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PawedCast Episode 341: Dagur Dan Thorhallsson Interview, Montreal Preview, a Congested May Schedule, and More
An exclusive interview with Orlando City’s Icelandic midfielder.

It’s the start of an insanely busy month of May for Orlando City (and the club’s fans, obviously). It’s a busy time for us here at The Mane Land as well, as we’ve launched our new membership program over at Buy Me a Coffee (BMC), which is similar to Patreon but with a hipper name. There is already some exclusive content for members available at our BMC page and we plan to take good care of those who subscribe with as much bonus content as we can think of in return for your continued support. All we ask is that you check it out and see what you think. As we add items officially, we’ll include them in the descriptions of the different levels, but there’s a pretty good explainer here that outlines what we’re trying to do.
After a brief description of the membership levels, we dive into what a crazy month awaits the Lions, starting tomorrow night at CF Montreal. This month is a vital one in Orlando City’s fortunes in 2023, with several key Eastern Conference matches and the start of the Lions’ participation in the 2023 U.S. Open Cup.
We’re delighted to bring you our exclusive interview with Orlando City midfielder Dagur Dan Thorhallsson, as the Iceland native joined us to answer a lot of questions and probably more from our Founders than from us, if we go back and count. Dagur Dan was a great guest and — you heard it here first — he loves the mailbagbox!
Speaking of that mailbagbox, it was devoid of your questions this week but hopefully we can answer anything you ask us next time.
Finally, we previewed Orlando City at CF Montreal, including our key matchups and score predictions for Saturday’s match.
Stay safe and enjoy the show!
Here’s how No. 341 went down:
0:15 – Our new TML membership program is up and running and May is a month that can make or break Orlando City’s 2023 season.
25:40 – Dagur Dan jumps on with us and the Icelandic midfielder answers a ton of questions — ours and yours.
42:07 – Our mailbagbox was empty, but we’re bringing you our key matchups and score predictions for Orlando City at CF Montreal.
Podcasts
PawedCast Episode 390: Columbus Rewind, Orlando City’s Off-Season Priorities, and More
We hate it when a plan doesn’t come together.

Welp, the season is over. It seemed like this was an Orlando City built to do the darn thing, but you can’t do the darn thing if you don’t score any goals. It’s also difficult to do the darn thing when one of your center backs gets sent off and your team has fewer players than the opposition. These are the things the Lions had to contend with on Saturday and there were still opportunities there to take the game. We discuss all of those chances that went wanting and select our unanimous pick for Man of the Match.
This week’s mailbagbox only had one submission, but 10 (!) questions. Don’t worry, they went quickly, as it was a rapid-fire trivia game for your hosts. We got some right. We got many wrong. Remember, if there’s anything — and we do mean anything — you want us to address on the show, just ask us by tweeting it to us at @TheManeLand with the hashtag #AskTMLPC.
Finally, we broke down Orlando City’s off-season priorities, in order of importance. Obviously there are three key figures who either need to be re-signed or replaced with someone of equal or higher quality — it’s not going to be easy to find someone who fits that description, let alone three someones, so we are hoping for the re-signing thing to happen. There are Designated Player slots to consider, guys who have their loans ending, and others who need to have their options picked up or sign new contracts entirely.
Here’s how No. 390 went down:
0:15 – We open the show with our recap and breakdown of Orlando City’s 2-0 loss to Columbus after extra time. The Lions could have used some goals, quite frankly.
20:24 – We dip into our mailbagbox, only to find out it’s trivia night!
34:29 — Orlando City’s off-season priorities are pretty straightforward.
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SkoPurp Soccer Episode 30: Pride Protected from Expansion Draft, Off-Season Roster Status Updates, and More
The Pride are marked safe from Bay FC and Utah, roster decisions announced, and more.

We’re back for our November monthly episode and so far it’s been a quiet off-season for the Orlando Pride. However, business should be picking up soon and just within the last week there has been plenty of news to chew on.
The Pride made a couple of trades to stay safe during the upcoming NWSL Expansion Draft. We break down what Orlando sent to Bay FC and the Utah Royals, including draft picks and one regular player from the lineup, and it looks like the club is compiling Allocation Money again, which can only be a good thing. The club sent a clear message that management and the coaching staff are confident in the way the roster is shaping up and they don’t want to see anyone plucked away, only to develop for a new team. It will be interesting to see how that pays off.
We had some good questions in our mailbagbox, aksing about the prospects of the Pride’s free agents returning for 2024 as well as the likelihood of whether Orlando will be going after one particular well-known free agent. Remember, you can ask us anything by hitting us up on Twitter at either @TheManeLand or @SkoPurpSoccer and using the hashtag #AskSkoPurp. Or you can visit our show page, scroll down, and fill out the handy form.
Finally, we discussed the Pride’s end-of-season roster announcements to let you know which players are seemingly gone, which have had their options picked up, and more. The club has recently done a good job of locking up players across multiple years, so there was not as much to get done this off-season, but it will be interesting to see which free agend
Here’s how Episode 30 went down:
0:15 – The Orlando Pride won’t have any players plucked from their roster in this year’s NWSL Expansion Draft. Here’s why.
9:30 – Mailbagbox time! We answer our listeners’ questions.
19:45 – A look at the Pride’s off-season roster decisions and pending free agents.
Podcasts
PawedCast Episode 389: USMNT, Ricardo Moreira Interview, Columbus Crew Preview, and More
We chat with Orlando City Technical Director and Assistant GM Ricardo Moreira and preview the Crew.

After an unbelievably long gap in the playoff schedule, Orlando City is back this weekend with an Eastern Conference semifinal match at home against the Columbus Crew. And because it’s a special week, we’ve got a special show for you.
We open our discussion this week with a quick look at the United States Men’s National Team’s two-leg performance against Trinidad & Tobago. The games couldn’t have been more different and, although the second leg went off the rails when Sergino Dest lost his mind and got himself sent off for no good reason, the Yanks at least survived and advanced.
After that, we welcomed Orlando City Technical Director and Assistant General Manager Ricardo Moreira back to the show to talk about the team he and Luiz Muzzi put together for the 2023 season. We also asked him about his future plans beyond this season, the club’s unusual season in terms of Designated Players, whether Ivan Angulo and/or Wilder Cartagena might be back next year, and much more. Big thanks to Ricardo for taking time out to talk with us.
The mailbagbox only had one question in it this week, but it was a doozy. Remember, if there’s anything — and we do mean anything — you want us to address on the show, just ask us by tweeting it to us at @TheManeLand with the hashtag #AskTMLPC.
Finally, we looked ahead to Saturday’s showdown with the Columbus Crew, making our score predictions and giving our thoughts on where the match could be won or lost.
Here’s how No. 389 went down:
0:15 – We open the show with a short discussion of the USMNT’s series against Trinidad & Tobago and Sergino Dest losing his mind.
9:26 – Ricardo Moreira joins us and we ask him about his future, team building, and a bunch of other stuff.
31:55 — A quick dip into the mailbagbox and our key match-ups and predictions for Saturday’s match against the Crew.
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