REV Soccer Only CHAT, No drama please

[Anonymous]

Keep it clean, I am interested in talking soccer.

[Anonymous]

USL 2 announcement came out.. team is now called Loudoun United 2 ..

[Anonymous]

Lots of 2s like MLS next T W O

[Anonymous]

What about their day school academy? Is that bearing any fruit for them? I'd like to think they would be producing some highly skilled players after a year or two. I'd consider their program over STJs as theirs is a soccer pure program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about their day school academy? Is that bearing any fruit for them? I'd like to think they would be producing some highly skilled players after a year or two. I'd consider their program over STJs as theirs is a soccer pure program.

Bruh cmon you can’t be this dense - that’s not a real school and if there were any real ballers looking to skip traditional schooling for a focus on soccer they would certainly not go to whatever scam Rev is ‘offering’

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:USL 2 announcement came out.. team is now called Loudoun United 2 ..

Insider intel:

The attempt is to delay the “first” team from being demoted to USL D1.

Everything about Rev is so shoddy and ill willed it’s nauseating

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:USL 2 announcement came out.. team is now called Loudoun United 2 ..

Insider intel:

The attempt is to delay the “first” team from being demoted to USL D1.

Everything about Rev is so shoddy and ill willed it’s nauseating

Unless they start playing at Audi, LU will not be on the top division. Segra is an awful stadium. Whoever approved that stadium should be arrested for fraud. How do you build a stadium with no restrooms or facilities for the teams and audience.

[Anonymous]

And posts from this thread were deleted again. Here it goes again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And posts from this thread were deleted again. Here it goes again.

Yes, the moderator is not fond of your type who can't keep your wives away from greasy soccer coaches: https://bookshop.org/p/books/dna-of-a-cuckold-husband-edition-understanding-yourself-your-angst-and-what-to-do-next-allora-sinclair/61d4879b844ec7a0

[Anonymous]

I would like to see this thread be a real place to discuss Rev soccer. No drama or insults.

My DC has been with Rev for years and honestly I think they have tried to take on too much growth too fast. As with any institution you’re going to have people who are unhappy. I think we can have an honest discussion with those who are not fans to hear what they clearly feel are real issues. I have seen the club culture change over the years (more rapidly in the last two with the addition of some different-minded people) and it no longer matches my values. I’d be interested to know what other long timers (5+ years for us) think? Each of the changes (RSA, LU, Academy Select, GA, MLS Next 2, new fields etc) happened at the same time (almost) and none of them were given the attention or resources needed to be a success.

Anyone in the business world knows a major project should have its own team to succeed. Why is CCs name on literally everything? Even if he’s Superman, he can’t possibly have the expertise, time or resources to man all these different expansions. I keep thinking of the wise words of Ron Swanson “Never half ass two things. Whole ass one thing”. Rev needs to pick one thing, put their all in it, make it a success and then move to the next.

I’m so disappointed in the administration. Rev was supposed to be different from the other clubs but they’re not anymore. The “One Club. One Home. One Family” culture is gone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:USL 2 announcement came out.. team is now called Loudoun United 2 ..

Insider intel:

The attempt is to delay the “first” team from being demoted to USL D1.

Everything about Rev is so shoddy and ill willed it’s nauseating

Unless they start playing at Audi, LU will not be on the top division. Segra is an awful stadium. Whoever approved that stadium should be arrested for fraud. How do you build a stadium with no restrooms or facilities for the teams and audience.

THIS.

[Anonymous]

Revolution got caught up trying to keep up with the Joneses. There’s plenty of room for a strong community club that treats its players and families well without constantly hyping the “next big thing” like MLS or ECNL. In fact, the numbers show there are far more players in the middle-to-lower tiers—which means, in theory, that model could be even more profitable.

Here are my observations from that small club that used to be at Morven Park: They wanted to stick it to Loudoun, so they tried to out-facility them and come off as the shinier club. Then they tried to look cooler by aligning with Loudoun United. After that, they took a swing at Barca Academy, which backfired since that club was shaky to begin with, and it pushed them into partnering with another rival, FCV. All these battles in an attempt to compete, yet they never built their own identity. Now it’s full of drama, and honestly, no one wants to deal with the Kardashian-level, non-soccer nonsense.

My advice to the administrators: get tough, get organized, and get focused on the pitch. None of your teams can compete with the likes of VDA or Arlington and that's ok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Revolution got caught up trying to keep up with the Joneses. There’s plenty of room for a strong community club that treats its players and families well without constantly hyping the “next big thing” like MLS or ECNL. In fact, the numbers show there are far more players in the middle-to-lower tiers—which means, in theory, that model could be even more profitable.

Here are my observations from that small club that used to be at Morven Park: They wanted to stick it to Loudoun, so they tried to out-facility them and come off as the shinier club. Then they tried to look cooler by aligning with Loudoun United. After that, they took a swing at Barca Academy, which backfired since that club was shaky to begin with, and it pushed them into partnering with another rival, FCV. All these battles in an attempt to compete, yet they never built their own identity. Now it’s full of drama, and honestly, no one wants to deal with the Kardashian-level, non-soccer nonsense.

My advice to the administrators: get tough, get organized, and get focused on the pitch. None of your teams can compete with the likes of VDA or Arlington and that's ok.

+10000
See the problem with your post is that you make too much sense. Everything is more important than the kids and families who just want to be part of something drama free and healthy.
They're obsessed with patches on the shirts and "pathways"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Revolution got caught up trying to keep up with the Joneses. There’s plenty of room for a strong community club that treats its players and families well without constantly hyping the “next big thing” like MLS or ECNL. In fact, the numbers show there are far more players in the middle-to-lower tiers—which means, in theory, that model could be even more profitable.

Here are my observations from that small club that used to be at Morven Park: They wanted to stick it to Loudoun, so they tried to out-facility them and come off as the shinier club. Then they tried to look cooler by aligning with Loudoun United. After that, they took a swing at Barca Academy, which backfired since that club was shaky to begin with, and it pushed them into partnering with another rival, FCV. All these battles in an attempt to compete, yet they never built their own identity. Now it’s full of drama, and honestly, no one wants to deal with the Kardashian-level, non-soccer nonsense.

My advice to the administrators: get tough, get organized, and get focused on the pitch. None of your teams can compete with the likes of VDA or Arlington and that's ok.

Nailed it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would like to see this thread be a real place to discuss Rev soccer. No drama or insults.

My DC has been with Rev for years and honestly I think they have tried to take on too much growth too fast. As with any institution you’re going to have people who are unhappy. I think we can have an honest discussion with those who are not fans to hear what they clearly feel are real issues. I have seen the club culture change over the years (more rapidly in the last two with the addition of some different-minded people) and it no longer matches my values. I’d be interested to know what other long timers (5+ years for us) think? Each of the changes (RSA, LU, Academy Select, GA, MLS Next 2, new fields etc) happened at the same time (almost) and none of them were given the attention or resources needed to be a success.

Anyone in the business world knows a major project should have its own team to succeed. Why is CCs name on literally everything? Even if he’s Superman, he can’t possibly have the expertise, time or resources to man all these different expansions. I keep thinking of the wise words of Ron Swanson “Never half ass two things. Whole ass one thing”. Rev needs to pick one thing, put their all in it, make it a success and then move to the next.

I’m so disappointed in the administration. Rev was supposed to be different from the other clubs but they’re not anymore. The “One Club. One Home. One Family” culture is gone.

Watched a few Rev games coached by CC…he is no Superman. Keep paying that salary though. That is all…