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    #16
    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    Seacoast United will be playing out of Bedford, same teams, same coaches, new badge!
    Seacoast will be buying them out. They need another field to train out of since they are losing amsberry

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      #17
      Wonder if all of this has anything to do with the e-mail they sent out this AM:

      "GPS families and staff,
      Hello we trust this finds you and your families all well.
      In the past 48 hours we have been informed by Back River Sports Complex that our allocated hours have been revised for the return to training period begiining June 15th. Naturally this has left us in a reactionary position and with the need to re-visit the entire schedule with coaches we need to delay the return to training for 1 week until June 22nd.
      We apologize for this and appreciate that this is dissapointing, but rather than sending a schedule out without appropriate attention we feel this is the best approach.
      Your GPS NH Staff"

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        #18
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        Seacoast will be buying them out. They need another field to train out of since they are losing amsberry
        Not really a buy out as much as absorbing GPS NH. Seacoast won’t be acquiring the fields in Bedford, just renting them.

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          #19
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          Seacoast will be buying them out. They need another field to train out of since they are losing amsberry
          They will not be buying them out, they are just taking the teams and coaches!

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            #20
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            They will not be buying them out, they are just taking the teams and coaches!
            So existing GPS families get screwed on any credits. Club soccer shell game, step right up.

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              #21
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              So existing GPS families get screwed on any credits. Club soccer shell game, step right up.
              That is a GPS issue, not a Seacoast issue don't you think? GPS dropped the ball on rebates/credits.

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                #22
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                They will not be buying them out, they are just taking the teams and coaches!
                Seacoast? They’ve been known to destroy other orgs so this is not exactly great news for Southern NH, is it? Am I missing something...

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                  #23
                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  Seacoast? They’ve been known to destroy other orgs so this is not exactly great news for Southern NH, is it? Am I missing something...
                  They do the same as any other "destination club". Buy out a small club, keep them as satellite locations and pull players they want, and let the rest stay or leave. All the big clubs do the same thing.

                  I don't see it as being anything but status quo for Southern NH in the big picture.

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                    #24
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    They do the same as any other "destination club". Buy out a small club, keep them as satellite locations and pull players they want, and let the rest stay or leave. All the big clubs do the same thing.

                    I don't see it as being anything but status quo for Southern NH in the big picture.
                    Wrong. Seacoast is far from a destination club. So, we’ve taken 2 strong(ish) clubs (warts and all for both) and we’re trying to make something out of that?

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                      #25
                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      Wrong. Seacoast is far from a destination club. So, we’ve taken 2 strong(ish) clubs (warts and all for both) and we’re trying to make something out of that?
                      Right. They are a destination club. Whether you, as an individual, desire your destination elsewhere, that is fine. But, they a conglomerate of clubs that service a large geographical area that provide access to the highest levels, for both boys and girls, within that footprint. Of course, some choose to go outside that footprint for what they view as a better experience, and that is perfectly fine. But, that doesn't change what they are.

                      Not sure who you mean by "we're", as you certainly don't sound associated with either. GPS-NH as we know it is gone, and has been for a while now. They were an orphaned club without a home.

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                        #26
                        It's official:

                        http://seacoastunited.com/about/news/seacoast-united-nh-bedford

                        HAMPTON, NH – Seacoast United Sports Club (SUSC) is proud to announce that it will be expanding its soccer footprint in New Hampshire for the 2020-21 season. The club will create a new region out of Bedford, NH which will provide opportunities for players primarily from Hillsborough, Rockingham, Cheshire and Merrimack counties with both elite pathways and local developmental teams.

                        Paul Willis: "...I’m delighted to welcome John Price as Director of Coaching, along with Lenny Webb as Director of Operations and they will work closely with Iain Scott, Peter Decker, Chris Scott, myself and the entire Seacoast United team”.

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                          #27
                          So a Seacoast location in Concord, Epping and now Bedford? Seems overkill.

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                            #28
                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            So a Seacoast location in Concord, Epping and now Bedford? Seems overkill.
                            Depends on how you look at it. There were already teams in each of these locations, so Bedford just changed their shirt but otherwise not much else changed.

                            Long term? I can see some consolidation but that's from an outsider's perspective.

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                              #29
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              Right. They are a destination club. Whether you, as an individual, desire your destination elsewhere, that is fine. But, they a conglomerate of clubs that service a large geographical area that provide access to the highest levels, for both boys and girls, within that footprint. Of course, some choose to go outside that footprint for what they view as a better experience, and that is perfectly fine. But, that doesn't change what they are.

                              Not sure who you mean by "we're", as you certainly don't sound associated with either. GPS-NH as we know it is gone, and has been for a while now. They were an orphaned club without a home.
                              “We’re” meaning location (ie Southern NH). Less choice, less competition... more spread of mediocrity.

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                                #30
                                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                                “We’re” meaning location (ie Southern NH). Less choice, less competition... more spread of mediocrity.
                                How is there less choice or competition? Sounds like they will operate their own teams, and compete against other Seacoast teams like many clubs with large footprints do. I don't see how the "mediocrity" will spread, either. Their shirts changed, what else?

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