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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes this is about size of the club.  This area has way too many clubs.  Not just clubs in elite leagues (ECNL and GA) but just way too many clubs.

We are also talking mainly one age group.  Solar was not even the best club in Dallas 5 years ago.  It was Dallas Sting and then before that was Dallas Texans.  There have been teams in this area that have had great classes like that but that was before the DA.  And even after the DA, if you combined two groups then it wouldn't be far off.  When you throw in that if the talent is combined and training together then they would be getting better as well.  Dallas-Forth Worth is a huge area and has like 5 big clubs (Solar, Texans, Sting, FC Dallas, and D'Feeters).  This area has VDA, Loudoun, BRYC, FCV, Metro, McLean, Bethesda, MD United, Pipeline, Armour, and Celtic-Union.  Not mention others that have one off teams that compete in USYS.

Also talking about YNT players is silly because it was well known that they only selected from DA unless they were already in the pool before the DA was created.

So I would easily argue that this area is just as good as these other clubs given most of the local clubs don't have 6 or 7 teams in an age group.  The top local team is usually competitive with these clubs and we have seen many teams/age groups that have competed with them.

So rather then bashing our very good soccer area.  Lets appreciate that we have clubs that compete with the best/biggest clubs in the country.  It like the GOAT arguments in pro sports.  If you don't believe Lebron or Russell or Magic are better then MJ, doesn't mean they stink.  Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning, Joe Montana, Brett Favre are still great even if you think Tom Brady is the greatest of all time.[/quote]

I think you are trying to make a point that nobody is really arguing against. The landscapes between NOVA and Dallas are very different. But by the same token, Solar's success does not mean NOVA's failure at producing talent.

And, even with earlier posts Solar's success is fairly recent. Will it last? Who knows.

But if you are trying to impose a mega club approach to this area it would be pretty difficult to pull off. How many clubs would have to merge to make that happen? [/quote]

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