On this episode of Stryking Fury, Filly and the Panda relive one of the most exciting sporting events either has ever witnessed in person. We recap game 1, game 2, & that crazy mini game of the Ron Newman Cup Final. We give our thoughts on the season, give our greatest thanks to all those that made this season happen, and hint at to what’s to come....Stay Tuned!
The MASL Finals are upon us. The Ontario Fury and The San Diego Sockers are set to do battle in Toyota Arena. The rivalry is intense and so is the excitement. On Episode 19, we are doing something a bit different. We are combining forces with Sockers Overtime, the official podcast of the San Diego Sockers hosted by Craig Elsten and Jerry Jimenez. In addition to the 4 of us, we also have Ontario Fury’s Franck Tayou and San Diego Sockers Brian Farber on as well. This is the perfect pod to listen to as you are on your way to arena. We hope you have as much fun listening as we did recording this. Sit back and enjoy Stryking Fury and Sockers Overtime!
What a wild ride this 2021 season has been folks. But all is well in the Inland Empire as the Ontario Fury have made it to their first ever Ron Newman MASL Cup Finals. On Episode 18 of Stryking Fury, Filly and the Panda tackle and highlight this stress filled semi-final with the Kansas City Comets. Learn what Panda means by Red Rover. Can Filly keep it together after practically losing his mind, will fans be allowed in or near Toyota Arena??!? Find out on this episode of Stryking Fury.
In this episode of Stryking Fury, Filly and the Panda give you a furyous recap of this past weekends Playoff matchup against the Dallas Sidekicks. We discuss the upcoming playoff schedule, explain why there was a “Fireside Chats with Filly” and no Pitchside w/Panda, and sing songs about Tacos! So put your headphones on as we go off the rails once again....
On this episode of Stryking Fury, Filly and The Panda have a zoom convo with Ontario Fury Assistant Coach Kevin Curtin. Learn all about how sports impacted Kevin’s life, his time in the military, and his time working as a medical professional.
Hear how his journey in coaching began and what led to Jimmy Nordberg selecting Kevin to be on his coaching staff. Kevin also imparts is with a lot of wisdom from a spiritual sense. We also find out how he signs autographs. All this and more on Episode 16 of Stryking Fury.
In this episode of Stryking Fury, Filly & the Panda break down the matches from the past weekend in Ontario. We also talk about the upcoming playoffs, what it was like being the media team for this 5 day stretch of games, and make sure we give love to everyone who made this March madness melee happen.
The battle for playoff seeding is underway and the Fury are looking to finish off the MASL Regular Season with a first place standing. Episode 14, our Andy Reyes episode has us recapping the Fury's march to the midwest (again) as they look to take on the St. Louis Ambush (again) and the K.C. Comets. This is the team's final set of away matches because a few short days later, Toyota Arena will once again be open for business.
Filly and Panda manage to conjure up some magical mayhem throughout the first match re-cap, leading up to the shocking loss and car recapping of the match vs The Comets. Hear Filly sing poorly, and Panda Ron Burgundy from her notes. Whats seeing tweety birds, and the Swedish Flag have to do with indoor soccer? Why does Panda think that Tom and Jerry talk? Why is "smurfing" a term used on this show? Find out by listening to Episode 14 with Filly and The Panda!
In this episode of Stryking Fury, Filly & Panda recap the weekends exciting matchups. Relive the Wins against our SoCal rivals, the San Diego Sockers. Experience the excitement of the tackling of the Tacoma Stars. Listen to the exciting back and forth match vs the Tropics. We also talk about Pandas surprise birthday, have trouble with alliterations, and realize it’s really all just Easy Peazy, Lemon Squeezy. So tune in if you want a great recap of all the Fury matches while being entertained with the lovable chemistry of yours truly.
On episode 12 of Stryking Fury, Filly and The Panda relive the excitement of the Fury’s opening weekend as they recap their first two matches of the season against the St. Louis Ambush. After 335 days in between matches, there is no doubt the boys were chomping at the bit for a little competition and they did not disappoint.
On Episode 11, Filly and The Panda have a Zoom call with newly signed Fury midfielder, Jorge DeLeon. We learn about life his growing up in Waco, Texas.
We chat about how he killed it playing soccer in high school and in college.
We chat briefly about his time gaining USL experience and how he became a member of the inaugural roster for the Mesquite Outlaws. Hear about how he scored the first ever professional goal in Mesquite Arena and how excited he is to get this season underway. All this and more on another episode of Stryking Fury.
Listen along as Filly & the Panda sit down with the Assistant Coach of the Ontario Fury, LB Hollimon. We learn all about his indoor career as both a player and a coach, we learn what got him into sports altogether, and we also get some insight into what it’s like to be a biology student, R.I.P. Smokey the Cat. You’ll hear what’s it’s like moving from city to city as well as hearing Panda finding what she thinks is her long lost sibling! You won’t want to miss this interview!
On episode 9 Filly & Panda breakdown the recent MASL matches, we talk about the Fury’s upcoming schedule, and we give our insight into how our team is shaping up after seeing, in person, a real live scrimmage of our boys in the black & red. We also talk about our upcoming episodes and who or what you can expect on the podcast.
What do Stryking Fury and the band O-Town have in common? Listen in to find out!
On Episode 8, Filly and Panda sit down and chat w/Nestor Hernandez. We learn all about his amazing work ethic, the Bible verse that keeps him going, and what its really like moving from from city to city to city. The 2019/2020 Iron Man of the Year lets us into what it was like growing up in the Windy City, what he's been doing during pandemic, as well as some of his favorite hobbies outside of football. Listen in to find out which Fury player Nestor would want in his corner in a bar fight and if you don't already know, who his favorite Premier League Team is.
2021 is finally here and hindsight is most certainly 2020. Filly and the Panda give you the first Stryking Fury Episode of 2021. This is a short and sweet episode. We have a few updates in and around the Ontario Fury that we wanted to share with you. We chat about the new signings the Fury made during the offseason. We chat about what to expect for the month of February. We also talk about the new Fury kits for the 2021 season. Why Filly is “Addicted to Love”, why might Panda make him sleep on the couch, how is Panda feeling after her second Covid vaccination, all this and more on episode 7 of Stryking Fury with Filly and The Panda.
On Episode 6 Filly and The Panda get to be in the presence of royalty. We get to chat with "The King", Ontario Fury Forward Franck Tayou.
There are certain individuals who’s name are synonymous with the sport they play and with the league they are in. When you mention baseball, you think of players like Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds. When you think about the NFL, you think about Tom Brady, Russell Wilson to name a few. When talking about the NHL you might think of Wayne Gretzky. When taking about the NBA you think of Kobe Bryant or Michael Jordan or LeBron James. When you think about boxing, you think about Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. Franck is that caliber of a player and that guy when it comes to indoor soccer and especially when it comes to MASL. In 152 games Franck has scored 323 goals. He had a season in which he scored 71. That same season he practically averaged a hat trick per game. Amazing statistics.
We talk to Franck about his time growing up in Cameroon. We learn about what life was like playing Division 1 soccer in the Big East, when he and his brother, Uzi were members of the West Virgina Mountaineers. We learn about the various clubs Franck played for on his route to indoor soccer stardom. We talk about life in Mexico as a member of Soles de Sonora and the Monterrey Flash, life in the USL, NPSL. We also learn a little about one of his proudest athletic accomplishments when he was able to represent the USMNT Futsal Team.
We highlight his season with the Fury, what his expectations are, his goal of bringing the Newman Trophy to the Fury and more importantly his passion for humanitarian works. Franck even talks to us about who was the tougher Tayou brother growing up, who his favorite athletes are and who he thinks is the best dressed player in the Fury locker room. All this and more on Episode 6 of Stryking Fury w/ Filly and The Panda.
On Episode, 5 Filly and The Panda get to chat (via Zoom) with Ontario Fury Midfielder Charlie Gonzalez. We talk about Charlie’s childhood playing soccer with his brothers and his passion for futsal, yes futsal. We highlight his career as a high school soccer player as well as his journey through the collegiate levels. We hear about his time playing indoors with the Fury and what his experience was like during the recent All Star Game. We then get to chat about his passion project, TC Broders, as well as how his community involvement has developed his as a person. You also get to find out who he thinks is the best dressed person in the Fury locker room and where the best food spot is on the road. All this and more on Episode 5 of Stryking Fury w/ Filly and The Panda.
Oh Captain, My Captain is the title for Episode 4, and for good reason. On this podcast Filly and The Panda chat with Ontario Fury Captain, Israel Sesay. We talk about his life growing up in Sierra Leone, his move to Maryland, and his journey through the professional world of the beautiful game, soccer (football). Izzy even shares some locker tales (don’t worry, it’s PG) during his time with the LA Galaxy. You won’t want to miss that part. Also, have you ever wondered why we spell “stryking” the way we do?!? We explain that and much, much more. We had a great time chatting with Izzy and you are going to have a great time hearing his story. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed making it. Go Fury!
On this episode Filly and The Panda give you a recap of the inaugural MASL All Star Game that was played December 5th in Kansas City. The Fury had the current players and a few former players on the turf in this match. Israel Sesay, Charlie Gonzalez and Uzi Tayou represented the Fury on the Western Conference All Star Team. We learn about the players on both rosters as well as highlight the key moments of the match. We won’t tell you who won unless you listen but we can tell you the Fury was well represented.
On this episode of Stryking Fury, Filly and The Panda get to speak (via Zoom) with the head coach of the Ontario Fury, Jimmy Nordberg. We get to learn about Jimmy’s childhood as well as hear stories from his playing days. We speak about his history in coaching and how he came to be the head coach of the Fury. Also we get to know what his expectations are for the season and who he thinks will be a breakout player this year. We also find out who his favorite team is outside of the Fury. You are not going to want to miss this interview.
Welcome to the very first episode of Stryking Fury w/ Filly and The Panda - The Official Podcast for MASL’s Ontario Fury. On this episode you will get to know the husband and wife duo of Christian “Filly” Filimon and Amanda “The Panda” Filimon. You will get to learn about their history with the beautiful game, how they came across the Ontario Fury and what to expect from this podcast going forward. In addition to that you will get to learn about the history of the indoor game, the history of MASL, and a brief history of the Fury. We hope you enjoy our first episode. Rise with Fury!
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