Few things….
It will take a lonnnggg time for the pay-to-play structure changes, as we know the CSA revenue is directly related to it.
I think an idea for the CPL teams is to purchase a local club, so that they already have the infrastructure required rather than starting from “nothing”.
Reality is L1O teams are typically funded by the clubs younger teams who are pay-to-play, and that’s how you offset the costs.
I’m strongly against our professional footy system being intertwined with the US, however I don’t mind the professional academies being there. I think having CPL academies play in MLS Next Pro, and have a Canadian Youth Championship with only the professional pathway clubs.
Ultimately we need more professional academies than we do now. TFC, Caps, and Montreal have wayyyy to much control over the markets and it’s easy for guys to be overlooked or slip through the cracks.