If you heard my latest podcast, you would’ve heard some personal news at the very end of the episode. For those of you that haven’t: HOW DARE YOU? No, but seriously, I had shared that as soon as I finished recording I had to pack, eat, shower and head to the airport for a wild trip ahead.
I had to change my flight last minute but I ended up leaving at 4am as my flight left at 6 on the dot. What flight? Well I headed to St. Louis to watch Ireland Women vs USWNT at CITIPARK, a brand new stadium.
Shortly after landing I went to say hello to Louise Quinn, as you all know, former Arsenal player. I had met Lou back in 2019 when she, Meado and DVD came to my show with the Jonas Brothers. Lovely quick chat and then I was off to meet my friend Pete aka Pete from Le Grove aka one of the best Arsenal blogs ever (here), and he also hosts The Arsenal Opinion Podcast.
We’ve been friends for a few years, he’s come to my gigs and I always try to see him whenever we’re in the same city. He is very knowledgeable on all things footy, Arsenal, branding and more. He hadn’t been to a women’s match and I brought him along.
Pre match we took a walk and went into this little pub and as I walked in, I knew it was gonna be a good day. There was a couple sitting at the bar, both wearing AFC black strips. The guy was sporting #10 – Smith Rowe and the queen, because that’s what she is, was wearing #9 – Mead. We greeted them and chatted for a bit. Lovely people.
Coincidently , Pete works for St. Louis Soccer Club so before getting to our seats I was able to get some details regarding the stadium, the culture they are building and much more.
Once seated it was just amazing. Loved the energy, loved watching the girls warm up. I have to say, it was pretty emotional. I don’t get to see matches often in real life. I guess I could if you count USWNT matches but honestly, as a naturalized American, I can tell you that I don’t care at all. I respect them and they are great but that’s it. Horan to me is DVD’s teammate. However, definitely a privilege watching her, Mewis Alex Morgan etc.
My point is that I was there for Ruesha, Louise and Katie McCabe.
The match was outstanding. One freakish goal from the USA was the difference. I personally thought the girls in green were incredible. KT was commanding and I could feel her energy from my seat. Ruesha had a great match, she was athletic, committed and very involved. Louise was her solid self. Calm and intelligent as ever.
These Irish queens are historic. They are going to the World Cup and I’m so proud of every single one of them. To add a little color, we had Niall Quinn sat a couple of seats in front of us and that was so cool!
After the match I had some dinner and went to the Airport and got back to LA basically 25 hours later.
I might support the Oranjeleeuwinnen but these girls have a very special place in my heart, forever.
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Listen to THAT ARSENAL WOMEN PODCAST on:
A very subjective look into AWFC 
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