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Anonymous wrote:We’re talking about minor league soccer here. It’s a stretch to even call them professional players. Minor league soccer in the US sits somewhere between professional cornhole and pickleball. There is zero prospect for a profitable business. These teams are fun for people with some money to play sports team owner for a little while. Stop talking about player conditions. Even in a more popular sport like minor league baseball conditions are pretty bad and USL has nowhere near the popularity of baseball. USL is a better organized adult soccer league.

Pretty much. You know what’s also hilarious? There are some scattered young bucks going from UPSL (amateur) getting pro contracts in Europe. When have you seen a “pro” in USL-C head over the pond?

Thanks for listening to my ted talk!

According to Grok, about 35 in the last 10 years have gone from USL to Europe.

Anonymous wrote:We’re talking about minor league soccer here. It’s a stretch to even call them professional players. Minor league soccer in the US sits somewhere between professional cornhole and pickleball. There is zero prospect for a profitable business. These teams are fun for people with some money to play sports team owner for a little while. Stop talking about player conditions. Even in a more popular sport like minor league baseball conditions are pretty bad and USL has nowhere near the popularity of baseball. USL is a better organized adult soccer league.

Pretty much. You know what’s also hilarious? There are some scattered young bucks going from UPSL (amateur) getting pro contracts in Europe. When have you seen a “pro” in USL-C head over the pond?

Thanks for listening to my ted talk!

We’re talking about minor league soccer here. It’s a stretch to even call them professional players. Minor league soccer in the US sits somewhere between professional cornhole and pickleball. There is zero prospect for a profitable business. These teams are fun for people with some money to play sports team owner for a little while. Stop talking about player conditions. Even in a more popular sport like minor league baseball conditions are pretty bad and USL has nowhere near the popularity of baseball. USL is a better organized adult soccer league.

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Anonymous wrote:All conditions that were there prior to the new ownership. Can't expect for him to turn things around completely in less than a year, especially with how difficult LC is with building permits. Sounds like the new owner is getting rid of waste and cleaning house. Throw stones when there's no signs of improvement by the end of next season.

Fair enough. But do you think things got better or worse after he was inserted into the mix?
Was there an expected influx of cash?
Did the players per diem go up down on the road?
Did they start to shorten trips to avoid additional hotel costs?
Did they bus home 4.5 hours after a night game to avoid costs?
Did they tell professional players if they coached VRSC teams they could pay them more?
Did they force players to make appearances at Raventek or face consequences?

I have no inside knowledge of the inner workings of LU but if the club was hemorrhaging money, then i would expect a new owner to avoid additional costs whereverthey could. it's also the grind for a player on a minor league team. As for coaching vrsc team's, it is a way to pay the players more without having to modify contracts. A player appearance is likely in every contract to help promote LU, so yes a player would be in violation of their contract if it includes appearances and they dont appear. No different than a pro contract.

I'll throw stones at the end of next season if there's no signs of improvement.

Anonymous wrote:All conditions that were there prior to the new ownership. Can't expect for him to turn things around completely in less than a year, especially with how difficult LC is with building permits. Sounds like the new owner is getting rid of waste and cleaning house. Throw stones when there's no signs of improvement by the end of next season.

Fair enough. But do you think things got better or worse after he was inserted into the mix?
Was there an expected influx of cash?
Did the players per diem go up down on the road?
Did they start to shorten trips to avoid additional hotel costs?
Did they bus home 4.5 hours after a night game to avoid costs?
Did they tell professional players if they coached VRSC teams they could pay them more?
Did they force players to make appearances at Raventek or face consequences?

All conditions that were there prior to the new ownership. Can't expect for him to turn things around completely in less than a year, especially with how difficult LC is with building permits. Sounds like the new owner is getting rid of waste and cleaning house. Throw stones when there's no signs of improvement by the end of next season.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow another announcement of a staff coach member leaving. It really is a dumpster fire 🗑️🔥

Every single one of the coaches had interviewed elsewhere long before the season ended. Some may follow RM west - but those who can leave, are!

Ok so what’s truly pushing them away? Association with a youth club whose former president was of moral turpitude? “That’s it”?

Underpaid - by orders of magnitude in USL
Horrible club leadership
Lack of definitive future plans (USL2?)
Lack of communication
Horrible stadium
Lack of a training facility
Lack of working showers
Lack of rehab facilities
Leadership who wants them to coach their youth teams on the side
Lack of fan support
Players forced to do their own laundry
Players forced to pay for extra uniforms
I can go on…

Go back and read the article on the Athletic and you will see how bad it is.

Can’t find the article! Mind sharing it again? Also, since you sound like an insider, is it true the rumor of Revolution asking $5k to families next year to offset the LU financial current holes?

Yup sounds about right but Rev has a bar!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow another announcement of a staff coach member leaving. It really is a dumpster fire 🗑️🔥

Every single one of the coaches had interviewed elsewhere long before the season ended. Some may follow RM west - but those who can leave, are!

Ok so what’s truly pushing them away? Association with a youth club whose former president was of moral turpitude? “That’s it”?

Underpaid - by orders of magnitude in USL
Horrible club leadership
Lack of definitive future plans (USL2?)
Lack of communication
Horrible stadium
Lack of a training facility
Lack of working showers
Lack of rehab facilities
Leadership who wants them to coach their youth teams on the side
Lack of fan support
Players forced to do their own laundry
Players forced to pay for extra uniforms
I can go on…

Go back and read the article on the Athletic and you will see how bad it is.

Can’t find the article! Mind sharing it again? Also, since you sound like an insider, is it true the rumor of Revolution asking $5k to families next year to offset the LU financial current holes?

Can’t speak to VRSCs plans for their youth club.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6281237/2025/04/17/loudoun-united-usl-championship-washing-jerseys/?source=user_shared_article

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow another announcement of a staff coach member leaving. It really is a dumpster fire 🗑️🔥

Every single one of the coaches had interviewed elsewhere long before the season ended. Some may follow RM west - but those who can leave, are!

Ok so what’s truly pushing them away? Association with a youth club whose former president was of moral turpitude? “That’s it”?

Underpaid - by orders of magnitude in USL
Horrible club leadership
Lack of definitive future plans (USL2?)
Lack of communication
Horrible stadium
Lack of a training facility
Lack of working showers
Lack of rehab facilities
Leadership who wants them to coach their youth teams on the side
Lack of fan support
Players forced to do their own laundry
Players forced to pay for extra uniforms
I can go on…

Go back and read the article on the Athletic and you will see how bad it is.

Can’t find the article! Mind sharing it again? Also, since you sound like an insider, is it true the rumor of Revolution asking $5k to families next year to offset the LU financial current holes?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow another announcement of a staff coach member leaving. It really is a dumpster fire 🗑️🔥

Every single one of the coaches had interviewed elsewhere long before the season ended. Some may follow RM west - but those who can leave, are!

Ok so what’s truly pushing them away? Association with a youth club whose former president was of moral turpitude? “That’s it”?

Underpaid - by orders of magnitude in USL
Horrible club leadership
Lack of definitive future plans (USL2?)
Lack of communication
Horrible stadium
Lack of a training facility
Lack of working showers
Lack of rehab facilities
Leadership who wants them to coach their youth teams on the side
Lack of fan support
Players forced to do their own laundry
Players forced to pay for extra uniforms
I can go on…

Go back and read the article on the Athletic and you will see how bad it is.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow another announcement of a staff coach member leaving. It really is a dumpster fire 🗑️🔥

Every single one of the coaches had interviewed elsewhere long before the season ended. Some may follow RM west - but those who can leave, are!

Ok so what’s truly pushing them away? Association with a youth club whose former president was of moral turpitude? “That’s it”?

Anonymous wrote:Wow another announcement of a staff coach member leaving. It really is a dumpster fire 🗑️🔥

Every single one of the coaches had interviewed elsewhere long before the season ended. Some may follow RM west - but those who can leave, are!

Wow another announcement of a staff coach member leaving. It really is a dumpster fire 🗑️🔥

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow LU decideds to let go of 12 players and currently only had 8 rostered. One of them a coach at Revolution. Can’t make this up! 😅

Told you, player/coach coming up if they survive.

So the washed up dude is going to coach at Revokution and then be a player/coach at LU?

Anonymous wrote:Wow LU decideds to let go of 12 players and currently only had 8 rostered. One of them a coach at Revolution. Can’t make this up! 😅

Told you, player/coach coming up if they survive.