Hamilton CPL Supporters Thread

[GuillermoDelQuarto]

yall still crushin it I see.  just fuckin hammerin' away

[marauder01]

Man, that meeting went so well. So so pleased. We're in a really REALLY good place heading into league announcement.

Edit: The drum is paid for! Thanks for all who contributed!

[lazlo_80]

1 hour ago, marauder01 said:

Man, that meeting went so well. So so pleased. We're in a really REALLY good place heading into league announcement.

Edit: The drum is paid for! Thanks for all who contributed!

Congrats, guys! Any new news from the meeting you're allowed to share?

[gator]

2 hours ago, lazlo_80 said:

Congrats, guys! Any new news from the meeting you're allowed to share?

The meeting went really well and there was representation present from the CSA (Nick Bontos), OSA (Ben Rycroft), Hamilton & District SA (John Gibson), The Voyageurs (Jamie MacLeod), Hamilton CPL team (John McGrane), TigerCats (Kevin ??) and CPL (Paul Beirne) Although there weren't a lot of specifics given for dates and franchise locations I came away with a positive feeling that this is a go, too many people have too much time invested in this for it to be just a fantasy! 

Other information coming out of this from the CSA was 80+ applications have been received for the Men's National coaching position, the 2026 World Cup bid will be announced officially soon (it's a federation bid with US and Mexico) Maybe James can prove a link to the minutes on the Barton Street Battalion site?

[lazlo_80]

14 minutes ago, gator said:

The meeting went really well and there was representation present from the CSA (Nick Bontos), OSA (Ben Rycroft), Hamilton & District SA (John Gibson), The Voyageurs (Jamie MacLeod), Hamilton CPL team (John McGrane), TigerCats (Kevin ??) and CPL (Paul Beirne) Although there weren't a lot of specifics given for dates and franchise locations I came away with a positive feeling that this is a go, too many people have too much time invested in this for it to be just a fantasy! 

Other information coming out of this from the CSA was 80+ applications have been received for the Men's National coaching position, the 2026 World Cup bid will be announced officially soon (it's a federation bid with US and Mexico) Maybe James can prove a link to the minutes on the Barton Street Battalion site?

wow. All great to hear.

[Complete Homer]

5 hours ago, gator said:

The meeting went really well and there was representation present from the CSA (Nick Bontos), OSA (Ben Rycroft), Hamilton & District SA (John Gibson), The Voyageurs (Jamie MacLeod), Hamilton CPL team (John McGrane), TigerCats (Kevin ??) and CPL (Paul Beirne) Although there weren't a lot of specifics given for dates and franchise locations I came away with a positive feeling that this is a go, too many people have too much time invested in this for it to be just a fantasy! 

Other information coming out of this from the CSA was 80+ applications have been received for the Men's National coaching position, the 2026 World Cup bid will be announced officially soon (it's a federation bid with US and Mexico) Maybe James can prove a link to the minutes on the Barton Street Battalion site?

FYI I'm pretty sure Nick Brontis said the CMNT head coach bit was off the record

[BringBackTheBlizzard]

Would be surprised if they want the three-way World Cup hosting bid thing splashed about as well.

[Complete Homer]

Yeah I definitely remember them saying that was off the record. It was also only Brontis' opinion, but he is on the board of directors, so... 

[gator]

1 hour ago, Complete Homer said:

FYI I'm pretty sure Nick Brontis said the CMNT head coach bit was off the record

You might be right but guess what, I have found that if you really want something to remain confidential it's best not to tell it to 20+ people you don't know! Let's keep this within the V's board then! 

 

[Complete Homer]

Just now, gator said:

You might be right but guess what, I have found that if you really want something to remain confidential it's best not to tell it to 20+ people you don't know! Let's keep this within the V's board then! 

 

I get that, but if we put anything they tell us on the internet immediately, I am pretty sure they'll become even less forthcoming with details

[BringBackTheBlizzard]

It's Bontis rather than Brontis, for what it's worth. Know that as a former opponent in indoor soccer tournaments.

[Gopherbashi]

I, for one, am super-hyped about the joint Canada-Caribbean World Cup bid they formally announced but are keeping hush-hush off-the-record for now.

[rob.notenboom]

2 hours ago, BringBackTheBlizzard said:

It's Bontis rather than Brontis, for what it's worth. Know that as a former opponent in indoor soccer tournaments.

This goes along nicely with Tinfoil Ted's 'Brontosaurus' comment about Paul Beirne on Twitter. Chuckle. 

[-Hammer-]

Just a heads up, to anyone frequenting the board and making the trip to Hamilton for the Vanier cup on the 26th or Toronto for the Grey Cup on the 27th. I will be at both games if you are looking to pickup a scarf from out of town. Assuming I can touch base with Marauder, which is likely.

[GuillermoDelQuarto]

On 11/20/2016 at 5:21 PM, marauder01 said:

Man, that meeting went so well. So so pleased. We're in a really REALLY good place heading into league announcement.

Edit: The drum is paid for! Thanks for all who contributed!

whens this baby going for a stroll down barton street?

[marauder01]

35 minutes ago, GuillermoDelQuarto said:

whens this baby going for a stroll down barton street?

We'll be coming, we'll be coming, we'll be coming down the road.

When you hear the beat of the Barton Battalion drum, we'll be coming down the road.

[GuillermoDelQuarto]

8 minutes ago, marauder01 said:

 

When you hear the beat of the Barton drum, we'll be coming down the road.

sounds better no?

lol not to nit-pick, i'm fired up regardless 

[marauder01]

8 minutes ago, GuillermoDelQuarto said:

sounds better no?

lol not to nit-pick, i'm fired up regardless 

Same syllables as the Tartan Army version so I like my version best.

 

[GuillermoDelQuarto]

27 minutes ago, marauder01 said:

Same syllables as the Tartan Army version so I like my version best.

 

alright this is pretty great

[Complete Homer]

Were we doing anything at the Pheasant for the TFC v Montreal game? 

[Gopherbashi]

54 minutes ago, Complete Homer said:

Were we doing anything at the Pheasant for the TFC v Montreal game? 

 

[Complete Homer]

18 minutes ago, Gopherbashi said:

 

Whoops, thanks

[marauder01]

Meeting notes are up for those not in attendance: http://bartonbattalion.ca/

[baulderdash77]

Very well put!  That's a great meeting summary and much better than my choppy notes

I think it's good for the rest of the V's to read through the notes and take it in a bit.

 

[Gopherbashi]

Other major costs such as funding a Ontario Championship Trophy for all Ontario CanPL teams to play for would be crowd funded online.

This part definitely piqued my curiosity...