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toad455
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Stormeo
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Posted: 10/01/21 1:21 pm ::: |
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This whole thing is crazy. And honestly this whole League is crazy. One controversy/debacle/mess after another.
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Queenie
Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 18060 Location: Queens
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Posted: 10/01/21 4:19 pm ::: |
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Turmoil is the goddamn understatement of the century. When you get allegations of player abuse and exploitation from half your franchises in a twelve-month period, to the point where one has been moved and another might have to be, you have a problem. Women's soccer culture in this country is broken.
(I'm married to a member of Cloud 9, the Gotham FC supporters group. Gotham is one of those franchises. He's... uh... he's having a time of it.)
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toad455
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Posted: 10/01/21 5:00 pm ::: |
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The league is taking so many steps backwards. Thank goodness there's a player's union now.
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pilight
Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 67084 Location: Where the action is
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toad455
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Posted: 10/01/21 7:04 pm ::: |
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This league really looks amateur and unprofessional. I have to wonder if any of those potential expansion teams waiting might back out now.
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pilight
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Posted: 10/01/21 7:32 pm ::: |
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toad455 wrote: |
This league really looks amateur and unprofessional. I have to wonder if any of those potential expansion teams waiting might back out now. |
I wonder if the league will survive
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You and Pinocchio are probably related
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Your tongue should be embarrassed, you're a threat to mankind
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toad455
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Posted: 10/01/21 7:41 pm ::: |
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pilight wrote: |
toad455 wrote: |
This league really looks amateur and unprofessional. I have to wonder if any of those potential expansion teams waiting might back out now. |
I wonder if the league will survive |
FIFA's getting involved. There might be fines down the road. A real shame if they fold with their expansion surge now.
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Youth Coach
Joined: 23 Mar 2008 Posts: 4760
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Posted: 10/01/21 8:26 pm ::: |
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pilight wrote: |
toad455 wrote: |
This league really looks amateur and unprofessional. I have to wonder if any of those potential expansion teams waiting might back out now. |
I wonder if the league will survive |
At this point, it might be better if it didn't.
Talk about an absolute clusterfuck. |
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Queenie
Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 18060 Location: Queens
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Posted: 10/01/21 9:35 pm ::: |
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I'm starting to wonder if burning it all down and downsizing to something in the vein of Athletes Unlimited might be the way to go. It's either that or chastity belts for coaches and front office personnel.
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pilight
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Posted: 10/01/21 9:44 pm ::: |
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Queenie wrote: |
It's either that or chastity belts for coaches and front office personnel. |
Or quit hiring men....
_________________ I'm sick and tired of the stories that you always tell
Shakespeare couldn't tell a story that well
See, you're the largest liar that was ever created
You and Pinocchio are probably related
Full of criss-crossed fits, you lie all the time
Your tongue should be embarrassed, you're a threat to mankind
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craigmont
Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Posts: 1009 Location: Bing-town
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Posted: 10/02/21 10:18 am ::: |
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Nothing like this would ever happen in basketball, right?
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toad455
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Posted: 10/02/21 11:45 am ::: |
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I don't think the league folds. Maybe suspends pay for a year to reorganize? But with two expansion teams set for next season, it would be a real letdown if they fold.
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Queenie
Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 18060 Location: Queens
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Posted: 10/02/21 9:56 pm ::: |
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pilight wrote: |
Queenie wrote: |
It's either that or chastity belts for coaches and front office personnel. |
Or quit hiring men.... |
Counterargument: Alyse LaHue.
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toad455
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toad455
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Queenie
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Posted: 10/04/21 4:18 pm ::: |
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Bringing in someone who helped hire multiple offenders and someone who refused to prosecute Jeffrey Epstein does not exactly bode well for this new leadership.
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toad455
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Posted: 10/04/21 4:42 pm ::: |
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The players are essentially keeping the league afloat. Several players have tweeted that they don't want it to fold. With two expansion teams set for next year, it doesn't seem likely, but more so with some changes this off-season.
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