It’s Episode 111, and, more importantly, Filly survived his 40th birthday! FillyFest 2020 was a resounding, socially distant success, complete with videos from loved ones, small tokens of affection, and shots! Back behind the mic at world famous Filimonster Studios, the lads of Defenders of the Banc are ready for the restart of the 2020 MLS season.After Episode 110 meandered like the actual 110 Freeway, it was time to get back to the business of the Black and Gold, with a side dish of plenty of other MLS news and notes and a few Champions League thoughts as well. Just 12 episodes after we interviewed him, Filly and the Scarf bid a fond farewell to one of our favorites and a true icon in our club’s history, Adama Diomande. Our number 99 will always be LAFC’s Great One, and we are really going to miss his presence, personality, and oh, those goals. Those back-breaking, morale-stealing, roof-off-the-Banc-lifting, Carson-crushing goals. Dio will ALWAYS be Black and Gold.We also discuss some other Black and Gold news, including all the hardware that Diego Rossi brought home from Orlando, the opening of the transfer window (it doesn’t close until October!), and an article from the venerable Rome Sentinel about our fantastic head athletic trainer, Sean Kupiec. Shout out to Holland Patent, New York!Hear the hopeful and triumphant return of Scarfstradamus, Filly’s Bundesliga-heavy Champions League predictions, and, of course, This Day In LAFC History. We have a really fun interview scheduled with The Most Interesting Player In MLS coming up, as well as SIX, yes, SIX games coming in the next 28 days! Please join us on this crazy magic carpet ride, and, as always, thank you for your support of Defenders of the Banc!