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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to another soccer down here, one v one For

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<v Speaker 1>this one, we head back to Jack's. I was almost

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<v Speaker 1>a poet and didn't know it because and I don't know, Stacy,

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<v Speaker 1>if folks warned you about my studio space.

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<v Speaker 2>They did. And I'm really happy to see our scarf

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<v Speaker 2>in the background then amongst all the others.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and there's like two hundred or something scarves, and

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<v Speaker 1>everything's had to be reinforced by the way shower, the

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<v Speaker 1>multiple rack shower rods. Those have become the saving grace

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<v Speaker 1>for all of these. But yes, we are not here

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<v Speaker 1>to talk shower rods and scarves. We're here to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about one scarf in particular because Sporting Jacks is named

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<v Speaker 1>Stacy Belong, their first head coach of the US Super

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<v Speaker 1>League women's side. Congratulations, Has it been the whirlwind you anticipated?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it was quite overwhelming. Actually, just the attention that

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the club's been receiving and all of the

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<v Speaker 2>messages and calls and social media and text that I've

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<v Speaker 2>got since the announcement has been really really overwhelming, but

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<v Speaker 2>really exciting at the same time.

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<v Speaker 1>So your phone has officially blown up, as the kids.

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<v Speaker 2>Say, yes, yes it has, and feel very humbled, but

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of people, you know, they show an interest

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<v Speaker 2>in soccer, and obviously they know that that's my identity,

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<v Speaker 2>that's what I love doing, and they're really proud and

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<v Speaker 2>really excited for what's to come.

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<v Speaker 1>Associate head coach at Vanderbilt before you come down there

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<v Speaker 1>to Jacksonville, so you know about it just means more

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<v Speaker 1>in this particular footprint. The first question that I like

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<v Speaker 1>to ask coaches when they step into a new position

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<v Speaker 1>is why now? And so I guess it's two parts.

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<v Speaker 1>Why and why now? Go from Vanderbilt to be a

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<v Speaker 1>head coach in the US in the USL, in the

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<v Speaker 1>division one super.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's a great question. I mean, every coach wants,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, to continue to professionally grow, They want to

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<v Speaker 2>continue to elevate their career, and they want to take

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<v Speaker 2>chances when they come available. And not that I was

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<v Speaker 2>expecting it, but after conversations with Mark Orbiton and just

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<v Speaker 2>learning a lot about what this club has to offer

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<v Speaker 2>and what its ambition is and what its vision is,

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<v Speaker 2>it really excited me. And although I was, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>really really happy where I was at Vanderbilt, it was

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<v Speaker 2>it was just a dream come true and it was

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<v Speaker 2>just something that I wasn't expecting, and I felt like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I, you know, I just wanted to be

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<v Speaker 2>a part of that ambition and that vision of the

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<v Speaker 2>of the Jacksonville team.

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<v Speaker 1>How much staring in the mirror and alone time and

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<v Speaker 1>staring out into vistas and looking out over the Tennessee

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<v Speaker 1>River did you take before you made this decision?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean you obviously could relate here because I

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<v Speaker 2>just was. It was one of those where you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you'll be really really sad to leave what you have,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's the fear of the unknown as well, but

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<v Speaker 2>then there's that level of excitement of what could come

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<v Speaker 2>and what the future looks like. So there was a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of decisions I had to make in my head

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<v Speaker 2>and whether it was going to be the right decision.

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<v Speaker 2>But I don't regret that decision for one minute. I

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<v Speaker 2>think this is going to be a really exciting future

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<v Speaker 2>for not only myself, but for the community of Jacksonville

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<v Speaker 2>and the club itself.

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<v Speaker 1>Stuff you know about in the Southeastern Conference, it doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>matter what sport we're talking about, but it's always crudencies

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<v Speaker 1>and that is the official spelling of it. Cr O

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<v Speaker 1>T I N apostrophe, it's crudencies and a lot of others.

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<v Speaker 1>Folks will sit there and say, yes, it's recruiting and

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<v Speaker 1>all this kind of stuff. It's cruting down here in

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<v Speaker 1>the South. What you know, obviously it had to have

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<v Speaker 1>been humbling to have been cruited yourself. But now the

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<v Speaker 1>process starts for you about your crut and what you've

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<v Speaker 1>got to do to assemble this squad. What's what's in

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<v Speaker 1>your mind when it comes to assembling what you and

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<v Speaker 1>Mark and everybody there want to put together at Sporting Jacks.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I've been really fortunate to have Mark by my

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<v Speaker 2>side within this process. I mean, he he's been getting

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<v Speaker 2>after it from the moment that you know, he was announced,

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<v Speaker 2>and so we've been working together as well as Becky Burley.

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<v Speaker 2>She's a good resource to have obviously, you know, a

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<v Speaker 2>legend in the state of Florida, very well known, very

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<v Speaker 2>well connected. So between all three of us, we've been

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<v Speaker 2>trying to, you know, make connections and talk to agents. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm very familiar with a lot of the the players

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<v Speaker 2>within the US just being familiar with the college system.

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<v Speaker 2>So is Becky and and so you know, we feel

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<v Speaker 2>like we're building something, and we're really excited. We've already

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<v Speaker 2>got some players signed, especially here in the US, and

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<v Speaker 2>then some from overseas, so we're starting to put it

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<v Speaker 2>together and it's starting to really come along now.

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<v Speaker 1>And you've spent time here in the Southeast outside of Vandy.

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<v Speaker 1>You were up in one of the I think one

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<v Speaker 1>of the underreported and underrated hot beds of the sport

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<v Speaker 1>up when you were spending time at the University of

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<v Speaker 1>North Georgia. Then you get to go out to West

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<v Speaker 1>Georgia and Carrollton, so you've seen the sport grow in

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<v Speaker 1>the Southeast, and I think that I'm hoping I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>spilling any intel here, but I think that you probably

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<v Speaker 1>are in a position better served where you can go

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<v Speaker 1>to a Gainsville and you know what you're looking for.

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<v Speaker 1>You can go to West Georgia, and I mean that

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<v Speaker 1>in West Georgia, not just the University of West Georgia,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know those pockets where there is talent that

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<v Speaker 1>might be overlooked or underappreciated to help build this process.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that might be a built in advantage for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Absolutely, John. The market is great there in Atlanta.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean there is a large pool of players. There's

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<v Speaker 2>some really top high level clubs within that state. And

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<v Speaker 2>I did a lot of my recruiting during my time

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<v Speaker 2>when I lived there for about twelve years, so I

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<v Speaker 2>became very familiar with that particular area of the city,

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<v Speaker 2>north and west and south, and so it was you know,

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<v Speaker 2>with the amount of connections that I built there and

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<v Speaker 2>network networking that I did with the club coaches, I

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<v Speaker 2>can see obviously there's a lot of talent coming out

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<v Speaker 2>of the state, and yeah, it was very, very fruitful

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<v Speaker 2>for me when I was recruiting there for the colleges

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<v Speaker 2>that I worked for.

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<v Speaker 1>How would you describe yourself as a coach, whether it's demeanor, philosophy,

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<v Speaker 1>What are folks getting into when they see when they

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<v Speaker 1>see you on the touch line there for sporting jacks,

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<v Speaker 1>who are they getting as an individual on and off

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<v Speaker 1>the field.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I think immediately they probably would sense my passion

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<v Speaker 2>for the game. You know, I've lived and breathed the

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<v Speaker 2>sport all my life, and so I have such an

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<v Speaker 2>investment in it borderline consumes me at times, but you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it is my passion and it is what I do.

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<v Speaker 2>It's my livelihood. So I think that's the first thing

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<v Speaker 2>that they would see. I'm an energetic person on the field,

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<v Speaker 2>intense competitive, but I'm also compassionate at the same time,

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<v Speaker 2>and I know that I can relate to players very well.

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<v Speaker 2>I did actually try and prolong my playing career as

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<v Speaker 2>long as I could, and I think what helped me

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<v Speaker 2>was becoming a little bit more understanding of players needs

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<v Speaker 2>and whether that's physically or emotionally, just because I was

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<v Speaker 2>going through it as a player but also was coaching

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<v Speaker 2>at the same time. So I think that prolonging my

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<v Speaker 2>career made me a better coach but also helped me

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<v Speaker 2>become a better player. But I think all in all,

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<v Speaker 2>can nexted me with the player's mindset for as long

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<v Speaker 2>as possible, So I understand the compassionate peace too.

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<v Speaker 1>When you look at your CV, it's silverbacks, Mona Valo

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<v Speaker 1>U and GUWG. So you've seen the sport grow in

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<v Speaker 1>the Southeast. What has it been like, say, over the

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<v Speaker 1>last ten years, to see the sport explode to where

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<v Speaker 1>it is where there are opportunities.

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm going to go ahead and use air quotes.

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<v Speaker 1>In the atypical soccer markets where when something happens and

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<v Speaker 1>it explodes, folks on the outside who may not know

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<v Speaker 1>they're shocked, but everybody who's on the inside were like, no,

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<v Speaker 1>we knew this going in. What's it been like for

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<v Speaker 1>you to see the sport grow here in the Southeast

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<v Speaker 1>for the last decade plus.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, I think it was a matter of time.

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<v Speaker 2>It always had the potential because I mean I think

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<v Speaker 2>the US national team are very proven and they were

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<v Speaker 2>the ones that were, you know, set in the standards

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<v Speaker 2>and be in the model for the rest of the world,

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<v Speaker 2>and so it was a matter of time for the

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<v Speaker 2>sport to continue to evolve and to blow up as

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<v Speaker 2>big as what it is. And now you've got the

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<v Speaker 2>NWSL obviously you know, well established league, and now the

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<v Speaker 2>USL has created more opportunity for women to become professional,

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<v Speaker 2>which is fantastic. So I think just the league itself

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<v Speaker 2>starting up last year is a sign of what's to

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<v Speaker 2>come for the women's game, and I think the future

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<v Speaker 2>looks really promising for women's soccer.

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<v Speaker 1>We all have those to do lists, and I've got

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<v Speaker 1>to do lists all over the place, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I have legal pads and calendars and things all over

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<v Speaker 1>the joint. When it comes to your to do list,

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<v Speaker 1>for things that you have to do there at Sporting Jacks.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it on a Google doc, Is it on a spreadsheet,

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<v Speaker 1>is it on a legal pad, is it on a

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<v Speaker 1>binded notebook we had when we were in high school?

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<v Speaker 1>Or is it on one of those big white boards

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<v Speaker 1>that's got the the eraseable you know, you sit there

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<v Speaker 1>and you take your fingers and you can erase it

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<v Speaker 1>and you figure it out that the dry erase boards.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like six feet by eight feet long or something

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<v Speaker 1>like that, hidden after the side. As you and I

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<v Speaker 1>are talking, where is your to do list? A? And

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<v Speaker 1>what do you think the next thing that you can

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<v Speaker 1>cross off of that to do list is as you

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<v Speaker 1>build there at Sporting Jacks.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's a great question, John, Well, my to do

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<v Speaker 2>list on a daily basis is a notepad and paper,

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<v Speaker 2>and I feel like it grows quicker than I can

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<v Speaker 2>accomplish things. Yeah. See, I'm old school as well, just

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<v Speaker 2>like you. And if it's there in front of me

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<v Speaker 2>and I can physically cross things off on way to

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<v Speaker 2>do list, I feel like I'm being productive and accomplishing

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<v Speaker 2>what I need to accomplish. When it comes to the team,

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<v Speaker 2>when it comes to you know, building what we're trying

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<v Speaker 2>to build. There's going to be a whiteboard in front

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<v Speaker 2>of me so that I can see those names on

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<v Speaker 2>the board, and I can see positionally where we're at

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<v Speaker 2>and what we need. So I think, like you know,

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<v Speaker 2>in terms of having something visual in front of me,

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<v Speaker 2>is where I tend to navigate towards. But definitely on

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<v Speaker 2>a daily basis, there is a notepad and pen in

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<v Speaker 2>front of me, and like I said, the list does

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<v Speaker 2>grow every day.

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<v Speaker 1>Stacy Belong, the new head coach for the women's division.

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<v Speaker 1>When USL Super League team at Sporting Jacks dropping by

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<v Speaker 1>for a one v one, I know that you are

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<v Speaker 1>looking for a specific kind of individual to come in,

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<v Speaker 1>not just that we'll fit philosophically on the field, but

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<v Speaker 1>philosophically off the field. With what Steve Livingston, the ownership

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<v Speaker 1>grew Mark Warburton and you want to have representing Sporting Jacks.

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<v Speaker 1>What kind of individual are you looking for to make

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<v Speaker 1>sure that when you hit the ground running in the

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean they're representing something bigger than themselves, right,

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<v Speaker 2>So although they are trying to grow their careers as

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<v Speaker 2>to be good representatives of the community in Jacksonville and

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<v Speaker 2>be role models to the young young ladies in Jacksonville

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<v Speaker 2>that want to aspire to be like them. I think

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<v Speaker 2>that that's really important because now you know there is

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<v Speaker 2>a platform, there is a pathway from the youth level

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<v Speaker 2>up to the pros. They can come to games, they

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<v Speaker 2>can be a fan, they can have idols on the team,

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<v Speaker 2>they can wear their names on the back of their shirts.

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<v Speaker 2>And to build just that sense of community within Jacksonville

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<v Speaker 2>from this one club, I think is huge. So of

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<v Speaker 2>course they've got to have the talent and the competitiveness,

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<v Speaker 2>in order to be competitive, and they've got to have

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<v Speaker 2>they've got to meet the checklist of you know, tactically,

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<v Speaker 2>They've got to be physically good in order to be

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<v Speaker 2>able to be competitive for the league. But at the

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<v Speaker 2>end of the day, we want them to represent with

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<v Speaker 1>What is the most and I don't know I imagine you

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<v Speaker 1>whenever you want. I know that you probably have international

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<v Speaker 1>texting as well, so that you know that your phone

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know if you use WhatsApp or what have you.

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<v Speaker 1>What's the most random reach the I guess the most

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<v Speaker 1>random reach in that someone has given you since you

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<v Speaker 1>have been named head coach down there. I mean, did

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<v Speaker 1>someone like reach out on what'sapp from like Neptune or something?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, what was the most random person or group

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<v Speaker 1>that reached out to you about Hey, congratulations, I need

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I mean, there's definitely lots of unknown numbers coming

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<v Speaker 2>up on my phone now that are reaching out, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's mostly agents and companies that are trying to, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>make me more aware and educate me on the play

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<v Speaker 2>that they have. So that's a little bit more of

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm seeing right now. But I know that we're

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<v Speaker 2>getting great visibility from from across across the pond because

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<v Speaker 2>my family have been tuning in. They're learning a lot

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<v Speaker 2>about Sporting Jack's. There's been a lot of Google searches.

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<v Speaker 2>My friends from home, my former teammates that I played with,

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<v Speaker 2>are all across the world, so everybody's kind of now

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<v Speaker 2>I guess a little bit more educated and informed about

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<v Speaker 1>Are Are there Sporting Jack's flags hanging in Suffolk as

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<v Speaker 1>we speak?

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<v Speaker 2>There will be soon. They they're demanding a T shirt.

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<v Speaker 2>They need some swag apparently, so I guess I've figured

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<v Speaker 2>out my Christmas list.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, you're going to the store and you're like, Mark,

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<v Speaker 1>I need this and this and this and this and this.

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<v Speaker 1>Now that's how I figured it's going to be. It

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be a sporting swag holiday season, no

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<v Speaker 1>doubt about it.

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<v Speaker 3>When you know, do you even have an office yet?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? Actually, Mark took me to an office space, so

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<v Speaker 2>there will be an office for me, and I do

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<v Speaker 2>have a key, so he did as much as cut

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<v Speaker 2>a key for me and show you, show me where

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<v Speaker 2>the office will be. So I did get a brief

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<v Speaker 2>tour of that, which is good. So I understand now

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm looking at and I have a place to

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<v Speaker 2>go to every day when I physically get down there.

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<v Speaker 1>Does your card key work in Mark's office or does

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<v Speaker 1>Marx work in yours or is it just like, no

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<v Speaker 1>your card keys over there, don't don't come into my office.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think it's I think we have all access

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<v Speaker 2>to everything, so there's no secrets in that office space.

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<v Speaker 1>When when you were taking the tour and when they

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<v Speaker 1>were giving you the grand tour of Jacksonville on the

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<v Speaker 1>vision of everything, I imagine it was a time to

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<v Speaker 1>go over to you and F and look at Hodges

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<v Speaker 1>and then they took you and introduced you to the

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<v Speaker 1>youth side of things.

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<v Speaker 3>What I don't I'm not going.

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<v Speaker 1>To use the word gravity, but just the important and

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<v Speaker 1>said this gig and what it means to be a

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<v Speaker 1>part of building something. What was that tour like for

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<v Speaker 1>you to understand what you were getting into here.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, first of all, we're super appreciative of

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<v Speaker 2>you and F providing their facilities to us. I'm actually

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<v Speaker 2>long term friends with Eric Faulkner, who is the head

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<v Speaker 2>coach there, and I know that he is helping, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>with this whole excitement, enthusiasm and drive behind behind this club,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know right now he can't do enough to

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<v Speaker 2>help us. And you and F have been really welcoming

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<v Speaker 2>and They've shown great hospitality, their field is in great condition.

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<v Speaker 2>It's going to be a great space for our fans

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<v Speaker 2>to come and watch games. And I know that the

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<v Speaker 2>team behind it, the staff, the ticket sales, everybody is

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<v Speaker 2>working really really hard to get this off the ground

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<v Speaker 2>and to really make it a big community thing. And

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<v Speaker 2>I think that partnership with you and F has really helped,

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<v Speaker 2>because you know, it's also bringing in their student body

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<v Speaker 2>and making them more excited and gaining level of interest

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<v Speaker 2>within the game. I mean, we're there in Jacksonville where

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<v Speaker 2>it's a you know, it's been driven by the Jags,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, like that they are a NFL culture in Jacksonville.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think that right now we're getting a lot

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<v Speaker 2>with what's to come, and there's a lot of excitement.

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<v Speaker 2>So even being down there for a few days last week,

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<v Speaker 2>the drivers that were driving me back and forth from

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<v Speaker 2>the airport were really, you know, really interested in hearing

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<v Speaker 2>more about it, and they said that they were to

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<v Speaker 2>come to games. So I think that they're ready for this.

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<v Speaker 2>The community are really excited and thanks to UNF, they

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<v Speaker 2>are going to provide a top notch facility for us

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<v Speaker 2>until we get one of our own.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, And I think to your point, I think that

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<v Speaker 1>here in the Southeastern United States, a lot of folks

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<v Speaker 1>have been able to take that college football mentality and

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<v Speaker 1>their particular teams, and they had now applied it to

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<v Speaker 1>the new franchises in soccer in their markets. And you

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<v Speaker 1>see it basically is a college football fan vibe that

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<v Speaker 1>is translating to those who are being introduced to the

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<v Speaker 1>at you look at markets like Nashville and Atlanta and

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<v Speaker 1>and whomever. But they're translating that college football noess and

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<v Speaker 1>turning it into college they're turning it into professional football

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<v Speaker 1>if you TBOL, and you're seeing just that energy that's

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<v Speaker 1>there from the college football fan coming forward in the Southeast.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Absolutely. I mean you take Steve Livingstone for example.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he works in the NFL and that he

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<v Speaker 2>is a you know, a lifetime fan of Celtic back home,

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<v Speaker 2>and so you know he's working in the football franchise,

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<v Speaker 2>but big fan of soccer and so still tuning in

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<v Speaker 2>to the results back home and watching games, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the Celtic games, and feeling the rivalry between them and Rangers.

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<v Speaker 2>And so when you take someone like that, you know

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<v Speaker 2>he has a passion for both both sports. But I

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<v Speaker 2>think it's always been within him to try and get

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<v Speaker 2>a soccer team off the ground, and he's accomplishing that

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<v Speaker 2>right now. And he's a brilliant businessman man and a

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<v Speaker 2>really passionate guy. And everybody is grown in the same

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<v Speaker 2>direction as Steve and we're ready to go.

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<v Speaker 1>So have you been in the middle of the Celtic

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<v Speaker 1>and Rangers smack between Steve and Mark yet?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, there's been quite a few comments so far, so

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<v Speaker 2>I think that that will continue.

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<v Speaker 1>I just have this vision of you kind of navigating

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<v Speaker 1>and referring between old firm days and things like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Yeah, no, they've they've definitely shared their opinions on it.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's good, Banter, It's really good. I mean you

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<v Speaker 2>can just just feel that rivalry just between the two

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<v Speaker 2>of them. But but now it's great, Benter.

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<v Speaker 3>What's next for you on the list? What's next on

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<v Speaker 3>the legal pad?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I have to sell a house, buy a house locate.

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<v Speaker 2>But but yeah, all of the big things in between

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<v Speaker 2>that I am going back to see family and also

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<v Speaker 2>deliver some Sporting Jack's goods to them so that they

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<v Speaker 2>can represent in England and put us on the map

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<v Speaker 2>over there. But when I get, you know, get into

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<v Speaker 2>Jacksonville physically and permanently. You know, we've got the w

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<v Speaker 2>League team that's going to be playing in the summer,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'll definitely be present for that. But we've got

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<v Speaker 2>to we're to get prepared for July one, which is

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<v Speaker 2>when we start pre season. So we're still obviously putting

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<v Speaker 2>the team together and signing players and talking to players

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<v Speaker 2>on zoom calls and talking with agents and doing our

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<v Speaker 2>due diligence there. But you know, it's a daily grinds John,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're ready. We're trying to get prepared and be

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<v Speaker 2>ready to make a statement in this.

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<v Speaker 3>Season, looking forward to it.

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<v Speaker 1>The new head coach for the division when USL Super

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<v Speaker 1>League team and Jacksonville at Sporting Jack Stacey Belome Stacey,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks for dropping by.

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<v Speaker 3>Don't be a stranger.

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<v Speaker 1>You know that the carpet is yours and the our

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<v Speaker 1>card keys work anytime, so you can come in and

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<v Speaker 1>crash and let us know what's going on down there

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<v Speaker 1>at Sporting Jacks. Thanks for dropping by for a one

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<v Speaker 1>B one.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks John, I hope to see you at some games

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<v Speaker 2>this season.

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<v Speaker 3>You got it.