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    #91
    The Thorns Academy is a total dumpster fire. None of their teams are successful, their leadership is non existent and lacking in anything remotely close to a strategic vision to improve the program.

    They absolutely do not want to be in ECNL because it will expose them to the top clubs in the NW. They could hide out and lose regularly (and they did just that) by claiming they were in the US Soccer Development Academy, which had only one other team in the Pacific NW. Can’t hide if you actually have to play the very best teams in Seattle and Oregon.

    They would finish at or near the bottom of every age group in the ECNL NW Division. They know this. Because it would be an embarassment for the Thorns first team and their overall brand they will take any other opportunity than to try and play in the ECNL. If they could even get accepted to the league.

    Plus, they aren’t even run by the Portland Thorns. The Timbers/Thorns pay the Westside Timbers to run “their” academy. How jacked up is that!! Worse yet, Westside is only able to produce one top girls team every five or six years.

    That whole thing is smoke and mirrors with half truths and lies thrown in for good measure.

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      #92
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      The Thorns Academy is a total dumpster fire. None of their teams are successful, their leadership is non existent and lacking in anything remotely close to a strategic vision to improve the program.

      They absolutely do not want to be in ECNL because it will expose them to the top clubs in the NW. They could hide out and lose regularly (and they did just that) by claiming they were in the US Soccer Development Academy, which had only one other team in the Pacific NW. Can’t hide if you actually have to play the very best teams in Seattle and Oregon.

      They would finish at or near the bottom of every age group in the ECNL NW Division. They know this. Because it would be an embarassment for the Thorns first team and their overall brand they will take any other opportunity than to try and play in the ECNL. If they could even get accepted to the league.

      Plus, they aren’t even run by the Portland Thorns. The Timbers/Thorns pay the Westside Timbers to run “their” academy. How jacked up is that!! Worse yet, Westside is only able to produce one top girls team every five or six years.

      That whole thing is smoke and mirrors with half truths and lies thrown in for good measure.
      Sucks being a have not. or being dumped into the 99%.

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        #93
        Any thoughts on try outs today? There were a lot of girls there. Not sure how many age groups.

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          #94
          who knows, who cares, but they sure seem to want attention

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            #95
            It’s time for the Alliance to break up.

            Isn’t the Thorns a “For Profit” entity?

            For Profits can’t play on US Youth Soccer Sanctioned Leagues

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              #96
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post

              For Profits can’t play on US Youth Soccer Sanctioned Leagues
              Unless they operate their scheme, under a local mission based community 501c3 title, which many do. Always a workaround.

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                #97
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                after seeing the results of the older teams I can’t imagine this will be very good?

                Playing in OYSA? Are they serious? That’s a great way to get all the alliance clubs to oppose.

                First they used odp to recruit and soiled that program. Now this.

                The older teams have players that couldn’t even make their high school teams.
                Sad to see the results of the thorns over past years. Kids getting used to losing a lot of games by big margins.

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                  #98
                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  Sad to see the results of the thorns over past years. Kids getting used to losing a lot of games by big margins.
                  Reminds me of the ole ECNL (Pre DA) dayz when the (2) Oregon local clubs were getting spanked by 10 goal margins.

                  Thank God the DA started in 2016. it allowed our local clubs in the ravaged left over ECNL to then travel great distances and play teams as sorry as they are. Brilliant marketing!

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                    #99
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    after seeing the results of the older teams I can’t imagine this will be very good?

                    Playing in OYSA? Are they serious? That’s a great way to get all the alliance clubs to oppose.

                    First they used odp to recruit and soiled that program. Now this.

                    The older teams have players that couldn’t even make their high school teams.
                    Kids cut from high school teams deserve to play too.

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                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      Kids cut from high school teams deserve to play too.
                      and pay for 9 mos of travel with their local club, brilliant marketing.

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                        The work-around for playing in OYSA, which requires non-profit, is to piggy-back on Westside, which is non-profit. How will this work with Westside's regular teams? Seems incredibly fishy and unethical -- not to mention unfair for the regular Westside teams.

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                          Isn’t it the same as having a first team and then lower teams like copa etc?

                          Westside Girls could play too

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                            u13 is not a part of pre-Academy. they are full ECNL team.

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                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              The Thorns Academy is a total dumpster fire. None of their teams are successful, their leadership is non existent and lacking in anything remotely close to a strategic vision to improve the program.

                              They absolutely do not want to be in ECNL because it will expose them to the top clubs in the NW. They could hide out and lose regularly (and they did just that) by claiming they were in the US Soccer Development Academy, which had only one other team in the Pacific NW. Can’t hide if you actually have to play the very best teams in Seattle and Oregon.

                              They would finish at or near the bottom of every age group in the ECNL NW Division. They know this. Because it would be an embarassment for the Thorns first team and their overall brand they will take any other opportunity than to try and play in the ECNL. If they could even get accepted to the league.

                              Plus, they aren’t even run by the Portland Thorns. The Timbers/Thorns pay the Westside Timbers to run “their” academy. How jacked up is that!! Worse yet, Westside is only able to produce one top girls team every five or six years.

                              That whole thing is smoke and mirrors with half truths and lies thrown in for good measure.
                              It should be better now that it is a Timbers Alliance team and not under the Timbers. They are a pro team for goodness sakes and why would they care about teen soccer.

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                                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                                u13 is not a part of pre-Academy. they are full ECNL team.
                                Love the description 'full ECNL', as opposed to not full?

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