Bear, Soccerdog and BridgeFA organizers -
You may know of my 2-year campaign of persistent, wild rants and zealous desires in this forum for a Cola. area merger of the mutiple and mediocre small clubs in the midlands into a semi-CESA-like behemoth. The possibilities, coaches, facilities, organizers are all here in the midlands; elements for success. Even though CSC, at one time, invited all clubs to sit down and think on it, any real progress and interest has since waned. Therefore, it is refreshing to see that lowcountry soccer has seen the success of the 'evil CESA machine', and has not cowered in the face of the 'Red Monster'. Even SYSA is rising up to some unknown level with the new CarolinaFC to go to battle with their dreaded western neighbor. Since that club cannot hope to attract top CESA players away from the 'land of all the state championships', I have heard sinister rumors that CarolinaFC has obtained DNA samples from top CASL and Concord Fire Elite teams, and is attempting to clone top soccer players for their new club. So the battle is on between north and south, while the midlands social soccer society produces pleasant, mediocre yet adequate, acceptable and yet, occasionally challenging, soccer teams. We in the midlands don't want this soccer thing to get too far out of control, and actually result in 30 mins. trips to practice from NE to Ballentine and to/from W. Cola and Lex. It is not that important!! We intend to keep this a high school soccer area, and if the upstate and lowcountry want to produce spectacular, exciting club soccer, and contend for regional titles, and play in big-time tournaments; then let them enjoy it themselves and keep it to themselves, and leave us to our nice, small, convenient clubs. Ahhhhh....'the beautiful game'.
