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Speaker 1 (00:01):
You're waking up fifth in the morning, mons on US
seven one. Hi, good morning, Good morning.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
I'll good Jeff Birding, a CEO and co founder fc
Cincy here in the building.
Speaker 3 (00:09):
Guys.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
I don't know if you know this, but FCC is
going to the playoffs for the third year in the
row in a row, and I don't know if the
Bengals or the Reds have ever done that. Good morning, Jeff,
Thank you for coming to my show.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
Tef great to be here.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
You know we're big fans of FCC on this show.
So what do you want to talk about?
Speaker 3 (00:28):
First?
Speaker 2 (00:28):
We have two major things to get involved with in
Sincy and two really big things to look forward to.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
Let's start with the fact that FCC's going to the playoffs.
Walk me through this a little bit.
Speaker 4 (00:37):
So we have made the playoffs three years in a row,
and we're we have an opportunity to go win MLS Cup. Okay,
we are the third seeds. We came in third in
the Eastern Conference in the regular season. We host New
York City. We have home field advantage, so we it's
the best two out of three in the first round.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
So we have a.
Speaker 4 (00:56):
Home game this coming Monday, October twenty eighth at Tikyol
Stadium early kicks six forty five.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
But it's good for you know, school nights.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
Yeah, that is early tickets are.
Speaker 4 (01:05):
Still available at fccincinnati dot com. And then we would
go to New York on Saturday the second for Game two.
If we need to have a Game three, it would
be in Cincinnati at our stadium on.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
The ninth, November the ninth.
Speaker 4 (01:20):
Okay, these games have to have a winner, so there's
no ties, so at the end of regulation it goes
straight to penalty.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
Kicks, which it doesn't typically happen.
Speaker 3 (01:27):
It does not because in regular season we just tied tie. Okay.
If we get past.
Speaker 4 (01:32):
The first round against New York City, then we go
to the conference semifinal. If we advance the conference final,
if we advance MLS Cup, all those games are single elimination, okay,
and would play the extra time before penalty kicks.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
To help my brain process this and I don't wish
for this, but if you know, Monday could be one
of the last times that you see FCC inside TQL
Stadium this year, You've got to get your tickets.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
You gotta go, Yeah, got it.
Speaker 4 (02:01):
Listen the home field advantage really helped us last year
through the entire great season where we won the Supporter Shield.
We're going to have a very festive environment. The bailey
is going to be rocking.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
That's the best way to describe to you.
Speaker 4 (02:14):
We have this Light Up Sincy feature coming on Monday
where if you download our FC Cincinnati app there'll be
a special light feature. So all the fans are a
part of lighting up the stadium.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
Going to a Taylor Swift show and she gives you
a bracelet.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
Yeah like that.
Speaker 4 (02:30):
Okay, we use the phone app, so anyway, you know,
it's a It's an amazing environment. And I'm always struck
by people who come up to me that say, you know,
I'm not a big fan. I was at the Kenny
Chesney concert in your stadium for the first time.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
Loved it.
Speaker 4 (02:45):
I went to a game and everyone talks about the bailey,
those people at the end that are singing and channing
and the drums and the songs, and how do you
get them to do that?
Speaker 3 (02:53):
And it's like, we don't get them. They just do.
Speaker 4 (02:56):
It's so organic and authentic and it's a spectacle on
like anything you see in Cincinnati sports.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
I stand by this that it is, if not my favorite,
one of my favorite sports to watch live. You do
compete in my head with the Cyclones. But I'm a
hockey gallop and I do love going to the hockey games.
But it TQL Stadium. I mean, when you're on the
grass and you look up at the Bayley, you look
up at fans. What do you think our players are
looking for from fans on Monday night?
Speaker 1 (03:21):
Since this is such a big game, what do you
want from us?
Speaker 3 (03:23):
There's a lot of energy. I think that's what we have.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
But it's playoffs, so everyone has to ratchet it up
a bit, right and the bally well, the players will,
the fans will, But at the end of the day,
we want people to come and show their civic pride
and have a great time.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
Okay, let's transition by the way, if you're just walking
into this, that's the voice of Jeff Birding, CEO of
fc Sinc. Talking about playoffs and such. Because we made
it to the.
Speaker 1 (03:48):
Playoffs thirty year in a row, and then the Thanksgiving
Day race is big deal. I'm excited.
Speaker 4 (03:54):
Well, it's you know, one of the largest and oldest
ten k's in the country, the Western and Southern Thanksgiving
Day Race. This year, of course Thursday, November the twenty eighth,
late we have a late Turkey Day we do. But
it's such a great way to bring the community together,
for families to get together. Everyone knows Thanksgiving's a big meal,
(04:16):
but you know, coming together in a healthy way. Lots
of people just walk the Thanksgiving a race or maybe
a light jog. There's some obviously some serious runners. Last
year we had over eleven thousand runners in walkers, and
we've added a five k, so in addition to the
Western and Southern ten k, we have the Chick fil
A five k, and then we also have a pro
(04:38):
am Pac Kids Fun Run that Pro Impact Kids Fun
Run starts at eight thirty and then the five to
ten k both start at nine o'clock. The race is
in the city of Cincinnati, starts and finishes at TQL Stadium,
so you come down to the stadium park and then
at the end of the ratio, I have a chance
(04:58):
to be inside the state and a lot of the
festivities and whatnot or occur there. Great for selfies with
the family. Maybe it ends up on someone's holiday card.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
Oh that's a good point. I will be there.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
This will be my first year running in I think
I'm gonna stake that claim right now on the show.
I don't know who designed the start time, but I
love you for it, Jeff, because nine am still allows
me to go out on Wednesday.
Speaker 4 (05:22):
Night, which is the biggest night of the year and
how fun sure, so I'm always out there with my family,
my kids. We do it together. It's a Thanksgiving Day
race dot com. You know, people think flying Pig Marathon.
We just had the Queen Bee half.
Speaker 3 (05:38):
People like that's more.
Speaker 4 (05:39):
Of a I'm gonna say this for serious runners. Anyone
can walk a five k, yeah, or even a ten k.
So any people listening, just grab your family or grab
some friends and just come down to TQL Stadium and
enjoy the race.
Speaker 3 (05:55):
We love it well.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
Thank you, Jeff Birding.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
We're big fans of FCC on this show, and we're
gonna send the good vibes through the microphone that they
win on Monday.
Speaker 3 (06:03):
Thank you, Thank you. Tiff
You're waking up fifth in the morning, mons on US
seven one. Hi, good morning, Good morning.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
I'll good Jeff Birding, a CEO and co founder fc
Cincy here in the building.
Speaker 3 (00:09):
Guys.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
I don't know if you know this, but FCC is
going to the playoffs for the third year in the
row in a row, and I don't know if the
Bengals or the Reds have ever done that. Good morning, Jeff,
Thank you for coming to my show.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
Tef great to be here.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
You know we're big fans of FCC on this show.
So what do you want to talk about?
Speaker 3 (00:28):
First?
Speaker 2 (00:28):
We have two major things to get involved with in
Sincy and two really big things to look forward to.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
Let's start with the fact that FCC's going to the playoffs.
Walk me through this a little bit.
Speaker 4 (00:37):
So we have made the playoffs three years in a row,
and we're we have an opportunity to go win MLS Cup. Okay,
we are the third seeds. We came in third in
the Eastern Conference in the regular season. We host New
York City. We have home field advantage, so we it's
the best two out of three in the first round.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
So we have a.
Speaker 4 (00:56):
Home game this coming Monday, October twenty eighth at Tikyol
Stadium early kicks six forty five.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
But it's good for you know, school nights.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
Yeah, that is early tickets are.
Speaker 4 (01:05):
Still available at fccincinnati dot com. And then we would
go to New York on Saturday the second for Game two.
If we need to have a Game three, it would
be in Cincinnati at our stadium on.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
The ninth, November the ninth.
Speaker 4 (01:20):
Okay, these games have to have a winner, so there's
no ties, so at the end of regulation it goes
straight to penalty.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
Kicks, which it doesn't typically happen.
Speaker 3 (01:27):
It does not because in regular season we just tied tie. Okay.
If we get past.
Speaker 4 (01:32):
The first round against New York City, then we go
to the conference semifinal. If we advance the conference final,
if we advance MLS Cup, all those games are single elimination, okay,
and would play the extra time before penalty kicks.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
To help my brain process this and I don't wish
for this, but if you know, Monday could be one
of the last times that you see FCC inside TQL
Stadium this year, You've got to get your tickets.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
You gotta go, Yeah, got it.
Speaker 4 (02:01):
Listen the home field advantage really helped us last year
through the entire great season where we won the Supporter Shield.
We're going to have a very festive environment. The bailey
is going to be rocking.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
That's the best way to describe to you.
Speaker 4 (02:14):
We have this Light Up Sincy feature coming on Monday
where if you download our FC Cincinnati app there'll be
a special light feature. So all the fans are a
part of lighting up the stadium.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
Going to a Taylor Swift show and she gives you
a bracelet.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
Yeah like that.
Speaker 4 (02:30):
Okay, we use the phone app, so anyway, you know,
it's a It's an amazing environment. And I'm always struck
by people who come up to me that say, you know,
I'm not a big fan. I was at the Kenny
Chesney concert in your stadium for the first time.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
Loved it.
Speaker 4 (02:45):
I went to a game and everyone talks about the bailey,
those people at the end that are singing and channing
and the drums and the songs, and how do you
get them to do that?
Speaker 3 (02:53):
And it's like, we don't get them. They just do.
Speaker 4 (02:56):
It's so organic and authentic and it's a spectacle on
like anything you see in Cincinnati sports.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
I stand by this that it is, if not my favorite,
one of my favorite sports to watch live. You do
compete in my head with the Cyclones. But I'm a
hockey gallop and I do love going to the hockey games.
But it TQL Stadium. I mean, when you're on the
grass and you look up at the Bayley, you look
up at fans. What do you think our players are
looking for from fans on Monday night?
Speaker 1 (03:21):
Since this is such a big game, what do you
want from us?
Speaker 3 (03:23):
There's a lot of energy. I think that's what we have.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
But it's playoffs, so everyone has to ratchet it up
a bit, right and the bally well, the players will,
the fans will, But at the end of the day,
we want people to come and show their civic pride
and have a great time.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
Okay, let's transition by the way, if you're just walking
into this, that's the voice of Jeff Birding, CEO of
fc Sinc. Talking about playoffs and such. Because we made
it to the.
Speaker 1 (03:48):
Playoffs thirty year in a row, and then the Thanksgiving
Day race is big deal. I'm excited.
Speaker 4 (03:54):
Well, it's you know, one of the largest and oldest
ten k's in the country, the Western and Southern Thanksgiving
Day Race. This year, of course Thursday, November the twenty eighth,
late we have a late Turkey Day we do. But
it's such a great way to bring the community together,
for families to get together. Everyone knows Thanksgiving's a big meal,
(04:16):
but you know, coming together in a healthy way. Lots
of people just walk the Thanksgiving a race or maybe
a light jog. There's some obviously some serious runners. Last
year we had over eleven thousand runners in walkers, and
we've added a five k, so in addition to the
Western and Southern ten k, we have the Chick fil
A five k, and then we also have a pro
(04:38):
am Pac Kids Fun Run that Pro Impact Kids Fun
Run starts at eight thirty and then the five to
ten k both start at nine o'clock. The race is
in the city of Cincinnati, starts and finishes at TQL Stadium,
so you come down to the stadium park and then
at the end of the ratio, I have a chance
(04:58):
to be inside the state and a lot of the
festivities and whatnot or occur there. Great for selfies with
the family. Maybe it ends up on someone's holiday card.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
Oh that's a good point. I will be there.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
This will be my first year running in I think
I'm gonna stake that claim right now on the show.
I don't know who designed the start time, but I
love you for it, Jeff, because nine am still allows
me to go out on Wednesday.
Speaker 4 (05:22):
Night, which is the biggest night of the year and
how fun sure, so I'm always out there with my family,
my kids. We do it together. It's a Thanksgiving Day
race dot com. You know, people think flying Pig Marathon.
We just had the Queen Bee half.
Speaker 3 (05:38):
People like that's more.
Speaker 4 (05:39):
Of a I'm gonna say this for serious runners. Anyone
can walk a five k, yeah, or even a ten k.
So any people listening, just grab your family or grab
some friends and just come down to TQL Stadium and
enjoy the race.
Speaker 3 (05:55):
We love it well.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
Thank you, Jeff Birding.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
We're big fans of FCC on this show, and we're
gonna send the good vibes through the microphone that they
win on Monday.
Speaker 3 (06:03):
Thank you, Thank you. Tiff
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