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99 Saturday Games

Axxman on Wed Mar 24, 2010 12:58 pm

The economy must be picking up given the quietness on this blog, I mean forum.................

Some interesting match-ups this weekend, here are my picks, lets see yours!

Andro - Solar Red - Sorry Omega, going with Andro for the sake of consistency.

Atletico - ASG - I'll take ASG, they played well and have momentum.

Figo - Comets - Comets are up and down and Figo is up. Tough one to call IMO. I'll take the easy route, TIE.

CC - Tyler - Tyler

Gunners - Barca - This one has gone back and forth, could go either way. I'll take Gunners to finish strong.

Solar - DTS - You may see a white towel or two on the field before the game even starts. DTS

FCD Blue - FW - FW

FCD Suarez - DT Crafty Marcio - Does the recent Suarez upswing give them a shot? Standing room only, be there. I'll have to take Craft but would like to see Suarez do well.

Force - DT Red - DT Red finishes the Force off. Is this the first time a team goes winless in D1? GOOSE EGG award goes to the FORCE.

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Re: 99 Saturday Games

go99 on Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:11 pm

I'm piggybacking on the AXX picks
Andro - Solar Red - Taking Andro to smash red just to fire the boards up a bit

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Atletico - ASG - ASG is flaky but needs the wins asg.

Figo - Comets - Not sure what Pam Anderson is doing for figo but figo is on a roll FIGO.

CC - Tyler - CC is on a slide and everyone else seems to be beating them lately why not tyler

Gunners - Barca - Barc takes this one but Gunners are making a end of season push so close one.

Solar - DTS - Lol. DTS has been on a slide but should still pull this one out

FCD Blue - FW will run hard and physicall. Little blue boys back down they lose play like they did the last couple and the pull a win. blue

FCD Suarez - Suarez still quietly confident and Craft seems to have lost some of it's cheesyness. Not sure if they are still the cheesiest but picking them to pull one out Craft extra cheesy

Force - DT Red - Force plays better soccer but no way they can match the speed of DTR forward. I swear I saw a couple of the DTR kids drive to the game. DTR

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Re: 99 Saturday Games

rip on Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:16 pm

go99 wrote:"Force - DT Red - Force plays better soccer but...."

You, my friend, are delusional.

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Re: 99 Saturday Games

go99 on Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:31 pm

Lol. they defended well but the offenses was entirely kick it up to one kid and hope he could outrun the back line. Maybe it was a bad week but from what I saw during our game I was not impressed at all by their soccer. They did have a team full of those bigger, stronger, faster athletes that you love though and force has none. Athletes didn't help them against blue but they will suck up forces offense with that huge backline, pop it over the top and the really fast forward will outrun forces slow backline. Red will win and in that week show the superiority of athleticsm so stop complaining RIP

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finish1 on Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:51 pm

To the wire for Top 5. Anything can happen. Come all as we shout glorious football praises on our march to the promised land.
Andro Red- Solar Red - Defense wins. Red 1-0.
Atletico - ASG - Alfonse wins again. 2-1
Figo - Comets - Comets 3-2
CC - Tyler - Tyler 4-1
Gunners - Barca - Barca 4-2
Solar - DTS - DTS 2-1
FCD Blue - FWCC-1-1 tie
FCD Suarez - Texans- Go gets his win. 2-1
Force - DT Red - DT Red. 3-0
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Re: 99 Saturday Games

rip on Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:05 pm

go99 wrote:Lol. they defended well but the offenses was entirely kick it up to one kid and hope he could outrun the back line. Maybe it was a bad week but from what I saw during our game I was not impressed at all by their soccer. They did have a team full of those bigger, stronger, faster athletes that you love though and force has none. Athletes didn't help them against blue but they will suck up forces offense with that huge backline, pop it over the top and the really fast forward will outrun forces slow backline. Red will win and in that week show the superiority of athleticsm so stop complaining RIP

My comment had nothing to do with DTR. It was your statement that "Force plays better soccer...." that nearly sent coffee spewing through my nose. Of course given what you've had to bear witness to this season, I guess I can understand how the Force's play might not look all that bad to you.

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Re: 99 Saturday Games

99999999999 on Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:27 pm

What is up with that DTR forward? Fast, big, aggressive. Does he score most of their goals? In the few games I saw him play though he was crying and getting overly aggressive and then just outright quitting when he got beat. BTW - I have actually seen this "type" of kid on a few of the D1 teams. These last two weeks are going to be great. Not only a fight for the last few D1 spots but a fight for the "Top 5".

I agree - standing room only at the Suarez - Craft game - this is the last shot for someone to beat them and I think they may just pull it off.

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Re: 99 Saturday Games

go99 on Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:53 pm

well don't have anything to say about the forward. I am sure he is a great kid. As far as the ball movement. trying to play into space, combination passing, etc. As far as results, and athleticism it wasn't even close DTR all the way. I am sure they gave you guys a great game but that's because your team plays the same style. Actually I would say that you guys attempt to move the ball more than they did. so from the perspective of any sustainable soccer technique, yes it was better. Don't worry, you won't get it and your bb will have moved on to another sport before it matters anyway. Nice jab at blue though. But what I witnessed was bb playing with significance for virually every minute of every game. How about you?

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Re: 99 Saturday Games

CLUB31 on Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:04 am

When,where and why haven't they made some comment about the make-up games. It would suck if they make it after the Dallas Cup is over with some teams fighting for spots.

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Re: 99 Saturday Games

Seinfeld4 on Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:24 am

The manager's received an email indicating the games would be made up after April 10th.

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Re: 99 Saturday Games

CLUB31 on Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:10 pm

Is Suarez breaking up after this year....Where are they going? Hearing lots of rumors!

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Re: 99 Saturday Games

99999999999 on Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:14 pm

That would be really sad if they do breakup - what it's not good enough to be the # 4 team. We are setting up silly and unrealistic expectations for our kids. I understand kids being replaced and shaking things up but whole teams busting up and your D1 is just plain sad. Remember - kids just want to play the game and parents add too much drama.

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go99 on Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:02 pm

what's so sad? It's soccer not a social club. If they break up or don't, who cares? Kids in the club should be put in the best situation for their development. Decisions should be made based on soccer and soccer alone.

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Re: 99 Saturday Games

Joker on Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:49 am

99999999999 wrote:That would be really sad if they do breakup - what it's not good enough to be the # 4 team. We are setting up silly and unrealistic expectations for our kids. I understand kids being replaced and shaking things up but whole teams busting up and your D1 is just plain sad. Remember - kids just want to play the game and parents add too much drama.

I agree that kids just want to play the game, and that would be nice if this was "rec"soccer but FCD because it is a business is looking at it from a different perspective. IMO they would like to assemble the best squad to represent their name. They have an opportunity to accomplish that by picking up some additional talent and combining that with where they are strong today. Ultimately they need to have a competitive squad that will be able to compete not only in NTX but beyond and they need to begin establishing that foundation now. Is it possible that Suarez has "catered" to the parents wishes for too long which has been the cause of all the "drama"

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Re: 99 Saturday Games

Axxman on Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:58 am

Joker wrote:
99999999999 wrote:That would be really sad if they do breakup - what it's not good enough to be the # 4 team. We are setting up silly and unrealistic expectations for our kids. I understand kids being replaced and shaking things up but whole teams busting up and your D1 is just plain sad. Remember - kids just want to play the game and parents add too much drama.

I agree that kids just want to play the game, and that would be nice if this was "rec"soccer but FCD because it is a business is looking at it from a different perspective. IMO they would like to assemble the best squad to represent their name. They have an opportunity to accomplish that by picking up some additional talent and combining that with where they are strong today. Ultimately they need to have a competitive squad that will be able to compete not only in NTX but beyond and they need to begin establishing that foundation now. Is it possible that Suarez has "catered" to the parents wishes for too long which has been the cause of all the "drama"

Sounds like you're venting. Why don't you tell us what you really think and give us the scoop on Suarez.........

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Re: 99 Saturday Games

CLUB31 on Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:01 am

I think the kids are just to young for it to be all business. Cutting kids at this age and being cut-throat is for later years. I hope they stay together. I am probably in the minority.

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go99 on Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:09 am

I have always though cutting kids was part of select soccer. I don't think it should be done for the purpose of winning but for development. This was also the first time that the grouping process didn't take place. Not sure why, but wasn't done out of the best interest of all the kids. The alternative for a club would be to keep kids in a region until a certian age and then mix them. This would cut down on the drives and let a clube evaluate the ability of coaches to develope talent. Figo would have a great team. He is the NE and he would have my bb, a couple of good kids from blue, and a few of the top suarez players all on his team.

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Re: 99 Saturday Games

Joker on Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:11 am

Axxman wrote:
Joker wrote:
99999999999 wrote:That would be really sad if they do breakup - what it's not good enough to be the # 4 team. We are setting up silly and unrealistic expectations for our kids. I understand kids being replaced and shaking things up but whole teams busting up and your D1 is just plain sad. Remember - kids just want to play the game and parents add too much drama.

I agree that kids just want to play the game, and that would be nice if this was "rec"soccer but FCD because it is a business is looking at it from a different perspective. IMO they would like to assemble the best squad to represent their name. They have an opportunity to accomplish that by picking up some additional talent and combining that with where they are strong today. Ultimately they need to have a competitive squad that will be able to compete not only in NTX but beyond and they need to begin establishing that foundation now. Is it possible that Suarez has "catered" to the parents wishes for too long which has been the cause of all the "drama"

Sounds like you're venting. Why don't you tell us what you really think and give us the scoop on Suarez.........

I thought I had conveyed that in my prior post. In the simplest terms and although its still early to confirm I would be surprised if Suarez is “overseeing” the top 99 squad and we are kidding ourselves to believe that they will not be acquiring additional talent for next season.

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Re: 99 Saturday Games

Axxman on Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:11 am

I too hope they don't break up. The combination of parents egos and wanting to have/be on the best team, and the competitive business environment the system creates, makes it necessary for coaches/clubs to be better recruiters than anything else.

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Re: 99 Saturday Games

Axxman on Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:16 am

Joker wrote:
Axxman wrote:
Joker wrote:
99999999999 wrote:That would be really sad if they do breakup - what it's not good enough to be the # 4 team. We are setting up silly and unrealistic expectations for our kids. I understand kids being replaced and shaking things up but whole teams busting up and your D1 is just plain sad. Remember - kids just want to play the game and parents add too much drama.

I agree that kids just want to play the game, and that would be nice if this was "rec"soccer but FCD because it is a business is looking at it from a different perspective. IMO they would like to assemble the best squad to represent their name. They have an opportunity to accomplish that by picking up some additional talent and combining that with where they are strong today. Ultimately they need to have a competitive squad that will be able to compete not only in NTX but beyond and they need to begin establishing that foundation now. Is it possible that Suarez has "catered" to the parents wishes for too long which has been the cause of all the "drama"

Sounds like you're venting. Why don't you tell us what you really think and give us the scoop on Suarez.........

I thought I had conveyed that in my prior post. In the simplest terms and although its still early to confirm I would be surprised if Suarez is “overseeing” the top 99 squad and we are kidding ourselves to believe that they will not be acquiring additional talent for next season.

Suarez is the coach afterall and he seems to be the one that put that team into D1 amidst all the naysayers and non-believers. What about the parents that take off if Suarez is not the coach which I believe would likely happen. As to your second point, tell me what team isn't trying to acquire additional talent for next season? Sounds to me like hard feelings towards Suarez? Is the joke on you?

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Re: 99 Saturday Games

go99 on Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:20 am

hold on axx, I believe andro was put together thru a competative process, same for texans. Why not the same for FCD?

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Re: 99 Saturday Games

Axxman on Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:24 am

I'm not saying that shouldn't be the case, but in the end, it's the coach who decides who he keeps and who he doesn't, for whatever the reasons.

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Re: 99 Saturday Games

go99 on Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:27 am

Axxman wrote:
Joker wrote:
Axxman wrote:
Joker wrote:
99999999999 wrote:That would be really sad if they do breakup - what it's not good enough to be the # 4 team. We are setting up silly and unrealistic expectations for our kids. I understand kids being replaced and shaking things up but whole teams busting up and your D1 is just plain sad. Remember - kids just want to play the game and parents add too much drama.

I agree that kids just want to play the game, and that would be nice if this was "rec"soccer but FCD because it is a business is looking at it from a different perspective. IMO they would like to assemble the best squad to represent their name. They have an opportunity to accomplish that by picking up some additional talent and combining that with where they are strong today. Ultimately they need to have a competitive squad that will be able to compete not only in NTX but beyond and they need to begin establishing that foundation now. Is it possible that Suarez has "catered" to the parents wishes for too long which has been the cause of all the "drama"

Sounds like you're venting. Why don't you tell us what you really think and give us the scoop on Suarez.........

I thought I had conveyed that in my prior post. In the simplest terms and although its still early to confirm I would be surprised if Suarez is “overseeing” the top 99 squad and we are kidding ourselves to believe that they will not be acquiring additional talent for next season.

Suarez is the coach afterall and he seems to be the one that put that team into D1 amidst all the naysayers and non-believers. What about the parents that take off if Suarez is not the coach which I believe would likely happen. As to your second point, tell me what team isn't trying to acquire additional talent for next season? Sounds to me like hard feelings towards Suarez? Is the joke on you?

I believe some will take off if he is not the coach. It will be out of mock loyalty, but in reality it will be writing on the wall. There are kids on that team and on the field because of their connections to the coach. Without the coach and in an open competative process, they will not be able to hold a spot on the team. Without going as far as FDC south or FCD red in the North or outside the club, they still have players on Blue and central who are better than some on the suarez team. Some parents fear competition and there is usually a reason why.

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go99 on Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:28 am

Axxman wrote:I'm not saying that shouldn't be the case, but in the end, it's the coach who decides who he keeps and who he doesn't, for whatever the reasons.

Actually I think it should be the club that decides who is on what team and who is the coach. Remember, the bye is an invite for the club to field a team in the spot. It is up to them to decide what team and coach they field.

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Re: 99 Saturday Games

Joker on Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:29 am

Axxman wrote:
Joker wrote:
Axxman wrote:
Joker wrote:
99999999999 wrote:That would be really sad if they do breakup - what it's not good enough to be the # 4 team. We are setting up silly and unrealistic expectations for our kids. I understand kids being replaced and shaking things up but whole teams busting up and your D1 is just plain sad. Remember - kids just want to play the game and parents add too much drama.

I agree that kids just want to play the game, and that would be nice if this was "rec"soccer but FCD because it is a business is looking at it from a different perspective. IMO they would like to assemble the best squad to represent their name. They have an opportunity to accomplish that by picking up some additional talent and combining that with where they are strong today. Ultimately they need to have a competitive squad that will be able to compete not only in NTX but beyond and they need to begin establishing that foundation now. Is it possible that Suarez has "catered" to the parents wishes for too long which has been the cause of all the "drama"

Sounds like you're venting. Why don't you tell us what you really think and give us the scoop on Suarez.........

I thought I had conveyed that in my prior post. In the simplest terms and although its still early to confirm I would be surprised if Suarez is “overseeing” the top 99 squad and we are kidding ourselves to believe that they will not be acquiring additional talent for next season.

Suarez is the coach afterall and he seems to be the one that put that team into D1 amidst all the naysayers and non-believers. What about the parents that take off if Suarez is not the coach which I believe would likely happen. As to your second point, tell me what team isn't trying to acquire additional talent for next season? Sounds to me like hard feelings towards Suarez? Is the joke on you?

You had asked me to get to the point which I have. Contrary to your reply I don’t have hard feelings towards the coach. I’ve seen him succeed both on his older boy’s squad and he is great with the development of his younger teams. What I’m simply trying to point out is that the 99 age group is one of the most talented right now and expectations are high. Think you may be reading into the comments too much. I think whoever is overseeing the team will be a lucky individual to see these boys grow and succeed in the future. Lots of good things to come out of the FCD camp just need to overcome the near term challenges.

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Re: 99 Saturday Games

CLUB31 on Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:42 am

How will Blue to in d3 next year and will they keep theri better players and build a solid team with Rhine.

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go99 on Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:52 am

No idea but bb isn't going anywhere without it being an equal or better coach. D1 is nice but coaching is better. Rhine is a great coach and finally has the boys playing some nice soccer. Reality is that he is just a coach not a magician. He has players, many of which who were Suarez players who just aren't that good. You can take a kid without the talent or heart for the game and make him better but you can't transform him into a great soccer player. Nobody understands this better than Suarez, which is why many of his weaker players were moved to blue before the teams were locked down. I don't think it will happen, but based on the rules the could just make rhine the coach of the top team or a D2 team and go from there.

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Re: 99 Saturday Games

Axxman on Fri Mar 26, 2010 9:11 am

go99 wrote:
Axxman wrote:I'm not saying that shouldn't be the case, but in the end, it's the coach who decides who he keeps and who he doesn't, for whatever the reasons.

Actually I think it should be the club that decides who is on what team and who is the coach. Remember, the bye is an invite for the club to field a team in the spot. It is up to them to decide what team and coach they field.

I completely disagree. FCD needs to decide who their top coach is, and let him decide who the players are based on a competitive process. I can see why we have different political views (which is ok). One decides who leads and who plays based on a majority decision, and the other decides who will lead and trusts his decisions based on competitiveness.

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go99 on Fri Mar 26, 2010 9:20 am

My view is based off the european and south american models of soccer development. You get into the Barcelona system and the club decides what team and level is best for your development. The club moves the players up and down based on that development. It is entirely directed from the club and players who don't like it can always go to Madrids youth system. Coaches do not coach their way, they teach the barcelona way. BTW I believe my way is the one based on competativness. If FCD's goal is to develope a marketable talent pool and change the system of development then they cannot leave the decisions in the hands of the coaches.

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finish1 on Fri Mar 26, 2010 9:34 am

Go has a point and I agree the club should decide on how to best distribute their available talent. Doesn't mean politics goes away, but the power is in the club's hands. It also doesn't mean the coaches don't have a voice as to who is or isn't on their team. Those negotiations take place at the club/coach level. Not the coach/parent level.

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