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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Top team will be in MLS Next 2, second team (green) is in NAL. White team should be in NCSL, though they also showed an EDP icon at the town hall[/quote]

So then basically on the boys side the new top team (lets call it "Dark Green") will play MLS Next Tier II, which MYS is "positioning/branding" as roughly the equiv of an ECNL team. The 2nd team (Green) will play NAL, which MYS is "positioning/branding" as roughly equiv of an ECNL-RL team.  The rest (White, Gold, Silver) will play in some combo of NCSL and/or EDP.

I put "positioning/branding" in quotes because, per the slides, the comparability of the leagues is typically in eye of the beholder. 
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Correct for U13 and above. And however they brand it, McLean boys does not have a team in Tier 1 of their choose top league (MLSNext 1), where other clubs do.  So recruiting/keeping players may be a challenge, as anyone who has aspirations of a top level team will presumably want to move to a club where they have potential to move up.  [/quote]

Confused by this. In the DC area, are you saying clubs like Alexandria, Bethesda, Springfield (all of which are in MLS Next today) are keeping their Tier 1 teams AND adding new teams for Tier 2 - and thus exists the development pathway you reference?  So is the idea that MLS Next Tier 2 teams will have a chance for "promotion" into Tier 1?  This whole things seems like a giant money grab by just creating more tiers so you're always chasing the next carrot.  I am betting that several of these clubs moving from ECNL to MLS Next will look back and regret the decision in 2-3 years once they see that this is all designed as a money grab from the parents.   [/quote]

Same money grab as ECNL RL.  [/quote]
Is business and marketing a money grab? That would make just about everything you purchase a money grab. It’s called capitalism.[/quote]

+1.  It totally makes sense, both for MLSN and the club, for MLSN to host a second level of competition to capture the 2nd teams at existing MLSN clubs or as an entry point for new clubs. The parents are going to pay for it regardless, so MLSN may as well use their existing infrastructure to host it..    [/quote]

Can anyone here explain why a club would move from one league to another in this context?  So for example McLean ... what's in it for McLean to move from ECNL/RL to MSLN2?  If the above statements are true that Tier2 team A = ECNL level and Tier2 team B NAL = ECNL-RL level, then is the lure to move to MSLN the prospects of getting a Tier 1 team that is "better" than the teams they fielded by FFX Union?  Or, is it that the economics of MLSN are more favorable to the club somehow (i.e. lower fees; higher revenue sharing; etc?)  I dont know enough about the economics to truly understand the drivers behind these decisions. I'd welcome if others had an informed viewpoint on this.[/quote]

ECNL didn't allow McLean to stay in ECNL without being part of an alliance.  They weren't happy in FVU because they didn't have enough power and weren't getting 100% of the money. So they looked at an alternative to ECNL that would allow them to operate independently again.  None of this was done for the benefit of any of the players.  This was all about what McLean thought was best for its club to make money.[/quote]

I would argue that on the girls side, the new arrangement (GA) is a clear benefit for the MYS players.  The top players get the GA platform rather than RL.

Again, the FVU alliance provided little to no benefit to MYS or its players.  It was a marketing deal.  ECNL is about the best players.  Look at the ECNL rosters, very few of the players are from the clubs' grassroots/rec level.  What club they come from has little impact.  Do you think that if FVU is building a roster they are going to take a lesser VIVA girl over a better MYS girl just b/c VIVA is "in the alliance"?     [/quote]

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