Anonymous
Post 07/15/2025 19:46     Subject: Rising Stars Cup - August Tournament

Anonymous wrote:Some of the recommended hotels are used for
homeless housing and have a rep for prostitution.
gegita gegita
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2025 19:40     Subject: Rising Stars Cup - August Tournament

Neither of the teams "announced" today are on the ranking apps.... or Google.
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2025 20:46     Subject: Rising Stars Cup - August Tournament

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some of the recommended hotels are used for
homeless housing and have a rep for prostitution.


Can't have more prostitution than several 4 and 5 star hotels in downtown DC


Those are the discreet kind, not the lurking in the parking lot kind


How do you know the details?


Your spouse told me
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2025 17:30     Subject: Rising Stars Cup - August Tournament

Anonymous wrote:It just seems like the marketing is all Bark and no Bite.

I wish them all the success; but it can be a sign of extreme hubris to tout participation in a Global Elite event like this. Then, when anyone looks behind the green curtain, you don't even see one man pulling levers.

So, it remains to be seen. There is more than ample room for hyperbole and conjecture at this point. Something like this can easily be a topic to get picked apart on DCUM.


This kind of sums it up. I want it to succeed. One of the first posters kind of exposed many of the flaws that I never thought of that really made me go 🤨 Having been with a small club, I honestly think many of us parents understand the local landscape better than some of the clubs and admin. I can see FOMO from clubs forming because we all want to see how our kids compare to kids in formal academies as a benchmark.

When I looked a little deeper into the conflicting deadlines on multiple sites, cancellation language, and the “real estate developer” running the whole show I’m going to pass on the guesting opportunity and just show up with some 🍿 ready to be entertained whether it happens or not.
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2025 16:49     Subject: Rising Stars Cup - August Tournament

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some of the recommended hotels are used for
homeless housing and have a rep for prostitution.


Can't have more prostitution than several 4 and 5 star hotels in downtown DC


Those are the discreet kind, not the lurking in the parking lot kind


How do you know the details?
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2025 16:26     Subject: Rising Stars Cup - August Tournament

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some of the recommended hotels are used for
homeless housing and have a rep for prostitution.


Can't have more prostitution than several 4 and 5 star hotels in downtown DC


Those are the discreet kind, not the lurking in the parking lot kind
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2025 16:21     Subject: Rising Stars Cup - August Tournament

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some of the recommended hotels are used for
homeless housing and have a rep for prostitution.


Can't have more prostitution than several 4 and 5 star hotels in downtown DC


Or Orlando or Vegas
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2025 16:21     Subject: Rising Stars Cup - August Tournament

Anonymous wrote:Some of the recommended hotels are used for
homeless housing and have a rep for prostitution.


Can't have more prostitution than several 4 and 5 star hotels in downtown DC
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2025 16:13     Subject: Rising Stars Cup - August Tournament

Some of the recommended hotels are used for
homeless housing and have a rep for prostitution.
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2025 14:44     Subject: Rising Stars Cup - August Tournament

Anonymous wrote:My pet peeve is things billed as occuring At Fabulous Place when they are actually
going to happen at some other crappier place.

There is no university where Upper Marlboro is the same as DC


This isn't a big deal. MLS Next Cup is advertised as "Nashville" but is really in Murfreesboro. While slightly annoying that you're not right in the urban area advertised, most of your time is spent around the fields anyway.