Not a comment on the pros and cons of a CSC/NECSA merger as a whole, but just a comment concerning 4soccer's comment about the U16 boys.
I watched the semi-final match in Summerville (my son plays for the NECSA team). I am not sure that a merger would do anything for either of these teams.
The CSC team, on average, is probably made of better individual athletes. I thought the NECSA boys might not have been as athletic, but played better team ball.
I'm not sure adding two or three of the NECSA boys would make the CSC team better and I think adding CSC boys to the NECSA team would likely interfere with the team chemistry.
Again, not to say I would be opposed to a merger, I just don't think these two teams would benefit.
Just my opinion.
