Another DA Team pulls out. Who is Next?

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Oh you fc Portland crazy..stop being mad that your team is terrible and you are getting scammed. Says a lot that you can't get over a player who saw the scam before you did and left even though she was getting it for free....

TA does a better job at possession then fc Portland. Fc Portland 4-4-2 kick it to you...

Sorry to hurt your feeling Salem Superstar mom. Must suck to think your DD is "all that" when she's 11 only to find out she's 5 years behind at 14.

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Answer us this:

Why would the DOC of THUSC abandon her only partner club Crossfire Oregon? (THUSC & Crossfire Oregon= Crossfire United) for a coaching position in the Portland Thorns new GDA program.

That's like two food cart vendors who decided to pool resources and make a double wide cart offering a menu of fast food with fine dining prices (Crossfire United). Then one of the owners decides to leave the double wide venture and joins on as a chef at Roe's.

Huh?

Don't know, but it sheds a light on the subject matter of this thread, super elite powerful clubs like the Sting can do what they want even turn down a spot in the GDA. But in Oregon local clubs have no such clout or recognition and don't even have the chance to turn it down, as it was never offered to them. Instead leadership at one local club that plays in the same league as the Sting opt to leave CU and join the Thorns GDA staff.

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Don't know, but it sheds a light on the subject matter of this thread, super elite powerful clubs like the Sting can do what they want even turn down a spot in the GDA. But in Oregon local clubs have no such clout or recognition and don't even have the chance to turn it down, as it was never offered to them. Instead leadership at one local club that plays in the same league as the Sting opt to leave CU and join the Thorns GDA staff.

If either CU or FC had applied for GDA they would have been accepted. Neither applied because they know that it's a huge fiasco in the making. Just watch.

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If either CU or FC had applied for GDA they would have been accepted. Neither applied because they know that it's a huge fiasco in the making. Just watch.

One club absolutely applied according to former THUSC DOC (TA) and was rejected.

CU and FC or any other club had no chance of getting in the GDA with our market size and player pool available, with the GDA appointment going to the NWSL club in town on the first wave of membership.

Same thing happened on the boys side, the MLS team got the Academy and nobody else.

The only thing that's huge is your inability to digest reality.

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One club absolutely applied according to former THUSC DOC (TA) and was rejected.

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Well it wasn't FC - took a wait and see approach. Given the # of clubs that have been accepted to GDA and turned it down, looks like they made the right choice.

THUSC DOC is not leaving THUSC by the way.

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Answer us this:

Why would the DOC of THUSC abandon her only partner club Crossfire Oregon? (THUSC & Crossfire Oregon= Crossfire United) for a coaching position in the Portland Thorns new GDA program.

That's like two food cart vendors who decided to pool resources and make a double wide cart offering a menu of fast food with fine dining prices (Crossfire United). Then one of the owners decides to leave the double wide venture and joins on as a chef at Roe's.

Huh?

Maybe THUSC DOC just trying to align to give her club options? HMMM probably to easy for you to understand. THUSC DOC not moving all players to GDA, not evening advertising GDA, oh and by the way she is still helping with ECNL - so maybe she is the smart one in this picture.

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Well it wasn't FC - took a wait and see approach. Given the # of clubs that have been accepted to GDA and turned it down, looks like they made the right choice.

THUSC DOC is not leaving THUSC by the way.

She is leaving Crossfire 'United' club...where 'united' represents 'THUSC' as the partner club with 'Crossfire! Oregon.

Can you explain this?

leaving the THUSC club was never mentioned.

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There are aspects of the GDA rollout that feel like white man privilege training - there is a group of women's coaches in the country that wholeheartedly have drank the coolaid.

There are others who, we could say have not drunk the coolaid.

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Maybe THUSC DOC just trying to align to give her club options? HMMM probably to easy for you to understand. THUSC DOC not moving all players to GDA, not evening advertising GDA, oh and by the way she is still helping with ECNL - so maybe she is the smart one in this picture.

Yup smart as a rock.

Like you.

Blowing up the option of a 2 club partnership is really what's on the table with this bizarre move.

Every club girl has the option of trying out for the GDA.

Genius stuff

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Maybe THUSC DOC just trying to align to give her club options? HMMM probably to easy for you to understand. THUSC DOC not moving all players to GDA, not evening advertising GDA, oh and by the way she is still helping with ECNL - so maybe she is the smart one in this picture.

Confuse her THUSC membership is really smart?

Got it.

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1. THUSC was once a good respected club.

2. They aligned with crossfire.

3. Now their teams are terrible and crossfire is getting their best players..

4. The DoC took over after Tom left.

5. Not alot of people I know view her as a top quality coach.

6. She is taking the job to stay in the mix as she along with many are dinosaurs and are only alive because of the system in place.

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Sting was not subsidizing any of the players. The DA model will only work and attract the top talent if the pay-to-play is removed.

Basically what you are saying is that the DA is an inferior product and customers will only purchase if it is highly subsidized.

If cost is set at the real cost then the top talent would go ECNL.

Great job US Soccer.

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Basically what you are saying is that the DA is an inferior product and customers will only purchase if it is highly subsidized.

If cost is set at the real cost then the top talent would go ECNL.

Great job US Soccer.

You should be excited as you will still have the opportunity to spend that $10,000 per year on youth soccer with your local Portland ECNL club. They can't wait to cash that check!

See, it all turned out okay for you. No need to panic.

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You should be excited as you will still have the opportunity to spend that $10,000 per year on youth soccer with your local Portland ECNL club. They can't wait to cash that check!

See, it all turned out okay for you. No need to panic.

We all know the real cost of DA travel will be more than ECNL. The DA players in Portland are only having to pay $2000. Somebody is going to need to pay for the balance. Just because your player is not directly paying for it does not mean it is a more cost effective route.

Why start a league that will actually cost more and the only way to attract player is by getting someone else to pay for it.

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We all know the real cost of DA travel will be more than ECNL.

Why start a league that will actually cost more and the only way to attract player is by getting someone else to pay for it.

Dear Genius, how do you think college coaches get athletes to come their schools?

The NCAA leagues cost millions to run with travel and lodging and the only way a coach can attract student-athletes by having the university pay for the athlete to attend and cover their associated costs, (via a scholarship) talent makes the rules.

That's why Oregon girls are in shock because the Thorns are willing to spend more on them in 1 season than any D1 school would spend on them over 4 years. Yes, it's crazy cool.