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Its also a stretch that one world, the #1 south Texas team, although that doesn't mean much when north Texas teams, with much higher regional and national ranking, let alone victories over them, are ignored.
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Why they put a Plano team, who can’t even beat Sting Larry in 2015 fall-league play, in Gold is beyond me.
Why a Plano team, of such caliber would even want to be in gold is a head scratcher. They wouldn’t have make it out of any of the silver brackets. I wouldn’t want to be walking away from the field each game, having lost 7 or 8 to 0, that is demoralizing.
There was protest lodged. They knew what was up and still didn’t right their wrong. This smacks of big club influence.
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reccostx wrote:It stayed the same
Why they put a Plano team, who can’t even beat Sting Larry in 2015 fall-league play, in Gold is beyond me.
Why a Plano team, of such caliber would even want to be in gold is a head scratcher. They wouldn’t have make it out of any of the silver brackets. I wouldn’t want to be walking away from the field each game, having lost 7 or 8 to 0, that is demoralizing.
There was protest lodged. They knew what was up and still didn’t right their wrong. This smacks of big club influence.
How does this "smack" of big club influence? How would any club pull this off, and better yet, why would any club want this to occur? Who benefits from this?
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Soccer Junkie wrote:Question: Don't the coaches/managers tell the TD what division they would like to be in?
Yes.
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I disagree. Your statement seems to imply you know what is best for these teams. Any team playing competitive select soccer naturally wants to play the best of the best. Teams in LH Div 2 and 3 rarely get opportunities to play up against some of these "gold caliber " teams. Playing gold division in a tournament of this size, quality, and magnitude is an honor and privilege that needs to be earned. These opportunities do not happen often. This is simply an injustice to any LH team to be bypassed over for a PPL team who can't get past the qualifying tournament two years in a row. Sparta, Odyssey, and Mustangs are all strong clubs capable of playing with the majority of these "golden/elite" teams. Here are a few examples for you to consider... Among these gold division teams, Sparta has tied Andromeda and FWFC black, has beaten Liverpool rush and one world soccer, has beaten D1 Mutiny and have won their last three tournaments. Equally Odyssey and Mustangs are strong dangerous teams as well, and are very capable of beating a large majority of LH D1 teams. There is really not that much difference between any upper level D2 team and most D1 teams. As to which team would or should get the nod, I would be ok with any of them. There is no contention being displayed as to which of these teams is more qualified, only as to the blatant unfairness in the Tournament director's decision of choosing a PPL team over any highly ranked LH teams. All any team wants is a fair shot and opportunity based on merit.ICU wrote:The teams that are saying that they belong in place of DT RED will be glad they are not in Gold after the weekend. They will be much more competitive where they are and it makes for a fun Silver bracket. No disrespect, but not sure Sparta, Odyssey, and Mustangs are quite ready for the caliber of teams in Gold quite yet. And if one was moved up the others would complain. If anyone should be complaining it is DT Red. But only time will tell and they probably got the best schedule they could get considering their bracket. Perhaps they were confused with FCD RED LOL.
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Same story, different year.....
Other question: yes, managers are asked and I'm sure all said Gold. Doesn't mean it's always granted.
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SOCCERROCKS wrote:Just a guess but maybe they are using some of the 5 guest players allowed from another sister team that is higher up in the leagues?
Well, DT Scott is in the same tournament, so those players cannot be shared...I don't think anyway.
DTS is headed to Austin's Labor Day tournament (looks like more Got Soccer points for GA's team) and the DT Mid Cities is also in the same tournament....so....not really sure who they could borrow from.
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Other question: yes, managers are asked and I'm sure all said Gold. Doesn't mean it's always granted. [/quote]
How are these wishes granted? North Texas LH teams requesting gold but the nod is given to others??
It is what it is at this point-- no changing it now. Good luck to all.
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Please don't interpret my comment to mean some teams are more deserving than others. It would be great if all teams could get a chance at each other. That is why I am a fan of the the Super Copa Format. Let all the teams pool play their way into their appropriate division. It is all about development at this age. I am sure I would feel slighted as well if my daughter's team was not given the opportunity at big tournaments to play in the highest division.ChuckNorris wrote:I disagree. Your statement seems to imply you know what is best for these teams. Any team playing competitive select soccer naturally wants to play the best of the best. Teams in LH Div 2 and 3 rarely get opportunities to play up against some of these "gold caliber " teams. Playing gold division in a tournament of this size, quality, and magnitude is an honor and privilege that needs to be earned. These opportunities do not happen often. This is simply an injustice to any LH team to be bypassed over for a PPL team who can't get past the qualifying tournament two years in a row. Sparta, Odyssey, and Mustangs are all strong clubs capable of playing with the majority of these "golden/elite" teams. Here are a few examples for you to consider... Among these gold division teams, Sparta has tied Andromeda and FWFC black, has beaten Liverpool rush and one world soccer, has beaten D1 Mutiny and have won their last three tournaments. Equally Odyssey and Mustangs are strong dangerous teams as well, and are very capable of beating a large majority of LH D1 teams. There is really not that much difference between any upper level D2 team and most D1 teams. As to which team would or should get the nod, I would be ok with any of them. There is no contention being displayed as to which of these teams is more qualified, only as to the blatant unfairness in the Tournament director's decision of choosing a PPL team over any highly ranked LH teams. All any team wants is a fair shot and opportunity based on merit.ICU wrote:The teams that are saying that they belong in place of DT RED will be glad they are not in Gold after the weekend. They will be much more competitive where they are and it makes for a fun Silver bracket. No disrespect, but not sure Sparta, Odyssey, and Mustangs are quite ready for the caliber of teams in Gold quite yet. And if one was moved up the others would complain. If anyone should be complaining it is DT Red. But only time will tell and they probably got the best schedule they could get considering their bracket. Perhaps they were confused with FCD RED LOL.
The unfortunate thing is teams like Mustangs, Sparta, and Odyssey have a whole tier of teams that they need to prove themselves against this year in the expanded D2 and perhaps they will create more opportunities far themselves later with consistent success in D2. Although Odyssey did not succeed against the higher competition in Oklahoma.
Just be sure when the opportunity presents itself the teams take full advantage of it.
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reccostx wrote:It stayed the same
Why they put a Plano team, who can’t even beat Sting Larry in 2015 fall-league play, in Gold is beyond me.
Why a Plano team, of such caliber would even want to be in gold is a head scratcher. They wouldn’t have make it out of any of the silver brackets. I wouldn’t want to be walking away from the field each game, having lost 7 or 8 to 0, that is demoralizing.
There was protest lodged. They knew what was up and still didn’t right their wrong. This smacks of big club influence.
Looks like the lowly Plano team picked up points and by some miracle managed not to lose or get blown out. DT Red deserves a bit more credit than you indicated. I do think they'd be better-suited in a high silver bracket, but that's my opinion. I'm sure they feel like they're a LH quality team and wanted to face LH competition. Kudos to them for going for it and (so far) holding their own!
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"How does this "smack" of big club influence? How would any club pull this off, and better yet, why would any club want this to occur? Who benefits from this?"
Sometimes seeing the forest for the trees is difficult, I guess?
Big club has their finger prints all over, north texas competitive soccer inequities, favoritism, cpp, byes...and anything else thay can get away with, to give them an unfair advantage. I have never seen an indy team, who was ranked lower, "mistakenly" pushed up into the better bracket. No, it is always a big club team.
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"No disrespect, but not sure Sparta, Odyssey, and Mustangs are quite ready for the caliber of teams in Gold quite yet. And if one was moved up the others would complain".
No disrespect taken but it is kind of a ridiculous statement. If they would give the indy's a chance, I can assure you, they are ready and much more so then a Plano D1 team. You don't not, bring the higher ranked LH D2 team in, because lower ranked teams would not be happy. It's inmaterial, you must always work off of merit. When the directors don't, they create a synthetic environment that is degrading and regressive.
We must not over look the fact; that the controversial DT Red team that received the favoritism is a Plano Youth Soccer Association D1 team and this is, after all, a Plano Youth Soccer Association tournament. Can we all say Favoritism now!!!
Maybe we should just go back to handing out metals to everyone so all can feel good again.
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I would have liked to have seen Sparta in the Gold bracket. They've been playing some strong soccer this past year. I saw one comment that they are one-dimensional, but I don't see it. They have multiple girls who can score, are strong at the front, through the middle and defensively. I think they'd have a decent showing in D1 as its currently constructed if they were there.
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I totally feel for Sparta. It has to get old beating up on everyone else and feeling denied moving up the ladder. My gut tells me their time will come soon. It just shows how vital qualifying was the first year and how it affects everyone's path. I remember the shock when Sparta didn't qualify for The Super group or D3. Much respect to Sparta 03 for keeping on the path!
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