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Anonymous wrote:Were any of the girls leaving starters?
All are starters except for the #2 goalie, and its a grand total of 5 players. Only one is irreplaceable. Roster is at 15 now , FVU will be just fine. #1 goalie gets full games now, roster will grow to 18 but stays slim which parents love especially in recruitment years. This may be addition by subraction...as long as everyone stays healthy. On the flipisde I heard there were 2 ACLs injuries in that group of 15 left. So who knows?
Wrong! Only 3 players have requested player cards to leave to BSC, but none have been released by ECNL with the recruitment violations now exposed and false information provided to these families by BSC. There might now be reconsideration by a couple. There were also 2 unregistered players being recruited, but 1 has already committed to FVU, the other is still deciding. 2 forwards declined BSC to remain at FVU.
No dog in fight and don't know any of the initials being talked about. But this above is why this always seemed stupid to me. Its after July 1, so FVU would have to release players to allow them to join another ECNL club within 50 miles. Maybe you go after 1 or 2 and get lucky, but once you go after eight there's no chance FVU is going to let any of them go. Strategically stupid.
It's August 1 for the new season. July was playoffs. So they wanted to play in playoffs and then leave.
Like any rational person. They were part of the reason that team made playoffs and any good club would have sent them whether they were leaving or not. Especially since you pay dues through the end of July.
How would it have changed anything for FVU if the players told them they were leaving in May? It would have created a divide on the team for playoffs and likely would have got FVU to remove our coaches.
It would have been honest. There's that.
Many other players go to the playoffs with a team they decided not to stay with. Happens every year, but a least they are honest about it.
Say whatever you need to sleep at night, travel across the river and play spring ball. Parents made their choice, the coach was underhanded and shady about it, but he wanted players to follow him. Go. Enjoy. Your player will be missed, but the crap this situation created will not. FVU is not awful, it's not great at the moment, but it's not awful. We will figure out, really good and skilled kids are still grinding it out and they like each other a lot, they are hungry to play together as team. So say whatever you need, follow who ever you want. I hope it will be worth it. But FVU will be just fine. And for everyone else who is reading this and chose to leave after playoffs or right before to play with BSC at the playoffs. No need to bash the club you left - doing so says more about you than the club you left.