When the Red Bulls held a town hall meeting for their supporters at the start of the season, there was plenty of hate, screaming and cursing. When they held another Wednesday night, there was plenty of love and not one but two ovations.

Guess that’s what winning does. In what was expected to be a rebuilding year, the Red Bulls are on pace for the best record in MLS. Predictably, this town hall – closed to the media – was more upbeat, with news on supporters, radio broadcasts, Dax McCarty’s contract and a potential new home for the reserve team.

“We want you guys to feel part of [this]. I hope you do,’’ said coach Jesse Marsch, a central character in the previous town hall drama because he was brought in after sporting director Ali Curtis fired popular coach Mike Petke.

“We’re not perfect. We’ve made mistakes along the way, but we’ve tried every day to honor the plan, honor the process, put something in place that’s long-term, something we can look at and say that’s something. It’s not perfect, [but] it has a plan, it has a progression, and it’s something to be proud of. We all feel it on the inside: I hope you all feel it on game day.”

The enduring image of that first profane town hall was Curtis getting cursed at by season ticket holder John Smolis, who also accosted him in front of the sporting director’s young child at a New York Red Bulls II USL game. On Wednesday night, even Smolis apologized.

“I’m sorry Ali for calling you out in front of your kid at the USL match. That was really unprofessional of me. Your kid didn’t deserve that,’’ Smolis said, before adding: “I still don’t trust you and [GM Mark] de Grandpre.”

McCarty joined Marsch, Curtis and de Grandpre on the dais, and the team captain was forthcoming about his contract.

“I have one year left on my contract. It’s the club’s option, so it’s up to them to pick it up,” McCarty said. “This club means a lot to me. We have a championship to win. I’m not doing my job if I’m sitting here focusing on what I need to do to get the best possible contract. That’s not what you guys deserve. That’s not what the team deserves.”

De Grandpre offered details on the reserve team’s reasons for leaving Columbia University – the school limited the team’s time in the facility and the environment wasn’t professional enough – so now they’re looking for an “intimate” home of their own: “We’re investigating our options.’’

The GM added the team is trying to complete a deal with TuneIn for a live-streaming, 24-hour radio network that would be the first of its kind in MLS. He said the South Ward supporters groups could get more seats if demand warranted.

Curtis said the team is seriously looking into a residential academy, and went to MLS offices last month to discuss a partnership with a local school.