Portland Thorns U18/U19

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Thorns U19 lost in the final four semis today. Great finish for a great team though. They only had 2 field subs for the last two games and it can be hard to play at that level with only two subs, but it was a good finish. Tied for 3rd out of 130 teams. Not bad!

Not 130 teams…16 and those 16 don’t include everyone that actually is on the team that year. Most teams have players that left already or didn’t travel. Hence 2 subs…

I still think United pdx oregon beats them 3/5x. ecnl isn’t as cracked up as people say it is. You got kids going to all colleges from all teams. Including thorns, United pdx, etc from d1 - cc. All have players that would make anyone else’s teams.

this is common knowledge. You can be at soccer chance and go d1 and still be as bad a player going d3 or cC at the thorns.

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It's all watered down. Since the travel leagues have split the talent, the cream no longer rises to the top.

At least on the boys' side we have MLS Next, and some of the MLS academies are very good. (Not ours unfortunately).

But nothing on the girls' side but pay-to-play travel rackets as far as the eye can see.

It’s all watered down.

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Not 130 teams…16 and those 16 don’t include everyone that actually is on the team that year. Most teams have players that left already or didn’t travel. Hence 2 subs…

I still think United pdx oregon beats them 3/5x. ecnl isn’t as cracked up as people say it is. You got kids going to all colleges from all teams. Including thorns, United pdx, etc from d1 - cc. All have players that would make anyone else’s teams.

this is common knowledge. You can be at soccer chance and go d1 and still be as bad a player going d3 or cC at the thorns.

LOL. OMG..you can't be serious. UPDX?! Love the Eastside superiority complex. Sure, they would totally do great against SD Surf. Get real.

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Thorns are the best in the state. That is a fact. UPDX are just a OYSA team dreaming.

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17 players rostered. 5 field subs. One hurt first twenty minutes of first game and could not play again. One could not play after first game. One was hurt in practice a few days before the first game and is out for weeks.

Typical thorns that, mismanagement leading to injured players.

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Typical thorns that, mismanagement leading to injured players.

What? Go lie up a different tree. Thorns Academy is no more known for injuries than any other club. If anything, they take injuries seriously and the academy is teamed up with Providence doctors and they require notes to return to play. The U19 girls that were sitting out are headed to college and 3/3 of the injuries were treated with an abundance of caution given impending college play.

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I thought the updx delusional plastic fans were only on the boys side but holy ish. You all are ridiculous on the girls too.

What a horrible group assembled by nothing but the worst of the Oregon soccer world .

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Thorns are the best in the state. That is a fact. UPDX are just a OYSA team dreaming.

Can’t claim anything. They haven’t played.

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Can’t claim anything. They haven’t played.

Wish the Thorns 06 actually accepted the invite to play Columbia Premiers 06s. That would have been a great game.

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Wish the Thorns 06 actually accepted the invite to play Columbia Premiers 06s. That would have been a great game.

And it was not just 1 invite, it was multiple invites

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And it was not just 1 invite, it was multiple invites

Yeah, Im sure a team with nearly all D1 commits is ducking…Columbia Premier?!

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And it was not just 1 invite, it was multiple invites

I decline all meth offers too

No one wants to go to vantucky to waste their time.

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And it was not just 1 invite, it was multiple invites

They did in a round about way, if you know anything. The Thorns WPSL and Columbia WPSL semi-pro teams are full of the graduating D1 2006s. Thorns won by multiple goals.

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They did in a round about way, if you know anything. The Thorns WPSL and Columbia WPSL semi-pro teams are full of the graduating D1 2006s. Thorns won by multiple goals.

Columbia did not have have most their 06s on that team. That was hardly a representation of their youth club.

CPSC 06s easily beat the Thorns 07s. Would have been a fun game. Tracey avoids potential losses as much as she can. No clue how the game would have ended up. Would have been fun to see two strong Oregon teams play.

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Boy it would have been a good game, BUTTT Columba Premier girls are not part of the best league in the land, soooooooooo, they did play. Give an chance in the WPSL they didn't show.