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    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    ICE should send you back to Country of Stupidity.
    No room at your house for any more stupidity. Once you realize that you are the problem, solutions will suddenly present themselves to you.

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      Why did Gaff resign from Thorns Academy?

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        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        Why did Gaff resign from Thorns Academy?
        Doubts about the platform.

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          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          Thornz Asylum is 4 years old this coming spring. 4 years and not one college commit nor pro player. Time to pack it in and let the clubs that know what they're doing keep putting girls into college soccer like they have for years.
          It’s a pro track so the lack of college commits is not relevant.

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            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            Why did Gaff resign from Thorns Academy?
            Too many of his players verballed to D1 & D2 colleges - got in trouble.

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              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              Thornz Asylum is almost 4 years old now. Only just recently did they move down a level from OYSA Premier to GDA league. That's what happens when you haven't had even 1 college commit or pro player developed in all that time. Word is that they'll be playing in PYSA rec league next year.
              They have had a small handful go on to play in college. Krening OSU Russell PSU being the highest profile. This has been a big issue with the program and one reason a coaching staff overhaul happened in Spring ‘16.

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                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                Thornz Asylum is 4 years old this coming spring. 4 years and not one college commit nor pro player. Time to pack it in and let the clubs that know what they're doing keep putting girls into college soccer like they have for years.
                Give them another 4-5 years to figure the right formula out.

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                  What are the cost differences now after 3 years?

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                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    What are the cost differences now after 3 years?
                    Local club parents cover entire tab at FC pdx & thusc/cu


                    NWSL Thorns cover around $300k annually for their kids and families . After the $300k subsidy is spent then parents pick up the balance.

                    It's unfortunate that the local clubs aren't willing subsidize these expensive travel program like the Thorns.

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                      Are the Thorns playing in the YMCA Regional Circuit League or are they still looking around?

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                        why

                        Why is this even a topic, the Thorns GDA is gone. ENCL is the most expensive thing in the NW by default now

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                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          Local club parents cover entire tab at FC pdx & thusc/cu


                          NWSL Thorns cover around $300k annually for their kids and families . After the $300k subsidy is spent then parents pick up the balance.

                          It's unfortunate that the local clubs aren't willing subsidize these expensive travel program like the Thorns.
                          More stupid from stupid people. Did you know before the GD was cancelled, the Timbers stopped their subsidy and the Thorns Academy was going to cost $8k?

                          Also, do you know who pays for non profit clubs? The members and sponsors. Do you think they should cover the cost of ECNL? I doubt you will find any clubs willing or able to do that on Oregon.

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                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            Why is this even a topic, the Thorns GDA is gone. ENCL is the most expensive thing in the NW by default now
                            With an 8k upfront price tag and no decided league, I think the Thorns takes the lead in being the most expensive dream.

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                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              Local club parents cover entire tab at FC pdx & thusc/cu


                              NWSL Thorns cover around $300k annually for their kids and families . After the $300k subsidy is spent then parents pick up the balance.

                              It's unfortunate that the local clubs aren't willing subsidize these expensive travel program like the Thorns.

                              "Local club parents cover entire tab at FC pdx & thusc/cu." Where do you get this information. ECNL families for both FC and CU cover their own expenses. FC and THUSC families do not cover ECNL fees. There are some shared coaches so shared coach expenses. You totally contradict yourself with your statement. It seems you don't seem to think that locall clubs should cover ECNL expenses but your next statement says local clubs should be will to subsidize the expenses. So which is it??

                              And in case you haven't heard GDA Thorns is not longer a thing!!!!

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                                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                                "Local club parents cover entire tab at FC pdx & thusc/cu." Where do you get this information. ECNL families for both FC and CU cover their own expenses. FC and THUSC families do not cover ECNL fees. There are some shared coaches so shared coach expenses. You totally contradict yourself with your statement. It seems you don't seem to think that locall clubs should cover ECNL expenses but your next statement says local clubs should be will to subsidize the expenses. So which is it??

                                And in case you haven't heard GDA Thorns is not longer a thing!!!!
                                OP didn't say "GDA Thorns", he said "NWSL Thorns". GDA is done. NWSL and Thorns are not.

                                CU/THUSC (really--do you guys have to trade on the name of a Seattle youth club you aren't affiliated with, other than licensing their brand) is terrified that Thorns might get into ECNL. They desperately want the NWSL academy to be relegated to either the state (non-travel) league or to the other league that's forming in the wake of the GDA collapse. The last thing they want is to compete on equal terms, especially that the silly "no high school" rule is no longer in play.

                                And given the coaching turnover at THUSC/CU, with one coach forming her own rival club and another leaving for a college gig, the only real hope for THUSC/CU to remain relevant in a revived ECNL (with all the good clubs back) is to recruit like hell and have a local monopoly on the platform. They, and their coaching staff, want to be the sole arbiters of who is worthy of travel soccer, and who is not.

                                Sad!

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