WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.320 --> 00:00:04.559 Speaking of that four nil win, and this was something 2 00:00:04.599 --> 00:00:09.560 that we got into as a part of things. I 3 00:00:09.599 --> 00:00:11.919 do want to talk about the front office in Atlanta 4 00:00:11.960 --> 00:00:14.439 because I know that folks are interested in finding out 5 00:00:14.599 --> 00:00:17.440 details about three of the five candidates that are that 6 00:00:17.519 --> 00:00:20.600 are linked, and one of them we talked about before, 7 00:00:20.640 --> 00:00:22.600 but then there were there are others that have ties 8 00:00:22.640 --> 00:00:25.039 that I want to get into as well. But after 9 00:00:25.079 --> 00:00:30.239 the four nil win, Wilford Nanci on about a seven 10 00:00:30.239 --> 00:00:34.719 minute rant and it's completely justified. I mean because you 11 00:00:34.759 --> 00:00:36.560 and I have talked about it in the past about 12 00:00:36.600 --> 00:00:39.479 how the rules of engagement when it comes to rosters 13 00:00:39.560 --> 00:00:42.719 and competitions and all this kind of stuff. Wilford Nanci 14 00:00:43.600 --> 00:00:47.240 didn't go after the result. He's like, I get it. 15 00:00:47.560 --> 00:00:50.920 You know what happened. Happened, we lost. I'm cool with that. 16 00:00:51.640 --> 00:00:54.840 You know, you have Abraham Romero come out make a 17 00:00:54.880 --> 00:00:58.920 hard challenge red card Zawatski is a position player. For 18 00:00:58.960 --> 00:01:02.039 the final fifty five five minutes or so, he got that. 19 00:01:02.719 --> 00:01:05.680 But after the match he comes out and specifically starts 20 00:01:05.840 --> 00:01:10.439 going after the rules of roster construction in Major League Soccer. 21 00:01:11.120 --> 00:01:14.879 What did you think about that particular part of the 22 00:01:14.920 --> 00:01:17.159 discussion he was cool with the fact that he lost 23 00:01:17.159 --> 00:01:20.040 four n ill because what happened happened. But what did 24 00:01:20.079 --> 00:01:22.480 you think about what he said after the match about 25 00:01:22.480 --> 00:01:25.840 how Major League Soccer constructs things on a weekly basis. 26 00:01:26.120 --> 00:01:30.000 I mean, it's tough. I think that he did it correctly. 27 00:01:30.239 --> 00:01:33.920 He did not go full Caleb Porter, which is always appreciated. 28 00:01:34.799 --> 00:01:38.120 He did it very methodically. 29 00:01:39.439 --> 00:01:43.120 There are some points that I understand and I get 30 00:01:43.159 --> 00:01:47.680 where he's going to what he's kind of approaching to it. 31 00:01:47.879 --> 00:01:49.560 I don't think he was saying it in the sense 32 00:01:49.640 --> 00:01:54.519 of excusing, like you said, the loss of what happened. 33 00:01:54.519 --> 00:01:57.519 I think he's more thinking of the development of the 34 00:01:57.599 --> 00:02:01.280 league and that in the few there should be things 35 00:02:01.319 --> 00:02:04.319 that should be considered because he was put in a 36 00:02:04.359 --> 00:02:10.759 situation that was difficult, not as if ultimately it wasn't 37 00:02:11.840 --> 00:02:17.080 their fault kind of, but in order to keep their 38 00:02:18.960 --> 00:02:24.240 mythology and ideology of the club on what it means 39 00:02:24.360 --> 00:02:26.840 to go from a second team to the first team, 40 00:02:27.240 --> 00:02:29.639 you got to earn it. It shouldn't just be like 41 00:02:29.639 --> 00:02:31.159 I'm not going to sign you just because I. 42 00:02:31.120 --> 00:02:32.599 Need you for this game. 43 00:02:33.080 --> 00:02:35.120 And that's why it's so important for me to be 44 00:02:35.159 --> 00:02:38.800 able to just have this temporary contracts because I don't 45 00:02:38.800 --> 00:02:41.439 want to just sign a kid that's not ready, because 46 00:02:41.479 --> 00:02:43.560 what type of messages of that sense. I like that, 47 00:02:43.919 --> 00:02:47.919 and I thought he explained it well. I don't see 48 00:02:47.919 --> 00:02:51.520 it as a guy that's out there crying about it 49 00:02:51.560 --> 00:02:55.240 like a lot of fans took it, because it didn't 50 00:02:55.240 --> 00:02:58.479 sound like that. And I just think he wants what's 51 00:02:58.479 --> 00:03:03.000 best for Emel moving forward and what's best for these kids, 52 00:03:03.120 --> 00:03:09.199 using tournaments like League's Cup, like even a friendly against 53 00:03:09.599 --> 00:03:14.159 what was it, Austin Villa, things like that to just 54 00:03:14.400 --> 00:03:17.039 get you experience, get you out there, get you developed. 55 00:03:17.719 --> 00:03:20.639 And so in conclusion, I think that there were a 56 00:03:20.680 --> 00:03:23.759 lot of points that he made that are valid, But 57 00:03:24.319 --> 00:03:28.840 at the end of the day, decisions could have been made, 58 00:03:29.439 --> 00:03:32.360 and I'm not putting it just on him. Those that 59 00:03:32.439 --> 00:03:34.800 are above him, that understand these rules a lot better, 60 00:03:34.879 --> 00:03:38.520 that should be tallying exactly what's going on, could have 61 00:03:38.560 --> 00:03:42.159 done a little bit better to ensure that whether it 62 00:03:42.280 --> 00:03:51.000 was through the Olympic national team time, that certain elements 63 00:03:51.000 --> 00:03:55.039 were put into fluition so it wouldn't have counted as 64 00:03:55.080 --> 00:03:56.800 a temporary. 65 00:03:58.240 --> 00:04:00.879 Play for Columbus, and they didn't. 66 00:04:00.919 --> 00:04:03.599 So there were just a lot of missteps from Columbus 67 00:04:03.599 --> 00:04:09.159 as organization. But in terms of what will Fred Nancy said, 68 00:04:09.639 --> 00:04:11.879 I think he has a lot of good points and 69 00:04:11.919 --> 00:04:14.960 I think they will be taking into consideration in the future. 70 00:04:15.599 --> 00:04:19.279 Yeah, I think that if Major League Soccer kind of 71 00:04:19.279 --> 00:04:24.000 treated themselves more like the NBA, where you're you're cool 72 00:04:24.079 --> 00:04:28.399 with ten day contracts, fourteen day contracts, and you just 73 00:04:28.480 --> 00:04:31.079 kind of loosen your roster restrictions a little bit for 74 00:04:31.759 --> 00:04:36.040 Open Cup, for League's Cup, for these friendlies so when 75 00:04:36.439 --> 00:04:39.319 you're chasing after championships or what have you, so you're 76 00:04:39.360 --> 00:04:43.839 not pinned into what we saw with with Columbus and 77 00:04:44.240 --> 00:04:48.360 not having a not having a backup keeper from a 78 00:04:48.560 --> 00:04:51.000 keeper that was your third keeper to begin with because 79 00:04:51.040 --> 00:04:53.160 your first keeper's on national team duty and your backup 80 00:04:53.240 --> 00:04:55.399 keepers injured, so you got to work up a three 81 00:04:55.759 --> 00:04:57.759 and you don't have a four. So I mean, and 82 00:04:58.079 --> 00:05:02.319 he brought up his four previously stop Slacus from Crew two, 83 00:05:02.920 --> 00:05:05.120 and he couldn't do it anymore because of the restrictions 84 00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:08.920 that are there. So I think that if if common 85 00:05:09.000 --> 00:05:12.560 sense were to be applied, you would a lot for 86 00:05:13.480 --> 00:05:16.680 more floating up and down of players from your second 87 00:05:16.680 --> 00:05:19.879 team and things like that, because I know that I 88 00:05:20.000 --> 00:05:22.279 guaran damnta that Brian Schmetz would love to be able 89 00:05:22.319 --> 00:05:24.120 to use a guy like Paul Rothrock more in his 90 00:05:24.160 --> 00:05:26.839 early days than just sitting there calling him up and 91 00:05:26.879 --> 00:05:30.759 having him sit Yeah. I mean, that's just me off 92 00:05:30.759 --> 00:05:31.759 the top of my head. 93 00:05:32.079 --> 00:05:36.680 No, And or you could add little you know, coveyas 94 00:05:36.720 --> 00:05:40.160 because I understand the players Union and what the players 95 00:05:40.279 --> 00:05:42.439 it's trying to do with making sure that these guys 96 00:05:42.439 --> 00:05:44.959 are not overused, and if you want him and you 97 00:05:45.000 --> 00:05:47.199 need him, then sign them to a contract that are 98 00:05:47.199 --> 00:05:51.600 paid the correct wage for their efforts. But maybe having 99 00:05:52.040 --> 00:05:56.040 you know, a little small writing about specific situations. Hey, 100 00:05:56.519 --> 00:06:00.279 if I got six guys called into US national in 101 00:06:00.399 --> 00:06:04.800 duty and my goalkeepers heard and whatever, Dan, you're allowed 102 00:06:04.879 --> 00:06:07.040 an extra one. So if you want to get down 103 00:06:07.160 --> 00:06:10.720 to like the needy greedy and we're gonna just you know, 104 00:06:10.959 --> 00:06:13.439 daughterize and crosser tees and that's what we're gonna do 105 00:06:13.639 --> 00:06:17.439 with the current rules and regulations, then let's do that. 106 00:06:18.000 --> 00:06:20.279 But there has to be some changes. 107 00:06:19.959 --> 00:06:25.000 So that the soccer component doesn't hurt, the development component 108 00:06:25.040 --> 00:06:26.839 doesn't hurt, and everybody. 109 00:06:26.399 --> 00:06:32.720 Happy, exactly, amen, brother, All right, so Garth logger Way 110 00:06:33.079 --> 00:06:38.240 and Carlo Spogenegger parted ways, and so now it is 111 00:06:38.560 --> 00:06:41.720 it is Garth's show. It is it is Garth and 112 00:06:42.680 --> 00:06:45.160 what he wants to do and putting a stamp on 113 00:06:45.439 --> 00:06:50.839 Atlanta United. You're looking now at vice president, technical director 114 00:06:51.639 --> 00:06:55.480 and head coach. Those vacancies are there. Rob Valentino, obviously 115 00:06:55.600 --> 00:06:58.920 still with what he is doing on the field, is 116 00:06:59.000 --> 00:07:02.319 under consideration for the full time head coach position, for 117 00:07:02.519 --> 00:07:05.680 the general manager, whatever term you want to use, the 118 00:07:06.079 --> 00:07:11.000 soccer director of soccer operations. Names have been floated out 119 00:07:11.040 --> 00:07:15.160 there that have ties to Seattle. That is not a surprise. 120 00:07:15.720 --> 00:07:20.319 Chris Henderson obviously number one on the list. The talk 121 00:07:20.399 --> 00:07:23.480 that Tom Bogert had about roll Son lay Hey kicking 122 00:07:23.560 --> 00:07:26.319 him out of his office. Uh oh, I like that 123 00:07:26.439 --> 00:07:29.079 corner office. I like those windows. I think I'll go there. 124 00:07:29.120 --> 00:07:32.240 And so Chris Henderson apparently, according to Tom Bogert, had 125 00:07:32.240 --> 00:07:35.560 to find a new office space involving his time there 126 00:07:35.560 --> 00:07:37.519 with MESSI and friends. I don't know if he's in 127 00:07:37.560 --> 00:07:39.319 the snack bar. I don't know if he's in a 128 00:07:39.319 --> 00:07:41.519 broom closet. I don't know if he's got a window what. 129 00:07:42.600 --> 00:07:45.480 But according to Bogue. According to Bogert soun Lay, he 130 00:07:47.160 --> 00:07:50.079 liked Chris Henderson's office, and it's like I want that office. 131 00:07:50.879 --> 00:07:53.920 That would that? Would you know? That would cause a 132 00:07:53.920 --> 00:07:55.639 little rancor and a bit of a headache for me 133 00:07:55.680 --> 00:07:59.040 if I was Chris Henderson. But other names out of 134 00:07:59.160 --> 00:08:04.680 Seattle Asked and Current Seattle are being floated as a 135 00:08:04.720 --> 00:08:07.319 part of this discussion. To me, Chris Henderson seems to 136 00:08:07.319 --> 00:08:11.839 be the number one slam dunk idea, but other names 137 00:08:11.920 --> 00:08:17.040 being floated as a part of this include Mark Nichols 138 00:08:18.000 --> 00:08:24.079 and Craig Wibel. Yeah, when it comes to hearing those 139 00:08:24.240 --> 00:08:30.560 two names in addition to Chris Henderson, how would you 140 00:08:31.000 --> 00:08:34.720 explain who those individuals are? Would they be in a 141 00:08:34.840 --> 00:08:37.360 move to a mood to make a move like that. 142 00:08:37.440 --> 00:08:39.440 I would think Craig is happy where he is right now. 143 00:08:39.840 --> 00:08:42.960 But for those that don't know Craig and Mark, explain 144 00:08:43.120 --> 00:08:46.080 who they are personality wise, what they've done through the 145 00:08:46.080 --> 00:08:48.480 Seattle framework, and what they could bring to the table. 146 00:08:49.360 --> 00:08:52.480 Yeah, let me just stop by saying that that with 147 00:08:52.519 --> 00:08:57.080 a tumbugger report. I mean there's stuff that I I 148 00:08:57.200 --> 00:09:00.919 can't report on, but I will say, Dad, Chris Henderson 149 00:09:01.759 --> 00:09:05.919 I've heard from several sources that there have been times 150 00:09:05.919 --> 00:09:11.159 where he is a little bit underminded and underappreciated to 151 00:09:11.240 --> 00:09:15.080 a certain sense, and just simply looking at in Miami 152 00:09:15.080 --> 00:09:17.960 as a whole and who they are, it does seem 153 00:09:18.039 --> 00:09:19.799 like he tends to be the guy in the back 154 00:09:19.840 --> 00:09:21.559 of the room rather than in the front, when he's 155 00:09:21.559 --> 00:09:24.679 probably doing a lot more than that. So I definitely 156 00:09:24.720 --> 00:09:28.080 think that going somewhere like Atlanta, where he'd be the 157 00:09:28.080 --> 00:09:31.320 phase of the game, he'd be the phase of the organization. 158 00:09:31.559 --> 00:09:36.919 He has his boy camera, you know, Kobe and shack 159 00:09:37.000 --> 00:09:39.480 up a situation again, I think that it would be 160 00:09:39.519 --> 00:09:44.679 perfect in terms of these two look. Mark Nichols is 161 00:09:44.720 --> 00:09:54.120 a very smart and well put together front office member. 162 00:09:54.840 --> 00:09:59.120 He is his main attribute to the Sierra sanas both 163 00:09:59.159 --> 00:09:59.879 with the academy. 164 00:10:00.879 --> 00:10:02.480 He's being in Columbus. 165 00:10:02.000 --> 00:10:07.000 For uh some time now, and uh I think that 166 00:10:07.120 --> 00:10:10.039 he's someone that is more of a behind the scenes 167 00:10:10.080 --> 00:10:14.799 guy that has a lot of understanding of development of players, 168 00:10:15.320 --> 00:10:21.399 understands the league exactly where teams need to inject money 169 00:10:21.559 --> 00:10:24.360 to be successful, not over one or two or three years, 170 00:10:24.399 --> 00:10:27.639 but over a decade of soccer. I think that he's 171 00:10:27.639 --> 00:10:32.200 shown that everywhere he's gone. He's a really good, well 172 00:10:32.240 --> 00:10:39.559 connected element within MLS. But I don't know how much 173 00:10:39.799 --> 00:10:44.200 exposure beyond that I can say that he has. Uh, 174 00:10:44.279 --> 00:10:48.279 there's no there's no doubt that he's networking has gotten 175 00:10:48.320 --> 00:10:51.480 bigger as time has gone from the point he left 176 00:10:51.480 --> 00:10:55.840 Seattle to where he is now. I believe he had 177 00:10:55.879 --> 00:11:00.799 a short running in in in Nashville before going to Columbus, 178 00:11:00.840 --> 00:11:03.960 if I'm not mistaken. But all in all, I think 179 00:11:04.000 --> 00:11:07.279 that Nicholas is a great guy. I just don't know 180 00:11:07.399 --> 00:11:11.159 if he's Atlanta fit. And what I mean by that 181 00:11:11.320 --> 00:11:14.639 is that Atlanta comes with a lot more than just 182 00:11:15.919 --> 00:11:17.720 the soccer IQ. 183 00:11:18.039 --> 00:11:19.840 And the ability to do the job. 184 00:11:20.320 --> 00:11:24.240 There's a thick skin component, there's a necessity and an 185 00:11:24.279 --> 00:11:28.879 ability to handle everything that comes at a club with 186 00:11:28.919 --> 00:11:32.519 as much expectation. So I don't know if Nichols has 187 00:11:32.639 --> 00:11:37.919 that sort of experience and that sort of shield around 188 00:11:38.039 --> 00:11:42.480 him to really be successful in a market where he's 189 00:11:42.519 --> 00:11:47.480 gonna be hammered down every day. And I feel like 190 00:11:47.519 --> 00:11:51.360 you need a little bit more experience, you need a 191 00:11:51.360 --> 00:11:54.759 little bit more of a name of Aura cut of 192 00:11:54.759 --> 00:11:56.159 the book Conectar was a guy that should have been 193 00:11:56.159 --> 00:11:59.159 fired a long time ago, and it still felt like 194 00:11:59.360 --> 00:12:02.799 he is going to run his race. Put the blinders on. 195 00:12:02.879 --> 00:12:05.360 I don't see nothing. I'm doing my own thing. He 196 00:12:05.480 --> 00:12:07.519 wasn't successful at it, but I feel like that's something 197 00:12:07.600 --> 00:12:09.960 that he had to his quality. I don't know if 198 00:12:10.039 --> 00:12:14.120 Nicols has that when it comes to White Bull. I 199 00:12:14.200 --> 00:12:19.200 really like him, and I think that he has that 200 00:12:19.320 --> 00:12:26.159 thick skin. He's been hammered every single year, season, moment, month, day, hour, 201 00:12:26.399 --> 00:12:31.120 minute since Gard Laggerway left the ship to him. And 202 00:12:31.919 --> 00:12:35.080 I do think his book connected. I feel like he's 203 00:12:35.120 --> 00:12:39.799 a guy that perhaps with a bigger check book behind him. 204 00:12:42.279 --> 00:12:42.600 I don't know. 205 00:12:42.840 --> 00:12:44.840 I'm not sure where he would be at right now, 206 00:12:44.960 --> 00:12:47.840 you know, because there have been I've seen where his 207 00:12:48.679 --> 00:12:52.200 work ethic, where his planning has gone, but he hasn't 208 00:12:52.279 --> 00:12:54.879 executed because of the limitations here in Seattle. 209 00:12:55.440 --> 00:12:57.200 So he's someone that I would. 210 00:12:57.039 --> 00:13:02.759 Say it's a better possibility the Nichols. Now, would the 211 00:13:02.799 --> 00:13:06.039 Sounders be willing to let him go? And how would 212 00:13:06.039 --> 00:13:09.279 that look? And would he be willing to go down 213 00:13:09.360 --> 00:13:14.000 to a place where the expectation is even more and 214 00:13:14.080 --> 00:13:18.600 where he has He's coming to a whole new ballgame 215 00:13:18.639 --> 00:13:21.080 where he has no control over what's been going on. 216 00:13:21.759 --> 00:13:22.879 That's another story. 217 00:13:22.919 --> 00:13:24.919 But I do feel like out of the candidates that 218 00:13:25.000 --> 00:13:30.399 I saw, he's the most qualified because of those additional 219 00:13:30.480 --> 00:13:31.600 things to his soccer AQ. 220 00:13:32.120 --> 00:13:34.600 We can all have networking of people. 221 00:13:34.320 --> 00:13:37.759 Doing A B and C if I don't have the 222 00:13:37.919 --> 00:13:40.039 sort of ability on me, but there are things that 223 00:13:40.080 --> 00:13:43.399 you're going to have to have to be the Atlanta 224 00:13:44.039 --> 00:13:47.480 United face in the managerial position, and I feel like 225 00:13:47.519 --> 00:13:49.000 he has a lot of that. 226 00:13:49.559 --> 00:13:54.000 So in order, it would be Henderson Wibel Nichols if 227 00:13:54.039 --> 00:13:56.960 you were to if you were to rank the Seattle 228 00:13:57.080 --> 00:14:00.919 Ties to filling in that GM position to you, it 229 00:14:00.960 --> 00:14:02.720 would be Henderson Wyble Nichols. 230 00:14:03.240 --> 00:14:03.679 Correct. 231 00:14:04.080 --> 00:14:06.639 But I would not be surprised, And I'm not going 232 00:14:06.720 --> 00:14:08.279 to say a name here because I don't have that 233 00:14:08.799 --> 00:14:11.320 green light, but I would not be surprised if there 234 00:14:11.360 --> 00:14:16.559 was a candidate that would come up of an international. 235 00:14:17.919 --> 00:14:21.639 Aspect or global more of a global name. 236 00:14:22.200 --> 00:14:25.720 Even if it's not more recognized here in MLS and 237 00:14:25.759 --> 00:14:29.960 within the United States, that would be an option there. 238 00:14:31.039 --> 00:14:34.679 I know that it hasn't come to fluition, but I 239 00:14:34.759 --> 00:14:37.080 know that they've talked to him, so we'll see where 240 00:14:37.519 --> 00:14:40.399 more of these candidates come up. But out of the 241 00:14:40.440 --> 00:14:42.519 ones that you're asking me, yes, I think Craig is 242 00:14:42.519 --> 00:14:45.039 the one that at least has hold the more water 243 00:14:45.559 --> 00:14:46.320 out of the two. 244 00:14:46.759 --> 00:14:50.519 Okay, And so now that you have intrigued me, I'm 245 00:14:50.559 --> 00:14:52.639 going to I'm going to DM you after the show 246 00:14:52.639 --> 00:14:55.519 and find out who that individual is. You know what 247 00:14:55.600 --> 00:14:59.720 time it is. It is time to play Cliffhanger. Forget 248 00:14:59.759 --> 00:15:03.240 another week because all of these topics of conversation that 249 00:15:03.279 --> 00:15:05.720 we have leading up, It's like, man, we could go 250 00:15:05.759 --> 00:15:08.799 for like an hour and talk about things, but I 251 00:15:08.840 --> 00:15:10.399 know that I only have you for a certain amount 252 00:15:10.440 --> 00:15:11.720 of time. House. I don't want to get you up 253 00:15:11.720 --> 00:15:13.720 out of bed at seven o'clock in the morning to 254 00:15:14.120 --> 00:15:16.240 break things down or keep you from ten thirty. From 255 00:15:16.279 --> 00:15:18.519 a seven thirty to eight thirty as we go here 256 00:15:18.559 --> 00:15:21.720 on Thursday, all right, Cliffhanger time. And for those that 257 00:15:21.799 --> 00:15:24.399 might be catching us for the first time, what this 258 00:15:24.720 --> 00:15:28.320 is is we go through all of the games on 259 00:15:28.399 --> 00:15:33.840 the weekend and we give Nico the juice boxes that 260 00:15:33.879 --> 00:15:37.399 are attached to them, and we ask his opinions on 261 00:15:37.480 --> 00:15:40.720 what he thinks. And I think it is safe to say, 262 00:15:40.799 --> 00:15:43.279 Nico to this point of the season. How well do 263 00:15:43.320 --> 00:15:44.919 you have you come out on the plus side with 264 00:15:45.120 --> 00:15:48.360 everything that you've done on Cliffhanger? Do you think for the. 265 00:15:48.320 --> 00:15:53.240 Most part last week I completely ignored the international window, 266 00:15:53.480 --> 00:15:56.240 and I do apologize for that. I should have taken 267 00:15:56.320 --> 00:15:59.039 that into consideration a lot more and they didn't, and 268 00:15:59.080 --> 00:16:01.519 that kind of bid me in the behind. But I 269 00:16:01.559 --> 00:16:03.960 think that for the most part, we've done very well. 270 00:16:04.240 --> 00:16:10.759 Specifically with the West Coast matchups totaling goals, we've come 271 00:16:10.879 --> 00:16:14.879 up actually pretty pretty nicely. I think that's where I've 272 00:16:14.960 --> 00:16:18.440 hit the most, just kind of understanding the dynamic of 273 00:16:18.480 --> 00:16:19.879 certain teams playing each other. 274 00:16:20.519 --> 00:16:21.879 So yeah, I think we've done pretty well. 275 00:16:22.200 --> 00:16:24.240 All right. So it's time for a little bit of 276 00:16:24.320 --> 00:16:28.480 rivalry here in Cliffhanger. And I will save Atlanta and 277 00:16:28.559 --> 00:16:32.120 Nashville for last, because we, you know, since that's where 278 00:16:32.120 --> 00:16:35.120 we're based. I'm just gonna run through games and if 279 00:16:35.159 --> 00:16:37.480 you're interested, just tell me to stop and then we'll 280 00:16:37.480 --> 00:16:41.320 talk about it. CF. Montreal and Charlotte. Charlotte on the 281 00:16:41.399 --> 00:16:43.919 road at Stodd Supputa is a plus one forty two. 282 00:16:43.960 --> 00:16:46.320 I don't like that. I'm gonna go draw at a 283 00:16:46.320 --> 00:16:49.559 plus two fifty four. I know that Montreal has problems 284 00:16:49.559 --> 00:16:52.960 stopping goals, but stotd Suputta is an entirely different animal. 285 00:16:53.000 --> 00:16:54.720 I can go draw there very easily. 286 00:16:55.320 --> 00:16:57.320 Yes, I think draw is a good one for that. 287 00:16:57.320 --> 00:16:59.799 That gave me everything tells you that it's going to 288 00:16:59.840 --> 00:17:06.240 be a draw. Charlotte's Forte is not Huffens, and although 289 00:17:06.359 --> 00:17:09.160 Montreal has a lot of issues in their own back end, 290 00:17:09.759 --> 00:17:13.119 I'm starting to again see things where they can manage 291 00:17:13.160 --> 00:17:17.640 more of ninety minute game, and so I think that 292 00:17:17.720 --> 00:17:20.680 a draw is a good safe bet on that one. 293 00:17:21.200 --> 00:17:25.000 Juice Box bosses have thrown a blanket over DC United 294 00:17:25.039 --> 00:17:28.680 and NYCFC. DC United the plus one fifty NYC is 295 00:17:28.680 --> 00:17:30.960 a plus one fifty eight on the road at DC, 296 00:17:31.160 --> 00:17:33.480 so they're kind of close to the margin of air. 297 00:17:33.920 --> 00:17:36.799 Don't be surprised if that continues to close as we go. 298 00:17:37.079 --> 00:17:41.119 Hell is Real Cincinnati a plus one twenty seven at 299 00:17:41.119 --> 00:17:45.000 home against Crew who's a plus one eighty four, and 300 00:17:45.039 --> 00:17:47.839 your draw is a plus two seventy seven. It is 301 00:17:47.960 --> 00:17:51.279 two and three in the Eastern Conference. What say you? 302 00:17:51.920 --> 00:17:52.119 Yeah? 303 00:17:52.240 --> 00:17:54.480 First of all, I would like to check on the 304 00:17:54.519 --> 00:17:57.720 goals there, but I think that this is a big 305 00:17:57.759 --> 00:18:01.240 one for Columbus, and I think that they know they 306 00:18:01.480 --> 00:18:05.160 have an egg in their face and they really want 307 00:18:05.160 --> 00:18:08.880 to get rid of that after the Seattle Sanders loss. 308 00:18:08.920 --> 00:18:12.519 I understand that will Fred took the high road and 309 00:18:13.079 --> 00:18:15.680 whatever you want, But as a competitor, as someone that 310 00:18:16.279 --> 00:18:21.559 has not seen the back, you know, lights of any 311 00:18:21.640 --> 00:18:25.240 team in MLS in a very long time, and a 312 00:18:25.279 --> 00:18:29.680 team that understands exactly what's at stake here on out, 313 00:18:29.720 --> 00:18:32.200 I think they're going to use this game against Cincinnati 314 00:18:32.599 --> 00:18:36.559 as a statement win and I have them winning this one, 315 00:18:37.160 --> 00:18:39.519 and I have them winning by a couple of goals. 316 00:18:39.720 --> 00:18:44.319 Wow, three is a minus one twenty four. Three and 317 00:18:44.319 --> 00:18:46.799 a half is plus one twenty six. So that's where 318 00:18:46.799 --> 00:18:48.240 it turns. 319 00:18:49.680 --> 00:18:51.839 Yeah, I see, they know there's some goals coming on 320 00:18:51.880 --> 00:18:55.799 that one. The three and a half, that's where it turns. 321 00:18:55.799 --> 00:18:59.119 What's the four plus plus? 322 00:18:59.200 --> 00:19:01.720 Okay? Well, full is a plus two to twenty one. 323 00:19:01.799 --> 00:19:04.200 Four and a half is a plus two seventy five. 324 00:19:08.000 --> 00:19:10.519 Man, you know what, I might take that four and 325 00:19:10.559 --> 00:19:12.680 a half just just because I feel like this is 326 00:19:12.720 --> 00:19:14.759 gonna be a game that is gonna be a lot 327 00:19:14.799 --> 00:19:19.920 more open than people think. And again for a guy 328 00:19:19.960 --> 00:19:23.519 like Cucho, Hernandez that decided Columbia decided to just bring 329 00:19:23.559 --> 00:19:26.519 on so he could wear the kid and carry the 330 00:19:26.559 --> 00:19:30.200 waters and whatever they did with Kucho. I think he's 331 00:19:30.200 --> 00:19:34.880 gonna come in very motivated, very fit, and ready to go. 332 00:19:35.640 --> 00:19:38.799 Having that interaction with your national team when you'd be 333 00:19:38.880 --> 00:19:40.519 wanting to get on the field as long. I think 334 00:19:40.559 --> 00:19:43.559 that's gonna translate into the field. I see Columbus coming 335 00:19:43.599 --> 00:19:46.200 in hot in this one, and I know and I 336 00:19:46.240 --> 00:19:48.319 know Cincinnati's gonna be able to say a little bit 337 00:19:48.359 --> 00:19:50.319 something back. So I think there's gonna be a really 338 00:19:50.359 --> 00:19:51.680 good game. I'll take four and a half and I'll 339 00:19:51.720 --> 00:19:52.359 take Columbus. 340 00:19:52.480 --> 00:19:55.440 Oh wow, Okay, Messi and friends. Maybe with Messi at 341 00:19:55.440 --> 00:19:58.359 the minus one ninety two at the Erector set in 342 00:19:58.599 --> 00:20:01.960 South Florida's Philadelphia Totown. Philly is north of plus four 343 00:20:02.039 --> 00:20:05.000 thirty five. That could be. That could be a long 344 00:20:05.119 --> 00:20:06.400 night either way. 345 00:20:07.799 --> 00:20:09.319 I wouldn't want anything to do with it, but I 346 00:20:09.319 --> 00:20:11.200 think in in Miami is gonna win this game. 347 00:20:11.680 --> 00:20:15.160 Purple team big favorite hosting New England Caleb Porter serving 348 00:20:15.160 --> 00:20:18.920 a suspension. Toronto On the minus side, hosting Austin FC 349 00:20:19.680 --> 00:20:22.799 Fire is a plus one seventy three hosting Red bull 350 00:20:22.880 --> 00:20:25.440 So red Bulls are a road favorite, going to Chicago 351 00:20:25.480 --> 00:20:28.319 at a plus one forty nine. Houston on the minu 352 00:20:28.400 --> 00:20:31.880 side hosting RSL. RSL is a plus two fifty eight 353 00:20:31.920 --> 00:20:34.000 on the road at Houston. I find that that's an 354 00:20:34.039 --> 00:20:34.880 interesting one for me. 355 00:20:35.279 --> 00:20:37.079 Yeah, but her Sel has been a little bit of a. 356 00:20:38.920 --> 00:20:42.680 Hard team to decipher after the loss of Carlos Gomez 357 00:20:42.759 --> 00:20:45.240 and Chi Cho. And yeah, I don't know if I 358 00:20:45.240 --> 00:20:49.400 feel comfortable taking the Russell. What's the drawing down? 359 00:20:49.480 --> 00:20:52.039 One draw is a plus two eight three. 360 00:20:53.000 --> 00:20:56.160 Yeah, I think a drawn that one would be a 361 00:20:56.160 --> 00:20:57.480 safe bet. A two eighty three. 362 00:20:57.559 --> 00:21:02.119 Absolutely all Caps on the plus side, barely hosting Minnesota 363 00:21:02.160 --> 00:21:05.200 United at plus one oh four, Rapids barely on the 364 00:21:05.200 --> 00:21:07.440 plus side of the plus one oh six hosting Timbers 365 00:21:07.440 --> 00:21:10.759 of the plus two oh six l traffico. Once again, 366 00:21:10.880 --> 00:21:14.000 juice box bosses have thrown a blanket over it, Lag 367 00:21:14.160 --> 00:21:17.119 a plus one fifty and then the uh check the 368 00:21:17.160 --> 00:21:19.759 absences and who's going to be back because last week 369 00:21:20.079 --> 00:21:24.599 no Oliveta, no Bogush and Nobu Wonga for LAFC. We 370 00:21:24.680 --> 00:21:26.839 got to figure out who's back. But right now LAFC 371 00:21:26.960 --> 00:21:29.200 is a plus one fifty four lag is a plus 372 00:21:29.200 --> 00:21:29.799 one fifty. 373 00:21:32.000 --> 00:21:34.880 Yeah, that's a that's a tough one, tough one. 374 00:21:35.160 --> 00:21:39.599 I'm going goals on that one. I'm not touching. I'm 375 00:21:39.640 --> 00:21:43.640 not touching anything when it comes to the game itself. 376 00:21:43.680 --> 00:21:46.079 If I do, it's going to be draw two and 377 00:21:46.079 --> 00:21:48.359 a half a minus two fifteen. See this is they 378 00:21:48.359 --> 00:21:49.759 think goals are going to be here. But wow, that 379 00:21:49.880 --> 00:21:52.359 changed in a hurry. Three and a half is a 380 00:21:52.400 --> 00:21:56.839 plus one seventeen. Four is a plus one ninety two. 381 00:21:57.599 --> 00:22:00.720 Four and a half is a plus two sixty. 382 00:22:04.000 --> 00:22:11.559 Wow, four and a half with the bus to sixty. 383 00:22:10.200 --> 00:22:14.039 Four four over over over four? Maybe not? 384 00:22:14.400 --> 00:22:16.079 Yeah, I think I think I'll go over four. 385 00:22:16.400 --> 00:22:20.200 I think four and a half is good and quite honestly, 386 00:22:23.759 --> 00:22:25.839 like you said, depending on who who's back. I mean, 387 00:22:26.319 --> 00:22:28.400 L A C is very tempting. And I know that 388 00:22:28.480 --> 00:22:31.359 the Galaxy have had some to say against U l 389 00:22:31.400 --> 00:22:35.319 A f C. But uh man, Galaxy has so many 390 00:22:35.359 --> 00:22:40.000 issues back there defensively and they they even struggled in 391 00:22:40.039 --> 00:22:43.160 the first line of midfielders and just holding back a 392 00:22:43.200 --> 00:22:45.839 team of transition like L A f C. Look, you 393 00:22:45.839 --> 00:22:48.519 know what I'm gonna go on on on the side 394 00:22:48.519 --> 00:22:49.880 of LA f C. I'm gonna take l A f 395 00:22:49.960 --> 00:22:52.200 C in the four and a half on that one. 396 00:22:52.279 --> 00:22:56.559 All right, uh Vancouver big favorite, obviously hosting San Jose. 397 00:22:57.000 --> 00:23:02.279 Then your match Seattle minus one sixties on Sunday and 398 00:23:02.359 --> 00:23:04.880 the Sporting is a plus four thirteen. No real support, 399 00:23:05.039 --> 00:23:07.519 no real surprise there, no. 400 00:23:07.160 --> 00:23:08.839 No, no the Seattle Saunders. 401 00:23:10.200 --> 00:23:13.400