matty Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Just now, Ansem said: I know none of the above would happen. Just my personal Plan B (just for fun) Whatever that plan B may be, USSF isn't the solution. Hate to say it but CPL is the best shot we have. fair enough and I do fully agree CPL is the best shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 And woooooo we're back in agreement. I hate it when we fight like that lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 https://twitter.com/_VPjr_/status/840147698145665025 Not sure to what extent that Dino Rossi has full inside knowledge or if he is a bit in the periphery, but it sounds like he thinks it's still 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 2 minutes ago, Rheo said: And woooooo we're back in agreement. I hate it when we fight like that lol but you get to use rabbit and duck memes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 2 minutes ago, matty said: but you get to use rabbit and duck memes I meant more people on the same side fighting lol. I'm used to the fights with USL/NASL supporters vs CPL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 5 minutes ago, Complete Homer said: https://twitter.com/_VPjr_/status/840147698145665025 Not sure to what extent that Dino Rossi has full inside knowledge or if he is a bit in the periphery, but it sounds like he thinks it's still 2018 Wow interesting to read the who thread. Thanks for the heads up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 A-Qualifying Single Table Group Stage NASL FC Edmonton advance to this stage USL Ottawa Fury advance to this stage L1O Champion Vaughan Azzurri advance to this stage PLSQ Champion CS Mont-Royal Outremont advance to this stage Each team plays each other twice (Home and Away) Top 3 advance to knockout stage Final Table FC Edmonton - 13 points - Advance Ottawa Fury - 12 points - Advance Vaughan Azzuri - 7 points - Advance CS Mont-Royal Outremont - 2 points - eliminated B-Knockout Stage Best 3 of previous stage advance to this stage 10 CPL Teams advance to this stage 3 MLS teams advance to this stage Draw among 16 Teams to set up the knockout stage Example Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Vaughan Azzuri CPL Calgary vs. Edmonton FC Toronto FC vs. CPL Winnipeg CPL Hamilton vs. Vaughan Azzurri Montreal Impact vs. CS Mont-Royal Outremont CPL Toronto vs. Ottawa Fury CPL Victoria vs. CPL Halifax CPL Regina vs. CPL Kitchener-Waterloo C-Quarter-Finals 8 Teams left Vancouver Whitecaps vs. CPL Calgary Toronto FC vs. CPL Hamilton Montreal Impact vs. CPL Toronto CPL Victoria vs. CPL Regina D-Semi-Finals 4 Teams left Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Toronto FC CPL Toronto vs. CPL Regina E-Finals 2 Teams left Toronto derby: Toronto FC vs. CPL Toronto Winner represents Canada in the CONCACAF Champions League Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksam Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 1 hour ago, admin said: If it matters when you launch it, then you have done it wrong. Support for this has to be community based long term thinking. It's the only reason to support it. Yeah, it doesn't really matter when it's launched. However, if is 2019, the 2018 World Cup should be used as a major platform for advertisement towards the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 WOW! This thread is almost 3 years old and full of 300 pages of argument and speculation...and we still might be 2 more years away from a launch?? Is there a cap? If the thread gets to 500 pages will the site crash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex D Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Bison44 said: WOW! This thread is almost 3 years old and full of 300 pages of argument and speculation...and we still might be 2 more years away from a launch?? Is there a cap? If the thread gets to 500 pages will the site crash? I have a strong feeling we will find out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 13 minutes ago, Alex D said: I have a strong feeling we will find out Congrats on launching page 300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondium Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 16 minutes ago, matty said: Congrats on launching page 300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Posts in any thread 300 pages long should automatically refer you to a therapist. http://torontopsychoanalyst.com/?gclid=Cj0KEQiAuonGBRCaotXoycysvIMBEiQAcxV0nLNqfaYt2KQVsKKQy5xv1FOCWBzye0r4kPxQgCOOEeQaAoIK8P8HAQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 6 hours ago, Complete Homer said: @shermanator care to weigh in? Was that tweet opinion or based on something? I know are least one ownership group was pushing 2019 for a fuller launch, has that sort of idea won over? What am I weighing in on? For the most part I ignore this thread, and half of the posts in this thread are from users I have on ignore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister215Guy Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Canada doesn't need to look to the US for ANYTHING. Ansem is exactly right. Canada has better sense than the US and better talent coming up. In fact, the CPL should be able to be superior to MLS from the get-go. MLS is only equivalent to Guatemala/El Salvador and it won't survive any other Champions League. Also, the 3 Canadian MLS clubs should join CPL at the launch or after 1-2 seasons. You'll see how quickly Canada can improve once we are liberated from stupid MLS rules that hold back quality. Canada isn't the US and unlike our neighbours we don't reward or encourage mediocrity. The US is probably the most mediocre "superpower" in the world and Canada doesn't need to sink to their levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 10 minutes ago, shermanator said: What am I weighing in on? For the posts part I ignore this thread, and half of the posts in this thread are from users I have on ignore. You run the Footsoldiers twitter, no? There was a tweet about 2018 being a long shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 3 minutes ago, Complete Homer said: You run the Footsoldiers twitter, no? There was a tweet about 2018 being a long shot Two different accounts. Foot Soldiers is the supporters group in Calgary. Footy Soldiers is a podcast with Pete Schaad and Mark Rogers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 37 minutes ago, shermanator said: What am I weighing in on? For the posts part I ignore this thread, and half of the posts in this thread are from users I have on ignore. How do you ignore someone on here? (As in not see their posts) NVM - figured it out. Sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.notenboom Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 2 hours ago, shermanator said: Two different accounts. Foot Soldiers is the supporters group in Calgary. Footy Soldiers is a podcast with Pete Schaad and Mark Rogers. Was a podcast ... *sob* Maybe it will return some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 1 hour ago, shermanator said: Two different accounts. Foot Soldiers is the supporters group in Calgary. Footy Soldiers is a podcast with Pete Schaad and Mark Rogers. Points lost for reading comprehension on my part... Read it as Foot Soldiers and thought you'd heard something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper1917 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 In all fairness... in my view from Halifax everything seems on track. I feel the frustration - we want some solid announcement! With that being said these guys tweeting have no idea whats going on in reality. This project is being held under tight wraps and all these 'blogsters' do not know a single bit more then any of us and in fact most know less. They are NOT being given any inside info, they have no real facts to report and they have no connections with those trying to get this going. What we were told in Halifax by people who ARE working to get this going is we hope to have an announcement in April. Right now its March 10. Considering our local government issued a tender to build a world class soccer/rugby pitch its a good indication this league is serious. Work i happening behind the scenes - they wanna do this right. A Pro league in Canad is no brainier. Halifax and Hamilton are in for sure - there is no doubt in my mind there are 4 or 5 other markets that can be ready at launch to kick this off. To be honest I wouldn't pay these bloggers any attention cause they dont know a thing. No reason to panic CPL is coming in my view - if not 2018 - 2019 at the latest.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRM Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Seemed about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rintaran Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 7 hours ago, Alex D said: I have a strong feeling we will find out Should we start a pool on when we'll hit 500 pages? I'm thinking sometime in August... Let's say August 20th, as a (twisted) birthday gift to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I'll make a few random observations. Firstly, Dino Rossi isn't going to rock the boat in any way and will toe the party line because of the position he holds with L1O. Asking him to comment by tweet is only going to result in being told that the latest he has heard is whatever Victor Montagliani last said publicly on behalf of the CSA. That's not a criticism incidentally just the reality of how somebody that runs a league under the OSA/CSA umbrella is going to act, if he wants a decent amount of longevity inside the power structure of Canadian soccer. Secondly, from everything I have seen over the years Paul Beirne is a straight shooter to a remarkable extent for somebody in the sort of corporate job he holds. Won't overhype things like a used car salesman (think Anthony Totera for the polar opposite in this regard) and will tell people what he can to the extent that won't jeopardize his employment. To paraphrase what he told the fan group guys, it was said to be a quiet time as there was still a lot of work to do behind the scenes, that the 2026 World Cup hosting bid was a lightning rod for the investors and there might be an announcement in a few months. Don't see anything happening right now that contradicts what Paul Beirne told the fan groups and think that was also fully consistent with what the footysoldier (based in Vancouver and possibly close contacts with Victor Montagliani?) tweet contained, because CPL being a long shot for 2018 fits with might be an announcement in a few months. The launching in a World Cup year being less than ideal is not as off base as it sounds, in my opinion, because leagues that run a summer season tend to have major scheduling problems when the World Cup is on. How do you try to sell Hamilton Steelers vs FC London when it is up against England vs Argentina broadcast live? Good luck with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 ^Have to largely agree. If there's still any real work to be done at this point, I have a hard time seeing a ball being kicked in a year. If the attendance drop is actually significant in WC years, that risk combined with the benefit of launching with the late coming franchises could make 2019 the better choice anyway. Really, marketing *through* the WC cycle regarding the league seems like a good idea That said, I don't think Rossi is really toeing the party line here. If he was taking direction from Montagliani, I don't think he would say anything at all. But who knows the last time someone briefed him, and who knows the last time Schaad had fresh info (or who the info was from). It's all a bit of a black box still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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