Rooster and the Villain: An American Soccer Podcast

Jimmy and I sat down for a face to face podcast episode in the lovely city of Charleston. We talked Bobcats, USL Championship, Prem, and about how awful Thrifty is in the Charleston airport. 

New Bobcat Jimmy Filerman joins the Bobcast to talk about his Soccer journey, Detroit City FC, USL-L1 and NISA comparisons, how he came to be a Bobcat, and where he fits into the club this year. This interview has us hyped for the Season and makes us think the Knights could be eating crow when the Bobcats lift the trophy at the end of Season.

We were ecstatic to have Richard Forka jump on the Bobcast for this week. Richard has been running up the right side of the field in front of the Old Bae Brigade for years so it was nice to get to know him better.

We talk about Richard's Soccer history, his path the Bobcats, and ton of other NISA and Bobcats-related topics.

Thanks for listening!

The Maryland Bobcast introduces new Bobcat's Coach, Alex Kao! 

We talk about Alex's playing background, work with the youth program, lineup and formation questions for the upcoming year, and more. We're also joined by Kalin Hicks, the Gameday Operations Manager for the Bobcats. We grill him on what we can expect as far as ticket sales, merch, food and bev at the games, and anything else we could think about.

Vamos Bobcats!

Alex from The Old Bae Brigade talks NISA with the Communications Specialist of NISA, Steve Johnson. Alex and Steve talk about what led Steve to NISA, the goals for the league this year, 5-year outlook of the league, hopes for the future, the process of scheduling games, the types of clubs in NISA, and more. Great convo!

Jake, Jimmy, and Mike are back at it talking transfer windows for Tottenham, Villa, and Brighton. We dive into NISA because we're also crazy.

We finally caught our Great White Buffalo, Matthew Babel. We have been trying to get this Gooner on the podcast for years. Literally years.

Is it a coincidence that we finally got him on when Arsenal sits on top of the table? Probably not. But either way, we were thrilled to talk with him about all things Arse. Great White Buffalo!

D17 Athletics was a sponsor and supporter of the World Cup Pop Up Shop.

The man behind the brand is Terrance Diggs. Terrance is a creative professional that is building a regional clothing brand that is gaining some notoriety in our Maryland Community. Terrance comes on the pod to discuss his unique background in brand marketing and building, how D17 is gaining a foothold in the soccer community with Columbia FC, D17's running club, supporting young athletes through NIL, and so much more. Easy to talk to. Big things ahead!

Excited to have Fred Matthes join Rooster and the Villain. Fred takes us through his soccer journey, which started in the outfield of a baseball field as a child and took him on a wild ride through life.

We talk about the 1994 World Cup, his time at DC United, the early days of Sacramento Republic FC, and more.

He is currently the General Manager of the Annapolis Blues. Which is kicking off in the NPSL this Spring.

Thrilled to finally get Kalin on the pod to talk in depth about his role at the Bobcats.