ltg, I am not sure that you have any clue what you are talking about now. You insult a team that has won two leagues, one state cup, went 0-1 loss-3ties against some top California talent. (I asked my daughter to compare Crossifre A and they both said they were very good and better than two of the teams they faced in California and about the same as one and not quite as good as another) I give Islander some slack because if you are using a computer model that has a number of variables it takes a lot of games before it will work. However, you must be referring to regionals where the Slammers I am told did not do well. Missing the goalie who gave up less goals in two seasons and a state cup than that one tournament and the leading scorer on the team might have changed the complexion of some of the games. ( I would use the same analogy for the recent events with Synergy--they are a top team but had a one tough tournament missing some key players and now they are no good for some reason. I am not buying that either) Having been literally on top of the game yesterday I can honestly say Crossifire was the better team no question. They are very talented especially their foot skills. Were they that much better like you suggest no. I have seem Slammers play NWN Red in a friendly and lose 1-0. I have seen the Slammers beat Synergy in a tough game and beat Crossfire Black easily. I have yet to see a single team that did what you suggest. I can only go by what I have seen personally and your analysis is so far off it defies logic. Here is the mockery, if you beat a team you are better than they are. If you lose to a team you are not better than they are until you beat them next time. I know the simplicity of this escapes most but that is why Crossfire A is better than the Slammers and Crossfire B is not. That may be one thing that high school sports has over club soccer. If you win more games you are the winner. There is no cap, no seeding, no mystery numerical formula except the team that wins is better.
Finally, as far as officiating, I was told it was the NW Champions League's fault there were no officials. I don't know the truth of it. I did fine because I have coached for 20 years, and officiated something for 15. Soccer is my newest sport so I can manage a game. Should I be there, no way. I just got through officiating rec and select teams and really have not done centering in premier games. ( I did AR a few). Did I handle the job, yes. Should I be out there no way. I over compensated forhaving daughters on one team and did call more fouls on my aggressive daughter than her Crossfire counterpart. I did have two parents helping me. They did fine for their position but like me had no business being there. I got to hear for most of the car ride home from my goalie daughter how the goal that changed the complexion of the game was not a goal. (hit the crossbar slightly on the side and bounced down, it was close and almost on the line, the AR from the Slammers agreed with me but he was out of position also) So now I I got the pleasure of not getting to root for my daughters, not being the best person for the job, and getting to hear how I screwed up the call that changed the game the whole ride home.
Throw in how I built my whole club basketball schedule around the NW league and then they changed some games recently that conflict. Finally throw in that we have not been given any home and away schedules from the PSPL and games start in two weeks and I can tell you soccer has dropped down my depth chart something fierce.Add in the politics of who can play in what league and what state cup and you have what we call in the sporting world a cluster that I have never seen in any other sport.
The only good news is my son's high school football season is about to start, my daughters AAU basketball team is ready to compete in a high school fall league, and Jake Locker and the Huskies are going to surprise some people. Now I feel better.
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