916 Republic Podcast: Recent Episodes
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A tactical break down of the Sacramento Republic FC. Nolan, Zak and Scott go deep every week into the on and off the field factors that contribute to a successful USL championship club.
The boys hit the USMNT and USWNT in the news segment, as well as highlight the fact that Nabi Kibunguchy's goal is up for USL Goal of the Week! Go vote now on USLchampionship.com. The boys review the dramatic 2-2 draw away to Orange County, and preview the importance of the next three games against the NYRB II, Tacoma Defiance, and Las Vegas Lights. Sac must get results in these games to stay in playoff contention.
Hopefully what happened in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas for the Republic, because the Old Glory Red managed to snap a 9 game winless streak by defeating the Lights on 7/14 2-1. Zak and Nolan discuss the game and give their take on whether this could be a turning point in the season for Sacramento. At the top of the show, the guys talk about the USMNT Gold Cup group play, the UWNT Olympic group, CONCACAF juggernaut Martinique, and of course, Sacramento's signing of Jerome Kiesewetter from FC Tulsa.
At the top of the show, Scott gives his quick take on what needs to happen for Sac in the next three games. Then, Nolan and Zak review the 0-0 draw to Oakland, the 2-0 loss to OC, and then look at how it is that Sac has reached this new low, 9 points in 11 games and a 9 game winless run.
4 games, 2 goals, both coming from centerbacks. Not a great stat. Scott and Nolan break down the 1-1 draw against the San Diego Loyal. The boys discuss the midfield, and how they can drive forward to help the forwards get into the goals. Looking forward to July 7th and 10th's games against the Oakland Roots and OCSC, the boys discuss what they want to see tactically from the Republic to continue getting points from games.
Also in this pod, a review of the Copa America, European Championships, the MLS NEXT Tournament, and the USWMNT Olympic group!
Worldie freekick goal from Asante, Sac red card, off-sides controversy, a 10-man comeback, and even a pitch invader! This game had it all. The boys discuss the game from Saturday night, and look forward to the July 3rd match-up against the in-form SD Loyal. Hottest Take from the Episode: Sac can't score, and can't afford to sign new forwards. BUT, the have 6 goals sitting on the bench! (Tucker Bone - 3, Jaime Villareal - 2, Jordan McCrary - 1). So, play all of them!
Zak and Nolan break down Sacramento's 2-0 loss to the the Real Monarchs, and preview the upcoming away fixture to the Oakland Roots! Why can't Sac score? Is it a system problem or a problem with individual players? Should Pete Pennanen play the #9? Can Sac turn this poor run of form around on the 19th? The boys also discuss Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Dominican Republic's world cup qualifying campaign, the announcement of the USL Women's League, and take stock of other games that have gone down in the USL Championship's Pacific Division.
The boys break down the madness that was the 3-3 draw to the Oakland Roots and the 3-1 loss to OCSC. Zak gets on his soap box to talk about the USMNT's win over Mexico in the CONCACAF Nations League Final, and then Nolan rounds out the episode with a preview of the Real Monarchs.
Nolan and Zak review the 1-0 loss to Phoenix. The boys preview a VERY exciting matchup on 6/2 against USL newcomer, the Oakland Roots! Also, in a double game week, the boys preview the home game against OCSC on Saturday, 6/5.
The boys break down the news (Adam Jahn injury update, Oakland Roots update, and Covid vaccine/free ticket at Heart Health Park news). Then, they break down the game against Orange County, and then discuss what changes to expect when Sac takes on the Phoenix Rising on May 29th at Heart Health Park.
Is Sacramento playing in a 3-4-3 instead of a 3-5-2? Who is Kwadwo Opoku? Why is Kharlton Belmar so important to Sacramento's attack? How is it possible for Frankie Lopez to sub on, score, and get sent off all in the span of thirty-three minutes? What can we expect out of Orange County SC on Saturday? Zak and Nolan tackle these questions as they break down Sacramento's 3-1 win over the Las Vegas Lights, and preview the upcoming game against Orange County SC.
The boys review a 1-0 win over the LA Galaxy II, talk about the new Heart Health Park, presented by Western Health Advantage, and review the game against the Las Vegas Lights.
The boys at the 916 Republic review the last preseason game against the real Monarchs, look forward to the season opener against Los Dos and give you some juicy season predictions!
We're back! All three hosts are in the studio to talk about the recent news around SRFC and to preview three teams in the Pacific Division, Orange County, Phoenix Rising, and Las Vegas Lights.
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This week on the 916 Republic Podcast, the guys begin their season previews with Oakland Roots and San Diego Loyal. Some under the radr news is also discussed.
The boys have the not fun task of discussing lead investor Ron Burkle's departure from the MLS expansion bid. Hopefully this helps talk out your feelings as it did ours.
The lads are back in the studio this week to discuss everything Sac Republic related including the rumor of Jill Ellis coming on board with the club, three new player signings, the new league format, a new assistant coach, USMNT vs. Trinidad and Tobago and more.
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The boys are back with a very special New Year's Resolution episode. Scott, Zach, and Nolan share their own resolutions for the new year, and prescribe a few means of self-improvement to, among others, Darek Formella, the Sacramento Republic Football Club, and the USL Championship. The boys also discuss in the news the signing of Tomas Gomez and what that might mean for SRFC goalkeeper Rafa Diaz, and speculate about the twitter rumored (and now confirmed) addition to the SRFC coaching staff in set-piece specialist Matt Glaeser.
Zak and Nolan discuss all the new signings and look ahead to the exciting possible starting lineup come 2021.
Interview Alert! This week we have a very special interview with a journalist and faithful friend of the pod, Alicia Rodriguez. Alicia is a reporter and editor for SB Nation who, in addition to writing about the Sacramento Republic, also diligently covers the San Jose Earthquakes, the LA Galaxy, and LAFC. Many of our listeners will be familiar with Alicia’s work on SB Nation’s Sacramento dedicated site, Indomitable City Soccer. We also had Alicia on the show back in March to talk MLS as it pertains to Sacramento, so please do scroll back and give that a listen.
In this episode, we catch up with Alicia since we last talked, and then move into a quick recap of the MLS Cup final between the Seattle Sounders and the Columbus Crew. We spend a majority of our time asking Alicia about the state of each of the California MLS clubs, and then round out the interview with a discussion about the Sacramento Republic’s off-season activity. Alicia also shares a hilarious and endearing story about the Republic’s head coach Mark Briggs at the very end of the show. Thanks so much to Alicia for coming on and sharing her MLS expertise with us!
If you want to read more of her work, you can do so here at Indomitable City Soccer: https://www.indomitablecitysoccer.com/
Alicia is also always putting out great content on twitter, so give her a follow there as well: @soccermusings
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Zak and Nolan discuss the two U.S. Men's National team November friendlies between Wales and Panama (spoiler alert, we are very excited). Then the boys discuss the offseason moves thus far.
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The off season is in full swing! SRFC is beginning to announce the players that will be returning for the 2021 season. This week the boys start to break down the players the want to see back and some they maybe don't want to see back. Some news items are also covered.
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Matt George of KHTK 1140 AM Sports Radio joins the lads as they wrap up their end of season superlative. The awards handed out this week are for the defender of the year, mid fielder of the year and team MVP. We will be back soon to talk about the moves the team has made as well as some players we would like to see back in old glory red next season.
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All three hosts are in the studio once again! The lads talk about Roro's departure, some USMNT news and some other news as well. Then They being their end of season superlative awards. They award most disappointing, most surprising, most improved and top goal scorer.
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Zak and Scott go over the first round play off loss to Phoenix Rising FC. Then they move on to a season review with comparisons to other seasons as well as other teams Manager Mark Briggs has coached. And Nolan compares Rufat Dadashov to Draco Malfoy form Harry Potter.
Zak and Scott are joined by Richard Ivanowski of the Rise of the Republic Podcast. Rich is a writer for the Sacramento Bee and has been writing features on the Republic for about a year now. He and his co-host Blake started the Rise of the Republic Podcast just before the season started this past March. On this episode we discuss the 1-0 loss to Tacoma on the road this past Wednesday, the 4-0 win at home against the Portland Timbers 2 and we wrap things up with a preview of this Saturday's play -off match away to the Phoenix Rising FC. We would like to thanks Richard for his time and for setting this crossover episode up!
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Zak and Scott open up the show with some quick news items followed by Nolan's Notes on Frank Lopez. Zak and Scott then go into the play off picture of group B and wrap things up with a review of the Reno game this past weekend.
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Scott and Zak break down the draw against Tacoma with special attention paid to the early goal conceded (again) and the poor first half vs. the better second half. The boys also discuss the squad rotation we saw from this last match and make predictions for the upcoming game against Reno. Also Nolan is back with his thoughts from the game.
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After an exciting week of football, the boys break down the the two results and their implications moving forward for Sac. Then some quick thoughts on Tacoma and Nolan talks about gold fish.
Scott and Zak take the bulk of the work this week with a special appearance by our very own co-host Nolan. This week the boys discuss the win over the Portland Timbers 2 with a majority of the analysis going to the last 15 minutes of the match, (because nothing before matters). We also spend time breaking down the upcoming midweek match against Orange County SC and touch on the weekend match against Reno.
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This week Zak returns to the pod while Nolan takes some time off. We discuss the most recent game against the Portland Timbers 2, and update to our season progress report. Lastly, We have a conversation about the need to possibly bring in a back-up goalie or possibly another forward.
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An episode we recorded a few weeks ago before California started burning, Scott and Nolan discuss the season the thus far and want they want to see changed.
The boys are back in the studio for a normal review of a game and a preview of another. It feels nice to be back into the swing of things!
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The guys talk about the 3-3 draw with Tacoma Defiance while driving back from the game because life is busy.
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The USL is back! This week, the guys are happy to bring you a game preview of Tacoma Defiance preceded by a news update that includes the league structure for the remainder of the season and a player signing. The 916 Republic Podcast wants to say thank you to everyone who has supported us through these tough times. We cannot wait to continue the season!
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This week the boys sit down with Dennis Sanchez, academy director for the Republic. We quickly overview Dennis's background in soccer, discuss the upcoming MLS Academy Platform that the academy will be playing in soon, and talk over all academy vision. WE would like to thank Dennis for this time and or being so open with his answers.
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This week, the boys interview Chris Malenab, former SRFC assistant coach and video analyst. He is currently an assistant coach for Reno 1868. Chris gave us great insight into how important video analysis is for game prep, some comparison of Preki and Buckle, and a much needed discussion about mental health in sports.
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This week the guys give a news update concerning the USL. We cover the news about small sided training, the future USL Academy system, and player salary cuts. Then, the crew welcomes Evan Ream as they discuss the origins of the team, former staff and Evan's book that should be out just before the team joins MLS. Lastly, we play the wikipedia game and it goes, kinda smoothly.
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This week the guys interview Ivan Mirkovic, former midfielder of SRFC. We talk the "Miracle at Boney", Ivan's journey to becoming a professional soccer player, and what he is doing now. We would like to thank Ivan for being so generous with his time and for his candidness.
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Andrew Wheeler- Omiunu joins cast as they discuss, MLS, Josef Martinez, Harvard and more. We send Andrew all our thanks and hope he is staying well. Keep signing Andrew!
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Your three normal co-hosts are joined this week by Jeff Reuter of the Athletic. Jeff started out podcasting so you know he's one of us. We would like to Thank Jeff for making the time to talk with us about the USL, MLS, coronavirus implications and more.
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Justin Braun sits down the lads (virtually) to discuss his journey to becoming a professional soccer player, his time with the Republic, some shady trades and more. We would like to thank Justin for taking the time out his busy schedule to talk with the guys.
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The guys announce that they are now apart of the Beautiful Game Network! This great collection of podcasts helps bring soccer to those die hard fans who want the best content for their team. The Beautiful Game Network is brought to you by Roughnecks Scarfs. Then Alicia Rodriguez takes time out of her day to discuss her journey to becoming a full time soccer writer and her take on the "Miracle at Bonney." Alicia writes for Indomitable City Soccer, the SB Nation site that covers SRFC.
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Nolan and Scott interview Matt George of KHTK 1140 am Sports Radio. The three discuss the breaking news about about the player infected with the coronavirus, Matt's job covering the Sacramento Kings and Sacramento Republic, the season both the Kings and the Republic are having (well kinda), and a player trivia game that everyone can play!
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In this shortened episode, Scott and Zak cover the news topics around soccer including the resignation of the US soccer president, the extension of the USL Championship break to May 10th, and more. Then, Zak recalls the USA women's win over Japan in the...
The 2020 USL Championship season is back and the boys are here to review this weekend's action! A 1-1 draw at home to Tulsa FC was a thing. A game against the Las Vegas Lights is coming up, and the USWNT will almost certainly win the 2020 She Believes...
The boys talk about some news surrounding the club, as well as break down Saturdays preseason finale and the home opener this coming Saturday. At the end of the podcast, Nolan, Zak and Scott also make some predictions for the upcoming season.
The month of February has seen 4 preseason games to this point, and the guys discuss all of them. Then, we answer listener questions and dissect Manager Mark Briggs' thoughts on preseason heading in the final tune- up game against the Real Monarchs this...
A very special guest joins Scott and Zak for the news followed by three more team scouting reports with Nolan.
Scott and Nolan discuss how the new academy signings might fit into the team at SRFC. Also, the boys catch you up on the post season moves of several former Quails, including Hayden Partain, Thomas Enevolso, and others. At the end of the show, we...
Nolan and Scott had the opportunity to have some quick talks with club legend Rodrigo Lopez and new head manager Mark Briggs.
On this very special episode, Zak, Nolan and Scott interview former Sacramento Republic mid fielder Hayden Partain.
This week all three guys continue the discussion about the recent roster moves that the club has made.
Tonight, Scott and Nolan quickly react to the signings and departures that were recently announced by the club.
The boy talk about the US national teams, MLS Cup review, end of season superlatives, and a fun game.
The boys discuss the departure of Simon Elliott and the playoff loss to El Paso Locomotive.
The boys talk about news around the league, most notably, the news that Sacramento will be home to the 29th MLS expansion team!!! Also a review of the performance in Salt Lake City against the Monarchs, and a preview of the New Mexico United USL play-in...
The boys discuss news from around the league, academy products are tearing it up in Hamburg, USL League 1 is getting Los Dos, and MLS might finally be announced to Sacramento. We then discuss the Four Controversial calls from the Orange County SC game....
The boys review the LA Galaxy 2 game, Tulsa game, and preview the final home game against Orange County. Also, news from around the league.
Phoenix delayed, academy players growing and Sac with nine points in nine days; the boys are happy!
A review of the LA Galaxy 2 game, a preview of the Tacoma Defiance game, and a new segment called the players we want.
This week the gents tackle the crunching defeat to the league leading Phoenix Rising FC and also give a generous look at the upcoming LA Galaxy 2 game.
A review of the Colorado Springs Switchbacks game and a preview of the Phoenix Rising game.
Scott, Nolan, and Zak review the Las Vegas Lights game, Preview the Colorado Springs game, discuss transfer news, and preview the upcoming english Premier League.
The boys cover off the field anticipations and on the field expectations that include a review of the San Antonio FC game and preview of the Las Vegas Lights FC game..
A special interview with Copa Califas, a review of New Mexico United, a preview of San Antonio FC, and our mid season superlatives.
Transfer news, reviews of Portland Timbers 2 and Rio Grande Valley, and previews of New Mexico United and Orange County.
A review of the Women's World Cup, Men's Gold Cup and Fresno FC with Transfer talk and previews of Portland Timbers 2 and Rio Grande Valley FC.
Nolan, Zak, and Scott review the Men's Gold Cup, the Women's world Cup, Reno vs. Sacramento, and update their Western Conference Danger Rankings.
Scott and Zak cover the Open Cup game against the San Jose Earthquakes and the league game against the Tulsa Roughnecks
A break down of Sacramento Republic FC vs Reno 1868 FC and a preview of Sacramento Republic FC vs El Paso Locomotive FC
This week on the 916 Republic Podcast Nolan and Scott talk about Aston Villa vs Leeds United controversial goal. The guys then move to a quick Phoenix review (we totally nailed the preview) and finally an interesting Las Vegas preview.
Scott and Nolan divulge their current top 3 dangerous match-ups from the eastern conference and break down the upcoming home game against Phoenix.
In the inaugural episode of the 916 Republic Podcast, Scott and Nolan discuss MLS's league expansion announcement and it's impact on Sacramento Republic FC. They also provide a tactical review of the Sacramento Republic FC vs. Austin Bold game played on...
Scott and Nolan introduce the "Dangerous Matchups of the USL Western Conference" segment, as well as provide a tactical review of the Sacramento Republic FC vs. Portland Timbers 2 game played on April 13th, 2019.