"I felt that with my reputation and my resume, I thought I would be back in a job sooner than later. So, as the (2021) season is going on, you just really feel like you're hoping for the phone to ring... it was difficult time. One, because I think I'm a good enough coach that I shouldn't be without a job. I've worked my trade pretty well and had some success, but then when your reality is 'hey, what's going on here?' you kind of have to take a step back and view the landscape a little bit."
The job Kinnear ultimately took at FC Cincinnati was far the one he applied for in 2020.
His current role also wasn't the caliber of job he might have been able to secure had he waited out the job market another six months or so, but he's excited to be at FCC nonetheless
"Going into the Christmas break here and seeing guys getting jobs, I was kind of raising my eyebrows a couple times thinking to myself, 'hopefully, my opportunity comes up. I think I've done enough over the years that I'm not left out,'" Kinnear said. "Thankfully, FC Cincinnati gave me the chance."
It was during the 2019 MLS season that the Galaxy traveled to play FC Cincinnati at the University of Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium, and that's where FCC really caught Kinnear's eye.
Serving as an assistant to Guillermo Barros Schelotto on a hot June night at Nippert, Kinnear marveled at Cincinnati's fan support during the 2-0 Galaxy win.
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