Thorns Academy Dead?

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Awesome!
More saturation! ECNL

One less team for OYSA teams to play in FWRL -> even more watering down of the state level competitions

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Seattle Reign are NWSL and they just got their Academy teams accepted into ECNL. Too bad Thorns got turned down flat when they applied...

Are you that stupid? ECNL will take all right now in order to keep them from going USSDA. Its not about what is best for soccer, just a simple money grab. If they were truly elite none of the PDX Area clubs should have been accepted and their shouldn't be a tier system in ECNL.

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Are you that stupid? ECNL will take all right now in order to keep them from going USSDA. Its not about what is best for soccer, just a simple money grab. If they were truly elite none of the PDX Area clubs should have been accepted and their shouldn't be a tier system in ECNL.

This is just dumb. What ECNL are doing is forming partnerships with NWSL teams that have legitimate girls programs. They have 4 now (Boston Breakers, Orlando City, Seattle, Western New York). If Thorns get their house in order they will get a franchise also. It is not about population size. It is about development with the U-littles. If Oregon Soccer can do that part right they will flourish like other areas with small populations. This has nothing to do with money. ECNL clubs do not make money off of those programs. Are you kidding? Labor intensive programs like ECNL are not cheap to operate. US Club is a nonprofit just like USSF. They may make money off people wanting to come to those clubs at earlier ages in hopes of making an ECNL team. But that would be because their early development models are superior. Soccer parents are not stupid, with perhaps you being one of the exceptions.

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Are you that stupid? ECNL will take all right now in order to keep them from going USSDA. Its not about what is best for soccer, just a simple money grab. If they were truly elite none of the PDX Area clubs should have been accepted and their shouldn't be a tier system in ECNL.

And you think US Soccer isn't creating the USSDA as a pure money grab? You must be totally naïve. But keep your DD playing in OYSA if you want. More watered down every year.

The PDX clubs are the best of the best in Oregon. Facts are facts. And that's what national leagues need: the best of the best from each region. Too bad your TA club doesn't even come close to measuring up - actually TA clubs don't even measure up when compared to "B" teams from ECNL clubs.

And, as even the most simplistic TA lemming knows, there is no tier system in ECNL. There is in Oregon - non-TA on top, all TA clubs below - but not in ECNL.

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This is just dumb. What ECNL are doing is forming partnerships with NWSL teams that have legitimate girls programs. They have 4 now (Boston Breakers, Orlando City, Seattle, Western New York). If Thorns get their house in order they will get a franchise also. It is not about population size. It is about development with the U-littles. If Oregon Soccer can do that part right they will flourish like other areas with small populations. This has nothing to do with money. ECNL clubs do not make money off of those programs. Are you kidding? Labor intensive programs like ECNL are not cheap to operate. US Club is a nonprofit just like USSF. They may make money off people wanting to come to those clubs at earlier ages in hopes of making an ECNL team. But that would be because their early development models are superior. Soccer parents are not stupid, with perhaps you being one of the exceptions.

Thorns have had 2 years to het their house in order and all they've created is a huge dumpster fire. No hope of them getting anything except relegated to OYSA Rec any time soon.

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Are you that stupid? ECNL will take all right now in order to keep them from going USSDA. Its not about what is best for soccer, just a simple money grab. If they were truly elite none of the PDX Area clubs should have been accepted and their shouldn't be a tier system in ECNL.

Don't tell the ECNL folks this. They think ECNL is elite. It stopped being elite three years before Oregon got accepted. By the time they got around to allowing Tom and company in, it was already watered down. But don't tell the local parents this, they are buying into the snake oil.

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And you think US Soccer isn't creating the USSDA as a pure money grab? You must be totally naïve. But keep your DD playing in OYSA if you want. More watered down every year.

The PDX clubs are the best of the best in Oregon. Facts are facts. And that's what national leagues need: the best of the best from each region. Too bad your TA club doesn't even come close to measuring up - actually TA clubs don't even measure up when compared to "B" teams from ECNL clubs.

And, as even the most simplistic TA lemming knows, there is no tier system in ECNL. There is in Oregon - non-TA on top, all TA clubs below - but not in ECNL.

For someone who posts all the time, you sure don't say anything.

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Don't tell the ECNL folks this. They think ECNL is elite. It stopped being elite three years before Oregon got accepted. By the time they got around to allowing Tom and company in, it was already watered down. But don't tell the local parents this, they are buying into the snake oil.

Compared with OYSA and TA clubs, ECNL is elite times 10. Fact. Deal with it, TA lemming.

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Compared with OYSA and TA clubs, ECNL is elite times 10. Fact. Deal with it, TA lemming.

If your so elite than why did one of your ECNL teams get beat 3-1 in last years United Cup Torunament. By what is considered THUSC B team.


801 1:30 pm Crossfire United ECNL G00 1-3 THUSC Zirconium Tualatin Hills Rec Center Field 4

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If your so elite than why did one of your ECNL teams get beat 3-1 in last years United Cup Torunament. By what is considered THUSC B team.


801 1:30 pm Crossfire United ECNL G00 1-3 THUSC Zirconium Tualatin Hills Rec Center Field 4

It's THUSC playing THUSC with a mix of random players on each team. You think anybody really cares about those games. Show me where a TA team has beaten an ECNL team this past year.

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Compared with OYSA and TA clubs, ECNL is elite times 10. Fact. Deal with it, TA lemming.

Your also ranked below regular club teams in this age group. (I realize it's got soccer rankings) but if your 10 times as elite, I would think you should be ranked higher than these non ecnl teams. You certainly pay 10 times as much money...... sucker.

https://home.gotsoccer.com/rankings/...os=4&hl=569681

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It's THUSC playing THUSC with a mix of random players on each team. You think anybody really cares about those games. Show me where a TA team has beaten an ECNL team this past year.

No... it was THUSC B team playing Crossfire United's ECNL Squad.

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It's THUSC playing THUSC with a mix of random players on each team. You think anybody really cares about those games. Show me where a TA team has beaten an ECNL team this past year.

It wasn't a mix of random players. That team had been together for the entire season, only one year together, and they handled that ECNL team (which was playing with all of their starters).... they handled them like they were a rec squad.

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Thorns have had 2 years to het their house in order and all they've created is a huge dumpster fire. No hope of them getting anything except relegated to OYSA Rec any time soon.

And how has ECNL done? It is a money grab on both sides and not good for the kids

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That ECNL squad barley beat FC Portland's B/C team. Not a very good showing for a 10 times more elite squad. I would be upset if I paid that kind of money for that. It just goes to show that 80 percent of that ECNL squad would be quickly replaced by other players on those non-ecnl teams.

807 Sat Jul 11 5:30 pm FC Portland G00 OPL 0:1 Crossfire United ECNL G00 Tualatin Hills Rec Center Field 1