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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We need MLS to start another expansion team in this area.  CA, TX, NY, FL etc got multiple teams.  Why not another team here???[/quote]

Would love that.  But it isn't a big enough market to support two or more teams. Same reason why the markets you list have multiple NFL franchises.  Denser populations and more fan base = more potential revenue.  Would be amazing if we could get another franchise in the DMV because it would force the ownership of DCU to step up.  But it will never happen. The best case scenario for us is for current ownership to sell the team and cash out their investment like Dan Snyder did with the Commanders.  New owners with vision could literally quadruple the value of the team in two to three years given our fan base and talent pool in the area for the academy (to sell players).  They don't really see the academy as a revenue stream and that is why the academy sucks. They see it as a cost center only.  Union, red bulls, salt lake, Dallas and others around the country see their academies as a huge part of the BUSINESS and a significant potential source of revenue and they invest in their academies accordingly.  DCU will never be on that level with the current ownership and as a result, the kids in our area are suffering the consequences of that.  It sucks for the kids but it is just a reality of DCU.  [/quote]

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