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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I'm reading is that a league adding more clubs doesn't really matter. Also the concept of "dilution" only affects mega clubs ability to collect talent.

The only person potentially affected is a guy that runs a recruiterment business and writes opeds about how inconvenienced thay are by going to more than one showcase.[/quote]

When the best 2 or 3 teams in a league trounce the diluted teams 10-0 and only have 2 or 3 competitive matches per season it affects the league and is not healthy for the best teams nor the diluted teams.

Ideally most teams in a league should be within at least 3 or 4 goals of parity for player development.[/quote]

At least for Nationals there's no record of then trouncing any team 10-0.  They beat up on their second team pretty bad in a couple of cases but every age group but one has a tie or loss and though there are a few 6/7-0 games most are pretty close.  Not sure about the other teams flipping. [/quote]

Here is a sampling of Nationals vs conference teams: 
2010 Nationals:
10/22/23 8-0 against Sockers

2009 Nationals:
05/14 11-0 vs SC Wave

2008 Nationals:
09/24/23 9-0 vs Nationals Gray

2007 Nationals:
11/04/23 6-0 vs Michigan jags
10/22/23 6-0 vs Sockers
10/21/23 6-0 vs FC United
9/24/23 8-0 vs Nationals Gray[/quote]

Since we are cherry picking lets look at the other side. I stand by my point.  While Nationals are a great club and arguably the best in the in their region. But they are not whooping up on other clubs 10 -0 in their region day in and day out.  Not even close. 
Call it for what it is. They are a great club and it’s a big loss for the GA, but it’s not like they there’s no one for them to compete with them.  Clearly there is.   Will they have a tougher time in their region in ECNL. Maybe or maybe not, time will tell.

2010 Nationals:
11/04/23 0-0 Michigan Jaguars 0-0 (tie)
02/25/24 Indy Prieier 2-2 (tie)
03/16/24 1-0 Nationals Grey 1-0 (win but not lopsided)

2009 Nationals:
10/1/23 2-3 FC United (loss)
11/04/23 1-1 Michigan Jaguars (tie)
02/25/24 2-0 Indy Primeir (win but not lopsided)
03/16/24 4-2 Nationals Grey ( win but not lopsided)

2008 Nationals:
10/1/23 1-0 FC United (win not lop sided)
10/21/23 2-0 FC United (win but not lop sided)
10/22/23 3-3 Sockers (tie)
11/04/23 2-0 Michigan Jaguars (win but not lopsided)

2007 Nationals:
3/16/24 0-3 Nationals Gray (loss, maybe mixed players?)
10/01/23 4-4 FC United (tie)

2006 Nationals
09/30/23 1-0 Sockers (close win)
10/01/23 1-0 FC United (close win)
10/21/23 3-1 FC United (win but not lopsided)
10/22/23 0-1 Sockers (loss)
11/04/23 0-4 Michigan Jaguars (lopsided loss)
03/17/24 5-0 Nationals Grey ( lopsided win against their 2nd team)

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Did GA add any club of the same quality as the Nationals?[/quote]

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