The Swan Dive: A BLFC Fan Show

After a much needed rest after last week's crazy soccer and podcast schedule, we are back! This week, Andy and Courtney are joined by Boston Legacy and RIFC season ticket member Tyler to not only recap the Legacy game against Bay FC, but also share a little information about Centreville Bank Stadium; the Legacy's new home for the next handful of games. Tyler has some great information and advice on parking, game day vibes and (arguably) most important: concessions. We are also joined this week by Van and Coop from The Cooler Guild podcast to discuss all things Seattle Reign and preview the upcoming match. We had a great time chatting with them so make sure you check out their podcast; they give the info in the recording. Of course, we have to play the prediction game. Courtney was the only one who got points from the Bay FC game and she's closing the gap on our opposition (much to everyone's surprise probably).Results after Game 10Opposition: 9 pointsCourtney: 7 pointsAndy: 3Guest: 2Predictions for Game 11Andy: 2-1 LegacyCourtney: 2-1 LegacyTyler: 2-0 LegacyCoop: 1-0 Reign/Van: 1-1- drawJust a reminder, The Swan Dive is a member of The Blazing Musket podcast network. For all your New England soccer news, check them out.Want to get in touch with us? Drop us an email at blfcswandive@gmail.com or find us @blfcswandive on Bluesky or Instagram. If you have questions, comments, want to be a guest on the show...if you are the person Courtney was looking for at the start of the show, reach out to us!

We are back for this week's second episode! Sort of seems like we just did this doesn't it? (spoiler alert, we did). Totally worth it though, because we get to celebrate another Legacy win! Unbeaten in four games and not in last place anymore.Andy and Courtney were joined for this episode by Dave, who is really extending his lead in the "most Swan Dive appearances" race. We had a lot to talk about this week; lineup changes, odd officiating, subs, PKs x2, the return of Nicki Hernandez and more! It's always a fun time when we get to talk about a Legacy win.Unfortunately, we did not have an opposition guest to talk about Bay FC, but that doersn't mean we didnt talk about the team. Courtney, as the resident NWSL history nerd, pulled together some information on the team so we were able to do a little preview for the upcoming match Friday. Don't worry, the prediction game lives on, Andy utilized a random number generator to come up with an opposition prediction for this one, No one got any points from the Pride game.Standing After Game 9Opposition: 9 pointsCourtney: 4 pointsAndy: 3 pointsGuest: 2 pointsPredictions for Game 10Andy: 2-0 BayCourtney: 1-1 drawDave: 2-0 LegacyOpposition: 2-1 BayThat wraps up a VERY busy week of soccer and a very busy week of Swan Dive. Appreciate everyone listening to us talk even more than usual this week. Thanks Dave for joining us again. If you want to challenge Dave for most Swan Dive caps, reach out to us! If you have questions, comments, feedback, reach out to us about that too! you can find us @blfcswandive on Bluesky and Instagram as well as through email at blfcswandive@gmail.com. Also be sure to check out Dave's project The Rogue Swan, which he mentions in this episode.The Swan Dive is a member of The Blazing Musket podcast network. Check them out for all of your New England soccer news and notes. Until next time!

We got three points! After a great mid week draw against the Courage, the Legacy picked up all three points against Denver Summit in somewhat dramatic fashion (hello two goals basically in stoppage time?) We were so pumped to record this episode. Andy and Courtney are joined by returning guest and self described Swan Dive Super Fan Brooks to recap the Legacy's big win. We then were joined once again by Gary from the Soccer Over Gotham podcast for the Gotham preview. Gary shares his thoughts on the season so far for Gotham and things to watch heading into this weekend's rematch. As always, we rounded out the show with our predictions for the match. Here's a reminder of the standings after Game 7 (spoiler alert, not looking great for. Courtney but it's okay, the Legacy won so all is well). Results after 7 GamesOpposition guest: 9 pointsAndy: 3 pointsLegacy guest: 2 pointsCourtney: 1 point Predictions for Game 8Andy: 2-1 GothamCourtney: 1-1 drawBrooks: 1-0 GothamGary: 2-0 GothamWell, one of these things is not like the other. Will Courtney be shut out again? Will Gary get it dead on as he did last time? Only time will tell.As always, we want to hear from you! Do you have questions, comments, feedback, etc? Do you want to be a guest on the show? Let us know @blfcswandive on bluesky and Instagram and at blfcswandive@gmail.com. Making the trip down to NJ on Saturday? Andy and Courtney will be there so say hello if you see us! Check out Soccer Over Gotham podcast on all social media platforms and wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks Gary and Brooks for joining us for this week's episode.The Swan Dive is a part of The Blazing Musket podcast network; for all your New England soccer news and info, check out The Blazing Musket. Until next time (which is going to be very very soon. thank you mid week games).

Quick turnaround for us this week, but we were excited to record this next episode because the Legacy got their first point! After weeks of listening to us talk about tough Legacy losses, we finally get to talk about a draw. Andy and Courtney were joined by third time guest Dave (who now holds the record for most Swan Dive guest caps) to review the draw against the North Carolina Courage. The team discusses the positives (goals!) the maybe not so positive (goals, but for the other team), Courtney admits she was very wrong in her opinion about a certain Legacy player from last episode and we learn some fun info about an NWSL record broken by one of our very own players.We were then joined for the Denver Summit preview by Kali and Hallie, two thirds of the Summit Up podcast covering all things Denver Summit. We chat a bit about being sister expansion teams, how the season has gone so far and what to expect in the future and of course, the NWSL record breaking attendance from their home opener. Lastly, as always we made some predictions for Sunday's match. For the first time ever, no one got points for the last game so the standings remain unchanged. Results After 6 GamesOpposition: 9 pointsAndy: 2 pointsCourtney: 1 pointGuest: 1 pointPredictions for Denver Summit MatchAndy: 2-1 LegacyCourtney: 2-2 drawDave: 2-1 LegacyKali: 2-1 Summit, Hallie: 3-1 SummitAs always we want to hear from you! You can find us @blfcswandive on Bluesky and Instagram and at blfcswandive@gmail.com. We want to hear your thoughts, feedback, questions and of course we are always looking for people to join us on the podcast! Thanks for Kali and Hallie, you can find their podcast Summit Up wherever you get your podcasts. In addition to all things Denver Summit, they have some USWNT content as well. Thanks Dave for setting a new Swan Dive caps record. As a reminder, The Swan Dive is a proud member of the Blazing Musket podcast network. For all your New England soccer news and updates be sure to check out the Blazing Musket.

Multiple games in one week means multiple Swan Dive episodes in one week! On today's episode we are joined by Julianne to discuss the encouraging but also so very frustrating loss to the Chicago Stars. The Swan Dive team discusses the good, the bad, and the not quite, but maybe sort of ugly in what was arguably (but not really arguably) the best Legacy performance to date despite the loss and lack of goals.Andy, Courtney and Julianne were then joined by Katie from The Lion's Pitch podcast to preview the Legacy's mid week clash against the North Carolina Courage. Learn a bit about the Courage as a team and our thoughts on how we think the match will shake out (spoiler alert, we might be a little nervous). And with that preview, of course, comes the predictions. Here is a recap after game 5 (not looking great for team Swan Dive).Results After 5 GamesOpposition: 9 pointsAndy: 2 pointsCourtney: 1 pointGuest: 1 pointIf you listen in weekly, its no surprise that the opposition guests are truly crushing it (and the rest of us)As far as this week's predictions...well, we did tell you we were a little nervous and the predictions certainly reflect that.Game 6 PredictionsAndy : 3-0 CourageCourtney: 3-1 CourageJulianne: 4-1 CourageKatie: 3-1 CourageWe know, we know, but if you listen to the Courage preview, you will understand exactly why we all predicted this way. As always you can find us at BLFCSwanDive on Bluesky and at BLFCSwanDive@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you; whether you have questions or feedback, or want to be a future guest, please let us know! Thank you to Katie from The Lion's Pitch Podcast and Julianne for joining us on this episode!The Swan Dive is a proud podcast partner of The Blazing Musket, check them out for all your New England soccer news.

It was...not a long international break, but long enough. We are so excited to be back and are celebrating in a very big and cool way. On this episode of The Swan Dive, we are joined by ESPN's Lead Women's Soccer Writer and Equalizer Soccer Founder Jeff Kassouf. Andy and Jeff chat all things Legacy, from coaching to roster building and tactics to performance. He even made a prediction for this weekend's match against the Stars in lieu of us having another fan guest on.We also had Liz from Red Stars Report on to preview this weekend's game against the Chicago Stars. Liz shares some history about the Stars and thoughts about what this weekend's match up may look like. This also means that the predictions are back!PredictionsLiz: 2-1 StarsJeff: 1-0 LegacyAndy: 1-0 LegacyCourtney: 1-0 LegacyWill the opposing team guest continue to leave us all in the dust? Will Jeff, Andy and Courtney all get it correct? Or, and this is honestly probably most likely to happen, will there be a draw and no one gets points? Find out on the recap show next week!As always you can find us at BLFCSwanDive on Bluesky and at BLFCSwanDive@gmail.com. Questions? Comments? Want to be a guest? Let us know!Check out our podcast partners The Blazing Musket for all your New England soccer news.Big thanks to Jeff for taking the time to chat with us and thanks to Liz for sharing her Chicago Stars knowledge with us. Until next time (which may be sooner than you think)!Editors Note: Courtney's exhaustion caught up with her and at one point preferred to Aubrey Kingsbury as Aubrey Bledsoe which was her name before she got married. Please allow "Kingsbury" to float into your brain where you hear "Bledsoe" and know that we always try to make sure we get the names right but are only human.

Well Legacy fans, it was another tough, but close loss in the most recent match and unfortunately (but not really because we love making the podcast), its our job to talk about it. Joining Andy and Courtney this week is first time guest Brendan. Hang out with the Swan Dive crew as we discuss our newest Boston Legacy signing Sam Angel as well as recap the most recent match against the San Diego Wave. With the international break coming up there's no preview but we do have a casual pre-break vibe check on how everyone is feeling about the season so far.Also it was a sad week for Courtney as far as predictions go as she was the only person not to score a point. Our opposing guests are still out to a commanding lead, but third seat guest finally got a point thanks to Liz predicting a Wave win last week.Results After Week 4Opposing Guest: 8 pointsAndy: 2 pointsCourtney: 1 pointGuest: 1 pointAs always, we want to hear from you. Do you have suggestions on what we should do during the international break? Do you want to be a guest on a future episode? Do you have any general feedback or suggestions for us? Please let us know! BLFCSwanDive on Bluesky and BLFCSwanDive@gmail.comFinally a reminder; The Swan Dive is a proud member of The Blazing Musket podcast network. Check out The Blazing Musket for all your Legacy and general New England soccer news and coverage!

Legacy fans, history occurred at Gillette when the Aissata scored the first ever goal in Boston Legacy history. Yes, the team still lost, but the first goal finally happened! This week we had a full Swan Dive crew podcast as Andy and Courtney are joined by Swan Dive's Social Media Manager (and Andy's wife) Liz to discuss the match against Utah Royals. We saw quite a few lineup changes, some very questionable officiating and most importantly, the Legacy's first goal! We cover all those things and more and then are joined by Wave fan/content creator Alyssa to preview the upcoming match against San Diego on Friday.Just a reminder how we are all doing on the prediction game (spoiler, the Swan Dive team could be doing better).Results Through Week 3Andy: 1 pointCourtney: 1 pointGuest: 0Opposing Guest: 7As you can see, the opposing guests are really crushing these predictions. The rest of us, not so much, but there is alway this week! Without further adoWeek 4 PredictionsAndy: 2-1 WaveCourtney: 2-2 drawLiz: 3-1 WaveAlyssa: 3-1 WaveLet's hope the Legacy can prove at least most of us wrong.As always you can reach us at BLFCSwanDive on Bluesky and Instagram and via email at blfcswandive@gmail.com. We are always looking to hear from listeners with feedback and suggestions and we are always always looking for guests for upcoming shows so please shoot us a note! You can also find Alyssa at AlyssaJean on Instagram and AJAdventures on TikTok amongst other places. The Swan Dive podcast is a proud member of The Blazing Musket podcast network. Check out The Blazing Musket for all your Legacy and New England soccer coverage!