Had a blast w/ @phillgrooms.bsky.social again. 45 min of news and Montreal/CITY match talk and then a great wind down of big picture + discussion on this week’s off the field issues. Hope you enjoy those convos as I think we hit a ton of #AllForCITY angles on all these

Celebratory fallout!

Matt and I are still taking turns traveling, so a bit of a change in schedule. Thought I’d drop that we’re live streaming our show in about 30 minutes and I’m joined by @hornekerjustin.bsky.social!

Could be some rotation. @stuarthultgren.bsky.social guessed perhaps a Zalinsky start and I like it. If Wallem isn’t 90’ fit I hope we see JGR and Ostrak as subs.

What a game. Talking to my son and we’re listing who we’re rooting for. I know I get upset about MLs rules and Open Cup hate, but when CCC and CWC are on I root hard for the domestic clubs. Miami is my number one right now and a lot of that is bc there are 🇺🇸 to root for!

just saw a group of masked men stuffing masked ICE agents into an unmarked car, who were saying "we're ICE we're ICE!" but the abductors shouted to the crowd "no we're ICE!" no one knew who was ICE, so no one in the crowd said anything.

As we discussed this I actually kept forgetting good players were available. The guys agreed that Becher did enough to get another shot. I wanted Ostrak but Watts earned it…Wallem had to be put in. Good feeling to have a bench, but I hate missing out on Kessler and Löwen. 🥺

Relevant: The MLS Secondary Transfer Window is scheduled to open on July 24, 2025, and close on August 21, 2025. Critch will have Reid, Wallem, Totland, Watts, Hiebert, and Cilley as likely left back options until that window at the soonest. Only Reid and Cilley are left footed, if you care.

I hate to see Horn go…great player in STL at a bad time. All the best Jannes and thank you for your service. On the bright side, there’s a roster slot opening up that could be filled with another left back…or if we find an attacker better than Wallem, he can go to left back. Opportunity?

I’ll allow myself one social media hate post. Thatoughttadoit.

RE: is the roster good? Big debate and I hope we find out this season. Been fun to see pundits weigh in. My main point here, is that whether the roster has been good or bad…I truly think no coach has gotten it right. Hack was the closest IMO.

Second viz in here showing that despite Lutz claiming to yearn for that 2023 “DNA,” well… doesn’t seem he’s signed the players or coaches to do that. www.nytimes.com/athletic/638...

Timing was on our side and we hit the ground running once the news broke. This one went fast—we’ve been saving up a lot of these thoughts for weeks or more. I thought Matt & I covered most thoughts with lots of help from the chat.

Interesting…for those going after Lutz this could be a piece of your evidence.

Boy have I been bottling emotions for a long time trying to think as clearly as possible. I think that was the final straw for me…but emotions are fresh. We’ll see what morning brings.

Open Cup is such a perfect carrot or lifeboat or both for Coach Mellberg. For CITY fans a run could spell redemption—especially for tournament truthers like me. Lastly, as I’ve said about the playoffs, Mellberg’s style melds well with knockout soccer. Truly rooting for him and the boys.

Matt and I haven’t talked about these specific details but he and I are mind melding here. Probably a very bad sign tbh. bsky.app/profile/matt...

Repeatedly playing direct to players under 6 foot tall with 2 CB’s on them feels…pretty obviously wrong.

I thought I’d have to put out a separate XI from Flyover bc I’m done wondering what Mellberg will do. Well…these are all the healthy/best players we can fit on the field and this is also my best XI today. bsky.app/profile/flyo...

If you know Matt like I do, you know this is consistent, hard work paying off. Congrats @mattbakerstl.bsky.social

Excited to make my @fox2now.bsky.social debut tonight on Sports Final! Tune in around 11pm after UFL & the news to hear a great #AllForCITY discussion!

Well St. Louis…we went over and over the blame game on our @flyoverfooty.bsky.social show that dropped this morning. Round and round: Diego, Olof, Lutz. THIS IS SUCH A PIVIT MOMENT. LA retains the coach and brings in analytical reinforcements. Interesting move. And timely for STL IMO.

Edu’s healthy and fit enough to play & just played last week. If he were with the team he’d be practicing and playing. We all know what his family is dealing with. Any notion of Löwen not being at training is through that lens. He’s not just hanging out in the facility not training. #AllForCITY

“I see stuff and, yeah, fairly, I was criticized. I know I could have done better.” For @backheeled.com, I chatted with Zack Steffen about dealing with poor form and online criticism, finding his rhythm again with Colorado, and returning to the USMNT.

ICYMI: Open Cup superlatives! I dig into Cavan Sullivan, Pittsburgh's Cup-set, and the other big takeaways from the Round of 32. ✨Free✨ on @Backheeled.com! www.backheeled.com/us-open-cup-...

An attacking lineup! We might even see a balanced attack. Happy for Zalinsky to get some minutes. They might need the attack facing a stingy Union Omaha. Hoping these guys secure some goals and get lot of minutes. A perk of the Open Cup.

We were projecting earlier in the week a lot of rotation, but between the importance of this tournament in STL, the return of some starters, the presser yesterday, and the morale boost a cup run could bring we’ve added in a lot more quality starters. Some fun players here & perhaps some young subs!

Solidarity. Not too late to invite family and friends. Offer tickets and beer if you can. :) That’s what I did.

I argue it’s OK to ignore this loss in this episode, but we also dig into the problems. While I think the best is yet to come, I think coaches in the past have made good with rosters worse than this…therapy session.

Up Next: Kicking off our Open Cup campaign! 😤 🎟️ www.stlcitysc.com/opencup

Have you heard of the St. Louis Public School Stadium?? A great tie-in to the US Open Cup. That match vs @unionomaha.bsky.social is around the corner and STL needs to show up! May 7 at 7PM. Tell your friends.

OK, we can stop talking about this now. Me included lol. #allforcity

Silva will be wearing a new shade of 'red' very shortly! At a quick glimpse I figure this is in lieu of the failed Opoku signing--similar profile. I assume this will be a player to supplement the oft-injured Alm. Digging deeper, it's his ball progression that stands out. #allforcity MORE👇

Making progress each match. Always a delight to see Santi and @mattbakerstl.bsky.social at Energizer Park for a Flyover Footy reunion.

It’s sustainability day at Energizer Park, over the first half of this match I was given a tour of the stadium’s sustainability plan in action. Very cool, and it allowed for some views around the park that I don’t usually see. #allforcity

As MLS continues to grow, its youth development footprint expands, too. But some teams run better academies than others. @travismclark.bsky.social ranks all 30 MLS academies — and highlights the best prospect from each team. Find out where your team ranks ⤵️ www.backheeled.com/ranking-all-...

BIG DAY. THE US OPEN CUP IS BACK. youtu.be/YnKNE5yrVgA?...

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Even in our DM’s we had trouble creating this one based on who’s available. I don’t envy Mellberg’s job today. This would be quite an attacking lineup actually…outside of Hiebert at wingback.

Since the Austin game the lineups & subs have been less conservative (within reason w/ injuries). Fans have been hating on the lack of follow thru w/ playing the kids. Here’s a correction. I just want to pump up @mattbakerstl.bsky.social for his diligence in asking the hard questions.

Wilfried Nancy and the Columbus Crew are absolutely elite at building freedom and improvisation out of a well-drilled structure. It's spectacular to watch.

"What the U.S. is doing now is not reform. It is rejecting the very system it created." - Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (April 8, 2025)

Talking to Wiese & Baker on Soccer in the Lou last night and it feels like this team keeps losing ground with injuries on trying to figure out the attack. Some progress with the emergence of Celio. Players will be coming back. Alternatively, here we see Columbus Crew fine tuning their roster.

There has never been a moment when whatever MLS rules were in place at the time were sacrosanct. "Parity" as a guiding principle is not about a level playing field, it's an excuse to limit spending in the general sense.

Not only is this what I WANT to see…but Mellberg is damn near forced into this lineup or something close to it…or play more CB’s. But if this is what we get, it’ll be fun to watch!

A full length @flyoverfooty.bsky.social in the books w/ @phillgrooms.bsky.social & @stuarthultgren.bsky.social after a few weeks of interviews/shortened shows. Felt great & appropriate for a rivalry match. Lots of storylines to follow + Wind Down US Open Cup chat! Full pod out in the AM! #AllForCITY

Bezos has done some amazing things with this editorial page.

US Open Cup multiview feature goes so hard.

I salute every time @mikewattsonair.bsky.social calls it “America’s Tournament”.