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DCFCFC - The Podcast

by John Mozena and Sean Grogan

Independent supporters' podcast for the Detroit City Football Club. News, opinion, interviews and insight into Detroit City FC, its supporter community and everything else surrounding the club. #DCTID

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Episodes

  1. Episode 28: So That Happened (NISA season recap, USL announcement)

    Sean and John return from their brief hiatus to discuss the NISA 2021 Fall Season and start unpacking all the news (and feelings) about DCFC's departure from NISA and new affiliation with the USL.

  2. Episode 27: Sean Mann & NISA Juicenotes

    John & Sean are joined by fellow DCFC owner and club CEO Sean Mann to discuss the massively successful investment campaign, how the club and its people are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and how DCFC is engaging with the #BlackLivesMatter fight for racial justice in its communities. We also...

  3. Episode 26: Sam Piraine

    Sean & John speak with Sam Piraine, head coach of the Detroit City FC women's team and technical director of DCFC Youth West. The women's season may only have lasted three matches, but there was still a lot to talk about - including Sam's brief stint coaching against City and why it's a lot…

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  4. Episode 25: 2020 NISA League Preview

    New league, who dis? Sean shares what we know -- or often don't know, because this is lower-league American soccer -- about the seven other teams that Detroit City FC will face in this inaugural NISA Spring season.

  5. Episode 24: 2019 Playoff #Juicenotes

    With AFC Ann Arbor's elimination this evening from the 2019 NPSL Playoffs [pause for hysterical laughter] it's time for a 2019 Juicenotes, Playoff Edition! Sean breaks down the three teams traveling to Keyworth this weekend, and he and John dig into what's different about City this season and…

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  6. Episode 23: 2019 #Juicenotes

    #Juicenotes is back, as Sean takes us through the players who've been announced for DCFC's 2019 NPSL roster before the opening friendly at Chattanooga. Oh, and if you're one of the clubs whom we've heard listen to this podcast in order to get inside info on City: You suck, your club sucks and go…

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  7. Episode 22: Trevor James

    Sean and John sit down with Detroit City FC head coach Trevor "MF" James for a wide-ranging discussion about what brought him to City, how the team will operate in its new professional structure, how he's building a roster, what the club's supporters mean to him and the players and much more.

  8. Episode 21: Sean Mann

    Sean and John sit down with DCFC co-owner and CEO Sean Mann to get an update on the club, its league, its new ventures and some thoughts on what the season and future hold. (Interview recorded on February 11, 2019.)

  9. Episode 20: Midseason #Juicenotes

    At roughly halfway through the NPSL regular season, we take a look at what's going right on the field for City, what needs work and who's impressed us so far. Also, Coach Sean gets put on the spot and is made to pick his starting 11 at this point of the season.

  10. Episode 19: Back with #Juicenotes 2018

    DCFCFC returns (even if we don't know exactly what we're calling it these days) with Sean breaking down what we know so far about Detroit City FC's 2018 roster.

  11. Episode 18: So That Happened

    For various reasons, including lawyers, it's been roughly half a season since a full podcast. That means there's a lot to talk about. Most things happening on the field are not good, while things in the stands and in the community are wonderful. There's an #askPadre on the Rust Belt Derby, Sean...

  12. Episode 17: #Juicenotes Part 2

    Dean and John enable Sean by making encouraging noises as he descends the rest of the way into madness and/or roster analysis. We finish up the DCFC roster discussion, talk a bit about the Bucks match and the Sharta and Dayton matches later in the weekend and note that there's some really amazing...

  13. DCFCFC Short: Caesar post-match; Danny Deakin & Omar Sinclair

    Two quick interviews: Detroit City FC Head Coach Ben Pirmann following DCFC's victory in Windsor New City players Danny Deakin and Omar Sinclair at the Supporter Prom Links: Omar on Twitter Danny on Twitter

  14. DCFCFC Short: Meet Ali Al-Gashamy

    Sean and John speak briefly with new DCFC midfielder Ali Al-Gashamy, whose path to a summer in Detroit led from Iraq to Norway to Estonia to...Boiling Springs, North Carolina? Links: Ali on Twitter Transfermarkt profile

  15. Episode 16: #Juicenotes roster analysis

    Sean levels up in soccer nerddom by providing more than an hour of analysis of Detroit City FC's 20 announced players to date and occasionally thin hints from the other six teams in the Michigan+Dayton NPSL division. (Spoiler alert: Kalamazoo's gonna suck, and City's going to be good.) Links:...

  16. Episode 15: Ben Pirmann and Alex Wright

    John, Sean and guest host Andrew Goode of "Boys In Rouge" sit down with Detroit City FC head coach Ben Pirmann before the club's open tryouts. Ben talks being Caesar, balancing college and NPSL responsibilities, his thoughts on what's going on around the division and more. We're also joined by…

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  17. Episode 14: Seb Harris

    DCFC defender Seb Harris talks about a soccer career that included both a win at Anfield and a game-winning header against Cleveland, as well as what life is like for City players who balance 9-5 jobs, family obligations and Monday-Thursday training schedules in season. This episode also features...

  18. Episode 13: Danny Dragoi

    Danny Dragoi tells us the story of how a U-16 Romanian national team member traveled through more than 20 clubs in Romania, Italy, Albania, the NCAA, the PDL and beyond to become one of Detroit City FC's most dependable players. He also discusses, from his perspective, the difference between a...

  19. Episode 12: Stefan Szymanski and Todd Kropp

    Dean, Sean and John are joined by "Soccernomics" author and University of Michigan professor Dr. Stefan Szymanski as well as Detroit City FC co-owner Todd Kropp to talk about the economics of DCFC, the NPSL, American soccer and sports in general. (Warning: This interview contains what Sean...

  20. Episode 11 - #KeyworthKickoff with Alex Wright & Jeff Aronoff

    John talks briefly to Alex Wright of Detroit City FC and Jeff Aronoff of Sidewalk Ventures after the #KeyworthKickoff community investing launch event. Plus, some background on the FC United Manchester friendly. "Language barrier" our ass, Sean Mann. Go invest in a stadium here: MichiganFunders.com.

  21. Episode 10: Alex Wright and Sean Mann

    Sean, Dean and John get rained on at Keyworth Stadium before sitting down for a long discussion with Alex Wright and Sean Mann of Detroit City FC's ownership group. Topics include: Sean's a new father! 2015 recap and whether the season met expectations Getting players for 2016 Sponsors and their...

  22. Episode 9: Colin McAtee, Will Mellors-Blair, James Murphy & T.J. VanSlooten

    John and Sean travel to Ann Arbor to sit down with four men who've worn both the Rouge & Gold and the Maize & Blue: University of Michigan Men's Soccer players and DCFC alumni Colin McAtee, Will Mellors-Blair, James Murphy and T.J. VanSlooten. We talk about their time playing for DCFC, what they...

  23. SPECIAL - Andrew Chattaway

    EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA We break news with a quick interview with the man of the hour, future Detroit City FC goalkeeper Andrew Chattaway. He and John discuss why Drew's going to make the transition from the supporters' stands to City's goal, and whether or not he might try to score a goal while...

  24. Episode 8 - Boys In Rouge

    John, Dean and Sean are back together again and joined by Andrew Goode of Boys In Rouge, who not only can give Sean a run for his soccer nerdery but also long ago set the bar for intelligent fan commentary on Detroit City FC. We then give nowhere near enough thought to end-of-season awards and...

  25. Episode 7: Charlie MacInnes and Bennett Jull

    After Sean flees the country, Dean and John drown their beginning-of-the-offseason sorrows with the help of not only DCFC first-year players Charlie MacInnes and Bennett Jull, but also friends Ryan "Bone Ranger" Rumohr and Patrick Cyrul. We complain about whatever Circuit City remainder bin…

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  26. Episode 7a: LIGHTNING ROUND with Bennett Jull and Charlie MacInnes

    First-season DCFC players Bennett Jull and Charlie MacInnes dish on their teammates -- who's the worst dancer? Who's got the best playlist? Who's got the most...game?

  27. Episode 6: Troy Watson

    Sean and John recap City's painful loss to the troll kings of Erie and subsequent victory in Pontiac over the wandering pariahs of the NPSL's Midwest Conference, look ahead to the playoffs in Madison and get to know first-year midfield stalwart Troy Watson. Dean also makes a brief appearance to...

  28. Episode 5: Josh Rogers

    Dean, Sean and John laugh at Lansing's collapse, worry about playoff hosting, get deep into the amateurism weeds and talk with DCFC's captain, Josh Rogers, as he looks back at his playing career and forward to what's next for him and his beard. Also, we discover that Josh does not, in fact, hate...

  29. Episode 4: Dave Edwardson

    This week John, Sean and Dean are together again and tackle the issues of the NPSL Midwest Conference playoff picture. With only a few games left, Detroit City is in first but needs to finish strong. Joining us this week at Motor City Brewing Works is DCFC stand out and Three-Time Geordie of the...

  30. Episode 3: Bret Mollon

    This week we look at the exciting victories at Ft. Pitt and home in Cass against the united. Padre phones in from Pine Mountain, Georgia to talk about the Rouge Rover experience this past week, and we look ahead to a rather quiet week for DCFC. Sean also takes a snapshot of the playoff picture in...

  31. Episode 2: David Dwaihy

    In this Emmy-nominated* second episode, John, Sean & Dean discuss projectiles, the epic comeback at Cincy, and some of the many avenues the NGS culture is expressed. Special guest David Dwaihy, DCFC co-owner, former player and mascot takes our hard-hitting questions. Take a listen below or...

  32. Episode 1: Javi Bautista and Ross Hendry

    John Mozena, Dean Simmer and Sean Grogan launch the Detroit City FC Fancast (DCFCFC) with special guests Javi Bautista and Ross Hendry. We also discuss what's going on in DCFC's division and in its past few games, what's happening in and around the community and what's ahead for Le Rouge as they...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Independent supporters' podcast for the Detroit City Football Club. News, opinion, interviews and insight into Detroit City FC, its supporter community and everything else surrounding the club. #DCTID

HOSTED BY

John Mozena and Sean Grogan

Produced by John Mozena

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