Anonymous wrote:Not an Arlington or Loudoun parent here. But what is best for the players – and I mean all the players in State Cup, not the handful of Arlington teams – is to not have a club drop a their academy teams into good, but still lower-level tournament. What a ridiculous thread.

+1 struggling to see which kids benefit here, except for arlington's

Anonymous wrote:wait, let me get this straight, arlington's and loudoun's top teams had games scheduled, arlington then entered a tournament to beat up on other clubs' second teams, and loudoun is the bad guy?

This isn't actually accurate. But yes Loudoun is the bad guy. Loudoun had two options:

1. Agree to accommodate Arlington's request to reschedule. This isn't a big deal - reschedule requests happen all the time for lots of reasons. They are always agreed to. No real difficulty for anyone. Forty kids get to play a game of soccer this weekend.

2. Refuse. Forty kids don't get a game of soccer this weekend. Loudoun get to record three points in the league table. This is not good for Arlington's kids or Loudoun's kids who I bet would prefer to play the game than sit at home. The only people who benefit are the people who have a financial interest in Loudoun soccer - and they are perfectly prepared to put that interest ahead of everyone else.

Not an Arlington or Loudoun parent here. But what is best for the players – and I mean all the players in State Cup, not the handful of Arlington teams – is to not have a club drop a their academy teams into good, but still lower-level tournament. What a ridiculous thread.

Soccer parents are nuts.

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Anonymous wrote:Source?

Source was my DS.

So, hearsay... got it.

He's on one of the teams whose games Loudoun is refusing to reschedule - so no - not really.

By definition, it is indeed hearsay. Get a dictionary.

So what are you saying - this didn't happen?

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Anonymous wrote:wait, let me get this straight, arlington's and loudoun's top teams had games scheduled, arlington then entered a tournament to beat up on other clubs' second teams, and loudoun is the bad guy?

Exactly. Pathetic.

And double carding ECNL player ls to play state cup is embarrassing. Thanks for letting us know

I'm neither and Arlington parent, nor a Loudoun parent.

The only thing that is embarrassing is a club which refuses to accommodate a reschedule request, denying all the kids on both teams a game of soccer, in order to record a forfeit win in a league table.

Trying to make Arlington out to be the bad guys for entering the state cup is absurd.

ECNL teams playing in state cup is nothing more than a trophy grab. And wanting to change the ECNL schedule to accommodate is even more embarrassing. And to post this is even more embarrassing.

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Anonymous wrote:Source?

Source was my DS.

So, hearsay... got it.

He's on one of the teams whose games Loudoun is refusing to reschedule - so no - not really.

By definition, it is indeed hearsay. Get a dictionary.

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Anonymous wrote:Ecnl teams do not participate in state cup. They never have....prove me wrong.

Ecnl players are not permitted to play state cup because they are not carded to do so. ECNL players are carded via US Club soccer.

Only exception is for dual carded players...which there should be few of.

1. It's simple to apply for both cards for a player so they can play. Arlington and McLean both play their ECNL teams in state cup.

2. What has that got to do with Loudoun's behavior - making sure their own kids don't have a game this weekend so they can record a forfeit win?

Mclean plays their girls ECNL teams in state cup......
BULLS#$%

Boys ECNL teams. I believe ECNL prevents the girls teams from entering the state cup.

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Anonymous wrote:wait, let me get this straight, arlington's and loudoun's top teams had games scheduled, arlington then entered a tournament to beat up on other clubs' second teams, and loudoun is the bad guy?

Your conclusion is correct. One of your premises is incorrect.

which premise is incorrect?

Anonymous wrote:wait, let me get this straight, arlington's and loudoun's top teams had games scheduled, arlington then entered a tournament to beat up on other clubs' second teams, and loudoun is the bad guy?

Exactly. Pathetic.

And double carding ECNL player ls to play state cup is embarrassing. Thanks for letting us know

Anonymous wrote:wait, let me get this straight, arlington's and loudoun's top teams had games scheduled, arlington then entered a tournament to beat up on other clubs' second teams, and loudoun is the bad guy?

Your conclusion is correct. One of your premises is incorrect.

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Anonymous wrote:Ecnl teams do not participate in state cup. They never have....prove me wrong.

Ecnl players are not permitted to play state cup because they are not carded to do so. ECNL players are carded via US Club soccer.

Only exception is for dual carded players...which there should be few of.

1. It's simple to apply for both cards for a player so they can play. Arlington and McLean both play their ECNL teams in state cup.

2. What has that got to do with Loudoun's behavior - making sure their own kids don't have a game this weekend so they can record a forfeit win?

Mclean plays their girls ECNL teams in state cup......
BULLS#$%

wait, let me get this straight, arlington's and loudoun's top teams had games scheduled, arlington then entered a tournament to beat up on other clubs' second teams, and loudoun is the bad guy?

If some Arlington teams qualify for the finals, it will be interesting to see if BRYC behaves the same way the following week-end. It will be difficult to resist the opportunity to get some Ws to embellish what has been a dismal record so far...