging the Union's return to form.  Also in this episode: yellow card round-up, Leagues Cup Schmeagues Cup, and Sergio Busquets does not care about skill challenges.

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It's a special (albeit a little late) episode this week as the AMPU crew sit down in person (yay!) to discuss what Canadian child labor laws, Quinn Sullivan's screamer of a goal, and the breaking of the Union Yards curse all have in common.

And for those of you keeping score:
Matrix references: 2
Replacement references: 0

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