More defections from DA to ECNL

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This is great watching this back and forth. I guess we’ll see who’s full of s#@t and who isn’t.

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Anonymous wrote:Anything on MD Spirit? rumors swirling around here too

I'll bite. What are you hearing?

Among other rumors, that there will be a shakeup for the MD Spirit- possibly dropped by Spirit, and Baltimore Armour adding girls DA program.

Is that really just that Spirit is going to keep the patch but outsource the admin to the partner clubs? I had hear that at least at the younger ages, they were looking to do that in VA with GFR (though who would coach those teams I don't know....)

Possibly. Word got out the new Spirit guy wasn’t a fan of the youth program- had to put out a release to calm people down.

No big deal. Win-win if another entity manages the administrative portion of the program, but it is still owned and coached by the Spirit staff, which would have to be the formula. No other org is authorized by US Soccer to be a DA locally (Arl or FCV won’t be “merging” with Spirit, if that’s the recycled thought) and they aren’t getting rid of an NSWL DA club, despite what a couple people here dream about. Having Armour and GFR manage the paperwork/communications etc while the coaching staff sticks to the technical stuff would help to streamline their operations.

In what universe is GFR qualified to run a DA?

Two comments-

1. They would only run the administrative pieces in this scenario, not the technical program, which would still be Spirit coaches. The admin piece of DA travel soccer is travel soccer.
2. I don't know how anyone can come to the conclusion that the MD side is much more successful than the VA side other than in one age group (that matters)--the U15's. The 16/17s and the 18/19s are comparable between the sides in that the 16/17s aren't doing well and the 18/19s are. When the current 13/14s make it to age groups that matter, we can compare the two sides, but as of now 13 is a pilot and 14 is the 1st official year and a lot may change next year.

What exactly is changing at U14 at Spirit VA? They can’t seem to attract any new players at the ID sessions. Is there some secret stash of players no one knows about coming out of the woodwork at the 11th hour?

Development. Their results are much better in the spring as compared to the fall. They'll have a year of growth and any adds would be impactful. They have been competitive in quite a few games this year overall with only a few bad losses and a few solid wins. They are a more solid team than the 15-17 teams have been in VA. I expect their results to improve next year.

Current U13s were set back a year when they brought Denison Cabral on as head coach. The age group tanked due to that, hence why he was pushed out (just like everything hes a part of). So theyre a year behind, and are doing better now that they are bringing on new talent throughout the Spring so far. Team will really start to do better overall after an embarrassing Fall. And many of the current rostered players will not be on the team next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is great watching this back and forth. I guess we’ll see who’s full of s#@t and who isn’t.

Yeah, I've had popcorn out for a couple of days. I recommend butter. It adds to the flavor.

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Anonymous wrote:This is great watching this back and forth. I guess we’ll see who’s full of s#@t and who isn’t.

Yeah, I've had popcorn out for a couple of days. I recommend butter. It adds to the flavor.

+1

[Anonymous]

why do people get so up in arms here when someone talks rumors? Its a forum to talk about stuff like this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:why do people get so up in arms here when someone talks rumors? Its a forum to talk about stuff like this.

Because it’s BS, and commonly BS written about Spirit by two nitwits.

Enjoy your popcorn, it’s all you have.

[Anonymous]

Rumors from honest brokers with good intentions to share info is definitely valuable.

Full on malignant BS trolling is not the same. Sure it’s entertainment, but it’s not disruptive in a positive way, it just pulls the quality of discussion in the wrong direction.

Instead of lifting the soccer community, it’s the reason why we cant have nice things.

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Anonymous wrote:why do people get so up in arms here when someone talks rumors? Its a forum to talk about stuff like this.

Because it’s BS, and commonly BS written about Spirit by two nitwits.

Enjoy your popcorn, it’s all you have.

Oh please, get over it. I didn't post any of those rumors. You are seriously delusional if you think that. This is as stupid as the FCV assault on a freakin ECNL thread.

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Anonymous wrote:why do people get so up in arms here when someone talks rumors? Its a forum to talk about stuff like this.

Because it’s BS, and commonly BS written about Spirit by two nitwits.

Enjoy your popcorn, it’s all you have.

Oh please, get over it. I didn't post any of those rumors. You are seriously delusional if you think that. This is as stupid as the FCV assault on a freakin ECNL thread.

Are you involved with that too? I wouldn't be surprised.

It's spring break time, it would be good for you to take a nice long trip to a Caribbean island. Not coming back is an option!

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Anonymous wrote:why do people get so up in arms here when someone talks rumors? Its a forum to talk about stuff like this.

Because it’s BS, and commonly BS written about Spirit by two nitwits.

Enjoy your popcorn, it’s all you have.

Oh please, get over it. I didn't post any of those rumors. You are seriously delusional if you think that. This is as stupid as the FCV assault on a freakin ECNL thread.

Are you involved with that too? I wouldn't be surprised.

It's spring break time, it would be good for you to take a nice long trip to a Caribbean island. Not coming back is an option!

Involved in what? The FCV stuff? Nope,. Eating my popcorn and letting you all duke it out over nothing. People are so afraid a post here would be true OR false or whatever. You people this board and yourselves too seriously.

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Anonymous wrote:why do people get so up in arms here when someone talks rumors? Its a forum to talk about stuff like this.

Because it’s BS, and commonly BS written about Spirit by two nitwits.

Enjoy your popcorn, it’s all you have.

Oh please, get over it. I didn't post any of those rumors. You are seriously delusional if you think that. This is as stupid as the FCV assault on a freakin ECNL thread.

Are you involved with that too? I wouldn't be surprised.

It's spring break time, it would be good for you to take a nice long trip to a Caribbean island. Not coming back is an option!

Involved in what? The FCV stuff? Nope,. Eating my popcorn and letting you all duke it out over nothing. People are so afraid a post here would be true OR false or whatever. You people this board and yourselves too seriously.

People aren’t afraid of posts, they are sick of BS intended to make people who don’t know the truth avoid the various clubs being slandered. Whether you imitate the BS or +1 it, you are part of the problem on this forum, not part of the solution.

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initiate not imitate

[Anonymous]

I don't initiate or +1. I DO laugh. Nothing posted here matters. Spirit won't fold because some jackals said it would, and it won't survive because you said it wouldn't. One of you will be shown to be out of touch here very. Probably the outsider, but maybe not.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't initiate or +1. I DO laugh. Nothing posted here matters. Spirit won't fold because some jackals said it would, and it won't survive because you said it wouldn't. One of you will be shown to be out of touch here very. Probably the outsider, but maybe not.

Agreed. Similarly FCV may also fold. And Arlington may be kicked out of the DA. And Loudoun may be kicked out of ECNL when the DA folds so FCV can rejoin. And VDA will become the premier elite club in the area while McLean and BRYC fold.

It’s all a bunch of crap. Again, enjoy your popcorn because the value of this forum has been reduced to essentially nothing.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't initiate or +1. I DO laugh. Nothing posted here matters. Spirit won't fold because some jackals said it would, and it won't survive because you said it wouldn't. One of you will be shown to be out of touch here very. Probably the outsider, but maybe not.

Agreed. Similarly FCV may also fold. And Arlington may be kicked out of the DA. And Loudoun may be kicked out of ECNL when the DA folds so FCV can rejoin. And VDA will become the premier elite club in the area while McLean and BRYC fold.

It’s all a bunch of crap. Again, enjoy your popcorn because the value of this forum has been reduced to essentially nothing.

VDA is being kicked out of ECNL.