Poaching Players (Team Manager Ethics)

[The Outlaw *BANNED*]

I don't think this was the "middle" of the season. Sounds like the season ended in November.
Tryouts took place all over town during December and January. Players made decisions to leave.
State Cup was to be played (I assume this is an 06 or younger team, but could be wrong) in February. Did these players bail out of state cup?
"Technically" the year you pay for ends when State Cup is completed. But clubs hold tryouts as soon as the fall season ends.

Saw this just after I posted... so yeah, different deal if it's during open tryouts, but in NorCal there are some pretty severe consequences if you bail on a team mid season. You burn permanent bridges and, like most any other market besides SoCal, there aren't enough clubs to burn that many bridges. Players up north typically don't get to come back if you fuck a club over hard enough.

 

[paytoplay]

I don't think this was the "middle" of the season. Sounds like the season ended in November.
Tryouts took place all over town during December and January. Players made decisions to leave.
State Cup was to be played (I assume this is an 06 or younger team, but could be wrong) in February. Did these players bail out of state cup?
"Technically" the year you pay for ends when State Cup is completed. But clubs hold tryouts as soon as the fall season ends.

Did the group with the tm go to a different club?

 

[Banana Hammock]

Saw this just after I posted... so yeah, different deal if it's during open tryouts, but in NorCal there are some pretty severe consequences if you bail on a team mid season. You burn permanent bridges and, like most any other market besides SoCal, there aren't enough clubs to burn that many bridges. Players up north typically don't get to come back if you fuck a club over hard enough.

I find it hard to believe that money in Norcal is of any less value than it is in Socal. Money talks and that's the way it will always be. In my experience, there is no such thing as a permanently burnt bridge when money is exchanged. To put it another way. a used car salesman in a track suit will sell to anyone.

 

[Ellejustus]

Saw this just after I posted... so yeah, different deal if it's during open tryouts, but in NorCal there are some pretty severe consequences if you bail on a team mid season. You burn permanent bridges and, like most any other market besides SoCal, there aren't enough clubs to burn that many bridges. Players up north typically don't get to come back if you fuck a club over hard enough.

 

[The Outlaw *BANNED*]

I find it hard to believe that money in Norcal is of any less value than it is in Socal. Money talks and that's the way it will always be. In my experience, there is no such thing as a permanently burnt bridge when money is exchanged. To put it another way. a used car salesman in a track suit will sell to anyone.

I've watched it happen. You have to remember the sample size is so much smaller up north. Only 4-5 clubs, if not less, in every 'major' region. Much harder to hide.