[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sad to see him go, nice guy, well respected in the soccer community, interested to see who DC brings in
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Why is he well respected? Dc United Academy is a joke.[/quote]
NP. It’s an overstatement to say that DC United’s academy is a joke given that many great players and good coaches have cycled through there. The problem is that the DCU ownership doesn’t make the academy a priority. They underfund it and pay their coaches poorly, so there is constant turnover. I’ve heard nothing but good things about Dave Sanford, who I think did what he could with the resources he had. [/quote]

Yup. The ownership absolutely destroyed the academy with their massive budget cuts, and the idiotic decision to move it out to Loudon, which is simply impossible to get to for many. [/quote

They are back practicing in DC for the youth.

Anonymous wrote:Soon he'll start bringing in coaches and players from near by clubs.

Arlington, Alexandria, SYC, etc.

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Take Gunston, merge with LMVSC, combine with Alexandria.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sad to see him go, nice guy, well respected in the soccer community, interested to see who DC brings in

Why is he well respected? Dc United Academy is a joke.

NP. It’s an overstatement to say that DC United’s academy is a joke given that many great players and good coaches have cycled through there. The problem is that the DCU ownership doesn’t make the academy a priority. They underfund it and pay their coaches poorly, so there is constant turnover. I’ve heard nothing but good things about Dave Sanford, who I think did what he could with the resources he had.

Yup. The ownership absolutely destroyed the academy with their massive budget cuts, and the idiotic decision to move it out to Loudon, which is simply impossible to get to for many.

Soon he'll start bringing in coaches and players from near by clubs.

Arlington, Alexandria, SYC, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Sad to see him go, nice guy, well respected in the soccer community, interested to see who DC brings in

Why is he well respected? Dc United Academy is a joke.

NP. It’s an overstatement to say that DC United’s academy is a joke given that many great players and good coaches have cycled through there. The problem is that the DCU ownership doesn’t make the academy a priority. They underfund it and pay their coaches poorly, so there is constant turnover. I’ve heard nothing but good things about Dave Sanford, who I think did what he could with the resources he had.

Why the negativity?

Once he sees what a train wreck it is he's going to leave after a year

Gunston still exists? They left NPL for obscurity.

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Anonymous wrote:Sad to see him go, nice guy, well respected in the soccer community, interested to see who DC brings in

...Dc United Academy is a joke.

So is your face.

Anonymous wrote:Sad to see him go, nice guy, well respected in the soccer community, interested to see who DC brings in

Why is he well respected? Dc United Academy is a joke.

They brought in New England's academy's coach. Hope they turn the kids around. Not a very good scouting and coaching job the last few years. Yes they have some talented players but some poor players as well.

Interesting move.

He took the director job at Gunston, didn't he?

Sad to see him go, nice guy, well respected in the soccer community, interested to see who DC brings in