GDA Bait and Switch

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Who is the jackal posting $2000 for Thorns Academy? Price hasn't been announced because budget hasn't been approved.

Noone knows the number until the budget is approved. There were some earlier discussions of a price closer to what boys are charged; as the winter past that number kept going up. Then GDA's added another age-group (making this all the more expensive).

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The timbers staff member is just doing his job. Give him a break.

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First it was $500, then $1500, then $2500 . . . give it a year and it will be $15,000.

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Who is the jackal posting $2000 for Thorns Academy? Price hasn't been announced because budget hasn't been approved.

Noone knows the number until the budget is approved. There were some earlier discussions of a price closer to what boys are charged; as the winter past that number kept going up. Then GDA's added another age-group (making this all the more expensive).

It's the latest lie from Erik Lyslo, shared via email to ODP and RTC families. Gullible parents who haven't been around for a while actually believe him.

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It's the latest lie from Erik Lyslo, shared via email to ODP and RTC families. Gullible parents who haven't been around for a while actually believe him.

Pretty simple, even for a TA lemming caveman, to post this "letter" on TS. Fact that it hasn't been posted proves it doesn't exist.

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It's the latest lie from Erik Lyslo, shared via email to ODP and RTC families. Gullible parents who haven't been around for a while actually believe him.

Obviously these are the parents I would try and lock in first. They are already wearing blinders.

If they were going to leak any favorable information, they would be leaking it to the ECNL folks first.

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Obviously these are the parents I would try and lock in first. They are already wearing blinders.

If they were going to leak any favorable information, they would be leaking it to the ECNL folks first.

What makes you think the top ECNL players have not been approached?

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What makes you think the top ECNL players have not been approached?

1. No one wants the gullible, crazy, toxic, club hopping Ecnl parents.

2. Judging from the quality and history, Ecnl players can fill out the bench. No one wants kids who don't play or have gotten killed all year but sit around saying they are he best.

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1. No one wants the gullible, crazy, toxic, club hopping Ecnl parents.

2. Judging from the quality and history, Ecnl players can fill out the bench. No one wants kids who don't play or have gotten killed all year but sit around saying they are he best.

1). Right. Much better to have the thorns parents and their stellar stat keeping so you can share social media posts about how many shots your kid had on goal, or winning a glorified rec league by a 60 goal differential.

2). Right. Much better to have kids who honed their skills winning Beaverton cup and beating teams 11-0 in OYSA.

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1). Right. Much better to have the thorns parents and their stellar stat keeping so you can share social media posts about how many shots your kid had on goal, or winning a glorified rec league by a 60 goal differential.

2). Right. Much better to have kids who honed their skills winning Beaverton cup and beating teams 11-0 in OYSA.

It must really suck to see other families so happy when your hash tag Ecnl posts don't do the trick anymore.

Everyone knows your getting killed or wasting your time playing other bad teams that think they are elite. Everyone knows your kid isn't playing much and clearly it seems a bit puzzling but you don't dare to say anything.

It's must really suck to have the illusion of elite status when all reality it seems you are just paying money to be a doormat.

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Who is the jackal posting $2000 for Thorns Academy? Price hasn't been announced because budget hasn't been approved.

Noone knows the number until the budget is approved. There were some earlier discussions of a price closer to what boys are charged; as the winter past that number kept going up. Then GDA's added another age-group (making this all the more expensive).

Presentation to current TA families last week. ECNL is going to lose some talented players.

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Presentation to current TA families last week. ECNL is going to lose some talented players.

only if they start looking to be a Discovery Player for another ECNL team.

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It must really suck to see other families so happy when your hash tag Ecnl posts don't do the trick anymore.

Everyone knows your getting killed or wasting your time playing other bad teams that think they are elite. Everyone knows your kid isn't playing much and clearly it seems a bit puzzling but you don't dare to say anything.

It's must really suck to have the illusion of elite status when all reality it seems you are just paying money to be a doormat.

It must really suck to make a post to someone and have no idea who you are talking to. It must really suck for you to have to come here with your agenda to try to suck in god knows who. It also must suck having such a small member that you feel the need to come on here and pick on little, young girls.

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Not many kids were interested in giving up high school sports.

I highly distrust the cost numbers being thrown around but not put into writing.

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Not many kids were interested in giving up high school sports.

I highly distrust the cost numbers being thrown around but not put into writing.

I completely understand that people want to see it posted on their website. But, we received and email along with the rest of the ODP & RTC families with the announcement and a document laying out the details. It was very clear on the $2,000 cost. They don't seem to be the quickest at updating their website so it will probably happen this coming week.