Red Smoke Rising: A St. Louis CITY SC Podcast

The red smoke rises and...we won. We freaking did the thing. We wanted the cup and we won the cup. We came, we saw, we conquered ScottsMiracle-gro field in eye-popping numbers. We'll look back on the fan experience in Columbus, what this Open Cup win means for the city of St. Louis, look ahead to a banner game against Portland Wednesday night, and look (unfortunately) at the match that followed a few days later in Salt Lake and what it says about St. Louis CITY's depth...all on this edition of Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises as all good things must come to an end. St. Louis's historic 21 game unbeaten streak is halted in Minnesota and CITY2's 2026 campaign comes to an end in Portland. But more importantly, some key starters are rested ahead of Wednesday's massively important Open Cup final match in Columbus. We will have an in-depth preview...all this on Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises as does our collective spirits after St. Louis City tears a hole in the fabric of the Galaxy. We look at quite possibly the most dominating performance in CITY history, and then we look ahead to the Vancouver Whitecaps and Minnesota United games later this week, plus a preview of CITY2's playoff hunt, which kicks off on Friday...all this on Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises as we are back from the international break, and so is St. Louis CITY. We're preparing for a Joao Klauss reunion ahead of Sunday night's home match with LA Galaxy. We'll take a quick look at the Red Bull New York game but more importantly, look at what is driving St. Louis's nearly historic unbeaten streak. Plus, we'll discuss the Open Cup...but not the match you're thinking of as St. Louis played host to an Open Cup-related match this past weekend. Alen Bradaric and Brian Bement join us to lead off this edition of Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises as St. Louis CITY fans beat the heat by taking our tarps off while the club beats the snot out of two opponents twice last week. We'll look at what went right against Toronto FC and in Colorado, how Fallou Fall has fared in his return to the lineup, and CITY2 wrapping up their regular season in dismal fashion...all on this edition of Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises and Rafa Navarro is the real deal, as he now has a brace of braces in his short time in St. Louis CITY red. Chris Gebhardt from STL Soccer News joins us as we look back at the 4-2 win over Minnesota United, which followed a disappointing 2-2 draw at Portland Timbers. St. Louis CITY 2 played an afternoon matinee Monday against Timbers 2. And of course, we'll preview arguably the biggest match in St. Louis CITY history: the Open Cup Semifinals at Colorado Rapids...all on this edition of Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises and the MLS is officially on notice, as St. Louis City extends their improbable 4-month unbeaten run with an even more improbable demolition of the best team in the Western Conference. We look at what worked against Vancouver, the debuts of Rafa Navarro and Damion Downs, assess the transfer window that was, City 2 completing a season sweep of Swope Park, and a peek at Portland Wednesday night...all on this edition of Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises and so are eyebrows in the soccer world as St. Louis City is closing in on a DP 9...AND another 9 with US Men's National Team experience. We look at how Rafa Navarro could be the perfect fit in Yoann Damet's system, how Damion Downs is an intriguing roll of the dice, how this all was welcome after a disappointing drop of points against Dallas, and because we have to, another middling St. Louis City 2 performance...all on this edition of Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises and so does the drama for St. Louis City Sc during this transfer window. Amidst a prolific unbeaten run, Diego Gigliani and the front office continue the purge of Lutz Pfannenstiel's darlings for yet another underwhelming return. We look at Edu Lowen's sale to San Jose, the bounceback win over high-flying Houston, a look ahead to Sunday Night Soccer against FC Dallas, an opponent that seems to alway gives us trouble, and an underwhelming CITY2 performance this past weekend...all on this edition of Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises and no Hartel, no problem? As St. Louis CITY makes it 10 unbeaten, we look at the sudden resurgence of the likes of Simon Becher and Conrad Wallem in the 3-1 San Jose win, plus a look ahead to our Derbycue in kansas in less than 24 hours after this show's recording. We'll look at the work in the transfer market left to be done, plus get you up to date on CITY2...all on this edition of Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises and the curtain falls on the Marcel Hartel Era in St. Louis. We'll discuss his impending move to Hannover 96 and what may or may not have led up to it with all three hosts of the St. Louis City Boys Podcast! Plus a look at St. Louis CITY at the halfway mark, a preview of this weekend's road tilt in San Jose, and our weekly CITY2 update... all on this edition of Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises and we're dealing with some stuff this week, including Marcel Hartel's future with the club. Is it time to move on from our best player? Can we even read too much into his limited minutes Saturday? St. Louis CITY struggles to break down a low block...stop me if you heard that before...against Real Salt Lake. We'll look at the drab draw Saturday a CITY2 win...for once...and we'll take YOUR questions on where CITY stands at the halfway point...all on this edition of Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises and the good times keep on rolling, albeit this time with a bit of a struggle! A double dose of Tomas helps St. Louis survive a bunkering Colorado Rapids team. Is St. Louis for real as we have hit the season's midpoint? Plus a look ahead to Real Salt Lake this Saturday and a bit of an autopsy on CITY2 and the Academy system, after questions are raised about STL CITY's player development. All this and more on this edition of Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises and we are still dining on our Derbycue leftovers. We look back at the big rivalry win over kansas, but more importantly...St. Louis plays again a little over 24 hours after this episode AND late breaking news as CITY adds not 1, but 2 new attacking players! All this and more on this edition of Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises and we learn how to podcast all over again as the World Cup break has come to an end. We will preview the Sporting Kansas match this Thursday night, we'll discuss an underwhelming transfer window so far, look at what all Corey Wray and the Front Office of Alignment have to do, and discuss just what the hell has happened to CITY2 during the break. All this and more on this edition of Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises and we march into the darkness that is the World Cup break with three more points and a lot to be excited about. Fallou Fall comes up big for St. Louis as Austin falls completely flat. The Cedi Teuchert Era in St. Louis is over, and we look ahead to a summer of change upon us. And CITY2 breaks their losing streak while the U-19s see some action in the MLS Next Cup. All this and more on this edition of Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises and we are going where no St. Louis CITY club has gone before! Big Ben Lundt and Dante Polvara etched their names into CITY lore by coming up big as CITY defeats Houston Dynamo in penalties to advance to the semifinals! We break down the game, look at how the DC result Saturday might have been a harbinger of things to come, we preview our final pre-World Cup game against Austin this Saturday, and wonder what the hell has happened to CITY2 lately...all this on Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises and we are BACK as Tom and Jeremy return to the mic and is St. Louis CITY back after a shock road win in Colorado? We look at the win that was and discuss just how lucky we might have been. Plus, Diego Gigliani admits that we need to sign a striker, CITY2 stumbles against Houston Dynamo and, oh by the way, we play a MLS game less than 24 hours after going live for this very show! All that on this edition of Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises and so do questions over whether we are playing with fire, and not just the Chicago version. We will preview the Open Cup match Wednesday night with special guest Nick from the Feed The Fire podcast. Then, is Yoann Damet playing with fire with his personnel choices? A look back at not just a disappointing San Jose match and also a triumphant CITY2 win over Ventura County, and does David Critchley's personnel choices foreshadow some lineup choices for Chicago? All that on this episode of Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises and so did the bile in our stomachs and into our throats Saturday as we watched Seattle run away with a 4-1 win. Is lineup stability a good thing or does Yoann Damet need to make some changes? Can he even make changes that would matter with the lack of depth at striker and wingback? Edu Lowen returns and makes an impact, but where will he be making that impact? Is Palmer Ault the best striker in this organization as CITY2 continues to be full steam ahead? All that and more on this episode of Red Smoke Rising.

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