The St James acquires FCV

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares. Move on.

Metro United has access to GFR fields and there is no connection to St James.

Stop spreading bunk.

Because Metro United is GFR. Do you not know how this works? Are you trying to say that Metro United is an independent entity that is operating free of GFR?

It is technically classified as a member of GFR but is operated independently by the former Spirit VA DA staff. There is no connection with St James nor does GFR staff have any desire to interfere with what the former Spirit VA staff are doing. They are being treated as a partner club, but more tightly integrated to satisfy US Soccer administrative and field requirements.

[Anonymous]

A STJ Tournament would be great!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares. Move on.

Metro United has access to GFR fields and there is no connection to St James.

Stop spreading bunk.

Because Metro United is GFR. Do you not know how this works? Are you trying to say that Metro United is an independent entity that is operating free of GFR?

It is technically classified as a member of GFR but is operated independently by the former Spirit VA DA staff. There is no connection with St James nor does GFR staff have any desire to interfere with what the former Spirit VA staff are doing. They are being treated as a partner club, but more tightly integrated to satisfy US Soccer administrative and field requirements.

Metro United is nothing more than the elite are of GFR. The players will all be registered paying members of GFR.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is called travel soccer, Barca must be doing cartwheels now.

FCV girls will go to Loudoun and other local options. Barca will probably get the Loudoun Gray team kids that are displaced down the chain.

FCV girls will NOT go to Loudoun - not the DA girls. Loudoun has a long way to go to be competitive. Why move so far down the soccer ladder just for a shorter commute to some of the practices?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares. Move on.

Metro United has access to GFR fields and there is no connection to St James.

Stop spreading bunk.

Because Metro United is GFR. Do you not know how this works? Are you trying to say that Metro United is an independent entity that is operating free of GFR?

It is technically classified as a member of GFR but is operated independently by the former Spirit VA DA staff. There is no connection with St James nor does GFR staff have any desire to interfere with what the former Spirit VA staff are doing. They are being treated as a partner club, but more tightly integrated to satisfy US Soccer administrative and field requirements.

Metro United is nothing more than the elite are of GFR. The players will all be registered paying members of GFR.

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Nice try, TSJFCV parent. You lose, you’re worse off than anyone at xWSVA today. Just accept it and figure out where to go from here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares. Move on.

Metro United has access to GFR fields and there is no connection to St James.

Stop spreading bunk.

Because Metro United is GFR. Do you not know how this works? Are you trying to say that Metro United is an independent entity that is operating free of GFR?

It is technically classified as a member of GFR but is operated independently by the former Spirit VA DA staff. There is no connection with St James nor does GFR staff have any desire to interfere with what the former Spirit VA staff are doing. They are being treated as a partner club, but more tightly integrated to satisfy US Soccer administrative and field requirements.

Metro United is nothing more than the elite are of GFR. The players will all be registered paying members of GFR.

Not quite, but nice try. There will be some GFR players but many others and other partnerships as well. It will be a DA and distinct from GFRs programming, other than administrative management and field space ownership. Look for partner announcements upcoming.

I get that there is drowning man syndrome going on here. Enjoy your winter practices in Springfield.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A STJ Tournament would be great!

A tournament using one field?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares. Move on.

Metro United has access to GFR fields and there is no connection to St James.

Stop spreading bunk.

Because Metro United is GFR. Do you not know how this works? Are you trying to say that Metro United is an independent entity that is operating free of GFR?

It is technically classified as a member of GFR but is operated independently by the former Spirit VA DA staff. There is no connection with St James nor does GFR staff have any desire to interfere with what the former Spirit VA staff are doing. They are being treated as a partner club, but more tightly integrated to satisfy US Soccer administrative and field requirements.

Metro United is nothing more than the elite are of GFR. The players will all be registered paying members of GFR.

Not quite, but nice try. There will be some GFR players but many others and other partnerships as well. It will be a DA and distinct from GFRs programming, other than administrative management and field space ownership. Look for partner announcements upcoming.

I get that there is drowning man syndrome going on here. Enjoy your winter practices in Springfield.

“Many other partnerships...”

Bartender - You know the drill!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares. Move on.

Metro United has access to GFR fields and there is no connection to St James.

Stop spreading bunk.

Because Metro United is GFR. Do you not know how this works? Are you trying to say that Metro United is an independent entity that is operating free of GFR?

It is technically classified as a member of GFR but is operated independently by the former Spirit VA DA staff. There is no connection with St James nor does GFR staff have any desire to interfere with what the former Spirit VA staff are doing. They are being treated as a partner club, but more tightly integrated to satisfy US Soccer administrative and field requirements.

Metro United is nothing more than the elite are of GFR. The players will all be registered paying members of GFR.

Not quite, but nice try. There will be some GFR players but many others and other partnerships as well. It will be a DA and distinct from GFRs programming, other than administrative management and field space ownership. Look for partner announcements upcoming.

I get that there is drowning man syndrome going on here. Enjoy your winter practices in Springfield.

“Many other partnerships...”

Bartender - You know the drill!

Like I said, enjoy your commute. Hope your EZ pass account is loaded up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So--what really happened? Did anyone at FCV anticipate or hear rumors of this---or were they really completely blind-sided?

The families that turned down their DA offers and United/Elite offers were not blindsided. Not many knew exactly what was going to happen, but given the struggle to field full non-DA teams across several different age groups, the departure of several coaches, and the willingness for CZ to take a "part-time" job with the Spirit pro team were strong indicators something was going to happen, and that it would be disruptive. Hence why the smart folks left.


Also - you all do realize that TSJ is not done yet with acquiring clubs. It is right in their statement about expanding into Fairfax and PW counties. PWSI, SYC, LMVSC, BRYC ... they are coming for either your clubs or your kids or both. It is all about getting enough parents that drive their kids to games, practices, and tournaments, and have nowhere else to go for the 1.5 to 2 hrs while there. So maybe they'll buy a membership to work out, or maybe they'll buy a $15 hamburger, or maybe they'll enroll their kids siblings in Ice Hockey or Bball, or maybe they'll also use the child care services to get a break from their toddler for an hour, etc. They HAVE to get customers in that building and they HAVE to get customers and emailing lists (data) to market other sports entertainment services. The only way to do that is to find customers that will be emotionally tied to being there (i.e. their kid is there). That is their business strategy. If I own a youth sports club (soccer, lacrosse, whatever), I am calling them up yesterday to get a return on my investment to get out of a tough, low margin business.

They are clearly going after the DA slots, is VDA for sale ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is called travel soccer, Barca must be doing cartwheels now.

FCV girls will go to Loudoun and other local options. Barca will probably get the Loudoun Gray team kids that are displaced down the chain.

I know many Loudoun parents that don’t want to do ECNL because of the travel involved and are heading to Barca.

Actually, Barca made numerous missteps this year (e.g., accepting too many kids with low skill level, joining ODSL while touting it as a great league, splitting practices between Evergreen and Morven, not giving straight answers to parents during team meetings, raising the cost of the program) and many players declined their offers to stay with the club, which was not the case last year when most players returned. Most starters on Barca's top team (2001) are graduating. Their next best teams are in EDP divisions 3-5. I don't think that Loudoun or FCV are worried that their ECNL or DA level players would bolt for Barca.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is called travel soccer, Barca must be doing cartwheels now.

FCV girls will go to Loudoun and other local options. Barca will probably get the Loudoun Gray team kids that are displaced down the chain.

FCV girls will NOT go to Loudoun - not the DA girls. Loudoun has a long way to go to be competitive. Why move so far down the soccer ladder just for a shorter commute to some of the practices?

This may be the dumbest thing I’ve read here. If the top 4 or 5 girls from FCV da in any age group went to Loudoun they’d immediately become more competitive. Where do you think half the FCV da girls came from in the first place? They could also play for a stable and closely located club. But hey, do what you think is best. Enjoy the traffic, the FCV da kool aid, and your $15 hamburger.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is called travel soccer, Barca must be doing cartwheels now.

FCV girls will go to Loudoun and other local options. Barca will probably get the Loudoun Gray team kids that are displaced down the chain.

FCV girls will NOT go to Loudoun - not the DA girls. Loudoun has a long way to go to be competitive. Why move so far down the soccer ladder just for a shorter commute to some of the practices?

This may be the dumbest thing I’ve read here. If the top 4 or 5 girls from FCV da in any age group went to Loudoun they’d immediately become more competitive. Where do you think half the FCV da girls came from in the first place? They could also play for a stable and closely located club. But hey, do what you think is best. Enjoy the traffic, the FCV da kool aid, and your $15 hamburger.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is called travel soccer, Barca must be doing cartwheels now.

FCV girls will go to Loudoun and other local options. Barca will probably get the Loudoun Gray team kids that are displaced down the chain.

FCV girls will NOT go to Loudoun - not the DA girls. Loudoun has a long way to go to be competitive. Why move so far down the soccer ladder just for a shorter commute to some of the practices?

This may be the dumbest thing I’ve read here. If the top 4 or 5 girls from FCV da in any age group went to Loudoun they’d immediately become more competitive. Where do you think half the FCV da girls came from in the first place? They could also play for a stable and closely located club. But hey, do what you think is best. Enjoy the traffic, the FCV da kool aid, and your $15 hamburger.

+1

Crazy decision by the owners of St James.Would have been better off buying a more local club to their facility. Doug and Bruce are not capable of running this soccer program at STJ. They can barely develop and run training sessions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is called travel soccer, Barca must be doing cartwheels now.

FCV girls will go to Loudoun and other local options. Barca will probably get the Loudoun Gray team kids that are displaced down the chain.

FCV girls will NOT go to Loudoun - not the DA girls. Loudoun has a long way to go to be competitive. Why move so far down the soccer ladder just for a shorter commute to some of the practices?

This may be the dumbest thing I’ve read here. If the top 4 or 5 girls from FCV da in any age group went to Loudoun they’d immediately become more competitive. Where do you think half the FCV da girls came from in the first place? They could also play for a stable and closely located club. But hey, do what you think is best. Enjoy the traffic, the FCV da kool aid, and your $15 hamburger.

Ive been saying this for years. Why do people fear leaving a club like FCV if their player really is as good as they say they are. Talent shines any and everywhere.