S3E36 - For the Glory KC is back with the 101st episode of the show.

Sporting Kansas City had a busy, but ultimately disappointing, week. To take things in reverse order we start the discussion with For the Glory KC heading into enemy territory to experience CITYPARK as SKC took on St. Louis City SC. We give our thoughts on the stadium, the atmosphere, the food and everything else that happened in the soccer portion of the trip. And we're happy to report the in-person fans were much better than the online ones.

And it came up in the conversation, so here is the story I promised about the state of Sporting KC's offseason rebuild and why it may be slower than fans would like. Complete with math (everyone's favorite)!

The week started off with the promise of a chance to win a trophy, but that came up short too. Sporting KC headed to Los Angeles to take on LAFC but came up short against the better side. The game was not without controversy as an unconscionably bad call may have tilted things. We talk about that, plus other happenings from the game. Jake Davis and Tim Melia played out of their minds. And Khiry Shelton got some undeserved hate when he shut down Denis Bouanga, one of the best players in the league, all night.

The KC Current played to a controversial result of their own. Michelle Cooper was impeded by a referee, who definitely changed directions into her path to gift Gotham their only goal of the game (though KC shouldn't have shut off in the moments after that). Kansas City were the better team, and probably deserved all three points. Missed chances and final passes plagued the team, despite Temwa Chawinga adding to her Golden Boot leading pace. The Current remain in fourth place with four league games to go.

In the Digital Crawl, we touch on a few topics, including:

• An important transfer fee nugget on Robi Voloder and Logan Ndenbe


• A quick rundown and breakdown of recent SKC II results


• The KC Current's team valuation


• FIFA Club World Cup hosts


• and ambition from the San Jose Earthquakes?

Here is a rundown of topics (and approximate start times):

• Our trip to St. Louis - 1:31


• Sporting KC lose a Final - 46:28


• The KC Current earn a controversial draw - 1:02:44


• Digital Crawl - 1:09:06

Upcoming Schedule:

• KC Current @ Racing Louisville - Sat. Oct 5th @ 6:30 PM CDT


• Sporting KC vs. LAFC - Sat. Oct. 5th @ 7:30 PM


• SKC II vs. LAFC2 - Sun. Oct. 6th @ 3:00 PM

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