In this week's NextPod Duane and James address rumours that TFC's Bob Bradley struggles to work with young players, we look at a couple signings to TFC2 and the choice those players made to go to MLS NextPro over CanPL before ending the show with a debate of what exactly the definition of "prospect" is.

In this week's NextPod Duane and James talk about the MLS NextPro schedule drop and some of the new rules that the league will be testing out this year. They take stock of the play of young players at the three Canadian MLS teams so far in 2023, discuss the Generation Adidas Cup and end with a discussion about the future plans of the Canadian League1 project. They even get a little CanMNT talk in as well!

In this week's NextPod, Duane and James talk about the Leagues Cup and whether it might be an opportunity for young players to play, Kadin Chung's release from Toronto FC and immediate signing for Vancouver FC -- does his failure to stick in MLS hurt the CanPL? Finally, they chat about the value of MLS to CanPL loans.

In the first episode of NextPod, Duane and James look at the problems at the Canadian Soccer Association and how they might impact development, wrap up the Concacaf u17 men's qualifying tournament and talk about the three Canadian MLS teams approach to homegrown players.