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JM or Marksberry or Dingleberry, or whatever you want to call the United coach is breaking off from 91 and forming his own club team. The only thing that team had going for it was being part of 9D1, but now that they are a separate organization, who would join? Dingleberry was a D3 player from Ithaca coaching at Farmingdale. Without 9D1, he has no connections.

Dingleberry keeps trying to play Smash, but we don't want to play them because they are no competition. Smash played United one time and United was up during the first 2 or 3 minutes, but then Smash demolished them 12-3. Since it was a 9D1 tourney, 9D1 was kind and posted a final score of 9-3 on tourney machine.

Parents are real unhappy on that team. Too many kids on that team.Total money grab. Dingleberry added an ex-Smash kid right before playing Smash. Yes, you heard that right. Dingleberry added so many kids during the year and added 2 more kids in June hoping to find a kid to make the team better to beat Smash. I feel sorry for the United parents paid and practiced together for 10 months and Dingleberry added 2 kids at the very end who didn't pay, but got to play the last 1.5 months. I am sure the kids who lost their starting spots are really happy about that. Parents say they have 30 man roster.

Now that Dingleberry is breaking off and forming his own team, you can bet that he will take more than 30 to make $$. Money now goes in his pocket since he owns his own team. Stay away from coaches who keep huge rosters, add kids throughout the year and run around thinking they are AA instead of solid B+ team. United should have competed in more mid level tournaments, conditioned their boys to win at that level and then considered AA tournaments instead of entering all AA teams at tournaments and losing so badly this year.

You think Smash was nothing before JR? Your wrong. Fake news. Smash was winning since 3rd grade, everyone in 2022 knows that. JR joined Smash just this year. Read his Newsday stats for high school, he had 39 goals and 45 assists. He is not a ball hog at any level of play, he always gets more assists than goals for his high school and same for Smash.

91 did not win one tournament last year. This year they added some new players and they got better. With JR they look unbeatable. Kid is unbelievable talent but lets be honest, he is a complete ball hog when he plays at this level. He had 9 goals against us and wouldn't come out of the game when asked by the coach. I think everyone that watched that game was upset, us for letting one kid beat us like that and them for knowing he was the reason they beat us.

Smash has one of the weaker defenses out there. Old empire player and that’s about it. But I guess when you don’t have to play much defense because of JR(should be rising junior) it makes your defense look good.

Couple things smash D is good not great Goalie play is average and that’s part of defense. Jr is NOT a rising junior he plays on the 2020 team and always has played up I will tell you I know that as a FACT as my older boy was around that team plenty and I know the boy. This age is funny yes smash beat us last week but it all is week to week at this age I saw it with my older son. The major difference between smash right now is they have one player that is a difference maker. That said it wouldnt be surprising to see smash lose this weekend in fav I would figure them to lose Enjoy the years with your boys it goes fast. In another year nobody cares who wins club tournaments

The age is funny? His age is not funny. He should be going into his junior year of high school. Playing against rising freshmen. He should be the best player. He played with crush because that’s his age group.

Guy, let's get one thing straight. The player in question should not be a rising junior. There are plenty of 2022s older than him. By NY standards he should be a 2021, but again, there are plenty of 2022s older than him. Stop exaggerating.

Smash has one of the weaker defenses out there. Old empire player and that’s about it. But I guess when you don’t have to play much defense because of JR(should be rising junior) it makes your defense look good.

That’s where you’re wrong-he DID run around 5 kids, or let me rephrase that-he backup up and ball hogged his way ignoring his wide open teammates and scored. Your kid must not be a middie or attackaman. You people keep being pompous and obnoxious and thinking yours doesn’t stink. Everyone knows how you are

Guy, let's get one thing straight. The player in question should not be a rising junior. There are plenty of 2022s older than him. By NY standards he should be a 2021, but again, there are plenty of 2022s older than him. Stop exaggerating.