Complete Homer Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Nice to know that reading too far into things can come from either side of the discussion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Just now, Complete Homer said: Nice to know that reading too far into things can come from either side of the discussion Bit puzzled by that. If it's in response to my post, do you really not understand that's a joke from Paul Beirne and I posted it for a bit of comic light relief? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 17 minutes ago, BringBackTheBlizzard said: Bit puzzled by that. If it's in response to my post, do you really not understand that's a joke from Paul Beirne and I posted it for a bit of comic light relief? I thought that you didn't realize it was a joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuillermoDelQuarto Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Thread has devolved into political discussion and officially jumped the shark. O wait no that happened 100 pages ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 2 hours ago, GuillermoDelQuarto said: Thread has devolved into political discussion and officially jumped the shark. O wait no that happened 100 pages ago Everything jumps the shark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Random question time: Would you rather the CPL have a spilt season like the NASL or a season with no split? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksam Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 1 hour ago, matty said: Random question time: Would you rather the CPL have a spilt season like the NASL or a season with no split? No split season, full breaks should only come during a World Cup or Gold Cup, the whole tournaments. Also, speaking of that, all international dates should halt games unlike MLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 4 minutes ago, Macksam said: No split season, full breaks should only come during a World Cup or Gold Cup, the whole tournaments. Also, speaking of that, all international dates should halt games unlike MLS. If the season is April to October and 20 games all seems doable. Standard Season April 1 May 4 June 3 - friendlies July 3 - league takes a break for clubs to play their big money friendlies August 4 September 4 - friendlies October 1 + playoffs Gold/Confederations/World Cup April 2 May 5 June 3 - friendlies July OFF August 5 September 3 - friendlies October 2 + playoffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 A split season always seemed to be a great way to lose momentum to me. I'd say to not even break for the world cup or gold cup for the first while. Obviously avoid scheduling games in direct conflict with major games in the tournament, but you never know when someone might pick up a ticket or tune in for the first time after coming off a World cup soccer high If/when CPL gets to the point where there's enough internationals to legitimately disrupt lineups during the Gold Cup and/or World Cup, then would be the time to consider a split season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 4 minutes ago, Complete Homer said: If/when CPL gets to the point where there's enough internationals to legitimately disrupt lineups during the Gold Cup and/or World Cup, then would be the time to consider a split season I personally think that'll happen relatively fast, with the Gold Cup, if the rumoured salary cap is correct. If it is then we'll be seeing a good number of Central American and Caribbean internationalers. If every team sends one CanMNT player and a Caribbean or Central American international then the league should break and direct fans to watch this stars in the Gold Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuillermoDelQuarto Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Yeah especially with the weather up here I don't think the split season makes sense. start a bit later than NASL and finish a bit sooner with no split. They gave FC edmonton a bye first week because the weather will be too cold here the first week and I think they start on the road the first few weeks, but if all the teams are Canadian thats gonna be tricky to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 10 hours ago, GuillermoDelQuarto said: Yeah especially with the weather up here I don't think the split season makes sense. start a bit later than NASL and finish a bit sooner with no split. They gave FC edmonton a bye first week because the weather will be too cold here the first week and I think they start on the road the first few weeks, but if all the teams are Canadian thats gonna be tricky to do. Maybe the CPL should follow in the CMNT footsteps and hold the first few weeks of the season in Florida behind closed doors. Seriously though, I agree that we shouldn't throw away any precious time in our playable months. No split season. Break for Gold Cup and World Cup when it makes sense to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 8 minutes ago, Kent said: Seriously though, I agree that we shouldn't throw away any precious time in our playable months. No split season. Break for Gold Cup and World Cup when it makes sense to do so. Aside from World Cup, Gold Cup and international windows, the only break I support is a friendlies against big Euro clubs week. It'll bring in casual fans and lots of the moneys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 1 hour ago, matty said: Aside from World Cup, Gold Cup and international windows, the only break I support is a friendlies against big Euro clubs week. It'll bring in casual fans and lots of the moneys Yeah, I'm not against the idea of those friendlies to generate money and awareness. I'm against it for TFC, but for CPL I think it could be useful in the early years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJSweet Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 It appears that suddenly Anthony Totera has gone very silent with his random tweets. I'm wondering as to what's going-on behind the scenes with the CPL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 17 minutes ago, PJSweet said: It appears that suddenly Anthony Totera has gone very silent with his random tweets. I'm wondering as to what's going-on behind the scenes with the CPL? Don't overthink it. It doesn't do your mental health any good lol. As for what's going on, they're taking their time and making sure they've got everything lined up so they hopefully don't screw it up. They only have one chance to launch right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondium Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 36 minutes ago, PJSweet said: It appears that suddenly Anthony Totera has gone very silent with his random tweets. I'm wondering as to what's going-on behind the scenes with the CPL? I still legitimately don't think he's any more connected than this forum is so it probably means the same thing as this thread being quiet the last day or so. Absolutely nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopherbashi Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 38 minutes ago, PJSweet said: It appears that suddenly Anthony Totera has gone very silent with his random tweets. I'm wondering as to what's going-on behind the scenes with the CPL? He broke his keyboard with all his furious typing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I believe Totera has contacts involved in the league. That being said I take what he says with a grain of salt. The formation of a league is a long and fluid process and when they're ready to let us know officially they will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Rollins said there could be an announcement in March on a podcast a while back, but sort of retreated from confirming it 100% because he had been incorrect so many times in the past. I dunno, at this point I'm less suspicious of the league ever happening and more curious about what this league will look like. Some things make it sound really impressive, while other things make it sound really really rinky dink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondium Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 5 minutes ago, lazlo_80 said: Rollins said there could be an announcement in March on a podcast a while back, but sort of retreated from confirming it 100% because he had been incorrect so many times in the past. I dunno, at this point I'm less suspicious of the league ever happening and more curious about what this league will look like. Some things make it sound really impressive, while other things make it sound really really rinky dink. One thing I can say as an absolute certainty is that this thread will be a lot more fun once we have actual information to feast on. Hell, it's been fun enough without information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yothat Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I doubt it ll happen .... maybe that just me. Would like to see teams start in the NASL or USL then break off after year 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 1 minute ago, yothat said: I doubt it ll happen .... maybe that just me. Would like to see teams start in the NASL or USL then break off after year 1. That would be a lot more difficult than it sounds. Entrance and exit fees. Teams getting cold feet about leaving. Confusing fans. Preemptively labelling yourself minor league by playing in one. Really, if you've got a dedicated core, just get the ball rolling. Half measures end up with stagnation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondium Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 3 minutes ago, yothat said: I doubt it ll happen .... maybe that just me. Would like to see teams start in the NASL or USL then break off after year 1. I can't imagine any reason why NASL or USL would agree to that apart from a vast sum of money being thrown at them, a sum which would be better thrown at just simply making a league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 17 minutes ago, Diamondium said: One thing I can say as an absolute certainty is that this thread will be a lot more fun once we have actual information to feast on. Hell, it's been fun enough without information. Agreed. The fact Bill Manning said it was going to happen was the thing for me that confirmed it'll get going. Now I just want to see what it is, where the teams are, who the owners are, the media deals, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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