Hello, this is international football commentator Derek Ray, and you're listening welcome to Ranks FC.

It's a bonus edition of your favourite football podcast, talking all things MLS ahead of the season beginning later this week.

My name is Jack Collins and I'll be your host.

And I'm joined by Ranks FC's chief MLS correspondent.

Our lead writer in so many ways, Mr. Owen Murray,

live from the West Coast.

How you doing, mate?

Oh, it's nice and early, bro.

It's all good, though.

We're having a good time.

MLS is coming back next week, this weekend. It's going to be fantastic. I'm very excited.

Sun's going down for me. Sun's coming up for you. This is the, this is the eight-hour time

difference. I'm going to have to learn how to navigate with Dean. So we're a think about it.

It's a trial run in many ways. It's great to have you back on, mate. And I'm really excited about the start of this MLS season. Now, I know it's something close to your

heart. Listeners will know something close to my heart as well as an MLS writer. So it's a really

interesting campaign that's coming up on us. I wanted to work through a variety of different

bits today. We'll have a look at who had the best off season, some of the teams that have had

very, very stagnant off seasons as well, the outlook ahead of the season, a couple had the best off season, some of the teams that have had very, very stagnant off

seasons as well, the outlook ahead of the season, a couple of the best new signings, and of course,

the kits as well, something has been all over the news the last couple of days. So we'll start

off with the best off season. Let's start high and then we'll work our way through low.

Who's impressed you over the course of the quiet winter period, my friend?

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