Originally posted by Unregistered
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The Scorps need to focus more on competing against the Stars and worry less about NEFC and MPS. Stars have been dominating Scorps on the field (Stars ECNL and B teams are superior to Scorps in just about every age group), in recruiting battles for top players and in attracting local coaches (including former Scorpion coaches). I would hope that the affiliation with Breakers was done with that in mind and not so that a bunch of insecure yahoos on TS would have fodder for their counterparts at NEFC and MPS (real and imagined).
It will be interesting to see if other franchises in the NWSL follow suit and announce partnerships with local clubs in their area. I believe the CEO of Sky Blue has a couple of kids that play for PDA and I imagine Sky Blue would like to partner with PDA in some manner (although I don’t think PDA would abandon their brand). If that happens, and other NWSL franchises also partner with regional powerhouse clubs (and the league succeeds this time), than perhaps Scorps will have finally out maneuvered the Stars in a meaningful way.
Last time that happened was about 5 years ago when Scorps won the recruiting battle to become "destination team" in the current U-18 age group. On the other hand, I'm not sure the Meehan twins (or Mewis sisters) are walking in the door anytime soon.
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