Soccer Saturday August 9, 2025

09/08/2025 59 min

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Episode Synopsis

Segment 1 (0:00- 6:12 )- Greg Rakestraw opens the show by previewing the first road match in some time as Indy Eleven travels to Detroit to play Detroit City FC and how you can watch the match which will be on WRTV6. He talks about Wrexham in their first match in Championship League in England.Segment 2 (9:12-21:16) Indy Eleven Head Coach Sean McAuley joins the show for his weekly segment. Today's conversation recaps the loss to Tampa Bay last week and what happened in that loss. He talks about how much scoreboard watching he does as the season begins to hit the stretch run and playoff races begin to heat up. They preview the match this weekend in Detroit and what the keys to a road victory will be for Indy Eleven. Greg looks at the USL Table and schedule as the weekend begins.Segment 3 (24:16-36:32) During this segment, James Murphy joins the show from the postgame show following the loss to Tampa Bay last weekend. They recap the game and what can be improved going forward. Also in this segment, Cam Lindley becomes the fifth player in the 12 years of Indy Eleven to play 100 matches for the club. They play a tribute video to Cam during this segment in a retrospective to his career to this point.Segment 4 (39:32-51:11) Greg talks about the beginning of the English Championship season. He talks about what Welcome to Wrexham episode 1 may look like after giving up a 1-0 lead to Southhampton in what became a 2-1 loss to open the season. He talks about the drop in income from Premier League to Championship in England.Segment 5 (54:11-56:50) To close the show today, Greg talks about the upcoming schedule for Indy Eleven with the next two on the road, but he talks about where you can find the broadcasts. He previews what will come up on Soccer Saturday next week.