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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostHave they already offered players roster spots? If they have they should probably let people know before they drop $125 for a try out.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostFunny how no one complained about subsidizing the boys.. only the girls. Pathetic and shameful.
And there is also the issue that Timbers academy teams are subsidized by the highly profitable parent Timbers club. The parent Thorns aren't profitable enough to subsidize their own team. So we all get to do it.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI have no issue with helping poor kids play soccer. I support my club's scholarship program happily. My issue is the wealthy players being subsidized on thorns, especially when for our club, the money to pay the increased fees a subsidized GDA team generated comes out of our scholarship dollars. So instead of our scholarship dollars helping poor kids in our community play soccer, they are helping upper class girls play soccer for free. And then we all get to see their vacation photos from Hawaii and Europe on social media.
And there is also the issue that Timbers academy teams are subsidized by the highly profitable parent Timbers club. The parent Thorns aren't profitable enough to subsidize their own team. So we all get to do it.
Discontent will brew if Thorns continue to fund a DA from extra fees charged to all the local club players, particularly Alliance players. Most of these families are struggling just to pay for their own children.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIt's certainly shady. Why can't Thorns DA give scholarships to the players in the amount they need and let the wealthier players pay up to full price depending on income? This is how all the area clubs do it to be fair. If GDA is truly the best, all the wealthier parents will be happy to pay whatever it costs.
Discontent will brew if Thorns continue to fund a DA from extra fees charged to all the local club players, particularly Alliance players. Most of these families are struggling just to pay for their own children.
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Everyone needs to take a step back and quit bickering over a few dollars. Even if the GDA was free, it still would be crap. You cant put lipstick on a pig!
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThe same rule would then have to apply for the boys who only pay $500.. not $2000. Are you saying boys should also have to pay more?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostBoys are paid for by profitable Timbers MLS team, as required. Most non-MLS boy's DA programs charge normal fees. The girls DA is funded by Peregrine with funds from OYSA, odp, etc since the Thorns don't even have enough money to pay their own players minimum wage.
You can't change that fact.
Peregrine Income generated from all of it's revenue sources cover this expense and it's not only the specific revenue from the OYSA services paid to Peregrine.
The only case for that could ever be made that would prove that concept, would be if all Peregrine ever collected in their coffers was limited to OYSA services revenue, which is not the case.
OYSA services revenue paid to Peregrine is merely a small percentage of revenue in a the Peregrine MLS/NWSL franchise model whose worth is estimated between 200 to 250 million dollars.
You folks are simply clueless.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostPeregrine funds both the Boys and Girls DA.
You can't change that fact.
Peregrine Income generated from all of it's revenue sources cover this expense and it's not only the specific revenue from the OYSA services paid to Peregrine.
The only case for that could ever be made that would prove that concept, would be if all Peregrine ever collected in their coffers was limited to OYSA services revenue, which is not the case.
OYSA services revenue paid to Peregrine is merely a small percentage of revenue in a the Peregrine MLS/NWSL franchise model whose worth is estimated between 200 to 250 million dollars.
You folks are simply clueless.
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