Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 20:18     Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Anonymous wrote:Who is going to run the club now? Gus Donolo? LOLOLOLOL


OMG. I can't even imagine that scenario.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 19:13     Subject: GFR Falling apart?



The guy pushing this is Mario and he is coaching the only team on the girls side that is not doing well in RL. Go figure!


And he's only coaching that team because his daughter is on the team, he's not coaching any other teams nor was he hired as a travel coach. He moved his SFL rec team a year or so ago thinking they were good enough for travel. The decent players left his team and play for Gus now.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 19:01     Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Jimmy, Tina and Jesus will remain … means… they worked and did their job, the extra direct deposits weren’t going to them. That was Rich and Nadir for all the hard work they do 😂🤣


Joking about direct deposits or it is that what the financial oversight line was about?


Nobody knows what that was about. 2 of the 3 guys who just took over the club have been on the board for 5 or more years. All of a sudden they're concerned with the club financials?

Right. Hard to believe they wouldn’t have knowledge of the agreements that were made literally a year ago. And it seems they are letting go of the ED, TD and DOC with no plan.


No plan, no true leadership, just 3 dad's who have kids in the club (2 of them rec parents, not travel) who have no knowledge of how to run a soccer program.....running things. No coaching slate, no coaches for ~12 teams playing this Spring and no tryouts scheduled.


The guy pushing this is Mario and he is coaching the only team on the girls side that is not doing well in RL. Go figure!
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 18:41     Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Jimmy, Tina and Jesus will remain … means… they worked and did their job, the extra direct deposits weren’t going to them. That was Rich and Nadir for all the hard work they do 😂🤣


Joking about direct deposits or it is that what the financial oversight line was about?


Nobody knows what that was about. 2 of the 3 guys who just took over the club have been on the board for 5 or more years. All of a sudden they're concerned with the club financials?

Right. Hard to believe they wouldn’t have knowledge of the agreements that were made literally a year ago. And it seems they are letting go of the ED, TD and DOC with no plan.


No plan, no true leadership, just 3 dad's who have kids in the club (2 of them rec parents, not travel) who have no knowledge of how to run a soccer program.....running things. No coaching slate, no coaches for ~12 teams playing this Spring and no tryouts scheduled.

Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 18:40     Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Anonymous wrote:This is one of the main problems w/ youth soccer. You have a non-profit led by a board of people who know nothing making decisions that implode clubs. GFR will become as irrelevant as Herndon has become.


Loudoun parent here and it feels like the same thing is happening to us. Feel for you.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 18:34     Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Jimmy, Tina and Jesus will remain … means… they worked and did their job, the extra direct deposits weren’t going to them. That was Rich and Nadir for all the hard work they do 😂🤣


Joking about direct deposits or it is that what the financial oversight line was about?


Nobody knows what that was about. 2 of the 3 guys who just took over the club have been on the board for 5 or more years. All of a sudden they're concerned with the club financials?

Right. Hard to believe they wouldn’t have knowledge of the agreements that were made literally a year ago. And it seems they are letting go of the ED, TD and DOC with no plan.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 18:11     Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Jimmy, Tina and Jesus will remain … means… they worked and did their job, the extra direct deposits weren’t going to them. That was Rich and Nadir for all the hard work they do 😂🤣


Joking about direct deposits or it is that what the financial oversight line was about?


Nobody knows what that was about. 2 of the 3 guys who just took over the club have been on the board for 5 or more years. All of a sudden they're concerned with the club financials?
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 18:04     Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Anonymous wrote:Responding to the comment about YS being irrelevant due to transfer portal. Yes, college coaches would prefer a proven college player to an unproven recruit out of high school but make no mistake that most college coaches will place a call to a respected and trusted youth soccer coach before signing a transfer. NM is one of those coaches. NM probably has one of the best track-records of placing kids than anyone in DMV. As an objective observer, only CW and the coach at FCV is on the same level. Maybe you can include the VDA TD.

These actions by GFR is basically a vote for irrelevance for the club. They are basically on a path to glorified rec soccer.


Agree with all of this 100%. Who is going to run the club now? Gus Donolo? LOLOLOLOL

Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 18:03     Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Responding to the comment about YS being irrelevant due to transfer portal. Yes, college coaches would prefer a proven college player to an unproven recruit out of high school but make no mistake that most college coaches will place a call to a respected and trusted youth soccer coach before signing a transfer. NM is one of those coaches. NM probably has one of the best track-records of placing kids than anyone in DMV. As an objective observer, only CW and the coach at FCV is on the same level. Maybe you can include the VDA TD.

These actions by GFR is basically a vote for irrelevance for the club. They are basically on a path to glorified rec soccer.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 18:02     Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Anonymous wrote:What about Matt


Matt was fired
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 18:01     Subject: GFR Falling apart?
What about Matt
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 18:00     Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Anonymous wrote:Jimmy, Tina and Jesus will remain … means… they worked and did their job, the extra direct deposits weren’t going to them. That was Rich and Nadir for all the hard work they do 😂🤣


Joking about direct deposits or it is that what the financial oversight line was about?
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 17:39     Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Jimmy, Tina and Jesus will remain … means… they worked and did their job, the extra direct deposits weren’t going to them. That was Rich and Nadir for all the hard work they do 😂🤣
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 17:36     Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Anonymous wrote:i think they just didn't like that NM made a good salary but since he's probably the coach with the most impressive resume in this area i'd think he'd be one of the highest paid.



HAHAHAHA clowns be clowning
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 17:33     Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Now they just sent this out:

Dear Parents,
We’d like to clarify the earlier communication sent by GFR.
Jimmy, Tina, and Jesus will remain as coaches.
We understand the confusion caused and recognize the impact this may have had on families and players. We apologize for the last-minute nature of the update.
To be clear, the change involves the relationship between their employer and GFR — not the coaches themselves.
We appreciate your understanding and are happy to answer any questions you may have.
Thank you,
Mike Roth
Todd Shea
Mario Levine
Interim Directors
ID@gfrsoccerclub.org