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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sour Grapes on steroids 😂

Does it sting less that your kid was rejected by slinging mud at the academy?
If you say enough times they're bad then that makes the rejection not as bad lol

Sad and pitiful [/quote]

So do you have anything to counter the points in this thread?[/quote]

He doesn’t. For mr “verified facts” guy, you’re either sore bc ur kid didn’t make the cut. Or ur a current or past family who is out to destroy DCU.

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How is mr verified facts guy wrong asking for verified facts? 
We so comfortable in fake news world now truth doesn't matter?[/quote]

There have been many facts presented.  He chooses to ignore them and always counters with questions, never counters with anything to prove otherwise.  Read through this thread, not once was there a post outlining the advantages DCU provides over outside academies.  [/quote]

Interesting stuff.
Did the people in the know list the advantages all the other academies provide over dcu for kids from the DC area?[/quote]

Yes [/quote]

I see something about more homegrown players makes some academies better.

I understand when kids in premiere league or la liga academies get called up to the senior team its a clear success marker or when they get sold for big money.

What does homegrown do? 
Do only homegrown players go to college or Pro?[/quote]

Dcu academy kids who are signed (go pro) are considered  homegrown. Homegrown players don’t count towards salary limits (I think but I may not have gotten the language right).

Everyone else goes to college or tries to get signed somewhere else.

I guess a concern is that DCU is not great at maximizing their homegrowns potential and appear to be ruining young players career with not the best decisions. Maybe asking for too much when the players want to go abroad? Like fletcher and akinmboni. Yet holding on to them and not doing anything to continue to develop them.

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This is exactly the problem and spot on.  Gets to what was said in a earlier post.  The pro pathway at DCU is a difficult one because you're dealing with poor leadership that has a big influence on your future.  The case of this recent homegrown is a classic example.  They put the homegrown tag on him and signed him to the senior team when he was 15 ( that was questionable) to make some headlines and increase their homegrown numbers for the MLS.  He proceeded to play practically no minutes for the first team. Now you have a prem club coming in giving the club it's asking price for a player that doesn't even play for the first team and they said no.  I feel bad for the kid actually that he has to endure this mismanagement. Unfortunately, no agent can move a player under contract unless the club agrees.  What will happen now is that interest will likely  cool on him because he's a totally unproven asset that the club wants too much money for because they are greedy, selfish and incompetent.  Could interest build because he's young?  Possibly.  But it's a huge gamble they are making with this kids future because whether he gets sold or not, DCU will have utility for him because they spent no real money on him.  But for the player, DCU doesn't have the same amount of utility because he isn't playing. unfortunately, he's not playing enough to develop at a rate that equals Europe and he's in the MLS where the level isn't great to begin with. It's actually unbelievable.  This is a perfect example of the pro pathway at DCU, even in best case scenarios, being very difficult.  You can't trust DCU to make decisions in your son's best interest at any point in your dealing with them.  It's a business. That is clear. What is happening is astonishing.   You can't make this stuff up.  [/quote]

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