Hello Colorado Rapids fans! This week on Holding The High Line, it's a MAK Attack! Rabbi and Red banter about the national teams at the Gold Cup and Olympics. We recap the encouraging win over FC Dallas and the PTSD-inducing loss in the Rocky Mountain Cup. The guys then break down all the details and implications of the Mark-Anthony Kaye trade with LAFC. Then we preview Saturday's game against Austin FC. Holding The High Line is an independent soccer podcast focused on the Colorado Rapids of MLS and a member of the Beautiful Game Network. If you like the show, please consider subscribing to us on your preferred podcatcher, giving us a review, and tell other Rapids fans about us. It helps a ton. Visit bgn.fm for a bunch of other great podcasts covering soccer in North America. We also have a newsletter. Visit our Substack page to read our content and sign up for our newsletter via email. Find us on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Blubrry, and many other podcatchers. See the full list of podcatchers with subscription links here. For full transcripts of every episode, check out our AudioBurst account. Our artwork was produced by CR54 Designs. Juanners does our music. We are brought to you by Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. Ruffneckscarves.com is your one-stop-shop for official MLS, USL, and U.S. Soccer scarves as well as custom scarves for your group or team. Icarusfc.com is the place to go for high quality custom soccer kits for your youth or pub team. With an "any design you want, seriously" motto, they are breaking the mold of boring, expensive, template kits from the big brands. Have your team looking fly in 2020 like Andre Shinyashiki with bleached hair with custom scarves and kits from Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. HTHL is on Patreon. If you like what we do and want to give us money, head on over to our page and become a Patreon Member. We have partnered up with the Denver Post to sustainably grow soccer journalism in Colorado. Listeners can get a three month trial of the Denver Post digital for 99¢/month. Go to denverpost.com/hthl to sign up. This will give you unlimited and full access to all of the Post’s online content and will support local coverage of the Rapids. Each month after the trial is $11.99/month. There is a sports-content-only option for $6.99/month. Follow us on Twitter @rapids96podcast. You can also email the show at rapids96podcast@gmail.com. Follow our hosts individually on Twitter @LWOSMattPollardand @soccer_rabbi. Send us questions using the hashtag #AskHTHL.

Holding The High Line with Rabbi and Red

S4E15: RioT Hoodoo Reborn

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! This week on Holding The High Line, we're making a paradigm shift because that game against San Jose was a mess. Rabbi and Red banter about lots of fictional and real soccer news. The guys try to make sense of the 1-1 draw against the Earthquakes. We talk about what the potentially imminent transfer of Sam Vines means financially and on the pitch. Then we preview the Double Game Week against FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake. During this episode we discuss an article by Doug McIntyre, Red's Rapids summer transfer preview, and our In Mike We Trust shirt. Holding The High Line is an independent soccer podcast focused on the Colorado Rapids of MLS and a member of the Beautiful Game Network. If you like the show, please consider subscribing to us on your preferred podcatcher, giving us a review, and tell other Rapids fans about us. It helps a ton. Visit bgn.fm for a bunch of other great podcasts covering soccer in North America. We also have a newsletter. Visit our Substack page to read our content and sign up for our newsletter via email. Find us on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Blubrry, and many other podcatchers. See the full list of podcatchers with subscription links here. For full transcripts of every episode, check out our AudioBurst account. Our artwork was produced by CR54 Designs. Juanners does our music. We are brought to you by Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. Ruffneckscarves.com is your one-stop-shop for official MLS, USL, and U.S. Soccer scarves as well as custom scarves for your group or team. Icarusfc.com is the place to go for high quality custom soccer kits for your youth or pub team. With an "any design you want, seriously" motto, they are breaking the mold of boring, expensive, template kits from the big brands. Have your team looking fly in 2020 like Andre Shinyashiki with bleached hair with custom scarves and kits from Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. HTHL is on Patreon. If you like what we do and want to give us money, head on over to our page and become a Patreon Member. We have partnered up with the Denver Post to sustainably grow soccer journalism in Colorado. Listeners can get a three month trial of the Denver Post digital for 99¢/month. Go to denverpost.com/hthl to sign up. This will give you unlimited and full access to all of the Post’s online content and will support local coverage of the Rapids. Each month after the trial is $11.99/month. There is a sports-content-only option for $6.99/month. Follow us on Twitter @rapids96podcast. You can also email the show at rapids96podcast@gmail.com. Follow our hosts individually on Twitter @LWOSMattPollardand @soccer_rabbi. Send us questions using the hashtag #AskHTHL.

S4E14: Out of the Paradigm

Roly Poly Dinky Doodle Rapids fans! This week on Holding The High Line, we recap a great weekend of soccer! Rabbi and Red banter about the Copa America and UEFA Euro finals. We discuss the three Colorado Rapids USMNT players at the Gold Cup and their performances in the match against Haiti. The boys recap the win over Minnesota United and looks at the match against Seattle Sounders. Also, our Michael Azira shirts are officially for sale. You can buy them on our Substack page here. Holding The High Line is an independent soccer podcast focused on the Colorado Rapids of MLS and a member of the Beautiful Game Network. If you like the show, please consider subscribing to us on your preferred podcatcher, giving us a review, and tell other Rapids fans about us. It helps a ton. Visit bgn.fm for a bunch of other great podcasts covering soccer in North America. We also have a newsletter. Visit our Substack page to read our content and sign up for our newsletter via email. Find us on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Blubrry, and many other podcatchers. See the full list of podcatchers with subscription links here. For full transcripts of every episode, check out our AudioBurst account. Our artwork was produced by CR54 Designs. Juanners does our music. We are brought to you by Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. Ruffneckscarves.com is your one-stop-shop for official MLS, USL, and U.S. Soccer scarves as well as custom scarves for your group or team. Icarusfc.com is the place to go for high quality custom soccer kits for your youth or pub team. With an "any design you want, seriously" motto, they are breaking the mold of boring, expensive, template kits from the big brands. Have your team looking fly in 2020 like Andre Shinyashiki with bleached hair with custom scarves and kits from Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. HTHL is on Patreon. If you like what we do and want to give us money, head on over to our page and become a Patreon Member. We have partnered up with the Denver Post to sustainably grow soccer journalism in Colorado. Listeners can get a three month trial of the Denver Post digital for 99¢/month. Go to denverpost.com/hthl to sign up. This will give you unlimited and full access to all of the Post’s online content and will support local coverage of the Rapids. Each month after the trial is $11.99/month. There is a sports-content-only option for $6.99/month. Follow us on Twitter @rapids96podcast. You can also email the show at rapids96podcast@gmail.com. Follow our hosts individually on Twitter @LWOSMattPollardand @soccer_rabbi. Send us questions using the hashtag #AskHTHL.

S4E13: Door Metaphor

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! This week on Holding The High Line, Pablo Mastroeni's number has been retired! Rabbi and Red relive the post-game ceremony and all things #Pablo25. Red talks about the hype video and Pablo's speech. Rabbi fondly remembers Mastroeni's time at the club and what he represented. We do Good Thing, Bad Thing, Big Thing to recap the 1-1 draw vs Seattle Sounders. We have details on the t-shirt we'll be dropping soon. Then we finish the show with a preview of Wednesday's Minnesota United game. Holding The High Line is an independent soccer podcast focused on the Colorado Rapids of MLS and a member of the Beautiful Game Network. If you like the show, please consider subscribing to us on your preferred podcatcher, giving us a review, and tell other Rapids fans about us. It helps a ton. Visit bgn.fm for a bunch of other great podcasts covering soccer in North America. We also have a newsletter. Visit our Substack page to read our content and sign up for our newsletter via email. Find us on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Blubrry, and many other podcatchers. See the full list of podcatchers with subscription links here. For full transcripts of every episode, check out our AudioBurst account. Our artwork was produced by CR54 Designs. Juanners does our music. We are brought to you by Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. Ruffneckscarves.com is your one-stop-shop for official MLS, USL, and U.S. Soccer scarves as well as custom scarves for your group or team. Icarusfc.com is the place to go for high quality custom soccer kits for your youth or pub team. With an "any design you want, seriously" motto, they are breaking the mold of boring, expensive, template kits from the big brands. Have your team looking fly in 2020 like Andre Shinyashiki with bleached hair with custom scarves and kits from Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. HTHL is on Patreon. If you like what we do and want to give us money, head on over to our page and become a Patreon Member. We have partnered up with the Denver Post to sustainably grow soccer journalism in Colorado. Listeners can get a three month trial of the Denver Post digital for 99¢/month. Go to denverpost.com/hthl to sign up. This will give you unlimited and full access to all of the Post’s online content and will support local coverage of the Rapids. Each month after the trial is $11.99/month. There is a sports-content-only option for $6.99/month. Follow us on Twitter @rapids96podcast. You can also email the show at rapids96podcast@gmail.com. Follow our hosts individually on Twitter @LWOSMattPollardand @soccer_rabbi. Send us questions using the hashtag #AskHTHL.

S4E12: The Rabbis Derby

Hello Colorado Rapids Fans! This week on Holding The High Line, it's Fourth Fest! Rabbi and Red recap the disappointing (and all too predictable?) loss at Sporting KC. We take some Ask HTHLs on officials, the Gold Cup roster, and the 5-3-2 formation. Then Matt speaks to Reid Connelly from MLS Fantasy Boss for the long awaited HTHL MLS Fantasy 101. Then we preview Sunday's game against Seattle Sounders. Rabbi discusses Brad Smith's role and we try to figure out what weaknesses this team has and how the Pids can get a win. SKC Recap: 0:00 - 33:16 MLS Fantasy 101: 33:17-1:15-50 Seattle Preview: 1:15:50-1:34:58 Holding The High Line is an independent soccer podcast focused on the Colorado Rapids of MLS and a member of the Beautiful Game Network. If you like the show, please consider subscribing to us on your preferred podcatcher, giving us a review, and tell other Rapids fans about us. It helps a ton. Visit bgn.fm for a bunch of other great podcasts covering soccer in North America. We also have a newsletter. Visit our Substack page to read our content and sign up for our newsletter via email. Find us on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Blubrry, and many other podcatchers. See the full list of podcatchers with subscription links here. For full transcripts of every episode, check out our AudioBurst account. Our artwork was produced by CR54 Designs. Juanners does our music. We are brought to you by Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. Ruffneckscarves.com is your one-stop-shop for official MLS, USL, and U.S. Soccer scarves as well as custom scarves for your group or team. Icarusfc.com is the place to go for high quality custom soccer kits for your youth or pub team. With an "any design you want, seriously" motto, they are breaking the mold of boring, expensive, template kits from the big brands. Have your team looking fly in 2020 like Andre Shinyashiki with bleached hair with custom scarves and kits from Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. HTHL is on Patreon. If you like what we do and want to give us money, head on over to our page and become a Patreon Member. We have partnered up with the Denver Post to sustainably grow soccer journalism in Colorado. Listeners can get a three month trial of the Denver Post digital for 99¢/month. Go to denverpost.com/hthl to sign up. This will give you unlimited and full access to all of the Post’s online content and will support local coverage of the Rapids. Each month after the trial is $11.99/month. There is a sports-content-only option for $6.99/month. Follow us on Twitter @rapids96podcast. You can also email the show at rapids96podcast@gmail.com. Follow our hosts individually on Twitter @LWOSMattPollardand @soccer_rabbi. Send us questions using the hashtag #AskHTHL.

S4E11: Blue Hell Silver Lining

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! This week on Holding The High Line, the Pids have summitted Mt. Bailey! Rabbi and Red banter about Rabbi's trip to TQL Stadium. We recap the 2-0 win over FC Cincinnati. Matt has some analysis on the Colorado Rapids 3-5-2 formation. Then we look ahead to Wednesday's Sporting KC match and talk "in Fraser we trust" for Ask HTHL. Holding The High Line is an independent soccer podcast focused on the Colorado Rapids of MLS and a member of the Beautiful Game Network. If you like the show, please consider subscribing to us on your preferred podcatcher, giving us a review, and tell other Rapids fans about us. It helps a ton. Visit bgn.fm for a bunch of other great podcasts covering soccer in North America. We also have a newsletter. Visit our Substack page to read our content and sign up for our newsletter via email. Find us on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Blubrry, and many other podcatchers. See the full list of podcatchers with subscription links here. For full transcripts of every episode, check out our AudioBurst account. Our artwork was produced by CR54 Designs. Juanners does our music. We are brought to you by Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. Ruffneckscarves.com is your one-stop-shop for official MLS, USL, and U.S. Soccer scarves as well as custom scarves for your group or team. Icarusfc.com is the place to go for high quality custom soccer kits for your youth or pub team. With an "any design you want, seriously" motto, they are breaking the mold of boring, expensive, template kits from the big brands. Have your team looking fly in 2020 like Andre Shinyashiki with bleached hair with custom scarves and kits from Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. HTHL is on Patreon. If you like what we do and want to give us money, head on over to our page and become a Patreon Member. We have partnered up with the Denver Post to sustainably grow soccer journalism in Colorado. Listeners can get a three month trial of the Denver Post digital for 99¢/month. Go to denverpost.com/hthl to sign up. This will give you unlimited and full access to all of the Post’s online content and will support local coverage of the Rapids. Each month after the trial is $11.99/month. There is a sports-content-only option for $6.99/month. Follow us on Twitter @rapids96podcast. You can also email the show at rapids96podcast@gmail.com. Follow our hosts individually on Twitter @LWOSMattPollardand @soccer_rabbi. Send us questions using the hashtag #AskHTHL.

S4E10: Summitting Mt. Bailey

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! Holding The High Line is back and so are the Pids! Rabbi and Red banter about Kellyn Acosta, the Nations League, and the Euros (get well Christian). We break down the Younes Namli ankle injury and surgery news and what it means for him, the midfield, and his long term future with the club. Brad Weigel of Cincinnati Soccer Talk joins us for Know Thy Enemy as we preview the FC Cincinnati match with Rabbi will be attending! The show finishes with an Ask HTHL about selling players. Holding The High Line is an independent soccer podcast focused on the Colorado Rapids of MLS and a member of the Beautiful Game Network. If you like the show, please consider subscribing to us on your preferred podcatcher, giving us a review, and tell other Rapids fans about us. It helps a ton. Visit bgn.fm for a bunch of other great podcasts covering soccer in North America. We also have a newsletter. Visit our Substack page to read our content and sign up for our newsletter via email. Find us on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Blubrry, and many other podcatchers. See the full list of podcatchers with subscription links here. For full transcripts of every episode, check out our AudioBurst account. Our artwork was produced by CR54 Designs. Juanners does our music. We are brought to you by Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. Ruffneckscarves.com is your one-stop-shop for official MLS, USL, and U.S. Soccer scarves as well as custom scarves for your group or team. Icarusfc.com is the place to go for high quality custom soccer kits for your youth or pub team. With an "any design you want, seriously" motto, they are breaking the mold of boring, expensive, template kits from the big brands. Have your team looking fly in 2020 like Andre Shinyashiki with bleached hair with custom scarves and kits from Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. HTHL is on Patreon. If you like what we do and want to give us money, head on over to our page and become a Patreon Member. We have partnered up with the Denver Post to sustainably grow soccer journalism in Colorado. Listeners can get a three month trial of the Denver Post digital for 99¢/month. Go to denverpost.com/hthl to sign up. This will give you unlimited and full access to all of the Post’s online content and will support local coverage of the Rapids. Each month after the trial is $11.99/month. There is a sports-content-only option for $6.99/month. Follow us on Twitter @rapids96podcast. You can also email the show at rapids96podcast@gmail.com. Follow our hosts individually on Twitter @LWOSMattPollardand @soccer_rabbi. Send us questions using the hashtag #AskHTHL.

S4E9: Nut Up or Shut Up

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! This week on Holding The High Line, Rabbi and Red disagree on something! The guys banter about recent soccer news including the MLS Reserve League going for Division III, the Nations League, Inter Miami's punishment, and Christian Pulisic winning the Champions League. We do Good Thing, Bad Thing, Big Thing on the win over FC Dallas. How about that Keegan Rosenberry golazo? The guys disagree when Rabbi brings up the Pids potentially trading for Jozy Altidore. In Ask HTHL, we talk Lalas Abubakar getting Wally Pipp'd and sports media interviews and relationships. We end with Red going full Ted Lasso on faith, hope, and expectations for Rapids fans. Holding The High Line is an independent soccer podcast focused on the Colorado Rapids of MLS and a member of the Beautiful Game Network. If you like the show, please consider subscribing to us on your preferred podcatcher, giving us a review, and tell other Rapids fans about us. It helps a ton. Visit bgn.fm for a bunch of other great podcasts covering soccer in North America. We also have a newsletter. Visit our Substack page to read our content and sign up for our newsletter via email. Find us on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Blubrry, and many other podcatchers. See the full list of podcatchers with subscription links here. For full transcripts of every episode, check out our AudioBurst account. Our artwork was produced by CR54 Designs. Juanners does our music. We are brought to you by Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. Ruffneckscarves.com is your one-stop-shop for official MLS, USL, and U.S. Soccer scarves as well as custom scarves for your group or team. Icarusfc.com is the place to go for high quality custom soccer kits for your youth or pub team. With an "any design you want, seriously" motto, they are breaking the mold of boring, expensive, template kits from the big brands. Have your team looking fly in 2020 like Andre Shinyashiki with bleached hair with custom scarves and kits from Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. HTHL is on Patreon. If you like what we do and want to give us money, head on over to our page and become a Patreon Member. We have partnered up with the Denver Post to sustainably grow soccer journalism in Colorado. Listeners can get a three month trial of the Denver Post digital for 99¢/month. Go to denverpost.com/hthl to sign up. This will give you unlimited and full access to all of the Post’s online content and will support local coverage of the Rapids. Each month after the trial is $11.99/month. There is a sports-content-only option for $6.99/month. Follow us on Twitter @rapids96podcast. You can also email the show at rapids96podcast@gmail.com. Follow our hosts individually on Twitter @LWOSMattPollardand @soccer_rabbi. Send us questions using the hashtag #AskHTHL.

S4E8: We disagreed!

Holding The High Line is an independent soccer podcast focused on the Colorado Rapids of MLS and a member of the Beautiful Game Network. If you like the show, please consider subscribing to us on your preferred podcatcher, giving us a review, and tell other Rapids fans about us. It helps a ton. Visit bgn.fm for a bunch of other great podcasts covering soccer in North America. We also have a newsletter. Visit our Substack page to read our content and sign up for our newsletter via email. Find us on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Blubrry, and many other podcatchers. See the full list of podcatchers with subscription links here. For full transcripts of every episode, check out our AudioBurst account. Our artwork was produced by CR54 Designs. Juanners does our music. We are brought to you by Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. Ruffneckscarves.com is your one-stop-shop for official MLS, USL, and U.S. Soccer scarves as well as custom scarves for your group or team. Icarusfc.com is the place to go for high quality custom soccer kits for your youth or pub team. With an "any design you want, seriously" motto, they are breaking the mold of boring, expensive, template kits from the big brands. Have your team looking fly in 2020 like Andre Shinyashiki with bleached hair with custom scarves and kits from Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. HTHL is on Patreon. If you like what we do and want to give us money, head on over to our page and become a Patreon Member. We have partnered up with the Denver Post to sustainably grow soccer journalism in Colorado. Listeners can get a three month trial of the Denver Post digital for 99¢/month. Go to denverpost.com/hthl to sign up. This will give you unlimited and full access to all of the Post’s online content and will support local coverage of the Rapids. Each month after the trial is $11.99/month. There is a sports-content-only option for $6.99/month. Follow us on Twitter @rapids96podcast. You can also email the show at rapids96podcast@gmail.com. Follow our hosts individually on Twitter @LWOSMattPollardand @soccer_rabbi. Send us questions using the hashtag #AskHTHL.

S4E7: The Patron Saint Returns

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! This week on Holding The High Line, we hear from Micheal Azira! Rabbi and Red discuss the befuddling loss to LAFC. We banter about the Switchbacks opening up Weidner Field with a loss to the God Emperor Azira's New Mexico United. The venerable Jon Arnold stops by to preview FC Dallas for Know Thy Enemy. Then we look at how the midfield could lineup with Kellyn Acosta on international duty. Holding The High Line is an independent soccer podcast focused on the Colorado Rapids of MLS and a member of the Beautiful Game Network. If you like the show, please consider subscribing to us on your preferred podcatcher, giving us a review, and tell other Rapids fans about us. It helps a ton. Visit bgn.fm for a bunch of other great podcasts covering soccer in North America. We also have a newsletter. Visit our Substack page to read our content and sign up for our newsletter via email. Find us on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Blubrry, and many other podcatchers. See the full list of podcatchers with subscription links here. For full transcripts of every episode, check out our AudioBurst account. Our artwork was produced by CR54 Designs. Juanners does our music. We are brought to you by Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. Ruffneckscarves.com is your one-stop-shop for official MLS, USL, and U.S. Soccer scarves as well as custom scarves for your group or team. Icarusfc.com is the place to go for high quality custom soccer kits for your youth or pub team. With an "any design you want, seriously" motto, they are breaking the mold of boring, expensive, template kits from the big brands. Have your team looking fly in 2020 like Andre Shinyashiki with bleached hair with custom scarves and kits from Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. HTHL is on Patreon. If you like what we do and want to give us money, head on over to our page and become a Patreon Member. We have partnered up with the Denver Post to sustainably grow soccer journalism in Colorado. Listeners can get a three month trial of the Denver Post digital for 99¢/month. Go to denverpost.com/hthl to sign up. This will give you unlimited and full access to all of the Post’s online content and will support local coverage of the Rapids. Each month after the trial is $11.99/month. There is a sports-content-only option for $6.99/month. Follow us on Twitter @rapids96podcast. You can also email the show at rapids96podcast@gmail.com. Follow our hosts individually on Twitter @LWOSMattPollardand @soccer_rabbi. Send us questions using the hashtag #AskHTHL.

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! This week on Holding The High Line, Rabbi and Red are hyped for the Colorado Rapids three game winning streak. We banter about the MLS player salaries info dropping. The guys recap a win over Houston Dynamo with Good Thing, Bad Thing, Big Thing. Alicia Rodriguez stops by for Know They Enemy as we preview Saturday's game against LAFC. Lastly, we have an Ask HTHL on Andre Shinyashiki. Holding The High Line is an independent soccer podcast focused on the Colorado Rapids of MLS and a member of the Beautiful Game Network. If you like the show, please consider subscribing to us on your preferred podcatcher, giving us a review, and tell other Rapids fans about us. It helps a ton. Visit bgn.fm for a bunch of other great podcasts covering soccer in North America. We also have a newsletter. Visit our Substack page to read our content and sign up for our newsletter via email. Find us on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Blubrry, and many other podcatchers. See the full list of podcatchers with subscription links here. For full transcripts of every episode, check out our AudioBurst account. Our artwork was produced by CR54 Designs. Juanners does our music. We are brought to you by Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. Ruffneckscarves.com is your one-stop-shop for official MLS, USL, and U.S. Soccer scarves as well as custom scarves for your group or team. Icarusfc.com is the place to go for high quality custom soccer kits for your youth or pub team. With an "any design you want, seriously" motto, they are breaking the mold of boring, expensive, template kits from the big brands. Have your team looking fly in 2020 like Andre Shinyashiki with bleached hair with custom scarves and kits from Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. HTHL is on Patreon. If you like what we do and want to give us money, head on over to our page and become a Patreon Member. We have partnered up with the Denver Post to sustainably grow soccer journalism in Colorado. Listeners can get a three month trial of the Denver Post digital for 99¢/month. Go to denverpost.com/hthl to sign up. This will give you unlimited and full access to all of the Post’s online content and will support local coverage of the Rapids. Each month after the trial is $11.99/month. There is a sports-content-only option for $6.99/month. Follow us on Twitter @rapids96podcast. You can also email the show at rapids96podcast@gmail.com. Follow our hosts individually on Twitter @LWOSMattPollardand @soccer_rabbi. Send us questions using the hashtag #AskHTHL.

S4E6: Leftback of Chaos

Hello Colorado Rapids fan! This week on Holding The High Line, Keep Fighting is back thanks to THE SCOTTISH SALMON! Rabbi and Red banter about the cringeworthy Columbus rebrand. We review and analyze the 3-2 comeback victory over Minnesota United with Good Thing, Bad Thing, Big Thing. Then we play a preseason interviews Red did with new assistant coach Wolde Harris. The boys finish the show with a preview of the Houston Dynamo match. During the show we discuss an article by Brian Straus, Matt's take on the Pids "showing who they are," and an Aqua Teen Hunger Force soccer crest. Holding The High Line is an independent soccer podcast focused on the Colorado Rapids of MLS and a member of the Beautiful Game Network. If you like the show, please consider subscribing to us on your preferred podcatcher, giving us a review, and tell other Rapids fans about us. It helps a ton. Visit bgn.fm for a bunch of other great podcasts covering soccer in North America. We also have a newsletter. Visit our Substack page to read our content and sign up for our newsletter via email. Find us on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Blubrry, and many other podcatchers. See the full list of podcatchers with subscription links here. For full transcripts of every episode, check out our AudioBurst account. Our artwork was produced by CR54 Designs. Juanners does our music. We are brought to you by Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. Ruffneckscarves.com is your one-stop-shop for official MLS, USL, and U.S. Soccer scarves as well as custom scarves for your group or team. Icarusfc.com is the place to go for high quality custom soccer kits for your youth or pub team. With an "any design you want, seriously" motto, they are breaking the mold of boring, expensive, template kits from the big brands. Have your team looking fly in 2020 like Andre Shinyashiki with bleached hair with custom scarves and kits from Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. HTHL is on Patreon. If you like what we do and want to give us money, head on over to our page and become a Patreon Member. We have partnered up with the Denver Post to sustainably grow soccer journalism in Colorado. Listeners can get a three month trial of the Denver Post digital for 99¢/month. Go to denverpost.com/hthl to sign up. This will give you unlimited and full access to all of the Post’s online content and will support local coverage of the Rapids. Each month after the trial is $11.99/month. There is a sports-content-only option for $6.99/month. Follow us on Twitter @rapids96podcast. You can also email the show at rapids96podcast@gmail.com. Follow our hosts individually on Twitter @LWOSMattPollardand @soccer_rabbi. Send us questions using the hashtag #AskHTHL.

S4E5: The Scottish Salmon

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! Happy Revenge of the Fifth! This week on Holding The High Line, Rabbi and Red get to talk about a win! We banter about Champions League, CCL and UEFA, and Manchester United fans getting a game postponed. The guys do Big Thing, Bad Thing, Big Thing on the 1-0 win over Vancouver Whitecaps. Then we look ahead to the freefalling Minnesota United as the Rapids look to revenge their playoff loss from last year. When we get to Ask HTHL, Mark discusses what how Ramadan might be affecting Lalas Abubakar. He's written about this topic before. Then Matt discusses the struggle between rooting for players on your MLS Fantasy team who are playing against the Rapids/other teams you want to root for in the macro. Holding The High Line is an independent soccer podcast focused on the Colorado Rapids of MLS and a member of the Beautiful Game Network. If you like the show, please consider subscribing to us on your preferred podcatcher, giving us a review, and tell other Rapids fans about us. It helps a ton. Visit bgn.fm for a bunch of other great podcasts covering soccer in North America. We also have a newsletter. Visit our Substack page to read our content and sign up for our newsletter via email. Find us on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Blubrry, and many other podcatchers. See the full list of podcatchers with subscription links here. For full transcripts of every episode, check out our AudioBurst account. Our artwork was produced by CR54 Designs. Juanners does our music. We are brought to you by Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. Ruffneckscarves.com is your one-stop-shop for official MLS, USL, and U.S. Soccer scarves as well as custom scarves for your group or team. Icarusfc.com is the place to go for high quality custom soccer kits for your youth or pub team. With an "any design you want, seriously" motto, they are breaking the mold of boring, expensive, template kits from the big brands. Have your team looking fly in 2020 like Andre Shinyashiki with bleached hair with custom scarves and kits from Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. HTHL is on Patreon. If you like what we do and want to give us money, head on over to our page and become a Patreon Member. We have partnered up with the Denver Post to sustainably grow soccer journalism in Colorado. Listeners can get a three month trial of the Denver Post digital for 99¢/month. Go to denverpost.com/hthl to sign up. This will give you unlimited and full access to all of the Post’s online content and will support local coverage of the Rapids. Each month after the trial is $11.99/month. There is a sports-content-only option for $6.99/month. Follow us on Twitter @rapids96podcast. You can also email the show at rapids96podcast@gmail.com. Follow our hosts individually on Twitter @LWOSMattPollardand @soccer_rabbi. Send us questions using the hashtag #AskHTHL.

S4E4: Revenge of the Fifth/Pids

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! This week on Holding The High Line, Rabbi and Red break down the dud that was that home opener (Yay Fans Though!). We start off by looking at the Concacaf Champions League Quarterfinal matchups. We do Good Thing, Bad Thing, Big Thing on the 3-1 loss to Austin FC. The boys look ahead to Sunday's game against Salt Lake City Whitecaps FC. We also break down the Kellyn Acosta left back issue. The show ends with an interesting Ask HTHL about how Arsenal influences the Rapids in the KSE family. Holding The High Line is an independent soccer podcast focused on the Colorado Rapids of MLS and a member of the Beautiful Game Network. If you like the show, please consider subscribing to us on your preferred podcatcher, giving us a review, and tell other Rapids fans about us. It helps a ton. Visit bgn.fm for a bunch of other great podcasts covering soccer in North America. We also have a newsletter. Visit our Substack page to read our content and sign up for our newsletter via email. Find us on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Blubrry, and many other podcatchers. See the full list of podcatchers with subscription links here. For full transcripts of every episode, check out our AudioBurst account. Our artwork was produced by CR54 Designs. Juanners does our music. We are brought to you by Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. Ruffneckscarves.com is your one-stop-shop for official MLS, USL, and U.S. Soccer scarves as well as custom scarves for your group or team. Icarusfc.com is the place to go for high quality custom soccer kits for your youth or pub team. With an "any design you want, seriously" motto, they are breaking the mold of boring, expensive, template kits from the big brands. Have your team looking fly in 2020 like Andre Shinyashiki with bleached hair with custom scarves and kits from Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. HTHL is on Patreon. If you like what we do and want to give us money, head on over to our page and become a Patreon Member. We have partnered up with the Denver Post to sustainably grow soccer journalism in Colorado. Listeners can get a three month trial of the Denver Post digital for 99¢/month. Go to denverpost.com/hthl to sign up. This will give you unlimited and full access to all of the Post’s online content and will support local coverage of the Rapids. Each month after the trial is $11.99/month. There is a sports-content-only option for $6.99/month. Follow us on Twitter @rapids96podcast. You can also email the show at rapids96podcast@gmail.com. Follow our hosts individually on Twitter @LWOSMattPollardand @soccer_rabbi. Send us questions using the hashtag #AskHTHL.

S4E3: SLC Whitecaps

Hello Colorado Rapids fans! This week on Holding The High Line, we have an actual game to talk about. Rabbi and Red start by discussing the accelerated news cycle around the Super League. Then we recap the Rapids 0-0 draw at FC Dallas. Matt speaks with Conor Hefferman and Mark Turner from Austin Anthem about Austin FC, their first game, the team on the field, and fan culture. Then we preview the Rapids home opener and have an Ask HTHL about USMNT depth complications. Holding The High Line is an independent soccer podcast focused on the Colorado Rapids of MLS and a member of the Beautiful Game Network. If you like the show, please consider subscribing to us on your preferred podcatcher, giving us a review, and tell other Rapids fans about us. It helps a ton. Visit bgn.fm for a bunch of other great podcasts covering soccer in North America.We also have a newsletter. Visit our Substack page to read our content and sign up for our newsletter via email. Find us on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Blubrry, and many other podcatchers. See the full list of podcatchers with subscription links here. For full transcripts of every episode, check out our AudioBurst account. Our artwork was produced by CR54 Designs. Juanners does our music. We are brought to you by Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. Ruffneckscarves.com is your one-stop-shop for official MLS, USL, and U.S. Soccer scarves as well as custom scarves for your group or team. Icarusfc.com is the place to go for high quality custom soccer kits for your youth or pub team. With an "any design you want, seriously" motto, they are breaking the mold of boring, expensive, template kits from the big brands. Have your team looking fly in 2020 like Andre Shinyashiki with bleached hair with custom scarves and kits from Ruffneck Scarves and Icarus FC. HTHL is on Patreon. If you like what we do and want to give us money, head on over to our page and become a Patreon Member. We have partnered up with the Denver Post to sustainably grow soccer journalism in Colorado. Listeners can get a three month trial of the Denver Post digital for 99¢/month. Go to denverpost.com/hthl to sign up. This will give you unlimited and full access to all of the Post’s online content and will support local coverage of the Rapids. Each month after the trial is $11.99/month. There is a sports-content-only option for $6.99/month. Follow us on Twitter @rapids96podcast. You can also email the show at rapids96podcast@gmail.com. Follow our hosts individually on Twitter @LWOSMattPollardand @soccer_rabbi. Send us questions using the hashtag #AskHTHL.

S4E2: Verde Chili

'Holding The High Line with Rabbi and Red' is a soccer podcast centered around the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. It is hosted by Mark Goodman of American Soccer Analysis and Matt Pollard from Last Word on Soccer.