To the season ticket holders in the grandstand, this is a loving call out. After seeing Boise and Portland fans, you need to stand up and learn the cheers. Get loud.
This team is the best team we’ve had and Madison has lost the title of most hostile environment to play in.
Let’s get better.
Watching the game tonight and hearing the Portland supporters makes me sad! We used to sound like them.
Shoutout to Portland’s goalkeeper because that could’ve easily been 4-1 or 5-1 for us.
It’s unbelievable how much depth our roster has, the quality of play, the consistency, the intentionality…wow. And in every aspect.
Not sure what else to say other than playing Portland, we looked like what championship teams playing FMFC looked like last year. Hopefully we can keep this going, but it seems like a culture shift is happening.
We are just bigger, faster, stronger, more talented, and playing in a way that doesn’t rely on flopping. Super impressed with how this season and how this roster is shaping up.
Portland is the only team we haven’t faced at all yet this season. It looks like they lost to or drew against teams we’ve beaten (or also drawn to), but have also won against teams we’ve also won against. That doesn’t tell me much except their place on the table makes sense in comparison.
It does seem like they’re struggling compared to last year, and certainly well below their seventh place finish. But we’re also just had a hard time at a first away game since the undefeated home stand.
I suppose I’m expecting a W here, but haven’t really seen the Hearts play much this season to make a more nuanced assessment. I do love their stadium, though, and look forward to seeing the match; it’s one of the venues that really stuck out to me when I started watching Mingos games on TV last season.
Let’s go, Fortress Breese. 🙌
The Mingos remain unbeaten at home with a somewhat frustrating 1-1 draw against Greenville Triumph. After the match, we checked in with head coach Matt Glaeser and defender Jaylen Shannon.
Watch: https://youtu.be/6Yrc9ICYXr4
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2025 MLS Draft to FC Cincinnati / FCC2 MLSNP / Gonzaga / 6’3” midfielder / 7 goals 4 assists in 35 games in 2 years at Gonzaga / available for tomorrow’s match
I’m reading this as bad news for Mark Segbers. Matt Cairns previous told us that we were done with the roster after JahLane Forbes was added. I will say that we felt one midfielder light in last week’s match, as I said in the pod it felt like the plan was to save Castro as a second half sub and instead we spent him early.
However, a 25 day contract is truly a trial period, so maybe this isn’t a long term injury for Segbers - but it’s still tough to have both captains out at this time.
I also feel bad for Kage, wish he got more minutes, and seems like Machesan is also not coming back soon.
I don’t know what else to even say about that.
I’ll be moving here soon from Cincinnati. I was looking at ticket prices for games, I’m seeing 35-40 bucks for get in prices. What the hell? There’s literally a game today where I can watch my MLS team play against Pumas for 20 bucks. Madison theoretically are paying their players well less being a lower league team.
Why are the prices so high? High demand? Artificial scarcity? Scalping?