A More Philly Union

After two consecutive wins, we're keeping our steps baby-sized around the AMPU studios.  C and E fly duo again this week as they try to answer the pressing questions: Is this momentum the Union seem to have real?  Are Atlanta having their own Season 2.0?  Is Damiani the Union's Severus Snape?

Keep it cool, Philly.

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Season 2.0 is officially underway for the Union while it's more Summer 2.0 at the AMPU studios, as episodes are being posted behind schedule.  But with the conclusion of many summer sporting events and the reset of the Union's season, the AMPU studios is getting back on schedule...very soon!  But in the meantime, join C and E from last Thursday as the flew "duo", as they give their final thoughts on the final matches of t...

To borrow from Gandalf the Grey: "A podcast is never late, nor is it early, it arrives precisely when it means to."  Well, maybe it's a little late.  All this World Cup excitement (and other summer fun) has put the AMPU studios behind schedule.  But fortunately the AMPU crew has a motto: the sooner we get behind, the sooner we can get caught up.  Join Paul, C, and E this week (well, last week, really) as they di...

It's hard to believe that it's only been 28 days since the start of the World Cup.  And yet at the same time, it feels like there's been nothing else in life other than this World Cup. All we know here at the AMPU studios is that we can't get enough and we don't want it to end.  Join Paul, C, and E this week as they look to the Union's Season 2.0, marvel at the Churchillian defense England mustered against Mexico, and rev...

Country Roads and La Marseillaise have been on heavy rotation this week at the AMPU Studios as the World Cup good vibes continue to reverberate around the country.  Join Paul, C, and E as they discuss the Union Reset, Paul's experience as a FIFA volunteer at matches, the benefits of the longest rain delay in World Cup history, and that we're going to have to "trust the process" if we're going to "take Pochettino home...

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With a few noteworthy exceptions, all's quiet on the Union front.  But with national teams from all over the world converging on our North American home, two-thirds of the AMPU crew return to the studios to revel in the flawed but glorious spectacle that is the World Cup.  Without the sage guidance of Paul this week, C and E make a valiant go of things as they wish Mbaizo a sunnier future, celebrate Union announcer, Kevin...

It's a bit of down time at the AMPU studios this week, so we're allowing ourselves a little leeway in our topics of conversation.  Join Paul, C, and E as they wonder: What could have been if the Union had taken other paths?  If Bedoya ran for public office?  If Indy went into acting?  If Gritty was actually a secret weapon?  Ah, the world may never know.

When you come to a fork in the road, take it.

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Things get a little philosophical at the AMPU studios this week as we come to grips with what was all but inevitable.  Join Paul, C, and E as they weigh in on one of the most record setting games for the Union that resulted in an Iloski hattrick, an actual Damiani goal, and still a loss for the Union.  And of course it was the final straw that broke the camel's back for Bradley Carnell's time as manager.

The only true wis...

Things are getting repetitive around the AMPU studios this week.  Once again, the Union lose/draw another game and the AMPU crew try to come up with something original to say about the Groundhog Day time loop we seem to be trapped in.  Join Paul, C, and E this week as they ask the profound questions: Have we've witnessed Carnell's last home game for the Union?  Is the 50/50 raffle an accurate fan support metric? ...

There's no sugar-coating the Union's performance at the AMPU studios this week: Injuries, mistakes, PK's, ridiculous Apple win probabilities. It's bad. It's real bad. Join Paul, C, and E as they celebrate firsts for Bender and Cavan, lamentably start the countdown clock on Carnell's tenure, and discuss the sense of freedom that comes when you're at the bottom.

Zulu Foxtrot Gamma.

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Food discussions abound at the AMPU studios this week.  Join Paul, C, and E as they discuss the delicious tidbits from the most recent game against Nashville, from Sery's early game injury, to Iloski's many attempts for a goal, to the goal post keeping Nashville in the game.  Also, Damiani was there.

Wouldn't Wawa look great on a Union jersey?  Two words: snake sauce.

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Gritty and the Flyers provide some comfort this week around the AMPU studios, but it's not enough to keep the gloom at bay.  Join Paul, C, and E as they try to recover from the Columbus game by reaffirming Blake's bona fides, echo Carnell's call to 'trust the plan', and in a moment of tough-love, C goes Mean Girls on Damiani.  And finally, the AMPU crew offers a way out of this slump: the Union shouldn't focus on being as...

It's hard to describe the vibe in the AMPU studios these days.  The Union aren't losing, so that's good, right?  But with the 0-0 draw against DC United that felt like a win, and the 3-3 draw against Toronto FC that felt like a loss, we're having a hard time figuring out if we're even moving in the right direction.  Join Paul, C, and E this week as they cheer on Iloski, wonder if Damiani will ever score, take joy in ...

Whew, we're breathing a little easier this week at the AMPU studios.  Everyone is back in good health and home from traveling, and most importantly, the Union finally get their first win of the season! (Much obliged, Montreal.)  Join Paul, C, and E as they witness E enjoying a big slice of humble pie, celebrate Sery's birthday goal, revel in US Open Cup upsets, try to workshop sayings that don't end in natural disasters, ...

It's getting so dark at the AMPU studios lately that we're making references from the movie, The Crow.  And to top things off, it's C's turn to be under the weather, so it's only Paul and E making a go of it this week.  Yikes.  But stick with us, dear listeners, we do spot some silver linings, like Harriel's new contract and the leaked description of the Union's retro 3rd kit.  Plus we're pretty psyched for the ...

It's been a hell of a March.  The Union are defeated in their first five regular season games.  The AMPU studios are scrambling to deal with travel, illness, and lost episodes.  Italy fails to qualify for their third consecutive World Cup.  Is there no end in sight to the madness?  Jump into the pilot seat with Paul, C, and E this week as they try pull out from this nose dive as they discuss the now-obvious...

Is it a coincidence that this episode length is 12:02?  Like the namesake (and not so famous) error code on the Apollo 11 mission - a lot of stuff is going wrong and now we have a lot to worry about: downed by Atlanta, knocked out by Club America, and then there's the Ernst Tanner stuff.  Is time to worry?  Is it time to hope?

We're so relieved and grateful that you're ok, Jack.

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Spirits are a little down at the AMPU studios this week.  Well, it's mostly E whose spirit is down.  But for Paul, C, and E it's nothing that Groundhog Day, time-traveling wizards, and the Cricket World Cup can't fix.

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One strand at a time, that's what it takes to build something complex and beautiful, like a successful season for the Philadelphia Union.  That goes triple for us here at the AMPU studios. Join Paul, C, and E this week as they recap the Union's home opener against perennial buzz killers, NYC FC.  Of course the AMPU crew digresses into other topics like: The 2026 Union feel like how 2025 Union should have been, referees an...