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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fact: in the past 12 months Philadelphia Union signed 7 players from its academy to pro deals either with Union II or the first team.  DCU has signed only two players from its academy to pro deals in the last THREE  years.  Turner and Akinmboni. Hopkins was early 2022.  Fletcher was never in DCUs academy.  Even if you included Fletcher in DCUs statistics, it produced less than half of what Philly Union did in triple the amount of time.

DCU produced more players when it was pay to play.  Should tell you something about what the priority is at DCU.  And it's not the players. [/quote]

Fact: Because DCU doesn't have a second team to complete their player development pathway, other MLS clubs have petitioned the league to take away DCUs homegrown rights because it doesn't have a full pathway to develop pros.  Why have rights over top players when you don't really have the commitment or ability to fully develop them like all of the other MLS academies provide.  It is a valid and sound argument.  [/quote]

Am I wrong in saying several DCU academy players go to or get time at Loudoun United who plays in the USL league which is the level above MLS Next Pro which is the 2nd team for MLS clubs?[/quote]

Yes you're wrong.  That WAS the case when DCU and Loudoun United had a partnership.  That ceased about two years ago when MLS decided to create a second league, MLS Next Pro to keep all of the players in house.  This is why you don't see the academy practicing at segra anymore and also why you don't see players playing with Loudoun anymore directly from the DCU academy.  Now all MLS academies in the US have their own second teams EXCEPT for DCU.  Which is why DCU is a dead end for pro soccer. [/quote]

Guess can't trust IG  that keeps showing DCU players over past 2 years going back and forth to Loudoun up to recently.

MLS Pro is older than 2 years, no?

If DC is a dead end for Pro soccer, then no DCU academy former kid in the past five years are currently playing professionally, correct?[/quote]

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