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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are people wanting MU to fail? Why? What is wrong with grownups saying horrible things about kids. I am also disgusted at the bad things that are said about coaches.

Why people are all over MU:

1. Dilution. When you open a consumer business, it's location, location, location. These guys plunked their operation right in the middle of 3 big clubs, which has affected them all by diluting the player pool.
2. Poor performance. Nobody wants to align themselves with a loser. It's just human nature.
3. Broken promises. WS is one and done due to a change in ownership. MU doesn't quite have the cachet of Washington Spirit Academy. Massive rosters, poor roster planning, playups, etc have damaged the reputation after only one year in operation.
4. Arrogance. All clubs have arrogant parents posting on DCUM. But when the team has the above identity, it opens them up for ridicule.

[Anonymous]

^^^^

This can't be more true! Very well said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are people wanting MU to fail? Why? What is wrong with grownups saying horrible things about kids. I am also disgusted at the bad things that are said about coaches.

Why people are all over MU:

1. Dilution. When you open a consumer business, it's location, location, location. These guys plunked their operation right in the middle of 3 big clubs, which has affected them all by diluting the player pool.
2. Poor performance. Nobody wants to align themselves with a loser. It's just human nature.
3. Broken promises. WS is one and done due to a change in ownership. MU doesn't quite have the cachet of Washington Spirit Academy. Massive rosters, poor roster planning, playups, etc have damaged the reputation after only one year in operation.
4. Arrogance. All clubs have arrogant parents posting on DCUM. But when the team has the above identity, it opens them up for ridicule.

1. Yes. MU has diluted the player pool. They have very good players across age groups that would and have helped other teams. I understand why this makes you mad.

2. Don't worry about the poor performance. Parents at the club see improvement and we are happy with the coaches and progress. We see the strong development, both with current and past players.

3. Did the broken promises of the past hurt you somehow? This is a new team. We joined this year and were never part of WS.

4. Arrogance? I have not heard a single post from an MU parent claiming anything. Your perspective is clouded. Given 1, 2, and 3 above I better understand why you have it out for MU.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are people wanting MU to fail? Why? What is wrong with grownups saying horrible things about kids. I am also disgusted at the bad things that are said about coaches.

Why people are all over MU:

1. Dilution. When you open a consumer business, it's location, location, location. These guys plunked their operation right in the middle of 3 big clubs, which has affected them all by diluting the player pool.
2. Poor performance. Nobody wants to align themselves with a loser. It's just human nature.
3. Broken promises. WS is one and done due to a change in ownership. MU doesn't quite have the cachet of Washington Spirit Academy. Massive rosters, poor roster planning, playups, etc have damaged the reputation after only one year in operation.
4. Arrogance. All clubs have arrogant parents posting on DCUM. But when the team has the above identity, it opens them up for ridicule.

1. Yes. MU has diluted the player pool. They have very good players across age groups that would and have helped other teams. I understand why this makes you mad.

2. Don't worry about the poor performance. Parents at the club see improvement and we are happy with the coaches and progress. We see the strong development, both with current and past players.

3. Did the broken promises of the past hurt you somehow? This is a new team. We joined this year and were never part of WS.

4. Arrogance? I have not heard a single post from an MU parent claiming anything. Your perspective is clouded. Given 1, 2, and 3 above I better understand why you have it out for MU.

The original post was written from the perspective of an entire group of people, not just one. Different people have different reasons for jumping on MU.
With regard to the arrogance comment, you should probably go back and read up a bit if you are interested. It's my observation that some MU (was WS) posters are/were arrogant. Perception is reality in this case. You asked why people don't like MU. This is one reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are people wanting MU to fail? Why? What is wrong with grownups saying horrible things about kids. I am also disgusted at the bad things that are said about coaches.

Why people are all over MU:

1. Dilution. When you open a consumer business, it's location, location, location. These guys plunked their operation right in the middle of 3 big clubs, which has affected them all by diluting the player pool.
2. Poor performance. Nobody wants to align themselves with a loser. It's just human nature.
3. Broken promises. WS is one and done due to a change in ownership. MU doesn't quite have the cachet of Washington Spirit Academy. Massive rosters, poor roster planning, playups, etc have damaged the reputation after only one year in operation.
4. Arrogance. All clubs have arrogant parents posting on DCUM. But when the team has the above identity, it opens them up for ridicule.

1. Yes. MU has diluted the player pool. They have very good players across age groups that would and have helped other teams. I understand why this makes you mad.

2. Don't worry about the poor performance. Parents at the club see improvement and we are happy with the coaches and progress. We see the strong development, both with current and past players.

3. Did the broken promises of the past hurt you somehow? This is a new team. We joined this year and were never part of WS.

4. Arrogance? I have not heard a single post from an MU parent claiming anything. Your perspective is clouded. Given 1, 2, and 3 above I better understand why you have it out for MU.

#4. Metro parents were on here all summer and last year bragging about scrimmage and showcase results.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are people wanting MU to fail? Why? What is wrong with grownups saying horrible things about kids. I am also disgusted at the bad things that are said about coaches.

Why people are all over MU:

1. Dilution. When you open a consumer business, it's location, location, location. These guys plunked their operation right in the middle of 3 big clubs, which has affected them all by diluting the player pool.
2. Poor performance. Nobody wants to align themselves with a loser. It's just human nature.
3. Broken promises. WS is one and done due to a change in ownership. MU doesn't quite have the cachet of Washington Spirit Academy. Massive rosters, poor roster planning, playups, etc have damaged the reputation after only one year in operation.
4. Arrogance. All clubs have arrogant parents posting on DCUM. But when the team has the above identity, it opens them up for ridicule.

1. Yes. MU has diluted the player pool. They have very good players across age groups that would and have helped other teams. I understand why this makes you mad.

2. Don't worry about the poor performance. Parents at the club see improvement and we are happy with the coaches and progress. We see the strong development, both with current and past players.

3. Did the broken promises of the past hurt you somehow? This is a new team. We joined this year and were never part of WS.

4. Arrogance? I have not heard a single post from an MU parent claiming anything. Your perspective is clouded. Given 1, 2, and 3 above I better understand why you have it out for MU.

#4. Metro parents were on here all summer and last year bragging about scrimmage and showcase results.

It's one.. and we all know who it is, so give metro parents a break

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are people wanting MU to fail? Why? What is wrong with grownups saying horrible things about kids. I am also disgusted at the bad things that are said about coaches.

Why people are all over MU:

1. Dilution. When you open a consumer business, it's location, location, location. These guys plunked their operation right in the middle of 3 big clubs, which has affected them all by diluting the player pool.
2. Poor performance. Nobody wants to align themselves with a loser. It's just human nature.
3. Broken promises. WS is one and done due to a change in ownership. MU doesn't quite have the cachet of Washington Spirit Academy. Massive rosters, poor roster planning, playups, etc have damaged the reputation after only one year in operation.
4. Arrogance. All clubs have arrogant parents posting on DCUM. But when the team has the above identity, it opens them up for ridicule.

1. Yes. MU has diluted the player pool. They have very good players across age groups that would and have helped other teams. I understand why this makes you mad.

2. Don't worry about the poor performance. Parents at the club see improvement and we are happy with the coaches and progress. We see the strong development, both with current and past players.

3. Did the broken promises of the past hurt you somehow? This is a new team. We joined this year and were never part of WS.

4. Arrogance? I have not heard a single post from an MU parent claiming anything. Your perspective is clouded. Given 1, 2, and 3 above I better understand why you have it out for MU.

#4. Metro parents were on here all summer and last year bragging about scrimmage and showcase results.

Not true. There was that crazy whack job who kept asking for scrimmage results day after day as if they meant something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are people wanting MU to fail? Why? What is wrong with grownups saying horrible things about kids. I am also disgusted at the bad things that are said about coaches.

Why people are all over MU:

1. Dilution. When you open a consumer business, it's location, location, location. These guys plunked their operation right in the middle of 3 big clubs, which has affected them all by diluting the player pool.
2. Poor performance. Nobody wants to align themselves with a loser. It's just human nature.
3. Broken promises. WS is one and done due to a change in ownership. MU doesn't quite have the cachet of Washington Spirit Academy. Massive rosters, poor roster planning, playups, etc have damaged the reputation after only one year in operation.
4. Arrogance. All clubs have arrogant parents posting on DCUM. But when the team has the above identity, it opens them up for ridicule.

1. Yes. MU has diluted the player pool. They have very good players across age groups that would and have helped other teams. I understand why this makes you mad.

2. Don't worry about the poor performance. Parents at the club see improvement and we are happy with the coaches and progress. We see the strong development, both with current and past players.

3. Did the broken promises of the past hurt you somehow? This is a new team. We joined this year and were never part of WS.

4. Arrogance? I have not heard a single post from an MU parent claiming anything. Your perspective is clouded. Given 1, 2, and 3 above I better understand why you have it out for MU.

#4. Metro parents were on here all summer and last year bragging about scrimmage and showcase results.

Not true. There was that crazy whack job who kept asking for scrimmage results day after day as if they meant something.

Go back and look at the preseason rankings thread. Metro cites preseason results many times. It’s what they do. Go Spirit va!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are people wanting MU to fail? Why? What is wrong with grownups saying horrible things about kids. I am also disgusted at the bad things that are said about coaches.

Why people are all over MU:

1. Dilution. When you open a consumer business, it's location, location, location. These guys plunked their operation right in the middle of 3 big clubs, which has affected them all by diluting the player pool.
2. Poor performance. Nobody wants to align themselves with a loser. It's just human nature.
3. Broken promises. WS is one and done due to a change in ownership. MU doesn't quite have the cachet of Washington Spirit Academy. Massive rosters, poor roster planning, playups, etc have damaged the reputation after only one year in operation.
4. Arrogance. All clubs have arrogant parents posting on DCUM. But when the team has the above identity, it opens them up for ridicule.

1. Yes. MU has diluted the player pool. They have very good players across age groups that would and have helped other teams. I understand why this makes you mad.

2. Don't worry about the poor performance. Parents at the club see improvement and we are happy with the coaches and progress. We see the strong development, both with current and past players.

3. Did the broken promises of the past hurt you somehow? This is a new team. We joined this year and were never part of WS.

4. Arrogance? I have not heard a single post from an MU parent claiming anything. Your perspective is clouded. Given 1, 2, and 3 above I better understand why you have it out for MU.

#4. Metro parents were on here all summer and last year bragging about scrimmage and showcase results.

Not true. There was that crazy whack job who kept asking for scrimmage results day after day as if they meant something.

Go back and look at the preseason rankings thread. Metro cites preseason results many times. It’s what they do. Go Spirit va!

Troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Troll.

What’s amazing about this one is that she’s been here for two years now with the same old crap and lies. It’s like a profession for her.

Very sad.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
Troll.

What’s amazing about this one is that she’s been here for two years now with the same old crap and lies. It’s like a profession for her.

Very sad.

I am not her. But the PP is a troll. "Go Spirit Va"? Whatever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Troll.

What’s amazing about this one is that she’s been here for two years now with the same old crap and lies. It’s like a profession for her.

Very sad.

I am not her. But the PP is a troll. "Go Spirit Va"? Whatever.

I agree with you on the troll. I was referring to her as well, not cheerleader Twitter mom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:U-18: FCV in first place in bracket, MU 6th out of 8 teams.
U-17: FCV 1st, MU 7th out of 8 teams
U-16: FCV 1st, MU 7th out of 9 teams
U-15: FCV 1st, MU 7th out of 9 teams

I’m not sure why this same conversation keeps breaking out when it’s clear that if you measure success by wins at recruiting ages, FCV is more successful and is going to continue to be more successful for the foreseeable future. FCV is the established best club in Girls DA in the area. Richmond is the best in Girls ECNL. I guess Pipeline is the best of the rest?

I wish MU more success than they’ve had, because there are some talented players, dedicated coaches, and nice families there. But I am afraid that they just won’t get the additional talent necessary to break out of the bottom of the bracket unless they merge with another struggling club, maybe BRYC.

For most of the age groups, most of the losses are close, like by a single goal. There have been a lot of close games, a lot. Let's see how things evolve.

See this is why MU/WSVA gets bashed. The standings are public and they include goal differential. The games are close if they’re basketball scores. -11 goal differential in 4 games is not a competitive team. Scoring less than one goal per game in every age group is not competitive. And claiming it’s nothing to worry about because it’s “development” gets absurd when it’s now year three and “development” isn’t bearing fruit.

And finally learn the game before coming on here and saying games are close. The 03 game vs FCV was 0-0 until last ten minutes and ended 3-0. The game was not close just because it was 0-0. FCV created multiples more of high quality scoring chances than MU and finally the dam broke. This happens in soccer. Doesn’t make the teams close to equal just close in score line. Anyone with experience in this sport watching with realism could see the two teams were at different levels.

The 05 MU team in my opinion is the highest level team in that club. Hopefully for MU they can keep that squad together.

Be realistic and people will back off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:U-18: FCV in first place in bracket, MU 6th out of 8 teams.
U-17: FCV 1st, MU 7th out of 8 teams
U-16: FCV 1st, MU 7th out of 9 teams
U-15: FCV 1st, MU 7th out of 9 teams

I’m not sure why this same conversation keeps breaking out when it’s clear that if you measure success by wins at recruiting ages, FCV is more successful and is going to continue to be more successful for the foreseeable future. FCV is the established best club in Girls DA in the area. Richmond is the best in Girls ECNL. I guess Pipeline is the best of the rest?

I wish MU more success than they’ve had, because there are some talented players, dedicated coaches, and nice families there. But I am afraid that they just won’t get the additional talent necessary to break out of the bottom of the bracket unless they merge with another struggling club, maybe BRYC.

For most of the age groups, most of the losses are close, like by a single goal. There have been a lot of close games, a lot. Let's see how things evolve.

See this is why MU/WSVA gets bashed. The standings are public and they include goal differential. The games are close if they’re basketball scores. -11 goal differential in 4 games is not a competitive team. Scoring less than one goal per game in every age group is not competitive. And claiming it’s nothing to worry about because it’s “development” gets absurd when it’s now year three and “development” isn’t bearing fruit.

And finally learn the game before coming on here and saying games are close. The 03 game vs FCV was 0-0 until last ten minutes and ended 3-0. The game was not close just because it was 0-0. FCV created multiples more of high quality scoring chances than MU and finally the dam broke. This happens in soccer. Doesn’t make the teams close to equal just close in score line. Anyone with experience in this sport watching with realism could see the two teams were at different levels.

The 05 MU team in my opinion is the highest level team in that club. Hopefully for MU they can keep that squad together.

Be realistic and people will back off.

His comment was realistic, troll.

F off

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:U-18: FCV in first place in bracket, MU 6th out of 8 teams.
U-17: FCV 1st, MU 7th out of 8 teams
U-16: FCV 1st, MU 7th out of 9 teams
U-15: FCV 1st, MU 7th out of 9 teams

I’m not sure why this same conversation keeps breaking out when it’s clear that if you measure success by wins at recruiting ages, FCV is more successful and is going to continue to be more successful for the foreseeable future. FCV is the established best club in Girls DA in the area. Richmond is the best in Girls ECNL. I guess Pipeline is the best of the rest?

I wish MU more success than they’ve had, because there are some talented players, dedicated coaches, and nice families there. But I am afraid that they just won’t get the additional talent necessary to break out of the bottom of the bracket unless they merge with another struggling club, maybe BRYC.

For most of the age groups, most of the losses are close, like by a single goal. There have been a lot of close games, a lot. Let's see how things evolve.

See this is why MU/WSVA gets bashed. The standings are public and they include goal differential. The games are close if they’re basketball scores. -11 goal differential in 4 games is not a competitive team. Scoring less than one goal per game in every age group is not competitive. And claiming it’s nothing to worry about because it’s “development” gets absurd when it’s now year three and “development” isn’t bearing fruit.

And finally learn the game before coming on here and saying games are close. The 03 game vs FCV was 0-0 until last ten minutes and ended 3-0. The game was not close just because it was 0-0. FCV created multiples more of high quality scoring chances than MU and finally the dam broke. This happens in soccer. Doesn’t make the teams close to equal just close in score line. Anyone with experience in this sport watching with realism could see the two teams were at different levels.

The 05 MU team in my opinion is the highest level team in that club. Hopefully for MU they can keep that squad together.

Be realistic and people will back off.

This is so true. The scores don't always reflect how dominant other teams are against MU.

These are just kids so sometimes the goals don't go in and play is inconsistent.

The 05 team is the best but they let players play up to 04 that shouldn't be playing up. That would help them a little.