WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.440 --> 00:00:04.360 So without any further ado, wasting no time as the man. 2 00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:07.519 The man is ready to go. It is like early afternoon, 3 00:00:07.599 --> 00:00:10.240 so nine plus five is fourteen, so it's a little 4 00:00:10.320 --> 00:00:13.759 after two o'clock in the afternoon on the other side 5 00:00:13.759 --> 00:00:14.800 of the Atlantic Ocean. 6 00:00:15.240 --> 00:00:18.960 What show gives you that? I think ours none others? 7 00:00:19.399 --> 00:00:21.960 We bring in Lloyd Ours TD for the Marshall Island 8 00:00:22.000 --> 00:00:22.719 Soccer Federation. 9 00:00:22.839 --> 00:00:24.079 How are you, my friend. 10 00:00:24.359 --> 00:00:26.719 I'm good, I'm good. I'm a little bit nasily. We're 11 00:00:26.760 --> 00:00:28.120 struggling with hay fever. 12 00:00:27.920 --> 00:00:30.559 Here in the UK. But good to be back mate. 13 00:00:30.559 --> 00:00:32.799 Always a pleasure, yep, I am right there with you. 14 00:00:32.840 --> 00:00:34.200 Allergies are with me. 15 00:00:34.960 --> 00:00:37.159 You know, when we figured out that you could do 16 00:00:37.200 --> 00:00:39.039 this on a quick turn, I was trying to figure 17 00:00:39.039 --> 00:00:40.359 out what gear to wear. 18 00:00:40.679 --> 00:00:42.560 And obviously I appreciate it. 19 00:00:42.640 --> 00:00:42.840 Well. 20 00:00:42.880 --> 00:00:45.280 I had to go with this because if I wore 21 00:00:45.560 --> 00:00:48.039 the the the newer one of the two, than it 22 00:00:48.039 --> 00:00:50.600 would end up being like just massive flares and no 23 00:00:50.640 --> 00:00:53.200 one could actually see my face, which might actually be 24 00:00:53.280 --> 00:00:53.960 an improvement. 25 00:00:54.359 --> 00:00:55.799 But but I figured I. 26 00:00:55.719 --> 00:00:58.600 Would go and bust out the og, the og jersey 27 00:00:59.240 --> 00:01:03.280 and the reason that I wanted to bring you on, 28 00:01:03.679 --> 00:01:06.359 and you and mad or anybody else that could answer 29 00:01:06.359 --> 00:01:09.439 the sirens song this morning? Is that for those that 30 00:01:09.480 --> 00:01:13.760 have been keeping track of a particular Kickstarter project about 31 00:01:13.799 --> 00:01:18.719 what the desire was for the Federation, and it's august In, Arkansas, 32 00:01:18.760 --> 00:01:22.319 which sounds like some kind of a Norman rockwall painting. 33 00:01:22.840 --> 00:01:27.680 August In, Arkansas actually is going to happen because you 34 00:01:27.920 --> 00:01:30.480 made your number on the Kickstarter project. 35 00:01:30.640 --> 00:01:33.159 When did you find out that you made the number? 36 00:01:34.040 --> 00:01:37.040 Well, I have to be like the damper on it 37 00:01:37.280 --> 00:01:41.439 slightly only because so we found out as it was rolling. 38 00:01:41.480 --> 00:01:43.000 I don't know about Matt and Justin, but we were 39 00:01:43.040 --> 00:01:46.760 like refreshing out our feets every every hour, it seemed. 40 00:01:46.920 --> 00:01:49.239 And then someone beat us to it. 41 00:01:49.319 --> 00:01:51.200 So we have a guy called Woody Watson who is 42 00:01:51.439 --> 00:01:54.120 Arkansas based and has doing a lot of legwork on 43 00:01:54.159 --> 00:01:56.200 the ground for us, and he beat. 44 00:01:56.120 --> 00:01:56.480 Us to it. 45 00:01:56.519 --> 00:01:59.079 He put it into our little WhatsApp group and if 46 00:01:59.159 --> 00:02:02.200 you made it, so we reached that twenty thousand pound 47 00:02:02.200 --> 00:02:04.439 and I think it's about twenty six thousand dollars, which is amazing, 48 00:02:05.640 --> 00:02:07.560 and to be honest, yet that that covers a big 49 00:02:07.640 --> 00:02:10.879 chunk of the funding needed. 50 00:02:10.919 --> 00:02:11.560 I guess. 51 00:02:12.800 --> 00:02:14.400 The big thing for us now is we do need 52 00:02:14.400 --> 00:02:16.000 an extra push, which we're going to try to do 53 00:02:16.039 --> 00:02:21.199 from sponsorships. So the twenty grand will twenty thousand pound 54 00:02:21.280 --> 00:02:24.039 will cover our accommodation. So not only do we have 55 00:02:24.080 --> 00:02:26.159 to cover ourselves and give ourselves somewhere to stay for 56 00:02:26.240 --> 00:02:28.960 our team as a host nation, we have to provide 57 00:02:29.000 --> 00:02:32.240 that for the visit in nations as well. So food 58 00:02:32.240 --> 00:02:34.080 and accommodation is put on by the host nation, which 59 00:02:34.120 --> 00:02:38.240 is US, so that covers that, which is fantastic. Now 60 00:02:38.280 --> 00:02:40.360 we've got the big push to get us there. So 61 00:02:40.680 --> 00:02:42.759 that's where the sponsorship's going to come in. Hopefully we 62 00:02:42.800 --> 00:02:45.639 can find someone that wants to put their name, you know, 63 00:02:45.680 --> 00:02:49.039 their company's brand in across the It could be the 64 00:02:49.039 --> 00:02:52.319 headline sponsor, you could be sponsoring goalkeeper gloves, whatever it 65 00:02:52.360 --> 00:02:54.919 may be, balls, match day experience, whatever it may be. 66 00:02:55.240 --> 00:02:57.319 But that's where this sponsorship drives down going to come 67 00:02:57.360 --> 00:02:59.719 But yeah, the big chunkers is gone, which is amazing. 68 00:03:00.120 --> 00:03:03.159 What has it been like for all of you guys 69 00:03:03.240 --> 00:03:05.800 to come up with this idea? Well, first off, where 70 00:03:05.800 --> 00:03:08.639 did you come up with the kickstarter idea to try 71 00:03:08.680 --> 00:03:09.759 and see if that would help. 72 00:03:11.199 --> 00:03:13.280 To be honest, it was Matt. I don't think I 73 00:03:13.280 --> 00:03:14.680 can take credit for it. I don't think anyone else 74 00:03:14.719 --> 00:03:15.120 can as well. 75 00:03:15.120 --> 00:03:18.000 It was Matt's idea because we had the go fundme 76 00:03:18.120 --> 00:03:21.080 patron when we first started, which everyone seems to be 77 00:03:21.120 --> 00:03:24.719 doing it, you know, everyone has that approach. With the Kickstarter, 78 00:03:24.800 --> 00:03:30.280 it seems a little bit cooler because the draw and 79 00:03:30.319 --> 00:03:32.919 the sort of the appeal of the Kickstarter is you 80 00:03:33.400 --> 00:03:35.520 risk it, you have it all, or you lose it. 81 00:03:36.400 --> 00:03:38.159 So we set the bar high, but by on in 82 00:03:38.199 --> 00:03:41.240 mind to run the tournament itself is going to be 83 00:03:41.240 --> 00:03:48.080 around seventy thousand, sixty thousand pounds. We have unfortunately had 84 00:03:48.159 --> 00:03:50.560 Guam that are dropped out, which is a shame. But 85 00:03:51.759 --> 00:03:53.400 in the one hand, it makes it easier to frustrating 86 00:03:53.400 --> 00:03:55.080 a little bit money, so it does drop it slightly. 87 00:03:56.039 --> 00:03:57.800 On the other side, it makes it sad that they 88 00:03:57.840 --> 00:03:59.439 couldn't take up because they're a big ally that we 89 00:03:59.479 --> 00:04:03.680 wanted to use. But yeah, with the Kickstarter, we knew 90 00:04:03.719 --> 00:04:05.719 the figure. But at the same time, if you don't 91 00:04:05.800 --> 00:04:08.639 hit the limit is, yeah, you lose. 92 00:04:08.439 --> 00:04:09.080 Whatever's in there. 93 00:04:09.120 --> 00:04:12.039 So you might be, you know, five pound five dollars short, 94 00:04:12.560 --> 00:04:15.039 but you lose whatever's in there. So we thought, well, 95 00:04:15.039 --> 00:04:16.600 we're too risky to put the full of out. We've 96 00:04:16.639 --> 00:04:20.279 put twenty thousands, and yeah, we fortunately made it. But 97 00:04:20.800 --> 00:04:22.480 I think we've twelve days to spare as. 98 00:04:22.399 --> 00:04:29.279 Well and to have this kind of attention to an idea. 99 00:04:29.959 --> 00:04:32.720 How wide ranging has it been where fox have been 100 00:04:32.759 --> 00:04:37.120 able to sit there and express interest in the project. 101 00:04:37.120 --> 00:04:39.319 How many folks have been reaching out? Hasra WhatsApp group 102 00:04:39.360 --> 00:04:41.079 been blowing up from all around the planet. 103 00:04:41.560 --> 00:04:44.360 Oh, honestly, honestly, Like I think we've got about ten 104 00:04:44.399 --> 00:04:47.800 new WhatsApp groups now because we self and Matt and 105 00:04:47.959 --> 00:04:50.360 just didn't have one anyway. Then we had like board ones, 106 00:04:50.360 --> 00:04:51.759 and we had ones with just a couple of people 107 00:04:51.759 --> 00:04:54.920 of Markansas. Now we've got ones with people that are 108 00:04:55.000 --> 00:04:57.279 running it in terms of setting the things up for us, 109 00:04:57.319 --> 00:04:59.199 so we you know, we want a certain venue, we 110 00:04:59.240 --> 00:05:02.639 wanted for certain times, want practice at certain times for 111 00:05:02.680 --> 00:05:05.560 all the teams. But we are the other side of 112 00:05:05.560 --> 00:05:07.879 the world. We're collecting with people twelve hours ahead and 113 00:05:07.920 --> 00:05:12.000 also six hours behind, so collaborating rather. So we've got 114 00:05:12.000 --> 00:05:13.920 Woody that's doing that for us. But yeah, then we've 115 00:05:13.920 --> 00:05:16.040 got other groups as well. So we've had a fortunately 116 00:05:16.120 --> 00:05:18.560 had a group of I want to say, six or 117 00:05:18.600 --> 00:05:21.959 seven people that have expressed interest in just helping with 118 00:05:22.079 --> 00:05:26.399 ideas and sharing it and they've created a new WhatsApp group. 119 00:05:26.439 --> 00:05:29.040 But no, it's been amazing, and you know, the press 120 00:05:29.040 --> 00:05:31.240 we've had from it has been has been great. As usual, 121 00:05:31.439 --> 00:05:33.199 We've got to keep the momentum going and keep the 122 00:05:33.959 --> 00:05:35.160 message in. 123 00:05:34.480 --> 00:05:35.600 The in the media from now. 124 00:05:35.639 --> 00:05:38.600 Anyway, how did you come up with Springdale as your venue? 125 00:05:40.439 --> 00:05:42.319 I can't remember if we've spoken about it before. I'm 126 00:05:42.360 --> 00:05:44.519 pretty sure we have, but I'm not sure. But yeah, 127 00:05:44.560 --> 00:05:50.480 Springdale is like the hub of non RMI based communities, 128 00:05:50.920 --> 00:05:53.759 is the largest Marshal Lease community based outside of the 129 00:05:53.759 --> 00:05:58.079 Marshal Lands itself. Whenever we've done anything in terms of 130 00:05:58.160 --> 00:06:02.000 the US based activity, these women's camp stuff like that, 131 00:06:02.199 --> 00:06:05.560 it's been in Arkansas especially, you know, mostly around Springdale, 132 00:06:05.639 --> 00:06:09.040 So whenever we look at doing activities in the US, 133 00:06:09.079 --> 00:06:12.000 it'll always be based in Springdown. Now we felt that, yeah, 134 00:06:12.040 --> 00:06:15.399 this is this is where we should be. We in 135 00:06:15.480 --> 00:06:17.399 a ground scheme of things. You probably look at it 136 00:06:17.439 --> 00:06:19.639 and think we wanted to be a Magoro, But for 137 00:06:19.720 --> 00:06:21.920 a first game, it was difficult to get the buy 138 00:06:21.920 --> 00:06:25.480 in from people to come to Madro being honest, because 139 00:06:25.480 --> 00:06:28.240 it's so expensive and there's a risk for them, whereas 140 00:06:28.519 --> 00:06:31.639 we've had really good relations with conquer Caffe Nations. We 141 00:06:31.759 --> 00:06:33.399 reached out to a few a lot of people wanted 142 00:06:33.399 --> 00:06:36.120 to come back but couldn't quite make it work, but US, 143 00:06:36.199 --> 00:06:39.600 Virgin Islands and Turks and Kkos could and we felt 144 00:06:39.600 --> 00:06:41.360 then that, you know, the US is the place to 145 00:06:41.360 --> 00:06:43.879 be for us, So that's where we chose. 146 00:06:44.639 --> 00:06:47.439 And the for those that may not know, it's right 147 00:06:47.480 --> 00:06:50.639 there in that four Corners area where it's northwest Arkansas. 148 00:06:50.680 --> 00:06:53.519 Then if you flip and go across the border into Oklahoma, 149 00:06:53.560 --> 00:06:56.639 there's some that are there on the eastern side of 150 00:06:56.639 --> 00:06:59.360 that border, right up there in that that cross section 151 00:06:59.480 --> 00:07:05.199 of Missouri and Kansas and Oklahoma and Arkansas. 152 00:07:05.360 --> 00:07:09.720 And it looks like the venue that you. 153 00:07:08.879 --> 00:07:12.480 Maybe right now that is looking like it's going to 154 00:07:12.519 --> 00:07:14.600 be Springdale High School right there right in the heart 155 00:07:14.600 --> 00:07:15.199 of the whole thing. 156 00:07:16.439 --> 00:07:20.079 Yeah, so it's and that's an impressive venue as well. 157 00:07:20.639 --> 00:07:25.720 It really is impressive, and yeah, we're looking forward to playing. 158 00:07:25.839 --> 00:07:28.439 It really is amazing that like for us, you look 159 00:07:28.480 --> 00:07:33.399 at schools here, any sport, it's just a field, you know, 160 00:07:33.720 --> 00:07:37.160 for any sport, but to play in a six or 161 00:07:37.199 --> 00:07:39.519 six thousand capacity stadium which is a high school is 162 00:07:39.879 --> 00:07:43.519 absolutely mind blowing for us. But yeah, amazing in the 163 00:07:43.560 --> 00:07:45.199 sense that we're going to play there, and it only 164 00:07:45.240 --> 00:07:48.360 gives us inspiration when you look at nations like Greenland 165 00:07:48.360 --> 00:07:51.720 for example, with their Conker Caffe applications at the moment, 166 00:07:52.560 --> 00:07:54.959 and you think, yes, we are technically that side of 167 00:07:55.000 --> 00:07:57.879 the world. We're in a different region, but we have 168 00:07:57.959 --> 00:08:00.759 such good political ties to the US, we have good 169 00:08:00.800 --> 00:08:03.120 transport links to the US, we have good relations with 170 00:08:03.199 --> 00:08:04.120 CONQUERCAF nations. 171 00:08:04.120 --> 00:08:05.519 Why don't we put on our show and. 172 00:08:06.279 --> 00:08:09.160 See what we can do and see where it takes us. 173 00:08:09.160 --> 00:08:09.959 I guess see. 174 00:08:09.959 --> 00:08:12.199 Now that's the next step, is that for the Marshall 175 00:08:12.199 --> 00:08:14.720 Islands to take on Greenland. 176 00:08:14.199 --> 00:08:18.600 That I speak to their technical director, Saur and I 177 00:08:18.600 --> 00:08:20.680 speak to him quite a lot and he's a really 178 00:08:20.720 --> 00:08:24.600 good guy, very similar to that story to ours, but 179 00:08:24.639 --> 00:08:26.560 they are just a little bit more advanced than us 180 00:08:26.959 --> 00:08:29.160 and a little bit further down that line. But yeah, 181 00:08:29.160 --> 00:08:32.279 they're coming to London in October. 182 00:08:33.000 --> 00:08:35.080 So I did express some interest like that I will 183 00:08:35.080 --> 00:08:35.399 play you. 184 00:08:35.440 --> 00:08:37.720 But the downside I realized is it doesn't give us 185 00:08:37.759 --> 00:08:39.159 a lot of time to raise the money to do it, 186 00:08:39.200 --> 00:08:41.399 So I don't think it will happen, but yeah, we'll 187 00:08:41.440 --> 00:08:42.919 make it happen at some point, I'm sure. 188 00:08:43.080 --> 00:08:46.240 Yeah, the friendlies of the Marshall Islands in Greenland. So 189 00:08:46.360 --> 00:08:49.360 if you look back to day number one, when you 190 00:08:49.440 --> 00:08:52.519 dove into this project, when you and Justin and you 191 00:08:52.600 --> 00:08:55.879 all dove into this to sit there and get to 192 00:08:55.960 --> 00:08:58.840 where it is now, and I know a lot of 193 00:08:58.840 --> 00:09:00.279 folks will sit there and say, well, let's the next 194 00:09:00.360 --> 00:09:02.240 number of years. But at the same time, I'm sure 195 00:09:02.240 --> 00:09:03.840 it feels just like the other day when. 196 00:09:03.679 --> 00:09:05.279 You start, Oh it really does? 197 00:09:05.679 --> 00:09:09.519 I mean, is what runs through your mind about everything 198 00:09:09.600 --> 00:09:14.279 about where the entire soccer community has embraced the story 199 00:09:14.320 --> 00:09:16.120 and want to see you grow and want to see 200 00:09:16.120 --> 00:09:18.720 the Marshall Islands represented. What's it been like from day 201 00:09:18.799 --> 00:09:21.720 one to now to get to this next stage, in 202 00:09:21.799 --> 00:09:23.360 this next event coming up and on. 203 00:09:25.360 --> 00:09:28.399 I think for us it's been trying to maintain a 204 00:09:28.399 --> 00:09:30.480 bit of level headedness and trying to make sure that 205 00:09:30.639 --> 00:09:32.879 we don't one way, don't get carried away with ourselves. 206 00:09:32.879 --> 00:09:35.399 We also people don't get carried away with expectations, right. 207 00:09:37.720 --> 00:09:41.200 Because the common theme is that people wanted to see 208 00:09:41.200 --> 00:09:43.799 the eleven to eleven games since day one, and we 209 00:09:43.879 --> 00:09:46.360 realized quite quickly that wasn't going to happen because obviously, 210 00:09:47.840 --> 00:09:49.960 you know, we were starting out from fresh from scratch, 211 00:09:50.480 --> 00:09:52.919 so we needed to make sure it was sustainable. We 212 00:09:52.960 --> 00:09:55.120 needed kids playing, we needed adults playing. We needed to 213 00:09:55.120 --> 00:09:57.759 actually but this summer, for example, half the squad's not 214 00:09:57.799 --> 00:09:59.440 going to be living in the Marshall Islands. Half of 215 00:09:59.440 --> 00:10:02.039 it are Marshall people that live in different places. But 216 00:10:02.080 --> 00:10:04.159 we wouldn't have had that opportunity to do that in 217 00:10:04.200 --> 00:10:07.559 the early days. But yeah, it's just making sure that 218 00:10:07.600 --> 00:10:09.879 people stayed relevant or sorry, we stayed relevant to what 219 00:10:09.919 --> 00:10:12.679 people wanted to see. We've tried to make sure that 220 00:10:12.720 --> 00:10:16.159 we had good achievements and things we ticked off along 221 00:10:16.200 --> 00:10:18.879 the way foot sale last year being like a stepping 222 00:10:18.919 --> 00:10:20.960 stone with the international fixtures last summer. 223 00:10:21.519 --> 00:10:24.120 But this is now where people. 224 00:10:23.840 --> 00:10:27.559 Have been building towards and without naming names as a 225 00:10:27.600 --> 00:10:30.320 regional nation, which is very similar next door to the 226 00:10:30.320 --> 00:10:32.559 Marshal Islands, who've tried doing something similar and haven't got 227 00:10:32.600 --> 00:10:36.600 anything close to what we've managed to do, which is 228 00:10:36.639 --> 00:10:38.559 testaments what we've been doing, but also in terms of 229 00:10:38.600 --> 00:10:41.279 a kickstar, so I think they raised like six hundred pounds, 230 00:10:41.279 --> 00:10:44.440 whereas obviously we've managed to hit twenty thousand in two 231 00:10:44.480 --> 00:10:46.639 months and I think. 232 00:10:46.519 --> 00:10:47.159 That's just down. 233 00:10:47.200 --> 00:10:49.519 So we've kept the interest flowing, but we've also kept 234 00:10:49.519 --> 00:10:53.480 that appeal of the potential of what we've got coming up, 235 00:10:53.759 --> 00:10:55.639 and we've got massive aims for what we want to 236 00:10:55.639 --> 00:10:58.559 do after this. So this is now just becoming part 237 00:10:58.600 --> 00:11:00.399 of a stepping stone and we want to make it's 238 00:11:00.440 --> 00:11:01.279 a good one for us. 239 00:11:01.519 --> 00:11:04.080 Lloyd Auer's technical director of the Marshall Island Soccer Federation, 240 00:11:04.120 --> 00:11:06.639 batt and lead off here this morning because he's fighting 241 00:11:06.679 --> 00:11:09.799 allergies and I know that that when when you duck 242 00:11:09.879 --> 00:11:12.360 your camera out, I know that's when you're fighting. 243 00:11:14.080 --> 00:11:15.000 To dial it back in. 244 00:11:15.039 --> 00:11:17.440 It's like, Okay, he's gonna ask a question and gonna 245 00:11:17.440 --> 00:11:19.039 turn my camera off and I got to fix something 246 00:11:19.080 --> 00:11:20.039 and then I'll come right back. 247 00:11:20.200 --> 00:11:22.200 I know exactly that feeling cool. 248 00:11:22.840 --> 00:11:24.720 When was the last time you were on the island 249 00:11:24.799 --> 00:11:26.399 and helping out on foot sal and everything. 250 00:11:26.879 --> 00:11:29.159 February? So yeah, a couple of moments go down. 251 00:11:29.279 --> 00:11:32.240 So what was what was it like back on the island. 252 00:11:32.320 --> 00:11:34.080 Last time you were there with all of the footstal 253 00:11:34.159 --> 00:11:35.960 and getting everybody acclimated to all of that. 254 00:11:36.000 --> 00:11:38.639 What was your last trip like, Yeah. 255 00:11:38.480 --> 00:11:39.000 It was really good. 256 00:11:39.000 --> 00:11:41.960 To be honest, it was different because the first time 257 00:11:42.000 --> 00:11:43.559 I went out it was a case of trying to 258 00:11:45.600 --> 00:11:47.639 uh just work out what was going to happen, what 259 00:11:47.799 --> 00:11:50.759 was the layer of the land. The second time was 260 00:11:50.840 --> 00:11:54.039 more around the tournament of Footsaluth tournament. The third time 261 00:11:54.159 --> 00:11:58.159 was more around coach education, but also see another islands. 262 00:11:58.200 --> 00:12:01.360 So Madro good because it allowed us to see the 263 00:12:01.360 --> 00:12:03.639 same people we keep seeing, but also how they're developing. 264 00:12:04.159 --> 00:12:06.320 But then we had the chance to go to Quaduline, 265 00:12:06.399 --> 00:12:10.000 obviously the home of the US military base, but uniting 266 00:12:10.120 --> 00:12:14.600 Quaduline the under the Soccer Federation banner and in e 267 00:12:14.720 --> 00:12:20.559 By as well is an interesting place. There we goes tactical. 268 00:12:21.320 --> 00:12:24.000 The EVA is an interesting place in the sense of 269 00:12:24.039 --> 00:12:26.519 it's one of the most poverty stricken places in the world. 270 00:12:28.360 --> 00:12:34.000 It's the sixth largest or sorry sick, most condensed population. 271 00:12:33.720 --> 00:12:35.080 In the world. 272 00:12:36.159 --> 00:12:38.600 You've got around twenty thousand people living in like three 273 00:12:38.639 --> 00:12:39.399 square miles. 274 00:12:39.559 --> 00:12:43.039 Wow, And it was eye opening because there is just 275 00:12:43.960 --> 00:12:44.480 nothing it. 276 00:12:44.600 --> 00:12:48.759 Poverty is probably is Key, you're king, and it's crazy 277 00:12:48.799 --> 00:12:51.440 to think that because the twenty minute boat right away, 278 00:12:51.440 --> 00:12:54.879 you've got Quadline, which has everything you have. An hour 279 00:12:54.919 --> 00:12:57.360 away by flight you've got Majuro, which is obviously in 280 00:12:57.440 --> 00:13:01.399 between the two. So it's yeah, it was eye opening 281 00:13:01.399 --> 00:13:03.080 in that sense, but the good thing for us was 282 00:13:03.120 --> 00:13:06.200 seeing how we could help there. We've got sessions happening 283 00:13:06.240 --> 00:13:10.360 there now, so yeah, it's a different trip in the 284 00:13:10.360 --> 00:13:13.120 sense of it was more around uniting different areas rather 285 00:13:13.159 --> 00:13:15.360 than just the technical side. But on the technical side 286 00:13:15.399 --> 00:13:19.600 we realized people play a little good. Quadleene played against 287 00:13:19.639 --> 00:13:24.759 majurow footsal and outdoor and that's where we've now managed 288 00:13:24.799 --> 00:13:27.879 to use a bit of a recruitment strategy for this summer's. 289 00:13:27.519 --> 00:13:28.120 Games as well. 290 00:13:28.799 --> 00:13:32.320 What's it been like for you and for everyone attached 291 00:13:32.320 --> 00:13:34.960 to the project to try and unite each and every 292 00:13:35.039 --> 00:13:37.639 island in the chain that you've been touching with. What's 293 00:13:37.639 --> 00:13:39.440 it been like to try that to have that unifier 294 00:13:39.519 --> 00:13:39.759 it for. 295 00:13:41.600 --> 00:13:44.039 In terms of having Quadleene on board. 296 00:13:43.919 --> 00:13:47.600 Yeah, Qua you know e by Quadleen Madiro. 297 00:13:49.399 --> 00:13:52.840 Well, because Quadlene has always had some form of soccer 298 00:13:52.840 --> 00:13:55.919 going on, They've had a soccer season for I don't 299 00:13:55.919 --> 00:13:58.360 even know how long in terms of a two month season, 300 00:13:59.000 --> 00:14:03.360 but it's it's very very very well organized, very well structured. 301 00:14:03.399 --> 00:14:06.039 But once soccer season has done, it moves onto the 302 00:14:06.080 --> 00:14:07.320 next sport, the next sport, the next sport. 303 00:14:07.360 --> 00:14:08.000 It just goes around. 304 00:14:08.919 --> 00:14:11.159 But we also realize, because that's happening, there will be 305 00:14:11.159 --> 00:14:14.360 players that have either playing at a decent level because 306 00:14:14.399 --> 00:14:17.639 it's competitive, but also they've probably come into Quajaline from 307 00:14:17.639 --> 00:14:19.759 somewhere else. They probably have a soccer background, and there 308 00:14:19.799 --> 00:14:21.080 are a lot of people that live there that have 309 00:14:21.120 --> 00:14:23.519 been there for years. Kids have grown up on Ireland. 310 00:14:24.000 --> 00:14:26.519 So for example, this summer we've got players from Quadline 311 00:14:26.519 --> 00:14:29.159 who have been on Quajalen or in the marsh Islands 312 00:14:29.200 --> 00:14:33.000 in general for twenty years. But have also got players 313 00:14:33.039 --> 00:14:36.879 that are young but we're born in the Marshall Islands 314 00:14:36.919 --> 00:14:38.559 and have grown up in the marsh Islands and are 315 00:14:38.600 --> 00:14:41.279 living on Quadaline. And yeah, it allows us to open 316 00:14:41.360 --> 00:14:43.039 up that player, Paul, but it also allows us to 317 00:14:43.080 --> 00:14:45.159 do more things and more opportunities for the guys from 318 00:14:45.200 --> 00:14:47.360 mager Roys go and play there and vice versa. 319 00:14:47.919 --> 00:14:51.200 What about the idea of unifying all of these different 320 00:14:51.240 --> 00:14:56.480 communities in socioeconomic backgrounds where you go from poverty, you know, 321 00:14:56.679 --> 00:14:59.399 you go from poverty to an island that's got pretty 322 00:14:59.440 --> 00:15:01.000 much everything to the one that's in the middle. 323 00:15:01.000 --> 00:15:02.240 As you're talking about, what's it like. 324 00:15:02.120 --> 00:15:06.360 To unite these three groups together through the sport of football. 325 00:15:06.759 --> 00:15:09.159 Yeah, I think that's always been a game our aim 326 00:15:09.200 --> 00:15:11.960 as well in this game, because we've always said that 327 00:15:12.000 --> 00:15:14.759 our aim is to unite communities regardless of where they are. 328 00:15:14.799 --> 00:15:16.559 For Marshal's people around around the world. 329 00:15:17.879 --> 00:15:21.840 We had players from Masro who hadn't left Maduro before, 330 00:15:22.279 --> 00:15:23.679 and one of them was saying to me like, oh, 331 00:15:23.720 --> 00:15:25.360 this is the best weekend of my life. And you're 332 00:15:25.399 --> 00:15:29.080 thinking you've only gone to Quajli and it's but it 333 00:15:29.159 --> 00:15:32.320 is like night and day and then so seeing the 334 00:15:32.320 --> 00:15:36.200 opportunities we're given through the sport is unbelievable. But hopefully 335 00:15:36.240 --> 00:15:37.799 that's something that we can just build on in the 336 00:15:37.799 --> 00:15:40.000 future as well. But like this summer, for example, we've 337 00:15:40.000 --> 00:15:44.120 got yeah, players from quaj Leine, players from Madro, players 338 00:15:44.120 --> 00:15:46.840 from the US or a mainland US based We've also 339 00:15:46.879 --> 00:15:49.080 got a couple of Marshal Lease players that are Marsha 340 00:15:49.159 --> 00:15:52.519 Lea's but live in Germany, and so the difference then 341 00:15:52.639 --> 00:15:57.159 is even broader because it's you know, even for the 342 00:15:57.200 --> 00:15:59.840 guys that are US based compared to the European based, 343 00:16:00.480 --> 00:16:02.399 they've still grown up in a different way, different style 344 00:16:02.440 --> 00:16:05.519 of playing the game, and cultural beliefs, whatever it may be. 345 00:16:05.559 --> 00:16:09.120 It's going to be interesting to unite those different backgrounds 346 00:16:09.159 --> 00:16:11.399 and cultures anyway as one group. 347 00:16:12.039 --> 00:16:15.039 What's it like to get notifications? How does that happen? 348 00:16:15.120 --> 00:16:17.000 It's like, yes, I live in Germany and I'm of 349 00:16:17.039 --> 00:16:19.600 Marshall's descent. How does that work? How does that happen? 350 00:16:21.600 --> 00:16:26.720 So prior to the US links to the Marshall Islands, 351 00:16:27.759 --> 00:16:29.519 it was like a German occupation. 352 00:16:30.279 --> 00:16:32.639 A lot of Marshalles have ended up in Germany over 353 00:16:32.639 --> 00:16:32.960 the years. 354 00:16:33.039 --> 00:16:36.399 Over the years, and then one guy reached out to 355 00:16:36.480 --> 00:16:39.720 us saying on Instagram, I think saying look I'm marsh 356 00:16:39.799 --> 00:16:42.200 Lee's I play soccer or a football? 357 00:16:42.279 --> 00:16:42.759 Is that I think? 358 00:16:42.799 --> 00:16:44.759 And it was like, right, okay, But we get a 359 00:16:44.759 --> 00:16:47.240 lot of messages from people saying I want to play 360 00:16:47.240 --> 00:16:48.639 for the marshal Lians, but they're not Marshalle's. 361 00:16:49.200 --> 00:16:51.240 But this guy was adamant. I was like, look, if 362 00:16:51.279 --> 00:16:54.399 you can prove you are marshal Le's. We got brilliant, 363 00:16:54.799 --> 00:16:55.240 So he did. 364 00:16:55.320 --> 00:16:58.600 He went away, he came back with birth certificates his grandparents, 365 00:16:58.720 --> 00:17:02.720 and right, okay, fair enough, but he's only seventeen, but 366 00:17:02.759 --> 00:17:07.359 he plays in the German fourth Division. And then from 367 00:17:07.440 --> 00:17:11.160 him he found another guy that is also seventeen, also 368 00:17:11.200 --> 00:17:14.519 has Marshley's grandparents, who also plays in the German fourth Division. 369 00:17:14.559 --> 00:17:16.960 So like, okay, fair enough. So and then there was 370 00:17:16.960 --> 00:17:17.599 another one. 371 00:17:17.440 --> 00:17:23.680 Who is in Serbia who is marsh Lee's but can't 372 00:17:23.680 --> 00:17:27.599 play this summer, will be available for future games after that. 373 00:17:27.599 --> 00:17:30.240 But yeah, it's unbelievable how these different people just keep 374 00:17:30.279 --> 00:17:31.599 popping up from different places. 375 00:17:31.839 --> 00:17:34.960 All right, so what's next on the board to get 376 00:17:35.000 --> 00:17:36.640 ready for August in Arkansas? 377 00:17:36.680 --> 00:17:38.640 What can folks do? How can they help out? 378 00:17:38.799 --> 00:17:41.160 Just because you've hit the marker and the kickstarter project 379 00:17:41.240 --> 00:17:42.799 doesn't mean that they should stop. 380 00:17:43.039 --> 00:17:45.920 No, no, no, So we've got twelve eleven days left 381 00:17:45.920 --> 00:17:47.960 I think now with the Kickstarter, So if that can 382 00:17:48.160 --> 00:17:50.839 keep rising, brilliant because it just allows us to do more. 383 00:17:51.920 --> 00:17:53.680 But yeah, the next thing is if people are listening 384 00:17:53.799 --> 00:17:58.880 from companies who might want a media promotion in terms 385 00:17:58.920 --> 00:18:04.599 of worldwide media social media, the branding opportunity, just community relations. 386 00:18:04.640 --> 00:18:07.359 Doing something good for the community, then get in touch 387 00:18:07.400 --> 00:18:11.200 because we've got loads of different sponsorship packages ranging from 388 00:18:11.440 --> 00:18:13.680 I think it ranges from two thousand dollars to sixty 389 00:18:13.720 --> 00:18:18.279 thousand dollars, so it's endless opportunities to get involved. 390 00:18:18.599 --> 00:18:20.759 As always, my friend, it's great to see you. I 391 00:18:20.759 --> 00:18:24.799 know that we're both fighting. I know we're both fighting allergies. 392 00:18:24.240 --> 00:18:27.160 And that's but appreciate it. 393 00:18:27.519 --> 00:18:29.799 You know that you've got the keys to the kingdom. 394 00:18:29.839 --> 00:18:30.880 You can come in anytime. 395 00:18:31.160 --> 00:18:31.359 I know. 396 00:18:31.519 --> 00:18:33.960 I know that we have our own WhatsApp group, so 397 00:18:34.039 --> 00:18:37.039 I know that if there's anything, just reach out. And 398 00:18:37.079 --> 00:18:39.519 it's great to see my friend. Fantastic that you made 399 00:18:39.559 --> 00:18:41.480 the marker on the kickstarter. I know that it's just 400 00:18:41.519 --> 00:18:43.519 the beginning of everything and looking forward to seeing you 401 00:18:43.519 --> 00:18:44.440 in August and Arkansas. 402 00:18:44.480 --> 00:18:45.960 My friend, Thanks for dropping back. 403 00:18:45.680 --> 00:18:46.839 Thank you for having us. Appreciate it.