Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 21:44     Subject: Richmond Strikers and Kickers Merging
Anonymous wrote:That's interesting that they would pull up from the -RL clubs to make another NL club.

Just wondering if the player pool across boys & girls and all age groups is strong enough to do this...


Somebody has to come in last place
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 21:17     Subject: Richmond Strikers and Kickers Merging
That's interesting that they would pull up from the -RL clubs to make another NL club.

Just wondering if the player pool across boys & girls and all age groups is strong enough to do this...
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 20:50     Subject: Richmond Strikers and Kickers Merging
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They both currently have their own RL teams. Strikers has the best RL teams in Virginia. Moving forward, Richmond Strikers and Kickers RL teams will merge to make a second ECNL team in Richmond. Like Courage / NCFC.



Richmond is a growing soccer market. The Richmond Kickers boys won the RL national championship a couple times in the last few years. Richmond United won one in 2023.


Richmond and Raleigh MSAs are roughly the same size. I would be pro one of the two United feeder teams aligning with Beach and reducing from Beach to United to XYZ new to two clubs
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 20:47     Subject: Richmond Strikers and Kickers Merging
Anonymous wrote:They both currently have their own RL teams. Strikers has the best RL teams in Virginia. Moving forward, Richmond Strikers and Kickers RL teams will merge to make a second ECNL team in Richmond. Like Courage / NCFC.



Richmond is a growing soccer market. The Richmond Kickers boys won the RL national championship a couple times in the last few years. Richmond United won one in 2023.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 20:21     Subject: Richmond Strikers and Kickers Merging
Anonymous wrote:Mid-Atlantic needs more teams. Strikers has the best RL program around. Kickers can help supplement. It’s all simple math.


MA doesn't need more teams, it needs BETTER teams.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 20:17     Subject: Richmond Strikers and Kickers Merging
I checked their websites and socials. Seems like business as usual. This would mean the newly former club would be like 10,000 kids that’s too big to not have an announcement.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 20:06     Subject: Richmond Strikers and Kickers Merging
Mid-Atlantic needs more teams. Strikers has the best RL program around. Kickers can help supplement. It’s all simple math.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 20:05     Subject: Richmond Strikers and Kickers Merging
PM? I bet he never played and has a D license. No way he’s qualified otherwise he would be coaching in the ECNL down there already.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 20:04     Subject: Richmond Strikers and Kickers Merging
It definitely does. The closer you live the easier it is to get ECNL.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 20:02     Subject: Richmond Strikers and Kickers Merging
Curious if this has anything to do with their proximity to ECNL HQ.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 19:55     Subject: Richmond Strikers and Kickers Merging
I think big shake up coming for ECNL
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 19:51     Subject: Richmond Strikers and Kickers Merging
Now way they get 2nd ECNL team before clubs that truly deserve it….Surf, Blues…
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 19:50     Subject: Richmond Strikers and Kickers Merging
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They both currently have their own RL teams. Strikers has the best RL teams in Virginia. Moving forward, Richmond Strikers and Kickers RL teams will merge to make a second ECNL team in Richmond. Like Courage / NCFC.


Can we send the Charlotte teams to SC/GA then? If so, Im pro this.

+10000
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 19:49     Subject: Richmond Strikers and Kickers Merging
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They both currently have their own RL teams. Strikers has the best RL teams in Virginia. Moving forward, Richmond Strikers and Kickers RL teams will merge to make a second ECNL team in Richmond. Like Courage / NCFC.


Can we send the Charlotte teams to SC/GA then? If so, Im pro this.


SC/GA/AL/FL/NC??

Don’t think so. Only way this will work is if they make FL their own conference.

Add a few more clubs to Southeast in addition to NC Charlotte clubs
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 19:49     Subject: Richmond Strikers and Kickers Merging
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They both currently have their own RL teams. Strikers has the best RL teams in Virginia. Moving forward, Richmond Strikers and Kickers RL teams will merge to make a second ECNL team in Richmond. Like Courage / NCFC.


But isn't what they already did to create their first ECNL team?


But with so much success from Strikers in RL, sounds like they’re doing it again.


It’s because of their elite RL director, PM. You gotta get to know this guy.