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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would any player leave an existing ECNL or FCV to play for Washington Spirit? What am I missing? Mediocre coaching, really high fees, and no wins? PP mentioned a pipeline for McLean and BRYC players? Why would those kids leave other than being cut? US Soccer award a DA to Great Falls? What’re players getting out of the GDA at this point? ECNL seems to have all the talent aside from those at FCV.[/quote]

Nobody who has seen WS VA's U15 team would conclude that "ECNL seems to have all the talent."   [/quote]

This is delusional.  The WSVA U15 is bereft of talent.  Doesn't matter how good the coaching is.  The 07 playing up is hurting her development playing in games where she cannot touch the ball.  She is a very good player but 3 years up is too many.[/quote]

"Bereft" is an unnecessary fighting word. Ignore the play up -- that conversation is not even worth having. I suspect some of the U15 players at Spirit who are actually 14-15 will land at other area U15 DA and ECNL teams if Spirit is no longer available. Not all, but several. Stop generalizing. It just shows bias. If you said Spirit "lacks depth" or "lacks a strong player who can finish", etc., people might acknowledge your point. But instead, you're just being a jerk who is spending the day criticizing teenage girls you don't know and haven't watched practice or play more than maybe once, if that.[/quote]

You are correct the term was inflammatory and I apologize. However, the spirit va fanboy comments are truly delusional.  The team is lacking top players period and the poster keeps talking about how the current players will take over other rosters if they fold or that they’re at same level as the other top clubs in the area. It simply isn’t supportable by ANY standard.  Can they improve?  Sure, but it would take a massive overhaul of the rosters at the younger age groups and a different pipeline than GFR. With all the uncertainty, how will that happen?  There are good coaches there but, like everywhere else, not enough of them and what they’re offering overall right now isn’t attractive to the top players. This isn’t hating, it is visible to anyone that is paying attention. [/quote]

No one in this thread claimed that Spirit players would “take over” other rosters anywhere.  They have been very realistic about the unevenness of the talent, some very good players mixed with some players who are improving to the standard.   This is one reason why the results aren’t as good as, for example, FCV.   Having GFR as a pipeline would help (lots of player population in close proximity to Reston) and ultimately their ability to attract players outside the GFR pipeline hinges on the affiliation with the pro team and improvement of results with time. Both of which aren’t unrealistic at all.  If you are paying very close attention, you’d see that even with the unevenness in talent, these teams improve over time and the kids develop.  It would be amplified if only the pipeline were in place, and only time will allow them to make up the ground they lost by not having a strong partnership, like the Armour MD, case from the beginning.

Please let us know where your kid plays now, since you seem so uber focused on Spirit VA[/quote]

Still waiting to hear on where Spirit hater's kid plays....

Why so shy?[/quote]

Likely because what club he/she is at has nothing to do with this thread. Try to keep on topic please.[/quote]

Sorry, none of this is actually on topic.  But someone who insists on bashing another club, off topic, should share where the vitriol is coming from.[/quote]

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