“If we were a club that wasn’t pay-to-play, it would be a whole different ball game. Our kids pay to play, so that’s how we make our money. Now, we scholarship a lot of kids, but that’s where thedifference is for me a little bit. If we were one of those European clubs where everyone is free, or an MLS club where everyone is free, and signed him as a pro … we’re not even a pro club.”

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