What Once Was: Remembering the CSL

And listen to the ESPN commentators **** on Canada?  No thanks

It would split into 8-8 for pro-rel. 2026 seems extremely optimistic for that.

Just wondering if the owner of this team when it was in CSL a few years back would have the money or interest in runnibd a CPL team. I remember that they were well run a had pretty good team including Clint Irwin in goal.

I like Davies forcing these turnovers higher up the pitch. Maybe against Mexico play him at LB. I hate to sound cocky but one at use Phonzie press the US right off their own pitch. They don't have the players to deal with it

https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/there-must-be-28-teams-before-a-league-relegation-says-pfa-chief I know that Clanachan has stated there are 18 interested regions that want to join the CPL so maybe 14 team D1 and 14 team D2.   Just a thought.  

Or help replace the turf?

So the Quebec City ownership group will build their own? I hope they go the same route as Pacific and what Y9 wants to do by working with Bear Stadiums. 

Ya, I didn't think you were, just felt there was a chance some might think you were saying that. As for crowdfunding, I'm a socialist, I think most (all?) sports teams should be community owned. Like, the Montreal Canadiens were sold to Geoff Molson for $500mil. There are some 3mil people in Montreal, levy $150-200 each and voila, the city owns the team. I know it's not actually that simple, but at the same time, why not?

https://www.prosoccerusa.com/in-depth/canadian-premier-league-commissioner-david-clanachan-touts-promotion-relegation-groundbreaking-draft-system/ ...The commissioner is adamant the issue isn’t about finding potential ownership groups. He said the process “is not a hunt on our part, it’s being hunted.” Venues are the sticking point for Clananchan and the CPL. One of the biggest conditions the league will not accept is a venue with permanent American football lines... ... “I love the North Amercian football stadium up at Laval in Quebec City, but the lines are stitched in,” he said. “You can’t play professional football on a pitch that has stitched in lines, it doesn’t work for us.”...    Good to hear that they are not going to compromise on that.

Yeah, I wasn't implying they were anti Fury.  Just want a solution.  Too bad there isn't enough critical mass to crowdfund...