Hello and welcome everybody to the Total Soccer Show.

That really could go off the rails at any moment.

Unlike any other Total Soccer Show episode, this one is one where I'm not sure I'm the best to be hosting because emotion.

But we're going to see how it goes.

We're recording this in the wake of the

USA's nil-nil-0 draw with Saudi Arabia and on the heels of their even more disappointing loss to

Japan. But let's not go completely sad and negative right away. Let's throw to somebody who is

pretty happy right now, and I'm assuming at least mostly sober, it's Graham Group A, Ruffin. Hello,

Graham. Hello, Taylor. Yes, I'm going to have

to tone down my energy here because after watching Scotland get the point they needed against the odds to win

a promotion to League A, England and League Bay, League Bay, League B, by the way, Ryan, in case you hadn't

noticed that. And also to make it into pot to and make the Euro's playoffs. Yes, it's

been a good night for me personally. Now I have to talk about this mess of a window for

the USM&T and I watched two games tonight simultaneously. There was some overlap and both

finished nil-0 and Taylor, remember you mentioned that bit in Maiden, Made in Rexum where Rob McElene

is saying, he's explaining to someone,

I can't remember if it's Ryan Reynolds or his son or whatever, he's explaining that some

draws are wins and some draws are defeats. I think tonight encapsulates that perfectly. I didn't

see a goal tonight in two games, but Scotland are obviously very happy. USM and T, not so much.

I forgot about that.

You're right.

Yeah, some draws seem like wins. Some draws feel like losses. This one feels like a loss. And that is how I think U.S. fans are feeling. Graham, I'm glad that you're not feeling that way. Though I am now wondering if you're to blame for this a little bit, that once we brought you into the fold, Is it the case that Graham can only have one thing that he's happy about?

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