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The Pros From Dover
by The Pros From Dover
Jim and Matt sit down in the basement of everyone‘s favorite dive bar Rubys on Summit to talk soccer. New episodes weekly.
Episodes
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Episode 43 - ”The One With Sam”
Sam Fahmi from Massive Report stops by (and by that I mean I crashed his recording) to talk Crew soccer and how he became a Crew fan/photographer.
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Episode 42 - A New Season
Hey folks. Matt here. I've kinda wrestled with whether should I put a tag on the beginning of this show addressing Jim's passing and for this week I've elected not to. I've recorded it and re-recorded it a few times and I'm not saying what I want to say. With that said the show is back. Should be…
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Episode 41 - Caleb Porter Will Return in... ”Diamonds Are Forever”
Well Crew 2 went and won the whole dang thing. Crew 1 are out and so is Caleb.
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Episode 40 - It’s a Minisode!
Man real life has gotten in the way of our silly soccer podcast. Sorry about that. Here's a short episode to tide ya over. Crew still have a shot at the playoffs. Crew 2 played lights out against Toronto! We'll be back next week with a normal size one.
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Episode 39 - VAR Has Determined You Are an Whiny Entitled Child
Missed last week due to work, back at it again this week.
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Episode 38 - Back in the Spooky Dark Basement
We didn't see any ghosts this week, but boy were the lights low. Some might say it was romantic, but honestly it was just creepy. That put us in the right mood to preview Hell is Real leg 2, ask the important burning questions like Who's gonna stop Philly? and thank our new sponsor Wegners Grocery.
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Episode 37 -Thirty Seven Episodes... In a Row?
In this one we break down the Crew match and then kinda go off the rails about branding and marketing for like 30 minutes. ... so a normal episode.
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Episode 36 - Pink Floyd Fan Stole My Spoon!
So some lady at the Roger Waters show found the wooden spoon Matt hid in the NWA sign before Hell is Real and he found out during recording. He was less than pleased. Things discussed: Crew beats NYC The playoff push/home team push All star games suck! Denver preview
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Episode 35 - Should We Talk About the Government?
We're back at Ruby's this week where Matt is now 100% sure the basement is haunted. Topics discussed this week. Maybe we don't run the entire offence through 2 players. The weather. More of the weather. Stupid lightning. ... that's about it.
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Episode 34 - Park the Bus!
Well Jimmy got no sleep last night so it's a bit of a loopy one. We talk about the draw v NE, the Open Cup and preview our first match in Charlotte ever.
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Episode 33 - Dey Thought
They thought they were gonna beat us! We recap Hell is Real, talk more about Cuchomania and preview the NE match in this episode.
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Episode 32 - Jimmy the Birthday Boy
Cucho! - What a couple of games - we'll run em down and get you ready for Cincinnati on Sunday. Youtube video referenced in this week's show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw2rKeji-yg
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Episode 31 - Hole in My Head the Size of Lake Fing Michigan
It's a good one this week - recapping the Toronto and Philly games, and previewing Chicago.
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Episode 30 - The One With Evonne
***CONTENT WARNING*** We talk about the recent supreme court decisions as it relates to the Columbus Crew, Crew fans etc etc from 21:24 - 1:08:24. If this is not something that you want to listen to maybe skip that section (or skip this week's show) Remember we've set up a special...
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Episode 29 - I Choo Choo Cucho
So we got a new #9 from the Premier League... I mean it's Watford, but what are ya gonna do? Plus we recap the snoozefest that was the Charlotte match, talk injuries and chat about the World Cup 2026 sites.
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Episode 28 - ”The One Where Marie Showed Up”
Been off for a few weeks. Enjoy.
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Episode 27 - As We Go Up We Go Down
This week we recap the draw at New England, talk USOC, and a bunch more. ***This episode description written in a rush 2 days after recording because Matt has been super busy at work
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Episode 26 -Senior Crawl Bro!
We finally won a game! ... and we decided to record a podcast during senior crawl... oops.
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Episode 25 - ”Local Man Ruins Everything”
Well what can we say - the Open Cup didn't go our way, but what did we expect? Topics discussed on this episode - The US Open Cup. Ethan Forness from waitingfornextyear.com joins us in segment 2 to try to help Jim pick a baseball team. Matt gets real upset about national soccer writers crapping…
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Episode 24 - ”You Can Never Go Home Again... But I Guess You Can Shop There”
Topics covered on this one - Crew 2 and our first game back at HCS. Orlando game and why we enjoyed the Crew 2 match more than the senior team this week. Does the league have Caleb Porter figured out? (Not a repeat from 2016, 2017, 2019 or 2021) Around the league. US Open Cup preview.
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Episode 23 - ”Came Out Swinging”
What the heck is xG anyway? The Crew snatch defeat from the jaws of defeat two weeks in a row. Matt explains MLS Next Pro to Jim (and to be honest Jim still doesn't get it) We're going to Detroit...
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Episode 22 - ”Not an April Fools Podcast”
Quick one this week where we talk national team, preview the match against Nashville and ask the question... is Pipa really one of the greats?
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Episode 21 - ”Opposite Day”
What the heck is going on in this league? Chicago is in third place, Cincinnati is one point out of the playoffs and don't even get us started on the western conference. Plus Matt reviews his first experience at a Detroit City match, we talk a bit of open cup and chat about the World Cup...
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Episode 20 - J-League Mascot or Pokémon?
On tonight's episode we recap the win over Toronto, play J-League Mascot or Pokémon?, ask the hard hitting questions about why MLS needs their own league journalists, remind you that Gyasi Zardes isn't going anywhere and preview the match against Red Bull. Now with a new minty-fresh flavor! Like...
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Episode 19 - ”Daniel Jackson’s Harem”
Huge thanks to our friend Tim at Red Tail Design for our new logo! Check out his work at redtaildesign.com Topics discussed on tonight's show. Crew snatch a draw from the jaws of victory in California. We play trading card war. Is Cincinnati really this bad and is Austin really this good? Jim's...
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Episode 18 - ”Overkill”
Topics Discussed - Crew beat Vancouver 4-0 (Are we that good or is Vancouver that bad?) Around the league (Cincinnati IS that bad) Do we care about the Western Conference? San Jose rivalry week preview.
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Episode 17 - There Are No Winners
It wasn't a great night for either one of us to record a podcast given the state of the world. Stand with Ukraine. Protect trans kids. We'll be back next week and hopefully in a better podcast mood. Go Crew!
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Episode 16 - ”The Youth of the Nation”
We're joined by Jim's buddy Arman on this one and Matt forgets who won the 2018 Stanley Cup. Topics discussed - the first game of the Carolina Challenge Cup, Grandview Mega GrandviewGate.
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Episode 15 - ”The Calendar Hung Itself”
We're back with season 2! Topics discussed - new signings, the 2022 schedule, the Carolina Challenge Cup and more!
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Episode 14 - ”RIP Bob”
CONTENT WARNING - POLITICS ARE DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE This one apparently never posted. Originally recorded in Mid January. Topics discussed - new signings, sports team owners are not your friends. Sources for publicly available campaign donation information - opensecrets.org and/or fec.gov.
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Episode 13 - Caleb Porter, founding member of the Whiffenpoofs
Topics discussed: History of Columbus professional soccer Our guest (David Staley)'s history of Crew fandom Problems with the current squad Hopes and dreams for 2022
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Episode 12 - This Ain‘t a League it‘s a G.D. Arms Race
Topics discussed MLS Cup A decent amount of NBA and MLB trivia for some reason? The Expansion Draft MLS Salaries vs Winning
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Episode 11 - Just the (Crew)2 of Us
Topics of discussion this week. MLS Cup - Join us at Rubys at 3 on Saturday for our watch party! Or join our discord to watch along with us https://discord.gg/MHt7gRnm Crew 2 is a thing and it will be a Hunt Park and Matt is very excited about it. Jim talks about books!
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Episode 10 - Take Me Out to the Ballgame
That episode where we cheer super hard for a RSL - NYCFC final just because we want Don Garber to be embarrassed... then we remember he has no shame to begin with so it's mostly just for the lolz. Talking points for this episode. Player moves. MLS Playoffs. MLS Cup.
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Episode 9 - ”I Am Downright Amazed at What I Can Destroy With Just a Hammer”
Content Warning - We swear quite a bit in this one and there is some sort of weird clicking sound that keeps happening so sorry about both of those things. Also this wasn't our normal recording night so the bar is a lot busier than normal. Also we watched the Atlanta v Red Bull game before...
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Episode 8 - ”Call Me Maybe”
Topics covered on tonight's show. Matt screwed up Crew win v Orlando Lucas Zelarayan has goal of the year... for a couple hours Cincinnati wins their third consecutive wooden spoon! Season ticket renewals Sad people on the Cincinnati FC Reddit Customer service Carpool karaoke DC United preview…
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Episode 7 - The Living Room Sessions
Nothing like doing your term paper the day before the test. 5 hours before match time and we have a new episode. In this one: Nashville Recap The Crew App Why do people buy sports tickets? NYRB Preview
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Episode 6 - All the Hype Money Can Buy
Matt and Jim are back at it and NOTHING GOT DELETED THIS WEEK! Points of Conversation Crew creams Miami. USMNT game was great but atmosphere was plastic. No professional sports in Columbus. What makes a Crew Legend? Preview of Nashville.
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Episode 5.1 - ”Failure‘s Not Flattering”
Oh man guys. Matt beefed it on this one. We had over an hour of content and the computer crashed. We're going to go back to the conversation that we had before on a future episode but talking points are the following. Tony Galiffo joined us for this one! Third Segment - Who should get a crew…
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Episode 4 - ”The Great Outdoors”
A short one where Jim and Matt talk about the Campeones Cup victory, a lack of merchandise and preview Sunday's match against Philly.
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Episode 3 - Game Shows Touch Our Lives
In which Jim and Matt break down our win vs Montreal, get kinda mad about the new Leagues Cup/Champions League format, get real annoyed about the front office and wonder if we should renew our season tickets. It isn't all a bummer, we talk about whom to keep in the offseason, how awkward the DORA...
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Episode 2 - ”Note: Segment 4 Died on the Way Back to His Home Planet”
Yeah - it's episode two, cut us a break. No your download didn't screw up. We can't find the audio. Topics for this episode include NE Revs postgame Pregame spots for Lower.com Field Leagues Cup (Prior to the expansion announcement) How bad is it in Chicago? Will Ipswich Town have more points in...
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The Pros From Dover Episode 1
In which Jim and Matt explain exactly what they are doing and talk Columbus Crew, Lower.com Field and USMNT.
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