With former MLS player Giovanni Savarese to coach the U-23 PDL side offers an intriguing entry path for the New York Cosmos Academy players to enter the pro ranks by signing with the PDL team. Though there is no stadium solution yet, the team is clearly headed on a path to MLS, or at worst the NASL 2.0. It is admirable that they have an Academy team (there is conflicting info about their "west" team still being theirs) and then in effect a Reserve team. This follows the MLB model in starting minor league teams prior to joining the majors through expansion and should be a requirement for ALL future MLS expansion.