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<v Speaker 1>Chaos ensues one of the busiest days of the year.

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<v Speaker 1>But before before, before, before he shows up. We always

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<v Speaker 1>have to play the appropriate piece of audio. We always

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<v Speaker 1>have to.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, Glenn Davis here in Houston, Texas, A big fan

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<v Speaker 2>of soccer down.

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<v Speaker 1>Here, because it always does. And so here's Glenn.

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<v Speaker 2>John, you know better than the challenge me technologically.

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<v Speaker 1>Right there with you, brother. I think we're in the

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<v Speaker 1>same target demo.

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<v Speaker 2>I figured it out, though it's incredible. I created an

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<v Speaker 2>account and I figured it out.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm here, okay, So uh and uh he he

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<v Speaker 1>is wearing his Soccer Matter's T shirt.

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<v Speaker 2>He's guessed shameless promotion.

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<v Speaker 1>As it should be, no doubt about it. Uh, good

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<v Speaker 1>to see you, my friend. Congratulations on year dose echis

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to being the play by play voice

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<v Speaker 1>of the Dynamo first and foremost.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's uh. It's been a great ride for me

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<v Speaker 2>looking at the game and how it's develop going from

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<v Speaker 2>Robertson Stadium to where it is now. I actually started

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<v Speaker 2>as an analyst. It's also the thirtieth year I've been

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<v Speaker 2>involved with the league since its inception, so obviously it's

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<v Speaker 2>been a lot of fun.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, So let me ask you, do you remember

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<v Speaker 1>day one of season one when you started your activity

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<v Speaker 1>with the Dynamo as the analyst. Do you remember that

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<v Speaker 1>first match day?

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<v Speaker 2>I remember some early ones. I think one of them

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<v Speaker 2>may have been in Colorado. I'm not sure exactly which

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<v Speaker 2>was my very very first game, but I was fortunate

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<v Speaker 2>to do it with a lot of great people. I

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<v Speaker 2>was certainly very green. I was working with Bill Land,

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<v Speaker 2>who had a long career with the San Antonio Spurs

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<v Speaker 2>but also called games in the NASL, and he was

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<v Speaker 2>just a wonderful play by play guy to break in

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<v Speaker 2>with because he really mentored me and worked with me.

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<v Speaker 1>So now we come to two zero two five on

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<v Speaker 1>the calendar. When you look back at last season for

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<v Speaker 1>the Dynamo and we've had the whole seven weeks, I

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<v Speaker 1>guess to ingest the whole thing. What sticks in your

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<v Speaker 1>mind from last season that you got to see that

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<v Speaker 1>you're carrying forward to twenty five.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, the biggest thing from last year, and it's not

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<v Speaker 2>being carried forward in twenty twenty five, was the fact

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<v Speaker 2>that Hector Herrera wasn't as engaged as he was in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty three. Yes, there were injuries, I personally believe

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<v Speaker 2>he could have got his injuries sorted out earlier right

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<v Speaker 2>after the season. He didn't, But to watch him in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty three was to watch something very special. So

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<v Speaker 2>carrying for obviously the basis of the team, the quote

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<v Speaker 2>unquote style of play, or the word now is game

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<v Speaker 2>model remains the same, but I think that's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be altered a little bit. And that's a really possession based,

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<v Speaker 2>narrow team. They keep their team shaped, they're in every game.

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<v Speaker 2>But the big question coming into this season, it was

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<v Speaker 2>much like last year, was at the score goals.

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<v Speaker 1>When you look at the transactions that happened in the offseason,

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<v Speaker 1>Coco Kata Skia gone, and you have a Sebastian Ferrera gone.

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<v Speaker 1>You got a couple of folks in from the Purple team,

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<v Speaker 1>Nicol Ladero in, Michael Halliday inn, Jack McGlenn in. When

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<v Speaker 1>you look at the ins and outs, like when you

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<v Speaker 1>and I were growing up, and we had a thing

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<v Speaker 1>called a newspaper, on the last page of the sports

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<v Speaker 1>section and the really small print, it had the transactions page.

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<v Speaker 1>Yea yeah, And so when you look at the transactions

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<v Speaker 1>page for the Dynamo coming out of twenty four going

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<v Speaker 1>into twenty five with all this activity, you look at

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<v Speaker 1>that transactions page in the small print, what'd you think, Well.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously you're losing two very key pieces in midfield, right,

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<v Speaker 2>so you're replacing them with Jack McGlynn Nicol Ladero. Now

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<v Speaker 2>was a big signing. Yes, I think in my opinion,

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<v Speaker 2>we're gonna see what's gonna happen now because Jack McGlenn

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<v Speaker 2>and Nico Ladero I think are good signings. If and

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<v Speaker 2>this is the big thing, I think those signings will

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<v Speaker 2>become a lot more significant. If pat Onstead, the Dynamo

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<v Speaker 2>general manager, Asher Mendelssohn, Ben Olsen, they can find a

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<v Speaker 2>DP that's up here, then that will then allow them

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<v Speaker 2>to do different things with Jack McGlynn and different things

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<v Speaker 2>with Nico Ledero. Right, So I think that's how those

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<v Speaker 2>two signings become even better.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>The other big piece that's going to be missing is

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<v Speaker 2>likely Mikhayel going to Palmiers. So they taken about eight

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<v Speaker 2>and a half million dollars. It's probably their greatest transfer

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<v Speaker 2>window ever. But the question is can you replace the

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<v Speaker 2>quality of what you lost? And a lot of the

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<v Speaker 2>moves that have been made have been very frugal but

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<v Speaker 2>good economic moves. But the bottom line is these players

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<v Speaker 2>have to deliver. You know, Steve Clark, they had to

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<v Speaker 2>move him on salary too big. Andrew Tarbell becomes a starter.

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<v Speaker 2>Now how does your team change. He's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>hitting more longer balls. He's going to be trying to

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<v Speaker 2>knock balls in behind defenses as opposed to playing out

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<v Speaker 2>of the back. How does that affect your game model?

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<v Speaker 2>Does that make you lose a little bit more control

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<v Speaker 2>of games and get you into games that are more

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<v Speaker 2>fighting and chaotic and second balls. So we'll see. But

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<v Speaker 2>I think on paper that's my opinion. Now on paper

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<v Speaker 2>for the fans, I don't think it's good enough for

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<v Speaker 2>them yet. Although I think the Ladero signing is interesting,

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<v Speaker 2>is exciting. We know how good of a player he is.

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<v Speaker 2>How do you utilize him to get him to make

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<v Speaker 2>some special plays and maybe unlock the posential of your

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<v Speaker 2>Argentine center ford Ezekiel Poultse.

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<v Speaker 1>Does Nikodero then not start every game? Do you pick

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<v Speaker 1>his spot so he can give you the full ninety

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<v Speaker 1>when you can because of schedule, compression and things like that,

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<v Speaker 1>or do you bring him in like Bennie Johnson from

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<v Speaker 1>the El Detroit Pistons, where he's a microwa. When you

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<v Speaker 1>bring him in for the final thirty and have him create,

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<v Speaker 1>what are you envisioning here?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's the question. I mean, I think older players

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<v Speaker 2>like that as long as they're accommodating and don't believe

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<v Speaker 2>they're a ninety minute player and are here to be

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<v Speaker 2>a part of it, and I think he is. He's

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<v Speaker 2>obviously bringing depth and great experience. He's one of the

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<v Speaker 2>great playmakers in MLS history. I don't think there's any question.

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<v Speaker 2>When you think Seattle, you definitely think of Nico Ldero.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think there's a lot of ways to utilize them.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's going to be interesting. You let others

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<v Speaker 2>go in there when the game's intense and beat each

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<v Speaker 2>other up for sixty five seventy minutes. You bring him

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<v Speaker 2>in against fatiguing defenders. He gets an extra half a

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<v Speaker 2>yard of space and he can kill you in and

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<v Speaker 2>still make place right. So I think that's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be interesting. And I do think he's capable of starting games.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he started sixteen in Orlando, So yeah, I think,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, utilizing a player like that with that vast

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<v Speaker 2>experience that playmaking skill which the Dynamo need. They need playmakers.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, they play against a lot of settled defenses

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<v Speaker 2>that are back behind the ball and they have to

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<v Speaker 2>break them down and it's not an easy thing to do,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's because of their style of play. It's been

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<v Speaker 1>When you look at the McGlenn transaction, specifically, the barn

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<v Speaker 1>door got let open finally in Major League Soccer where

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<v Speaker 1>you could have intra league transactions and you could just

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<v Speaker 1>go ahead and pick folks up if the number to

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<v Speaker 1>the left of the decimal was right. It was something

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<v Speaker 1>that needed to happen a lot sooner. But you bring

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<v Speaker 1>in somebody like Jack McGlenn, What did you think about

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<v Speaker 1>this idea finally coming to the four where you can

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<v Speaker 1>get an evander in if you want, You can get

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<v Speaker 1>a Luco Acosta if you want. In Houston's case, you

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<v Speaker 1>get Jack McGlenn out of Philly. Sits there and thinks

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<v Speaker 1>that they're Scrooge McDuck. I guess all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 1>with the money bags that they brought in for McGlenn,

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<v Speaker 1>what do you think about this particular rule finally coming

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<v Speaker 1>to the four?

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<v Speaker 2>Love the rule. Love the rule. It's made for some

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<v Speaker 2>really interesting transactions. Of course, Acosta now goes to FC

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<v Speaker 2>Dallas to play under Eric Quill. Oh how quickly a

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<v Speaker 2>Vander ends up in Cincinnati. Now, So I think this

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<v Speaker 2>is great. I think the more mechanisms that can allow

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<v Speaker 2>for roster build the better, and more and more guys

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<v Speaker 2>want to come and play in the United States. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think there's any question about that. The question

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<v Speaker 2>is is when do you start getting them more in

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<v Speaker 2>their prime? But all these mechanisms are great, and listen,

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<v Speaker 2>being a central defender as a professional player, I really

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<v Speaker 2>love great defending. But I'm sorry, at this point, I

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<v Speaker 2>want to see the artists operate, you know. I want

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<v Speaker 2>to see Lanel Messi in five degrees last night, take

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<v Speaker 2>a ball down off his chest, turn a couple people,

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<v Speaker 2>and finish. I mean, it's absolutely remarkable.

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<v Speaker 1>I think word that popped into my head when you

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<v Speaker 1>were describing it was filthy. But yeah, I mean that

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<v Speaker 1>was filthy.

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<v Speaker 2>Is good. I don't know if I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>everybody looked at it from this perspective, because it was

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<v Speaker 2>such a magical play, but it was almost as if

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<v Speaker 2>four defenders were in fear of him, and they drop off.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't even attack the ball in the air, and

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<v Speaker 2>they give him enough room, that little window from a

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<v Speaker 2>spatial perspective to take it off his chest. And I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>at that point, you're like, you're done. I've fallen all

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<v Speaker 2>over each other. Incredible though, and I love it because

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<v Speaker 2>everybody was questioning his wotton desire to play in five degrees.

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<v Speaker 2>That's probably the coldest game Messi's ever played it, right.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I would think, but you mentioned two words at

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<v Speaker 1>the beginning of that last sentence, want and desire. Take

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<v Speaker 1>the weather part out of it. Want and desire involving

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<v Speaker 1>Leo Messi or things that he's never been short on

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to trying to advance.

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<v Speaker 2>People are going to think this guy's not going to

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<v Speaker 2>play just because it's cold. He's a competitor. He's one

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<v Speaker 2>of the most fiery competitive competitors ever. I think that

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<v Speaker 2>Guardiola said he was just in practice when he had

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<v Speaker 2>him at Barcelona. It was just an absolute killer and

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<v Speaker 2>is the most competitive guy. I think, you know, there's

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<v Speaker 2>a way that ran athletes and people. I unfortunately didn't

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<v Speaker 2>get this wonderful thing, but you know, to look like

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<v Speaker 2>you're not trying when you do things is kind of

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<v Speaker 2>a gift, and I think that's kind of what you

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<v Speaker 2>see with him.

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<v Speaker 1>Friend of SDH, Glenn Davis making his pre match Week

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<v Speaker 1>one appearance here on sd H A m and we

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<v Speaker 1>are coming on with you, John. Oh. But look, it's

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<v Speaker 1>fun to see you, brother, because I know that you

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<v Speaker 1>run around at five hundred thousand miles an hour, just

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<v Speaker 1>like the rest of us. And the fact that you

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<v Speaker 1>can hang out with us early in the morning with

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<v Speaker 1>a cup of Joe and you know, I got my

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<v Speaker 1>Mountain dew, You get your cup of Joe, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>ready to rock and roll. Huh oh. Yeah, I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>a copy I've never been a coffee guy, never.

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<v Speaker 2>Had interesting I never was until I went to Greece,

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<v Speaker 1>Ago, John, right there with you, brother. Twenty twenty four

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<v Speaker 1>season for Houston, you were the five seed, fifteen ten

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<v Speaker 1>and nine fifty four points. One of the things that

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<v Speaker 1>transactions and winning the press conference coming into twenty five

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<v Speaker 1>and the vibe and everything. What is the vibe coming

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<v Speaker 1>into twenty five for the fans there in Houston, because

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<v Speaker 1>here in Atlanta the excitement's off the chart. It's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be seventy thousand of your best friends on Saturday.

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<v Speaker 1>What is the current state of the vibe with the

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<v Speaker 2>Now, yeah, you got Biggie Almoron coming back and meet

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<v Speaker 2>front office changes. I mean it's remarkable. I mean, if

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<v Speaker 2>that's not a statement in Atlanta about hey, we want

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<v Speaker 2>to win the MLS Cup, I don't know what is.

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<v Speaker 2>I think you can look at every team in the

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<v Speaker 2>players and the competitive staff, but I'm talking about the

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<v Speaker 2>an MLS Cup? And I don't think there's any question

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<v Speaker 2>Atlanta gets put into that category. And then you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you got your great player coming back after a great

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<v Speaker 2>stint in the Premier League with Newcastle. But I think

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot of excitement going in right now. The

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<v Speaker 2>relevancy still is not where it should be in Houston.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't mean this to bag on people, but I've

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<v Speaker 2>been here since nineteen eighty four. It should be bigger

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<v Speaker 2>the Dynamo. But they're off too. They really have opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>here with FC Dallas to start, and then you've got

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<v Speaker 2>Messi coming in. Hopefully the weather's going to be okay

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<v Speaker 2>on the weekend, but you know, there's no mainstream coverage.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, there's an amazing storyline about a local youth

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<v Speaker 2>player who went on to play an MLS who's coming

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<v Speaker 2>in in his debut as the head coach of FC Dallas,

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<v Speaker 2>Eric Quill. Now some might say, oh, but that has

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<v Speaker 2>nothing to do with the Dynamo. No, but it has

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<v Speaker 2>something to do with our Houston soccer community, and we

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<v Speaker 2>produce players, coaches, administrators that go throughout America to contribute

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<v Speaker 2>that in very, very big ways. And the Eric Quill

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<v Speaker 2>story is a great storyline. You're not going to see

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<v Speaker 2>it in the Houston Chronicle. You're not going to see

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<v Speaker 2>it in mainstream and in fact, you're looking at the

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<v Speaker 2>only guy who probably even talks about it, right, Because

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<v Speaker 2>I love the Houston soccer community and have seen what

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<v Speaker 2>amazing things happen with people achieving from out of there,

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<v Speaker 2>But it's still a challenge. I think they'll get off

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<v Speaker 2>to a nice start here. I mean, you've got a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of opportunity. You're going to get a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>unique viewers in for the game against Inenter Miami right

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<v Speaker 2>that maybe don't normally attend a Dynamo game. It's an

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<v Speaker 2>opportunity for you to win them over. You're going to

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<v Speaker 2>play an exhibition against El Salvador. Okay, we got tons

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<v Speaker 2>of Salvadorians. If you want them coming to your games,

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<v Speaker 2>you have to play that friendly against El Salvador to

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<v Speaker 2>win it, Okay, to win it and put your best

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<v Speaker 2>team out there. You've got to make a decision there

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<v Speaker 2>that we want to put our best eleven out to

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<v Speaker 2>win this friendly game in order to try and boost

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<v Speaker 2>attendance and relevancy. Then you've got great leagues cut with Tigris,

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<v Speaker 2>Lazetlan and Pachuca, especially Tigris as Honestly, this is Tigris

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<v Speaker 2>country here in Houston and Rayatos. Because Monterey, Mexico is

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<v Speaker 2>close to the border, people drive over the border to

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<v Speaker 2>go to games. Can you get those people? I always

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<v Speaker 2>hear people, Oh no, you can never get this generation

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<v Speaker 2>of Mexican I cried bs on that, because if you're

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<v Speaker 2>not trying and your stadium's not full, you're doing something wrong.

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<v Speaker 2>And again, you're playing Tigris in a real competition. You

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<v Speaker 2>knock them off. You've got bragging rights in Houston, but

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<v Speaker 2>they are the number one supported team here you aren't.

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<v Speaker 2>So these are games you got to win, in my opinion,

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<v Speaker 2>and you got to play well.

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<v Speaker 1>When you look at Houston's place in the West, what

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<v Speaker 1>are you looking at out of the blocks with everybody

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<v Speaker 1>else in the Western Conference? In Houston's place in it?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it still that chasing after that that home that

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<v Speaker 1>home playoff game at the four? Where do you what

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<v Speaker 1>do you see?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? I think so, I think Look, you know you can.

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<v Speaker 2>It's funny. Major League soccer is an amazing thing, right

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<v Speaker 2>you can. You can cherry pick any kind of information

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<v Speaker 2>you want to describe your season. You could say, wow,

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<v Speaker 2>this is the most points we have gotten in quite

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<v Speaker 2>some time. What a season. Yeah, but you got knocked

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<v Speaker 2>out of the playoffs in the first round. Or you

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<v Speaker 2>can say we didn't get as many points, but we

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<v Speaker 2>got to the Western Conference final, right, So what's most important?

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<v Speaker 2>And It's always kind of the conundrum. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>if you see it, but it's the conundrum of the

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<v Speaker 2>overall body of work over the course of thirty four

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<v Speaker 2>games end, or is it you know, is your season

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<v Speaker 2>good just based on the playoffs? So you can have

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<v Speaker 2>an average regular season, but if you do well in

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<v Speaker 2>the playoffs, is that a great season? So it is

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<v Speaker 2>a playoff league, and I think you can position that

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<v Speaker 2>any way you like. I mean, I'm obviously someone I

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<v Speaker 2>give a lot of credit to the overall bodies of work,

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<v Speaker 2>but that's generally secondary to what you do in the

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<v Speaker 2>playoffs in MLS.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And I mean here in Atlanta, it was trying

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<v Speaker 1>to fight for decision day. The math goes your way,

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<v Speaker 1>you get the wins you need, and as we see

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<v Speaker 1>in other playoffs structures and other leagues, look just get

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<v Speaker 1>into the dance because you never know what's going to happen.

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<v Speaker 1>And last last year in Atlanta, you beat Montreal in

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<v Speaker 1>the playing game in the eight nine and then you

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<v Speaker 1>get Messi and Friends. You take Messi and Friends to

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<v Speaker 1>Game three down there at the Erector Set in Fort Lauderdale.

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<v Speaker 1>You knock off the big dog on the block and

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<v Speaker 1>then then you lose eventually to Orlando and the one

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<v Speaker 1>and done's and so that's the momentum that you had

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<v Speaker 1>with the roster that you had. Then Garth Logerway and

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Henderson, they get to bring in latte Lot for Middlesbrough,

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<v Speaker 1>they bring in Meggie and they bring in Mattea's click

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<v Speaker 1>from DC and you add that to those pieces that

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<v Speaker 1>you brought in getting that first full season of training camp,

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<v Speaker 1>get your ask at the seven weeks and so, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody's pretty jacked up about what's going on, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>become an off of that playoff run that you had

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<v Speaker 1>late twenty four.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and what's interesting is you know you got teams

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<v Speaker 2>at MLS that will go after the best of MLS

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<v Speaker 2>when it comes to the standpoint of the front office, right,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, when you're going for Garth Lauberway and you're

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<v Speaker 2>going for Chris Anderson, you're going with guys that have tremendous,

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<v Speaker 2>tremendous experience connection have done it within the league. You're

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<v Speaker 2>not pulling somebody from another league or another area to

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<v Speaker 2>make crucial decisions. So as much as we talk about

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<v Speaker 2>roster bills and the type of players that are being

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<v Speaker 2>brought in. It's equally interesting to watch the people that

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<v Speaker 2>are hired for roles of real, real, real responsibility for Houston.

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<v Speaker 1>I know we talked about the the A listers, the

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<v Speaker 1>shiny objects walking in the door here in twenty five.

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<v Speaker 1>Give me someone on the second level. Give give me

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<v Speaker 1>the grinder. Give me somebody that's not going to be

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<v Speaker 1>in your TV open in the Glen Davis spot shadow,

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<v Speaker 1>the player to watch, you know, lower third comes in

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<v Speaker 1>with the tombstone and you have the stats and everything.

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<v Speaker 1>Give me somebody on the second level of that roster

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<v Speaker 1>that wouldn't be in a player to watch segment that

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be key for Houston here in twenty five.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's an easy one. Eric Siachenko is a center

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<v Speaker 2>back that's got tremendous experience. I think we have to

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<v Speaker 2>watch that now because he's going to lose, likely to

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<v Speaker 2>Palmiers Mikhayel, who kind of is the athletic sort of

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<v Speaker 2>you know, ying to his yang right, he's very intelligent defender.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the other one you go right to is

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<v Speaker 2>our tour as the holding midfielder, phenomenal season last year.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, these two guys are the glue of the team,

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<v Speaker 2>in my opinion, phenomenal, phenomenal experienced players. I think those two.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, remember it's a team that's leading goals at

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<v Speaker 2>six right. If you're into the well we do it

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<v Speaker 2>by committee. I have always been from the opinion that

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<v Speaker 2>you do need a primary goal scorer. They had a

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<v Speaker 2>number of guys who had six, five and four. They

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<v Speaker 2>get into the final third very well, the Dynamo. The

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<v Speaker 2>problem is, I don't think our expectations are fair on

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<v Speaker 2>guys like I mean, Bossi, Sebastian caval cech Aliu Ibrahim.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't necessarily have a history of scoring a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of goals. And I would throw Coco Karski into that.

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<v Speaker 2>And sometimes the answer to goal scoring is simply having

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<v Speaker 2>players that are goal scorers, right. I think sometimes our

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<v Speaker 2>expectations are too high. Those guys are all at one

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<v Speaker 2>soccer players, but they're not goal scorers, so can they

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<v Speaker 2>figure that out? And then of course they're center forward

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<v Speaker 2>layere In Ezekiel Ponce from Argentina. They paid six million

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<v Speaker 2>for very good player, smart uses his body well, but

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<v Speaker 2>the guy never gets to face goal and get chances.

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<v Speaker 2>He plays a lot of the game with his back

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<v Speaker 2>to goal, and I think that's another one of the

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<v Speaker 2>pieces of the dynamo and then that can unleash the attack.

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<v Speaker 2>Of course, we talked about McGlenn and Ladero as passers,

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<v Speaker 2>but I don't know. I don't know if they add

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<v Speaker 2>a little more transition up tempo to their game, if

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<v Speaker 2>they add a little bit more width to it, or

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<v Speaker 2>these the things tactically and nuanced. I mean, that's up

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<v Speaker 2>to the head coach Ben Olson. I'm not questioning anybody,

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<v Speaker 2>but that's how I see it as an analyst from

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<v Speaker 2>the outside.

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<v Speaker 1>Copa Tejas to start things off Round one, eight thirty

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<v Speaker 1>Eastern Kicks Saturday Night Dynamo and FCD, go ahead and

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit, give me the promo, go ahead and

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<v Speaker 1>hit me well, John.

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<v Speaker 2>Cope, Tajas is not the first thing that comes to

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<v Speaker 2>mind with you for that game, but it is a

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<v Speaker 2>Texas Derby, and it is a rivalry game and there

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<v Speaker 2>is history to it. There really is. I think there's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be a lot of unknown I think there's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be a lot of mistakes which will make the game

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<v Speaker 2>very interesting, just like a lot of other games in MLS.

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<v Speaker 2>The beauty, I guess for coaches and MLS is you

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<v Speaker 2>have a lot of time to get things sorted out,

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<v Speaker 2>and as you said, make the playoffs. I mean, let's

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<v Speaker 2>face it, eighteen teams make the playoffs. If you don't

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<v Speaker 2>make the playoffs, your season was garbage. I'm sorry, it's

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<v Speaker 2>just it's just it's a little too friendly for me,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. And I think it allows for there to

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<v Speaker 2>be a fallback position. Nonetheless, that is the way the

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<v Speaker 2>league runs, and I think there'll be a lot of intensity.

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<v Speaker 2>I think they're going to be guys flying all over

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<v Speaker 2>the place. Having gone through long preseasons myself and then

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<v Speaker 2>getting into the first game, it's like it's like the

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<v Speaker 2>curtain raiser. You're almost over a drenalized to want to play.

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<v Speaker 2>So we'll see people that are overly, overly jacked up

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<v Speaker 2>for the opener. There'll be mistakes, there'll be things of interest,

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<v Speaker 2>there'll be people that might blossom in the opening game

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<v Speaker 2>you didn't expect to. You're you're unveiling the curtain with

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<v Speaker 2>new players. So I think there's a lot of excitement

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<v Speaker 2>for everybody, including commentators like you and me, no doubt

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<v Speaker 2>about it.

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<v Speaker 1>And please, if you would, sir, promote the activity that

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<v Speaker 1>is on the T shirt as you as you prepare

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<v Speaker 1>you to make soccer matters.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's radio show every every usually every Tuesday and Wednesday,

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<v Speaker 2>sixth Central. We go tonight on a Thursday, ESPN nine

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<v Speaker 2>seven five dot Com. A lot of different guys that

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<v Speaker 2>bring people on from Europe. You know, I try to

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<v Speaker 2>do as good a job as you do. John Ah,

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<v Speaker 2>you have a lot of Dynamo coverage this week we

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<v Speaker 2>have been all I'm gonna have Duyne de Rosario on

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<v Speaker 2>the legendary I'm a lust player Top twenty five all time.

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<v Speaker 2>He'll be on. I've got Eric Quill talking about his debut.

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<v Speaker 2>FC Dallas will bring him on tonight. So that's it,

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<v Speaker 2>and you can hit me up on Twitter and Instagram

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<v Speaker 2>at Glenn Davis sock.

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<v Speaker 1>No doubt about it. It reminds me I see in

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<v Speaker 1>this new office space. There's one thing that is lacking

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<v Speaker 1>that I need to send you, and it is one

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<v Speaker 1>of our SDH scarves.

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<v Speaker 2>Send me.

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<v Speaker 1>I need to get it to the Glen Davis imitation stage.

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<v Speaker 2>If you've advanced to scarf level with the podcast. I

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<v Speaker 2>have not yet, but we do have free shirts and

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<v Speaker 2>hats and they go to a five oh one Sea

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<v Speaker 2>charity called the Snowdrop Foundation to fight pediatric cancer. So

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<v Speaker 2>if anybody wants his shirt, I'm going to shamelessly promote.

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<v Speaker 2>And you want a shirt that is good to help

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<v Speaker 2>fight pediatric cancer, which probably touches all of our lives,

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<v Speaker 2>feel free to.

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<v Speaker 1>Grab one, love, and I have done so in the past.

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<v Speaker 1>I've got one of the of the dress grays. They

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<v Speaker 1>are very, very comfortable and.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I go to life. Listen. You cannot wear

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<v Speaker 2>a cardboard weight T shirt in Houston, Texas, absolutely die.

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<v Speaker 2>I have a drawer full of shirts that I never

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<v Speaker 2>wear because they're just heavy, ugly cotton. These are really light,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, you try not to wear. The few

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<v Speaker 2>clothes you can wear here, the better in Texas. Although

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<v Speaker 2>right now we're freezing our tails off. It's twenty one

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<v Speaker 2>degrees hmm.

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<v Speaker 1>Right there with you, my friend, what cup of coffee

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<v Speaker 1>are you on? I forgot to ask.

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<v Speaker 2>This is black, just a good cup of black coffee. Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>I do with the low acidic, you know, because we

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<v Speaker 2>don't want to turn the stomach up and down.

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<v Speaker 1>No doubt about it. It's great to see my friend.

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<v Speaker 1>Do not be a stranger. That link that I sent you. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>that is universal to this studio space. So if you

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<v Speaker 1>ever get a hanker in while you're having that cup

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<v Speaker 1>of coffee on like a Friday and your board when

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<v Speaker 1>it's a free for all, you can charge in anytime

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<v Speaker 1>you want, give me five minutes, me your rant, tell

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<v Speaker 1>me how your coffee is, and get out the door.

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<v Speaker 1>I think we're turning Friday into any time.

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<v Speaker 2>John, I got to reciprocate. We've got to bring you on.

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<v Speaker 2>You got to come on Soccer Matters here real soon.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll set that up. And you know, you do a

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<v Speaker 2>great job with the podcast. I think there's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of great podcasters out there that we do need to

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<v Speaker 2>give a lot of credit for bringing attention to the game.

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<v Speaker 2>And I know ninety nine percent of them love what

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<v Speaker 2>they're doing, just like you and me. So a big

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<v Speaker 2>shout out to all those podcasters because they've become an

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<v Speaker 2>important element. You know, my radio show just gets flipped

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<v Speaker 2>into a podcast on Spotify, Google and Apple probably like yours,

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<v Speaker 2>and it goes live and then it's a podcast. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>great job. It's it is fun and there's no doubt

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<v Speaker 2>you can tell the guys that really have passion and

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<v Speaker 2>knowledge for the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's great to be with Jason Longshore. One of

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<v Speaker 1>my dearest.

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<v Speaker 2>Friends, Nice said, hello, he's a good man.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll do and just be safe, enjoy your black coffee,

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<v Speaker 1>stay warm, and have a great call this weekend. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>catch up soon.

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<v Speaker 2>John, Thank you very much, and best of luck to

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<v Speaker 2>all those great Atlanta United fans. One of the highlights

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<v Speaker 2>of my TV career was doing a national broadcast in

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<v Speaker 2>there and just taking in that whole atmosphere for Atlanta

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<v Speaker 2>United a couple of years ago.

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<v Speaker 1>Fantastic stuff. We'll see you soon, my friend.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, there goes Glenn Davis. It's great to see

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<v Speaker 1>Glenn because he's a dude. He's a class a dude.

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<v Speaker 1>And when he comes in and he comes in and

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<v Speaker 1>hangs out with us, uh, it's a great education on

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<v Speaker 1>a bunch of different fronts.