City SC Posse - Ep20: CITY is Rolling, the Signings Are Here, and Galaxy Is Next

City SC Posse - Ep20: CITY is Rolling, the Signings Are Here, and Galaxy Is Next

City SC Posse is back for Episode 20, and suddenly the season feels alive again. Bright and Kev start by thanking everyone who watched, listened, shared, and supported the Wrexham AFC bonus episode, which became the show’s biggest episode so far. After the original Wrexham story, the stolen rental car, the missing souvenirs, and Wrexham AFC replacing the entire order, the bonus episode brought in thousands of streams and new listeners to NFNPPOD and City SC Posse. Then it is back to St. Louis CITY business. CITY beat Sporting KC 3-2 at Energizer Park, and Kev was there with Pop to take in the rivalry win. The guys talk through the atmosphere, the Thursday night crowd, the lack of SKC blue in the building, and what it felt like to be back after the World Cup break. The recap gets into the biggest talking points from the match: Roman Bürki not being in the lineup or even on the bench, Ben Lundt getting the start, Sang-Bin Jeong continuing to produce, Marcel Hartel looking like a true DP, Eduard Löwen burying the late penalty, and CITY nearly making a comfortable rivalry win way more stressful than it needed to be. CITY’s goals came from Sang-Bin, Hartel, and Löwen, while the team finished with 21 shots, 7 on target, 56% possession, stronger passing numbers, and the three points they absolutely needed against the worst team in the league. The win pushed CITY into 10th place in the Western Conference, just one point behind LA Galaxy, making Wednesday night’s road match a real playoff-line opportunity. A few weeks ago, CITY looked buried. Now they are in form, climbing the table, and suddenly playing matches that actually matter again. Then the guys preview LA Galaxy. CITY has a chance to leapfrog LA, keep the momentum going, and prove this recent run is more than a brief post-break sugar rush. Bright and Kev talk win probability, whether a road draw would be acceptable, the possibility of another high-scoring CITY-Galaxy match, and why a 2-2 result feels very much on the table. Finally, the transfer window woke up. CITY officially added Alexandru Mățan, a Romanian attacking midfielder with MLS experience, Columbus Crew ties, a Damet connection, and a trophy-winning background. The guys also discuss the reported Carlo Holse move, the biggest signing in club history if finalized, and what both attacking additions mean for Hartel, Löwen, Becher, Sang-Bin, and the rest of the front line. The big question remains: Did CITY add enough finishing, or did they just add more creativity? The signings are here. CITY is rolling. Galaxy is next. Listen now at NFNPPOD.com [http://NFNPPOD.com]

Wrexham AFC Just Won a Fan for Life

A St. Louis CITY fan wore his CITY kit to Wrexham, visited The Fat Boar, the Racecourse, the Club Shop, and The Turf, then had his rental car stolen with all the Wrexham merch inside. After reading the blog, Wrexham AFC replaced the entire order and now Bright is a fan for life! Read the blog at NFNPPOD.com/blog/wrexham/ [http://NFNPPOD.com/blog/wrexham/]

St. Louis Curfews, Bail Bond Rabbit Holes & Taco Bell Prophecies

Part 2 of our July NFNP hangout episode is here — and somehow, this one turned into a prophecy. Bright and Duds continue the conversation from last week with St. Louis sports, the Cardinals, Jordan Walker, CITY SC frustration, downtown St. Louis curfews, fireworks chaos, families feeling unsafe after major events, and the question of whether the city is finally getting serious about enforcing basic rules downtown. Then the guys circle back to last week’s interview with Texas bail attorney Ken W. Good, including bail bonds, bounty hunters, failure-to-appear problems, TikTok and X reactions, and whether Rizzuto may have been listening when he suddenly decided to do his own bail-bond deep dive. The back half goes full NFNP: Taco Bell’s explosive diarrhea outbreak, fast food memories, housing prices, immigration, birthright citizenship, Netflix cancellations, Jason Bateman shows, Stranger Things conspiracy theories and why every “light episode” somehow becomes two hours long. Also worth noting: during this recording, the guys predicted Jordan Walker winning the Home Run Derby and joked through the Taco Bell situation before both stories fully exploded. That is not analysis. That is NFNP prophecy. Listen, follow and join the posse: NFNPPOD.com [http://NFNPPOD.com]

City SC Posse - Ep19: CITY Is Back, But Wrexham Stole the Show

City SC Posse is finally back from the World Cup break, and Bright and Kev are ready to remember what St. Louis CITY SC soccer felt like before international soccer took over everyone’s brains. The guys start with a quick World Cup reset, Team USA frustration, and the relief of getting back to Energizer Park. CITY enters the restart in 12th place, still outside the playoff line, but close enough that the next stretch matters. With Sporting KC, LA Galaxy, and Colorado coming up, CITY has a real opportunity to turn its strong pre-break form into a meaningful second-half push. Before the break, CITY was finally moving in the right direction: a road win at Colorado, a home win over LAFC, a draw at D.C., an Open Cup penalty shootout win over Houston, and a 3-0 win over Austin. It was not perfect, but it was progress, and progress is a luxury item around here. Then comes the roster conversation. Sergio Córdova is gone. Cedric Teuchert is gone. CITY still needs attacking help. The transfer window is opening, and the rumor mill is currently quieter than a church basement during bingo instructions. Zach Zengue may be interesting for CITY2 and future depth, but he is not the immediate attacking answer fans are begging for. The guys preview Thursday night’s rivalry match against Sporting KC at Energizer Park. SKC is at the bottom of the West, but rivalry games are weird, restart games are weird, and CITY has a proud tradition of making bad teams feel like they just discovered electricity. This has to be a win if CITY wants the second half of the season to mean something. Then Bright closes with the Wrexham story. After visiting Wrexham during his England trip, buying gear at the Racecourse, grabbing beers at The Turf, and writing about the experience, the rental car was stolen in Birmingham with all of the Wrexham souvenirs inside. The car was eventually recovered, but the belongings were gone. Then Wrexham AFC did something incredible: they read the blog, responded, and replaced the entire order. So yes, CITY is back. Sporting KC is waiting. The transfer rumors are missing. And Wrexham might have just earned a lifelong fan from St. Louis. Listen now at NFNPPOD.com [http://NFNPPOD.com].

Fireworks, Soccer Pain & NATO’s Bar Tab

Bright comes to the NFNP from a hotel room in Minot, North Dakota, where even buying beer is more complicated than it should be. That opens the door to a conversation about strange liquor laws, Missouri freedom, college beer runs, blue laws and why St. Louis remains one of the easiest places in America to find a drink. From there, Bright and Duds recap Fourth of July weekend: fireworks, neighborhood war zones, BBQ, pork burnt ends, smokers, deep-fried turkey and the kind of holiday chaos that makes the Midwest feel alive. The episode then shifts into sports as the guys break down the United States’ disappointing World Cup exit against Belgium. After a massive audience tuned in, the U.S. still failed to deliver the kind of breakthrough win that could push American soccer into the next tier. The back half of Part 1 moves into politics and foreign policy, including a messy Senate candidate scandal, Iran, Trump, NATO, Europe’s dependence on American defense spending and whether the United States is basically Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men: standing on the wall while everyone complains about how the job gets done. This is Part 1 of a two-part NFNP July hangout episode. Part 2 drops next Friday.