The Swan Dive: A BLFC Fan Show

We interrupt your regularly scheduled show notes to bring you a link to our Playoff Livestream!If the link above doesn't work, head to youtube.com/@blfcswandive/streams and activate your notifications so you'll know when we go our live for our first-ever video content!And now back to your regularly scheduled programming.It was Decision Day Disaster for the Swans as they got their feathered butts kicked by the hottest team in the league, Angel City. It was another dynamic duo Swan Dive this week, with just Andy and Courtney holding down the furt. They spent half an hour trying to find some silver linings in the lopsided defeat. Did they find any? You'll have to listen to find out.We forgot to talk about prediction results from last week, because no one got any points and the table was frozen after last week. In case you want a reminder of how things ended up, here it is!Standings After Angel CityCourtney: 22 pointsOpposition: 17 pointsAndy: 11 pointsLegacy Guest: 6 pointsAs always you can reach us on Instagram and Bluesky at BLFCSwanDive and via email at [email protected]. Send us questions and suggestions, including requests for Soccer 101!The Swan Dive is a proud partner of The Blazing Musket, check them out for all your New England soccer info! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, the Legacy sure started their West Coast road trip with a bang, earning a 2-2 draw against 2nd place San Diego and extending their points streak. They also played slight spoiler for the Wave's shield aspirations; preventing them from clinching at least for now. We had a very chill Swan Dive this week, just Andy and Courtney chatting about the Legacy. They spent some time talking about the big draw against the Wave before looking ahead at the team's final match on Decision Day against Angel City. We do have our predictions as usual though they are mathematically meaningless as the table is frozen and no one can catch anyone else regardless of the results. That being said here are the current standings and only the point totals can change.Standings After San DiegoCourtney: 22 pointsOpposition: 17 pointsAndy: 11 pointsLegacy Guest: 6 pointsPredictions for Angel CityAndy: 2-0 LegacyCourtney: 2-2 for awesomeness!Legacy Guest: 2-3 LegacyOpposition Guest: 3-5 LegacyThose last two were made by our friend RNGAs always you can reach us on Instagram and Bluesky at BLFCSwanDive and via email at [email protected]. Send us questions and suggestions. We also need your opinion on something we are looking at doing in the very near future (look out for polls on our social media soon!)The Swan Dive is a proud partner of The Blazing Musket, check them out for all your New England soccer info! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back! For you all, its only been a week, for us it has been a few, but we are back to celebrate the Legacy's win over Louisville for the last home match of the season. There were goals, a lightning delay, a special guest at the supporter's tailgate a reverse pitch invasion and more and Brad is back to talk about it all with us. We take a look at that awesome last home game before moving on to previewing the penultimate match against a red hot San Diego Wave team who the Legacy haven't played since April (when they were good but decidedly far less red hot). Time for the predictions; there was not Wave guest this week so our good friend random number generator handled their prediction this week. Standings After LouisvilleCourtney: 19 pointsOpposition: 17 pointsAndy: 11 pointsLegacy guest: 6 pointsPredictions for San DiegoAndy: 2-1 WaveCourtney: 2-2 (for whatever we are calling it)Brad: 2-0 WaveOpposition: 4-1 LegacyIts going to be down to the wire between Courtney and the Opposition in the prediction game. Looks like it is going to be decision day here next weekend too! As always, reach out to us with any questions, comments, and feedback. There is still time if you want to be a guest this season or in the off season. Do you have thoughts on what you'd like us to talk about in the offseason? If so, let us know! You can find us at BLFCSwanDive on Bluesky and Instagram as well as at [email protected]. The Swan Dive is a proud partner of The Blazing Musket. Check them out for all your New England soccer news! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In what may be the shortest Swan Dive episode ever, Andy, Courtney and Greg are back (spoiler alert, they never actually left) to give a quick preview on the Legacy's final home game of the season, the rematch against Racing Louisville FC. No opposition guest this week so our friend RNG made their prediction. Before we get to the predictions we should note this episode was recorded prior to the news of Casey Murphy's injury but don't worry, Andy's got you covered at the top of the show with Swan Dive Addendum #2. On to the important part, the predictions! First a reminder of the standings:Standings After PortlandCourtney: 19 pointsOpposition: 17 pointsAndy: 10 PointsLegacy guest: 5 pointsPredictions for LouisvilleAndy: 3-1 LegacyCourtney: 2-2 drawGreg: 3-2 LegacyOpposition: 4-3 LouisvilleAnd that's all we have! As always please reach out to us on Bluesky or Instagram at BLFCSwanDive or via email at [email protected]. We love feedback, suggestions, guest volunteers, etc. The Swan Dive is a proud partner of The Blazing Musket, check them out for all your local soccer needs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, there's a first time for everything and this week, the Swan Dive had its first emergency recording session. We recorded a whole podcast (and then some) and then the news about the Legacy signing Gift Monday dropped and we just couldn't let that sit there un-discussed until the next time we recorded. The main purpose of this episode, however, was to recap the incredible road win against the Thorns and to answer your burning questions in another one of our Q and A sessions and thats exactly what we did. We were joined once again by Greg from the Boston Dream. Greg sat down with us during the World Cup break to tell us all about the Boston Dream organization (episode 26) and he is back to talk all things Legacy v Thorns.Andy and Courtney then tackled your hard hitting questions in another Q and A session. Thanks to everyone who submitted questions, we really enjoy getting to answer them and will continue to do so both in our regular episodes and in these special sessions.No predictions this week as the league is on an international break but no one scored any points this past week and the standings remain the same.As always we can be found on Bluesky and Instagram at BLFCSwanDive and via email at [email protected]. We love hearing your thoughts, feedback, opinions etc so please keep writing to us!The Swan Dive is a proud member of The Blazing Musket. Check them out for all your New England Soccer news and notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, Legacy fans, the team played in a match against the Seattle Reign last weekend and that's all there really is to say about it. Jokes aside, it was a rough one, but we have a job to do here so Andy, Courtney and Liz got together to give a few thoughts on the team's 2-0 loss against Seattle. The Legacy are headed back to the west coast this weekend to take on the Portland Thorns and we were once again joined by Andy's friend Alex to get their thoughts on the upcoming match. If you recall, last time the Legacy played Portland, the Thorns scored three goals in like 10 minutes so here's to hoping that is part of history that does not repeat itself. Predictions!Standings After Seattle ReignCourtney: 19 pointsOpposition: 17 pointsAndy: 10 pointsLegacy guest: 5 pointsPredictions for Portland MatchAndy: 3-1 PortlandCourtney: 2-2 drawLiz: 2-1 PortlandAlex: 2-1 PortlandWill the opposition guest catch up to Courtney? Will the Legacy seat finally get more points? Will the Legacy pull out a win and shut all our panelists out? Find out more on the next episode!Speaking of next week's episode....There is an international break coming up, no NWSL next weekend so we were thinking of doing another Q and A as part of next week's episode. That would require us having questions to answer so please, send us some! They don't all have to be Legacy or soccer related. You can reach us at BLFCSwanDive on Bluesky and Instagram and at [email protected]. In addition to questions, we are always looking for guests as well as feedback about the show.The Swan Dive is a proud member of The Blazing Musket podcast network. Check them out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, the Legacy's mini win streak came to an end over the weekend as they suffered a 2-1 loss to Houston on a rainy day in Pawtucket. Andy and Courtney were joined by first time guest Maddi to discuss this hard fought match against the Dash. Then, the team was joined once again by Van from The Cooler Guild podcast (Hi Coop, we missed you!) to preview this week's fixture against the Seattle Reign. Van gave an update on how the Reign's season has gone since the teams last met (as well as an update about the Etsy Witch situation) and we all gave our predictions for the upcoming match.Standings After HoustonCourtney: 19 pointsOpposition: 14 pointsAndy: 9 pointsLegacy Guest: 5 pointsPredictions for ReignAndy: 3-1 SeattleCourtney: 2-2 drawMaddi: 2-1 LegacyVan: 2-0 ReignOne thing is certain, someone is going to get points this week! As always we can be found on Bluesky and Instagram at BLFCSwanDive and via email at [email protected]. We want to hear from you. Its never too late to be a first time guest. We also want to hear your questions, comments and feedback.The Swan Dive is a proud member of The Blazing Musket network. Check them out for all your New England soccer news and notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Legacy fans, we are coming off a HUGE win against the Spirit this past weekend and we couldnt wait to dive (pun intended) right into it. ICYMI, the Swan Dive team took a little field trip to catch the big game down in DC and it was a great time (check out IG for pics!).Andy and Courtney were joined this week by returning guest Dave (and no I do not know how many episodes this makes but he is still in 1st place). The team broke down the big win and for maybe the first time ever, had almost only positive things to say about what was an outstanding performance by the Legacy. For our Houston Dash preview we were joined by Manny from Bayou City Soccer. Its been six full months since the Legacy last played the Dash and neither lineup really looks the same. Manny shared a little about we can expect as well as some thoughts about the recent departure of both the Dash's head coach and technical director. As always we round this one out with out prediction game.Standings After the SpiritCourtney: 18 pointsOpposition: 14 pointsAndy: 9 pointsLegacy guest: 5 pointsPredictions for Dash MatchAndy: 3-1 LegacyCourtney: 3-2 Dash (note from Courtney: Don't be mad! We are doing a "science" thing again)Dave: 3-0 LegacyManny: 1-1As always you can find us on Instagram and Bluesky at BLFCSwanDive and via email at [email protected]. If you have questions, comments, feedback, if you want to be a guest on the show, let us know! We love to hear from you. The Swan Dive is a proud member of The Blazing Musket. Check them out for all your New England soccer news and notes. Until next time! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Woohoo Swan Dive listeners, the Legacy stopped their string of highly questionable, not great games with a huge 2-1 win against Utah Royals on the road and we were so excited to talk about it. The long weekend got the better of us planning wise so we had no Legacy guest this week so we had a rare Swan Dive moment where Andy and Courtney had a nice little one on one chat about all the action. After that, they were joined by Annie from Hey Spirits to catch up with what has been happening with the Washington Spirit and discuss this weekend's upcoming match. As always we ended with our prediction game (and got Liz to give her a prediction for the Legacy seat). Standing remain unchanged after the Utah match.Standings After UtahCourtney: 18 pointsOpposition: 14 pointsAndy: 9 pointsLegacy Guest: 5 pointsPredictions for Spirit MatchAndy: 2-1 SpiritCourtney: 3-2 SpiritLiz: 3-1 SpiritAnnie: 2-1 SpiritThat's it for this week, thanks to Annie from Hey Spirits for joining us. The Swan Dive team is making the trip to DC for the game this weekend and we will catch back up with you all next week. As always you can find us on BLFCSwanDive on Bluesky and Instagram as well as [email protected]. Send us your questions, comments, feedback ,etc. The Swan Dive is a proud partner of The Blazing Musket. Check them out for all your New England soccer news and notes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Legacy fans, it was another tough one as the team fell 5-2 against Angel City Monday night. While we are going to share our thoughts as always, we also had a bit of fun as we were joined by a special guest in our Legacy fan seat. If you have ever been to a Legacy game, you have heard her voice announcing players and Legacy goals among other fun things. That's right, in our third seat we were joined by Boston Legacy Public Address announcer Ava J! Ava shared a little bit about her background and how she got involved with the Legacy as well as some of the prep that goes into what she does and favorite moments on the mic! As a Legacy fan herself, she gave her thoughts on the recent Legacy match and the upcoming fixture against the Utah Royals as well.Also joining us for the Utah Royals preview was Sean from the Royal Riot podcast (if you happen to listen to this week's Royal Riot podcast, you might hear some familiar voices)! Sean filled us in on everything Utah related since we last chatted all the way back before the Legacy's third ever match and gave us his thoughts on how the upcoming match might play out. As always, we ended with predictions.Standings After Angel CityCourtney: 18 pointsOpposition: 14 pointsAndy: 9 pointsLegacy guest: 5 pointsPredictions for UtahAndy: 4-2 UtahCourtney: 3-2 UtahAva: 3-3 drawSean: 4-1 UtahBig thanks to Ava for joining us and Sean for joining us again. You can learn about what they have going on and where to find them at the end of the podcast. As always we want to hear from you. Get in touch with us at BLFCSwanDive on Instagram and Bluesky as well as [email protected]. Drop us your questions, comments, and feedback. If you want to be a guest let us know. As always, shoutout to our podcast partner The Blazing Musket. Check them out. for all your New England soccer news and notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.