Welcome to the Total Soccer Show podcast and an episode where we do something that Ticketmaster

customer service have never done before, we answer questions. Unlike Ticketmaster, we'll

bring you entertainment without needing to remortgage your house. And unlike Ticketmaster's

refund policy, we won't keep your money for no good reason

and make you have to get your credit card company involved. My name's Ryan Bailey. I'm going through some stuff with a popular ticketing agency, which I won't name at this point. And joining me today is a man who's going through some stuff with Conquer Calf World Cup qualification, Taylor Rockwell. I still think I would rather deal with Cocky Calf over having to deal with any sort of customer service.

The Bill Burr line, everybody's sorry and no one can help. Feels very, very accurate from my experience. So yeah, I'll go Concaf where everybody is just sort of sad if you're a USM&T fan. Well, I'm just sort of sad using this particular ticketing agency, which I've not referred to by

name at all at this point, Taylor. So should we have a sad off? I feel like it's been strongly inferred. I

think it's been strongly inferred and implied at this point. It has indeed. Joining us also today

is a man who still loves qualification and still loves the Ocho and who lives by the mantra if you can dodge a red, you can dodge a ball. It's Joe Lowry. I mean, is it wrong, though? Is that mantra wrong, Ryan? I just love how you use this introduction to just air your personal grievances. I think you should do that more often. Just take more shots. Even though Graham's not here, I think you had to put that energy somewhere and you chose a particular ticketing agency. I mean, I ran a risk because they might be a sponsor one day, Joe, but they won't be anymore. They won't be anymore. And I won't be happy to talk positively about whoever that company might be, Joseph. But maybe we should, I know we've done some podcasts about a USM&T's World Cup qualification campaign,

Canada's 1-1-win and so on. But I wanted to get from both of you an assessment of how you

feel about World Cup qualification, because I've heard both of you talk excitedly about it from the

perspective of US soccer fans, which is completely fair enough. I know Joe, I think you've tweeted

to be effective. I'm so excited I can't wait for these games. Now I feel like, you know the meme with Kermit with the hood over his face? Like, yes, come to my side of not liking World Cup qualification very much. Joe, have you been dampened at all? Yeah, this isn't too fun.

Is it?

It's not super fun so far.

And I still do have hope.

I think that's the best word to encapsulate how I was feeling before World Cup qualification.

And that hasn't completely dwindled by any stretch.

But the reality has certainly sunk in and the disappointing performances are starting to add up.

So I certainly don't feel as

joy-filled as I did before this past week, but I still have hope, Ryan. Maybe it's misguided,

but I still have hope. That's the best way to be. Yeah, Ryan, I blame your format more than

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