Local corrupt dude wants to run for president of US Soccer

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Nope, just a curious person. If you did the same, you would wonder why this post started.

See post #14

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If you oversee rampant corruption and do nothing to stop it, by definition that makes you either corrupt or just useless (a rubber stamp). Ditto for greed and mediocrity. No one wants a person like that to run a chicken coop much less US Soccer.

Soccer is the most corrupt sport in the world, hands down. And nothing is ever done about it. Ever.

What lemmings like you, with your little attempt at righteousness rhetoric, don't understand is that the true power brokers could care less what you, or anyone else, thinks and they know that you, and everyone else, are powerless to stop it.

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Soccer is the most corrupt sport in the world, hands down. And nothing is ever done about it. Ever.

What lemmings like you, with your little attempt at righteousness rhetoric, don't understand is that the true power brokers could care less what you, or anyone else, thinks and they know that you, and everyone else, are powerless to stop it.

Only because it has the most spread into the most countries. Make no doubt, if another sport was played as much as soccer in as many countries, they'd be just as corrupt.

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He's not getting my vote. If he really wants to make a difference at us soccer why didn't he start with FC Boston where he was on the BOD for many years? He did nothing good with the club and now it's one of the worst clubs in the USSDA. If u16 and U18 academy was free and they gave out decent financial (rather than line up their own pockets ), people might take him seriously. He could have easily accomplised this in wealthy Boston Massachusetts. Instead he made it a club essentially for rich and upper middle class folks.

If you think Bolts is one of the worst clubs Ussda take a look at the 18s, 14s, and 12s. 18s are going to the playoffs, 16s in the wildcard, 12s one of the best teams in the country.

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If you think Bolts is one of the worst clubs Ussda take a look at the 18s, 14s, and 12s. 18s are going to the playoffs, 16s in the wildcard, 12s one of the best teams in the country.

U12s are hardly as you say. They cant even beat Valeo. U16s are not a wildcard and are struggling in the middle of the standings. too many on the roster too. That is not good for development. Only team doing "well" are the 18s but playoffs not guaranteed as they have some tough games ahead.

This is not the point though. If he wants to make US soccer better the number one priority is to get rid of pay to play nation-wide at the u16 and u18 academy ( and later at the lower age levels) . If he couldn't do that at his own club in a wealthy part of the country there's no way he can do this at a national level. We need someone who has proven that he can do this (among other things of course) and who helped build a club that's very successful - this can hardly be said of the bolts.

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U12s are hardly as you say. They cant even beat Valeo. U16s are not a wildcard and are struggling in the middle of the standings. too many on the roster too. That is not good for development. Only team doing "well" are the 18s but playoffs not guaranteed as they have some tough games ahead.

This is not the point though. If he wants to make US soccer better the number one priority is to get rid of pay to play nation-wide at the u16 and u18 academy ( and later at the lower age levels) . If he couldn't do that at his own club in a wealthy part of the country there's no way he can do this at a national level. We need someone who has proven that he can do this (among other things of course) and who helped build a club that's very successful - this can hardly be said of the bolts.

You are seriously misguided. The only way to eliminate pay per play is to be subsidized. You think bolts are the only dap club that charges? You need to get out of your tiny bubble once in while.

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Take a look at how this thread started. Someone said a board member at Bolts is corrupt because they don't like BA or Mk. It doesn't seem a leap to think their son was cut. It doesn't seem that anyone knows the guy but someone found he works at a law firm. Why would we not celebrate someone from Boston overseeing a sport our kids love? A lot of what gets written here is dumb, but this seems particularly ignorant. If people hate the Bolts, there are plenty of other threads to troll.

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You are seriously misguided. The only way to eliminate pay per play is to be subsidized. You think bolts are the only dap club that charges? You need to get out of your tiny bubble once in while.

It's the only dap around here that charges full price and more for u16 and U18. Even little Seacoast is highly subsidized for u16 and 18

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You are seriously misguided. The only way to eliminate pay per play is to be subsidized. You think bolts are the only dap club that charges? You need to get out of your tiny bubble once in while.

Pay to play is not going away in our lifetimes. Some MLS clubs don't even want to be doing it for free (aka the Revs) because it costs them a great deal of money with very few rewards (few homegrown success stories and financial limitations on what a club gets out of homegrowns). Non MLS clubs are businesses - they need to at least break even on teams to justify the resources involved. Maybe some mega clubs can afford to subsidize below their break even point (because they have loads of other profitable teams to subsidize DA teams) but a smaller club cannot. Likely none can afford to give it away entirely or they would be already - this is ten years in don't forget. There's no incentive for them to, nor can they afford it or justify it to the other paying club members.

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It's the only dap around here that charges full price and more for u16 and U18. Even little Seacoast is highly subsidized for u16 and 18

Around the country the vast majority of clubs charge to play, even for the oldest ages and even if it's a fairly good rate. How much a club can afford to subsidize will vary club to club. Supposedly Beachside in CT charges practically regular premier prices while OW is well discounted.

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Take a look at how this thread started. Someone said a board member at Bolts is corrupt because they don't like BA or Mk. It doesn't seem a leap to think their son was cut. It doesn't seem that anyone knows the guy but someone found he works at a law firm. Why would we not celebrate someone from Boston overseeing a sport our kids love? A lot of what gets written here is dumb, but this seems particularly ignorant. If people hate the Bolts, there are plenty of other threads to troll.

No hate here . This is about the future of soccer in this country. No one wants the fox guarding the henhouse. Would love a home grown guy taking over but not this one (sorry to say). His record with the bolts speaks for itself .

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Around the country the vast majority of clubs charge to play, even for the oldest ages and even if it's a fairly good rate. How much a club can afford to subsidize will vary club to club. Supposedly Beachside in CT charges practically regular premier prices while OW is well discounted.

OW and Seacoast have been doing it for years for the U 16 and 18 DAP. If he wanted to show credibility he should've done it for the bolts. He didn't. He had all the opportunities here in wealthy Boston and its suburbs to make it happen but he didn't. So what's his track record? Just another money grabbing official of a mediocre DAP club in this country. No thanks.

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I think there are loads of soccer people with loads of experience who are very fed up with the current state of affairs. Hopefully some of them also decide to run. I dont' know much about this guy, but I don know I'd like to see things change and would like more than just two candidates to be considered

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[QUOTE=Unregistered;2051801]U12s are hardly as you say. They cant even beat Valeo. U16s are not a wildcard and are struggling in the middle of the standings. too many on the roster too. That is not good for development. Only team doing "well" are the 18s but playoffs not guaranteed as they have some tough games ahead.

A lot of teams failed to beat valeo this year despite valeo being the worst team in the league. But I've seen some of the 12s games and they play very good soccer. They went undefeated against Nefc which was really the only important games. I don't think people give the 12s and bolts as a club enough credit on this site.

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OW and Seacoast have been doing it for years for the U 16 and 18 DAP. If he wanted to show credibility he should've done it for the bolts. He didn't. He had all the opportunities here in wealthy Boston and its suburbs to make it happen but he didn't. So what's his track record? Just another money grabbing official of a mediocre DAP club in this country. No thanks.

Who the F is going to subsidize youth soccer? I am wealthy and I wouldn't give you louts one dime, let alone allow my company to do so.