Revs bench players 2002, 2003, 2004

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The "alliance" has little bearing on who gets selected to Revs. You will see many non- alliance players on the rosters. A talented kid will always be selected over a "alliance" affiliated kid. Just rediculous!

Many MLS clubs have alliances/arrangements/affiliations, whatever you want to call them. But it certainly doesn't stop them from recruiting from the outside. If a kid has talent they'll notice. Sorry yours doesn't. Try again next year.

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Sure, perhaps they will only guarantee a couple of spots at the bottom of the roster to each alliance club, so the very best will of course make the team, regardless of which club they are coming from. Still, I think it's a bit foolish for the Revs to limit their choices at all, as they may be forced to pick a kid from an alliance club over a kid they believe has more potential, but may not be a top roster pick.

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Sure, perhaps they will only guarantee a couple of spots at the bottom of the roster to each alliance club, so the very best will of course make the team, regardless of which club they are coming from. Still, I think it's a bit foolish for the Revs to limit their choices at all, as they may be forced to pick a kid from an alliance club over a kid they believe has more potential, but may not be a top roster pick.

Does it really matter at all if the bench fillers come from alliance clubs?

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Sure, perhaps they will only guarantee a couple of spots at the bottom of the roster to each alliance club, so the very best will of course make the team, regardless of which club they are coming from. Still, I think it's a bit foolish for the Revs to limit their choices at all, as they may be forced to pick a kid from an alliance club over a kid they believe has more potential, but may not be a top roster pick.

Not going to happen! The Revs won't be forced to select anyone....

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Sure, perhaps they will only guarantee a couple of spots at the bottom of the roster to each alliance club, so the very best will of course make the team, regardless of which club they are coming from. Still, I think it's a bit foolish for the Revs to limit their choices at all, as they may be forced to pick a kid from an alliance club over a kid they believe has more potential, but may not be a top roster pick.

Who is calling the shots? The Revs. There are no obligations to take anyone they don't want. Maybe your kid will get picked next year

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Does it really matter at all if the bench fillers come from alliance clubs?

It does to the poster who clearly thinks his non alliance kid didn't get a fair shake. Even if the Revs were biased towards those clubs it's for a reason - they like the training those kids have received. NYCFC set up an entire feeder system of top NY area clubs that they take a look at first. They picked those clubs because they liked the training those players are getting. Doesn't stop them from looking elsewhere as well, but they're building relationships with the area clubs to make sure kids come into NYCFC with a good foundation.

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It does to the poster who clearly thinks his non alliance kid didn't get a fair shake. Even if the Revs were biased towards those clubs it's for a reason - they like the training those kids have received. NYCFC set up an entire feeder system of top NY area clubs that they take a look at first. They picked those clubs because they liked the training those players are getting. Doesn't stop them from looking elsewhere as well, but they're building relationships with the area clubs to make sure kids come into NYCFC with a good foundation.

It has nothing to do with the clubs. It has everything to do with providing the Revs access to some of the best players in the area. The Revs isn't going to get all of them this way, but it will provide them with access to kids at the biggest clubs that they can pluck off sooner.

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It has nothing to do with the clubs. It has everything to do with providing the Revs access to some of the best players in the area. The Revs isn't going to get all of them this way, but it will provide them with access to kids at the biggest clubs that they can pluck off sooner.

Stop with the drama. This is a free country and everyone is able to make the choice they so choose. Works out for some and doesn't for others. Nobody is forced to play at the Revs. If anything these clubs with an alliance are looking out for their club players by giving them an opportunity to move on to a higher level of play. Kudos to those clubs that are actually thinking player development first and not cry because their best player is looking to move forward. Again it is not the end all, best a great option to have available.

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It has nothing to do with the clubs. It has everything to do with providing the Revs access to some of the best players in the area. The Revs isn't going to get all of them this way, but it will provide them with access to kids at the biggest clubs that they can pluck off sooner.

The best players would go anyway, it has nothing to do with "access". The only thing the alliance does in reality is offer a few more spots to second tier players. Who cares about that?

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It does to the poster who clearly thinks his non alliance kid didn't get a fair shake. Even if the Revs were biased towards those clubs it's for a reason - they like the training those kids have received. NYCFC set up an entire feeder system of top NY area clubs that they take a look at first. They picked those clubs because they liked the training those players are getting. Doesn't stop them from looking elsewhere as well, but they're building relationships with the area clubs to make sure kids come into NYCFC with a good foundation.

Let's not read too much into this.

The Revs are forced to be cheap because they don't charge for their teams and the Krafts won't spend any more money on them.

Because the Revs have limited resources they made a conscious decision not to create 2 U12 DAP teams this year despite a directive from US Soccer.

Because they are smart they concocted an alliance with other clubs to divert the costs of the U12 teams to them. The Revs got some marketing money from each alliance club to let them use their logo. That's a net win for them.

The only obligation the Revs have is the responsibility to demonstrate a pathway from these alliance clubs to the MLS Academy system. That's pretty simple.

Will some deserving kids from other nonalliance clubs be shut out of the system? Sure they will. Were those kids difference makers? Probably not.

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It really is such a shame that the Revs decided to lower the bar with this whole alliance thing.

Especially since you don't understand this whole alliance thing, huh?

Anyhoo, it's clear that the best teams in Massachusetts were the Valeo and NEFC U13's. Smart Rev coaches picked the best players around.

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Sure, perhaps they will only guarantee a couple of spots at the bottom of the roster to each alliance club, so the very best will of course make the team, regardless of which club they are coming from. Still, I think it's a bit foolish for the Revs to limit their choices at all, as they may be forced to pick a kid from an alliance club over a kid they believe has more potential, but may not be a top roster pick.

Wow are you dumb!
The alliance clubs are there to help support the recruiting and development of young players that the revolution does not have to pay for. They get three teams instead of one. Moron!

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The best players would go anyway, it has nothing to do with "access". The only thing the alliance does in reality is offer a few more spots to second tier players. Who cares about that?

No actually it doesn't. The alliance has nothing to do with the current U13 and U14 rosters.

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Sure, perhaps they will only guarantee a couple of spots at the bottom of the roster to each alliance club, so the very best will of course make the team, regardless of which club they are coming from. Still, I think it's a bit foolish for the Revs to limit their choices at all, as they may be forced to pick a kid from an alliance club over a kid they believe has more potential, but may not be a top roster pick.

The alliance are amongst the local DAP U12 programs. What it says is the top 80% of the talents will participate in 5 DAP programs and the Revs will have access to evaluate 60% of those enrolled within the alliance. Smart move.

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The revs already invited u12 from the alliance to a camp back in june. They have a good idea of what is out there from the alliance. My former players was there and he said 2 NEFC boys stood out.I suspect it just a way to test the kids they want before asking them to join. There will still be players from other clubs but my guess is the younger ones from the other clubs will eventually be drawn to the alliance clubs.