Official Charlotte Eagles 2014 Thread

msilverstein47 · Jan 27, 2014

Okiomah goes to Chivas...

http://www.soccerbyives.net/2014/01/charlotte-defender-okiomah.html

RobtheAggie · Feb 13, 2014

http://www.bdtonline.com/editorials/x488688457/Economic-kick-Professional-soccer-welcomed

Looks like Charlotte has an affiliated PDL team. I wonder what happens next year with that relationship?

SoccerPrime · Feb 13, 2014

RobtheAggie said: ↑

http://www.bdtonline.com/editorials/x488688457/Economic-kick-Professional-soccer-welcomed

Looks like Charlotte has an affiliated PDL team. I wonder what happens next year with that relationship?
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They have 2 PDL teams?

RobtheAggie · Feb 14, 2014

SoccerPrime said: ↑

They have 2 PDL teams?
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No, I am talking about next year. When the Charlotte USL Pro team goes to PDL, this team in WV is currently an affiliate of Charlotte. I wonder if they will still be affiliated?

SoccerPrime · Feb 14, 2014

It seems like they share ownership and I believe they "pay" players through ministry now so no real need to change.

They'll just own 2 PDL teams.

TobaccoMonopolyFC · Feb 14, 2014

They aren't owned by the same people, they're just both Christian teams so they work together closely (joint combines, ect.). The Mississippi Brilla work with them too. Charlotte is directly affiliated with the Southern California Seahorses, both are owned by Missionary Athletes International, so is an independent team in Chicago. I'm not sure what will happen with Southern California since Charlotte is very much the main team given that they share offices with the parent org. SWV is owned by the Nehemiah Group and Countryside Baptist Church, and Mississippi is owned by Brilla Soccer Ministries.

ThePonchat · Feb 15, 2014

TobaccoMonopolyFC said: ↑

They aren't owned by the same people, they're just both Christian teams so they work together closely (joint combines, ect.). The Mississippi Brilla work with them too. Charlotte is directly affiliated with the Southern California Seahorses, both are owned by Missionary Athletes International, so is an independent team in Chicago. I'm not sure what will happen with Southern California since Charlotte is very much the main team given that they share offices with the parent org. SWV is owned by the Nehemiah Group and Countryside Baptist Church, and Mississippi is owned by Brilla Soccer Ministries.
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Charlotte, SoCal, and the Chicago Eagles are all affiliates. Chicago Eagles are a U23-ish academy in Chicago that does work in Brazil too. Nice little thing MAI has going on.

The SWVKW and Charlotte are basically affiliated through the head coach of SWVKW -- he's a former player of Charlotte and a historic coach in North Carolina. But, the head of Nehemiah group has a head on his shoulders to partner ministries (organizations) together that have like missions.

RobtheAggie · Feb 15, 2014

Thanks for filling me in. I did not know all of that. I knew the Brilla were an outreach as well, but not the way that they worked together.

TobaccoMonopolyFC · Feb 16, 2014

MAI really does have a nice little set up. It's one thing to be a brilliant flash in the pan for a few seasons but to sustain something for as long as they have on a pretty modest budget is really impressive. Hopefully they find some stability in the PDL.

ButlerBob · Mar 3, 2014

SoccerPrime said: ↑

It seems like they share ownership and I believe they "pay" players through ministry now so no real need to change.

They'll just own 2 PDL teams.
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Just to clarify, if a player in on staff with Charlotte, they raise their own support / pay. I do believe they have a small budget to pay players who are not on staff.

SoccerPrime · Mar 5, 2014

Wells Thompson signed

http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/791755.html

msilverstein47 · Mar 10, 2014

USL PRO feature on the Eagles...

http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/793252.html

ButlerBob · Mar 19, 2014

The Eagles signed 2 internationals; 1 from Columbia and 1 from Cameroon.

http://www.charlotteeagles.com/home/716369.html

msilverstein47 · Apr 4, 2014

an update on players...

http://www.socceramerica.com/articl...ts-mls-vets-for-new-season.html?edition=11571

SoccerPrime · Apr 5, 2014

So are the Eagles that bad this year or are the Dutch Lions that good?

Mikey mouse · Apr 5, 2014

I watch most the match and Charlotte had the majority of the play. They had two goals called back (one offside and one for a foul) and Dayton's goal was against the run of play.

Dayton's keeper Matt Williams was the man of the match IMO. He made a couple spectacular saves and if he hadn't Charlotte could have been up 2 or 3 at the half.

I didn't see all of the second half but overall I thought the Eagles looked like the better team and probably thinking they deserved more from that match

ThePonchat · Apr 5, 2014

SoccerPrime said: ↑

So are the Eagles that bad this year or are the Dutch Lions that good?
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I didn't know one win determines how "bad" or how "good" a team is.

SoccerPrime · Apr 5, 2014

Mikey mouse said: ↑

I watch most the match and Charlotte had the majority of the play. They had two goals called back (one offside and one for a foul) and Dayton's goal was against the run of play.

Dayton's keeper Matt Williams was the man of the match IMO. He made a couple spectacular saves and if he hadn't Charlotte could have been up 2 or 3 at the half.

I didn't see all of the second half but overall I thought the Eagles looked like the better team and probably thinking they deserved more from that match
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While I agree on the goals called back (it was offsides and there was a foul) I thought most of their possession was haphazard with little direction. Even when they had corners, they were no where near the box.

To me, it looked like Dayton took the normal away approach of not making mistakes and playing bunker and the capitalized on their ownly good chance (shortest guy making the header).

I guess I just expected more against a team like Dayton at home, especially since they were runners up last year.

ButlerBob · Apr 5, 2014

SoccerPrime said: ↑

So are the Eagles that bad this year or are the Dutch Lions that good?
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Well, the Eagles did turn over more then half of their starting lineup. I'm guessing that it's going to take them a few games to come together. But they started out last season pretty poor and ended up making a run to the final. So you never know.

msilverstein47 · Apr 28, 2014

http://www.soccerwire.com/news/leag...in-3-2-loss-to-chicago-fire-reserves/?loc=psw

msilverstein47 · Jun 9, 2014

on-loan Chicago Fire player...

http://www.chicagolandsoccernews.com/teams/fire2.php?article_id=14046

msilverstein47 · Mar 2, 2015

http://uslpdl.com/home/863826.html

Charlotte Eagles Tryouts
Date: March 14th, 2015
Time: 11:30am-2:30pm
Location: Matthews Sportsplex 1505 Tank Town Rd, Matthews, NC 28105
Tryout Schedule
11 a.m. – Registration
11:30 a.m. – Warm Up
12 p.m. – Small Sided Games
1:15 p.m. – 11v11 Games
2:30 p.m. – Closing
Tryout Cost: $75 (includes tryout shirt)

msilverstein47 · Mar 20, 2015

http://www.crowntownsoccer.com/interview-charlotte-eagles-gm-andrew-pierce/

this is an interesting interview with Charlotte Eagles GM Andrew Pierce:

msilverstein47 · Apr 4, 2015

http://uslpdl.com/home/869451.html

Monday, March 30, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Charlotte Eagles are excited to announce their first signings of the 2015 PDL season. Mason McCarter and Austin Yearwood have both committed to playing this summer for the club.

msilverstein47 · Apr 24, 2015

http://uslpdl.com/home/873282.html

Wednesday, April 22, 2015
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Charlotte Eagles have announced a trio of additions to their 2015 PDL team. Tyler Allen, Daniel ten Bosch and Brady Johansen, all teammates at Point Loma Nazarine University in San Diego, have committed to play for Charlotte.