Anonymous
Post 12/14/2024 10:24     Subject: DC United Homegrown CB Matai is sold to AFC Bournemouth
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Looks like his younger brother is on trial with Manchester City as well. What an amazing time for them!


Hmmm. I don't know. A real and genuine trial results in an offer to join the club if successful. Not even sure if that is actually possible in this case given FIFA rules and a club like city is super savvy. Training sessions at the club or at the grounds or with some academy staff are very different and motivations are different. If I had to gamble, I would say it is more likely the latter than the former. A legit trial at Man City, where they have intent to buy/transfer the player, is very hard to come by and usually not publicized. Especially not by the acquiring club because they don't want buzz to increase on the player and make competition stiffer. Clubs usually advise the player to lay low on social media in a legit transfer/trial situation. I don't doubt training sessions at the grounds of man city probably occurred. Whether it was an actual trial, I have doubts. Why Instagram is dangerous and easily susceptible to misinformation. But doing some training at man city is definitely a cool opportunity in any event. Hope things work out for him as a player and if he has overseas ambition that he can make those things happen.


Whatever the official label or original intentions, its a trial.

If the club likes what it sees, he'll be on their radar for the future.
His information is now on file.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2024 04:16     Subject: DC United Homegrown CB Matai is sold to AFC Bournemouth
Anonymous wrote:Looks like his younger brother is on trial with Manchester City as well. What an amazing time for them!


Hmmm. I don't know. A real and genuine trial results in an offer to join the club if successful. Not even sure if that is actually possible in this case given FIFA rules and a club like city is super savvy. Training sessions at the club or at the grounds or with some academy staff are very different and motivations are different. If I had to gamble, I would say it is more likely the latter than the former. A legit trial at Man City, where they have intent to buy/transfer the player, is very hard to come by and usually not publicized. Especially not by the acquiring club because they don't want buzz to increase on the player and make competition stiffer. Clubs usually advise the player to lay low on social media in a legit transfer/trial situation. I don't doubt training sessions at the grounds of man city probably occurred. Whether it was an actual trial, I have doubts. Why Instagram is dangerous and easily susceptible to misinformation. But doing some training at man city is definitely a cool opportunity in any event. Hope things work out for him as a player and if he has overseas ambition that he can make those things happen.
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2024 11:21     Subject: DC United Homegrown CB Matai is sold to AFC Bournemouth
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Looks like his younger brother is on trial with Manchester City as well. What an amazing time for them!


Where did you see that? People use trial very loosely. It doesn't really matter because without qualifying for one of the exceptions to the FIFA transfer rules, an overseas move won't happen until 18.


I understand the transfer rules. Maybe a parent is moving over there for their kids. Wouldn't be the first time that's happened, there was a U15 DCUA kid that moved to Europe to play for a club. His parents relocated "for their job".


Could be and props to them if they make that happen. And if a parent can make that happen for their kid, that is great and a way better position to be in to learn the game.
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2024 10:31     Subject: DC United Homegrown CB Matai is sold to AFC Bournemouth
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Looks like his younger brother is on trial with Manchester City as well. What an amazing time for them!


Where did you see that? People use trial very loosely. It doesn't really matter because without qualifying for one of the exceptions to the FIFA transfer rules, an overseas move won't happen until 18.


I understand the transfer rules. Maybe a parent is moving over there for their kids. Wouldn't be the first time that's happened, there was a U15 DCUA kid that moved to Europe to play for a club. His parents relocated "for their job".
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2024 09:33     Subject: DC United Homegrown CB Matai is sold to AFC Bournemouth
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Looks like his younger brother is on trial with Manchester City as well. What an amazing time for them!


Where did you see that? People use trial very loosely. It doesn't really matter because without qualifying for one of the exceptions to the FIFA transfer rules, an overseas move won't happen until 18.


Also why the older brother stayed at DC United until his 18th birthday and transferred literally one month after his 18th birthday.


Seriously. How miserable is your life?

You really can't just let one post pass you by without jumping in with your toxic negativity?


Not really sure what you mean or how this post is toxic?
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2024 09:21     Subject: DC United Homegrown CB Matai is sold to AFC Bournemouth
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Looks like his younger brother is on trial with Manchester City as well. What an amazing time for them!


Unless he qualifies for a British passport through his parents, or grandparents, he will not be able to join an academy in the UK. They have EXTREMELY strict immigration and work permit laws there

Furthermore, if he is being looked at by MCFC it is more than likely it would be for one one of the other City Football Group clubs and not MCFC itself. It is very difficult for youth players to break through there even if they are good players. Many former youth players from the club leave and go elsewhere and play regularly but can't get into the City first team.

All that said, I hope he does well for himself.


How does any of that change the fact that he's at Manchester City enjoying a training spell with one of the top academies in the world right now?
Something only a few young soccer players will ever do, but all would die for.


It doesn't. Did you even read the whole post to include the part where I said "I hope he does well first himself, " or did you just want to have some righteous indignation this morning?


Maybe you should have just kept it to that part.
Instead of spraying cheap perfume on manure


Meh. Go enjoy your dose of hopeium for someone else's kid while you wait for another post, which hurts your feelings but isn't wrong, to get worked up about.

Enjoy your day madam or sir.
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2024 08:58     Subject: DC United Homegrown CB Matai is sold to AFC Bournemouth
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Looks like his younger brother is on trial with Manchester City as well. What an amazing time for them!


Unless he qualifies for a British passport through his parents, or grandparents, he will not be able to join an academy in the UK. They have EXTREMELY strict immigration and work permit laws there

Furthermore, if he is being looked at by MCFC it is more than likely it would be for one one of the other City Football Group clubs and not MCFC itself. It is very difficult for youth players to break through there even if they are good players. Many former youth players from the club leave and go elsewhere and play regularly but can't get into the City first team.

All that said, I hope he does well for himself.


How does any of that change the fact that he's at Manchester City enjoying a training spell with one of the top academies in the world right now?
Something only a few young soccer players will ever do, but all would die for.


It doesn't. Did you even read the whole post to include the part where I said "I hope he does well first himself, " or did you just want to have some righteous indignation this morning?


Maybe you should have just kept it to that part.
Instead of spraying cheap perfume on manure
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2024 08:48     Subject: DC United Homegrown CB Matai is sold to AFC Bournemouth
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Looks like his younger brother is on trial with Manchester City as well. What an amazing time for them!


Unless he qualifies for a British passport through his parents, or grandparents, he will not be able to join an academy in the UK. They have EXTREMELY strict immigration and work permit laws there

Furthermore, if he is being looked at by MCFC it is more than likely it would be for one one of the other City Football Group clubs and not MCFC itself. It is very difficult for youth players to break through there even if they are good players. Many former youth players from the club leave and go elsewhere and play regularly but can't get into the City first team.

All that said, I hope he does well for himself.


How does any of that change the fact that he's at Manchester City enjoying a training spell with one of the top academies in the world right now?
Something only a few young soccer players will ever do, but all would die for.


It doesn't. Did you even read the whole post to include the part where I said "I hope he does well first himself, " or did you just want to have some righteous indignation this morning?
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2024 08:48     Subject: DC United Homegrown CB Matai is sold to AFC Bournemouth
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Looks like his younger brother is on trial with Manchester City as well. What an amazing time for them!


Where did you see that? People use trial very loosely. It doesn't really matter because without qualifying for one of the exceptions to the FIFA transfer rules, an overseas move won't happen until 18.


Where did the PP say anything about an overseas move?
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2024 08:45     Subject: DC United Homegrown CB Matai is sold to AFC Bournemouth
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Looks like his younger brother is on trial with Manchester City as well. What an amazing time for them!


Unless he qualifies for a British passport through his parents, or grandparents, he will not be able to join an academy in the UK. They have EXTREMELY strict immigration and work permit laws there

Furthermore, if he is being looked at by MCFC it is more than likely it would be for one one of the other City Football Group clubs and not MCFC itself. It is very difficult for youth players to break through there even if they are good players. Many former youth players from the club leave and go elsewhere and play regularly but can't get into the City first team.

All that said, I hope he does well for himself.


How does any of that change the fact that he's at Manchester City enjoying a training spell with one of the top academies in the world right now?
Something only a few young soccer players will ever do, but all would die for.