A message to start the year from #STLRising CEO and ownership group member Carolyn Kindle. With the start of camp a little more than a week away, are you feeling as optimistic as she is about 2026? #AllForCITY

From all of us at Red Smoke Rising, Happy New Year! May the year ahead be all you hope for and more! We look forward to catching up with you throughout 2026! #AllForCITY

We wanted to have some fun to close out 2025, but it turned out that picking the top 3 #AllForCITY players of the season was a little more challenging than we expected. But after much conversation here's our list. Who made yours?

Missing us? Don't worry, we'll be back soon! Here's the upcoming schedule that will carry us through the opening week of the regular season! Mark your calendars and follow us on our socials so you don't miss any of the Red Smoke Rising!

From all of us at Red Smoke Rising, Merry Christmas! May your day be filled with cheer and love from your families, friends, and whomever else you are sharing it with. We are thankful for all of our listeners/viewers and are looking forward to even more fun together in the new year!

WIth Christmas Eve upon us, we get one final chance to file our wish lists. Here are our #AllForCITY wishlists for Christmas and beyond. What's on your wish list?

One of the hottest subjects around #AllForCITY continues to be the future of former interim Manager David Critchley. Sporting Director Corey Wray praised the work Critch last night on KMOV but said the conversation with the former gaffer is ongoing.

#AllForCITY Sporting Director appeared on KMOV last night and reiterated the need for the club to improve, beyond the on pitch product. Combined with comments from Damet's introductory presser; it becomes clear Wray is hoping to build short term success and a long term foundation simultaneously.

#AllForCITY keeper Roman Bürki has been named the toughest goalie to beat by his peers. The 2025 MLSPA Player Voices poll was released earlier today with the St. Louis netminder edging out Hugo Lloris and Kristian Kahlina in the survey.

Grades are in from Paul Harvey for the MLS #SuperDraft! #AllForCITY scored one of the top draft classes according to his analysis. Read here: 500wp90.substack.com/p/mls-superd...

One of the main themes of Yoann Damet's introduction as Manager for #AllForCITY was alignment. Both he and Sporting Director Corey Wray spoke on the importance of and focus on ensuring that all levels of the sporting side are aligned.

The guys from soccerwisehq.bsky.social are high on the hiring of Yoann Damet as #AllForCITY manager. @tombogert.bsky.social and @empiregass.bsky.social dove into the appointment on the show yesterday; offering thoughts on Corey Wray and where the club goes from here. Fulll episode: buff.ly/jAyrofC

The new #AllForCITY gaffer is excited to get to work. Yoann Damet spoke earlier this week about the opportunity, the hiring process, the challenge of turning around results for the club and about the importance of collaboration in this process.

#AllForCITY went through a complex interview process with multiple candidates. Sporting Director Corey Wray explained why the club ultimately selected Yoann Damet for the role: his personality, experience and the trust that he can part of a collaborate project in St. Louis.

#AllForCITY capped a busy couple of days by selecting three players in the MLS #SuperDraft. Versatile defender/midfielder Zack Lillington was selected 7th overall by the club in the 1st round. Goalkeeper Andrew Samuels and midfielder Cooper Forcellini were both selected in round two. (1/2)

ICYMI: #AllForCITY introduced Yoann Damet as the third manager in club history on Wednesday. Sporting Director Corey Wray discussed the hiring process that started in earnest after his appointment.

With the 37th overall pick in the MLS #SuperDraft, #AllForCITY selected Princeton goalkeeper Andrew Samuels

#AllForCITY selected defender Zack Lillington from UC Davis Men's Soccer with the 7th overall pick in the MLS #SuperDraft. He profiled very highly according to American Soccer Analysis’ draft resource.

#AllForCITY2 has announced end of season roster decisions: Declined option: Emil Jääskeläinen Declined and negotiating: Colin Welsh Out of Contract: Dida Armstrong, Ryan Becher, Cam Cilley, Lucas Demitra, Larsen Hackworth, Matteo Kidd, Wan Kuzain, and Gabriel Mikina.

Episode 3 is available now on your favorite podcast platforms! The perfect way to prep for today's introduction to #AllForCITY's new manager Yoann Damet! Spotify: bit.ly/447Mtxn Apple: apple.co/4pftut1 Youtube: www.youtube.com/live/WsF8T_S...

We are LIVE!!! Join the fun as we break down the hiring of Yoann Damet as #AllForCITY manager and much more! Join the fun and the conversation! www.youtube.com/live/NQIHOQ5...

It's official! Yoann Damet is the third manager in #AllForCITY club history. The 35-year old, Frenchman is charged with evolving the St. Louis system by building on the club’s high-work-rate identity while adding a more proactive, ball-focused style of play. www.stlcitysc.com/news/st-loui...

Tom, Jake and Jeremy are back tonight to discuss the latest in the #AllForCITY coaching search, including the reported appointment of Yoann Damet as manager! Plus Jake looks at the Academy and more! Join the fun at 7p! www.youtube.com/live/NQIHOQ5...

The Athletic’s Tom Bogert is reporting that Yoann Damet is set to be named the next manager of St. Louis CITY SC. Here’s a quick look at his resume. We’ll have more on the hire tomorrow night on Red Smoke Rising. #AllForCITY

TUESDAY NIGHT ON RED SMOKE RISING! ⚽ #AllForCITY still doesn't have a head coach ⚽ MLS Free Agency has started/SuperDraft looms ⚽ Jake has a St. Louis CITY Academy update ⚽ Holiday wishlists for Santa Klauss (and Corey Wray) Live at 7:00p! Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/WsF8T_S...

Juxtapose these quotes from #AllForCITY Sporting Director Corey Wray from tonight with those of President/GM Diego Gigliani from November 14th. Does it sound like a front office in sync? Or is it too early to tell? Too early to raise concerns ahead of the preseason?

Technical Director John Hackworth has departed the club to take a the head coaching role at the U.S. Naval Academy. Hack was one of the first hires for #AllForCITY and held multiple roles during his tenure with the club. Read the full release: www.stlcitysc.com/news/st-loui...

A busy news day on the US Open Cup front as we learned the format and schedule dates for the 2026 tournament. #AllForCITY joins fellow STL club BOHFS and 15 other MLS clubs in a scaled down version of the tournament. Is it a sign that US Soccer devalues the Cup?

Who will be #AllForCITY's next Head Coach? Signs indicate we should be getting one soon...but who SHOULD it be? Episode 2 is available now! Spotify: bit.ly/447Mtxn Apple: apple.co/4pftut1 Youtube: bit.ly/4oCZbLT Powered by: The Pat Connolly Tavern!

As we discussed in last night's live stream, CITY may have caught a break with their nonconference schedule in 2026. Obviously lots of player movement before next year begins, but their 6 opponents had an average of 42 points this season, which is 26th amongst the 30 MLS clubs.

We had a ton of fun breaking down the latest #AllForCITY news last night and we debuted a new post-show segment! Episode 2 is available now on your favorite podcast platforms: Spotify: bit.ly/447Mtxn Apple: apple.co/4pftut1 Youtube: bit.ly/4oCZbLT

We are LIVE on Red Smoke Rising!! Join us as we recap the latest #AllForCITY news including the roster, coaching search, MLS schedule change and much more! Tap into the conversation! www.youtube.com/live/qqbxDM6...

From the academy to the first team; we're ready to discuss it all tonight on Red Smoke Rising! Join Tom, Jake and Jeremy as they dive into the latest #AllForCITY news ahead of the start of free agency on December 10th! The fun kicks off at 7p! www.youtube.com/live/UjJPFyI...

Wake up from that turkey induced coma! We've got a loaded episode on Tuesday night! Tom, Jake and Jeremy are back to dive into the latest #AllForCITY news, the schedule change coming in 2027 and much more! Join us on Red Smoke Rising, Tuesday at 7p! www.youtube.com/live/UjJPFyI...

Wishing you the happiest of Thanksgiving holidays. From all of us at Red Smoke Rising

#AllForCITY midfielder Chris Durkin reflected on the 2025 season both on a personal level but also through the lens of the team. His was very candid about a difficult campaign and some of the factors he felt contributed to his own struggles during the season.

#AllForCITY vice captain Marcel Hartel also spoke about the offseason training, offered his assessment of the squad, reflected on comments Interim Manager David Critchley made about the speed of attack and talked about the quality of MLS during the end of season media availability last week.

#AllForCITY vice captain Marcel Hartel on the schedule change coming to MLS in 2027.

The 2026 #AllForCITY roster continues to take shape as the club has declined options for Seth Antwi, Joey Zalinksy and Jay Reid. Negotiations continue with Henry Kessler as do discussions around the purchases of Conrad Wallem and Devin Padelford www.stlcitysc.com/news/st-loui...

Marcel Hartel spoke at the #AllForCITY end of season press conference last week. He spoke about the 2025 season, what he learned about his leadership style and some keys to improving in 2026.

#AllForCITY Captain Roman Bürki also spoke about the post season training, his reasons for being optimistic heading into 2026 and discussed the recent announcement of the MLS calendar changes coming in 2027.

Our host @soccerzombie.com is on @mkickaround.bsky.social right now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqnu...

As we kick off another week, we'll continue recapping the #AllForCITY end of season press conference. Up first, club Captain Roman Bürki discusses his new contract, his approach to leadership and potential changes in how he works with the front office in the post-Pfannenstiel era.

"You are not the guy." Mike from "Breaking Bad" said that to an unproven Jesse Pinkman, and few can be blamed for wondering the same about new #AllForCITY SD Corey Wray. Jeremy and Jake discuss his lack of experience being "the guy". www.youtube.com/clip/Ugkxf86...

#Courtois4TheLou? Corey Wray hasn't even had a chance to redecorate his #AllForCITY office yet but the focus shifts now from his job to the Head Coach search. Could Corey bring in an old #Crew96/#CFMTL ally? www.youtube.com/clip/Ugkxycs...

While much of the chat Tuesday night surrounded Diego Gigliani's role with #AllForCITY going forward. And this is why Tom had a BIG problem with one of the rumored Sporting Director candidates. www.youtube.com/clip/UgkxVFV...

The Red Smoke Rising PODCASTS are now live! Apple, Spotify, Amazon, and anywhere you get podcasts from. Direct links in the article here: stlsoccernews.com/red-smoke-ri... And of course, the YouTube replay is there as well. Let us know what you thought of the debut!

Join hosts @soccerzombie.com, @jxclem.bsky.social, & @stljakeh.com on our Kickoff Episode tonight at 7pm! www.youtube.com/live/jFVWq-4...