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Does SA make the effort to take a closer look into the player rosters for the older teams with these clubs to see how many players were actually developed at that club or if they were brought in from somewhere else? The inquiry is important because the true mark of a club's quality is if they are able to develop their own talent as opposed to the typical cutthroat tactic of releasing homegrown players in significant #s to make room for new 'ready-made' players raided from another club. Knowing the % of players on older team rosters who have been with that club for say at least 3 years is an important consideration in this regard.
http://www.socceramerica.com/article...oys-clubs.html

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Don't get me wrong...

This is a huge accomplishment for Westside's boys. Great job, what a strong acknowledgement.

I am always just a little jaded however when you see a comment like this at the bottom of the story.

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How much of this is to recognize teams, and how much is to sell ads?

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Does SA make the effort to take a closer look into the player rosters for the older teams with these clubs to see how many players were actually developed at that club or if they were brought in from somewhere else? The inquiry is important because the true mark of a club's quality is if they are able to develop their own talent as opposed to the typical cutthroat tactic of releasing homegrown players in significant #s to make room for new 'ready-made' players raided from another club. Knowing the % of players on older team rosters who have been with that club for say at least 3 years is an important consideration in this regard.
http://www.socceramerica.com/article...oys-clubs.html

Each of Westside's NT players and and current MLS products were developed within the club. Enough said.

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Hard to Argue

It's hard to argue with WSMs success on the boys side. They've been consistently good for a long time - Gunners, Internationals and others before that. They've got two of the best boys teams now in Galacticos and Premier. We'll see how they do tomorrow.