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<v Speaker 1>And you end up with everything there and so uh yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>because John's an idiot and he didn't send the link

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<v Speaker 1>out in time, I am. I'm gonna do a bit

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<v Speaker 1>of a crash course with Abe this morning, because yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm adult. It's a Monday. Oh oh oh, I gotta

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<v Speaker 1>find out what he's wearing. All right, So here we go.

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<v Speaker 1>He's all settled in sou What are you wear, an Abe?

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, I'm just wearing a Puma T shirt. I guess, just.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe soccer oriented with a little crest, but it's not

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<v Speaker 3>anything country specific. I apologize for my my cell phone situation.

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<v Speaker 3>I have like multiple contingencies to remind myself to bring

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<v Speaker 3>my computer.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's fitting.

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<v Speaker 3>It's fitting at home right by the doorway. Uh so

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<v Speaker 3>we're on the phone today.

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<v Speaker 1>That's absolutely nothing wrong with that. Well, you know, if

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<v Speaker 1>I had sent you the link at nine oh five,

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<v Speaker 1>it would have been you know, we'd be all there.

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<v Speaker 1>Since last time we talked, Garth lockerwly had his press

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<v Speaker 1>conference and discuss the future, and Rob Valentino is not

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<v Speaker 1>a part of that future with Atlanta United as the

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<v Speaker 1>head coach coming up in the twenty twenty five season.

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<v Speaker 1>Now we've had that we're trying to figure out. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>is it a technical director, then coach? Is it coach

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<v Speaker 1>then technical director? Does everybody sit across the table? Do

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<v Speaker 1>they break bread? Do they go to an Italian restaurant

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<v Speaker 1>have a five course meal? Is it speed dating? Is

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<v Speaker 1>it two minutes with this guy? You hear a ding,

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<v Speaker 1>Garth hits a bell, and you go to the next

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<v Speaker 1>guy at the next table. That's where we are right now.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean, look, let's start with Rob Valentino. I

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<v Speaker 3>don't think we were overly surprised that he's not going

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<v Speaker 3>to be the choice. I think certainly the timeline and

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<v Speaker 3>a lack of announcement sort of led towards that direction.

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<v Speaker 2>But I do think there are a lot of people who.

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<v Speaker 3>Are disappointed and certainly liked the late season movement of

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<v Speaker 3>the squad.

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<v Speaker 2>But but Garth Logerway made it very clear they're.

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<v Speaker 3>Looking for someone with a little bit more experience and

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<v Speaker 3>look as the essentially running the team. That's that's certainly

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<v Speaker 3>up to him if that's what he wants. I'm not

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<v Speaker 3>in love with the timeline he presented. I mean, he

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<v Speaker 3>talked about hoping to have this stuff in place by Christmas.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm I'm sitting here, like Christmas, we haven't even gotten

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<v Speaker 3>a Thanksgiving yet at the time he made these comments,

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<v Speaker 3>that's five weeks away, Like, like, what's the timeline?

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<v Speaker 2>Why is it taking so long?

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe it has something to do with teams that are

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<v Speaker 3>still involved in MLS Cup playoffs. Certainly we're down to

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<v Speaker 3>two now, so unless it's one of those two teams.

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<v Speaker 3>But I wasn't in love with the timeline, especially when

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<v Speaker 3>training camp is going to be right around the corner

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<v Speaker 3>by the time you get things set in place.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm interested.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm interested to see who they settle on in kind

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<v Speaker 3>of what the arguments for that person over Rob Valentino

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<v Speaker 3>ultimately is going to be. I'm hoping it's more than

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<v Speaker 3>just experience. I think we've seen across sports. Just because

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<v Speaker 3>you have experience doesn't mean you're the right guy for

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<v Speaker 3>the job. Just because you don't have experience doesn't mean

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<v Speaker 3>you're the wrong guy for the job. So I think

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<v Speaker 3>you're coming in and there's gonna be expectations. That's the

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<v Speaker 3>other aspect of this, whether you want to believe it

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<v Speaker 3>or not, whether you feel like there's a rebuilding phase

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<v Speaker 3>and a lot of movement is going on. We said

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<v Speaker 3>goodbye to I talked with you about the future. I

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<v Speaker 3>was like, everyone up top is up for grabs, and

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<v Speaker 3>we've seen departures.

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<v Speaker 2>Already up top.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, based on how this season ended, based on

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<v Speaker 3>the eliminating Miami and an unfortunate end to Orlando City,

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<v Speaker 3>there's gonna be expectations coming in. This is not gonna

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<v Speaker 3>be viewed as a rebuild, at least not by the

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<v Speaker 3>fan base.

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<v Speaker 2>Whether whether the team views it that way is one thing.

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<v Speaker 3>The fan base is not going to and so it's

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<v Speaker 3>got to be a situation where this coach can get

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<v Speaker 3>up and running immediately and see some results. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>I know it's a long time ago, but the expectations

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<v Speaker 3>coming into this past season were top four in the East,

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<v Speaker 3>one of the most potent all fans is in the

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<v Speaker 3>entire MLS. I'm not saying you're necessarily going to have

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<v Speaker 3>those expectations, but battling for a home playoff game is

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<v Speaker 3>going to be among them, especially the way you ended

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<v Speaker 3>the season with I think six of your last eight

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<v Speaker 3>or five of your last seven being wins.

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<v Speaker 2>That's going to be the expectations. So they need to

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<v Speaker 2>get a guy in quick.

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<v Speaker 3>If they're going to make severe changes and adjustments to

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<v Speaker 3>the formations and what they're asking players to do and

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<v Speaker 3>the roles of each guy.

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<v Speaker 2>Stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 3>Get it in quicker, and so I'd be quite frankly

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<v Speaker 3>disappointed if we're still sitting here, you know, mid December,

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<v Speaker 3>late December without a name yet.

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<v Speaker 2>So hopefully this gets done quick and we can start

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<v Speaker 2>to move forward.

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<v Speaker 1>What kind of an individual are you looking for in

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<v Speaker 1>a head coach?

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<v Speaker 3>Me specifically, I'm not going to get into the tactics

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<v Speaker 3>and trying to bring in a head coach that maybe

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<v Speaker 3>fits the personnel or doesn't fit the personnel. I think

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<v Speaker 3>there's enough change over over the course of the given year.

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<v Speaker 3>I think you also have a team that's quite young,

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<v Speaker 3>based on who is gonna stay and who's gonna go

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<v Speaker 3>that that you can probably mold and shape some sorts

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<v Speaker 3>of playing styles. And I also think you're gonna have

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<v Speaker 3>a team that that is full of player leadership, especially

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<v Speaker 3>with Gooz coming back and congratulations to him.

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<v Speaker 2>I know there was a little bit of question on.

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<v Speaker 3>That, but but I think I do think you're gonna

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<v Speaker 3>have some player leadership that's gonna help out the coach

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<v Speaker 3>to player messaging.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm looking for a winner, and I know.

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<v Speaker 3>That's that's easy to say, but I need someone that's

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<v Speaker 3>gonna look like he makes a difference. And I don't

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<v Speaker 3>really know how you do that necessarily. I don't think

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<v Speaker 3>it's about motivation. Like, like one of my biggest concerns

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<v Speaker 3>about the Rob Valentino higher if he would have been here,

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<v Speaker 3>is you can't play the way you played like the

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<v Speaker 3>last third of the season, or really the last eight games,

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<v Speaker 3>Like you can't play with that mindset and mentality and

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<v Speaker 3>desperation the whole season, like like you're just gonna burn

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<v Speaker 3>yourself out. So you need to be able to find

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<v Speaker 3>wins without feeling like your back is against the wall.

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<v Speaker 3>You gotta get a coach who can get this team

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<v Speaker 3>off to better starts. Again, they solved that issue for

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<v Speaker 3>the most part in the last seven, eight, nine, ten games.

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<v Speaker 2>But it was it was a serious issue early on.

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<v Speaker 2>And so yeah, I'm.

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<v Speaker 3>Just looking for someone that that you can look at

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<v Speaker 3>the team and he makes changes over the course of

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<v Speaker 3>a game, over the course of the season that you

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<v Speaker 3>say it feels like he had an impact on the results.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how you get that.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe it's just his general mindset, mantra and playing style

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<v Speaker 3>to begin games. Maybe it's in game adjustments, substitution patterns.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe it's just maximizing the talent that you have, finding

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<v Speaker 3>something we didn't know was available to us. But I

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<v Speaker 3>just want to coach that I feel like is going

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<v Speaker 3>to essentially make a difference in results. And that's a

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<v Speaker 3>very tough ask in the sort of sport you're not

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<v Speaker 3>exactly diagramming play calls and scripting your first fifteen plays

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<v Speaker 3>or stuff like that. But I just want to feel

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<v Speaker 3>like the managers makes a difference and hopefully we can.

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<v Speaker 2>Find that guy.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, another couple of minutes with a before he

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<v Speaker 1>actually goes to work for, you know, like getting paid

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<v Speaker 1>to do things. On a reaction Monday, player announcements were

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<v Speaker 1>made also that we're attached to this roster. Looks like

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<v Speaker 1>it's pretty much gonna be the same. Eighteen players under

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<v Speaker 1>contract exercised options on four in discussions with three. Brad Effort,

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<v Speaker 1>Jay Santi had their contract options exercised with Santi Sosa,

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<v Speaker 1>it's because there is a team that is interested in

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<v Speaker 1>South America and picking him up, and so what you

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<v Speaker 1>do is you pick up the option to make sure

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<v Speaker 1>you get paid. So that one's where that is six

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<v Speaker 1>players contract options to client Centino Formino, Ronald Hernandez, Franco,

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<v Speaker 1>we Borro, jam and Tyler. Club remains negotiations with Ronald,

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<v Speaker 1>Jamal and Tyler. All players eligible for the re entry

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<v Speaker 1>draft except for Tyler Wolf, who goes on waivers. Loan

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<v Speaker 1>for Daniel Rios expires at the end of the calendar year,

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<v Speaker 1>Dax and Q and Quentin Westburg retire. Any surprises out

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<v Speaker 1>of that for you, no.

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<v Speaker 2>I really don't think.

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<v Speaker 3>So. We'll see who they end up bringing back. I

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<v Speaker 3>think that could lean into my surprise or not surprised.

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<v Speaker 3>But but you know, the obvious is the obvious with

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<v Speaker 3>respector Rios and Wolf and Tira, you need someone more

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<v Speaker 3>potent up top, someone that you can really just have

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<v Speaker 3>a little bit more faith in. So so if those

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<v Speaker 3>guys are back, I don't really expect it to be

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<v Speaker 3>with the same expectations and necessarily the same.

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<v Speaker 2>Role as we saw them in this year.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, at least not for Tierray And I know he's

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<v Speaker 3>getting up there at age I don't know, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, levels of fitness at that age in this sport,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, you know, when they're prime is probably the

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<v Speaker 3>youngest prime that you're gonna have across any major sport.

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<v Speaker 3>It might be in soccer unless you're a running back

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<v Speaker 3>in the NFL, but.

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<v Speaker 2>But outside of that, So no, I don't think any surprises.

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<v Speaker 2>I really was.

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<v Speaker 3>I wouldn't say nervous is not the right word, but

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<v Speaker 3>but full of wonder. If they were gonna bring Guzan back,

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<v Speaker 3>I think certainly there would be an understanding of the

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<v Speaker 3>timeline for him, and more specifically a timeline for Josh Cohen.

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<v Speaker 3>I think Gouz, to his credit, made that an incredibly

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<v Speaker 3>difficult decision and maybe a decision that was easy in

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<v Speaker 3>the other direction, to bring him back and give him

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<v Speaker 3>one more year. I don't think they necessarily planned on it.

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<v Speaker 3>I think they saw the form last year they bring

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<v Speaker 3>in Cohen, they set this timeline. We're gonna let Gooz

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<v Speaker 3>right out into the sun, and he's got a complete

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<v Speaker 3>throwback season, and so I think they had an original plan.

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<v Speaker 2>And this is just me. I have no idea what

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<v Speaker 2>the team's mindset is, but I think the original.

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<v Speaker 3>Plan was a line of secession and this was gonna

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<v Speaker 3>be Goose's last year and Josh comb was gonna come

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<v Speaker 3>in and take over the starting role and we move forward.

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<v Speaker 3>I think Gooz played so well he made it an

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<v Speaker 3>easy decision the other direction to say.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, we're gonna scrap that plan. This guy still got it.

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<v Speaker 2>We're gonna go with him one more year.

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<v Speaker 3>I think he's important to a team that that's full

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<v Speaker 3>of young guys that are still trying to build together.

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<v Speaker 3>Probably also again if if it were a different situation

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<v Speaker 3>with your manager. But I think Gooz's experience can go

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<v Speaker 3>bey on the field and be very important integral in

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<v Speaker 3>communication between the manager and the rest of the team.

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<v Speaker 3>I think that's an important aspect that I don't want

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<v Speaker 3>to overlook as well. So the biggest surprise, which really

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<v Speaker 3>isn't that big of a surprise based on how he performed,

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<v Speaker 3>especially down the stretch, would be Gooz coming back. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>if you had told me at mid season, I was like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>and it's it's coinctern. But that's not the case. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>very happy to see that be the case. But of

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<v Speaker 3>all the ones that were kind of minor surprises, maybe

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<v Speaker 3>that one and then Ronald Hernandez I think it's been

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<v Speaker 3>so incredibly valuable for this team because of the variety

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<v Speaker 3>of roles he can play. He's so flexible as a

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<v Speaker 3>player that obviously, contract wise, they had to do what

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<v Speaker 3>they had to do. But I would be a little

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<v Speaker 3>surprised if they don't find a way to get him

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<v Speaker 3>back in the organization.

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<v Speaker 1>All Right, the fourth held up the light board and

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<v Speaker 1>they added some minutes here we went past that fourth.

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<v Speaker 1>What the fourth was doing? What's your week like? So

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<v Speaker 1>you can get out of here and go get paid

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<v Speaker 1>to work.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, relatively normal this week, to be honest. We got

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<v Speaker 3>through the post Thanksgiving nonsense and so and so we're

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<v Speaker 3>just driving forward. Really enjoyed I know it was a

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<v Speaker 3>day full of college football Saturday, but really did enjoy

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<v Speaker 3>the MLS Cup playoffs, the conference semi finals here, so

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<v Speaker 3>looking forward two MLS Cup when when we get there.

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<v Speaker 3>But it was actually a pretty good week of competitive

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<v Speaker 3>soccer there in the MLS.

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<v Speaker 2>So so, I know a lot of people missed it.

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<v Speaker 2>I I was.

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<v Speaker 3>I was on the computer with the four TVs turned

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<v Speaker 3>up to college football, but I was tuned in ready

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<v Speaker 3>to roll, and it paid off with some quality soccer.

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<v Speaker 1>All Right, My friend get out of here. We'll see

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<v Speaker 1>you next Monday.

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<v Speaker 2>You got it, appreciate it. There we go.

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<v Speaker 1>That's Abe, and Abe's gonna go and work at ninety

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<v Speaker 1>two in the game and actually get paid for a living.

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<v Speaker 1>And he's done talking with us, all right, So there

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<v Speaker 1>you go.

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<v Speaker 2>Abby.

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<v Speaker 1>Abby's asking about Liam Welch and all the assistants. They

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<v Speaker 1>are much like rob under contract. I want to say,

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<v Speaker 1>till the end of the calendar year. Then we may

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<v Speaker 1>have some answers as to what their futures are. But

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<v Speaker 1>I do not know about the futures of the assistant coaches.