CPSL results Week 8

[Rocket Robin]

Result of the Saturday July 9th, 2005 CPSL game between Toronto Supra and Windsor Border Stars played at Brockton Stadium at 7:00pm.

84 min...Supra Danny Amaral GOAL...Amaral takes ball off WBS Fil Rocca who'd just blocked a weak pass attempt by a Supra player from 20 yards up the middle. Amaral comes in from behind knocks ball to himself and hits 10 yarder into left side of net beyond frozen goaltender Anthony Santilli.

91 min...Supra Francisco Santos GOAL...Santos is in on 2 on 0 from center line as WBS players were pressing for a tying goal. Santos makes the long run from the right wing cutting toward net and pushes ball into right corner of net from 10 yards instead of passing.

Final Score:..........Toronto Supra...........2...............Windsor Border Stars..........0...........

Attendance was about 100 on this warm evening with the sun still shining from the north west for the first half. Supra had been trying for a breakaway much of the game but were foiled by offside flags so they finally pulled one of at the end of the game. Supra scoring leader Adrian Llewellyn needed to be subbed at 28 minutes when he fell while stretching for a shot at the WBS 30 yard line. Francisco Santos came into the game and missed a few chances until the final two minutes of the game. Daniel Nascimento, Martin Peraza, and Danny Amaral could have made things easier if they'd have scored earlier in the game on their chances.

Border Stars must have set a record for the number of corner kicks they were awarded especially in the second half. Supra goalie Adrian Ibanez earned the shutout with some good stops but the Border Stars had enough chances to win with Mike Sesar, David Dwaihy, and Jeremy Harkins missing chances. Aaron Byrd missed the easiest after Mike Sesar got away on the left side and crossed into the TS box which had Byrd kick the bar over the bar from only 5 yards at 73 minutes. The team brought five subs for this game (and they play in Oakville tomorrow). This certainly gave them more choice than the early season game against Toronto Croatia when they had the minimum eleven players and played short when one of them was injured. Surprisingly they won that game.

Along the subway line, Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) were playing a CPSL All Star team at the old site of the demolished Varsity Stadium. I had enough warning to go to that game after a change in venue the day before but chose to come here. I was expecting an un-numbered sweatshirt, frequent substitutes kick around. Photos on the Rangers website show both teams were wearing uniforms. I wondered the composition of the All Stars being that these two teams had their full rosters, and Brampton were in Laval (Montreal) for a game tonight taking four teams out of the running to supply players. There was a game the night before and three games on Sunday so I wasn't sure who was going to play. I asked the DeThomasis' who were at this game scouting for their team Vaughan Shooters and Tony DeThomasis said he didn't sanction any of his players to take part. That makes sense as the Shooters are in Laval tomorrow.

No uniform numbers games are hard to report. I actually experienced a bit of that tonight because the Windsor ladies team lost 1-0 on a late goal to the lady Supra team. Most of the Windsor team were in just unnumbered t-shirts. That game had a similar plot to this game so both Windsor teams could compare notes on the bus ride home.

Rocket Robin

robing@eol.ca

[Rocket Robin]

Result of Sunday July 10, 2005 CPSL game between North York Astros and Hamilton Thunder played at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York at 5:30pm.

54 min...Thunder Ian Bennett GOAL...HT Fuseini Dauda 40 yard free kick from left has Bennett boot in 12 yarder on one touch to left of net.

55 min...Thunder Kiminori Kitazawa GOAL...Kitazawa heads in 10 yard ball to center of net over Astros goalie Sherwin Ramsey.

64 min...Astros Peter Zorbas GOAL...Zorbas is touched a pass back and his 30 yard blast is through crowd of players and into left side of net beyond flying goalie Roberto Ferrari.

70 min...Thunder Ian Bennett GOAL...Bennett open for 15 yard shot after cross from HT Kitazawa and puts blast into net.

77 min...Thunder Christopher Rowe GOAL...Ian Bennett cross from left has Rowe from 20 yards tee up shot to left side of net.

90 min...Thunder Adrian Ramos GOAL...HT Christopher Rowe runs up left and rolls to Ramos in middle who squeezes between two defender and he pushes in 8 yarder to center of net.

Final Score:..............North York Astros...........1..............Hamilton Thunder................5..............

Attendance was about 80 on this hot humid day with a bright sun in the west. Actually attendance had tripled by the end of the game as people arrived to see the Finals of the Somali Week local league that plays in Toronto. There are 19 teams in this league. Astros move to 7:00pm kickoffs after this week.

Thunder had a tough time getting shots on target in the first half. With a lead they could set up passes and blast away. I didn't catch the Astros making any subs today although they had five extra players listed. Thunder worked in three of their five subs into the game.

There were no ball boys behind the goals and the goalies had to run sometimes 35 yards to pick up the ball from the end wall. Sherwin Ramsey would wait for the referee to order a new ball from the sideline and later Roberto Ferrari caught on. The goal the Astros scored was the first one conceded in a league game this year by Ferrari. Astros had no chance for any rebounds as the Thunder defense is one of the best in the league.

As the regular PA guy Ennio called in sick on short notice, I hustled around and got team rosters for both teams and read the lineups and the DJ played the national anthem and ran the scoreboard for a game that went about as smooth as normal. Two photographers stopped me to take a picture of the Thunder lineup as I ran the roster back to the referee's room at halftime. Ian Bennett was listed by a different number but I cued in to who he was by the traveling Thunder supporters. There numbers more than doubled at halftime as a carload of them were caught in a traffic jam. They kept their chants going the whole game although they had more against London City than this Astros team. They weren't perfect as they kept taunting "Robertson" as the name for Astros defender Boris Krimus.

The Thunder picked it up in the second half but looked slower than last year's team without speedy David Simpson (now playing on the USL Toronto Lynx) and Kevin Nelson (who somehow has not come back after traveling with the Trinidad national team). On the way out of my house this afternoon I found the local Mirror newspaper which announced that Esther Shiner Stadium had been chosen as the site of the Roger's Cup finals in October. Looks like Astros will be the wildcard team because I can't see them finishing in the top three of their conference this year. The DeThomasis' could tell me that their Vaughan Shooters had beaten Laval Dynamites 2-0 earlier this afternoon in Montreal.

Rocket Robin

robing@eol.ca

[thunderguy]

Oakville 2 Border Stars 1

(Robin does such a better job of game reports!)

A very chippy affair that had the referee on the verge of losing control.

No real chances in the first half and therefore no scoring. Prostran and Pop played against Glasgow the day before so were subbed out at half time.

Oakville #14 scored a very questionable goal about 10 minutes into the second half that had the Windsor crew livid. they claimed it was 5 years offside and many of the fans agreed.

After a foul that Windsor argued strongly a very alert Oakville midfielder passed the ball to #14 who netted his second goal about 10 minutes later

The final goal of the game came from the ensuing kickoff where Windsor #13 (the older heavy guy) scored from his side of centre. The sun was setting and directly in the goalies eyes.

[Rocket Robin]

#13 on Windsor last night was Neil McGill so that was probably him tonight.

[obdfan]

the ref at the oakville game was also ref in the london - oakville canada cup game. this guy is brutal. worst of all he has a fifa, yup you heard it, he has fifa badge on his shirt. from what i saw in those two games he was refing, i would have to say that he probably went to one of those stich on places and got them to make him one.

oakville 1st goal is questionable, i was not sitting at the side where play took place so i can't comment, but it seemeed to be offside. windsor had few tackles that came from behind and referee did not even go for the cards. easily few red cards should have been issued, and far more yellows. and 2nd half had probably 10 minutes of extra time.

[Bxl Boy]

Laval built a great win saturday against Brampton : 1-0 but it could have been 4 or 5

Sunday, it was poor, a very bad match (horrible even, the worse I've ever seen) against Vaughan, they lost 0-2

[El CHE]

I heard the Brampton goalie came out strong in that game. Laval had numerous chances since their defense is weak but the goalie was incredible. Has he played before in the league? Never heard of him.

[T5]

quote:Originally posted by kennedy

I don't want to appear provocative, but are you sure you saw this game? 4 or 5 goals for Laval is nonsense and laughable in this game. Future games - who knows. If it wasn't for an amazing save from a diving header by the laval goalkeeper, this game would have been a draw and, at the same time, the penalty kick Laval got at the start of the game was due to a bad tackle by an inexperienced player who maybe should have known better because Laval had no chance of a goal on the play. I also might add, just how many players did Laval have at the CPSL all star game the same day - probably none. Stallions had their top goaslscorer there because the rules said he had to ber released. In fact, the players who scored both Stallion goals in the Canada Cup win last week were not at the Laval game. Laval has a nice team but be realistic in what you write - Stallions deserved to come home with a point and that is no more than Laval deserved. As for the CPSL, why would a so called pro league request Stallions to release players for a friendly game when Stallions have a scheduled league game the same day. I read that other teams in a less than critical position than Stallions because they had no game that day, did not release any players. Maybe the CPSL should order the Stallions game replayed (fat chance). What kind of operation is this? Furthermore, no doubt the tough game against Stallions resulted in your poor review of the Laval team's game the next day versus Vaughan. Re the Stallions GK. He is a good goalie but didn't perform heroics

in this game. Didn't have to you see.

I like the CPSL and certainly wish them success, but, what absolute nonsense took place last weekend with the game with the so-called "All-Stars" against the Rangers. No build up, no marketing for the game; no pregame practice for the CPSL team; what a joke! Pointless!

Played "behind closed doors?"; no announcement as to the players selected until after the game?; all with a view to enhance the league's respectablility and exposure? - pure crap!

Instead of "moving forward" this league is at best treading water under the new manager. Start acting like a pro league and maybe someone will start treating you like one.

JMHO

[Guest HamiltonSteelers]

In the CPSL's defence, the game was on short notice. The League first said that no one was contacted in regards to the "local opponent".

Aside from that, I completely agree.

I would've made the trek to the game if I thought I could reasonably get in. I would also like to believe that the next time an opportunity to play some international calibre competition shows up, that there would be some promotion and marketing for the game. Hell, Hamilton had 6 guys in the lineup, and I never heard a damn thing until after the fact (tho someone did hit our message board and say that our entire back line was playing *shrug*)

There wasn't much marketing that they could've done in, what, 3 or 4 days so I can forgive them for that. But playing the match behind closed doors was utter bullsh!t and was not impressed.

[hamiltonfan]

the only way the game could happen is if it was behind close doors. The Rangers would not play with open gates, they wanted it as low key as possible. Not the CPSL fault. I do not think it was the CPSL that made the leading score on Brampton play in the game. I heatd it was his/the teams decision..not 100% though.

[x]

Here are some thoughts from other players in Ontario.

ballaholic wrote:

Rangers in the first half put out their full squad....Ferguson even made the game even though I believe he flew in that day after being with the national team...Dado Prso was up top, Loverkrands on the left, their new signing from Marseille. Except for 2 guys in the first half they had their full squad..

Second the youngters just took it the CPSL team...#23 i believe McCormick or something like that just killed it....He dominated the second half just creating chances after chances, scored a world class free kick than a cheeky chip...but at the same time, the Rangers did not look as good as I thought they would...For being a "World Class" team, being Scottish champions, UEFA, etc... they werent what I expected...

As for the CPSL team...what a joke...the entire first half team was spanish, explaining as to why the coach was spanish too...the starting defence was Hamilton Thunder...all 5 of them...than you got the coach's boys right in fron of them...the team in my eyes could have been a lot better but whatever...its in the past, they did alright for who they were up against...

lets just hope next time this type of thing pops up, we actually get an all star team, not some loser coach picking his boys

This was an email directed to the CPSL Pres and the coaching staff of the CPSL All-Star Team.

Bruno,

I am writing this letter to express my major disappointment in your staff's selection process. I find it hard to believe you can cut players before you have seen everyone in camp.I must have been so bad that you knew we could not play even without seeing the rest of the competition. There were only 11 field players at camp on wednesday and atleast 18 spots open. How can we be cut before seeing the rest of the people. I know for a fact i did not play bad enough not to make it to friday. I scored a beautiful goal, one of only two goals scored, a full volley from a cross from the other side of the field. As well, I created many opportunities for my teammates wednesday and thought i played well enough to atleast make the next practice. My first half performance wasn't the greatest, but many of us were adjusting to the poor field conditions. At half time i changed my playing style and in my opinion i was most dangerous player on the field in the second half, however this was clearly overlooked.

Furthermore, After being released from the team on thursday, i made a few phone calls to state how important this game was to me and if there was any way i could be included in the lineup, it would greatly be appreciated. A dream game to myself being from Glasgow and a Rangers fan. Again overlooked. At this moment i could care less if i play another game in my career now that i missed this opportunity. No game can compare at this stage of my career. I have been a high profile player in this league for many years. I have done my best to try and further this league and represent the CPSL to my best. It is a time consuming league that doesn't reap financial rewards at all but we still play for the hope we can build it to be actually professional for the future. At this time i am so disappointed, offended and embarassed not to be selected to the next practice nevermind the game for the CPSL all-star team after all I have done for this league that i don't think i can play another game in this league. I am sorry that _______________ had to lose a player after they only sent me in good intentions but i am too upset and embarassed to ever give my services to this league again.

I created caos at work so i could leave last second to make wednesday's practice when i never really had a chance in the first place.

Please consider taking the P( Professional) out of the league title.

INTERESTING COMMENTS!

[kennedy]

With the player in question being a Rangers fan, I can see and agree with his comments. What a dreadful let down but I hope he carries on. His career in the CPSL looks like it was long and honourable and was let down. More reason to open up spaces for players whose teams were playing the same day for other guys in the pool of players who were not only available but also worthy. []

[Guest HamiltonSteelers]

I shouldn't have been surprised with the way the whole thing was conducted. No press. No warning. No spectators. Not all teams represented. I will speculate that this game came together via Hamilton GM Paul Ferguson, who has and has had a working relationship with Rangers in the past, hence the heavy Hamilton presense in the lineup.

Yes, I am biased when I say Hamilton has the best back 4 in the league, but that certainly doesn't imply that they are the best 4 individual defenders in the league.

[lsir]

The game was played behind closed doors for numerous reasons. The main one involved CPSL wanting to sell tickets and promoting the game. The organizers of the Rangers tour (including IMG) didnt want to take away potential ticket sales from the big game at Skydome.

[kennedy]

quote:Originally posted by lsir

The game was played behind closed doors for numerous reasons. The main one involved CPSL wanting to sell tickets and promoting the game. The organizers of the Rangers tour (including IMG) didnt want to take away potential ticket sales from the big game at Skydome.

So what's the point of playing this charade then. No fans, no money, no publicity, no respect and half the starting lineup from one CPSL team. CPSL should have said NO!!! These teams that come over here treat us for what we are - practice fodder. Respect us or we don't play. Too many ego's around here just wanting to shake hands with people that are in the real game overseas

[Michael Crampton]

Kennedy,

One very good reason for the league to play the game was to give a select group of their players some exposure. Obviously I don't think that Rangers would sign any of these guys but if any of them managed to impress it could lead to doors being opened in lower tiers of European football. Part of the CPSL mission statement is providing young Canadian players an oppurtunity to show their talent and move up the food chain.

A second reason is that this may have been a "show of good faith" gesture by the league. Yes, they agreed to a lot of conditions (I believe the commish admitted this himself) but if it helps build bridges with a major club and leads to future benifits. Doing a small favour now to gain in the future is good business as far as I'm concerned.

Personally I think the league deserves great credit for managing to pull this off considering how quickly everything had to come together. Was it perfect? Of course not (they were playing the Bluenoses after all). In the end though what was the harm? One Stallions player missing one game? Seems like a small price to pay especially since he can now say that he had a chance to play against Rangers - probably the greatest personal achievement of his career.

Mike.

[kennedy]

Mike,

I do appreciate what you are saying but the price the Stallions paid was a lot steeper than Laval. It just wasn't a level playing field and that is just not right. Stallions were weakened (not withstanding other factors) while Laval could call on all their players. As for the Rangers, and I have been involved against them before, they, quite simply, used this as a practice session. Nobody can tell me they played with any real gusto so they were treating these players like extras, therefore what was the point in being in a training session for these CPSL players. Maybe I am looking for Canada to respect itself before getting respect somewhere else but, in my opinion, this was just one big, big farce from start to finish both in the preparation and the total disregard for the hopes of a member team travelling to Quebec. Take your top goalscorer out of the lineup in a forced way and you wouldn't be happy either. I believe I'll spend my money somewhere else where I can see teams field their best lineups and on an equal footing, in the sense of rules and regulations, as their opponents.

[El CHE]

quote:Originally posted by x

Here are some thoughts from other players in Ontario.

ballaholic wrote:

Rangers in the first half put out their full squad....Ferguson even made the game even though I believe he flew in that day after being with the national team...Dado Prso was up top, Loverkrands on the left, their new signing from Marseille. Except for 2 guys in the first half they had their full squad..

Second the youngters just took it the CPSL team...#23 i believe McCormick or something like that just killed it....He dominated the second half just creating chances after chances, scored a world class free kick than a cheeky chip...but at the same time, the Rangers did not look as good as I thought they would...For being a "World Class" team, being Scottish champions, UEFA, etc... they werent what I expected...

As for the CPSL team...what a joke...the entire first half team was spanish, explaining as to why the coach was spanish too...the starting defence was Hamilton Thunder...all 5 of them...than you got the coach's boys right in fron of them...the team in my eyes could have been a lot better but whatever...its in the past, they did alright for who they were up against...

lets just hope next time this type of thing pops up, we actually get an all star team, not some loser coach picking his boys

This was an email directed to the CPSL Pres and the coaching staff of the CPSL All-Star Team.

Bruno,

I am writing this letter to express my major disappointment in your staff's selection process. I find it hard to believe you can cut players before you have seen everyone in camp.I must have been so bad that you knew we could not play even without seeing the rest of the competition. There were only 11 field players at camp on wednesday and atleast 18 spots open. How can we be cut before seeing the rest of the people. I know for a fact i did not play bad enough not to make it to friday. I scored a beautiful goal, one of only two goals scored, a full volley from a cross from the other side of the field. As well, I created many opportunities for my teammates wednesday and thought i played well enough to atleast make the next practice. My first half performance wasn't the greatest, but many of us were adjusting to the poor field conditions. At half time i changed my playing style and in my opinion i was most dangerous player on the field in the second half, however this was clearly overlooked.

Furthermore, After being released from the team on thursday, i made a few phone calls to state how important this game was to me and if there was any way i could be included in the lineup, it would greatly be appreciated. A dream game to myself being from Glasgow and a Rangers fan. Again overlooked. At this moment i could care less if i play another game in my career now that i missed this opportunity. No game can compare at this stage of my career. I have been a high profile player in this league for many years. I have done my best to try and further this league and represent the CPSL to my best. It is a time consuming league that doesn't reap financial rewards at all but we still play for the hope we can build it to be actually professional for the future. At this time i am so disappointed, offended and embarassed not to be selected to the next practice nevermind the game for the CPSL all-star team after all I have done for this league that i don't think i can play another game in this league. I am sorry that _______________ had to lose a player after they only sent me in good intentions but i am too upset and embarassed to ever give my services to this league again.

I created caos at work so i could leave last second to make wednesday's practice when i never really had a chance in the first place.

Please consider taking the P( Professional) out of the league title.

INTERESTING COMMENTS!

You are 100% right in your statement. First of all this is what you would call "Soccer Politics" The GM was Hector Marinaro so you can tell what kind of players made the cut to the game. His selecions were purely made on likes and favortism (SP?) I'm upset because there were alot of other players who dedicated years to the league and were much better than the players selected. As per the goalie who are you kidding the kid SUCKs hes a nugget on the field the only reason he playes in because of his father and the coach once again selects him because of his father, i mean i dont really know if he believes in him or thinks hes actually good or feels obligated to playing him. and Dasilva from supra what a joke! there could have been an even selection from the league but there wasn't, and the commissioner has the nerve to make a statement about the leagues appearance. Instead of putting the players that should be part of their team due to their skills and abilities they didnt and the league faces an upsetting loss and contraversy because thats all it has done with its selection. the whole league is crap and instead of making the league a better one they lets crap like this happen. do a better job kapland and use your two eyes when placing someone in charge of something so important to bettering the league image. I can't believe he let the selection of the team be made by Hector Marinaro he was the former GM for the Brampton Hitmen and the number one cause for the Brampton Hitmens loss last year. Before putting someone in charge of such an important event you should be checking credentials, every team he's managed has either folded or never made it. hes a huge scam thats all hes worth he uses his last name for the wrong reasons. I think Joe was the first smart business man who gave him the boot. and as per the cpsl clean up your act all the players feel and see what is going on and the whole entire all-star team was tremendously upsetting.

[Y]

quote:Originally posted by kennedy

I don't want to appear provocative, but are you sure you saw this game? 4 or 5 goals for Laval is nonsense and laughable in this game.

I am neutral here and was at the game : Laval had eight clear chances in the second half only (including 2 or 3 goalposts, 2 amazing saves by the Stallions keeper, 3 shots that beated him but were just wide). It could have easily been 5 or 6 - 0. A huge domination. But you are right on one point : should the Stallions scored one it would have been 1-1 since the game ended 1-0. Otherwise, it was a one way traffic...

[El CHE]

quote:Originally posted by kennedy

I don't want to appear provocative, but are you sure you saw this game? 4 or 5 goals for Laval is nonsense and laughable in this game. Future games - who knows. If it wasn't for an amazing save from a diving header by the laval goalkeeper, this game would have been a draw and, at the same time, the penalty kick Laval got at the start of the game was due to a bad tackle by an inexperienced player who maybe should have known better because Laval had no chance of a goal on the play. I also might add, just how many players did Laval have at the CPSL all star game the same day - probably none. Stallions had their top goalscorer there because the league said he had to be released. Why! In fact, the players who scored both Stallion goals in the Canada Cup win last week were not at the Laval game. Laval has a nice team but be realistic in what you write - Stallions deserved to come home with a point and that is no more than Laval deserved. As for the CPSL, why would a so called pro league request Stallions to release players for a friendly game when Stallions have a scheduled league game the same day. [:0] I read that other teams in a less than critical position than Stallions because they had no game that day, did not release any players. Since when does a closed door exhibition game take precedence over a scheduled league game? (only in Canada [:I]. Maybe the CPSL should order the Stallions game replayed (fat chance). What kind of operation is this? Furthermore, no doubt the tough game against Stallions resulted in your poor review of the Laval team's game the next day versus Vaughan. Re the Stallions GK. He is a good goalie but didn't perform heroics in this game. Didn't have to you see.

HE DIDNT PREFORM HEROICS!!!! DID YOU SEE THE SAVES HE MADE? HE MADE 8 POINT BLANK SAVES AND TWO HIT THE CROSSBAR WHAT GAME WERE YOU WATCHING? I NOW KNOW WHO HE IS BEING I HAD NO GLASSES I DIDNT REALIZE FROM FAR WHO HE WAS, BEING I LEFT THE COUNTRY HALFWAY THROUGH 2003. HES FANTASTIC. HE PLAYS LIKE A DEFENDER, NO DOUBT LAVAL COULD HAVE MADE IT EASILY 5-0 IF IT WASNT'T FOR HIM. AND FOR THE DEFENDER WHO CAUSED THE PENALTY HIS NAME IS RYAN AND HE'S ONLY PLAYING BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS COACH WHO SHOULDN'T EVEN BE A COACH KNOWS HIM, ONCE AGAIN THATS WHAT I MEAN WHEN I SPEACK ABOUT INTERNAL POLITICS IN SOCCER! WHAT CAN U DO. HOPEFULLY THE NEW COACH WILL SCOUT NEW PLAYERS TO REPLACE THESE PLAYERS. ALTHOUGH MUCH NEEDS TO BE SAID ABOUT HIS LAST 3 SELECTIONS THEY ARE NOT GOING TO HELP THE TEAM IN THE WAY THEY NEED TO BE HELPED. ONE, THEY NEED A BETTER DEFENCE TO PROTECT THE GOALIE SINCE NON OF THAT IS GOING ON. AND FOR THE MIDDLE. THEY HAD THE CHANCE TO SIGN SOME GREAT MIDS AND FORWARDS BUT THE OWNER HALTED ALL SIGNINGS BECAUSE HE WANTS SOME "ITALIANS" ON THE TEAM. THATS ALL GREAT AND DANDY THAT HE WANTS HIS FELLOW "COMPADRES" TO REPRESSENT THE TEAM BUT SELECTIONS SHOULD BE MADE ACCORDING TO SKILL AND NOT CULTURE OR RACE!

HOWS THAT FOR NEW KENNEDY!

[El CHE]

as per the players on the bench everyone is aware of them because they are veterans of the team. I do know alot on the team and various since i am one who watches most of the games and do know alot of the players from other squads, i have been playing for years until recently.

As per the players who haven't gone, i am aware of players who were not signed but continue to be present for every practice. they are much more commited to the actual squad players and they are equally if not have skills that contribute to the team but that is what still bafils our minds as to why they are deciding to hold out. As of yet they still have room to sign players for the mean time. You have 21 available spots and i was told brampton has signed only 17. they have someone who can run especially for those players that are standing players a.k.a the Mella brothers. They have great skill especially adolfo who plays the balls at your feet but he needs that one person who can not only run but also carry the ball as quick, but brampton is lacking that. against the london squad they had an african dude who was small but was a rocket he got a red card but never saw any more playing time from.

[El CHE]

quote:Originally posted by kennedy

The roster is at the maximum now I understand. Loaded with ineffective useless players from previous coach signings. There has to be some long overdue releases, like I said before, in order to bring in a couple of the more committed guys who are showing up for practices. Coach is insisting on such releases.

For your information, the coach has already decided to bring in some representation from these hard working and committed guys and these players have been told that is the case - but first he has to change the roster. Not everything being said and done is public knowledge, you know. Not sure which player got a red card against london as Brampton didn't get one. There was a red card in St. Catharines and if that is the player you are talking about, he just doesn't show up for anything. Bone lazy I think. Coach fed up calling him so he will be gone soon.

there was a red card given at home against london if you read the cpsl articles i think his name is stated

[kennedy]

I think the game might have been the 3-3 draw with Shooters