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    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    Thorns were invited to play in the FCP Showcase but declined. And we all know why...
    They would rather fly to LA and play teams a year younger than get beat by Oregon ECNL teams. And why not? Their travel was paid for by all you OYSA families.

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      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      With a sanctioned US Girls Development Academy starting up this year, a first of it's kind in Oregon for girls, all the local club dysfunction will settle down significantly due to this dramatic marginalization of the local neighborhood club's role in the US Soccer development Pyramid model.

      This new entity GDA is a different animal than our current local zoo of wacky local club behavior and delusional thinking.
      Portland Thorns GDA is already stillborn. Thorns have moved on and started California Thorns Academy in collaboration with a NorCal ECNL club. Thorns know that they can not attract any of the talent in Oregon so they will quietly forget to announce tryout dates, coaches names, etc. and everyone will quickly forget they ever existed.

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        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        Just keep lying. Evidently you aren't intelligent enough to read and understand the requirements that ECNL ensures all clubs meet before they are invited to join the league. Not like the GDA who take anybody and everybody that will toe the party line and bow down to people like GW.
        Our club decided to join about two years ago, other than the ability to pay for travel and provide a home field no other standard was required. We came straight out the US Club OPL league after it folded, we found this league as a landing spot, luckily there weren't any rigid requirements other than those mentioned above. Maybe some requirements have been installed since and we signed up and our club is grandfathered in without having to meet any of this new requirements. So be it.

        We couldn't even consider applying for the GDA due the requirements of coaching education and licensing not to mention we have no relevant teams or players in the last few years to promote on an application.

        Were just waiting to see if we land back in the OYSA, because if the ECNL actually has standards that cause our club to be removed based on our poor record in the ECNL competition.

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          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          Our club decided to join about two years ago, other than the ability to pay for travel and provide a home field no other standard was required. We came straight out the US Club OPL league after it folded, we found this league as a landing spot, luckily there weren't any rigid requirements other than those mentioned above. Maybe some requirements have been installed since and we signed up and our club is grandfathered in without having to meet any of this new requirements. So be it.

          We couldn't even consider applying for the GDA due the requirements of coaching education and licensing not to mention we have no relevant teams or players in the last few years to promote on an application.

          Were just waiting to see if we land back in the OYSA, because if the ECNL actually has standards that cause our club to be removed based on our poor record in the ECNL competition.
          Fake.

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            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            Our club decided to join about two years ago, other than the ability to pay for travel and provide a home field no other standard was required. We came straight out the US Club OPL league after it folded, we found this league as a landing spot, luckily there weren't any rigid requirements other than those mentioned above. Maybe some requirements have been installed since and we signed up and our club is grandfathered in without having to meet any of this new requirements. So be it.

            We couldn't even consider applying for the GDA due the requirements of coaching education and licensing not to mention we have no relevant teams or players in the last few years to promote on an application.

            Were just waiting to see if we land back in the OYSA, because if the ECNL actually has standards that cause our club to be removed based on our poor record in the ECNL competition.
            You are one of the biggest liars on this forum. You clearly have no knowledge of anything remotely related to ECNL, or even youth soccer in general.

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              Who cares? Both ECNL & Thorns Academy are pretty good within Oregon. Where else you gonna go?

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                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                Portland Thorns GDA is already stillborn. Thorns have moved on and started California Thorns Academy in collaboration with a NorCal ECNL club. Thorns know that they can not attract any of the talent in Oregon so they will quietly forget to announce tryout dates, coaches names, etc. and everyone will quickly forget they ever existed.
                California th0rns?

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                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  California th0rns?
                  So soon? That didn't last long. Portland was a tough area to make work.

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                    Don't they already have Boise Timbers & some Academy in CalNorth? Expansion must help pay the bills. Competition is good.

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                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      Our club decided to join about two years ago, other than the ability to pay for travel and provide a home field no other standard was required. We came straight out the US Club OPL league after it folded, we found this league as a landing spot, luckily there weren't any rigid requirements other than those mentioned above. Maybe some requirements have been installed since and we signed up and our club is grandfathered in without having to meet any of this new requirements. So be it.

                      We couldn't even consider applying for the GDA due the requirements of coaching education and licensing not to mention we have no relevant teams or players in the last few years to promote on an application.

                      Were just waiting to see if we land back in the OYSA, because if the ECNL actually has standards that cause our club to be removed based on our poor record in the ECNL competition.
                      Winner

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                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        Winner
                        It is totally fake. Not even a quality attempt. Sad.

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                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          OYSA games don't count.
                          FWRL games don't count.
                          Beaverton cup is embarrassing.

                          How did someone think this was a good idea?
                          If you've been around soccer for a while you learn that winning is what gets parents excited. So playing down and against weak competition is really pretty brilliant.

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                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            If you've been around soccer for a while you learn that winning is what gets parents excited. So playing down and against weak competition is really pretty brilliant.
                            This is especially true when you gather a team consisting of the worst parents from every TA club. The club hoppers. The parents who use their DD's skill as leverage to get what they want from the coaching staff. The parents who raise the highest stink to the heavens when their kid "mistakenly" gets cut from ODP. The people running thorns know the intelligence level of who they need to keep happy. So Beaverton it is.

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                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              If you've been around soccer for a while you learn that winning is what gets parents excited. So playing down and against weak competition is really pretty brilliant.
                              Are they using girls fees to subsidize boys travel?

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                                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                                OYSA games don't count.
                                FWRL games don't count.
                                Beaverton cup is embarrassing.

                                How did someone think this was a good idea?
                                If you are short you don't want to stand next to tall people.

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