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A historic run from Charlotte FC finally ends at Yankee staduim. As a result the NYCFC match has other playoff teams asking the question, is a baseball diamond the only way to beat Charlotte FC?
On the docket today:
Maintaining momentum
What should be a Penalty?
Table round ups
It's rare that sports align in such a way to bring the drama like Charlotte FC vs. Inter Miami, but when an opposing team comes to the queen city, Charlotte puts three more points in the bank.
On the docket today:
Taking it all in
Standout players and the meteoric rise of Idan Toklomati
A look at #10
The international break is upon us and cast breaks up the monotony an introspective look at the midfield and our keys to the playoff run in.
With the fall of New England Revolution Charlotte FC stands on the brink of an MLS record. Now only Inter Miami stands between them and a share of history. On the docket today:
Wins how you can get them
A midfield performance from chaos
Idan got fined for what?!
The New York Red Bulls visit the bank and a cagey affair falls the way of the Crown, but was it a performance worth more than we think? On the docket today:
Rumors of a move for Kerwin Vargas
The good work of Brandt Bronico
Does Charlotte have something to fear from New England Revolution?
Its bedlam in the Charlotte FC news scene as player transfers fly in all directions. The cast gets together to do our very best not to leave out any of the juicy bits.
Charlotte FC have had a number of coin flip games fall away from them this season, and the scales may have just balanced as they hightailed out of Cincinnati with all three points. On the list today:
Transfer Signings!
The effect of a DP player
How the theft was done
The Leagues Cup for Charlotte FC has presented many fans with questions like "What is this cup again?" and "Why are we playing this?". With two games in the bag the newly formed cup is proving a rough place for Charlotte FC and its fans. On the list today:
Young players being young
The injury to Pep Biel
What we want from Monterrey
Charlotte FC are rattling off the wins and collecting the points. A 2-0 score line over Toronto signals the turn of our attention to the Leagues Cup.
Charlotte FC leave Atlanta fumbling with a 3-2 win away. While the performance may not be the thing to write home about, 3 wins from 3 goes a long way to sooth the things that ale a team trying to find its feet.
It's been awhile since Charlotte FC last felt the joy of a win, but does that mean the team is on the up and up again? Topics today:
The new kit
A favorable score line?
What happened with Liel Abada?
The slide continues for Charlotte FC as two points and two goals are dropped late in the bank against Orlando City. On the topic list today:
Supporter section beer throwing
Playing to cover our weaknesses
Quality pieces that don't fit.
Charlotte FC is feeling a little bad lately so its time to go the good ol' (not really) doctors of the Crown Cast.
Its that time of year again and our old buddies Fabrizio Romano and Tom Bogart have given us the tweets we didn't know we needed.
Philadelphia Union played Charlotte FC with an organization that reminds us sometimes our opponents tell us about ourselves.
Football has never been a simple equation and while the team takes a much needed break the cast comes together to talk about how our bias affects our analysis of the team we love. On the docket today:
How history shapes what we see on the pitch
Questions from the Patreon
Its... not a cult?
In 2025 Charlotte FC has put up some odd results. Difficult games against mediocre teams, masterclasses against the best of the best. With the two ends and everything in between the Crown Cast is forced to ask the question, are we tinkering too much? On the docket today:
NYRB and Toronto by the numbers
The Khalina situation
What other teams are teaching us about ourselves.
Charlotte put points on the board against a very good team in Columbus Crew. The flashes of the early season form return but is this the turnaround in CLT's fate? On the docket today:
Why Columbus was the perfect get right game
The effect of Kerwin Vargas
Player positions and shapes that matter
As results continue to fall to the wayside for Charlotte FC the Crown Cast tries to take a step back and evaluate as fairly as a clearly biased fan podcast can. On the docket today:
The good and the bad of the 3-4-3
Updating our priors
Answering the question for ourselves
Nashville pull a heist in the bank but its their key players that make a full meal out of a morsal. On the docket today:
Should big players be evaluated differently?
The creation and the execution.
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty making a mark.