Shway Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Winnipeg Aces!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 It would be so Canadian to have 2 clubs named "Fury" in a 6 team table it's too much to pass up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 18 minutes ago, Bison44 said: Oh Please, not another copy cat of a European name. Generic "insert city name here" football club is boring. Real, Inter, United, Sporting, Athletico should all be avoided. Halifax wanderers sounds great and has a history with the city. They should be able to come up with something for WPG. And if it really doesnt involve True north that is a big blow. Was hoping those deep pockets would be involved. No some random animal or (worse) natural disaster is way better than something sport-connected... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsC Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Everyone keeps saying that Winnipeg and Hamilton are the only confirmed teams but I don't think that is true. All we really know is that the CPL is confirmed, that Winnipeg and Hamilton ownership groups have been approved as CSA members, and that both ownership groups have formally expressed a desire to launch CPL teams. The obvious assumption is that those two groups will have CPL teams (and I have no doubt that they will) but at this point, no teams have been confirmed as accepted teams in the CPL have they? Maybe I have misunderstood something (which is always possible ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsC Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 10 minutes ago, MrsC said: Everyone keeps saying that Winnipeg and Hamilton are the only confirmed teams but I don't think that is true. All we really know is that the CPL is confirmed, that Winnipeg and Hamilton ownership groups have been approved as CSA members, and that both ownership groups have formally expressed a desire to launch CPL teams. The obvious assumption is that those two groups will have CPL teams (and I have no doubt that they will) but at this point, no teams have been confirmed as accepted teams in the CPL have they? Maybe I have misunderstood something (which is always possible ) Ok so I re-read the releases and I see that Winnipeg and Hamilton are termed 'founding cities' so I guess I did misunderstand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 12 minutes ago, MrsC said: Ok so I re-read the releases and I see that Winnipeg and Hamilton are termed 'founding cities' so I guess I did misunderstand. I'm fine with our two cities having the only teams in the league, it will be like the old days when we always met in the Grey Cup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Bison44 said: Oh Please, not another copy cat of a European name. Generic "insert city name here" football club is boring. Real, Inter, United, Sporting, Athletico should all be avoided. Halifax wanderers sounds great and has a history with the city. They should be able to come up with something for WPG. And if it really doesnt involve True north that is a big blow. Was hoping those deep pockets would be involved. It was 100% a joke (based on the rare situation where they actually fulfill the meaning behind a Spotting Club... Having teams in multiple sports) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingback6 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 For the record. The Winnipeg Football Club was referred to as "WFC" on bluebombers.com in the text release announcing the clubs involvement in the CPL. I hope they keep the blue and gold too. We could even put "1930" on the team crest. Considering that is when the Winnipeg Football Club was founded... after all. And the dude far left in that picture is Wade Miller. Former Bomber, local businessman, and current President/CEO of the B & G. Played a big role in turning the club around over the last few years. With him running things, you can count on the club doing things right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVsoccer Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Don't know if anyone noticed this at the bottom of http://www.bluebombers.com/soccer/ Stay up to date all things Winnipeg soccer – ticket updates, the 2018 season, amateur draft information, and much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Draft from where? Canadian Universities and D3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 25 minutes ago, NVsoccer said: Don't know if anyone noticed this at the bottom of http://www.bluebombers.com/soccer/ Stay up to date all things Winnipeg soccer – ticket updates, the 2018 season, amateur draft information, and much more. Interesting. I wonder if it's a one-off (like an expansion draft for everyone) or if it will be a recurring thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 I find the lack of TSN coverage disturbing. Anyone thinks MLS asked them not to talk about them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 25 minutes ago, NVsoccer said: Glitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Just now, Ansem said: I find the lack of TSN coverage disturbing. Anyone thinks MLS asked them not to talk about them? Probably more likely that they thought it wasn't a big enough story to cover. Hopefully the social media reaction (trending top 5 in Canada on Twitter) will convince them otherwise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Just now, Complete Homer said: Probably more likely that they thought it wasn't a big enough story to cover. Hopefully the social media reaction (trending top 5 in Canada on Twitter) will convince them otherwise RDS (French TSN) are also acting CPL doesn't exist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1996 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 4 hours ago, Macksam said: I was expecting both Sportsnet and TSN to bury the announcement. However, Sportsnet managed to give the league its own piece to my surprise. I'm guessing TSN's heavy alignment with MLS probably has something to do with its snub of the CPL. BTW Mario, this is just the beginning of the budding smear campaign against this league. Despite the MLS teams being openly "supportive" of the league, they'll take every opportunity they can to cut it down. We'll know this league has made it when MLS starts courting a successful Calgary or Ottawa CPL club that's in talks of building a 20,000 seat SSS. What smear campaign stop starting shit where there is none , please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 11 minutes ago, Ansem said: I find the lack of TSN coverage disturbing. Anyone thinks MLS asked them not to talk about them? No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 19 minutes ago, Ansem said: Draft from where? Canadian Universities and D3? Also ncaa 3 minutes ago, 1996 said: What smear campaign stop starting shit where there is none , please! There's been, what could be called a soft smear campaign, launched by tfc. That said I don't think there's a grand tsn/mls conspiracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 You're "smear campaign" is their protecting their interests which they would be stupid not to do. I've found the lack of mention on TSN is surprising given they are the tv partner of the CSA but it is what it is. As for a draft I expect there to be one. It'll be a traditional North American entry draft and something for the purists to complain about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 2 minutes ago, Rheo said: You're "smear campaign" is their protecting their interests which they would be stupid not to do. I've found the lack of mention on TSN is surprising given they are the tv partner of the CSA but it is what it is. As for a draft I expect there to be one. It'll be a traditional North American entry draft and something for the purists to complain about As long as it isn't structured in a way that interferes with having D3 affiliates or gets in the way of academies, I'll be happy. Really, getting a direct way to enter CPL from D3 would be huge for those leagues, and probably makes switching from PDL a better business decision for the holdouts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 2 minutes ago, Rheo said: You're "smear campaign" is their protecting their interests which they would be stupid not to do. I've found the lack of mention on TSN is surprising given they are the tv partner of the CSA but it is what it is. As for a draft I expect there to be one. It'll be a traditional North American entry draft and something for the purists to complain about Oh i have no issue with their smear campaign and agree with everythinf you said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 And honestly I wouldn't call Manning's comments a smear at all. He's asking legitimate questions and disagreeing with CPL plan, while also protecting TFC's interests. I disagree with his assertions but he could be right. It's like BBTB, only time will tell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Just now, matty said: Oh i have no issue with their smear campaign and agree with everythinf you said Wasn't you directly Matty, just the notion of it being a smear in general which I just addressed. Really should of put it in one post lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 23 minutes ago, matty said: There's been, what could be called a soft smear campaign, launched by tfc. That said I don't think there's a grand tsn/mls conspiracy. If they are, I don't think it's working. Obviously the online world isn't everything, but there has been a huge shift in the last 6 months on reddit and other social platforms where CPL pops up. Nothing but knee jerk skepticism before, almost unanimous excitement and optimism in the last 3-4 months Maybe a little more skepticism outside those forums, but the narrative gets shaped quite often from those types of places, and it'll have an effect when anyone looking online for information find optimism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 2 minutes ago, Rheo said: And honestly I wouldn't call Manning's comments a smear at all. He's asking legitimate questions and disagreeing with CPL plan, while also protecting TFC's interests. I disagree with his assertions but he could be right. It's like BBTB, only time will tell I'd call taking every opportunity to say that CPL will be minor league and saying that CPL should be taking TFC III is a low key attempt to control the narrative. Not quite a smear campaign, but definitely attempting to frame it in their best interests. Which is understandable but a bit frustrating when he gets free reign in the Sun. That said, CBC is the most read news site in Canada. With guys like Nigel Reed championing CPL now, I don't think the Sun will be the biggest platform talking about the league anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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