BringBackTheBlizzard Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 http://www.brantnews.com/sports.cfm?page=sports§ion=read&articleId=6877 The Canadian Soccer League has approved a bid to have a Brantford team included in the professional league’s 2010 season, which starts in May. Enter the Brantford Galaxy Soccer Club. The official announcement is slated for Thursday, but Brant News learned earlier this week that the bid by two Hamilton residents was successful. “We’re here because we’ve seen an opportunity for soccer to grow because of the new direction of the CSL,” Galaxy spokesperson Gerry Crnic said. “The CSL has very exciting plans for expansion … We’re very happy.” The CSL is the only professional soccer league in the country comprised solely of Canadian teams. Last year, it had 10 teams but has expanded to 13 for the 2010 season. The additional teams are from Hamilton, Milton and Brantford. Crnic and club president Bosko Borjan made the Brantford bid on behalf of a group in Europe. They said the team would include both local players and professional players from Europe..... People in Hamilton's soccer community don't appear to be too impressed by the new Brantford team:- http://members3.boardhost.com/michelangelosc/msg/1265914199.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFCRegina Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Gotta love all the derbies in the league at least.... now if only they could raise the quality and get some coverage, I see it happening one day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFCRegina Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Gotta love all the derbies in the league at least.... now if only they could raise the quality and get some coverage, I see it happening one day I've been pestering cbc through the comment sections to cover CSL better... At the very least they could have the standings listed, along with NASL and MLS standings (they have the 3rd of the all the 3). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 The team will play our of Lions Park in Brantford. A widly used public field, in rough shape by mid-summer, with a track, one main stand that can seat around 1000 I would guess. I played a handful of games there and had a few track meets there in highschool, weak location for a CSL side. I find this to be an odd move, lets see how it works though. come on you.. galaxy...?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFCRegina Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 The team will play our of Lions Park in Brantford. A widly used public field, in rough shape by mid-summer, with a track, one main stand that can seat around 1000 I would guess. I played a handful of games there and had a few track meets there in highschool, weak location for a CSL side. I find this to be an odd move, lets see how it works though. come on you.. galaxy...?? Maybe Beckham will show up and ruin two seasons in a row before being loaned to an Italian club owned by a corrupt politician, returning, leading them to the final in playoffs and then watch in anguish as the other star player blows it in penalty kicks, and so do the rest of his teammates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Is that the same Gerry Crnic that was part owner of the Hamilton Thunder? if so then I'm surprised the CSL got involved with him didn't the Thunder go under owing a lot of money to the City of Hamilton, players and the then CPSL, and the league had to pay their debt. Good luck to Brantford Youth soccer I hope you don't bet burnt by the guys involved with the CSL team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Interesting times in the CSL. The dropping of the franchise fee is certainly creating interest. Will the league persist with the International Division now that there is a potential new member in Hamilton Croatia? It is good the league is adding teams outside Toronto but they need to address the gap between Toronto and Trois-Rivières. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Regional elite leagues can be very appealing, but the old CSL model was broken hence it's failure to thrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Is that the same Gerry Crnic that was part owner of the Hamilton Thunder? if so then I'm surprised the CSL got involved with him didn't the Thunder go under owing a lot of money to the City of Hamilton, players and the then CPSL, and the league had to pay their debt. You are correct, I'm also suprised with this move. I question who this "European Group" consists of?? Maybe just Ferrari and his mob, welcome back to the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted February 13, 2010 Author Share Posted February 13, 2010 If you wade through the posts on the Hamilton Soccer Messageboard the ownership group appears to be from Croatia. One potential motivation would be that investing in a Canadian business is one way to get permanent resident status without having to go through the usual points based process. Might also explain why people with very low credibility after the Hamilton Thunder fiasco would be able to front the operation in a Canadian context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettermirror Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Well, added competition may or may not be a good thing. The issue with having these ethnic-based teams, is that locals have nowhere to aspire to. Which is the point of CSL is it not??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vigilante Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 As stated by a poster before, it seems like the waiving of the franchise fees have brought a tremendous amount of interest to the league. However this can also bring financial instability if the league does not do a thorough job. One look at Hamilton Croatia's website shows how professional they are and I believe they will suceed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 A slick website guarantees only that the club has paid somebody to build a slick website, nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juby Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 well at the very least a slick website gives the impression their not half assing it, I don't really disagree with you but hopefully they have the right attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt-MTL Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Does anyone have any information about the new team in Milton ? I can't seem to find anything about it on the web. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 A slick website guarantees only that the club has paid somebody to build a slick website, nothing else. Richard, I think 53 years club history is more than a slick website, give credit where it is due and take some time and navigate through the website and you will see the club's long history, a lot more than most clubs can say. And don't assume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.T. Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Does anyone have any information about the new team in Milton ? I can't seem to find anything about it on the web. It is just heresay at this point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 adding to the hearsay, Ownership is a group of 2-3. One having owned a NPSL (Google it) side. Just a slightly educated guess though,I wouldn’t put a dollar on it. As for Ham Croatia...they are a well organized group, finically sound, and will have above average crowds at games. having said that, those fans are going to be the same fans that came out to h.c games last years, just on a more consistent bases. Don’t expect a significant amount of non-Croats to come out and care about the team. There is to much animosity within the ethnic groups in the hammer, and for the folks who do realize they are actually Canadian, they won’t want to deal with the bullshit surrounding a Croatia based team. Having to listen to wanna bees yelling racial slurs from the stands, and the whole ideology of having "everything" Croatia..players,flags,fans,signing of national anthem ect just won’t fly in this town. This team will be competitive, and well supported by the Croatian community. I don’t understand why the CSL wouldn’t push the other expansion team into Brantford…the team would do much better in Hamilton, giving the city a team they can actually proudly support. For Hamilton to really get behind a side, we need an organization that represents the city...not a foreign country. That will come with the new stadium opening the doors for the NASL.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Any idea whether Hamilton Croatia will use the "Croatia" tag or will drop it in favour of a more traditional North American sport franchise moniker? I would think they would have a greater chance of attracting fans by not using "Croatia". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 the club has a 50+ year history, not a chance they will be changing the name. I wouldnt expect them to either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vigilante Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 A slick website guarantees only that the club has paid somebody to build a slick website, nothing else. I disagree. A club's website is very symbolic of the type of organization it has. This isn't something I have just noticed, but something I have observed after years of experience. The reason being are that leaders recognize the importance of the professional look so they spend money and effort into it and keeping it updated. Heres Proof: CSL Website isnt updated very often, thus the league's professionalism could be vastly improved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 ^ That may be inferred but there is not necessarily any direct correlation which was my original point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Richard, I think 53 years club history is more than a slick website, give credit where it is due and take some time and navigate through the website and you will see the club's long history, a lot more than most clubs can say. And don't assume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 My initial response was to the OP who said they have a slick website so therefore club must have some substance. This was never a commentary on the specific club in question, only on the erroneous assumption made by the OP. The fact that I am known to be philosophically opposed to the whole notion of ethnic teams in the CSL or other top Canadian amateur or pseudo-pro leagues has no bearing on this particular discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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