Guest Jeffery S. Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Think loyola's point is well made. Can't "blame" anyone for a situation that Concacaf has set up and is obviously biased, apart from being unthinkable in any other FIFA region in the world. There is no reason not to have the tournament in rotating countries, and I think it would actually be more successful that way. And fairer. But as is unless you get a concerted CSA push for things to change, to get a group, you cannot expect anything more than the status quo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhat Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 You can blame the CSA for a lot of things, but you cannot blame them for everything. This is CONCACAF, not UEFA, and this happened to be the way it's set up by CONCACAF. As much as everyone's entitled to their opinions, Loyola is only pointing out the obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miche Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 quote:Originally posted by CanadianSoccerFan lol, draw? what draw? is there not a draw to determine the groups for the final round? Like, we know the qualified teams, but what are the groups....schedules..etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 No, no draw, teams are placed arbitrary in groups. That's one of the reason we think the GC is run like a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 wasnt the CSA awards the hosting of the womens olympic qualifying n declinesd it even though the financial part of it would comes from kerfoot. was a no cost to the CSA they prefered to sit on their ass and let another country host it so why would concacaf interested in giving a group to the csa when they didnt want anything to do with hosting one of the major qualifying tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futsal Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 We simply could not sell as many tickets for the Gold Cup as the US does. Money talks here. The Latino market is huge down south and frankly I like having it in the US so often. Obviously I wouldn't mind a group stage here but going to Boston or Chicago is a much better option than Port au Spain no? Also commenting on the representation on CONCACAF; If there is anyone Jack Warner would name to represent the Canadian region it's pretty much a sure bet that it would be one plastic-grass salesman Kevan Pipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futsal Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 We simply could not sell as many tickets for the Gold Cup as the US does. Money talks here. The Latino market is huge down south and frankly I like having it in the US so often. Obviously I wouldn't mind a group stage here but going to Boston or Chicago is a much better option than Port au Spain no? Also commenting on the representation on CONCACAF; If there is anyone Jack Warner would name to represent the Canadian region it's pretty much a sure bet that it would be one plastic-grass salesman Kevan Pipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villus Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I just want to aplogize if I came across a little harsh in my last post. I think if we hosted a group in Toronto it would be good for all parties involved and depending on what teams tickets sales could be solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I think a group in Toronto was a MUST. It's obviously gone now but we needed to build on the momentum that came from the last phase of qualifying. I'm talking about the support, not the team's performance. Once again, we've decided to tread water when it comes to football/soccer. It would have been great, profitable, and good for Canadian sport in general. ... and not that anybody cares, but I can't afford to go California and wouldn't go if the trip was free if Mitchell is still the coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miche Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 quote:Originally posted by loyola No, no draw, teams are placed arbitrary in groups. That's one of the reason we think the GC is run like a joke. ok.... well I'd obviously be preaching to the choir about how stupid that is, so... does anyone know when the completely biased placement of groups/schedules is generally announced..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 quote:Originally posted by Miche ok.... well I'd obviously be preaching to the choir about how stupid that is, so... does anyone know when the completely biased placement of groups/schedules is generally announced..? I'm not sure but I think I've read somewhere that it would be next week.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 I've heard from the CSA that we will get them next week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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