Bolts South Moving to SSS

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I could see Bolts East boys wanting to move to avoid the ECRL travel, but what does SSS offer them? EDP is the best they can do. No MLS or NAL. EDP has less travel than ECRL, but probably not the level of comp some of those teams would be looking for.

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I could see Bolts East boys wanting to move to avoid the ECRL travel, but what does SSS offer them? EDP is the best they can do. No MLS or NAL. EDP has less travel than ECRL, but probably not the level of comp some of those teams would be looking for.

The only chance Bolts East Boys move to SSS is if they are guaranteed an ECNL spot for the 2025-2026 season. That would be the only chance they’d join other than that I don’t see it being possible.

Also all the SSS people who love them so much. Why don’t they have their own complex with multiple fields and etc. All they have is this crappy run down indoor facility.

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Bolts are falling apart. The club is in shambles. With Ainscough now at SSS, this is an obvious play. Don’t pretend you’re surprised.

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Bolts are falling apart. The club is in shambles. With Ainscough now at SSS, this is an obvious play. Don’t pretend you’re surprised.

How are they in shambles? Not being sarcastic, just curious

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The only chance Bolts East Boys move to SSS is if they are guaranteed an ECNL spot for the 2025-2026 season. That would be the only chance they’d join other than that I don’t see it being possible.

Also all the SSS people who love them so much. Why don’t they have their own complex with multiple fields and etc. All they have is this crappy run down indoor facility.

I made the post you responded to, and I actually don't think the idea of Bolts East teams moving to SSS and getting ECNL is that all that outlandish. They've been a quality ECRL club and have been trying to get full ECNL. I would think Bolts having MLS, even though out of Mt Ida and not Weymouth, is still a sticking point for giving Bolts East ECNL Boys. That said, ECNL desperately needs a few new Boys clubs in MA. Moving to SSS where the girls are already ECNL might make it easy for ECNL to give a badge to the boys (assuming they really do get whole teams from Bolts East). Doubtful it would be for next year though, probably a year in NECSL or EDP before they can give SSS ECRL even, so there's that.

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I made the post you responded to, and I actually don't think the idea of Bolts East teams moving to SSS and getting ECNL is that all that outlandish. They've been a quality ECRL club and have been trying to get full ECNL. I would think Bolts having MLS, even though out of Mt Ida and not Weymouth, is still a sticking point for giving Bolts East ECNL Boys. That said, ECNL desperately needs a few new Boys clubs in MA. Moving to SSS where the girls are already ECNL might make it easy for ECNL to give a badge to the boys (assuming they really do get whole teams from Bolts East). Doubtful it would be for next year though, probably a year in NECSL or EDP before they can give SSS ECRL even, so there's that.

Who the f.uck would give select boys ecnl? They’ve been a failure on the boys side for decades

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Who the f.uck would give select boys ecnl? They’ve been a failure on the boys side for decades

In the world of the league merry go round BS, it doesn’t matter. So many undeserving organizations are getting league statues for all sorts of reasons.

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Bolts are falling apart. The club is in shambles. With Ainscough now at SSS, this is an obvious play. Don’t pretend you’re surprised.

I agree and think that BA has good connections. One being DW, who is a longtime friend. BA didn’t take this position without a plan in place and I doubt LL would have hired him if it didn’t help her in some big way.

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I agree and think that BA has good connections. One being DW, who is a longtime friend. BA didn’t take this position without a plan in place and I doubt LL would have hired him if it didn’t help her in some big way.

Totally

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IFA, Bolts, Select, Seacoast, Mass City, Stars, anyone else I’m missing who plays on the south shore - all of them at Union point .

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The beginning of the end for the Bolts! A nice little run for a few years, but thats it. It will be fun to watch all those crazy Bolts parents scrambling soon. #popcornready

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The beginning of the end for the Bolts! A nice little run for a few years, but thats it. It will be fun to watch all those crazy Bolts parents scrambling soon. #popcornready

I don’t think you’ll see any scrambling at all. Bolts has MLS NEXT. That’ll always be a go to for top players.

Could they lose the south shore region? Possibly but Bolts as a whole will be fine.

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Bolts SS is their third best team, so even if true - calm down.

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Bolts SS is their third best team, so even if true - calm down.

Sure it’s the clubs 3rd best teams technically but MLS and ECNL/NAL pull from all regions across the state. The south shore region sends players to both those teams yearly in multiple age groups. The South shore region is just the south shore region without pulling from all over. It’s by far the strongest region within the club and as they just posted have over 600 players registered for tryouts. So losing potential 600 players from bolts would be a huge dent to the Bolts business.

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Sure it’s the clubs 3rd best teams technically but MLS and ECNL/NAL pull from all regions across the state. The south shore region sends players to both those teams yearly in multiple age groups. The South shore region is just the south shore region without pulling from all over. It’s by far the strongest region within the club and as they just posted have over 600 players registered for tryouts. So losing potential 600 players from bolts would be a huge dent to the Bolts business.

And what could possibly make anyone on this forum think that 600 players, or any significant portion of that 600, would just "swap clubs" and move to SSS? A boys program with NECSL Flight 1 status, no hope to make boys ECNL, and is light years away from MLS Next? The lying on this forum is freaking hilarious.