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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I heard a false rumor that two DC Academy players are currently at Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth in the Premier League

But that can't be true, because the Academy at DCU can't develop or produce professionals.

Especially to the best League in the World [/quote]

Fletcher never spent a day at DCU Academy. Not one. All Bethesda. [/quote]

Oh, Fletcher went from Bethesda last season straight to Nottingham Forest?

That's a big feather in the cap for BSC[/quote]

You mean the two players that DCU recruited after becoming a fully funded academy? So yes, great work Bethesda and all the other clubs that develop these kids foundationally.  You are just like every other youth club that had players recruited from them for a MLS academy and then move into a professional role.  Not really proving a whole lot there as far as DC being lacking.  If nothing else, it speaks to their recruitment choices. But feathers in the cap for everyone. Whoo! The MLS Academy setting matters. The connection matters. Whether you like it or not.[/quote]

Year after year Fletcher, Ku Di Pietro, Paredes, and Hopkins all had DCU Academy in their back yard and did not play for them. Was this a lack of interest on their part or that of the academy?  Two of them are playing in Europe after playing for Bethesda and Loudoun and two were developed by Arlington and signed by DCU first team. The academy had no role in their development. These are four of the most successful players to come out of this area - ever. The Academy never touched them. So tell me how that gives the academy credence? [/quote]

Agree with this. Also you should read about homegrown rules. Basically MLS teams get to stake claim to players that reside within a certain radius of their club. There is a list that they submit to the league. This isn't recruiting. It's basically finding a stray dog in your back yard and claiming it as your own. [/quote]

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