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The crew got dragged into the tunnel on a Wednesday they were supposed to have off. Red opens with a story about nearly taking leftover Fourth of July poppers on a date, and Alan’s absence becomes a disciplinary matter of questionable legitimacy. Eventually, somebody remembers there are three matches left in Detroit City FC’s regular season.The crew breaks down the win over Birmingham, debates whether Le Rouge has found its playoff lineup, and asks the uncomfortable question: Will City score enough to survive a postseason match where one conceded goal might end the night? Darren Smith’s pursuit of a club scoring mark enters the conversation, along with several arguments about what those numbers mean.Then comes the Black Arrow vote. Haruki, Kobe Hernandez, Carlos Herrera, and others make their cases for player of the year before the crew turns to Rhode Island predictions. Shout-outs somehow lead to Chattanooga, territory rights, promotion and relegation, and a grocery-store argument. Standard Tunnel Talk, more or less. ⚜️🎙️

The Crew gathered in the tunnel again this week... and somehow an unexpected jersey delivery, a shirtless encounter with a stranger and the proposed Channel 4:51 OnlyFans all occurred before anyone remembered this was supposed to be a Detroit City FC podcast.Eventually, the crew gets down to business with a blind ranking of Detroit City’s English players. Dave Edwardson, Ben Morris, Omar Sinclair, Will Mellors-Blair and Danny Deakin enter the rankings—and almost everyone immediately regrets the decisions being made.Then it’s time to recap seven points from three matches. Le Rouge defeated Pittsburgh, survived a certified snoozefest against Colorado Springs and escaped Brooklyn with a 3–1 victory. Darren Smith delivered, Callum Montgomery restored Detroit’s lead and Kobe Hernandez-Foster launched an approximately 80-yard wondergoal from another postal district.The crew examines Danny Dichio’s successful midweek rotation, the substitutes who changed the Brooklyn match and a penalty decision so ridiculous that even a future “VAR-lite” system should be able to overturn it. With City firmly in third place, they also survey the playoff picture and debate whether Pittsburgh, Louisville or Rhode Island would be the least unpleasant first-round opponent.There are also stories from Detroit City’s charity jersey auctions, the questionable aroma of match-worn kits and predictions for Birmingham Legion’s visit to Keyworth. Two members of the crew predict a sensible 2–0 City win. One predicts 4–0 because restraint has never been a Channel 4:51 value.Finally, Red shares a powerful account of accompanying a recently released immigrant to an ICE check-in through Strangers No Longer—before the traditional Tunnel Talk shout-outs return the show to its regularly scheduled level of chaos.

The crew gathers in the tunnel once again this week to unpack two draws with two very different feelings. Detroit City FC survives a quiet trip to Louisville with a point, then watches Maxi Rodriguez’s apparent stoppage-time winner against Hartford slip away following an even later penalty at Keyworth.Was the call against Chisom Egbuchulam fair—or did all that smoke get in the way? The crew examines City’s persistent scoring problems, the availability of Darren Smith and Ates Diouf, and whether Maxi Rodriguez, Kian Williams, Alex Dalou or Michael Bryant can provide the needed attacking spark.They also preview the cross-country trip to Sacramento Republic, offer match and goalscorer predictions, assign themselves questionable television lower-thirds and deliver a few overdue apologies.

The crew gathers in the tunnel once again this week to celebrate Detroit City’s massive 1–0 win over first-place Tampa Bay—possibly with a helping hand. Ates Diouf finds the winner, Aedan Stanley serves up the danger, Carlos Herrera slams the door, and the group asks whether this was Danny Dichio’s best night in charge of Le Rouge.Before getting serious, the crew dreams up the only Keyworth gate giveaways that matter: a supporter’s swear-word guide, booty shorts, a portable toilet seat, and a pre-match helmet. Then it’s on to the Eastern Conference table, a vulnerable Louisville, some wildly confident predictions, Kian Williams’ arrival, and the usual shout-outs—including a heartfelt salute to those who helped build the club behind the scenes. Somehow, colonoscopies and Kenny Rogers also make the cut.

The Crew returns to the tunnel and immediately spends valuable recording time deciding what Europeans call American football, questioning the NFL’s overseas ambitions and proposing a 20-round, all-time Detroit City FC fantasy draft destined to end with someone selecting an MPSL backup fullback from 2013. Serious preparation continues to define Channel 4:51.Jam survives Tulsa, oppressive humidity and life as a self-described dehydrated queen. Rhys Williams’ family carries the away section, Le Rouge finally beats FC Tulsa and Darren Smith supplies another winning goal.Then Detroit returns home and lays an egg against Loudoun United. The Crew examines the scoreless draw, the crowded Eastern Conference table and DCFC’s continuing dependence on Smith. Detroit owns one of the league’s best defenses, yet no teammate has scored more than two league goals. Potential loan help receives a cautious welcome following several forgettable attempts from past seasons.First-place Tampa Bay visits Keyworth next, producing predictions ranging from a 2-0 Rowdies victory to a bold 1-0 Detroit win. Haruki Yamazaki continues getting kicked across every USL stadium, Carlos Herrera keeps Detroit alive and everyone searches for a secondary scoring option.Jam also shares details about the NGS Cares clothing drive supporting Sundays in Cass, plus an upcoming Freedom House community cleanup. The shoutouts cover Frank Lampard, Coventry City’s mysterious Detroit connection, a 1970 match at Keyworth, the missing Dennis, the women’s Black Arrow winner, Garret and Tunnel Talk’s growing audience in Burma.It’s Tunnel Talk: serious soccer analysis after twelve minutes of pointy-ball discourse and several avoidable detours.