Not_that_Serious
GOLD
They never do.
Once they are within the club's payroll, the kid "loses" the opportunity to join the "pathway" (Yes @timbuck I said it!) to greatness. I mean the parents are getting the prestige to say they are part of everyone's favorite soccer club without doing the drive, and the club is getting that dough without having to worry about some other club gaining prestige...
I though Legends gave up on coming down to SD after talks of having Rebels join them felt apart like 4-5 years ago.
Very few coaches have a Macro concept of development. Many who do wont get enough time at a club to develop winning teams. Clubs often want sales people 1st, coaches 2nd - but once you dont win, you are gone. Coaches who get into the big clubs in higher level positions go in promising everything and quickly cut when they dont deliver. dont have any sympathy for any of these types. problem is these types always find jobs elsewhere