Anonymous
Post 03/15/2025 19:41     Subject: Re:Arlington Soccer has entered the Chat
Anonymous wrote:What people don’t realize is NVA was solicited by MLSNext to expand into the NOVA market last year.


Bwaahahaha. Try something like “after they were rebuffed by Arlington, they were solicited by MLSNext…”

Anonymous
Post 03/15/2025 13:56     Subject: Arlington Soccer has entered the Chat
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:so sad they are so scurred of losing revenue so they had to post


What is scurred? Does it have to do with goats?

Let's no forget that they have a business to run. Frankly their straightforward approach is exactly what makes this such a savvy business move.

Girls rule......boys drool.....


DP Do not trust what a club says it will do.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2025 13:44     Subject: Arlington Soccer has entered the Chat
Anonymous wrote:so sad they are so scurred of losing revenue so they had to post


What is scurred? Does it have to do with goats?

Let's no forget that they have a business to run. Frankly their straightforward approach is exactly what makes this such a savvy business move.

Girls rule......boys drool.....
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2025 13:39     Subject: Arlington Soccer has entered the Chat
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:From a parent and outsider’s perspective who has recently attended tryouts and several post tryouts ID sessions and practices across five different clubs, the Arlington experience was by far the best organized and felt the most polished in terms of club and coaching quality.

Most clubs in the region are dysfunctional in some regard. While DD hasn’t played a season for Arlington the social media confirmation of who they are and what they want to be is a huge plus point in my book simply because so many other clubs can’t seem to string together enough seasons without trying to rebrand themselves as something new or better. I give Arlington kudos for communicating a clear and frankly taking a double down approach through a consistent message on who they continue to be. How anybody can argue that reinforcing who and what you are is a bad thing should experience the other side of the coin with clubs that seemingly ebb and flow season to season through the league affiliation and club partnerships game.

Thankfully my daughter is in an older age group for girls and can see the light at the end of the tunnel regarding her playing career pre college. I won’t miss the dysfunction of Mid Atlantic soccer.




Guess what, I know it’s hard to hear with your ECNL hat on….if she was going to college in ECNL, she was going to college in GA.


I never said my daughter plays ECNL, we are currently on a GA team. All I said was that like many others we spent significant time recently at tryouts and attending some post tryout practices/ID sessions. Arlington's was the best run. IF the team's communications seem to only reinforce my positive view of the club from an outsider whose daughter has never worn their uniform. And as far as where she may or may not go to college you don't know my daughter.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2025 11:01     Subject: Arlington Soccer has entered the Chat
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote: VDA will go before Arlington because they want their boys in MLSN and on the girls side BP was at a GA club before anyway and will still have his marketing machine irregardless of league.


VDA allows their boys to play high school and wouldn’t want to shake that. ML also involved with ECNL. A for effort though.


Pretty certain all those VDA boys would willingly give up high school if they could play in MLSN.


except most aren't
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2025 10:22     Subject: Arlington Soccer has entered the Chat
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote: VDA will go before Arlington because they want their boys in MLSN and on the girls side BP was at a GA club before anyway and will still have his marketing machine irregardless of league.


VDA allows their boys to play high school and wouldn’t want to shake that. ML also involved with ECNL. A for effort though.


Pretty certain all those VDA boys would willingly give up high school if they could play in MLSN.


Why? MLS Next doesn’t suddenly make you a pro. They sent 4 or 5 kids to DC United Academy this past year. Teams are competitive in the ECNL and kids go to college and play. What else do you want?
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2025 06:30     Subject: Arlington Soccer has entered the Chat
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If the fact Arlington applied to GA early this year doesn't prove they are looking to move I don't know what proof you need. Doesn't matter if they didn't get in. They applied. That's fact. At this point don't believe what any clubs says because until you're on the board you don't know what's going to happen.

It's just like politics, they say what's needed for the present time.


The press release says they did not apply. What proof are you speaking of?
they didnt apply because of behind the scenes crap. Should ask them did you at all investigate MLSNEXT. The answer would be yes. Now they are in wait and see mode. Going to very untrustworthy if something happens after next season
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2025 22:34     Subject: Arlington Soccer has entered the Chat
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote: VDA will go before Arlington because they want their boys in MLSN and on the girls side BP was at a GA club before anyway and will still have his marketing machine irregardless of league.


VDA allows their boys to play high school and wouldn’t want to shake that. ML also involved with ECNL. A for effort though.


Pretty certain all those VDA boys would willingly give up high school if they could play in MLSN.


MLSN really isn’t the prize you think it is.

11-0, right?
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2025 22:17     Subject: Arlington Soccer has entered the Chat
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote: VDA will go before Arlington because they want their boys in MLSN and on the girls side BP was at a GA club before anyway and will still have his marketing machine irregardless of league.


VDA allows their boys to play high school and wouldn’t want to shake that. ML also involved with ECNL. A for effort though.


Pretty certain all those VDA boys would willingly give up high school if they could play in MLSN.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2025 21:40     Subject: Arlington Soccer has entered the Chat
Anonymous wrote: VDA will go before Arlington because they want their boys in MLSN and on the girls side BP was at a GA club before anyway and will still have his marketing machine irregardless of league.


VDA allows their boys to play high school and wouldn’t want to shake that. ML also involved with ECNL. A for effort though.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2025 21:13     Subject: Arlington Soccer has entered the Chat
Anonymous wrote:If the fact Arlington applied to GA early this year doesn't prove they are looking to move I don't know what proof you need. Doesn't matter if they didn't get in. They applied. That's fact. At this point don't believe what any clubs says because until you're on the board you don't know what's going to happen.

It's just like politics, they say what's needed for the present time.


The press release says they did not apply. What proof are you speaking of?
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2025 21:07     Subject: Arlington Soccer has entered the Chat
If the fact Arlington applied to GA early this year doesn't prove they are looking to move I don't know what proof you need. Doesn't matter if they didn't get in. They applied. That's fact. At this point don't believe what any clubs says because until you're on the board you don't know what's going to happen.

It's just like politics, they say what's needed for the present time.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2025 20:57     Subject: Arlington Soccer has entered the Chat
Anonymous wrote:yeah, the most dominant club in GA history is just middle of the road in the ecnl...that's marginal? truly clueless


I remember when Arlington went to DA. Arlington will be in Ga in a year. The club goes which ever way the wind blows. The boys side needs it and the boy side tend to generate more money for the club vs girl. If Arlington girls teams are strong they will get the same or more exposure in GA.

The club makes the money with the Ulittles and that pipeline refills every year.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2025 20:56     Subject: Arlington Soccer has entered the Chat
Anonymous wrote:yeah, the most dominant club in GA history is just middle of the road in the ecnl...that's marginal? truly clueless


Anonymous
Post 03/14/2025 20:15     Subject: Arlington Soccer has entered the Chat
yeah, the most dominant club in GA history is just middle of the road in the ecnl...that's marginal? truly clueless