I'm always struck by how much venom there is in so many of these posts.
I would think it's at least pretty plausible that the situation is just what the announcement said- DS wants to spend more time with his family and pursue a career in education. Perfect would be to pick up a college job and get a free graduate degree as part of the package. Or maybe just stick with his current school coaching gig and get a teaching job. It's basically what MK did, so not so surprising that his DOC would do the same.
This jumping to another club and taking lots of players seems far-fetched. Given the geographics, there just isn't much competition. Maybe he goes to Stars North as people suggest but hard to believe that's going to better his life in any measurable way (unless one likes demotions). The fact is that the north shore has little field space and it's tough to travel elsewhere from many locations, so the competition is not formidable. Sure, some will sit on 128 trying to get Stars/NEFC, etc. training, but not most people.
All that being said, 2 of MK's 4 guys who built the club with him are now gone (one assumes DS will drop his one remaining Aztec team if he lands whatever his next gig is). Still a remarkably stable core group over the years compared with most clubs.
I would imagine that running the business side of one of these clubs must be little fun, particularly if every day is a struggle for field space. If the DOC has to deal with that, and deal with parents, who would want that job? On the other hand, if it's just soccer, then it sounds fun to me.
But not sure where all the venom comes from- it's just kids playing soccer.
I would think it's at least pretty plausible that the situation is just what the announcement said- DS wants to spend more time with his family and pursue a career in education. Perfect would be to pick up a college job and get a free graduate degree as part of the package. Or maybe just stick with his current school coaching gig and get a teaching job. It's basically what MK did, so not so surprising that his DOC would do the same.
This jumping to another club and taking lots of players seems far-fetched. Given the geographics, there just isn't much competition. Maybe he goes to Stars North as people suggest but hard to believe that's going to better his life in any measurable way (unless one likes demotions). The fact is that the north shore has little field space and it's tough to travel elsewhere from many locations, so the competition is not formidable. Sure, some will sit on 128 trying to get Stars/NEFC, etc. training, but not most people.
All that being said, 2 of MK's 4 guys who built the club with him are now gone (one assumes DS will drop his one remaining Aztec team if he lands whatever his next gig is). Still a remarkably stable core group over the years compared with most clubs.
I would imagine that running the business side of one of these clubs must be little fun, particularly if every day is a struggle for field space. If the DOC has to deal with that, and deal with parents, who would want that job? On the other hand, if it's just soccer, then it sounds fun to me.
But not sure where all the venom comes from- it's just kids playing soccer.
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