Thorns Academy Dead?

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Prove it. Have her try out and get selected as a starter (get it in writing) from one of the ECNL clubs. Then turn them down. Until you can do that, and you can't, you're just as much hot air as the Timbers and US Soccer.

I see that one of the players listed on the ECNL College signing web page was not an ECNL player , she is way better than most of the ECNL players, she played in OYSA regular league and paid a quarter of what ECNL players pay. She didn't need to spend all that money. That's proof right there that ECNL is a money grab.

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I see that one of the players listed on the ECNL College signing web page was not an ECNL player , she is way better than most of the ECNL players, she played in OYSA regular league and paid a quarter of what ECNL players pay. She didn't need to spend all that money. That's proof right there that ECNL is a money grab.

Tom had to hide the fact that she wasn't an ECNL player... so the rest of the ECNL parents wouldn't get a clue that they are being fleeced.

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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

You are an idiot. You do realize that ECNL teams dont play in GotSoccer events

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You are an idiot. You do realize that ECNL teams dont play in GotSoccer events

Sure they do, and when they do they lose to THUSC b teams. Bwah ha ha ha ha

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Losing to THUSC B team by 3-1 and then barley beating FC Portlands C team by one point is not hot air.... it is reality. Don't get all huffy puffy when you spout off about being so elite. The scores show otherwise.

So you can't prove it. Didn't think so. Show up at tryouts this month and show us all how great your DD is.

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I see that one of the players listed on the ECNL College signing web page was not an ECNL player , she is way better than most of the ECNL players, she played in OYSA regular league and paid a quarter of what ECNL players pay. She didn't need to spend all that money. That's proof right there that ECNL is a money grab.

Players don't have to play ECNL to go to college. It's just that 90% of those that play in college also played in ECNL. Some kids just can't make the commitment that ECNL requires. However, there's a big difference between playing on an ECNL "B" team and a Timbers "A" team. The ECNL "B" teams always play better soccer and have much more highly skilled players. The Timbers teams typically have thugs and thumpers.

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So you can't prove it. Didn't think so. Show up at tryouts this month and show us all how great your DD is.

I don't need to prove anything. Your the one paying top dollar for the Elite experience. I'm just waiting to see that your elite league playing squad can handle regular Oregon B & C teams as they should. Summer time is coming up and maybe the Crossfire United teams can start by dominating those non-ecnl oregon teams. From there maybe you can win more than a game or two in the ECNL league. I wouldn't pay that kind of money to see that kind of performance. It's going to take some weeding out of the mediocre players from these teams before they start performing at a level they should. Your just start up money.

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I don't need to prove anything. Your the one paying top dollar for the Elite experience. I'm just waiting to see that your elite league playing squad can handle regular Oregon B & C teams as they should. Summer time is coming up and maybe the Crossfire United teams can start by dominating those non-ecnl oregon teams. From there maybe you can win more than a game or two in the ECNL league. I wouldn't pay that kind of money to see that kind of performance. It's going to take some weeding out of the mediocre players from these teams before they start performing at a level they should. Your just start up money.

They do dominate. They play up a year in local tourneys and still dominate. Just look at ALL of the results.

As for "start up" money, why are you even paying for what you get at your Timbers club? They give that ****e away for free.

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Players don't have to play ECNL to go to college. It's just that 90% of those that play in college also played in ECNL. Some kids just can't make the commitment that ECNL requires. However, there's a big difference between playing on an ECNL "B" team and a Timbers "A" team. The ECNL "B" teams always play better soccer and have much more highly skilled players. The Timbers teams typically have thugs and thumpers.

The ECNL B teams are in the middle of the pack in OYSA. You obviously don't know what your talking about.

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I don't need to prove anything. Your the one paying top dollar for the Elite experience. I'm just waiting to see that your elite league playing squad can handle regular Oregon B & C teams as they should. Summer time is coming up and maybe the Crossfire United teams can start by dominating those non-ecnl oregon teams. From there maybe you can win more than a game or two in the ECNL league. I wouldn't pay that kind of money to see that kind of performance. It's going to take some weeding out of the mediocre players from these teams before they start performing at a level they should. Your just start up money.

You don't need to because you can't. You're the one that said your DD could start on any ECNL team. Prove it. See you at tryouts. We'll know who you are. You'll be the horse's @$$ doing donuts in the parking lot in the General Lee with 4 flat tires.

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They do dominate. They play up a year in local tourneys and still dominate. Just look at ALL of the results.

As for "start up" money, why are you even paying for what you get at your Timbers club? They give that ****e away for free.

The game below is not playing up, this is playing FC Portlands C team and winning 1-0

7 5:30 pm FC Portland G00 OPL 0-1 Crossfire United ECNL G00 Tualatin Hills Rec Center Field 1

This game the ECNL G00 did play against the U14 ECNL squad and got beat.

1:15 pm Crossfire United ECNL U14 2-1 Crossfire United ECNL G00 Tualatin Hills Rec Center Field 5

And of course this game you did play up and got beat badly

01 1:30 pm Crossfire United ECNL G00 1-3 THUSC Zirconium Tualatin Hills Rec Center Field 4

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If this is your idea of playing in local tournaments and playing up and dominating.... you are delusional.

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Sorry, not payed.... PAID, as in alot less money than sucker ECNL parents.

You're not one to criticize spelling, brightboy. Do you realized that ALOT is not a word? It's "a lot", genius.

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The ECNL B teams are in the middle of the pack in OYSA. You obviously don't know what your talking about.

At U18 girls they finished in 9th and 10th place respectively out of 10 teams. That's called bottom of the pack. So much for all the TA girls teams falling apart by u18.

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At U18 girls they finished in 9th and 10th place respectively out of 10 teams. That's called bottom of the pack. So much for all the TA girls teams falling apart by u18.

Where was the Eastside Timbers U18 team? Or the U15 team? Or the U16 team? Hint: None of them were in the Premier division.