I love this, so happy this team is actually trying to win, let the kids come from the homegrown program and get funny money to sign players now.
Yeah I've never experienced him being any worse than Toledo or Jair Marrufo. I don't think there's ever going to be a beloved referee, but he was a pretty good referee by MLS standardsI've never understood the Geiger hate, while I wouldn't say he's good, he's better than most MLS refs, yet he was like enemy number one for some reason.
I dunno, there were a couple of interesting prospects that could be decent with a bit of development at the USL level.
A whole lot of them aren't prospects in world soccer terms, most of them are already what they are ever going to be.
If the the league does go through with the abolishment of homegrown exclusivity areas the draft should definitely be for USL contracts only, if not killed completely.
I hope they don't get rid of homegrown eclusivity areas. Having genuine locals on a team creates a much stronger bond between it and the local community.
I remember how beloved Michael Lewis was when he played for the Saints.
The issue is also that a lot of teams straight up don't take their academies seriously. You think Colorado is going to get a local kid to sign with them when they can go to Dallas or NY and get in an academy that has a visible path for them to go pro?Getting rid of them would just make the pressure to lock up your locals greater. It only makes sense because you have so much more to pick from in, say, NY & NJ than Kansas City.
This is a good gesture.
Pretty much. They better start working youth forward or face the consequences.The issue is also that a lot of teams straight up don't take their academies seriously. You think Colorado is going to get a local kid to sign with them when they can go to Dallas or NY and get in an academy that has a visible path for them to go pro?
I'm not just talking Colorado, I'm talking the league as a whole. The Galaxy lives in one of the most talent rich parts of the country and they've got nothing to show for it. The Fire literally end people's careers before they get going they're so horrid. Outside of maybe 3, maybe 4, teams no one actually uses their academies. Everyone is sifting for gold, not looking to build a roster off what they find.Pretty much. They better start working youth forward or face the consequences.
I kinda hope that LAFC will be able to get out of their region what Galaxy doesn't in the near future, if they can develop the talent in the area, they should be able to reach a level of consistency kinda like Dallas doesI'm not just talking Colorado, I'm talking the league as a whole. The Galaxy lives in one of the most talent rich parts of the country and they've got nothing to show for it. The Fire literally end people's careers before they get going they're so horrid. Outside of maybe 3, maybe 4, teams no one actually uses their academies. Everyone is sifting for gold, not looking to build a roster off what they find.
There's a ton of potential in that region that has just gone ignored, running an academy is really expensive though. I would really hope one of those two teams is willing to make the investment and actually put it to good use.I kinda hope that LAFC will be able to get out of their region what Galaxy doesn't in the near future, if they can develop the talent in the area, they should be able to reach a level of consistency kinda like Dallas does
I mean, what's the harm in taking someone in each pick and seeing what they've got in USL? Worst comes to worst and you cut them or sell them to another USL side. Not everyone's gotta play first team minutes right away. I disagree with a lot of Doyle's takes, his insane take on Adams being a RB is chief among them, but he's right that teams should be looking to internally develop as much talent as they can.Doyle trying to justify the existence of the later rounds of the draft on Twitter is entraining the hell out of me, always has to back the guys signing his paycheck.
I mean, what's the harm in taking someone in each pick and seeing what they've got in USL? Worst comes to worst and you cut them or sell them to another USL side. Not everyone's gotta play first team minutes right away. I disagree with a lot of Doyle's takes, his insane take on Adams being a RB is chief among them, but he's right that teams should be looking to internally develop as much talent as they can.
If in 3 years Cincinnati has turned even one of the players they got in the draft into a first team player, or at least a depth piece, they'll have come out ahead of the teams that didn't even try.
Well, RBNY didn't skip on any picks either as far as I'm aware. But then again RB2's roster starts almost from scratch each season.I think most teams don't want to give up USL roster spots to 20-22 year olds when they can be giving them to academy kids at 17-18 who they already have an idea of what they can become. I can understand Cincy doing what they did because they don't have academy products yet, so they need all the lottery balls they can get.
The Seven-four chant is about as dumb as the shoe chant the Revs supporters do.
The Seven-four chant is about as dumb as the shoe chant the Revs supporters do.