"What are the standards here? Winning and MLS Cup."

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"If we want fans to trust us, we have to deliver on the Rapids. We don't deserve that trust until we deliver. People have to hold us accountable from here."

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Demoff: The stadium is perfectly good enough so long as we have a viable product.

"This club has the full attention of KSE"

Notes the different squad building paths of MLS and how unique it is in comparison to the rest of KSE.

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Smith notes not having any difficulty attracting potential head coaches at all.

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Smith also notes that typical head coaching changes has a lot of trouble with the core but feels the team is ready just needs "the right person"

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Smith: "The coaches we have had discussions w/so far... believe we have a good core here and so many that have reached out to us and those we have reached out to feel the same."

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Demoff: "This club should be competing for MLS Cup year in, and year out."

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Smith believes the market is strong enough for both Denver Summit and Colorado Rapids. Wants to be very clear in what they want to achieve and follow through with the expectations.

Demoff: "Their success is our success"

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Maxso is going back to Europe. Maybe Saudi. Disclosed by Padraig Smith.

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Demoff does not believe one should have the ability to hire a 4th coach. He hopes his inclusion and involvement in building out the side alongside Smith should facilitate much better change of results. Believes in the DNA of KSE and and core org-building principles.

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Are you reconsidering the game model and philosophy?

Want to be an aggressive front-footed team. Didn't do it to the level they may have wanted to but the idea and principles are likely to remain the same as well as the player acquisition.

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How important is the World Cup for the Rapids?

Very important for the team. Smith notes there's not many fans coming to the stadium so having engagement from and buy in from new fans into the World Cup should help translates new fans and viewership.

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Next Q: How involved will Kevin Demoff be in the coaching hire? What are they looking for?

Will be supportive of the decision process but the real equity is in developing coaches and giving them the platform to develop into the larger KSE organization.

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First Q in regards to Chris Armas

Smith agreed to "park" conversations with Armas in regards to a new contract and once they revisited they felt best to move on. Remarks about the time spent with Armas and highlights the 2024 season being a big success.

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