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<v Speaker 1>Bass has dropped on a new round of Sdham. John

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<v Speaker 1>here you there, thanks for dropping by, and as always,

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<v Speaker 1>it is a no dealing new Dally zone on some

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<v Speaker 1>Mondays because folks are kind of, oh, I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>working and trying to make ends meet and things like

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<v Speaker 1>that and making sure that their favorite to their favorite

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<v Speaker 1>animals are in fact getting the chance to rule the

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<v Speaker 1>roost and have the place all of themselves. So abes

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<v Speaker 1>joining us off the top, I'm not really gonna wasteing time.

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<v Speaker 2>Go ahead and lay it on me.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, look, you had an outstanding first half Saturday

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<v Speaker 3>night at home against Charlotte. You were feeling good, and

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<v Speaker 3>obviously you felt like it could have been more than

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<v Speaker 3>just one nothing.

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<v Speaker 2>But it was Moyemba.

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<v Speaker 3>They gave you a lead, and it was just one

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<v Speaker 3>of those things where you go to halftime you say, hey,

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<v Speaker 3>this is a team that's had issues coming out of half,

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<v Speaker 3>and so we'll see how it goes. You make a substitution,

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<v Speaker 3>and now there's a lot more questions to be answered

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<v Speaker 3>in regards to Evan Morales not starting in the second

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<v Speaker 3>half after he had started in the first half. Takes

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<v Speaker 3>about seventeen seconds the game equalized, and then fourteen minutes

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<v Speaker 3>later you no longer have a lead, and you give

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<v Speaker 3>up three goals in a second half in a home

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<v Speaker 3>loss to Charlotte. That, in my opinion, not that it

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<v Speaker 3>wasn't already there, that pretty much seals your fate for

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<v Speaker 3>this season.

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<v Speaker 2>The numbers are just too difficult at this point.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I saw our buddy Joe Patrick tweeted, I

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<v Speaker 3>thought it was too funny not to also bring it here.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, this is a team that may not become

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<v Speaker 3>Bowl eligible right, like they have four wins, like they

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<v Speaker 3>may not even remake six wins to get to Bowl eligibility. Here,

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<v Speaker 3>you've got eleven matches remaining, your thirteen points behind the

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<v Speaker 3>playoff line. It probably will increase as teams continued rack

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<v Speaker 3>up points above you. And the schedule is just not

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<v Speaker 3>some sort of Sunday stroll. You got games against and

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<v Speaker 3>I don't remember all that off the top of my

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<v Speaker 3>head San Diego and Nashville and enter Miami and I

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<v Speaker 3>think Columbus maybe one more time. And so you just

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<v Speaker 3>I just don't think you're going to be able to

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<v Speaker 3>go on that run. And so it's time to wake

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<v Speaker 3>up and go ahead and and Bury this season and

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<v Speaker 3>start to adjust for next season. And I think we've

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<v Speaker 3>seen that with some of the moves that are being reported,

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<v Speaker 3>some of the moves that have been made. Obviously with

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<v Speaker 3>me High coming in, we'll get a look at him

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<v Speaker 3>hopefully in our next match potentially, But obviously a move

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<v Speaker 3>made yesterday and some more rumors early today.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and it might end up being a cause and

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<v Speaker 1>effect involving Naomi High and Ephron Morales. It's being reported

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<v Speaker 1>in a couple of different circles that and right now

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<v Speaker 1>because the window doesn't open until Thursday. It is for

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<v Speaker 1>the for the technical aspect of it, it is a

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<v Speaker 1>reported deal that Ephra is heading to Montreal. Second center

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<v Speaker 1>back that Landa United has had that is heading to Montreal,

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<v Speaker 1>apparently first being George Campbell who's now at West Brom

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<v Speaker 1>and so Campbell moves to West Brom Ephy looks like

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<v Speaker 1>he might be moving to Montreal. And that came about yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to say, those reports from Tom Bogert started

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<v Speaker 1>about five thirty yesterday afternoon and it has raised a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of eyebrows.

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<v Speaker 2>But what I would what I.

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<v Speaker 1>As I was trying to process the idea, hear me

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<v Speaker 1>out on this. So if this is in fact going down,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how much AM you had in place

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<v Speaker 1>when you were bringing in me Hi in the first place.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you are going to be making more moves

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<v Speaker 1>in the transfer window, I don't know how up against

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<v Speaker 1>the AM window you are. But you were looking at

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<v Speaker 1>one of the more marketable individuals that you have at

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<v Speaker 1>the back, because once again bringing in a center back,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, does that create issues or what have you

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to the numbers game. So okay, if

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<v Speaker 1>you were to analyze the center backs, all right, so

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<v Speaker 1>what can we get if we move Efra on? You

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<v Speaker 1>bring in more AM to possibly make more deals and

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<v Speaker 1>help you out in paying the me high number up

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<v Speaker 1>against the contract. So it's a lot of cause and

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<v Speaker 1>effect in three dimensions, is what I was trying to

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<v Speaker 1>process yesterday after.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, look, there's a lot of aspects of this that

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<v Speaker 3>Greek of conspiracy is not the right term, but like

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<v Speaker 3>you go back and look at decisions that were made

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<v Speaker 3>over the last fifty whatever it's been since Saturday night.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not trying to do math, but look, you sub

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<v Speaker 3>them out at halftime, right, is there a situation where

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<v Speaker 3>this discussion took place. And this happens in Major league

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<v Speaker 3>baseball all the time. You see it when pitching prospects

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<v Speaker 3>get pulled out of minor league starts, or someone out

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<v Speaker 3>in the third inning, for get shelved, it's because they're

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<v Speaker 3>getting traded. Did something happen in the first half where

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<v Speaker 3>we found out he was gonna be moved and they

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<v Speaker 3>said we need to protect him, right? Ronnie Dila in

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<v Speaker 3>the post game does not use the word or pulls

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<v Speaker 3>back the word injury right and says he's not injured. Well,

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<v Speaker 3>you're not gonna move an injured player. Montreal is not

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<v Speaker 3>gonna take that. So what was that part of it

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<v Speaker 3>where he kind of reassessed his comments and said there

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<v Speaker 3>was an issue and this and that. But you know,

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<v Speaker 3>we can't really go into details. A lot of this,

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<v Speaker 3>to me, and again I don't know the background. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>not speaking on behalf of the team. A lot of

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<v Speaker 3>this now looking back, means they knew about this trade

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<v Speaker 3>during the game on Saturday night.

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<v Speaker 2>That to me is why Effrie Morales got pulled.

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<v Speaker 3>The other side of this was for whatever reason, effort

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<v Speaker 3>goes to Dala says, hey man, I can't sprint, and

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<v Speaker 3>Dyla says that's not how players on this team act.

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<v Speaker 2>You're out of here.

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<v Speaker 3>I tend to believe that's not the case everything we

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<v Speaker 3>know about Efform Morales. But again, if we wanted to

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<v Speaker 3>play like conspiracy theorists and and kind of look at

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<v Speaker 3>it from different angles and timelines and stuff like that,

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<v Speaker 3>I think that is at least on the table.

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<v Speaker 2>But I do find it interesting.

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<v Speaker 3>You're right the me high timeline could create a numbers

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<v Speaker 3>game situation.

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<v Speaker 2>I tend to believe that based.

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<v Speaker 3>On pulling Efford Morales at halftime of a game in

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<v Speaker 3>which you had a one nothing lead, a game in

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<v Speaker 3>which he looked fine and was playing well, and then

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<v Speaker 3>don't commit to him being injured but some other physical

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<v Speaker 3>issue that we really haven't still been described to. I

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<v Speaker 3>think they found out during the game Saturday that that

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<v Speaker 3>they were going to transfer him, and you can't risk

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<v Speaker 3>injury in the second half ahead of a transfer, and

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<v Speaker 3>that's what happened. And unfortunately, you're in a situation, and

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<v Speaker 3>this goes back to the first discussion we had this morning.

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<v Speaker 2>You're in a.

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<v Speaker 3>Situation with this season where transfer, in the business side

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<v Speaker 3>of things, probably comes ahead of winning games. Right now,

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<v Speaker 3>you're just not going to win enough to get into

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<v Speaker 3>the playoff RaSE, and so you to some extent sacrifice

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<v Speaker 3>the second half by pulling Ephim Morales out of this

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<v Speaker 3>game because there was a deal on the table, and

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<v Speaker 3>that's just where the situation is, unfortunately, is that some

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<v Speaker 3>of these decisions have to be made and possibly to

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<v Speaker 3>the detriment of trying to pick.

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<v Speaker 2>Up points well.

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<v Speaker 1>But at the same time, I would also pose it

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<v Speaker 1>that you know, what happened in the first seventeen seconds

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<v Speaker 1>is something also that needs to be discussed behind closed

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<v Speaker 1>doors with players, whether it's communication or what have you,

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<v Speaker 1>because it was a situation that was taken advantage of

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<v Speaker 1>by the folks that were in town. It was, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Charlotte seeing that there is some confusion or discussion or

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<v Speaker 1>however you want it phrase, then they take advantage of

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<v Speaker 1>it and score to make it one. And in a way,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just one of those things that you add to

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<v Speaker 1>what's been going on this season that you have moments

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<v Speaker 1>like this and you're hoping that the players can It's

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<v Speaker 1>not something that you would ever anticipate, but you're also

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<v Speaker 1>hoping that it's something that gets discussed behind closed doors

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<v Speaker 1>about Okay, this had. You know, this kind of thing

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<v Speaker 1>can't happen, but it all it seems like in you know,

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<v Speaker 1>various windows that yeah, sure something like this would happen

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<v Speaker 1>in a season like this.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you know it's interesting too.

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<v Speaker 3>I was sitting in the press box next to Maddie

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<v Speaker 3>on Saturday night and I mentioned, boy, it's it's not

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<v Speaker 3>really like it Lanny United to be the second team out.

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<v Speaker 3>Usually we see the Roague team and we have our

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<v Speaker 3>complaints about timelines and why they aren't out there. This

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<v Speaker 3>time it wasn't Lanny United who who was very late

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<v Speaker 3>getting out And it's one of those things where you

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<v Speaker 3>sit back and look and try and dissect what happened,

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<v Speaker 3>and you just wonder, how could you not be ready

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<v Speaker 3>to come out of the second half. And I don't

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<v Speaker 3>know whether it's a conversation, it's in the locker um

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<v Speaker 3>or whatever. They just weren't ready out of the second half.

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<v Speaker 3>And you're right, Charlotte took advantage of it. They had

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<v Speaker 3>two really nice passes to string it in there. But

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<v Speaker 3>you've got to come out ready like there's no transition period,

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<v Speaker 3>especially when they're the team that has the kickoff. You've

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<v Speaker 3>got to come out more ready than that, and it's

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<v Speaker 3>just it's a complete drop of focus for twenty seconds

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<v Speaker 3>that could have essentially cost you that match. That just

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<v Speaker 3>can't it can't happen. There's just no place for it.

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<v Speaker 3>He professional athlete. Yeah, it's it's not an option.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey Gordon nineteen nine the game with his Monday visit

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<v Speaker 1>here on SDHAM. How busy do you anticipate the transfer

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<v Speaker 1>window being, considering it'll going to start between this time

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<v Speaker 1>and the next time that you're going to be with

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<v Speaker 1>us here on the morning show, how busy do you

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<v Speaker 1>anticipate it being.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's going to be as busy as they

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<v Speaker 3>can possibly make it. I think the question is how

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<v Speaker 3>many players can you move away from? How many of

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<v Speaker 3>these guys are getting interest elsewhere? Because you can't just

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<v Speaker 3>bring in, bring in, bring in. At some point you

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<v Speaker 3>also have to move out, move out, and so we've

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<v Speaker 3>seen a little bit of that.

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<v Speaker 2>But I just don't know how.

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<v Speaker 3>Many pieces of interest other teams have, and so I

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<v Speaker 3>think that's the bigger challenge. I don't think the challenge

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<v Speaker 3>is bringing guys in. They'll be able to bring guys in.

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<v Speaker 3>I think the challenge is creating either the money or

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<v Speaker 3>the roster spots to allow guys to come in, and

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<v Speaker 3>so that's what I'm fascinated by. I think they have

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<v Speaker 3>a number of guys that they probably don't want to move,

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<v Speaker 3>but those are the guys, the pieces that teams would

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<v Speaker 3>be interested in. And so I think it's gonna be

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<v Speaker 3>incredibly busy both you know, two Way Street moving in

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<v Speaker 3>and coming on.

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<v Speaker 1>Out, and you've got Seattle coming to town. That's your

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<v Speaker 1>last matchup before League's Cup, where you've got matchups on

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<v Speaker 1>July thirty and August two and August six, and two

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<v Speaker 1>of those three obviously at Mercedes Benz stadiums. So if

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<v Speaker 1>you are looking to have a runway to bring in

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<v Speaker 1>players out, and something else to chase after in a season.

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<v Speaker 3>rest of the MLS season. Right A League's Cup is

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<v Speaker 3>still an opportunity with a blank slate. Everyone's got the

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<v Speaker 3>You're not doing that in the MLS season. So you know,

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<v Speaker 3>chance to give some of your regulars arrest here and there. Like,

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<v Speaker 3>if you're gonna do that, I prefer you to do

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<v Speaker 3>that during the MLS season and run a full out

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<v Speaker 3>to be where it happens. It's just not gonna happen

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<v Speaker 3>in the MLS. So I'm fascinated to see what the

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<v Speaker 3>lot of moving parts depending on who's in, who's out,

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<v Speaker 3>get messy. But I mean, John, it's been messy all season. Like,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not gonna sit here and say, this is not

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<v Speaker 3>an identity. Ronnie Tylers spoke about that as recently as

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<v Speaker 3>a week ago, and so, like, my concern is not

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<v Speaker 3>that you're breaking up some sort of thing that's working.

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<v Speaker 2>We see some.

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<v Speaker 3>Teams in the MLS move a piece or do something.

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<v Speaker 3>You're like, boys, that's puzzling. This is a team that's

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<v Speaker 3>are they making this move with a significant name. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>there aren't those concerns with Atlanta United, like, like whoever

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<v Speaker 3>it's not gonna be, at least for me, a situation

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<v Speaker 3>where I'm like, boy, that's so confusing because things have

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<v Speaker 2>Like that's not the discussion.

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<v Speaker 3>So I'm fascinated to see what changes are made and

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<v Speaker 3>kind of you're probably not gonna bring on maybe positionally

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<v Speaker 3>like for like, but mentality, playing style. There might be

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<v Speaker 3>a couple of things where a new center back or

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<v Speaker 3>we have right now. So I look forward to seeing

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<v Speaker 3>what some of those adjustments might be.

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<v Speaker 1>How much of those adjustments would you anticipate with the

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<v Speaker 1>younger players that we've seen with Atlanty United two getting

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<v Speaker 1>cups of coffee, whether it's Noah Cob, Matt Edwards, Will Riley,

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<v Speaker 1>integration from the younger players that are already here you anticipate.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean when I look at that group, the

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<v Speaker 3>untouchable for me right now is Matt Edwards. I just

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<v Speaker 3>think he's too good, too valuable, and quite frankly, can

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<v Speaker 3>unless you're moving him to Europe. You know that's a

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<v Speaker 3>whole different discussion. But I mean, if you're telling me

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<v Speaker 3>someone comes and grabs Brennan or Cobb, and Cobb seems

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<v Speaker 3>not falling out of favor, but he was kind of

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<v Speaker 3>passed over there by Ephie Morales, and you would assume me,

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<v Speaker 3>Hi is gonna stay above him, and as guys get healthier.

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<v Speaker 2>Derek Williams return this week.

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<v Speaker 3>And he was with the twos, and so you know,

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<v Speaker 3>who knows what's going on with him in his future

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<v Speaker 3>at this point, I mean, right now, the only guy

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<v Speaker 3>I think everyone else moved in North America or in

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<v Speaker 3>South America is on the table.

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<v Speaker 1>So then how many of you would how many of

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<v Speaker 1>them would in the flip side of that, would you

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<v Speaker 1>anticipate staying and be inserted in a starting lineup going

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<v Speaker 1>forward outside of League's Cup or wherever you would want

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<v Speaker 1>to put them. How many of these folks are you

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<v Speaker 1>sitting there saying, Okay, I want to get you some

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<v Speaker 1>acclimated to the future. And you know, at the end

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think Riley is in that discussion for sure.

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<v Speaker 3>I think if you do keep Cobb, there should be

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<v Speaker 3>you start to run him back out there as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Luke is interesting. I liked what I saw from him

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<v Speaker 2>Saturday night.

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<v Speaker 3>Ultimately, you know, there was a little bit of criticism

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<v Speaker 3>for Ronnie Diler, but certainly I'd be okay with him.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know, if you're gonna pay Saba and you're

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<v Speaker 3>gonna start Luke Brennan over him week by week? And

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<v Speaker 3>so that's something that has to be discussed between the

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<v Speaker 3>executive branch of the ownership group and the coach right

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<v Speaker 3>and figure out, you know, just playing time and experience

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<v Speaker 2>And so.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, if they're here, I think Matt Edwards has to

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<v Speaker 3>be starting every week. I'd like to see Will Riley

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<v Speaker 3>in there a little bit more. Same with Luke Brennan,

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<v Speaker 3>especially again because in my opinion, the MLS game is

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<v Speaker 3>the result at this point doesn't much matter. It's more

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<v Speaker 3>about building something Towards twenty twenty.

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<v Speaker 1>Six, the legislative, the executive, and the judicial branches of

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<v Speaker 1>Atlanta United. Is what you're staring at over the next

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<v Speaker 1>little bit, because well, and to your point about starting

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<v Speaker 1>then you're once again we're talking those two lanes of

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<v Speaker 1>traffic that we were getting into where you can navigate

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<v Speaker 1>Leaks Cup and chase after something and get them run

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<v Speaker 1>in an MLS season where you're trying to just better

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<v Speaker 1>your position as you go and see, you know who's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be ready for twenty six and who you jettison

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<v Speaker 1>for twenty six and so no, it is. It is

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<v Speaker 1>interesting stuff all the way across the board. All right,

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we got full coverage for you over the course

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<v Speaker 3>of this week and look forward to getting back after

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<v Speaker 3>it at home final of a three game homestand a

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<v Speaker 3>tough one as you mentioned against Seattle, and then we

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<v Speaker 3>got Leaks Cup right on the precipice there, so I'm looking.

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<v Speaker 2>Forward to that. And yeah, the window is coming.

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<v Speaker 3>And so as as soon as something gets confirmed, I know,

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<v Speaker 3>you guys see the rumors and just kind of run

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<v Speaker 3>with it. We have a slightly different process to vetting

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<v Speaker 3>and discussing on air at ninety to ninety game. Stuff

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<v Speaker 3>that happens, but once we get stuff confirmed, we're gonna

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<v Speaker 3>run with it. And so looking forward to seeing the

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<v Speaker 3>names both unfortunately the ones going out but the ones

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<v Speaker 3>coming into.

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<v Speaker 1>Has always been friend great to see you on Mondays.

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<v Speaker 1>Be safe and obviously if things bust out late in

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<v Speaker 1>the week, you know that you can probably come in

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<v Speaker 2>Anyway, we'll see Saturday night, if not before then,