One note on this; there are many possible ways to merge clubs. Many are familiar with the way CESA did it; however, the Silverbacks/Quest merger in Atlanta kept the older teams separated and only combined the younger teams during the initial merger. There is also the alliance model that Bridge used [as some have noted on this board.]
One of the reasons that Columbia soccer clubs didn't merge in the past was strong resistance from parents that only wanted to travel to the closest fields for training/practice; in essence, they didn't want a "metro" club, they wanted a more "local" club. The people building the merger plans are going to have this trade-off, and lots of other trade-off's, to work through.
