jonny63 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Philippines Coach Thomas Dooley said in a press Conference in Vietnam yesterday that Philippines national team will play Canada and US Olympic NT away in friendlies to prepare for ASEAN Championship in November. Possible on a FIFA match day in October ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 That would be kinda cool. Does that suggest a western venue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 That would be sweet, but I wonder if that is the US Olympic team and our CMNT? Or, is it going to be our U-23 squad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Hopefull it isn't our U23's, we need some easy points for our MNT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xman14 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 We just need a win for out NT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 There are no easy friendlies in international football. I really hope the Philippines takes heed and don't consider us a pushover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bob Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Hopefull it isn't our U23's, we need some easy points for our MNT. FORGET MAURITANIA PHILIPPINES U-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcalibre Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Did they even participate in the last round of WCQ? We're really going for a complete set of embarassing defeats to countries who didn't/couldn't, starting with Martinique to Mauritania Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohan Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Did they even participate in the last round of WCQ? We're really going for a complete set of embarassing defeats to countries who didn't/couldn't, starting with Martinique to Mauritania lost to Kuwait in 2nd round of AFC WCQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Huge Filipino population in many parts of the country, but Vancouver springs to mind for me. Haven't had a MNT match out here for a while, so I am going to trot out the old Frank Yallop B camp (NOT quite a poutine C camp) idea again again and suggest they play up at Swangard for the day. Am I being too nostalgic? You could even have it double as a fundraiser for Tacloban/Red Cross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I certainly wouldn't complain about that. You'd think that anywhere on the West Coast would be easy for them to get to. For us, we could call a domestic squad with a lot of Caps' youngsters. The only downside on such an idea is that I suspect they will set up camp at one location and have the USA Olympic team and CMNT (or our U-23's?) visit them. I doubt that location will be in BC. It will most likely be in California. However, if they chose Washington state I think a short day trip to Swangard wouldn't be out of the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Huge Filipino population in many parts of the country, but Vancouver springs to mind for me. Haven't had a MNT match out here for a while, so I am going to trot out the old Frank Yallop B camp (NOT quite a poutine C camp) idea again again and suggest they play up at Swangard for the day. Am I being too nostalgic? You could even have it double as a fundraiser for Tacloban/Red Cross. What does Vancouver having a large Filipino population have to do with scheduling a game location? I think we should try to fill stadiums with Canadian supporters rather than Filipino supporters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califax Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 What does Vancouver having a large Filipino population have to do with scheduling a game location? I think we should try to fill stadiums with Canadian supporters rather than Filipino supporters you must be new here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 What does Vancouver having a large Filipino population have to do with scheduling a game location? I think we should try to fill stadiums with Canadian supporters rather than Filipino supporters Why does the US play Mexico in home friendlies in Southern US? Because they can make more money. And it's not like they would go in a place where Canadian fans would be outnumbered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatest Cockney Rip Off Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I think Toronto has the largest filipino community in Canada. My wife's parents are from the Philippines so I use to make it out to a lot of community events. They all really love Canada and would sing our national anthem along with the filipino one before events. I streamed a few of their previous wcq. They have some decent players but the overall quality isn't high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maccaliam Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I think Toronto has the largest filipino community in Canada. My wife's parents are from the Philippines so I use to make it out to a lot of community events. They all really love Canada and would sing our national anthem along with the filipino one before events. I streamed a few of their previous wcq. They have some decent players but the overall quality isn't high. Mississauga supposedly has a large Filipino population (at least according to my Filipino friends). Maybe this Philippines match isn't for our full MNT, as I've heard there is friendly in the works for one of our youth teams (not sure if it's u20/u23)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Mississauga supposedly has a large Filipino population Confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Winnipeg has the second largest Filipino population in Canada, according to census data, and the largest by percentage (8.7%), says Wikipedia. On the block where I live, it's probably closer to 40%. Bring it on! I wouldn't be surprised, though, if this friendly ended up being played at some training facility in the southern U.S., as is too often the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny63 Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 Philippines training camp in USA/Canada is scheduled from Oct 6 to 14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblake Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Philippines training camp in USA/Canada is scheduled from Oct 6 to 14. Where is Canada is this scheduled for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Where is Canada is this scheduled for? I think that if he knew, he would have told you. They haven't signed the papers yet, but looking at the news there, it looks like they'll play somewhere in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingback6 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I work with a guy who was an U16 Phillipnes player. At least that's what he says, Lol. And despite his being a Liverpool fan, I am sure that we'll be watching this one. And yeah, Tagalog is now the second most commonly spoken language in the Peg, after English. Pumunta Canada!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey_s_ Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Does anybody know if there has been an update on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and White Army Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Maybe not. https://twitter.com/cedelfpt/status/504118853266182145 "Canada has begged off from facing Azkals in October. Coach Dooley said they may not also push through w playing US Olympic team nxt month" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullback Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Maybe not. https://twitter.com/cedelfpt/status/504118853266182145 "Canada has begged off from facing Azkals in October. Coach Dooley said they may not also push through w playing US Olympic team nxt month" Can someone explain what begged off means? I genuinely don't know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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