Anonymous
Post 03/10/2025 15:08     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:if Lou, Tophat or City leave GA, GA is toast


Lou and City are mls next.
Tophat has been promoted all over the GA Instagram this week.

None are leaving.


sit tight big fella


If you feel you know - then just put the teams out there that you know are leaving ...its an anonymous forum, what are you concerned about?...if you truly believe you know.


It's likely just pot stirring.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2025 15:04     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Competitive in the oldest two age groups, but those boys will be aged out soon. Those teams have been more established and not been poached by the shiny new toy that was Fox.🦊 take a look at their 2 youngest age groups, to 2011s and 2012s. The future of the program and a key look at what it will be a few years down the road. Bottom of the table, basically. Those poor boys would lose 95% of their games in MLS Next.


In the 2 youngest age groups I would agree. The Academy teams 2010 and older will be fine, particularly if they bioband a few of the Q3/4 players on existing Academy and ECNL teams.

Am hoping going from 4 teams (2 RL, 2 NL) to 3 will help with the loss of players to Fox SA, as most RL teams are as non-competitive as the ECNL teams 09 and younger.


For CISC, I see this more of a strategic move against Fox (who they were losing players to) vs a repudiation of ECNL. Fox got MLSN2 on boys side and is DPL on girls side - and no secret they want to be MLSN/GA eventually. If CISC gets MLSN plus 2 MLSN2 teams, they will pull top players back from Fox who want to play MLS Next, and at MLSN2 level, it will be all about what clubs facilities are more convenient for most families.

On girls side, CISC in GA will preclude Fox from ever getting it. North Charlotte area isn't anywhere as populated as DMV and two GA teams there would just make them both watered down and terrible.



Very good points, hadn't really thought about it that way. Will be interesting to see if the former CISC ECNL players (as well as some Academy players) that went to Fox try and come back now that they have MLS Next. The ones we know swore off Independence "forever" after not getting pulled up to Academy.


This is super local, but any thoughts on FC Atletico? I'm always amazed they don't have a pipe into either Fox or CISC or to CSA - which would give CSA entry in the the North LKN towns.

Fox has drained off a lot of the boys who normally would have been stuck fighting for Academy slots, killing the CISC NL teams. Across NC I see MLSN in general as weakening all the ENCL clubs boys teams.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2025 15:02     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:if Lou, Tophat or City leave GA, GA is toast


Lou and City are mls next.
Tophat has been promoted all over the GA Instagram this week.

None are leaving.


sit tight big fella


If you feel you know - then just put the teams out there that you know are leaving ...its an anonymous forum, what are you concerned about?...if you truly believe you know.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2025 14:58     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anyone keeping up with the GA C Cup?
How are the clubs looking? Who’s strong and who’s weak?
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2025 14:52     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Competitive in the oldest two age groups, but those boys will be aged out soon. Those teams have been more established and not been poached by the shiny new toy that was Fox.🦊 take a look at their 2 youngest age groups, to 2011s and 2012s. The future of the program and a key look at what it will be a few years down the road. Bottom of the table, basically. Those poor boys would lose 95% of their games in MLS Next.


In the 2 youngest age groups I would agree. The Academy teams 2010 and older will be fine, particularly if they bioband a few of the Q3/4 players on existing Academy and ECNL teams.

Am hoping going from 4 teams (2 RL, 2 NL) to 3 will help with the loss of players to Fox SA, as most RL teams are as non-competitive as the ECNL teams 09 and younger.


For CISC, I see this more of a strategic move against Fox (who they were losing players to) vs a repudiation of ECNL. Fox got MLSN2 on boys side and is DPL on girls side - and no secret they want to be MLSN/GA eventually. If CISC gets MLSN plus 2 MLSN2 teams, they will pull top players back from Fox who want to play MLS Next, and at MLSN2 level, it will be all about what clubs facilities are more convenient for most families.

On girls side, CISC in GA will preclude Fox from ever getting it. North Charlotte area isn't anywhere as populated as DMV and two GA teams there would just make them both watered down and terrible.



Very good points, hadn't really thought about it that way. Will be interesting to see if the former CISC ECNL players (as well as some Academy players) that went to Fox try and come back now that they have MLS Next. The ones we know swore off Independence "forever" after not getting pulled up to Academy.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2025 14:49     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:if Lou, Tophat or City leave GA, GA is toast


Lou and City are mls next.
Tophat has been promoted all over the GA Instagram this week.

None are leaving.


sit tight big fella


sta leaving….next….ill take NVA future over STA.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2025 14:37     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:if Lou, Tophat or City leave GA, GA is toast


Lou and City are mls next.
Tophat has been promoted all over the GA Instagram this week.

None are leaving.


sit tight big fella
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2025 14:25     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:if Lou, Tophat or City leave GA, GA is toast


Lou and City are mls next.
Tophat has been promoted all over the GA Instagram this week.

None are leaving.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2025 14:21     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
No its not, it will be exactly where has been and will remain - 2nd tier.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2025 14:21     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:if Lou, Tophat or City leave GA, GA is toast


ECNL needs money. If they are losing a ton of boys teams, and RL teams, they will be toast. It doesnt matter if they are the bottom teams or not, they still pay ECNL the same amount of money
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2025 14:13     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
if Lou, Tophat or City leave GA, GA is toast
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2025 13:02     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:Do the booms come after the ga champions cup concludes?


of course. Since it is assumed that only good teams will leave GA for ECNL, and the best teams are at the Champions Cup, they will all wait. Also GA is too busy to announce any major realignment. My predictions are still

GA to ECNL on Wednesday

2 NJ teams added Thursday

GA realignment on Friday
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2025 12:55     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Competitive in the oldest two age groups, but those boys will be aged out soon. Those teams have been more established and not been poached by the shiny new toy that was Fox.🦊 take a look at their 2 youngest age groups, to 2011s and 2012s. The future of the program and a key look at what it will be a few years down the road. Bottom of the table, basically. Those poor boys would lose 95% of their games in MLS Next.


In the 2 youngest age groups I would agree. The Academy teams 2010 and older will be fine, particularly if they bioband a few of the Q3/4 players on existing Academy and ECNL teams.

Am hoping going from 4 teams (2 RL, 2 NL) to 3 will help with the loss of players to Fox SA, as most RL teams are as non-competitive as the ECNL teams 09 and younger.


For CISC, I see this more of a strategic move against Fox (who they were losing players to) vs a repudiation of ECNL. Fox got MLSN2 on boys side and is DPL on girls side - and no secret they want to be MLSN/GA eventually. If CISC gets MLSN plus 2 MLSN2 teams, they will pull top players back from Fox who want to play MLS Next, and at MLSN2 level, it will be all about what clubs facilities are more convenient for most families.

On girls side, CISC in GA will preclude Fox from ever getting it. North Charlotte area isn't anywhere as populated as DMV and two GA teams there would just make them both watered down and terrible.



Don’t forget mutiny in south Clt who only up until next year carried 1 MLS next team at each age. They’ve been able to pick up a lot of the top players from both csa and CISC since they were the only show in town. This move for CISC to MLS next is undoubtedly strategic and allows for them to stop losing players.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2025 12:50     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Competitive in the oldest two age groups, but those boys will be aged out soon. Those teams have been more established and not been poached by the shiny new toy that was Fox.🦊 take a look at their 2 youngest age groups, to 2011s and 2012s. The future of the program and a key look at what it will be a few years down the road. Bottom of the table, basically. Those poor boys would lose 95% of their games in MLS Next.


In the 2 youngest age groups I would agree. The Academy teams 2010 and older will be fine, particularly if they bioband a few of the Q3/4 players on existing Academy and ECNL teams.

Am hoping going from 4 teams (2 RL, 2 NL) to 3 will help with the loss of players to Fox SA, as most RL teams are as non-competitive as the ECNL teams 09 and younger.


For CISC, I see this more of a strategic move against Fox (who they were losing players to) vs a repudiation of ECNL. Fox got MLSN2 on boys side and is DPL on girls side - and no secret they want to be MLSN/GA eventually. If CISC gets MLSN plus 2 MLSN2 teams, they will pull top players back from Fox who want to play MLS Next, and at MLSN2 level, it will be all about what clubs facilities are more convenient for most families.

On girls side, CISC in GA will preclude Fox from ever getting it. North Charlotte area isn't anywhere as populated as DMV and two GA teams there would just make them both watered down and terrible.

Anonymous
Post 03/10/2025 12:44     Subject: New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:More mid Atlantic ecnl teams going ga/mlsn?

North Atlantic...

Restructuring of the conferences