Congrats to Thorns GDA Selected Players

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The problem with thorns is that pro women get paid so little they have to have second jobs to live. Cashier work at the gas station sounds glamorous but it is not. I've done it. Cleaning bathrooms alone is bad plus the fumes and restocking the beef jerky can be hard. There is just too much expected of you. College is a better option than thorns.


Thorns = pro path with cashier side job at gas station.

Other paths = college.

Nothing wrong with going the pro path and getting a couple side jobs. Retail is low stress compared to corporate jobs.

Nothing wrong with either path. College isn't required to get a good job.

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This is why some families will pay for ECNL. It's a great league for girls to get into who don't have the GPA or SAT scores to really get attention academically so they try and run at colleges through soccer. Hopefully they are multi-sport or they will end up at PSU getting $1500/year scholarships.. which they also could have received just playing in OYSA.

Really? Don't see any OYSA girls getting scholarships at any colleges around here...

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The families paying for Ecnl can afford to pay for college. Most of the ecnl parents are well educated, well-employed and wealthy. Education is #1 for most of the Ecnl families. Luckily, Thorns Academy will provide an alternate elite pathway for the players that can't afford Ecnl. The more options the better.

What you're saying is that Thornz Asylum provides an alternate non-elite pathway for those that aren't well educated, well-employed, or wealthy - basically the lemmings and cavemen of Gresham.

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Keep that beef jerky stocked up. Hungry drivers need their jerky to perform at their best.

have thorns gotten any pro players or college signings in the three years?

Zip. Zero. Zilch. And that won't change any time soon. Their pro team is bad, and still they don't even look at anyone in their own Asylum.

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The families paying for Ecnl can afford to pay for college. Most of the ecnl parents are well educated, well-employed, white and wealthy. Education is #1 for most of the Ecnl families. Luckily, Thorns Academy will provide an alternate elite pathway for the players that don't need to pay for Ecnl. The more options the better.

Fixed this for ya

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Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post

Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post

Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
The problem with thorns is that pro women get paid so little they have to have second jobs to live. Cashier work at the gas station sounds glamorous but it is not. I've done it. Cleaning bathrooms alone is bad plus the fumes and restocking the beef jerky can be hard. There is just too much expected of you. College is a better option than thorns.


Thorns = pro path with cashier side job at gas station.

Other paths = college.

Nothing wrong with going the pro path and getting a couple side jobs. Retail is low stress compared to corporate jobs.

Nothing wrong with either path. College isn't required to get a good job.

I agree. Nothing wrong with either path. College is not the most important thing in the world.

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They will see. Just let them see our GDA teams rise to the top and the ECNL will FOLD under our rule. Club teams also; we will never play a club team. ECNL sometimes plays club teams from older teams and loses. We will not put ourselves in the position to play down at that level. We are elite and connected directly to NWSL and US Soccer. We have set up SURF cup so we are playing ONLY real DA teams and NO wannabes allowed. God Bless the DA and our benefactors and beneficiaries. A League of Our Own.

I think you said no wannabe soccer teams allowed. So it will be interesting to see our best (Portland Thorns) vs their best (Surf DA and SoCal Blues). Since you have consolidated all the talent and the best players are playing for the Thorns DA (no wannabe's). Then this will be an intersting weekend.

http://events.gotsport.com/events/sc...tionID=4105099

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I think you said no wannabe soccer teams allowed. So it will be interesting to see our best (Portland Thorns) vs their best (Surf DA and SoCal Blues). Since you have consolidated all the talent and the best players are playing for the Thorns DA (no wannabe's). Then this will be an intersting weekend.

http://events.gotsport.com/events/sc...tionID=4105099

Thornz are about to get slaughtered.

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Thornz are about to get slaughtered.

Yep, and those are Surf's and Blue's "B" teams.

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Yep, and those are Surf's and Blue's "B" teams.

I know Blues kept their A teams in Ecnl. Did Surf also?

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Thornz are about to get slaughtered.

Will it be any worse than what goes on with the local ECNL teams? Doubtful, that bar is set pretty high. -25 GD seem to be common.

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Will it be any worse than what goes on with the local ECNL teams? Doubtful, that bar is set pretty high. -25 GD seem to be common.

Thorns will do better. Thorns have a good team and will be playing vs B level teams at least this first year.

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I agree. Nothing wrong with either path. College is not the most important thing in the world.

How much do you charge to lay bark and clean the gutters?

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If they get killed then they won't be any worse then the Oregon teams like CU and Fcp playing in Ecnl.

Perhaps maybe it will prove the 30 year history that 1/15 teams should be competing nationally out of Oregon. 14/15 are getting scammed.

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I think you said no wannabe soccer teams allowed. So it will be interesting to see our best (Portland Thorns) vs their best (Surf DA and SoCal Blues). Since you have consolidated all the talent and the best players are playing for the Thorns DA (no wannabe's). Then this will be an intersting weekend.

http://events.gotsport.com/events/sc...tionID=4105099

Curious why the 99/00 Thorns team is calling themselves u16/17 (which would be the 01/02 team), but is rostering the 99/00 players. Incompetence? Or more bait and switch in an attempt to excuse anticipated losses ("well, we were playing older teams").

Also wondering why the real 01/02 team isn't doing the u16/17 GDA bracket? Not ready for prime time? I have heard they have some injuries to key players. What gives?