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St. Louis CITY talk with tactical smoke.
Red Smoke Rising follows St. Louis CITY SC through results, lineup questions, signing talk, and the emotional math of being a supporter. The conversation is loose and chatty, but it keeps coming back to shape, personnel, CITY2, Open Cup nights, and what each result says about the club.
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Red Smoke Rising is built for the week-to-week reality of following St. Louis CITY SC. Some episodes start in disappointment. Some start with relief. Either way, the show works through the result like a room of supporters trying to decide what actually happened. A road draw against Dallas becomes a question of why one point can still feel flat. A late rescue at NYCFC turns into a discussion about formation choices, side balance, Wollum, Totland, and whether the current system is showing enough signs of life. The panel likes jokes and recurring names. It also likes the details. That combination gives the show its shape: loose talk first, then a real argument about structure, personnel, pressure, and game state. When CITY finally gets a win under Yohan de May, the discussion does not stop at celebration. It asks whether the team played to protect the lead, whether it should have pushed for a third goal, and how much patience a new system deserves. The same fan-first analysis carries through scoreless matches against Seattle, a hard San Diego outing, and previews for difficult opponents like LAFC and the Sounders. CITY2 is part of the regular orbit, especially when reserve matches, academy-adjacent development, or first-team players getting reps change the read on the club. The show also has a local soccer spine beyond MLS. Open Cup episodes bring in FC Tulsa context and BOHFS voices, connecting St. Louis CITY talk to the broader game. Guests from the St. Louis soccer content world drop into the panel rather than slowing it down. The result is not tidy. That is part of the appeal. Red Smoke Rising sounds like supporters who care enough to joke, argue, correct themselves, and keep circling the same question until the shape of the answer starts to appear.
Made for: Best for St. Louis CITY SC supporters who want fan energy with real match analysis. It also suits MLS listeners who follow lineup debates, Open Cup stories, CITY2, and the mood swings of a young club.
What sets it apart: The show blends supporter-section warmth with concrete tactical conversation, keeping local St. Louis soccer and CITY2 in the same frame as first-team MLS results.
Red Smoke Rising is your go-to source for the passion and analysis that fuels St. Louis CITY SC soccer! Step inside the supporters' section with hosts Jake, Jeremy, and Tom each episode as they provide:Tactical breakdowns and match analysis from a fan-first perspectiveIn-depth previews and post-match reviews that go beyond the box scorePlayer movement updates and lineup debates that spark real discussionLooks into CITY2 and CITY Academy that you won't find anywhere elseSpecial guest hosts and community spotlights that elevate the CITY fan experienceWhether you’re a diehard in the North End or a newcomer still learning the game, Re...
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · August 2026
It turns CITY match weeks into practical listening, tying MLS results to roster questions, City 2 context, and local supporter argument.
Red Smoke Rising is built for St. Louis CITY SC listeners who want the match, the lineup argument, and the supporter temperature in one place.
CITY's point feels disappointing, and suddenly your group chat has a tactics department.
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A supporter-first postgame discussion that moves from Dallas to Tulsa, City 2, and Seattle.
Red Smoke Rising keeps the Dallas road draw in listener territory: part recap, part gripe session, part look ahead. It works best when it moves from what went right and wrong in Texas into the Open Cup preview with Tulsa, and it does not lose steam when it shifts to City 2's…
A road point at NYCFC becomes a practical debate about shape, Totland, and whether to keep the system or adjust it.
This segment keeps its attention on St. Louis CITY's shape at NYCFC, with Steve and Jeremy working through a useful set of questions: how to funnel play through Nico Fernandez, what Tomas Totland can offer on either flank, and whether moving Wollum could let him press higher…
A win recap that also asks whether CITY is learning to close out leads.
Red Smoke Rising keeps its focus on St. Louis City's win in the Yohan de May era, while still widening out to the club's first bye week and first five games.
A preseason crossover that sounds like supporters thinking out loud, then narrowing in on real squad questions.
This crossover episode is preseason talk with a job to do. The CitySC Report and Red Smoke Rising crews sort through St. Louis CITY SC's next steps, from roster fits to the development pipeline, and the back and forth feels like a real supporter room: overlapping,…
A lively live show that mixes kit talk, roster questions, and preseason optimism.
Red Smoke Rising's first live on-location show at Pat Connolly Tavern centers on the new St. Louis City away kit, an injury-prone center back, Lucas McNaughton, Brandon McSorley, and Seti Toikert, with the first preseason game also in the frame.
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An interview with the owner/manager and two players of the BOHFS soccer team ahead of an Open Cup match.
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A breakdown of Western Conference MLS teams' performance and standings from the previous season.
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Red Smoke Rising goes live from Pat Connolly Tavern in Dogtown.