Will Kuntz

Um, but so much of that, like I said, is relationships and connecting with people and making sure that, you know, I set the standard, right? Like if I can't be approachable and if I can't relate to you, like then we're, we're lost. Right. Cause it starts from the top down. Um, You've just got to find a way to make people feel comfortable, know that this is a crazy world.

It's not real estate, it's not finance. We deal with wild stuff and MLS is even wilder. Making sure that you set that steady, open, encouraging environment is really important.

It's not real estate, it's not finance. We deal with wild stuff and MLS is even wilder. Making sure that you set that steady, open, encouraging environment is really important.

It's not real estate, it's not finance. We deal with wild stuff and MLS is even wilder. Making sure that you set that steady, open, encouraging environment is really important.

No, definitely. And look, let me just say, Jamie Alvarez, our comms director, she told me you guys want to talk to me about the Knicks. So I was like, oh, yeah, Jason Kiddock. Great. Look, MLS, you know, it's a really difficult league because it's got such strict rules that are, I think, really difficult from the outside to understand.

No, definitely. And look, let me just say, Jamie Alvarez, our comms director, she told me you guys want to talk to me about the Knicks. So I was like, oh, yeah, Jason Kiddock. Great. Look, MLS, you know, it's a really difficult league because it's got such strict rules that are, I think, really difficult from the outside to understand.

No, definitely. And look, let me just say, Jamie Alvarez, our comms director, she told me you guys want to talk to me about the Knicks. So I was like, oh, yeah, Jason Kiddock. Great. Look, MLS, you know, it's a really difficult league because it's got such strict rules that are, I think, really difficult from the outside to understand.

And having been inside, I understand why they exist, but sometimes that doesn't make it any easier to live with. And I think

And having been inside, I understand why they exist, but sometimes that doesn't make it any easier to live with. And I think

And having been inside, I understand why they exist, but sometimes that doesn't make it any easier to live with. And I think

you know the the toughest thing about mls is that um the rules make it impossible to have deep rosters right i mean think about the teams you guys had you know manu and everton like so many like good players um and on that roster and that means that not just you have a good team but like the quality and training is high every day right when you got 16 dudes fighting for 10 spots every day like

you know the the toughest thing about mls is that um the rules make it impossible to have deep rosters right i mean think about the teams you guys had you know manu and everton like so many like good players um and on that roster and that means that not just you have a good team but like the quality and training is high every day right when you got 16 dudes fighting for 10 spots every day like

you know the the toughest thing about mls is that um the rules make it impossible to have deep rosters right i mean think about the teams you guys had you know manu and everton like so many like good players um and on that roster and that means that not just you have a good team but like the quality and training is high every day right when you got 16 dudes fighting for 10 spots every day like

you know, that, that constant pressure and competition makes the group better and gives results. And that's not to say that we don't have really good players who try hard, but the reality is if you lose a guy like Ricky Pooch, or if you have DPs like Chicharito and Douglas Costa in 2023, who aren't playing, it's impossible to replace them. Right.

you know, that, that constant pressure and competition makes the group better and gives results. And that's not to say that we don't have really good players who try hard, but the reality is if you lose a guy like Ricky Pooch, or if you have DPs like Chicharito and Douglas Costa in 2023, who aren't playing, it's impossible to replace them. Right.

you know, that, that constant pressure and competition makes the group better and gives results. And that's not to say that we don't have really good players who try hard, but the reality is if you lose a guy like Ricky Pooch, or if you have DPs like Chicharito and Douglas Costa in 2023, who aren't playing, it's impossible to replace them. Right.

So we have no way of replacing a guy like Ricky who's, who's kind of irreplaceable to begin with, but you know, there's, there's no mechanism for doing that. And then, you know, with, with a guy like Jovalich, so, you know, we, It's a really crazy thing, but again, I'm going to get maybe into the weeds here, but he was a U22 player. So his budget charge was a fixed number, right?

So we have no way of replacing a guy like Ricky who's, who's kind of irreplaceable to begin with, but you know, there's, there's no mechanism for doing that. And then, you know, with, with a guy like Jovalich, so, you know, we, It's a really crazy thing, but again, I'm going to get maybe into the weeds here, but he was a U22 player. So his budget charge was a fixed number, right?

So we have no way of replacing a guy like Ricky who's, who's kind of irreplaceable to begin with, but you know, there's, there's no mechanism for doing that. And then, you know, with, with a guy like Jovalich, so, you know, we, It's a really crazy thing, but again, I'm going to get maybe into the weeds here, but he was a U22 player. So his budget charge was a fixed number, right?

But because he turned 26 this year, his budget charge jumped $500,000. And so even if I gave him $1,000 more, he's still a half a million dollars more expensive, right? On the cap. On the cap, right? So he's sitting there being like, hey, I just scored... 20 goals, whatever, I want a contract raise. And he deserves it. He deserves it, right? I would give it to you if I had it.