Chuck -- curious, you must live on the Seacoast, yes? Have you ever met Marty? It seems your obsession has only grown for him through the years, but you never mention actually speaking to him or any coaches you relentlessly criticize - A lot of talk and nooo walk... Sorry to say it buddy, but you remind me of my daughter at 15 when she was wildly obsessed with Justin Bieber and would get in constant battles with other online trolls, each having NO idea who the other is... all over a popular singer with cute hair. I have to believe at this point you either get some sort of sexual gratification from this anger and obsession, and/or, you are so disappointed in your own life's path, likely gave up on a dream you had many years ago, and instead of looking in the mirror at your own sad eyes, you refocus all your open time to something that really seems silly to care so much about. It's disturbing you know so much about this man's life... up to what his wife does and her role in the community? Feels very stalkerish bud if I do say so myself. I have never met Marty personally, but Coach Cyd made a wonderful impact on my daughter her during her time coaching at Portsmouth High School. Coach Cyd is beloved by anyone I've ever talked to, and she is honestly a great coach (a player myself back in the day). I don't think any of this will really mean anything to you -- fact vs. your fun little twisted fiction clearly isn't present. But with all sincerity -- from me and a few coworkers who have seen this thread go on for a bit -- get yourself a new hobby. This is a sad look, even from just a screen-to-screen view, and I can only imagine how much sadder your reality is. There are plenty of other things to be obsessed with, no? Maybe join a group that does good? You clearly have a lot of time on your hands, as you have been able to track someone else's life and entire career? Be obsessed with a non-profit sports org that helps kids get off the streets and on the field/court/rink. Be obsessed with rescuing animals. Be obsessed with bettering your own life. It's sad man. When the AD does retire, what are you going to even do with yourself? Might want to start planning a new twisted hobby
. Cheers mate.
Wow - a single line in a single post provoked this. Amazing. And ironic too, how a first-time poster comes on here with this deep psycho-analysis and says my (very brief) comments were "stalkerish". Talk about a look-in-the-mirror moment ...
First, I'm glad your daughter enjoyed her time with PHS Girls Soccer. Good for her.
Second, I've met many (even worked for a couple of) local AD's up and down the Seacoast, with the former group including the late, great Rus Wilson (PHS). What a tragic loss that will prove to be for the entire PHS athletics program. So although I've never wandered past coaching at this level - which I still do, and I still also play BTW - I have a pretty good idea what a very competent and effective AD looks like. Including Rus, I can think of at least three guys in the area who could walk into the UNH job and surpass what the incumbent AD has done. Remind me again - exactly what it is that he's accomplished??
Third, I've been coaching in the area for almost 20 years now. Funny thing is, when coaches get together, coaches talk. Let's just say, I know a lot of folks who've coached against Coach Cyd, and one or two who coached with her. Reviews were mixed at best. The consensus was, she was a pretty good coach for the D-2 level, but struggled once PHS went D-1. I believe she eventually left PHS, and retuned to D-2 ORHS in the last year or two? No shame in that whatsoever. Good, yes. Great, no. If she was great for your kid, that's fantastic. I'll never rain on that parade. Coaching IS my "hobby" and has been for a long time now. And there is no better praise a coach can receive than that from a player and/or her family.
Fourth, I only know of their kids' involvement in the sport since it was mentioned in one or two pieces the local media have written in the past for Marty or Cyd (oh, and I know the writers too). I may well have coached against them (or even your daughter) at some point? As someone who's coached well over a thousand games, that generates a lot of potential touch points, and I can assure you, my only focus has been on coaching my own players. I guess my (brief) point earlier was that the Scaranos have a lot of ties to soccer, so seeing UNH Soccer getting some love in recent years isn't all that surprising. It certainly wasn't meant as a dig at UNH Soccer. I've coached kids who were recruited by UNH, but went to play elsewhere.
But you managed to take that into a whole different direction, with a whole lot of misguided assumptions, which could have easily been discovered (and avoided) by you in advance.
I'd rather have not responded to this at all, just to be clear. I'd much prefer to keep my two main hobbies separated, thank you. But with the tenor and content of your response, you left me pretty much no choice. So now I'll give you a choice ...
* if you take your originating post down, I'll do the same with this response;
* if you leave yours up, I'll regrettably have to leave this one up as well
Remember, you were the one who started this ...
