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<v Speaker 1>I am the manager.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm on the sidelines, and I'm waving Pablo off the pitch,

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<v Speaker 2>and standing next to me wearing number nine, of course,

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<v Speaker 2>is Jason Christ and I've decided to sob Jason in

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<v Speaker 2>take Pablo off Jason Christ on a Wednesday afternoon.

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<v Speaker 1>Jay, how you doing, buddy.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm doing great. It took me a minute to catch

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<v Speaker 3>what you were laying down there.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, it usually does.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean that's part of you know, our relationship for

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<v Speaker 2>the better part of twenty years.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just kind of one step ahead.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, Yeah, you definitely are. Your humor and your wit

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<v Speaker 3>is definitely one step ahead of where I'm at.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what. Thank you very much for that compliment.

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<v Speaker 1>That's never happened before. Porter.

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<v Speaker 2>Will you clip that sound and send it to my

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<v Speaker 2>email please, I'd appreciate it. All right, Jay, let's start

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<v Speaker 2>with the good home opener MLS style. Seattle rolls into

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<v Speaker 2>town and you guys send them away with a two

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<v Speaker 2>zero win.

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<v Speaker 1>The good the bad? Would you like? What didn't you like?

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<v Speaker 3>Please? Obviously please with the result. I think sometimes in

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<v Speaker 3>this game you you kind of would just take whatever

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<v Speaker 3>result you can get. I felt its strangely so I

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<v Speaker 3>felt that the group was under a bit of pressure,

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<v Speaker 3>even though it was only our fourth game of this

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<v Speaker 3>season and our second MLS game. I think we've set

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<v Speaker 3>a different level of expectation amongst ourselves and amongst our

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<v Speaker 3>fans that we don't you know, that we don't have

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<v Speaker 3>three poor results in a row, and that's what we

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<v Speaker 3>essentially had. With the draw at at Costa Rica perhaps

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<v Speaker 3>being a semi positive one, but then losing against a

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<v Speaker 3>Jose Away and then losing the game and not advancing

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<v Speaker 3>in CONCACAFF, I think made us all a bit uneasy.

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<v Speaker 3>So to get that result against Seattle was very very important.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't I wouldn't qualify the performance as one of

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<v Speaker 3>our best, but I do think it was a very

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<v Speaker 3>positive step for the team and a positive reaction to

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<v Speaker 3>come back off those off those disappointments and get a

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<v Speaker 3>much needed three points.

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<v Speaker 2>If we were at an RSL season ticket holder dinner

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<v Speaker 2>and I was an RSL season ticket holder, and you

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<v Speaker 2>were speaking and they opened it up for questions, I

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<v Speaker 2>might say something like, how can you tell me that

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<v Speaker 2>you're taking conky CAFs seriously when you have two nines

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<v Speaker 2>with very little professional experience and unfortunately unable to advance.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I would say that there's a lot more that

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<v Speaker 3>goes into that than just the outside view that we

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<v Speaker 3>don't have an experience nine. The fact of the matters,

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<v Speaker 3>we thought we were going to have an experience nine.

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<v Speaker 3>That's why we made the trade with the Red Bulls

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<v Speaker 3>in the offseason, and all of our free conversations with

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<v Speaker 3>that player led us to believe that he was super

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<v Speaker 3>excited to come. So to find out later that he

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<v Speaker 3>wasn't going to come and didn't show up here for

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<v Speaker 3>a preseason puts us in a completely different point of view.

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<v Speaker 3>So what we had expected to be sort of backup

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<v Speaker 3>role players, young players coming off the bench for us

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<v Speaker 3>now are players that we have to rely on. And then,

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<v Speaker 3>put on top of that, that one of them gets

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<v Speaker 3>injured the day before the first Readiano game, and now

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<v Speaker 3>you've got one striker in your entire roster. So it

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<v Speaker 3>was not an ideal situation. But that doesn't mean that

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<v Speaker 3>we didn't put our best, our best foot forward and

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<v Speaker 3>try to win those games, which I believe we did.

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<v Speaker 1>So that leads to the next question.

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<v Speaker 2>As a guy who made a living and scoring a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of goals and look forresters had some bright moments,

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<v Speaker 2>but your reference and I do want to talk to

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<v Speaker 2>talk to you about the I think it's Ilias man

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<v Speaker 2>well instead of Elias. I want to talk to you

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<v Speaker 2>about that in just a moment. But where are we

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<v Speaker 2>at with the progress? Kurt joined the program last week

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<v Speaker 2>and said things are in the works, and obviously fans

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<v Speaker 2>wondering if the number nine is on the way, are

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<v Speaker 2>we getting close?

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know that I could qualify it as close,

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<v Speaker 3>but I would qualify and say that from what I see,

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<v Speaker 3>Kurt is working extremely hard and our scouting department is

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<v Speaker 3>working extremely hard to get something over the line there.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know, I don't have a day by day

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<v Speaker 3>check in on that situation. I just know that it's

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<v Speaker 3>a very obvious and apparent focus for our entire club

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<v Speaker 3>to get somebody in the door. I think that both

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<v Speaker 3>the two players that the both the two strikers that

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<v Speaker 3>we have in are off have now played for us,

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<v Speaker 3>which is great because we wanted to see Arif play.

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<v Speaker 3>I know I would like to see him play a

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<v Speaker 3>bit more before before kind of making any final judgments there.

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<v Speaker 3>And I think both players are useful. I don't know

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<v Speaker 3>that I would see, you know, either player at this

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<v Speaker 3>very moment being somebody that we should rely on to

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<v Speaker 3>be our weekend and week out starter and somebody that

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<v Speaker 3>we is going to be a focal point for our attack,

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<v Speaker 3>and somebody that we're going to rely on to score

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<v Speaker 3>those goals. So the work is being done, and I

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<v Speaker 3>believe that we will make a signing. It's just a

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<v Speaker 3>question of when that signing will happen.

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<v Speaker 2>Is it fair to say the expectation is prior to

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<v Speaker 2>the window that closes April thirtieth, you will.

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<v Speaker 1>Have a nine on the roster.

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<v Speaker 3>Again, I think that that's that's where we are headed,

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<v Speaker 3>and that's our objective. I don't think there's any reason

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<v Speaker 3>to shy away from that. I just I just couldn't

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<v Speaker 3>promise without you know, without any uncertainty that we we

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<v Speaker 3>won't be successful because you know, I've seen that happen

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<v Speaker 3>many time before. Or you you try to make things

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<v Speaker 3>happen and it just doesn't. And I think the ultimately

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<v Speaker 3>one of the mistakes that I've seen a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>comes is to put themselves in a situation where they

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<v Speaker 3>absolutely feel like they have to Because Garth was the

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<v Speaker 3>one they used to say it probably more than me,

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<v Speaker 3>But you never want to do any harm. We don't

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<v Speaker 3>want to sign a player that we don't really believe

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<v Speaker 3>in and then have him stuck on our roster for

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<v Speaker 3>the next several years.

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<v Speaker 2>Any any thoughts on other acquisitions we're hearing potentially a

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<v Speaker 2>winger on the way as well. Everybody's focused on the

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<v Speaker 2>nine as a result of the moves you made, and

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<v Speaker 2>as you reference the player who elected not to report,

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<v Speaker 2>but any other spots on the roster you guys are

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<v Speaker 2>looking at to.

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<v Speaker 3>I think we're really focused on that one spence. I

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<v Speaker 3>don't think we're looking a whole lot in other areas.

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<v Speaker 3>The good news is that you know whether or not

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<v Speaker 3>we make this signing, and hopefully we will. We still

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<v Speaker 3>have on top of that signing, we will have flexibility

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<v Speaker 3>to improve this roster if we feel it's needed come

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<v Speaker 3>the summer window.

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<v Speaker 2>So you reference the situation, I thought it was Elias,

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<v Speaker 2>but when Kurt joined the show, he said it's Ilias

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<v Speaker 2>so Ilias Manuel Manewel. You know, the news comes down

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<v Speaker 2>that you guys have made the deal, the release goes out,

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<v Speaker 2>everything looks official.

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<v Speaker 1>What happened, Jay? From your vantage point, how did this

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<v Speaker 1>thing break down?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, since first, I'll say that I think you and

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<v Speaker 3>I can call him Elias because we're not real happy

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<v Speaker 3>with him. Whatever we want fair enough. It's a really

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<v Speaker 3>strange one. I've never actually been a part of a

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<v Speaker 3>club or a team where this situation, this kind of

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<v Speaker 3>situation has happened. Because we did our due diligence. We

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<v Speaker 3>talked to lots of people that have played with him,

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<v Speaker 3>lots of people that have coached him before, We spoke

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<v Speaker 3>to the player in depth about whether he was open

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<v Speaker 3>to this move, and so all of our diligence was done,

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<v Speaker 3>and we thought we had traded for a player that

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<v Speaker 3>was happy to come here. What was left at the

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<v Speaker 3>table was he had made the assumption that there would

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<v Speaker 3>be a brand new, shiny contract for him, and we

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<v Speaker 3>were not in that position. We were in a position

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<v Speaker 3>that you're an MLS player, and this is how trades happen.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, you come here and do well, then of

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<v Speaker 3>course you know we will come and say you accordingly.

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<v Speaker 3>But he's on a contract for several more years. So

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<v Speaker 3>it was just a complete shock to us that that

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<v Speaker 3>would happen. And then it comes to a point where

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<v Speaker 3>you know, you're just kind of you're saying to the player,

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<v Speaker 3>you know you should want to come here. We don't

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<v Speaker 3>feel like we have to talk you into it or

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<v Speaker 3>convince you that this is your very next step should be.

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<v Speaker 3>So ultimately it all, it all broke down, and I

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<v Speaker 3>think we came to a really good next option, which

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<v Speaker 3>was to sell him to a different club.

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<v Speaker 2>So help me understand, Jay, You know as your reference

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<v Speaker 2>you have transferred him to a Brazilian club. You transferred

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<v Speaker 2>him to a club in Brazil. Does this essentially mean

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<v Speaker 2>that you guys came out more or less even on

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<v Speaker 2>the transaction.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, was everything kind of restored to where you

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<v Speaker 1>wanted it to be?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah? Absolutely, At the end of it, we saw it

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<v Speaker 3>very much said it was a zero sum thing for us.

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<v Speaker 3>We get en up giving college picks out of the

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<v Speaker 3>situation that, you know, I think we'd say, I feel

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<v Speaker 3>very good about two to three of those picks that

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<v Speaker 3>we made in the college draft this year, as far

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<v Speaker 3>as as becoming RSL first team member at some point

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<v Speaker 3>and contributors. So we had a very good draft and

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<v Speaker 3>some of that was because of that trade.

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<v Speaker 2>In fairness, you know, Forresters scored a couple of goals. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I think in the return match when Radiano was here,

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<v Speaker 2>even though he got a goal, there were four or

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<v Speaker 2>five opportunities where he.

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<v Speaker 1>Just felt like he's got to put that away.

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<v Speaker 2>But because he is playing, and because he has scored

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<v Speaker 2>some goals, I mean, even though he went to Duke,

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<v Speaker 2>which you know doesn't take a big IQ to get

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<v Speaker 2>into Duke, we should give him a little bit of love.

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<v Speaker 1>So what do you like about this young strike?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, what I like is that he went to Duke. Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>all right, No, I mean, listen, he's he's got tools.

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<v Speaker 3>He's got tools, he's got size, he's got speed, he's

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<v Speaker 3>got strength, he's got he does have a very good

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<v Speaker 3>knock around the goal. When you watch him in training sessions,

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<v Speaker 3>he scores on a regular basis, whether that small side games,

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<v Speaker 3>medium sized games, eleven to eleven in training, he's a

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<v Speaker 3>regular scorer. So he's got that instinct, I belize. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>I think he lacks a little bit of some of

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<v Speaker 3>the stuff that just comes with playing high level games,

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<v Speaker 3>a high number of high level games, and he will

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<v Speaker 3>only gain that through experience of playing regularly and playing

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<v Speaker 3>at a high level. So but yeah, I mean he's

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<v Speaker 3>an exciting player. I think we saw the other night

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<v Speaker 3>when he came off the bench against Seattle. I think

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<v Speaker 3>that was a great scenario for him, really really good scenario.

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<v Speaker 3>When the game is a little bit more open and

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<v Speaker 3>the opponent's a little bit fatigued, he can come in

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<v Speaker 3>to make the difference and put the game away.

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<v Speaker 2>So we had a Mecca on the show on Monday,

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<v Speaker 2>and every time I leave an interview with him, I

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<v Speaker 2>walk away just more and more impressed. I mean, he

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<v Speaker 2>has a maturity about him for a young man that

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<v Speaker 2>is very impressive. And obviously he's got all kinds of game.

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<v Speaker 2>You once upon a time or the captain's arm band

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<v Speaker 2>for RSL. That spot was filled admirably by the legend

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Beckerman. And there have been some different options DeMar

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<v Speaker 2>and such. What about a Mecca screams leadership to you?

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<v Speaker 2>And why do you think he's the right guy to

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I think, first and foremost, it just comes through

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<v Speaker 3>Mecca's hunger to be a high level soccer player and

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<v Speaker 3>to be the absolute best professional soccer player that he

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<v Speaker 3>can be. He's he trains extremely hard. He you know,

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<v Speaker 3>he comes in, he's the first one in the building,

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<v Speaker 3>he's the last one to leave because he takes he

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<v Speaker 3>takes this whole thing seriously, and then because of that,

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<v Speaker 3>he's he he leads by example. We are definitely working

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<v Speaker 3>with him to become a bit more of a vocal leader,

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<v Speaker 3>a bit a bit of a leader that can have

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<v Speaker 3>more influence on more players around him, that can understand

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<v Speaker 3>and learn how to direct the other players around him.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I look at him and think about I

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<v Speaker 3>think about a Kyle Beckerman, and I think about when

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<v Speaker 3>Kyle Beckerman when he first joined our club was a

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<v Speaker 3>different Kyle Beckerman than he was when he retired. And

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of that leadership capability and a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>that strength, and a lot of that ability to influence

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<v Speaker 3>others and communicate well with others and dictate where others

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<v Speaker 3>needed to go came through experience. And so I think

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<v Speaker 3>that a Mecca has a lot of same qualities. And

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I don't think there's any reason why he's

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<v Speaker 3>shouldn't be a guy that could be here for the

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<v Speaker 3>next ten years.

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<v Speaker 2>You guys decided to make a moving goal, and I've

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<v Speaker 2>not been able to talk to you since then. Ratha

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<v Speaker 2>cabral in Gad was sold and then for some reason,

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<v Speaker 2>Zach decided to wait until like two weeks before the

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<v Speaker 2>season for surgery. But that you can let me complain

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<v Speaker 2>about that. But early returns, Ratha cabral and goal what

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<v Speaker 2>do you say, Jay, I've.

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<v Speaker 3>Been very very impressed with him, very impressed. I think

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<v Speaker 3>he's been I think he's been good, arguably in all

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<v Speaker 3>the games. Unfortunate that you know he's he's obviously conceded.

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<v Speaker 3>We've conceded four goals against San Jose, we conceded a

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<v Speaker 3>couple of goals against Arediano. But you know, in my opinion,

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<v Speaker 3>if it had been a lesser goalkeeper between the pipes

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<v Speaker 3>and those games, that San Jose game could have been six.

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<v Speaker 3>So I think he made some fantastic saves. He's a

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<v Speaker 3>terroristic character, he speaks English perfectly, He's a leader in

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<v Speaker 3>a locker room. He's an unbelievable, unbelievably good professional and

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<v Speaker 3>a good family man. So I think that was a

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<v Speaker 3>great signing for us, and the early returns have been good.

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<v Speaker 2>Before we get a thought on San Diego new club,

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<v Speaker 2>who you've got coming up, you know, if we remove

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<v Speaker 2>the dynamic that you have right now at striker, if

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<v Speaker 2>we just kind of put that aside, and we all

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<v Speaker 2>understand that best laid plans aside, reinforcements are needed and potentially.

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<v Speaker 1>On the way. There's a lot of depth everywhere else.

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<v Speaker 2>Jay, And you know, as a result of losing in

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<v Speaker 2>Conka CAAF, you're not going to deal with the midweek stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>But how would you or at least for a while

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<v Speaker 2>before the Nation's whatever they're calling that Nation's Cup or whatever.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of cups in this sport.

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<v Speaker 2>But how would you characterize the depth that you have

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<v Speaker 2>on your roster other than the striker position right now?

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of too many cups? Yay, too many cups?

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<v Speaker 3>Too many cups. Yeah, it's called League's Cup. I would

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<v Speaker 3>say I would agree with you. I mean the depths

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<v Speaker 3>on this team and the number of players that I

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<v Speaker 3>think the coaches I always think about it this way,

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<v Speaker 3>like how many players can the first team coaches really

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<v Speaker 3>rely on? How many do they feel like, yeah, I

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<v Speaker 3>don't have any hesitation of starting that guy next week?

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<v Speaker 3>And that number is extremely high and there's no doubt

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<v Speaker 3>about it. I think this team has been built really

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<v Speaker 3>really well. From my perspective, this is the type of

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<v Speaker 3>team that if you added to one to two real

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<v Speaker 3>difference makers. I think we're talking we're talking upper upper

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<v Speaker 3>echelon of the league. That's how deep and strong I

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<v Speaker 3>think the competitive nature within this group is. That's how

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<v Speaker 3>many high quality players we have, and in a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of positions. So I think we're poised to make a

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<v Speaker 3>few moves and become really really elite, really really quickly.

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<v Speaker 3>The best way for me to describe really the roster

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<v Speaker 3>would be this. You know, I don't think last year

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<v Speaker 3>the coaching staff had to make one difficult decision about

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<v Speaker 3>who made the twenty man roster for a game, and

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<v Speaker 3>this week they've already had to make one. In our

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<v Speaker 3>last game, they had to leave out a player that

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<v Speaker 3>started two of the first three games for US this season.

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<v Speaker 3>So they will have to make difficult decisions every week,

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<v Speaker 3>and that's a good thing, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>Jay, Before I said you lose, I have not been

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<v Speaker 2>grinding on San Diego FC tape, so I will not

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<v Speaker 2>pretend that I know a thing about them. But they

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<v Speaker 2>did beat the Galaxy in their inaugural match, and they

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<v Speaker 2>had a draw with a pretty stout Saint Louis side.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the next opponent. What do you know about them?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, the nice thing about that early afternoon game

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<v Speaker 3>last week was that I got to go home and

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<v Speaker 3>actually watch San Diego play at the night their first

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<v Speaker 3>player home opener. Was very impressed, very very impressed. Is

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<v Speaker 3>the team that likes to keep the ball. They build

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<v Speaker 3>out of the back all the time. I think they

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<v Speaker 3>have a very similar style and game model to us,

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<v Speaker 3>and that they want to be the dominant possession team

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<v Speaker 3>and they want to create attacking goalscoring chances from their

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<v Speaker 3>own possession. So I'm looking forward to what I think

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<v Speaker 3>should be a high quality game on Saturday, and I'm

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<v Speaker 3>also looking forward to another positive three points for ourself.

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<v Speaker 2>Jason Christ, You're just one of my favorite people, my friends.

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<v Speaker 2>I just appreciate the time. I think so highly of you,

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<v Speaker 2>your intelligence, your charisma, everything, So thanks.

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<v Speaker 1>For the time, man.

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<v Speaker 3>Be good. I wish my wife was this nice to me.

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<v Speaker 3>That's all I have to say about that.

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<v Speaker 1>Bes to Kim and the kids. See you, buddy.

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<v Speaker 3>Bye.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Jason Christ. So ourself back and actually at

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<v Speaker 1>San Diego