Calgary Boomer Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 There's a bit of noise coming out of Florida that the USL will change the import rule for Canadian USL teams. From what I understand, Americans on Canadian teams won't be considered imports anymore (if approved). Has anyone else heard about this? Could the rule change be in response to Toronto's MLS team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bxl Boy Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Chris Economides (Rochester) told Gbeke won't count as foreigner anymore, as well as all canadians in US teams The same will probably happen for Americans in Canadian teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Horrible news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and White Army Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Not necessarily. There's more Yank than Canuck teams. Perhaps more opportunities for Canadian lads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Old news. This may be in line with eventual plans (dellusions?) of grandeur for the USL as a true competitor to MLS. The NASL had this rule and with two strong Canadian teams, it probably makes the league stronger, if anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Winnipeg Fury Horrible news. I can't see how this is bad. Previously, any Canadian was at a real disadvantage trying to make it on an American club. The potential for guys to go south is much higher than for Americans to be lured north, in my opinion. Essentially 13 roster spots x 9 US clubs = 107 spots that Canadians were ineligible are now available. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calgary Boomer Posted December 14, 2005 Author Share Posted December 14, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Daniel Old news. This may be in line with eventual plans (dellusions?) of grandeur for the USL as a true competitor to MLS. The NASL had this rule and with two strong Canadian teams, it probably makes the league stronger, if anything. How is this old news when it hasn't even been approved by the USL board yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Blue and White Army Not necessarily. There's more Yank than Canuck teams. Perhaps more opportunities for Canadian lads. But there's a lot more American players than Canadian. So this automatically decreases the value of Canadian players because the 3 teams don't have to sign any Canadians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bxl Boy Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Agree, I don't like this new rule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Why would our Canadian clubs bother grooming young Canadian talent, when they could find labour south of the border ? The odd Canuck playing south of the border means nothing. If this happens, it will be a disaster for Canadian soccer. There is nothing to be gained here, and tons to lose. If the CSA allows this (even though they caused it) heads must roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Professional soccer is free enterprise, they can make their own rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calgary Boomer Posted December 14, 2005 Author Share Posted December 14, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Winnipeg Fury Why would our Canadian clubs bother grooming young Canadian talent, when they could find labour south of the border ? The odd Canuck playing south of the border means nothing. If this happens, it will be a disaster for Canadian soccer. There is nothing to be gained here, and tons to lose. If the CSA allows this (even though they caused it) heads must roll. Canadian players will still cost less (paid in CDN) and because up and coming Canadian talent will be easier to scout and identify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 That won't change the Impact's policy of trying to have the best possible local talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ed Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Richard Professional soccer is free enterprise, they can make their own rules. Yeah right. Have you heard of transfer windows, rules around player eligiblity for national teams, etc. etc? Not to mention the various player restrictions in the UK and other European nations (with some big ones coming in the Bundesliga) that directly affect Cdns playing (or more precisely not playing) in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Richard Professional soccer is free enterprise, they can make their own rules. Actually most governing domestic bodies in the world have significant say (including the CSA) on what happens in their backyard professionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 The businesses are still free enterprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 The businesses are operating within CSA & FIFA guidelines. Free enterprise or not, this is bad news for the CSA and Canadian soccer in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Well, it remains to be seen IMO whether this will be good or bad news for Canadian talent. I would point out that when the NASL had this rule, it was very good for Canada. That's how we had players like Ian Bridge in Seattle, Dale Mitchell in Portland and Wes McLeod in Tampa Bay. Not saying this will necessarily happen again, but that I'm keeping an open mind. Gbeke going to the Rhinos, for example, would suggest that history may repeat itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Free trade rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 But if we have too many good players on American teams GWB will impose rules against trade agreements and impose some tarifs on Canadian players like softwood lumber. (What was that the American ambassador said about supporting your neighbours and best friends?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Yeah, Wilson seems to have forgotten such things must work both ways to be effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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