ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership

[Anonymous]

These two are merging into one ECNL club and then FCVirginia will be announced as a new E CNL club in spring after teams are formed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If true... I think it's smart, ECNL could form some really solid teams out of the merger. Meanwhile poor GA has watered down the area with FCV and VRSC. If ECNL wants to add a club back to the MA possibly there's another outside Northern Virginia, making their footprint bigger.
I don't think Brave was getting kicked out, the '08 girls are in the playoffs and the '10 and '11 aren't out of contention.
On the boys side the clubs are pretty equally bad, why not try to get one competitive team out of the deal. Offer the other kids regional league spots and those teams get more competitive.
So I don't think Mclean who was the first Club forced to merge and lost that partner is coming in with any more weight than Brave.
I think you'll see some coaches from both sides..
Brave getting kicked out of the ECNL is the fever dream of some spurned soccer Dad. They could win it all and he would post that...

Having to merge teams means that ECNL added terrible teams with a handful of players on each that will combine and form a semi decent team…

if the GA were to take this same approach and force weak clubs to merge they'd be down to maybe 25 teams nationally and I'm being generous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If true... I think it's smart, ECNL could form some really solid teams out of the merger. Meanwhile poor GA has watered down the area with FCV and VRSC. If ECNL wants to add a club back to the MA possibly there's another outside Northern Virginia, making their footprint bigger.
I don't think Brave was getting kicked out, the '08 girls are in the playoffs and the '10 and '11 aren't out of contention.
On the boys side the clubs are pretty equally bad, why not try to get one competitive team out of the deal. Offer the other kids regional league spots and those teams get more competitive.
So I don't think Mclean who was the first Club forced to merge and lost that partner is coming in with any more weight than Brave.
I think you'll see some coaches from both sides..
Brave getting kicked out of the ECNL is the fever dream of some spurned soccer Dad. They could win it all and he would post that...

Having to merge teams means that ECNL added terrible teams with a handful of players on each that will combine and form a semi decent team…

if the GA were to take this same approach and force weak clubs to merge they'd be down to maybe 25 teams nationally and I'm being generous.

Sorry to break to you all but this only benefits boys. Sure McLean adds some quality players, but any impact players at BRAVE have already left, so this is more reshuffling the deck. The impact is on the survival of boys ecnl for these two clubs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fear it!

Brave is not so Brave after all
Need to be bailout by McLean

[Anonymous]

Now that everyone has FINALLY accepted the ‘rumors’ as true, the player movement can begin.

The same Union parents that looked down on Brave will now have to deal with Brave players on their teams. Any parents of current starters who either lose their starting spot or has their minutes reduced needs to show the new players and families the proper respect.

Pay close attention to the 08 ,09, 10, and 11 groups on the girls side. Brave has a good amount of players that can either start for Union or earn significant minutes.

This merger may produce a National Champion or two!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Now that everyone has FINALLY accepted the ‘rumors’ as true, the player movement can begin.

The same Union parents that looked down on Brave will now have to deal with Brave players on their teams. Any parents of current starters who either lose their starting spot or has their minutes reduced needs to show the new players and families the proper respect.

Pay close attention to the 08 ,09, 10, and 11 groups on the girls side. Brave has a good amount of players that can either start for Union or earn significant minutes.

This merger may produce a National Champion or two!

lol -20 points for the natty comment. Settle down.

[Anonymous]

OP is the current winner. 21 pages and counting, zero public announcement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Now that everyone has FINALLY accepted the ‘rumors’ as true, the player movement can begin.

The same Union parents that looked down on Brave will now have to deal with Brave players on their teams. Any parents of current starters who either lose their starting spot or has their minutes reduced needs to show the new players and families the proper respect.

Pay close attention to the 08 ,09, 10, and 11 groups on the girls side. Brave has a good amount of players that can either start for Union or earn significant minutes.

This merger may produce a National Champion or two!

I hate to say it, but the merger will not produce a national champion. Putting garbage and garbage together doesn't make it gold. I am sure that Union families aren't worried about losing a spot to Brave players. I doubt the two clubs will cut players. They will combine them and have a 30 on the roster. The more players you have, the more money they make.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Pay close attention to the 08 ,09, 10, and 11 groups on the girls side. Brave has a good amount of players that can either start for Union or earn significant minutes.

I'm not super familiar with all the clubs/leagues/local geographies...but in this case, where is the likely outlet for the Union/Brave players that don't make the consolidated rosters?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Pay close attention to the 08 ,09, 10, and 11 groups on the girls side. Brave has a good amount of players that can either start for Union or earn significant minutes.

I'm not super familiar with all the clubs/leagues/local geographies...but in this case, where is the likely outlet for the Union/Brave players that don't make the consolidated rosters?

Given that GA in this area is currently in a free fall, the best bet may be ECNL-RL at one of the stronger ECNL clubs. A lot of the middle of the pack players accepting ECNL offers will end up there when they realize there are 30 players in their age group and that's their only chance to get a descent amount of playing time. This phenomena will make that league more competitive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Pay close attention to the 08 ,09, 10, and 11 groups on the girls side. Brave has a good amount of players that can either start for Union or earn significant minutes.

I'm not super familiar with all the clubs/leagues/local geographies...but in this case, where is the likely outlet for the Union/Brave players that don't make the consolidated rosters?

Don't worry, the kid will have a spot. They are not letting $3,500 out of the door. The kid might not get playing time but they have a secure spot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now that everyone has FINALLY accepted the ‘rumors’ as true, the player movement can begin.

The same Union parents that looked down on Brave will now have to deal with Brave players on their teams. Any parents of current starters who either lose their starting spot or has their minutes reduced needs to show the new players and families the proper respect.

Pay close attention to the 08 ,09, 10, and 11 groups on the girls side. Brave has a good amount of players that can either start for Union or earn significant minutes.

This merger may produce a National Champion or two!

I hate to say it, but the merger will not produce a national champion. Putting garbage and garbage together doesn't make it gold. I am sure that Union families aren't worried about losing a spot to Brave players. I doubt the two clubs will cut players. They will combine them and have a 30 on the roster. The more players you have, the more money they make.

LOL. More like 40-50 on the roster. Have you seen the roster sizes on McLean teams?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now that everyone has FINALLY accepted the ‘rumors’ as true, the player movement can begin.

The same Union parents that looked down on Brave will now have to deal with Brave players on their teams. Any parents of current starters who either lose their starting spot or has their minutes reduced needs to show the new players and families the proper respect.

Pay close attention to the 08 ,09, 10, and 11 groups on the girls side. Brave has a good amount of players that can either start for Union or earn significant minutes.

This merger may produce a National Champion or two!

I hate to say it, but the merger will not produce a national champion. Putting garbage and garbage together doesn't make it gold. I am sure that Union families aren't worried about losing a spot to Brave players. I doubt the two clubs will cut players. They will combine them and have a 30 on the roster. The more players you have, the more money they make.

LOL. More like 40-50 on the roster. Have you seen the roster sizes on McLean teams?

Confirmed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fall 2024 - ECNL is forcing Brave to partner/merge with Union. Confirmed.

Confirm my nuts. Junk posting

Would like to reiterate the above...

[Anonymous]

What are head to head results between the two teams?