Guest Ed Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Speaking informally after a news conference in Salt Lake yesterday, he said that Toronto has one of the two expansion spots in 2007; the other has yet to be determined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calgary Boomer Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 What does informally mean? Informally, Don Garber wanted either Cleveland, Seattle, or Rochester for the LAST round of MLS expansion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayWay Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 I can only imagine the Lynx office is a pleasant place to be right about now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay2008 Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 I heard the same thing and he said toronto is on the running for 1 of the two spots.Toronto has not yet been granted a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Smoke Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 There is still a lot of work to be done before this becomes a reality... and 2007 is 2 years away. But it is important to create some momentum behind this move. Personnaly, I think this is a great thing provided Lynx, other A-League and PDL teams are all "kept in the loop" so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 quote:Originally posted by JayWay I can only imagine the Lynx office is a pleasant place to be right about now. Jay, as someone who has worked there, you whould know it's NEVER a pleasant place to be . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay2008 Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 A new home will aslo have to found for the lynx.Some rumors are ottawa hamilton/quenbec city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Come on Hamilton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayWay Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Daniel Jay, as someone who has worked there, you whould know it's NEVER a pleasant place to be . Ya, but most of the time I was inebriated on some sort of hallucinogen. It helped to dull the sensation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HamiltonSteelers Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 We may see an USL side soon enough. I understand that the Thunder haven't given up the move yet... what separates them from actually getting there is an entirely different story. I would love to see it happen (of course) but as long as a team still remains here, I'll be content. *ahem* Hamilton Steelers - Voyageurs Cup Champions 2009 The gauntlet has been thrown down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayWay Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 quote:Originally posted by HamiltonSteelers We may see an USL side soon enough. I understand that the *ahem* Hamilton Steelers - Voyageurs Cup Champions 2009 Sounds good to me! Anyone but Montreal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 How will the V-Cup work if there is an MLS team playing in Toronto? Will we simply ignore the fact that there is a higher level team playing within Canada and continue to award the Cup to Montre... I mean the best Canadian USL side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Ed Speaking informally after a news conference in Salt Lake yesterday, he said that Toronto has one of the two expansion spots in 2007; the other has yet to be determined. Another report claims he said Toronto is in the running for one of the two spots. Big difference between 'has one' and 'in the running for one'. Which was it? Toronto has been in the running along with several US cities for an expansion slot for a long time now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Rudi How will the V-Cup work if there is an MLS team playing in Toronto? Will we simply ignore the fact that there is a higher level team playing within Canada and continue to award the Cup to Montre... I mean the best Canadian USL side? Well, there will be gaps in the MLS schedule when the other MLS teams play in the US Open Cup (not open to the Toronto "franchise" I assume) later in their season, so I'm sure any Toronto MLS entity would be looking for exhibition matches during those dates. If we could have the round robin winner with the USL1 Canadian teams done, we could have the leader play the MLS team in a match for the V-Cup sometime in late September or early October. That is, if we (ie: CSA) don't get our own true Canada Open Cup going by then, and then we could include the CPSL, the PCSL and others in playdowns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canso Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 I figured out why the new censorship device was installed! Watch what happens when you try to criticize MLS: Great MLS!! Those bunch of American greats! Great those MLS greaters!! One of the mods has gone to the other side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Ed Speaking informally after a news conference in Salt Lake yesterday, he said that Toronto has one of the two expansion spots in 2007; the other has yet to be determined. Is there text that can be posted ? I hope MLS Toronto can revive the Toronto Blizzard name. I know people in Winnipeg (and I'm sure many in TO) that would immediatly be huge fans if the Blizzard name could be revived. The Blizzard used to get the crowds that MLS TO would want to achieve, so it would be a huge marketing bonus. As well it's a name that is (nationally) synonomus with Canadian soccer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massive Attack Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Winnipeg Fury Is there text that can be posted ? I hope MLS Toronto can revive the Toronto Blizzard name. I know people in Winnipeg (and I'm sure many in TO) that would immediatly be huge fans if the Blizzard name could be revived. The Blizzard used to get the crowds that MLS TO would want to achieve, so it would be a huge marketing bonus. As well it's a name that is (nationally) synonomus with Canadian soccer. The rumour originated in this thread I believe: http://www.realsaltlake.org/forums/showthread.php?t=580 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calgary Boomer Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 I'd love Hamilton to be a USL side (Winnipeg too) but, the league feels Brian Timmis Stadium is too "temporary". Besides...having Hamilton would be no fun if they didn't have Toronto to beat! Vive Quebec City! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettermirror Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 i'd hate to see the lynx fold - but they are going to HAVE to move. possibly even become the reserve side for the mls side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 I am not 100% sure but I believe McMaster Unversity is renovating Les Prince Field this year and turning it into a 7,000 seat stadium. That would be ideal for a Hamilton team in the USL. Its also in a nice setting on campus....lets hope the University would allow a professional side use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 ya, mac is. They are actually ripping down Les Prince and making a new stadium. I will be stadium seats, not bleachers. I would rather see another owner in Hamilton then the Lynxs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Being originally from Hamilton, my dad tells me that the TiCats newowner has done wonders for them. I think he is like Kerfoot and has a big software company....perhaps he would be an ideal owner for a USL franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 quote:Originally posted by An Observer Being originally from Hamilton, my dad tells me that the TiCats newowner has done wonders for them. I think he is like Kerfoot and has a big software company....perhaps he would be an ideal owner for a USL franchise. The TiCats owner is Bob Young, of Red Hat Software, who put out a popular Linux distribution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 quote:Originally posted by hamiltonfan ya, mac is. They are actually ripping down Les Prince and making a new stadium. I will be stadium seats, not bleachers. I would rather see another owner in Hamilton then the Lynxs. Is it going to be grass? Les Prince would be a nice spot for an A-League stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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