01/02 - Thorns Academy roster

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Will playing down be allowed? I know some will say No but the Thorns make up their own rules sometimes.

The NSFW thorns played down all year so I'm sure they will continue to.

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Nobody knows what the heck you are talking about. The USDA Ground Chuck league failed to get the top clubs and teams so they are kind of like the hamburger you get in a TV dinner. Mysterious and chewy.

A lot of girls turned down spots?

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A lot of girls turned down spots?

Nope.

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It would be helpful to mention the local club not the league, Oregon has only (1) USDA program with the Thorns and nearly 100 clubs that play in a smorgasbord of league choices.

Thanks

Thornz play in the US Dept of Agriculture league? Who knew? Kinda makes sense though, given the number of heifers on their teams.

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A lot of girls turned down spots?

Yes, a fair number did turn down Thornz Asylum offers. No surprise.

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Thornz play in the US Dept of Agriculture league? Who knew? Kinda makes sense though, given the number of heifers on their teams.

I thought US Soccer wanted to go away from picking the big boot it thugs for the smaller more skilled players ala Mallory Pugh & Crystal Dunn.

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Yes, a fair number did turn down Thornz Asylum offers. No surprise.

Unfortunately, they had to cut hundreds and send them back to their local travel agent teams. Maybe next year.

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A lot of girls turned down spots?

So what? You make offers and some girls accept and some turn it down. It's very normal.

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This is the 01/02 thread. None of the invited FC Players for Thorns 01/02 are choosing Thorns Academy.

That is too bad. How disrespectful and rude to try out and not have any intent to stick around if selected.

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No they didn't. One of them rarely played ECNL and didn't even start when playing on the "B" team in OYSA.

Besides, most of the ECNL girls that were selected opted out of GDA to do ECNL again.

They were talking about the 99/00's who picked up 5 FC ECNL starters from their current 99 and 00 teams. None of these kids are going back to FC.

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So what? You make offers and some girls accept and some turn it down. It's very normal.

That is too bad. How disrespectful and rude to try out and not have any intent to stick around if selected.

There is a lot of value in high school sports and representing your school and community. GDA missed the boat by banning high school. So it really isn't a great option.

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That is too bad. How disrespectful and rude to try out and not have any intent to stick around if selected.

A tryout goes both ways. They checked it out and thought the program sucked so they are staying with there current club. They paid their $125 tryout fee.

How is that disrespectful? It is worse to take $125 from a kid that you have no intention of taking on your team. Do the Thorns refund these kid's money?

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A tryout goes both ways. They checked it out and thought the program sucked so they are staying with there current club. They paid their $125 tryout fee.

How is that disrespectful? It is worse to take $125 from a kid that you have no intention of taking on your team. Do the Thorns refund these kid's money?

Agree. It's like a job interview. After the interview, is the applicant disrespectful for not accepting a job offer? Nope.

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Agree. It's like a job interview. After the interview, is the applicant disrespectful for not accepting a job offer? Nope.

Thorns like to announce and make public who was offered the job prior to the candidate accepting the job. That is way more disrespectful than the candidate who declined the job offer.

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That is too bad. How disrespectful and rude to try out and not have any intent to stick around if selected.

Nothing disrespectful about it. Lots go to tryouts to see who else is there. The FC ECNL girls went, saw, and never went back. Didn't want to play rec ball with rec players.