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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAlso ECNL knows what it's doing in terms of organization, showcases etc. That's another reason why clubs wanted to join. It's a well oiled machine with a clear structure, unlike NPL which very scattered and requires diagramming to make any sense of it all. ECNL gives clubs a better weapons stockpile to fight DA.
Face it, its another marketing gimmick. It will be an OK league, and at least by merging playoffs, there will be a consolidated second tier to boys DA. If you think it is somehow going "to fight" DA, you are deluding yourself.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWhich area clubs "wanted to join"? The two that were already part of the ECNL through their girls programs, that's who. None of the other area clubs were too eager. And if ECNL is so much better than NPL, why would it merge its playoffs with the NPL at year end?
Face it, its another marketing gimmick. It will be an OK league, and at least by merging playoffs, there will be a consolidated second tier to boys DA. If you think it is somehow going "to fight" DA, you are deluding yourself.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWhich area clubs "wanted to join"? The two that were already part of the ECNL through their girls programs, that's who. None of the other area clubs were too eager. And if ECNL is so much better than NPL, why would it merge its playoffs with the NPL at year end?
Face it, its another marketing gimmick. It will be an OK league, and at least by merging playoffs, there will be a consolidated second tier to boys DA. If you think it is somehow going "to fight" DA, you are deluding yourself.
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Originally posted by UnregisteredWhich area clubs "wanted to join"? The two that were already part of the ECNL through their girls programs, that's who. None of the other area clubs were too eager. And if ECNL is so much better than NPL, why would it merge its playoffs with the NPL at year end?
Face it, its another marketing gimmick. It will be an OK league, and at least by merging playoffs, there will be a consolidated second tier to boys DA. If you think it is somehow going "to fight" DA, you are deluding yourself.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThis isn't true. NEFC originally wanted to stay in ECNL and would have picked up boys.
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Originally posted by UnregisteredSo then why are they not in ECNL boys now? By any objective measure, their boys teams' are plainly superior across the board to the Stars' boys teams or the second tier Bolts teams. If they were not allowed in to the league, that only serves to demonstrate that the league is not about quality. of play.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAlso ECNL knows what it's doing in terms of organization, showcases etc. That's another reason why clubs wanted to join. It's a well oiled machine with a clear structure, unlike NPL which very scattered and requires diagramming to make any sense of it all. ECNL gives clubs a better weapons stockpile to fight DA.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostBecause they made the choice to go DA. DA on the girls side is bigger than ECNL was, and some of the scores are really lopsided. Someone should have thought all of this through before making the announcements.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostSerious question. When was the last time any of these clubs, leagues thought anything through about what is the best way to handle all this? Once you have been around for a number of years, you see the same things over and over. It's really a big money pit. The players never benefit from this system.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThere are not enough local teams, and very little difference in quality to NPL to justify the travel and expense. Will it get better?
Sure your kid can play in the under 40 league after he gets off the high school bench.
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