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    #31
    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    1) rubbish, hamlets were comparable to other clubs in cost.
    2) not ignorance, maybe arrogance.
    3) hamlets had an issue just one season with indoor training.
    4) that person waited a year before starting a new club.
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    We missed training for two years in a row.. MB was an Arse about it too

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      #32
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      Liverpool has been offering an alternative to the huge clubs for years. The move to Nep/Nec will allow them to showcase a team or two.
      The rest of the club is dedicated to providing a great place for kids to learn the game.
      For a team or two yes ! For many they offer central mass parents a place to hang their cleats without driving very far.

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        #33
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        For a team or two yes ! For many they offer central mass parents a place to hang their cleats without driving very far.
        And this is a bad thing?
        And how does that differ from any other club, locationally speaking?

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          #34
          Hamlets and Liverpool colors today

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            #35
            How much to rent the hamlets fields? Are they for sale?

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              #36
              Fuller hamlets were arguably the best club in MA for many years. 'I realize that Stars and NEFC are the top clubs now, but you have to wonder just what the heck happened to them. I mean really, they only have one team now?

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                #37
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                Fuller hamlets were arguably the best club in MA for many years. 'I realize that Stars and NEFC are the top clubs now, but you have to wonder just what the heck happened to them. I mean really, they only have one team now?
                At its core, FH remained a local, mom and pop operation while the rest of the club soccer world was rapidly evolving. Clubs like the Stars came along and out marketed them like crazy. FH stood by old school MAPLE while other clubs with a better understanding of where club soccer market was headed figured out how to appeal to customers with more money and a desire for the prestige that was being offered by emerging leagues like NEP, ECNL and NPL. Folks who grew up around here may remember Zayre's department store. Think of FH as the Zayre's of MA club soccer.

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                  #38
                  Zayres at least had TJX and BJ's wholesale club. (Still going)

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                    #39
                    With all that real estate, Fuller Hamlets could rebuild. Get someone to run the club while they mow the grass, line the fields and collect the checks.

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                      #40
                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      With all that real estate, Fuller Hamlets could rebuild. Get someone to run the club while they mow the grass, line the fields and collect the checks.
                      Just sell them to Liverpool and be done with it...

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                        #41
                        The current culture in America is to consilidate power and resources while driving out the mom & pops. This will continue until only a few have all the power.

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                          #42
                          Sutton Hillbilly

                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          The current culture in America is to consilidate power and resources while driving out the mom & pops. This will continue until only a few have all the power.
                          in America today, any business that is FAT, and IGNORANT will fail.

                          FH coasted on MB Sr record (for the last 5-7 years) no change, & arrogant ownership

                          The pieces were their for FH to succeed !

                          Mission was to build a soccer academy, teach skills, encourage hard work and collect money.

                          Instead MB built a club with a win at all cost mentality, that fell apart at 13.
                          when teams recruited away the one or two star players per team, team after team fell apart.

                          So the story ends with Jr. sinking the FH kayak about 50 miles from the nearest ocean.

                          Liverpool is owner is laugh out loud while rolling around on Bowden field.

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                            #43
                            Liverpool owner has more class than that. FH and Liverpool were not enemies even if competing for the same players. The few remaining FH teams will play under Liverpool colors now and on FH fields.

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                              #44
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              Liverpool owner has more class than that. FH and Liverpool were not enemies even if competing for the same players. The few remaining FH teams will play under Liverpool colors now and on FH fields.
                              Maybe not enemies, but BG was part of FH before creating Liverpool. Mainly because he thought his kids deserved better.

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                                #45
                                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                                Maybe not enemies, but BG was part of FH before creating Liverpool. Mainly because he thought his kids deserved better.
                                Wrong.

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