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Post by rifle on May 11, 2023 5:46:54 GMT -5
Taking this out of the girls HS soccer thread for visibility and focus: Yes city of Roswell let Mike F go on April 28. Haven’t noticed the mass exodus of coaches from there? It was not a santos decision but a city one. The city wanted him to implement all this new policies and protocols that they’re making all the other sports do, and he wouldn’t because they don’t make soccer sense. Wasn’t aware. Has a replacement director been hired? Operating under the thumb of a city REC dept must be challenging. I was surprised Mike was able to get city sign off to join US Club (for SCCL) a couple years ago.. |
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Post by Soccerhouse on May 11, 2023 9:53:55 GMT -5
Can't talk about Santos, without talking about their legendary 00-01 girls team. I think they rose from Athena C to RPL. legendary. If i'm not mistaken, that team also during that run went toe to toe with many ECNL teams. could be wrong, but it makes the legend of them that much better. (sorry don't want to hijack the thread, but that team was legendary)
anyone who ever mentions Santos, by federal law should have to include a bullet about the girls team, it was the equivalent of an cindarella final four run over 3-4 years.
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Post by ball2futbol on May 11, 2023 12:24:44 GMT -5
Taking this out of the girls HS soccer thread for visibility and focus: Yes city of Roswell let Mike F go on April 28. Haven’t noticed the mass exodus of coaches from there? It was not a santos decision but a city one. The city wanted him to implement all this new policies and protocols that they’re making all the other sports do, and he wouldn’t because they don’t make soccer sense. Wasn’t aware. Has a replacement director been hired? Operating under the thumb of a city REC dept must be challenging. I was surprised Mike was able to get city sign off to join US Club (for SCCL) a couple years ago.. New city administration, new unnecessary problems for RSC. |
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Post by bolo on May 11, 2023 13:11:58 GMT -5
Can't talk about Santos, without talking about their legendary 00-01 girls team. I think they rose from Athena C to RPL. legendary. If i'm not mistaken, that team also during that run went toe to toe with many ECNL teams. could be wrong, but it makes the legend of them that much better. (sorry don't want to hijack the thread, but that team was legendary) anyone who ever mentions Santos, by federal law should have to include a bullet about the girls team, it was the equivalent of an cindarella final four run over 3-4 years. So you're saying that team was... legendary? Only four times in one paragraph, but who's counting?! Can't wait for the movie to come out. |
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Post by triffling on May 11, 2023 13:28:22 GMT -5
Taking this out of the girls HS soccer thread for visibility and focus: Yes city of Roswell let Mike F go on April 28. Haven’t noticed the mass exodus of coaches from there? It was not a santos decision but a city one. The city wanted him to implement all this new policies and protocols that they’re making all the other sports do, and he wouldn’t because they don’t make soccer sense. Wasn’t aware. Has a replacement director been hired? Operating under the thumb of a city REC dept must be challenging. I was surprised Mike was able to get city sign off to join US Club (for SCCL) a couple years ago.. What are the new policies and protocols that they want implemented? |
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Post by rifle on May 11, 2023 17:28:12 GMT -5
Can't talk about Santos, without talking about their legendary 00-01 girls team. I think they rose from Athena C to RPL. legendary. If i'm not mistaken, that team also during that run went toe to toe with many ECNL teams. could be wrong, but it makes the legend of them that much better. (sorry don't want to hijack the thread, but that team was legendary) anyone who ever mentions Santos, by federal law should have to include a bullet about the girls team, it was the equivalent of an cindarella final four run over 3-4 years. When your academy teams did well and subsequently went up to Select.. and then still got placed behind new/previously nonexistent teams from “big clubs” for U13.. stuff like that could still happen. But mostly the kids scattered after that point. Kudos to those who stayed and succeeded. Beats the crap out of a two hour drive for soccer practice. |
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Post by mistercalcio on May 12, 2023 11:12:41 GMT -5
Which coaches have left in the exodus that has been referred to? Reached out to a family friend who are at RSC and they said both their coaches are planning to stay.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2023 12:35:28 GMT -5
Mike leaving is a pretty big change. While I think changes like that are unsettling for coaches and parents, the one thing Santos can do is just listen to their parents. Santos is definitely a community club, so as long as they keep the parents/customers and their needs front and center they will be fine, but the moment you stop doing that you will have issues.
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Post by decker123 on May 12, 2023 13:45:06 GMT -5
Santos is a great club! This reason given for his departure sounds totally bogus. I can almost guarantee you it has nothing to do with the city ordinances or requests of the city made upon the DOC. A sudden untimely departure after a long tenure does not add up to this.
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Post by rifle on May 12, 2023 16:55:35 GMT -5
Santos is a great club! This reason given for his departure sounds totally bogus. I can almost guarantee you it has nothing to do with the city ordinances or requests of the city made upon the DOC. A sudden untimely departure after a long tenure does not add up to this. Maybe he just got sick of being told “no”. With all the league changes happening every month I can imagine it was hard to drag the city along. At some point you just get sick of stuff like that and start to explore options. Curious where he lands - it’d be pretty wild if he went to the new AFU location five minutes north of Roswell. |
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Post by oraclesfriend on May 12, 2023 21:52:38 GMT -5
Santos is a great club! This reason given for his departure sounds totally bogus. I can almost guarantee you it has nothing to do with the city ordinances or requests of the city made upon the DOC. A sudden untimely departure after a long tenure does not add up to this. Maybe he just got sick of being told “no”. With all the league changes happening every month I can imagine it was hard to drag the city along. At some point you just get sick of stuff like that and start to explore options. Curious where he lands - it’d be pretty wild if he went to the new AFU location five minutes north of Roswell. The league changes… crazy! You should see me trying to explain what each of the leagues mean to my parents. And they have been watching my girls go through the soccer landscape for the last 10 years. |
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Post by rifle on May 13, 2023 7:23:20 GMT -5
The league changes… crazy! You should see me trying to explain what each of the leagues mean to my parents. And they have been watching my girls go through the soccer landscape for the last 10 years. it’s insanity and the costs are skyrocketing |
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Post by mistercalcio on May 23, 2023 13:50:42 GMT -5
Any word on who has/will be taking over now that tryouts are starting?
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Post by soccer888 on May 23, 2023 15:11:59 GMT -5
Any word on who has/will be taking over now that tryouts are starting? DOC still says open on their website, but they have a full coach list linked on their tryouts page. Seems like they don't have many other gaps. |
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Post by futboldad1 on May 24, 2023 10:09:00 GMT -5
Santos is a remarkable club, and Farnham's departure is not totally bogus. Farnham was at odds with the Santos board for years (at least two different versions of the Board). The club had recently missed league application deadlines, and coaches were leaving due to frustrations with the club management. The final meeting involved the City of Roswell (Farnham's official employer) and the Santos Board, possibly consisting of multiple members. The exact trigger for the decision remains speculative, but his leaving was presented as a "mutual" agreement. Unfortunately, there was no successor prepared for the Director of Coaching (DOC) position when they parted ways. Currently club intends to restructure itself to resemble organizations like UFA and Concorde. From what I've heard, their objective is to avoid having one single person controlling the entire club, as many parents, players, and coaches were dissatisfied with Mike's recent management decisions. I understand that Mike is now the academy director at All-in FC.
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Sept 20, 2023 21:56:10 GMT -5
Any word on who has/will be taking over now that tryouts are starting? Bump - Update...  |
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Post by rifle on Sept 21, 2023 5:06:42 GMT -5
Website says DOC still “open”. No idea what the impact has been. Anyone see any discernible change?
Honestly I’m not sure what a DOC does anyway except taking the group that looks like the strongest team(s) and taking a cut of tournament fees. But Roswell killed their only tournament (remember their annual 5v5 event) a LONG time ago.
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Sept 21, 2023 7:21:56 GMT -5
Website says DOC still “open”. No idea what the impact has been. Anyone see any discernible change? Honestly I’m not sure what a DOC does anyway except taking the group that looks like the strongest team(s) and taking a cut of tournament fees. But Roswell killed their only tournament (remember their annual 5v5 event) a LONG time ago. Hopefully, they hire a known local "pro" who's journey and experience, could help elevate the program... |
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Post by mightydawg on Sept 21, 2023 7:48:40 GMT -5
Website says DOC still “open”. No idea what the impact has been. Anyone see any discernible change? Honestly I’m not sure what a DOC does anyway except taking the group that looks like the strongest team(s) and taking a cut of tournament fees. But Roswell killed their only tournament (remember their annual 5v5 event) a LONG time ago. Hopefully, they hire a known local "pro" who's journey and experience, could help elevate the program... I hear that James Harris is looking for a job. Too soon? |
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Post by mochiburon on Sept 21, 2023 14:04:14 GMT -5
Hopefully, they hire a known local "pro" who's journey and experience, could help elevate the program... I hear that James Harris is looking for a job. Too soon? You knew someone was gonna say it |
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Post by oraclesfriend on Sept 22, 2023 21:11:36 GMT -5
Website says DOC still “open”. No idea what the impact has been. Anyone see any discernible change? Honestly I’m not sure what a DOC does anyway except taking the group that looks like the strongest team(s) and taking a cut of tournament fees. But Roswell killed their only tournament (remember their annual 5v5 event) a LONG time ago. Hopefully, they hire a known local "pro" who's journey and experience, could help elevate the program... Sounds like you know, all-knowing, all-seeing FG! |
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Post by rifle on Sept 23, 2023 5:54:34 GMT -5
Hopefully, they hire a known local "pro" who's journey and experience, could help elevate the program... Sounds like you know, all-knowing, all-seeing FG! Whomever it is needs a ton of patience. The fact that they were able to compete in SCCL in recent years still amazes since it’s an all volunteer board (mainly parents of young kids and new to the club soccer scene) mixed with city staffers. OTOH it’s a city of 100k with tier 1 facilities, and lots of good long time coaches. |
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Post by soccerrivals on Sept 23, 2023 12:04:48 GMT -5
Sounds like you know, all-knowing, all-seeing FG! Whomever it is needs a ton of patience. The fact that they were able to compete in SCCL in recent years still amazes since it’s an all volunteer board (mainly parents of young kids and new to the club soccer scene) mixed with city staffers. OTOH it’s a city of 100k with tier 1 facilities, and lots of good long time coaches. Their 2010 top team (boy) was amazing, beating everyone in town. And of course after U13, almost everyone on the team went to join in ECNL teams. |
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Post by rifle on Sept 23, 2023 13:28:40 GMT -5
Whomever it is needs a ton of patience. The fact that they were able to compete in SCCL in recent years still amazes since it’s an all volunteer board (mainly parents of young kids and new to the club soccer scene) mixed with city staffers. OTOH it’s a city of 100k with tier 1 facilities, and lots of good long time coaches. Their 2010 top team (boy) was amazing, beating everyone in town. And of course after U13, almost everyone on the team went to join in ECNL teams. Seems some things never change in the latter regard. |
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Sept 24, 2023 16:17:06 GMT -5
Hopefully, they hire a known local "pro" who's journey and experience, could help elevate the program... Sounds like you know, all-knowing, all-seeing FG! Guessing, there should be an announcement, soon enough... |
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Post by mistercalcio on Sept 24, 2023 18:53:48 GMT -5
Sounds like you know, all-knowing, all-seeing FG! Guessing, there should be an announcement, soon enough... Any chance you’ll divulge the insider info or give us another clue or two?? |
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Sept 24, 2023 22:48:59 GMT -5
Guessing, there should be an announcement, soon enough... Any chance you’ll divulge the insider info or give us another clue or two?? Negotiations are underway and I would not want to jeopardize that or potentially expedite things sooner because they want to control the narrative. The person is local and nope it isn't James... |
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Post by Keeper on Sept 26, 2023 6:57:30 GMT -5
Any chance you’ll divulge the insider info or give us another clue or two?? Negotiations are underway and I would not want to jeopardize that or potentially expedite things sooner because they want to control the narrative. The person is local and nope it isn't James... Is this a promotion or more of a lateral move for this new person? 🤔 |
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Sept 28, 2023 9:02:25 GMT -5
Negotiations are underway and I would not want to jeopardize that or potentially expedite things sooner because they want to control the narrative. The person is local and nope it isn't James... Is this a promotion or more of a lateral move for this new person? 🤔 Depends, I view it as a promotion. We should find out more when they return from their cruise... |
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Post by futboldad1 on Sept 28, 2023 10:23:08 GMT -5
Does anyone know Kevin Kratz? It was announced today that he's the new Santos DOC.
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Yes city of Roswell let Mike F go on April 28. Haven’t noticed the mass exodus of coaches from there? 
