What's going on with FCV GA?
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Anonymous
| SO is FCV still a thing after this season? Is BP planning on leaving or trying to play it out at FCV? I would imagine if BP did leave FCV, GA would look elsewhere and rid of FCV |
Anonymous
| I don’t know why so many people on here are always talking about leagues kicking clubs out, especially a club that has performed well. The clubs run the league…Why would GA want to completely abandon the DC area because 2 directors left a club? It makes no sense. |
Anonymous
| Except, of course, that neither Christian nor Bobby own FCV's GA charter. That belongs to club who is probably intent on keeping it regardless of who's hired to run the club's operations or coaching the teams next season. Within the Mid-Atlantic GA conference, FCV's teams *generally* perform well (unlike, for example, Metro, when they were still a thing). There's no basis whatsoever (beyond trolling) to suggest that the GA would strip the club of their charter just because of a change in club leadership. Now, if the teams start falling apart because players left, then sure, a few years from now, that might be a more realistic discussion. But regardless of who's running things next year at FCV, they'll still be in the GA. |
Anonymous
| Unless, the club that is owned by a company that is in the business of gym memberships, finds itself with a GA charter but no coaches or fields near where most players live, and decides to end or sell/merge their charter to another club. Probably just a crazy wild theory that is not likely to happen but it’s what happens when there is no information given to parents and imaginations run wild. No wonder players are looking around at other clubs |
Anonymous
| any idea that the clubs in these leagues own "charters" is a misnomer. the leagues offer the clubs annual membership agreements that can be renewed (or not) for any reason, or no reason at all. leadership at the large clubs holds a lot of sway within the leagues and there is no shortage of politics. |
Anonymous
Correct, coaches don't have the charter, the clubs do, at the whim of the GA, or ECNL as the case may be. But there is little incentive for the GA/ECNL to kick out a club because the conference needs the club/players/families in order to make money. The more teams/players, the more money. FCV is the only GA club in town and do quite well. In fact, some teams do very well. So it would make zero sense for the GA to kick FCV out unless there is some other compelling reason not related to performance. They don't really care how you perform as long as you are providing players and filling rosters. Players = $$$. It's all about the bottom line. Sadly, ECNL teams can always get enough players. There are always enough parents who will pay for the opportunity, even if their child isn't really ECNL-caliber. |
Anonymous
I have not heard of any club being kicked out of the ECNL. The ECNL doesn't want to do that. Instead, they ask clubs to find partners, like they did with BRYC. |
Anonymous
| Thats not even true. Someone like BP who is heavily connected with GA would easily carry GA to whatever club he goes to and strip GA of another club inadvertedly |
Anonymous
The club he’s going to already has ECNL. |
Anonymous
Lol. The guy doesn’t have that type of sway. |
Anonymous
You really have no clue about how soccer works in this area and this country. |
Anonymous
Which one? |
Anonymous
He doesn’t own the rights to the charter. While he might be able to get GA wherever he goes, how would that inadvertently strip another club? GA would be more likely to just add another club. |
Anonymous
again, there is no "charter" which implies a future guarantee of rights. each and every one of these league memberships are year to year. |
Anonymous
VDA |