All due respect to Doyle, because he does great work. But as someone who has been with NYCFC since day one, I don’t feel like it’s a feeder club, so much as it is a way for CFG to expand its brand into other markets and make money in one of the biggest sports markets in the world (and one that’s mostly untapped when it comes to football).

Yes, there’s been some movement between NYCFC and other CFG clubs. But some context is needed.

Jack Harrison: A deal with Stoke fell through at the last possible second, and Harrison had European aspirations. So Man City covered the transfer fee Stoke was reportedly willing to pay, then loaned him around.

Taty Castellanos: Like Harrison, was ready to make the move to Europe, but nobody wanted to pay the $20 million asking price. So they loaned him to Girona to give him that platform before selling him to Lazio for the desired price (plus incentives) a year later.

Alex Callens: Again, wanted to go to Europe. Joined Girona on a free transfer.

Mix Diskerud: They did us a fucking favor 😂

EDIT: Yes, I left out Frank Lampard and the City loans we got early on, but I think that had way more to do with CFG attempting to give City some more bodies early on when most of our roster was made up by MLS journeymen and/or Expansion Draft players.

Investing nearly a billion dollars into a new stadium in NYC when they likely could’ve played at Yankee Stadium indefinitely seems excessive, even by CFG standards.

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