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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]just wondering if there is anyone on here that has seen improvement since new director came?  like i get there are issues with academy but if things are improving (and I don't know if they are) even slowly isn't that what is supposed to be happening? I f they are so below other academies, they have a lot of improvement to make, but can anyone who actually knows anything and doesn't have axe to grind comment on this? it's just not all that interesting anymore to hear the same few people saying everything wrong when it seems like it's at least possible things are on the upswing?[/quote]

It largely depends on what you consider getting better to be?  When you're already one of the worst in the MLS, there is only one way to go.  DCU is trying to be better but is limited because the owner doesn't fund the academy so it has to compete with no money.  Hard. So you see them making money making moves like the RDS, the online school, scaling back investments in infrastructure etc...They have learned how to do more with less over the years and that is progress.  But there is no one that knows anything about academy football that will vouch for what DCU is doing.. If they are getting better they are just getting slightly less bad.  The fact that we are grasping on to marginal at best momentum in the academy shows you by itself how dire the situation really is...reality is it doesn't matter, all these parents in the DMV flock to DCU because they don't know any better.  I have never seen so many parents knowingly sign their kids up for an inferior experience.  It shows you the power of perceived elitism.. [/quote]

They specifically asked for someone of inside personal knowledge to respond to their question

Not the biased axe-to-grind individual [/quote]

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