Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 11:59     Subject: McLean should back out
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ecnl should have merged McLean with Arlington and Brave with SYC. Missed opportunity here.


If McLean and Arlington merged, they would win Nationals every single year. Each club alone are too strong. Combined any club they play against would be a joke. It's like asking Google and Apple to merge.


There is no need for Arlington to merge. Giant player pool; strong on boy's side. Arlington is viewed as one of the strongest ECNL clubs. Not in terms of performance (where they are mid) but in terms of player pool (one of the biggest clubs in VA) and strength on boy's side which is what ECNL is focused on.

Brave and SYC would not have done the trick.


True story, and SYC was always better off without Union, girls only slightly benefitted for the 2-3 years it exsisted. Now we will see how strong, grassroots, tight knit that group truly is with a national platform girls program to attract girls back to, the league is irrelevent ambition to build a national platform is the goal, GA is simply the vehicle.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 11:59     Subject: McLean should back out
Anonymous wrote:Brave and its predecessor have been a trash club. Its been talked in inner circle since last season that there ECNL days were number. This is helping brave but I suspect alot of Brave player looking for new clubs next season. Maybe it will improve some RL teams. As most will not make another ECNL club.


So much insecurity evident! But there’s no need to worry - if BRAVE is a trash club and its players are not strong then no need to fear that Mclean ECNL spots on teams will be taken by BRAVE players, right?
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 11:56     Subject: McLean should back out
Anonymous wrote:There is no full line up emailed or communicated yet.trolls are just having fun with anxious parents.


Those parents must not have a kid that they're trying to retain.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 11:51     Subject: McLean should back out
There is no full line up emailed or communicated yet.trolls are just having fun with anxious parents.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 11:51     Subject: McLean should back out
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The merger is going to expand the player pool, that is a good thing. I think most of you are focus on the impacts of the current teams which is natural since you have skin in the game with current players. Long run, this is a good move. Short term, there will be chaos. I have a player on Brave and we rewatched the Brave vs Union game. Based on my observation as a fan of the game, I can see a blended union and brave team being much stronger next year. That is if the team is built off of Best 20 on the roster and not favorite 20.


It will be interesting to see how big rosters will be for FVU. McLean favors very large rosters. Over 30 in the oldest age group, around 24 for U15-17.


Roster-counter-guy checking in!
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 11:50     Subject: McLean should back out
Anonymous wrote:We know MV ain't gettin two teams....thats just funny


Expect many more at the Arlington ID sessions. Why not just keep the McLean coaches?
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 11:48     Subject: McLean should back out
We know MV ain't gettin two teams....thats just funny
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 11:47     Subject: McLean should back out
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ecnl should have merged McLean with Arlington and Brave with SYC. Missed opportunity here.


If McLean and Arlington merged, they would win Nationals every single year. Each club alone are too strong. Combined any club they play against would be a joke. It's like asking Google and Apple to merge.


There is no need for Arlington to merge. Giant player pool; strong on boy's side. Arlington is viewed as one of the strongest ECNL clubs. Not in terms of performance (where they are mid) but in terms of player pool (one of the biggest clubs in VA) and strength on boy's side which is what ECNL is focused on.

Brave and SYC would not have done the trick.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 11:32     Subject: McLean should back out
Anonymous wrote:MV 2008 and 2010 confirmed ✅


Post the full lineup
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 11:23     Subject: McLean should back out
MV 2008 and 2010 confirmed ✅
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 11:21     Subject: McLean should back out
Did they send it out via email?
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 10:54     Subject: McLean should back out
Anonymous wrote:Mclean has announced their coaches for next year.


Care to post them?
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 10:51     Subject: McLean should back out
Mclean has announced their coaches for next year.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 10:20     Subject: McLean should back out
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ecnl should have merged McLean with Arlington and Brave with SYC. Missed opportunity here.


If McLean and Arlington merged, they would win Nationals every single year. Each club alone are too strong. Combined any club they play against would be a joke. It's like asking Google and Apple to merge.


This is satire, right?
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 10:05     Subject: McLean should back out
NVA is a merged Club as is Skyline as is VDA.
It’s the ECNL way.