Rumors Thorns Academy will shut down

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Just in the weirdest city in the World...Port-wacko.

Where we spit out a bunch of words but do very little to make any substantive change.

MP out? My ass.

Ya want him to sell or not? It would be fun to make him take a bath, but selling a successful franchise is easier than selling a dumpster fire.

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Ya want him to sell or not? It would be fun to make him take a bath, but selling a successful franchise is easier than selling a dumpster fire.

How could he “take a bath”. The francishes combined are worth close to 3/4 of a billion dollars. Unless you are saying that if he sold he is going to take a bath in hundred dollar bills every day for the rest of his life.

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If the franchises are normally valued at, say, $750M, but he were pressured to sell and only got $650M (such as by no gate or concessions revenue), that would be a $100M bath. Even then, a good return on the initial investment.

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If the franchises are normally valued at, say, $750M, but he were pressured to sell and only got $650M (such as by no gate or concessions revenue), that would be a $100M bath. Even then, a good return on the initial investment.

No need to sell the fans showed their support yesterday. FO will spin his involvement as zero, sponsors and tickets sales will be like last year.

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If the franchises are normally valued at, say, $750M, but he were pressured to sell and only got $650M (such as by no gate or concessions revenue), that would be a $100M bath. Even then, a good return on the initial investment.

There is no way he would sell for a $100M less and the league wouldn’t allow it. The stadium was packed yesterday and would also have been full for a Timbers playoff game. They would sell for full value and maybe more. That is pretty obvious.

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The Paulsons will make a healthy profit, as they should. But they will sell. Portland hates them now. That was obvious at the stadium yesterday. No one likes him. That is not sustainable long term. The clubs will flourish if they get the right ownership group that changes the management culture and actually invests back on the community. They way these bastards ran the youth programs was borderline criminal. Did more damage to young players and the youth soccer scene in Oregon than any other entity.

Look at what they did to ODP! It’s awful now. 10 years ago it was strong and meant something

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The Paulsons will make a healthy profit, as they should. But they will sell. Portland hates them now. That was obvious at the stadium yesterday. No one likes him. That is not sustainable long term. The clubs will flourish if they get the right ownership group that changes the management culture and actually invests back on the community. They way these bastards ran the youth programs was borderline criminal. Did more damage to young players and the youth soccer scene in Oregon than any other entity.

Look at what they did to ODP! It’s awful now. 10 years ago it was strong and meant something

You lost us at ODP! Really…ODP. Are you kidding.

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The Paulsons will make a healthy profit, as they should. But they will sell. Portland hates them now. That was obvious at the stadium yesterday. No one likes him. That is not sustainable long term. The clubs will flourish if they get the right ownership group that changes the management culture and actually invests back on the community. They way these bastards ran the youth programs was borderline criminal. Did more damage to young players and the youth soccer scene in Oregon than any other entity.

Look at what they did to ODP! It’s awful now. 10 years ago it was strong and meant something

He is not going to sell. To much money through the gate yesterday

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If the NFL can't get rid of bad owners, do you really think NWSL will? Laughable

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If the NFL can't get rid of bad owners, do you really think NWSL will? Laughable

NFL is not a women’s league. HUGE difference. If an owner/coach was trying to literally sexually assault players and cover it up, I assure you the owner would be forced to sell in the NFL.

that’s what happened in Portland. Read the report. Paul Riley was trying to use his position to have sex with players. And Gavin was demeaning women and sexually harassing. So was Paulson by talking about Hope Solo’s nude pics to a female player/subordinate.

get over it jackasses. You either support this sh-t or you don’t. F Paulson and daddy’s horse that rode in on. Women should not be subjected to this type of place. I thought Portland stood for womens rights and against all forms of abuse. I guess not. What a joke the Riveters are. They should stand up and chase these clowns out. Bunch of pus-y bitches

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NFL is not a women’s league. HUGE difference. If an owner/coach was trying to literally sexually assault players and cover it up, I assure you the owner would be forced to sell in the NFL.

that’s what happened in Portland. Read the report. Paul Riley was trying to use his position to have sex with players. And Gavin was demeaning women and sexually harassing. So was Paulson by talking about Hope Solo’s nude pics to a female player/subordinate.

get over it jackasses. You either support this sh-t or you don’t. F Paulson and daddy’s horse that rode in on. Women should not be subjected to this type of place. I thought Portland stood for womens rights and against all forms of abuse. I guess not. What a joke the Riveters are. They should stand up and chase these clowns out. Bunch of pus-y bitches

guess nobody in Portland cares with a crowd of 22k in attendance.

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Let’s not forget the players who followed the coach around to multiple teams. They are hoeing it out for the coach for YEARS then all of a sudden were afraid for themselves after they were fading from attention.

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justi Bumgardt was employed at crossfire for 10 years and when she didnt get a promotion she all of sudden claimed she was being harassed her who time there and it was an unsafe work environment.

America

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Let’s not forget the players who followed the coach around to multiple teams. They are hoeing it out for the coach for YEARS then all of a sudden were afraid for themselves after they were fading from attention.

america


justi Bumgardt was employed at crossfire for 10 years and when she didnt get a promotion she all of sudden claimed she was being harassed her who time there and it was an unsafe work environment.

America

Have you met Merritt Paulson? If you have, can you seriously say he is a stand up guy?

I can tell you first hand that he is an as-hole. His wife is a nice lady and gracious. He is a complete douche.
I believe whole-heartedly that he ran a toxic organization. Without a single doubt

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Have you met Merritt Paulson? If you have, can you seriously say he is a stand up guy?

I can tell you first hand that he is an as-hole. His wife is a nice lady and gracious. He is a complete douche.
I believe whole-heartedly that he ran a toxic organization. Without a single doubt

A quick search of his wife (Heather Paulson) shows that she was named in a racial discrimination lawsuit against her and others at Nike. The suit claims that she discriminated against an employee of African descent and blocked his complaints against multiple managers.

so I guess the apple doesn’t rot too far from the tree?

good riddance to these freaking people

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How many here has actually met the Paulson's and talked to them?
they are both super nice and he is absolutely passionate. What sells news? Dramatic crap. Yes he should have fired sooner but are not we all guilty believing and putting faith in our friends? Read the entire report not just what the news gives you!
Look now at the make up of the thorns staff! He did that and we were rewarded with a title!
And no this Is not Merrit