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Thorns Academy applied last summer and were turned down. So don't hold your breath waiting for the Academy to actually happen.

So many sources out there with conflicting info. Will be interesting to see if anyone has a good source.

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So many sources out there with conflicting info. Will be interesting to see if anyone has a good source.

But my info came from the guy that sits on the US Club Soccer board...

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So many sources out there with conflicting info. Will be interesting to see if anyone has a good source.

People love to make stuff up since this is an anonymous forum. Even if the Timbers applied, they would have been laughed out of the ECNL selection committee. They have done nothing, have no track record of performance and developing players. Having the name "Timbers" only matters in Portland.

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They do have a winning record vs ECNL teams and the events they are playing are not against the ECNL reserves. Onyx is not at a consistent level with top national teams, but they would be competitive with any team in the country. The big difference is Onyx only plays at those big events a couple times per year and the ECNL teams see that level all the tome

Aren't they 0-2 in their two most recent games against ECNL teams?

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Aren't they 0-2 in their two most recent games against ECNL teams?

most recent one I can find is Mustang Magic ECNL 1 THUSC Onyx 3 in San Diego.

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Aren't they 0-2 in their two most recent games against ECNL teams?

Actually their last ECNL game was the NWCL Semi final game against Crossfire and they won 2-0. Surf Cup we took a beating against West Coast FC, then Onyx beat DeAnza 2-1 in OT (qtr finals), and lost 1-0 vs So Cal Blues in semi finals (PK). I would say they are competitive against some of the top teams in the country

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Who you kidding

NWCL WPFC 1-0 and crossfire 3-1 both beat onyx in NWCL. The semi games was played by both ECNL teams as a training games because they had no interest in advancing and switched up lineups. They also both canceled games against each other as they had a league game that weekend vs each other. As for DeAnza you did not play the ECNL team it was a reserve and pickup team. Look at what west coast did to onyx 5-0. Look at what the ECNL teams did to them in that tourney back east. If they go to ECNL they will soon discover the full strength teams. Onyx is good and I'm sure they'll place top 20. Onyx has a great mids and good forwards squad but there defense is suspect, the ECNL teams will run scores up on them. For the record you will never see full blown ECNL team play unless it's at a league game or showcase. Every event in between is used as training games.

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NWCL WPFC 1-0 and crossfire 3-1 both beat onyx in NWCL. The semi games was played by both ECNL teams as a training games because they had no interest in advancing and switched up lineups. They also both canceled games against each other as they had a league game that weekend vs each other. As for DeAnza you did not play the ECNL team it was a reserve and pickup team. Look at what west coast did to onyx 5-0. Look at what the ECNL teams did to them in that tourney back east. If they go to ECNL they will soon discover the full strength teams. Onyx is good and I'm sure they'll place top 20. Onyx has a great mids and good forwards squad but there defense is suspect, the ECNL teams will run scores up on them. For the record you will never see full blown ECNL team play unless it's at a league game or showcase. Every event in between is used as training games.

Keep telling yourself this if it makes you feel better.....

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Onyx is so good. They alone can get the club with 1 good team and 1 coach the ECNL bid...

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NWCL WPFC 1-0 and crossfire 3-1 both beat onyx in NWCL. The semi games was played by both ECNL teams as a training games because they had no interest in advancing and switched up lineups. They also both canceled games against each other as they had a league game that weekend vs each other. As for DeAnza you did not play the ECNL team it was a reserve and pickup team. Look at what west coast did to onyx 5-0. Look at what the ECNL teams did to them in that tourney back east. If they go to ECNL they will soon discover the full strength teams. Onyx is good and I'm sure they'll place top 20. Onyx has a great mids and good forwards squad but there defense is suspect, the ECNL teams will run scores up on them. For the record you will never see full blown ECNL team play unless it's at a league game or showcase. Every event in between is used as training games.

Do you feel better? Back east tied CASL ECNL 3-3 and lost 1-0 to the #1 ranked Gotsoccer team. Maybe you have a different back east in mind?

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Onyx is so good. They alone can get the club with 1 good team and 1 coach the ECNL bid...

Still better than the Thorns Academy or any of the Timbers teams.

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Still better than the Thorns Academy or any of the Timbers teams.

Thorns Academy doesn't have even 1 coach!

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Thorns Academy doesn't have even 1 coach!

Thorns Academy was a wet dream back when Timbers still thought all of the clubs would follow along like lemmings and join OYSA just because. Don't expect to see anything soon...

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People love to make stuff up since this is an anonymous forum. Even if the Timbers applied, they would have been laughed out of the ECNL selection committee. They have done nothing, have no track record of performance and developing players. Having the name "Timbers" only matters in Portland.

Timbers did not apply....the Thorns did

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Timbers did not apply....the Thorns did

That's a joke. What did they fill out on the application?? We have no club, no teams, no track record, but hey we are the Thorns!! dammit give it to us.