NYCFC Academy - General Discussion

[Kjbert]

I don't believe there are plans to own and operate a second stadium. They would rent another facility.

 

[EganSoccerWords]

Another interesting tidbit I saw on reddit. Andrew Carleton played DA games for Atlanta. Seems like age is the only that matters. This means that we can sign players to the First Team and still play them for Academy games. Seems like a good loophole before we have a USL team set up.

 

[mgarbowski]

Further ballboy update:

https://twitter.com/x/status/894674956889575424

Which leads to this, confirming that young Mr. Smalios is a GK on the U14 roster.

https://www.nycfc.com/nycfc-boys-academy-teams

 

[LionNYC]

Further ballboy update:

https://twitter.com/x/status/894674956889575424

Which leads to this, confirming that young Mr. Smalios is a GK on the U14 roster.
View attachment 7346
https://www.nycfc.com/nycfc-boys-academy-teams

He's going to pull a Tim Krul as we sub him in in the 120' for MLS Cup penalties in 10 years.

 

[Gotham Gator]

Great detective work. The use of academy kids explains the sophistication of our ball boys in the Derby.

Ahead of their years, these kids are!

 

[Fantazma]

Not sure if mentioned already but schedules were out for Academy. Maybe nycfc needs to have their own Academy twitter to keep track of all teams


http://www.ussoccerda.com/sam/standings/regevent/index.php?containerId=MzgzNDMwMA==&partialGames=0

http://www.ussoccerda.com/sam/standings/regevent/index.php?containerId=MzgzNDM0MA==&partialGames=0

 

[LionNYC]

Hijo de Claudio. Just give me one year of this kid in MLS before he goes to Europe.

https://twitter.com/x/status/898201963288039429

 

[snugglefarts]

He looks taller.

 

[LionNYC]

He looks taller.

That will happen to most 14 year olds.

 

[Ulrich]

That will happen to most 14 year olds.

Maxi says that's not funny.

 

[Midas Mulligan]

Bigsoccer poster in the game thread:

"Gio Reyna is like having a cheat code"

 

[EganSoccerWords]

He needs to get called into NYCFC camp next preseason.

 

[BlueWarrior]

That will happen to most 14 year olds.

Idk what happened to me when I was 14. I still get stickers when I go to Walmart cuz they think I'm fucking 12.

 

[BlueWarrior]

Hijo de Claudio. Just give me one year of this kid in MLS before he goes to Europe.

https://twitter.com/x/status/898201963288039429

His brother would be proud.

Want this kid to succeed so bad.

 

[Midas Mulligan]

Not exactly about our academy (k - not at all), but it happened in one of the games of the Concacaf tourney to a teammate of Gio's. CONCACAF needs to stop being so CONCACAF-y. I think this is from the kid's mom.

https://twitter.com/x/status/897963639696764929

 

[LionNYC]

I don't know if we've seen or heard Gio Reyna attending a practice before. But Kristan Wilson says, "Well done Gio" at 1:18. Soon.

 

[Fake Jew]

I don't know if we've seen or heard Gio Reyna attending a practice before. But Kristan Wilson says, "Well done Gio" at 1:18. Soon.

One might even call him a trialist?

 

[LionNYC]

One might even call him a trialist?

No, they have other academy players in as well. They have been coming since it's summer and no school. That will likely end when the academic year starts.

I wonder how these kids to get practice though?

 

[sbrylski]

I don't know if we've seen or heard Gio Reyna attending a practice before. But Kristan Wilson says, "Well done Gio" at 1:18. Soon.

If he's not signing a professional contract somewhere next summer, I'll be quite surprised. Fingers crossed he signs with us, gets his feet wet, then plays a full year in 2019 before we sell him for $10 million to the mothership or elsewhere in Europe.

 

[LionNYC]

If he's not signing a professional contract somewhere next summer, I'll be quite surprised. Fingers crossed he signs with us, gets his feet wet, then plays a full year in 2019 before we sell him for $10 million to the mothership or elsewhere in Europe.

He turns 16 in November 2018. I think the kid is too young to sign a professional contract.