Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I read it and the answer to every question is literally “nothing is changing”.

So exactly what is real about it and what is the actual purpose of the relationship?

Agreed. There is nothing revealing in either the announcement or the FAQs. They say nothing and answer none of the questions above. Literally the only thing of interest (or stands out) is as a PP mentioned - an ECNL-R mention on an FCV website. I think VIVA only has one girls team in ECNL-R (2009s).

VIVA had an ECNL-R team for every age group except u13, so not sure where you are getting that from. That said, the teams weren't very good except the 04s.

This "partnership" would seem to apply to kids in Fairfax and not Loudoun, hence the using of St. James instead of FCV. Worth noting, FCV and Annadale used to have partnership for Super Y, so these sides have preexisting relationship. Doubt this is any signal of a pending move. More just a branding exercise to get "pathway" to ECNL for some boys/girls.

They had the same "pathway" to ECNL R with or without TSJ/FCV. TSJ/FCV do not have ECNL R at all. Not coaches have changed, no practice locations have changed, no teams have changed. This is just a press release to say "something is happening" yet nothing is happening.

These things are jokes and is a desperate play by both clubs to look like they are doing something relevant.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I read it and the answer to every question is literally “nothing is changing”.

So exactly what is real about it and what is the actual purpose of the relationship?

Agreed. There is nothing revealing in either the announcement or the FAQs. They say nothing and answer none of the questions above. Literally the only thing of interest (or stands out) is as a PP mentioned - an ECNL-R mention on an FCV website. I think VIVA only has one girls team in ECNL-R (2009s).

VIVA had an ECNL-R team for every age group except u13, so not sure where you are getting that from. That said, the teams weren't very good except the 04s.

This "partnership" would seem to apply to kids in Fairfax and not Loudoun, hence the using of St. James instead of FCV. Worth noting, FCV and Annadale used to have partnership for Super Y, so these sides have preexisting relationship. Doubt this is any signal of a pending move. More just a branding exercise to get "pathway" to ECNL for some boys/girls.

Anonymous wrote:I read it and the answer to every question is literally “nothing is changing”.

So exactly what is real about it and what is the actual purpose of the relationship?

Agreed. There is nothing revealing in either the announcement or the FAQs. They say nothing and answer none of the questions above. Literally the only thing of interest (or stands out) is as a PP mentioned - an ECNL-R mention on an FCV website. I think VIVA only has one girls team in ECNL-R (2009s).

I read it and the answer to every question is literally “nothing is changing”.

So exactly what is real about it and what is the actual purpose of the relationship?

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What does this partnership with Villarreal and FCV mean?

[url]https://www.villarrealva.org/viva-media/viva-news/the-st-james-and-villarreal-virginia-academy-player-development-partnership-focus-on-enhancing-youth-player-development-for-grassroots-futsal-boys-girls-academy-and-travel-programs[/url][/quote]


It is hilarious how this and all soccer club press releases say absolutely nothing and yet they all sound the same.

One paragraph describes the adulation each club has for one another. Usually one TD is "genuinely" excited to be finally working with another "like minded club".

There will be a paragraph dedicated to the prowess of each club followed by eluding to some vague statement about a new "pathway" that will finally exist for the entire community through the unique nature of this "true" partnership.

There are never any concrete statements that matter to parents and players. Things like:

1. Will teams practice together?
2. Will new teams be formed?
3. Is this a real club merger?
4. Will coaches be changed?

What this likely means is:
1. FCV needs to expand its player pool.
2. The St James needs local paying customers and it needs local fields to accomplish that.
3. FCV's time at Evergreen may be up sooner than people thought. (See reason #2)
4. The exclusion of the "FCV" name in favor of all "The St James" indicates a likely branding change to coincide with a possible location change.

What isn't said in the release is almost as important as what is said. It is boiler plate and vague enough to come off as nothing special, which is intended to keep FCV parents content. It doesn't read like any kind of take over[/quote]

It’s real. [/quote]

What’s real?[/quote]

Read the PR FAQ for answers to the above questions of you have any interest.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What does this partnership with Villarreal and FCV mean?

[url]https://www.villarrealva.org/viva-media/viva-news/the-st-james-and-villarreal-virginia-academy-player-development-partnership-focus-on-enhancing-youth-player-development-for-grassroots-futsal-boys-girls-academy-and-travel-programs[/url][/quote]


It is hilarious how this and all soccer club press releases say absolutely nothing and yet they all sound the same.

One paragraph describes the adulation each club has for one another. Usually one TD is "genuinely" excited to be finally working with another "like minded club".

There will be a paragraph dedicated to the prowess of each club followed by eluding to some vague statement about a new "pathway" that will finally exist for the entire community through the unique nature of this "true" partnership.

There are never any concrete statements that matter to parents and players. Things like:

1. Will teams practice together?
2. Will new teams be formed?
3. Is this a real club merger?
4. Will coaches be changed?

What this likely means is:
1. FCV needs to expand its player pool.
2. The St James needs local paying customers and it needs local fields to accomplish that.
3. FCV's time at Evergreen may be up sooner than people thought. (See reason #2)
4. The exclusion of the "FCV" name in favor of all "The St James" indicates a likely branding change to coincide with a possible location change.

What isn't said in the release is almost as important as what is said. It is boiler plate and vague enough to come off as nothing special, which is intended to keep FCV parents content. It doesn't read like any kind of take over[/quote]

It’s real. [/quote]

What’s real?

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What does this partnership with Villarreal and FCV mean?

[url]https://www.villarrealva.org/viva-media/viva-news/the-st-james-and-villarreal-virginia-academy-player-development-partnership-focus-on-enhancing-youth-player-development-for-grassroots-futsal-boys-girls-academy-and-travel-programs[/url][/quote]


It is hilarious how this and all soccer club press releases say absolutely nothing and yet they all sound the same.

One paragraph describes the adulation each club has for one another. Usually one TD is "genuinely" excited to be finally working with another "like minded club".

There will be a paragraph dedicated to the prowess of each club followed by eluding to some vague statement about a new "pathway" that will finally exist for the entire community through the unique nature of this "true" partnership.

There are never any concrete statements that matter to parents and players. Things like:

1. Will teams practice together?
2. Will new teams be formed?
3. Is this a real club merger?
4. Will coaches be changed?

What this likely means is:
1. FCV needs to expand its player pool.
2. The St James needs local paying customers and it needs local fields to accomplish that.
3. FCV's time at Evergreen may be up sooner than people thought. (See reason #2)
4. The exclusion of the "FCV" name in favor of all "The St James" indicates a likely branding change to coincide with a possible location change.

What isn't said in the release is almost as important as what is said. It is boiler plate and vague enough to come off as nothing special, which is intended to keep FCV parents content. It doesn't read like any kind of take over[/quote]

It’s real.

Wrong.

Yellow shirts are yellow shirts. The logo is just an iron on!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does this partnership with Villarreal and FCV mean?

https://www.villarrealva.org/viva-media/viva-news/the-st-james-and-villarreal-virginia-academy-player-development-partnership-focus-on-enhancing-youth-player-development-for-grassroots-futsal-boys-girls-academy-and-travel-programs

It is hilarious how this and all soccer club press releases say absolutely nothing and yet they all sound the same.

One paragraph describes the adulation each club has for one another. Usually one TD is "genuinely" excited to be finally working with another "like minded club".

There will be a paragraph dedicated to the prowess of each club followed by eluding to some vague statement about a new "pathway" that will finally exist for the entire community through the unique nature of this "true" partnership.

There are never any concrete statements that matter to parents and players. Things like:

1. Will teams practice together?
2. Will new teams be formed?
3. Is this a real club merger?
4. Will coaches be changed?

What this likely means is:
1. FCV needs to expand its player pool.
2. The St James needs local paying customers and it needs local fields to accomplish that.
3. FCV's time at Evergreen may be up sooner than people thought. (See reason #2)
4. The exclusion of the "FCV" name in favor of all "The St James" indicates a likely branding change to coincide with a possible location change.

What isn't said in the release is almost as important as what is said. It is boiler plate and vague enough to come off as nothing special, which is intended to keep FCV parents content. It doesn't read like any kind of take over

Seems like primarily a way to boost boys teams. FCV doesn’t have any boys teams outside of very young ages. Villarreal has mostly boys teams and girls teams are sporadic.

Ding, Ding, Ding! We have a winner. Simple as that. Player Pools, Fields, Names - all reading too much into it.

Ummm, how is boosting boys teams not player pool related?

Villarreal’s boys teams will still be Villarreal boys teams. TSJ’s boys teams will still be TSJ boys teams.

Last time I checked TSJ doesn’t have any boys teams. So TSJ boys teams will still be non existent?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does this partnership with Villarreal and FCV mean?

https://www.villarrealva.org/viva-media/viva-news/the-st-james-and-villarreal-virginia-academy-player-development-partnership-focus-on-enhancing-youth-player-development-for-grassroots-futsal-boys-girls-academy-and-travel-programs

It is hilarious how this and all soccer club press releases say absolutely nothing and yet they all sound the same.

One paragraph describes the adulation each club has for one another. Usually one TD is "genuinely" excited to be finally working with another "like minded club".

There will be a paragraph dedicated to the prowess of each club followed by eluding to some vague statement about a new "pathway" that will finally exist for the entire community through the unique nature of this "true" partnership.

There are never any concrete statements that matter to parents and players. Things like:

1. Will teams practice together?
2. Will new teams be formed?
3. Is this a real club merger?
4. Will coaches be changed?

What this likely means is:
1. FCV needs to expand its player pool.
2. The St James needs local paying customers and it needs local fields to accomplish that.
3. FCV's time at Evergreen may be up sooner than people thought. (See reason #2)
4. The exclusion of the "FCV" name in favor of all "The St James" indicates a likely branding change to coincide with a possible location change.

What isn't said in the release is almost as important as what is said. It is boiler plate and vague enough to come off as nothing special, which is intended to keep FCV parents content. It doesn't read like any kind of take over

Seems like primarily a way to boost boys teams. FCV doesn’t have any boys teams outside of very young ages. Villarreal has mostly boys teams and girls teams are sporadic.

Ding, Ding, Ding! We have a winner. Simple as that. Player Pools, Fields, Names - all reading too much into it.

Ummm, how is boosting boys teams not player pool related?

Villarreal’s boys teams will still be Villarreal boys teams. TSJ’s boys teams will still be TSJ boys teams.

PS - you bolded the part of that PP’s post that I intentionally didn’t bold - 1st sentence - in the original reply. Pretty sneaky, sis.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does this partnership with Villarreal and FCV mean?

https://www.villarrealva.org/viva-media/viva-news/the-st-james-and-villarreal-virginia-academy-player-development-partnership-focus-on-enhancing-youth-player-development-for-grassroots-futsal-boys-girls-academy-and-travel-programs

It is hilarious how this and all soccer club press releases say absolutely nothing and yet they all sound the same.

One paragraph describes the adulation each club has for one another. Usually one TD is "genuinely" excited to be finally working with another "like minded club".

There will be a paragraph dedicated to the prowess of each club followed by eluding to some vague statement about a new "pathway" that will finally exist for the entire community through the unique nature of this "true" partnership.

There are never any concrete statements that matter to parents and players. Things like:

1. Will teams practice together?
2. Will new teams be formed?
3. Is this a real club merger?
4. Will coaches be changed?

What this likely means is:
1. FCV needs to expand its player pool.
2. The St James needs local paying customers and it needs local fields to accomplish that.
3. FCV's time at Evergreen may be up sooner than people thought. (See reason #2)
4. The exclusion of the "FCV" name in favor of all "The St James" indicates a likely branding change to coincide with a possible location change.

What isn't said in the release is almost as important as what is said. It is boiler plate and vague enough to come off as nothing special, which is intended to keep FCV parents content. It doesn't read like any kind of take over

Seems like primarily a way to boost boys teams. FCV doesn’t have any boys teams outside of very young ages. Villarreal has mostly boys teams and girls teams are sporadic.

Ding, Ding, Ding! We have a winner. Simple as that. Player Pools, Fields, Names - all reading too much into it.

Ummm, how is boosting boys teams not player pool related?

Villarreal’s boys teams will still be Villarreal boys teams. TSJ’s boys teams will still be TSJ boys teams.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does this partnership with Villarreal and FCV mean?

https://www.villarrealva.org/viva-media/viva-news/the-st-james-and-villarreal-virginia-academy-player-development-partnership-focus-on-enhancing-youth-player-development-for-grassroots-futsal-boys-girls-academy-and-travel-programs

It is hilarious how this and all soccer club press releases say absolutely nothing and yet they all sound the same.

One paragraph describes the adulation each club has for one another. Usually one TD is "genuinely" excited to be finally working with another "like minded club".

There will be a paragraph dedicated to the prowess of each club followed by eluding to some vague statement about a new "pathway" that will finally exist for the entire community through the unique nature of this "true" partnership.

There are never any concrete statements that matter to parents and players. Things like:

1. Will teams practice together?
2. Will new teams be formed?
3. Is this a real club merger?
4. Will coaches be changed?

What this likely means is:
1. FCV needs to expand its player pool.
2. The St James needs local paying customers and it needs local fields to accomplish that.
3. FCV's time at Evergreen may be up sooner than people thought. (See reason #2)
4. The exclusion of the "FCV" name in favor of all "The St James" indicates a likely branding change to coincide with a possible location change.

What isn't said in the release is almost as important as what is said. It is boiler plate and vague enough to come off as nothing special, which is intended to keep FCV parents content. It doesn't read like any kind of take over

Seems like primarily a way to boost boys teams. FCV doesn’t have any boys teams outside of very young ages. Villarreal has mostly boys teams and girls teams are sporadic.

Ding, Ding, Ding! We have a winner. Simple as that. Player Pools, Fields, Names - all reading too much into it.

Ummm, how is boosting boys teams not player pool related?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does this partnership with Villarreal and FCV mean?

https://www.villarrealva.org/viva-media/viva-news/the-st-james-and-villarreal-virginia-academy-player-development-partnership-focus-on-enhancing-youth-player-development-for-grassroots-futsal-boys-girls-academy-and-travel-programs

It is hilarious how this and all soccer club press releases say absolutely nothing and yet they all sound the same.

One paragraph describes the adulation each club has for one another. Usually one TD is "genuinely" excited to be finally working with another "like minded club".

There will be a paragraph dedicated to the prowess of each club followed by eluding to some vague statement about a new "pathway" that will finally exist for the entire community through the unique nature of this "true" partnership.

There are never any concrete statements that matter to parents and players. Things like:

1. Will teams practice together?
2. Will new teams be formed?
3. Is this a real club merger?
4. Will coaches be changed?

What this likely means is:
1. FCV needs to expand its player pool.
2. The St James needs local paying customers and it needs local fields to accomplish that.
3. FCV's time at Evergreen may be up sooner than people thought. (See reason #2)
4. The exclusion of the "FCV" name in favor of all "The St James" indicates a likely branding change to coincide with a possible location change.

What isn't said in the release is almost as important as what is said. It is boiler plate and vague enough to come off as nothing special, which is intended to keep FCV parents content. It doesn't read like any kind of take over

Seems like primarily a way to boost boys teams. FCV doesn’t have any boys teams outside of very young ages. Villarreal has mostly boys teams and girls teams are sporadic.

Ding, Ding, Ding! We have a winner. Simple as that. Player Pools, Fields, Names - all reading too much into it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does this partnership with Villarreal and FCV mean?

https://www.villarrealva.org/viva-media/viva-news/the-st-james-and-villarreal-virginia-academy-player-development-partnership-focus-on-enhancing-youth-player-development-for-grassroots-futsal-boys-girls-academy-and-travel-programs

It is hilarious how this and all soccer club press releases say absolutely nothing and yet they all sound the same.

One paragraph describes the adulation each club has for one another. Usually one TD is "genuinely" excited to be finally working with another "like minded club".

There will be a paragraph dedicated to the prowess of each club followed by eluding to some vague statement about a new "pathway" that will finally exist for the entire community through the unique nature of this "true" partnership.

There are never any concrete statements that matter to parents and players. Things like:

1. Will teams practice together?
2. Will new teams be formed?
3. Is this a real club merger?
4. Will coaches be changed?

What this likely means is:
1. FCV needs to expand its player pool.
2. The St James needs local paying customers and it needs local fields to accomplish that.
3. FCV's time at Evergreen may be up sooner than people thought. (See reason #2)
4. The exclusion of the "FCV" name in favor of all "The St James" indicates a likely branding change to coincide with a possible location change.

What isn't said in the release is almost as important as what is said. It is boiler plate and vague enough to come off as nothing special, which is intended to keep FCV parents content. It doesn't read like any kind of take over

Seems like primarily a way to boost boys teams. FCV doesn’t have any boys teams outside of very young ages. Villarreal has mostly boys teams and girls teams are sporadic.