Detroit City Supporter Radio:"Episode 1 - The Reboot" - a podcast by NGS Detroit

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Episode 1 <--> March 2, 2022

INTRO: Welcome to Detroit City Supporter Radio!

Episode what? Point out WNGS archive just for continuity
Name change, game change - brief discussion of Dion’s ‘retirement’
Sean still the same weird gnome - patreon HYPETRAIN or, y’know, brief embarrassed mention
Welcome to USL
- JFC
- LET’S FIRE UP A BOONDOGGLE BRO
- But seriously, nice to not feel like the whole league is not one of those fake towns from an old Western
- Different vibe this year, much more big-time - long travel in USL-C; Rovers will be outnumbered first time ever, really
FOR THE CULTURE- COMING NEXT WEEK: USL Oppo scouting with JamJam, a/k/a JamJam Notes

Still ridiculously early for the women - won’t start practice with the locals for a couple months yet
Opportunity for folks who missed NPSL days to recreate that experience with the women
Sean didn’t know j-baby adkins from j edgar hoover in 2014; get to know the players and the experience opens up SO:
Tons of commitments early on, let’s talk through them
- Madison Duncan
- Kenna White
- Shannon McCarthy
- Elisa Baeron
- Marlee Taylor
- Megan Miles
- Rachel Philpotts
- Becca Przybylo
- Gabby Schriver
- Bethany Kopel
- Margaret Berry
- Grace Philpotts
- Brooke Sleeva
- Gabby Tremonti
- Acadia Murphy
- With weeks to go before they even start practice
Michigan away days!
:( Wednesday night matches :((((((

Where we’re at
- 10 days out from opening match; 17 guys signed
- Preseason matches - 1-1 at Indy, 4-0 vs Oakland, 2-2 at Phoenix
  - We can talk about this a bit if you’d like, very positive preseason so far
- Talk about what lack of depth does to a roster
- Injury scenarios and general jinxing
Returners
- Stevie, Connor, Matt, Maxi, Pato, Yazeed, Bosh
New guys
- Laye Diop
- Brad Dunwell
- Devon Amoo-Mensah
- Deklan Wynne
- Rhys Williams
- Antoine Hoppenot
- Michael Bryant
- Francis Etuahene
- Billy Forbes
  - Which is where we talk about the Billy situation, yaaaaaaay he said weakly
OUTRO: Tune into next week’s show for up-to-the-minute info as the men’s side tries to round some of the edges off.
FEATURING a look at our first opponent, San Antonio, both on the pitch and off,
- with hottakes like hotcakes from the righteous and inimitable Jam Jam,
- legit bantz and hard questions from Dion,
- and the usual mumbling weirdness from Sean

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