The amount of coaches and directors at these NOVA clubs who have history of funny business hasn't stopped them from getting other jobs. It a carousel of the same people going from here to there.

Look at the Revolution thread and see how coaches are shagging moms left and right.

Surely ML put his best stuff in the complaint for his failed lawsuit and those allegations, even if true, were pretty weak sauce. And even they weren’t substantiated. I think the take that he just didn’t like RS and NM and thought he could do better is pretty compelling. But then look how badly he did during his brief time in charge. Not as easy as it looks, is it?

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Anonymous wrote:The fact that RS is still a part of GFR in any capacity is atrocious. When your name becomes associated with things like "misappropriation of funds" and/or "embezzlement", you have no business being a part of that same organization anymore. And say what you will about ML, he got frustrated with the ethical challenges of people like RS & NM (shocking I know considering their stellar reputation for ethics & always doing the right thing...) and the GFR BoD not doing the right thing last year, so he's forming his own club. From what I hear he's got motivation, money & the support of numerous GFR travel coaches. Assuming he can line up fields & get teams into respectable leagues, what's to stop him from shedding GFR of good coaches & a healthy number of players (many of whom will follow their coach out the door)?!? This is all happening in 2026. The train has left the station folks. And the new ED sounds terrific. Hope she has an M.D. tho because someone is going to need to stop the GFR bleeding next year...

Do you honestly think that if RS had embezzled or misappropriated funds he would not have been criminally charged? Do you think that the Board (including TS!) is covering for him? Do you really think that if ML had actual evidence of wrongdoing he would not have been waving it around and screaming about it? I think the most likely explanation for everything is that ML didn't like RS and NM and tried to force them out and take control in April but didn't really think things through, was publicly humiliated, and has been trying to make himself look good ever since. All to the continuing detriment of the kids.

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ML sued and then dropped. Why would you drop if RS had actually done anything wrong? RS has a lot of faults but he’s not a criminal.

Seriously sounds like ML and GF peeps just got mad they couldn’t get their way and now they’re teamed up with the GF wine moms trying to destroy a club and for what? Is this really helping their kids?

The people that are going to really suffer are the coaches who needed the money at GFR and now have made fools of themselves and tarnished their reputation by getting involved with ML (I’m looking at you, Coach F!)

Anonymous wrote:The fact that RS is still a part of GFR in any capacity is atrocious. When your name becomes associated with things like "misappropriation of funds" and/or "embezzlement", you have no business being a part of that same organization anymore. And say what you will about ML, he got frustrated with the ethical challenges of people like RS & NM (shocking I know considering their stellar reputation for ethics & always doing the right thing...) and the GFR BoD not doing the right thing last year, so he's forming his own club. From what I hear he's got motivation, money & the support of numerous GFR travel coaches. Assuming he can line up fields & get teams into respectable leagues, what's to stop him from shedding GFR of good coaches & a healthy number of players (many of whom will follow their coach out the door)?!? This is all happening in 2026. The train has left the station folks. And the new ED sounds terrific. Hope she has an M.D. tho because someone is going to need to stop the GFR bleeding next year...

Do you honestly think that if RS had embezzled or misappropriated funds he would not have been criminally charged? Do you think that the Board (including TS!) is covering for him? Do you really think that if ML had actual evidence of wrongdoing he would not have been waving it around and screaming about it? I think the most likely explanation for everything is that ML didn't like RS and NM and tried to force them out and take control in April but didn't really think things through, was publicly humiliated, and has been trying to make himself look good ever since. All to the continuing detriment of the kids.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact that RS is still a part of GFR in any capacity is atrocious. When your name becomes associated with things like "misappropriation of funds" and/or "embezzlement", you have no business being a part of that same organization anymore. And say what you will about ML, he got frustrated with the ethical challenges of people like RS & NM (shocking I know considering their stellar reputation for ethics & always doing the right thing...) and the GFR BoD not doing the right thing last year, so he's forming his own club. From what I hear he's got motivation, money & the support of numerous GFR travel coaches. Assuming he can line up fields & get teams into respectable leagues, what's to stop him from shedding GFR of good coaches & a healthy number of players (many of whom will follow their coach out the door)?!? This is all happening in 2026. The train has left the station folks. And the new ED sounds terrific. Hope she has an M.D. tho because someone is going to need to stop the GFR bleeding next year...

ML seems mad.

People with a lot of money don’t like not being able to buy what they

Anonymous wrote:The fact that RS is still a part of GFR in any capacity is atrocious. When your name becomes associated with things like "misappropriation of funds" and/or "embezzlement", you have no business being a part of that same organization anymore. And say what you will about ML, he got frustrated with the ethical challenges of people like RS & NM (shocking I know considering their stellar reputation for ethics & always doing the right thing...) and the GFR BoD not doing the right thing last year, so he's forming his own club. From what I hear he's got motivation, money & the support of numerous GFR travel coaches. Assuming he can line up fields & get teams into respectable leagues, what's to stop him from shedding GFR of good coaches & a healthy number of players (many of whom will follow their coach out the door)?!? This is all happening in 2026. The train has left the station folks. And the new ED sounds terrific. Hope she has an M.D. tho because someone is going to need to stop the GFR bleeding next year...

ML seems mad.

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of unsupported name calling but no evidence or even credible allegations of anything even approaching misappropriation or embezzlement. Easy to cast aspersions but seems to be difficult to back them up, now more than a year later. Where’s the beef? Simply saying it over and over on an anonymous board post doesn’t make it so.

Small bore problems with internal controls are not the same thing and if ML had just done his job as director and engaged productively he could have fixed those instead of damaging the club. That was his fiduciary obligation, and he failed at it.

Given how his two weeks of “leadership” at GFR went last spring I don’t see anyone familiar with it running to join his new “club.”

I’ll be honest — I had heard some of the rumors about this new club forming, and like a lot of parents, I was curious. But after reading this, it really puts things into perspective. I didn’t realize that the things being said about RS were never anything more than allegations, and if he isn’t actually involved at GFR anymore, then it feels like a lot of the noise out there is just… noise.

Wow. This is the first I’ve heard about a new club. It’s pretty quiet on the boys side…..

Anonymous wrote:Lots of unsupported name calling but no evidence or even credible allegations of anything even approaching misappropriation or embezzlement. Easy to cast aspersions but seems to be difficult to back them up, now more than a year later. Where’s the beef? Simply saying it over and over on an anonymous board post doesn’t make it so.

Small bore problems with internal controls are not the same thing and if ML had just done his job as director and engaged productively he could have fixed those instead of damaging the club. That was his fiduciary obligation, and he failed at it.

Given how his two weeks of “leadership” at GFR went last spring I don’t see anyone familiar with it running to join his new “club.”

I’ll be honest — I had heard some of the rumors about this new club forming, and like a lot of parents, I was curious. But after reading this, it really puts things into perspective. I didn’t realize that the things being said about RS were never anything more than allegations, and if he isn’t actually involved at GFR anymore, then it feels like a lot of the noise out there is just… noise.

It’s important to keep in mind that anything ever said about RS was an allegation, not a finding, and those claims were never substantiated. Regardless, he has no meaningful role or influence at GFR at this pint from what I can tell, and suggesting otherwise gives far more weight to rumors than reality.

The speculation surrounding him has honestly become almost as exaggerated as the idea that someone can simply “spin up” a brand-new competitive soccer club overnight. Building a viable, well-run club isn’t just about enthusiasm — it requires fields, sanctioning, league access, administrators, referees, insurance, a financial framework, staffing, governance, and consistent operational oversight. Those systems take years, not months, to develop, and established leagues are not in the habit of granting immediate entry to brand-new organizations without a proven track record.

GFR, on the other hand, has long-standing infrastructure, stable programs, and now a new Executive Director who brings genuine experience and professionalism. The idea that a wave of coaches and players will seamlessly shift to an unproven start-up is more rumor than reality.

Change always inspires gossip, but the focus should stay on facts: the allegations about RS were never more than allegations, he is not a factor at GFR today, and predictions of mass departures or instant new clubs are speculative at best. The organization is moving forward with strong leadership and the systems already in place to continue doing what it does well.

Lots of unsupported name calling but no evidence or even credible allegations of anything even approaching misappropriation or embezzlement. Easy to cast aspersions but seems to be difficult to back them up, now more than a year later. Where’s the beef? Simply saying it over and over on an anonymous board post doesn’t make it so.

Small bore problems with internal controls are not the same thing and if ML had just done his job as director and engaged productively he could have fixed those instead of damaging the club. That was his fiduciary obligation, and he failed at it.

Given how his two weeks of “leadership” at GFR went last spring I don’t see anyone familiar with it running to join his new “club.”

Anonymous wrote:The fact that RS is still a part of GFR in any capacity is atrocious. When your name becomes associated with things like "misappropriation of funds" and/or "embezzlement", you have no business being a part of that same organization anymore. And say what you will about ML, he got frustrated with the ethical challenges of people like RS & NM (shocking I know considering their stellar reputation for ethics & always doing the right thing...) and the GFR BoD not doing the right thing last year, so he's forming his own club. From what I hear he's got motivation, money & the support of numerous GFR travel coaches. Assuming he can line up fields & get teams into respectable leagues, what's to stop him from shedding GFR of good coaches & a healthy number of players (many of whom will follow their coach out the door)?!? This is all happening in 2026. The train has left the station folks. And the new ED sounds terrific. Hope she has an M.D. tho because someone is going to need to stop the GFR bleeding next year...

And from what I hear all but 1 of those coaches was smart enough not to make any commitments to ML and they’ve all backed out now that RS has been replaced and aren’t touching this new club with a 10 foot pole. Our coach mentioned it very carefully and casually in the early Fall to gauge interest and has since said it fell through. We will see. Winter is coming. Or something. 🤣

Anonymous wrote:The fact that RS is still a part of GFR in any capacity is atrocious. When your name becomes associated with things like "misappropriation of funds" and/or "embezzlement", you have no business being a part of that same organization anymore. And say what you will about ML, he got frustrated with the ethical challenges of people like RS & NM (shocking I know considering their stellar reputation for ethics & always doing the right thing...) and the GFR BoD not doing the right thing last year, so he's forming his own club. From what I hear he's got motivation, money & the support of numerous GFR travel coaches. Assuming he can line up fields & get teams into respectable leagues, what's to stop him from shedding GFR of good coaches & a healthy number of players (many of whom will follow their coach out the door)?!? This is all happening in 2026. The train has left the station folks. And the new ED sounds terrific. Hope she has an M.D. tho because someone is going to need to stop the GFR bleeding next year...

Ohhhh good luck to ML and friends - just waltzing into a travel soccer league and getting enough field space is not as easy as it seems. this area is so ridiculously over saturated with ECNL AND GA/MLS next clubs right now why they hell would anyone go play at some mom and pop club. it’s sad if parents aren’t educated enough and just want to pay a ton of money for travel soccer that will be glorified rec leagues at best. Even NCSL you can’t just walk into, the other clubs have to vote you in. And no coach who cares about their reputation will convince parents to leave GFR right now when they’re still one of the top RL clubs in the state to go play for this brand new club with no league affiliation.

I thought people who posted on these boards were more educated but apparently not.

As for RS, ML botched that badly trying to ignore club bylaws and policies and just buying RS off. If all RS cared about was money why didn’t he take the money he was offered and run?

The fact that RS is still a part of GFR in any capacity is atrocious. When your name becomes associated with things like "misappropriation of funds" and/or "embezzlement", you have no business being a part of that same organization anymore. And say what you will about ML, he got frustrated with the ethical challenges of people like RS & NM (shocking I know considering their stellar reputation for ethics & always doing the right thing...) and the GFR BoD not doing the right thing last year, so he's forming his own club. From what I hear he's got motivation, money & the support of numerous GFR travel coaches. Assuming he can line up fields & get teams into respectable leagues, what's to stop him from shedding GFR of good coaches & a healthy number of players (many of whom will follow their coach out the door)?!? This is all happening in 2026. The train has left the station folks. And the new ED sounds terrific. Hope she has an M.D. tho because someone is going to need to stop the GFR bleeding next year...

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Anonymous wrote:GFR already looking for a new director at large?? what happened?

TS resigned, heard from someone on his team

Who replaced him?

Nobody yet. They sent a notice about an open vacancy, election is 12/01.