Anonymous
05/04/2026 15:35
Subject: WV Losing MLSNext
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:When your West VA team is compromised of half kids that live in sterling, train in sterling but play in West VA? Like what are you expecting?
Sterling having a partnership with West VA and not Revolution, Loudoun, Herndon, Great Falls, Vienna shows you what kind of people run that club.
Sterling girls play under Herndon, Sterling boys play under West Virginia.. so what is Sterling?
My son is one of the Sterling MLS players affected. This is such an off base comment.
What would Sterling have gotten partnering with a larger club like that? Parents are always complaining about these “unions” as a fake pathway. Sterling found a way for their entire teams to play in a higher league. Yes, it didn’t work out.
Their leadership is on the field at every practice, talking to the kids and parents. They know all of the kids names. They are at games, even away games and tournaments, cheering the kids on. They care a whole lot more than your TDs who just want to cash a check.
So the leadership is amazing by taking your kid’s rec team, putting them in MLS Next and now they’re losing 16-0 and it’s on the other team NOT to score that many goals?
Sure they have to know your kid’s name because they are one of the very few kids left in a program run by someone who thinks he’s smarter than anyone else in the area. Sterling’s location is amazing to have a partnership with a local club and not one an hour or more away to play in a league they have no business being in hence West Va not having MLS Next anymore.
Sterling could have partnered with Loudoun and joined their NCSL league and some of the kids (not the ones losing 16-0) could possibly made it to a higher league. Could have done something with HYS like they did with the girls and played ECNL-R but Sterling goes to another state to play MLS Next, sells it to you because they know your kids name… now what? The Director knows your kid’s name but screwed you because you’re back to NCSL at best
I love when people are so passionate and so wrong at the same time.
That is not a Sterling team. Sterling has a couple of the AD teams. The one who lost 16-0 is a HG team.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 10:29
Subject: WV Losing MLSNext
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:They had decent AD teams. And 2012 HG was ok. They won a few games.
The 2012 hg has won 2/19 games and is ranked 15/17. That is no where close to "ok". Complete delusion.
They’re ranked 14/17 and above NVA in the table. Not great but calling pp delusional is a bit much.
You're bragging on being higher than nva? Nva has won 1/21 games. Thats not a brag. Still delusional.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 10:15
Subject: WV Losing MLSNext
Anonymous wrote:Well, under this line of thinking, ASA should have been demoted at least 2 years ago.
I don't think this is just based on performance. Even if ASA is struggling (I don't know that it is?), they still have a clear organizational structure and access to a strong player pool due to location. It seems those things were less clear for WV. If you have to recruit players from different states an hour away in order to field teams, that's not a reliably strong player pool.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 09:55
Subject: WV Losing MLSNext
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:When your West VA team is compromised of half kids that live in sterling, train in sterling but play in West VA? Like what are you expecting?
Sterling having a partnership with West VA and not Revolution, Loudoun, Herndon, Great Falls, Vienna shows you what kind of people run that club.
Sterling girls play under Herndon, Sterling boys play under West Virginia.. so what is Sterling?
My son is one of the Sterling MLS players affected. This is such an off base comment.
What would Sterling have gotten partnering with a larger club like that? Parents are always complaining about these “unions” as a fake pathway. Sterling found a way for their entire teams to play in a higher league. Yes, it didn’t work out.
Their leadership is on the field at every practice, talking to the kids and parents. They know all of the kids names. They are at games, even away games and tournaments, cheering the kids on. They care a whole lot more than your TDs who just want to cash a check.
This sounds great. Even if the kids won't play MLS Next, I can guarantee you that coaches who care like that provide much better development than coaches and TDs who are there for the $.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 09:53
Subject: WV Losing MLSNext
Well, under this line of thinking, ASA should have been demoted at least 2 years ago.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 08:08
Subject: WV Losing MLSNext
Anonymous wrote:There is alot a coach can do to not run up the score. That's bad sportmanship. U13 are young kids still.
So you are going to sell to everyone that you’re in the most competitive league to recruit players then cry about losing 16-0?
You don’t want the score run up on you? Go back to Rec or division 5 in NCSL where you belong
Anonymous
05/04/2026 08:07
Subject: WV Losing MLSNext
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:When your West VA team is compromised of half kids that live in sterling, train in sterling but play in West VA? Like what are you expecting?
Sterling having a partnership with West VA and not Revolution, Loudoun, Herndon, Great Falls, Vienna shows you what kind of people run that club.
Sterling girls play under Herndon, Sterling boys play under West Virginia.. so what is Sterling?
My son is one of the Sterling MLS players affected. This is such an off base comment.
What would Sterling have gotten partnering with a larger club like that? Parents are always complaining about these “unions” as a fake pathway. Sterling found a way for their entire teams to play in a higher league. Yes, it didn’t work out.
Their leadership is on the field at every practice, talking to the kids and parents. They know all of the kids names. They are at games, even away games and tournaments, cheering the kids on. They care a whole lot more than your TDs who just want to cash a check.
So the leadership is amazing by taking your kid’s rec team, putting them in MLS Next and now they’re losing 16-0 and it’s on the other team NOT to score that many goals?
Sure they have to know your kid’s name because they are one of the very few kids left in a program run by someone who thinks he’s smarter than anyone else in the area. Sterling’s location is amazing to have a partnership with a local club and not one an hour or more away to play in a league they have no business being in hence West Va not having MLS Next anymore.
Sterling could have partnered with Loudoun and joined their NCSL league and some of the kids (not the ones losing 16-0) could possibly made it to a higher league. Could have done something with HYS like they did with the girls and played ECNL-R but Sterling goes to another state to play MLS Next, sells it to you because they know your kids name… now what? The Director knows your kid’s name but screwed you because you’re back to NCSL at best
Anonymous
05/04/2026 06:27
Subject: WV Losing MLSNext
There is alot a coach can do to not run up the score. That's bad sportmanship. U13 are young kids still.
Anonymous
05/03/2026 19:19
Subject: WV Losing MLSNext
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:NVA 2013B beat WV today 16-0, time to vacate MLS Next to a more competitive league. Not fair for the WV kids.
What does NVA gain by driving up the score like that? Games stopped counting after last weekend.
Kids are competitive, coach even played kids out of position to slow things down. They play the whole game like they are taught. You got a problem with that?
Anonymous
05/03/2026 18:52
Subject: WV Losing MLSNext
Anonymous wrote:NVA 2013B beat WV today 16-0, time to vacate MLS Next to a more competitive league. Not fair for the WV kids.
What does NVA gain by driving up the score like that? Games stopped counting after last weekend.
Anonymous
05/03/2026 18:10
Subject: WV Losing MLSNext
NVA 2013B beat WV today 16-0, time to vacate MLS Next to a more competitive league. Not fair for the WV kids.
Anonymous
05/03/2026 17:03
Subject: WV Losing MLSNext
Anonymous wrote:When your West VA team is compromised of half kids that live in sterling, train in sterling but play in West VA? Like what are you expecting?
Sterling having a partnership with West VA and not Revolution, Loudoun, Herndon, Great Falls, Vienna shows you what kind of people run that club.
Sterling girls play under Herndon, Sterling boys play under West Virginia.. so what is Sterling?
My son is one of the Sterling MLS players affected. This is such an off base comment.
What would Sterling have gotten partnering with a larger club like that? Parents are always complaining about these “unions” as a fake pathway. Sterling found a way for their entire teams to play in a higher league. Yes, it didn’t work out.
Their leadership is on the field at every practice, talking to the kids and parents. They know all of the kids names. They are at games, even away games and tournaments, cheering the kids on. They care a whole lot more than your TDs who just want to cash a check.
Anonymous
05/03/2026 14:42
Subject: WV Losing MLSNext
Anonymous wrote:When your West VA team is compromised of half kids that live in sterling, train in sterling but play in West VA? Like what are you expecting?
Sterling having a partnership with West VA and not Revolution, Loudoun, Herndon, Great Falls, Vienna shows you what kind of people run that club.
Sterling girls play under Herndon, Sterling boys play under West Virginia.. so what is Sterling?
Some of the WV teams are made up primarily of FC Frederick players. Some years FC Frederick has had strong teams.
Anonymous
05/03/2026 14:37
Subject: Re:WV Losing MLSNext
NVA 2012 actually beat WV today.
Anonymous
05/03/2026 11:17
Subject: WV Losing MLSNext
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:They had decent AD teams. And 2012 HG was ok. They won a few games.
The 2012 hg has won 2/19 games and is ranked 15/17. That is no where close to "ok". Complete delusion.
They’re ranked 14/17 and above NVA in the table. Not great but calling pp delusional is a bit much.