Looking at the list, Josh Ramsey has started and played every minute for Notre Dame so far this season and Matthew Roou has scored a couple of big...
Yes, from what I understand Ramsey can still play with Solar if he does not make the travel team with SAFC. Good situation for training in a...
I don't think that will happen anytime soon. They would not even release HG rights to player not in their system, he just lives in the territory....
You would think that, but I know of a couple of instances where FCD would not release the player and they kid has never even been in the FCD program.
I agree with your points, and I think an easy solution is for MLS clubs to be a little more willing to work with each other to trade HG rights....
There could also be the possibility that Minnesota negotiated to receive allocation money from the team to get the HG rights, apparently this...
From what I understand, it was not an easy process. There was a lot of red tape I was told they went through to get there. It is a shame that a...
You make good points if and that is a big "if" FCD would do that. All indication so far is that is not how they are or will handle players....
His parents moved for work reasons. So not an option to commute from New Jersey to Dallas for soccer. Nico is a good player, hope he does well...
If he was at FCD and then went to Solar, I would say he "left FCD" but I guess you see it differently. He did attempt to go back to FCD during...
If you saw my earlier post, I referenced players that left FCD in their younger years due to a lack of development there. He is one of them, he...
No, I have not heard what the plan is for him.
Thank you, agree wholeheartedly on the European aspirations. A couple of Solar boys did not go to FCD for that very reason, and one is currently...
Could be with some, but depending on the cities, that is not always the case. The Concord Fire U17 DA team that made the DA Finals last summer,...
From my experience, I would say the MLS Academies do not do a great job developing the younger aged players (U14 and younger). They look to...
Not sure the point of your comment, did not say Solar was better than FCD, just said there is a lot of talent in the area. I would hope FCD could...
I know there is some of that out there, but I can say there are a lot of players that are definitely good enough to play for FCD, but like the...
I was not in FL until Saturday so did not see the game, but I was not aware of any protest.
I agree with most of this, but the other issue is college. As you say life happens, and while $80K a year seems like a lot for a 16 year old, is...
This also goes back to the dumb HG rules. FCD basically controls the MLS rights to these kids. It would be a better system if another MLS team...
Solar DA U19 defeated Columbus Crew 2 - 0 today, both goals by Bailey Sparks
Not sure if Sealy had leverage, but rumors were he was going to move to Paris. With his dad being an ex-FCD player and pretty influential in the...
Yes, that is correct. You could go play for any academy (once your current DA contract expires) and as an academy player, you could play for...
Pepi played for FCD El Paso and moved to Dallas at 13, once he moved no other MLS team can touch him. Recruiting is extremely important, I agree,...
Under HG rules, the FCD territory includes all of North Texas, west to New Mexico and east to Louisiana. So if a player, trained with and played...