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We're back for the final episode of 2024 and we have some feelings about the front office moves we've seen from Tepper Sports & Entertainment the past few weeks. Specifically, how these changes affect Charlotte FC and what they may say about the focus of the organization.

Agree? Disagree? We want to hear from you. Hit us up in the comments or on social!

And we hope everyone has a Happy New Year! We'll see you in 2025.

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The 2025 Charlotte FC and MLS schedule came out this week, so Matt and Corey took a look at the road ahead for the Crown. We break down some of the bigger matches, interesting away days and an especially difficult stretch of road games in the middle of the season.

And we answer a listener question about egg nog.

You can see the full Charlotte FC schedule here.

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Charlotte FC finally made it official with U.S. Men's National Team and Fulham CB Tim Ream, and some of us are more excited than others!

Our British-American Correspondent, Matt Chantry, joined Matt Swift and David Gusler to discuss the news, what to expect from Ream as a player and how he fits in with the current roster.

It's a short turnaround for Charlotte FC and our intrepid podcast hosts as the Crown try to bounce back from Thursday's 1-0 loss to Austin and prepare to play Houston Sunday night. David and Matt discuss the home loss – and the lack of finishing – while also answering a whole bunch of listener questions.

What happened to Charlotte FC in the 2-1 away defeat to Montreal? Why was this game even played with Charlotte missing 10 players? How did that second Montreal goal count? How did Swiderski not score the equalizer? 

So many questions and Matt and David regroup this week to try to answer them the best they can.

The guys did something a little different this weekend while gathering at Matt Swift's house to drink bourbon and watch Charlotte FC draw Columbus Crew on the road. They recorded the first half of the episode pregame – how hopeful they were for that first away win – before finishing the episode with an in-depth analysis of the second match in the Lattanzio era.

Matt and David go live on Twitter to discuss: 

- Charlotte FC's 2-0 win over the Red Bulls
- What was different about this game
- Our thoughts on the lineup
- Man of the match
- Answering fan questions

Matt and David jumped on Twitter live to discuss Christian Fuchs' press conference this week and his comments on MAR and preview Saturday's home match against New York Red Bulls. Is this a must-win? And how will Charlotte FC look in its first match under Christian Lattanzio.

Charlotte FC made the surprising move Tuesday to part ways with the club’s first and only head coach, Miguel Angel Ramirez. Why did this happen? And why now? What does it mean for the club? For the players? How will the fanbase react? Can Matt beat Titi Ortiz in a race?

Matt, David and Corey break it all down and answer listener questions during this Twitter Spaces livestream.

Matt and Vaughn jump in for a special episode all about money. Specifically, they go over GAM, TAM and where all of Charlotte FC's money has gone, and explain how being towards the bottom in spending is perhaps not as bad as people think.