Arlington Soccer Leadership email 10/15

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Anonymous wrote:Is it related to the rumor about oscar leaving the club?

Haven't heard that - when/where is he going?

Nobody should traffic in rumors like this. Just trying to stir the pot. If it happens, it happens. Worry about it then. Otherwise you may be worrying about something that is false.

it's not just a rumor..... from what i hear

Well what do you hear? Clearly there are rumors. At this point I can't see how it hurts to actually provide the detail of where he's going instead of just the rumor that he's leaving.

ED resigns abruptly for greener pastures, his past experiences and education tells you he drawn to high profile roles. Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel. I'd be surprised if the ED spent a second thinking about Arlington soccer Asso. who? after he accepted his new role. Clearly he'd want to hit the ground running and make a statement. To do so it'd be wise to surround yourself with very qualified and highly regarded talent. Thats a very easy conversation and decision for Oscar to have. Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next. Also, with the younger boys teams not as strong as before, and the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director, limiting his income for the foreseeable future, made his decision a no decision. Details where probably worked out before the start of the fall season.

Wow. That will be a huge blow to Arlington but, if true, I agree they should have foreseen it when they turned down MLS Next.

Christ, he's the reason we even came back to Arlington. I will be so sad if this is true.

So where is he going?

The clues seem to be:

From one poster: "Word on the street someone's moving to the NW burbs where the trees are AlwaysGreen"

And from another: "Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel", and "Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next", and "the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director"

Complete overhaul of staff and personnel could be Herndon. "AlwaysGreen" seems to imply Evergreen Sports Complex which would be Barca. "A big local club" and MLS Next might imply Bethesda.

If we place our faith in the second poster, and assume the first is a red herring, this would fit if Bethesda has been overhauling staff and personnel recently. Have they?

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Anonymous wrote:Is it related to the rumor about oscar leaving the club?

Haven't heard that - when/where is he going?

Nobody should traffic in rumors like this. Just trying to stir the pot. If it happens, it happens. Worry about it then. Otherwise you may be worrying about something that is false.

it's not just a rumor..... from what i hear

Well what do you hear? Clearly there are rumors. At this point I can't see how it hurts to actually provide the detail of where he's going instead of just the rumor that he's leaving.

ED resigns abruptly for greener pastures, his past experiences and education tells you he drawn to high profile roles. Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel. I'd be surprised if the ED spent a second thinking about Arlington soccer Asso. who? after he accepted his new role. Clearly he'd want to hit the ground running and make a statement. To do so it'd be wise to surround yourself with very qualified and highly regarded talent. Thats a very easy conversation and decision for Oscar to have. Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next. Also, with the younger boys teams not as strong as before, and the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director, limiting his income for the foreseeable future, made his decision a no decision. Details where probably worked out before the start of the fall season.

Wow. That will be a huge blow to Arlington but, if true, I agree they should have foreseen it when they turned down MLS Next.

Christ, he's the reason we even came back to Arlington. I will be so sad if this is true.

So where is he going?

The clues seem to be:

From one poster: "Word on the street someone's moving to the NW burbs where the trees are AlwaysGreen"

And from another: "Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel", and "Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next", and "the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director"

Complete overhaul of staff and personnel could be Herndon. "AlwaysGreen" seems to imply Evergreen Sports Complex which would be Barca. "A big local club" and MLS Next might imply Bethesda.

If we place our faith in the second poster, and assume the first is a red herring, this would fit if Bethesda has been overhauling staff and personnel recently. Have they?

The clues would imply that Oscar is heading to VA Revolution.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is it related to the rumor about oscar leaving the club?

Haven't heard that - when/where is he going?

Nobody should traffic in rumors like this. Just trying to stir the pot. If it happens, it happens. Worry about it then. Otherwise you may be worrying about something that is false.

it's not just a rumor..... from what i hear

Well what do you hear? Clearly there are rumors. At this point I can't see how it hurts to actually provide the detail of where he's going instead of just the rumor that he's leaving.

ED resigns abruptly for greener pastures, his past experiences and education tells you he drawn to high profile roles. Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel. I'd be surprised if the ED spent a second thinking about Arlington soccer Asso. who? after he accepted his new role. Clearly he'd want to hit the ground running and make a statement. To do so it'd be wise to surround yourself with very qualified and highly regarded talent. Thats a very easy conversation and decision for Oscar to have. Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next. Also, with the younger boys teams not as strong as before, and the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director, limiting his income for the foreseeable future, made his decision a no decision. Details where probably worked out before the start of the fall season.

Wow. That will be a huge blow to Arlington but, if true, I agree they should have foreseen it when they turned down MLS Next.

Christ, he's the reason we even came back to Arlington. I will be so sad if this is true.

So where is he going?

I don’t think there is a coach in the DMV that would drive more player movement than a move by Oscar.

If that's true, then why has younger talent been leaving Arlington at younger ages? Or is that also part of driving player movement?

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Anonymous wrote:Is it related to the rumor about oscar leaving the club?

Haven't heard that - when/where is he going?

Nobody should traffic in rumors like this. Just trying to stir the pot. If it happens, it happens. Worry about it then. Otherwise you may be worrying about something that is false.

it's not just a rumor..... from what i hear

Well what do you hear? Clearly there are rumors. At this point I can't see how it hurts to actually provide the detail of where he's going instead of just the rumor that he's leaving.

ED resigns abruptly for greener pastures, his past experiences and education tells you he drawn to high profile roles. Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel. I'd be surprised if the ED spent a second thinking about Arlington soccer Asso. who? after he accepted his new role. Clearly he'd want to hit the ground running and make a statement. To do so it'd be wise to surround yourself with very qualified and highly regarded talent. Thats a very easy conversation and decision for Oscar to have. Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next. Also, with the younger boys teams not as strong as before, and the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director, limiting his income for the foreseeable future, made his decision a no decision. Details where probably worked out before the start of the fall season.

Wow. That will be a huge blow to Arlington but, if true, I agree they should have foreseen it when they turned down MLS Next.

Christ, he's the reason we even came back to Arlington. I will be so sad if this is true.

So where is he going?

The clues seem to be:

From one poster: "Word on the street someone's moving to the NW burbs where the trees are AlwaysGreen"

And from another: "Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel", and "Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next", and "the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director"

Complete overhaul of staff and personnel could be Herndon. "AlwaysGreen" seems to imply Evergreen Sports Complex which would be Barca. "A big local club" and MLS Next might imply Bethesda.

If we place our faith in the second poster, and assume the first is a red herring, this would fit if Bethesda has been overhauling staff and personnel recently. Have they?

The clues would imply that Oscar is heading to VA Revolution.

I don’t claim to know anything but I can see how VA Revolution certainly makes a whole lot of sense for both parties.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is it related to the rumor about oscar leaving the club?

Haven't heard that - when/where is he going?

Nobody should traffic in rumors like this. Just trying to stir the pot. If it happens, it happens. Worry about it then. Otherwise you may be worrying about something that is false.

it's not just a rumor..... from what i hear

Well what do you hear? Clearly there are rumors. At this point I can't see how it hurts to actually provide the detail of where he's going instead of just the rumor that he's leaving.

ED resigns abruptly for greener pastures, his past experiences and education tells you he drawn to high profile roles. Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel. I'd be surprised if the ED spent a second thinking about Arlington soccer Asso. who? after he accepted his new role. Clearly he'd want to hit the ground running and make a statement. To do so it'd be wise to surround yourself with very qualified and highly regarded talent. Thats a very easy conversation and decision for Oscar to have. Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next. Also, with the younger boys teams not as strong as before, and the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director, limiting his income for the foreseeable future, made his decision a no decision. Details where probably worked out before the start of the fall season.

Wow. That will be a huge blow to Arlington but, if true, I agree they should have foreseen it when they turned down MLS Next.

Christ, he's the reason we even came back to Arlington. I will be so sad if this is true.

So where is he going?

The clues seem to be:

From one poster: "Word on the street someone's moving to the NW burbs where the trees are AlwaysGreen"

And from another: "Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel", and "Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next", and "the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director"

Complete overhaul of staff and personnel could be Herndon. "AlwaysGreen" seems to imply Evergreen Sports Complex which would be Barca. "A big local club" and MLS Next might imply Bethesda.

If we place our faith in the second poster, and assume the first is a red herring, this would fit if Bethesda has been overhauling staff and personnel recently. Have they?

The clues would imply that Oscar is heading to VA Revolution.

I don’t claim to know anything but I can see how VA Revolution certainly makes a whole lot of sense for both parties.

VA Recolution isn’t here to take part. Rather, to take over.

Barca and FCV are effectively out of (Western) LoCo. Next club in the way is Loudoun Soccer club. But they already shook themselves on their feet a lot. That with the aggressive growth and expansion Revolution can render the letter as the only place within the next few years.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it related to the rumor about oscar leaving the club?

Haven't heard that - when/where is he going?

Nobody should traffic in rumors like this. Just trying to stir the pot. If it happens, it happens. Worry about it then. Otherwise you may be worrying about something that is false.

it's not just a rumor..... from what i hear

Well what do you hear? Clearly there are rumors. At this point I can't see how it hurts to actually provide the detail of where he's going instead of just the rumor that he's leaving.

ED resigns abruptly for greener pastures, his past experiences and education tells you he drawn to high profile roles. Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel. I'd be surprised if the ED spent a second thinking about Arlington soccer Asso. who? after he accepted his new role. Clearly he'd want to hit the ground running and make a statement. To do so it'd be wise to surround yourself with very qualified and highly regarded talent. Thats a very easy conversation and decision for Oscar to have. Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next. Also, with the younger boys teams not as strong as before, and the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director, limiting his income for the foreseeable future, made his decision a no decision. Details where probably worked out before the start of the fall season.

Wow. That will be a huge blow to Arlington but, if true, I agree they should have foreseen it when they turned down MLS Next.

Christ, he's the reason we even came back to Arlington. I will be so sad if this is true.

So where is he going?

The clues seem to be:

From one poster: "Word on the street someone's moving to the NW burbs where the trees are AlwaysGreen"

And from another: "Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel", and "Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next", and "the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director"

Complete overhaul of staff and personnel could be Herndon. "AlwaysGreen" seems to imply Evergreen Sports Complex which would be Barca. "A big local club" and MLS Next might imply Bethesda.

If we place our faith in the second poster, and assume the first is a red herring, this would fit if Bethesda has been overhauling staff and personnel recently. Have they?

The clues would imply that Oscar is heading to VA Revolution.

I don’t claim to know anything but I can see how VA Revolution certainly makes a whole lot of sense for both parties.

VA Recolution isn’t here to take part. Rather, to take over.

Barca and FCV are effectively out of (Western) LoCo. Next club in the way is Loudoun Soccer club. But they already shook themselves on their feet a lot. That with the aggressive growth and expansion Revolution can render the letter as the only place within the next few years.

Shoot*

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Anonymous wrote:Is it related to the rumor about oscar leaving the club?

Haven't heard that - when/where is he going?

Nobody should traffic in rumors like this. Just trying to stir the pot. If it happens, it happens. Worry about it then. Otherwise you may be worrying about something that is false.

it's not just a rumor..... from what i hear

Well what do you hear? Clearly there are rumors. At this point I can't see how it hurts to actually provide the detail of where he's going instead of just the rumor that he's leaving.

ED resigns abruptly for greener pastures, his past experiences and education tells you he drawn to high profile roles. Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel. I'd be surprised if the ED spent a second thinking about Arlington soccer Asso. who? after he accepted his new role. Clearly he'd want to hit the ground running and make a statement. To do so it'd be wise to surround yourself with very qualified and highly regarded talent. Thats a very easy conversation and decision for Oscar to have. Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next. Also, with the younger boys teams not as strong as before, and the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director, limiting his income for the foreseeable future, made his decision a no decision. Details where probably worked out before the start of the fall season.

Wow. That will be a huge blow to Arlington but, if true, I agree they should have foreseen it when they turned down MLS Next.

Christ, he's the reason we even came back to Arlington. I will be so sad if this is true.

So where is he going?

I don’t think there is a coach in the DMV that would drive more player movement than a move by Oscar.

If that's true, then why has younger talent been leaving Arlington at younger ages? Or is that also part of driving player movement?

Not the PP, but

1. Some kids will always leave any program for one reason or another. The key is the net flow - how many more kids want to join than want to leave.
2. Oscar doesn't coach every team himself, and I would suggest that it is only this year that he finally has a coaching staff he is entirely happy with at every age group.
3. Certainly some players and parents, usually the ones that know less about soccer, will be attracted to "MLS Next" and leave for that reason alone.
4. Talent is hard to judge. You might find that Oscar disagrees with you about which kids are the most talented.

The bottom line is that anyone who knows anything about the boys' youth game in this area knows how good a coach Oscar is, and what he does for the development of the kids he coaches. And that draws good players, as does Oscar's ability to spot talent which many other coaches fail to notice.

Just look at how many of DCU academy's starting players were coached by him. There's no other coach in the area comes close.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it related to the rumor about oscar leaving the club?

Haven't heard that - when/where is he going?

Nobody should traffic in rumors like this. Just trying to stir the pot. If it happens, it happens. Worry about it then. Otherwise you may be worrying about something that is false.

it's not just a rumor..... from what i hear

Well what do you hear? Clearly there are rumors. At this point I can't see how it hurts to actually provide the detail of where he's going instead of just the rumor that he's leaving.

ED resigns abruptly for greener pastures, his past experiences and education tells you he drawn to high profile roles. Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel. I'd be surprised if the ED spent a second thinking about Arlington soccer Asso. who? after he accepted his new role. Clearly he'd want to hit the ground running and make a statement. To do so it'd be wise to surround yourself with very qualified and highly regarded talent. Thats a very easy conversation and decision for Oscar to have. Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next. Also, with the younger boys teams not as strong as before, and the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director, limiting his income for the foreseeable future, made his decision a no decision. Details where probably worked out before the start of the fall season.

Wow. That will be a huge blow to Arlington but, if true, I agree they should have foreseen it when they turned down MLS Next.

Christ, he's the reason we even came back to Arlington. I will be so sad if this is true.

So where is he going?

The clues seem to be:

From one poster: "Word on the street someone's moving to the NW burbs where the trees are AlwaysGreen"

And from another: "Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel", and "Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next", and "the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director"

Complete overhaul of staff and personnel could be Herndon. "AlwaysGreen" seems to imply Evergreen Sports Complex which would be Barca. "A big local club" and MLS Next might imply Bethesda.

If we place our faith in the second poster, and assume the first is a red herring, this would fit if Bethesda has been overhauling staff and personnel recently. Have they?

The clues would imply that Oscar is heading to VA Revolution.

I don’t claim to know anything but I can see how VA Revolution certainly makes a whole lot of sense for both parties.

VA Recolution isn’t here to take part. Rather, to take over.

Barca and FCV are effectively out of (Western) LoCo. Next club in the way is Loudoun Soccer club. But they already shook themselves on their feet a lot. That with the aggressive growth and expansion Revolution can render the letter as the only place within the next few years.

Shoot*

VA Revolution lacks any significant league affiliation to displace a club like Loudoun. And Loudoun did fine with a ECNL affiliated FCV in their backyard for years.

That said, I believe VA Revolution presents a different kind of threat to Loudoun than FCV and certainly Barca did. For starters Revolution is more competitively priced than FCV or Barca are currently. Revolution now has field certainty and they have hired some good people.

But where Revolution will never catch Loudoun and that is in the pre-travel rec side of things. Loudoun is king there and will simply not cede any ground in that area. And frankly, that is also where the money is.

I wish Revolution well. They seem to be ambitious and are following a plan and executing it well.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it related to the rumor about oscar leaving the club?

Haven't heard that - when/where is he going?

Nobody should traffic in rumors like this. Just trying to stir the pot. If it happens, it happens. Worry about it then. Otherwise you may be worrying about something that is false.

it's not just a rumor..... from what i hear

Well what do you hear? Clearly there are rumors. At this point I can't see how it hurts to actually provide the detail of where he's going instead of just the rumor that he's leaving.

ED resigns abruptly for greener pastures, his past experiences and education tells you he drawn to high profile roles. Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel. I'd be surprised if the ED spent a second thinking about Arlington soccer Asso. who? after he accepted his new role. Clearly he'd want to hit the ground running and make a statement. To do so it'd be wise to surround yourself with very qualified and highly regarded talent. Thats a very easy conversation and decision for Oscar to have. Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next. Also, with the younger boys teams not as strong as before, and the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director, limiting his income for the foreseeable future, made his decision a no decision. Details where probably worked out before the start of the fall season.

Wow. That will be a huge blow to Arlington but, if true, I agree they should have foreseen it when they turned down MLS Next.

Christ, he's the reason we even came back to Arlington. I will be so sad if this is true.

So where is he going?

The clues seem to be:

From one poster: "Word on the street someone's moving to the NW burbs where the trees are AlwaysGreen"

And from another: "Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel", and "Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next", and "the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director"

Complete overhaul of staff and personnel could be Herndon. "AlwaysGreen" seems to imply Evergreen Sports Complex which would be Barca. "A big local club" and MLS Next might imply Bethesda.

If we place our faith in the second poster, and assume the first is a red herring, this would fit if Bethesda has been overhauling staff and personnel recently. Have they?

The clues would imply that Oscar is heading to VA Revolution.

I don’t claim to know anything but I can see how VA Revolution certainly makes a whole lot of sense for both parties.

VA Recolution isn’t here to take part. Rather, to take over.

Barca and FCV are effectively out of (Western) LoCo. Next club in the way is Loudoun Soccer club. But they already shook themselves on their feet a lot. That with the aggressive growth and expansion Revolution can render the letter as the only place within the next few years.

Hope you have a copy editor on staff

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is it related to the rumor about oscar leaving the club?

Haven't heard that - when/where is he going?

Nobody should traffic in rumors like this. Just trying to stir the pot. If it happens, it happens. Worry about it then. Otherwise you may be worrying about something that is false.

it's not just a rumor..... from what i hear

Well what do you hear? Clearly there are rumors. At this point I can't see how it hurts to actually provide the detail of where he's going instead of just the rumor that he's leaving.

ED resigns abruptly for greener pastures, his past experiences and education tells you he drawn to high profile roles. Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel. I'd be surprised if the ED spent a second thinking about Arlington soccer Asso. who? after he accepted his new role. Clearly he'd want to hit the ground running and make a statement. To do so it'd be wise to surround yourself with very qualified and highly regarded talent. Thats a very easy conversation and decision for Oscar to have. Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next. Also, with the younger boys teams not as strong as before, and the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director, limiting his income for the foreseeable future, made his decision a no decision. Details where probably worked out before the start of the fall season.

Wow. That will be a huge blow to Arlington but, if true, I agree they should have foreseen it when they turned down MLS Next.

Christ, he's the reason we even came back to Arlington. I will be so sad if this is true.

So where is he going?

The clues seem to be:

From one poster: "Word on the street someone's moving to the NW burbs where the trees are AlwaysGreen"

And from another: "Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel", and "Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next", and "the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director"

Complete overhaul of staff and personnel could be Herndon. "AlwaysGreen" seems to imply Evergreen Sports Complex which would be Barca. "A big local club" and MLS Next might imply Bethesda.

If we place our faith in the second poster, and assume the first is a red herring, this would fit if Bethesda has been overhauling staff and personnel recently. Have they?

The clues would imply that Oscar is heading to VA Revolution.

I don’t claim to know anything but I can see how VA Revolution certainly makes a whole lot of sense for both parties.

I don't. I'd be surprised if Oscar would want to coach at that level. I could see a sideways move to an MLS Next club, especially a big one like Bethesda. Or just possibly a move to an ECNL club where he could be in line to run the whole program - maybe Loudoun if that were a possibility there.

I could also see a move to a college program.

I can't see a move to VA revolution though, or Barca for that matter.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it related to the rumor about oscar leaving the club?

Haven't heard that - when/where is he going?

Nobody should traffic in rumors like this. Just trying to stir the pot. If it happens, it happens. Worry about it then. Otherwise you may be worrying about something that is false.

it's not just a rumor..... from what i hear

Well what do you hear? Clearly there are rumors. At this point I can't see how it hurts to actually provide the detail of where he's going instead of just the rumor that he's leaving.

ED resigns abruptly for greener pastures, his past experiences and education tells you he drawn to high profile roles. Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel. I'd be surprised if the ED spent a second thinking about Arlington soccer Asso. who? after he accepted his new role. Clearly he'd want to hit the ground running and make a statement. To do so it'd be wise to surround yourself with very qualified and highly regarded talent. Thats a very easy conversation and decision for Oscar to have. Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next. Also, with the younger boys teams not as strong as before, and the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director, limiting his income for the foreseeable future, made his decision a no decision. Details where probably worked out before the start of the fall season.

Wow. That will be a huge blow to Arlington but, if true, I agree they should have foreseen it when they turned down MLS Next.

Christ, he's the reason we even came back to Arlington. I will be so sad if this is true.

So where is he going?

The clues seem to be:

From one poster: "Word on the street someone's moving to the NW burbs where the trees are AlwaysGreen"

And from another: "Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel", and "Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next", and "the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director"

Complete overhaul of staff and personnel could be Herndon. "AlwaysGreen" seems to imply Evergreen Sports Complex which would be Barca. "A big local club" and MLS Next might imply Bethesda.

If we place our faith in the second poster, and assume the first is a red herring, this would fit if Bethesda has been overhauling staff and personnel recently. Have they?

The clues would imply that Oscar is heading to VA Revolution.

I don’t claim to know anything but I can see how VA Revolution certainly makes a whole lot of sense for both parties.

VA Recolution isn’t here to take part. Rather, to take over.

Barca and FCV are effectively out of (Western) LoCo. Next club in the way is Loudoun Soccer club. But they already shook themselves on their feet a lot. That with the aggressive growth and expansion Revolution can render the letter as the only place within the next few years.

Shoot*

VA Revolution lacks any significant league affiliation to displace a club like Loudoun. And Loudoun did fine with a ECNL affiliated FCV in their backyard for years.

That said, I believe VA Revolution presents a different kind of threat to Loudoun than FCV and certainly Barca did. For starters Revolution is more competitively priced than FCV or Barca are currently. Revolution now has field certainty and they have hired some good people.

But where Revolution will never catch Loudoun and that is in the pre-travel rec side of things. Loudoun is king there and will simply not cede any ground in that area. And frankly, that is also where the money is.

I wish Revolution well. They seem to be ambitious and are following a plan and executing it well.

Loudoun’s rec enrollment has declined the last 3 years

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Anonymous wrote:Is it related to the rumor about oscar leaving the club?

Haven't heard that - when/where is he going?

Nobody should traffic in rumors like this. Just trying to stir the pot. If it happens, it happens. Worry about it then. Otherwise you may be worrying about something that is false.

it's not just a rumor..... from what i hear

Well what do you hear? Clearly there are rumors. At this point I can't see how it hurts to actually provide the detail of where he's going instead of just the rumor that he's leaving.

ED resigns abruptly for greener pastures, his past experiences and education tells you he drawn to high profile roles. Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel. I'd be surprised if the ED spent a second thinking about Arlington soccer Asso. who? after he accepted his new role. Clearly he'd want to hit the ground running and make a statement. To do so it'd be wise to surround yourself with very qualified and highly regarded talent. Thats a very easy conversation and decision for Oscar to have. Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next. Also, with the younger boys teams not as strong as before, and the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director, limiting his income for the foreseeable future, made his decision a no decision. Details where probably worked out before the start of the fall season.

Wow. That will be a huge blow to Arlington but, if true, I agree they should have foreseen it when they turned down MLS Next.

Christ, he's the reason we even came back to Arlington. I will be so sad if this is true.

So where is he going?

The clues seem to be:

From one poster: "Word on the street someone's moving to the NW burbs where the trees are AlwaysGreen"

And from another: "Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel", and "Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next", and "the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director"

Complete overhaul of staff and personnel could be Herndon. "AlwaysGreen" seems to imply Evergreen Sports Complex which would be Barca. "A big local club" and MLS Next might imply Bethesda.

If we place our faith in the second poster, and assume the first is a red herring, this would fit if Bethesda has been overhauling staff and personnel recently. Have they?

The clues would imply that Oscar is heading to VA Revolution.

I don’t claim to know anything but I can see how VA Revolution certainly makes a whole lot of sense for both parties.

VA Recolution isn’t here to take part. Rather, to take over.

Barca and FCV are effectively out of (Western) LoCo. Next club in the way is Loudoun Soccer club. But they already shook themselves on their feet a lot. That with the aggressive growth and expansion Revolution can render the letter as the only place within the next few years.

Shoot*

VA Revolution lacks any significant league affiliation to displace a club like Loudoun. And Loudoun did fine with a ECNL affiliated FCV in their backyard for years.

That said, I believe VA Revolution presents a different kind of threat to Loudoun than FCV and certainly Barca did. For starters Revolution is more competitively priced than FCV or Barca are currently. Revolution now has field certainty and they have hired some good people.

But where Revolution will never catch Loudoun and that is in the pre-travel rec side of things. Loudoun is king there and will simply not cede any ground in that area. And frankly, that is also where the money is.

I wish Revolution well. They seem to be ambitious and are following a plan and executing it well.

Loudoun’s rec enrollment has declined the last 3 years

That is not even close to true.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it related to the rumor about oscar leaving the club?

Haven't heard that - when/where is he going?

Nobody should traffic in rumors like this. Just trying to stir the pot. If it happens, it happens. Worry about it then. Otherwise you may be worrying about something that is false.

it's not just a rumor..... from what i hear

Well what do you hear? Clearly there are rumors. At this point I can't see how it hurts to actually provide the detail of where he's going instead of just the rumor that he's leaving.

ED resigns abruptly for greener pastures, his past experiences and education tells you he drawn to high profile roles. Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel. I'd be surprised if the ED spent a second thinking about Arlington soccer Asso. who? after he accepted his new role. Clearly he'd want to hit the ground running and make a statement. To do so it'd be wise to surround yourself with very qualified and highly regarded talent. Thats a very easy conversation and decision for Oscar to have. Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next. Also, with the younger boys teams not as strong as before, and the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director, limiting his income for the foreseeable future, made his decision a no decision. Details where probably worked out before the start of the fall season.

Wow. That will be a huge blow to Arlington but, if true, I agree they should have foreseen it when they turned down MLS Next.

Christ, he's the reason we even came back to Arlington. I will be so sad if this is true.

So where is he going?

The clues seem to be:

From one poster: "Word on the street someone's moving to the NW burbs where the trees are AlwaysGreen"

And from another: "Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel", and "Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next", and "the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director"

Complete overhaul of staff and personnel could be Herndon. "AlwaysGreen" seems to imply Evergreen Sports Complex which would be Barca. "A big local club" and MLS Next might imply Bethesda.

If we place our faith in the second poster, and assume the first is a red herring, this would fit if Bethesda has been overhauling staff and personnel recently. Have they?

The clues would imply that Oscar is heading to VA Revolution.

I don’t claim to know anything but I can see how VA Revolution certainly makes a whole lot of sense for both parties.

I don't. I'd be surprised if Oscar would want to coach at that level. I could see a sideways move to an MLS Next club, especially a big one like Bethesda. Or just possibly a move to an ECNL club where he could be in line to run the whole program - maybe Loudoun if that were a possibility there.

I could also see a move to a college program.

I can't see a move to VA revolution though, or Barca for that matter.

The point would be that they wouldn’t stay at that level. As a pp mentioned, his resume is damn impressive. If I’m VA Revolution and I recognize that he provides legitimacy to move into higher level leagues, provides an angle to pull a lot of kids from Barca’s player pool, and draws an influx of some high level players, and money is not an object (as seems to be the case with VRSC), why wouldn’t they make him an offer to make him the highest paid TD in the area?

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Anonymous wrote:Is it related to the rumor about oscar leaving the club?

Haven't heard that - when/where is he going?

Nobody should traffic in rumors like this. Just trying to stir the pot. If it happens, it happens. Worry about it then. Otherwise you may be worrying about something that is false.

it's not just a rumor..... from what i hear

Well what do you hear? Clearly there are rumors. At this point I can't see how it hurts to actually provide the detail of where he's going instead of just the rumor that he's leaving.

ED resigns abruptly for greener pastures, his past experiences and education tells you he drawn to high profile roles. Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel. I'd be surprised if the ED spent a second thinking about Arlington soccer Asso. who? after he accepted his new role. Clearly he'd want to hit the ground running and make a statement. To do so it'd be wise to surround yourself with very qualified and highly regarded talent. Thats a very easy conversation and decision for Oscar to have. Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next. Also, with the younger boys teams not as strong as before, and the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director, limiting his income for the foreseeable future, made his decision a no decision. Details where probably worked out before the start of the fall season.

Wow. That will be a huge blow to Arlington but, if true, I agree they should have foreseen it when they turned down MLS Next.

Christ, he's the reason we even came back to Arlington. I will be so sad if this is true.

So where is he going?

The clues seem to be:

From one poster: "Word on the street someone's moving to the NW burbs where the trees are AlwaysGreen"

And from another: "Recently, at a big local club, there's been and continues to be a complete overhaul of staff and personnel", and "Especially after Arlington made the boys academy second fiddle to the girls side by joining ecnl first to help the girls side get in and not mls next", and "the fact that it would be very difficult for him to get beyond his role as academy director"

Complete overhaul of staff and personnel could be Herndon. "AlwaysGreen" seems to imply Evergreen Sports Complex which would be Barca. "A big local club" and MLS Next might imply Bethesda.

If we place our faith in the second poster, and assume the first is a red herring, this would fit if Bethesda has been overhauling staff and personnel recently. Have they?

The clues would imply that Oscar is heading to VA Revolution.

Or DCU academy.