Soccer Saturday - Indy Eleven for 09-23-23

(00:00-05:29) - Greg Rakestraw kicks off this week's edition of Soccer Saturday recapping the off-season activity for the Indy Eleven between last week and this week, previewing today's guest lineup, and announces the changes to the USL Championship standings. (08:32-19:36) - Head Coach Martin Rennie joins Greg Rakestraw on the program this week to explain what kind of player Jordan Hamilton is, share his thoughts about playing some new teams this year with the different USL standings, and answers Greg's question pertaining to how many more players he expects to sign before the season starts. (22:37-34:52) - Forward Jordan Hamilton makes his first appearance on Soccer Saturday after signing with the club earlier this week to explain how appealing it is to play on a night in night out basis with the Indy Eleven, how many times he has crossed paths with Karl Oiumette and Carl Haworth, and what his expectations are for playing at Carrol Stadium. (37:55-51:21) - Indiana Men's Soccer Coach Todd Yeagley joins Rake to discuss what it means for the program to have the opportunity to play for a championship after the postponement to the season from the fall to the spring, if they are allowed to have spectators at their matches this season, and shares his thoughts on making soccer a two semester sport where they play both in the spring and the fall. (54:23-57:00) - Greg closes out this week's rendition of Soccer Saturday recapping some news in the Champions League with Liverpool and previews the matches this week in the league.

6 Mars 20211h

(00:00-04:08) - Greg Rakestraw is back with the final February edition of Soccer Saturday of the year previewing the two guests that are joining today's show and catches you up with what has been going on in the Champions League, Premiere League, and College Soccer. (07:10-22:32) - Former goal keeper for the Indy Eleven in Evan Newton makes an appearance on the program following the announcement a couple weeks ago that he will now be joining the Vancouver Whitecaps in the MLS to share what he has been up to during his quarantine period before joining the club, how much Coach Rennie has helped him reach the MLS, and explains how grateful he is to have this opportunity at this point in his career. (25:33-37:20) - Former Indy Eleven player in Marco Franco returns to Soccer Saturday following his announcement that he will be retiring to explain when he exactly decided that he was going to retire, reflect on his career to share what his favorite moment during his tenure as a professional soccer player was, and explains his excitement in returning to Carrol Stadium as a fan versus as a player. (40:23-49:25) - Greg spends the second to last segment revisiting some of the scores from earlier this week in the Champions and Premiere League, and then looks at some of the upcoming matches coming up in the next week. (52:26-57:04) - The final segment of Soccer Saturday wraps up with Greg Rakestraw thanking and congratulating Evan Newton and Marco Franco on the new chapters in their career that they are taking, and looks at the latest news that is going on in the FA Cup.

27 Feb 20211h

(00:00-01:51) - Greg Rakestraw is back with another edition of Soccer Saturday and opens this week's show by previewing the guest lineup for today's show and the conversations he will be having with each guest. (04:53-15:09) - Newly signed defender A.J. Cochran makes his first appearance on Soccer Saturday after being announced as the latest member to the team earlier this week discussing why deciding to join the club was such an easy decision, how excited he is to play at Carroll Stadium, and reflects on his time in Phoenix by explaining what has made that club so good the last couple of years. (18:10-34:55) - A football shirt enthusiast from England in Josh Chapman, aka The Kitsman,joins Greg Rakestraw on Soccer Saturday this morning discussing how many soccer jerseys that he has, which jersey he thinks is the most distinctive jersey when it comes to the Indy Eleven, and explains why the Indy Eleven will like switching their gear to Puma. (37:57-52:21) - Regional broadcaster with Austin FC in Adrian Healey is the final guest on Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw explaining why he thinks Austin FC will have a lot of success in the community, what its like having Matthew McConaughey's fingerprints all over the franchise, and if he plans on working in any of McConaughey's famous sayings into a broadcast to see if he will notice. (55:22-56:43) - Greg spends the final minute of today's edition of Soccer Saturday previewing next week's show and what kind of conversations you should expect on next week's Soccer Saturday.

20 Feb 202159min

(00:00-02:16) - Greg Rakestraw returns with another edition of Soccer Saturday and opens this week show reviewing the signings the Indy Eleven made this week, the announcement of the new president of the Brickyard Battalion, and preview's today's guest lineup. (05:18-19:50) - Head Coach Martin Rennie is back in his regular slot in the show explaining how he recruits players from different parts of the world without being able to actually visit them, shares his thoughts about Josh Penn moving on to Inter Miami, and breaks down each of the four players that the Indy Eleven have signed in as many days. (22:51-32:35) - First new signee in Gordon Wild joins Rake on Soccer Saturday to explain why joining Martin Rennie was the best thing for him in his career right now, answers whether or not he got into acrobats like his father did in Germany, and details if he ever thought that he would make it this far into soccer when he initially started playing. (35:38-44:10) - Bobby Edwards makes his first appearance on the show after signing with the club earlier this week by discussing what he currently knows about the Indy Eleven, explains why he is so excited about joining the current team that Martin Rennie has put together, and goes through all the different stops he has made so far in his playing career. (47:10-56:25) - Newly announced president of the Brickyard Battalion in Katherine Reed makes her first debut on Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw discussing the significance of being announced as the BYB president and explains the process of designing their new scarf.

13 Feb 202159min

(00:00-4:00) - Greg Rakestraw opens up this week's edition of Soccer Saturday announcing the return to Mike Carroll Stadium and previews what the rest of the show will sound like! (07:02-17:12) - CEO and President Greg Stremlaw returns to the program explaining the big news this week about the Indy Eleven going back to "The Mike" for the upcoming stadium instead of playing at Lucas Oil Stadium, how many fans that he has heard from following that announcement in the last couple days, and details why the club changed their apparel partnership to Puma. (20:12-31:59) - Head Coach Martin Rennie is back on Soccer Saturday and spends his time this week elaborating on the benefits of the club returning to Carroll Stadium, explains what he tells players they are recruiting as to what the benefits are to playing for the Indy Eleven, and how cool it is for the Indy Eleven to be a part of Puma now. (35:02-49:59) - Midfielder Nicky Law makes his first appearance to the Indianapolis airwaves by explaining why this move to the Indy Eleven was the right time in his career, explains the difference between on grass versus artificial grass, and shares what he has heard about the game-day experiences of playing at Carroll Stadium. (52:59-56:28) - Greg wraps up today's show by crowd sourcing courtesy of the Brickyard Battalion in regards to their comments about returning to Carroll Stadium.

6 Feb 202159min

(00:00-05:37) - In the opening segment of this week's edition of Soccer Saturday, Greg teases a potential new member to the Indy Eleven that will be joining the program next week, mentions the move of Evan Newton from the Indy Eleven back to Major League Soccer, and previews the conversations he will have later in the show. (08:39-19:11) - Head Coach Martin Rennie returns to Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw discussing how excited he is for Evan Newton receiving the opportunity to play in Major League Soccer, how there will be competition for Jordan Farr to take over the goalkeeper job, and explains what he likes in newly signed Gershon Koffie. (22:13-35:38) - Newly signed midfielder Gershon Koffie joins Greg Rakestraw on Soccer Saturday this morning to elaborate on why the move to Indianapolis was the right time, spends a little time with Greg discussing places the family can go to eat, and explains what to expect from him as a player when you see him on the pitch. (38:39-52:16) - Co-host of Counter Attack FC on Sirius XM in Brian Dunseth returns to the program from a skiing resort in Utah discussing what will happen with Jordan Morris moving into the future while he is on loan in Swansnea City from the Seattle Sounders, shares his thoughts about the target range set for the start of Major League Soccer, and what the overall importance of what is taking place in the Men's National Team this week. (55:17-57:45) - In conclusion of this week's rendition of Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw, reminds you to go help out Tim Hankinson as he battles cancer, touches on the English Premiere League, and thanks everyone involved in making today's show happen.

30 Jan 202159min

(00:00-03:27) - In the first segment of today's edition of Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw, the league has officially announced a window as to when the USL season will start, previews which guests will be coming your way throughout the rest of the season, and a couple of players that were drafted by Major League Soccer clubs. (06:29-18:26) - Head Coach Martin Rennie joins Greg Rakestraw on Soccer Saturday again this week discussing a variety of things such as a pair of Indy Eleven players in Josh Penn and Mitch Guitar being drafted by MLS clubs, what it means now that USL has announced when the season will start in terms of all the moving pieces to start training camp, and how he feels playing a more variety of teams in comparison to last season. (21:27-32:36) - Coordinator of partnerships with the Indy Eleven in Madison Priliwitz makes her first appearance on the show discussing what her job entails in her day-to-day tasks, what it was like for her working through the pandemic knowing the Indy Eleven would have some games at the end of 2020, and what it is like working with the USL Championship that is embracing the challenges of racial injustice. (35:38-50:33) - IUPUI Men's Soccer Coach Brian Bennett is the final guest of this week's rendition of Soccer Saturday explaining the challenges that he had to go through the last ten months as a soccer coach, explains how his summer looked in terms of the players and recruiting in comparison to his usual summer, and what this month has been like for him knowing he has some competitive soccer coming up next month. (53:34-56:54) - In conclusion of today's show, Greg spends his final minutes updating you on some matches that have happened and will happen in the FA Cup and thanks all guests for joining him this week.

23 Jan 202159min

(00:00-01:47) - It is a special edition of Soccer Saturday this week with the announcement Thursday about Tyler Pasher being transferred to the Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer. Greg previews this week's guest lineup and the show. (04:49-18:10) - Tyler Pasher's Head Coach in Martin Rennie joins the program to walk you through the process of Pasher being transferred from the Indy Eleven to Houston, how Tyler first came onto his radar when Rennie was hired as the new head coach of the team, and revisits his decision on moving Pasher to an attacker. (21:11-29:40) - The man who this episode is dedicated to in Tyler Pasher joins the show to explain when he started gaining wind that he would have the chance to move back to Major League Soccer, what makes him most excited about this opportunity with the Houston Dynamo, and what the last two and a half years in Indianapolis has meant to him. (32:42-45:06) - Glenn Davis, voice of the Houston Dynamo, joins Soccer Saturday to share his thoughts on the impact that Tyler Pasher will have on his new squad, what opportunities Pasher will have in this upcoming season, and then spends a little time with Greg overlooking the rest of the roster construction. (48:07-56:32) - In the final segment of the Tyler Pasher edition of Soccer Saturday, Greg spends some time crowd sourcing the Brickyard Battalion Facebook Page with their favorite Tyler Pasher moments during his time with the Indy Eleven.

17 Jan 202159min