Kent Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 canpl.ca seems to be down (I'm guessing there is probably too much traffic from the swarms of fans wanting to see who was drafted). On twitter I saw that Cavalry picked Gabriel Bitar, Edmonton picked Connor James, and York picked Daniel Gogarty. No doubt someone who actually uses twitter can fill in the gaps for the other teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 (edited) 1st round: Cavalry. Gabriel Bitar, MF, Carleton Valour FC. Dylan Carreiro, MF, York Forge FC. Jace Kotsopoulos, F, Guelph York 9, Daniel Gogarty, D, York HfX Wanderers. Peter Schaale, D, Cape Breton Pacific FC. Thomas Gardner, F, UBC FC Edmonton, Connor James, GK, U of Alberta. Edited November 13, 2018 by baulderdash77 Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Site is working now for me. https://canpl.ca/article/cpl-u-sports-draft-tracker Round 2: Edmonton - Ajeej Sarkaria, F, U of Alberta - Canadian Pacific - Zach Verhoven, F, UBC - Canadian HFX - Andre Bona, D, U du Quebec a Montreal - French York - Emmanuel Zambazis, MF, York - Canadian Forge - Aboubacar Sissoko, MF, U of M - Malian Valour - Lewis White, D, Cape Breton U - Scottish Cavalry - Joel Waterman, MF, Trinity Western U - Canadian Round 3: Cavalry - Easton Ongaro, F, U of Alberta - Canadian Valour - Jack Simpson, MF, Cape Breton U - English Forge - Marko Mandekic, MF, U of T - Canadian York - Daniel Pritchard, D, Cape Breton - English HFX - Christian Oxner, GK, Saint Mary's U - Canadian Pacific - Nick Fussell, MF, UBC - Canadian Edmonton - Noah Cunningham, D, U of Alberta - Canadian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 (edited) Is Easton Ongaro any relation to Ross Ongaro? That's a name you normally expect to see involved in Edmonton rather than Calgary. Edited November 13, 2018 by BringBackTheBlizzard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Ansem said: If it doesn't count against the cap, why not? It be surprising if they didn't Also if a CPL club starts splashing out transfer fees in Year One or Two (even a couple of grand), I’d be questioning their financial acumen or their sanity. Lofty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Ansem said: If it doesn't count against the cap, why not? It be surprising if they didn't Has this been confirmed? I don't remember being told anything about the cap As to the why not, I just think it would be a bad look if a bunch of USL teams signed players to hold ransom and sell off to the CPL. If they start buying a bunch of players from USL right away, it is going to set a precedent that will make USL think they can make some easy money off the CPL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 7 minutes ago, deschamp86 said: Has this been confirmed? I don't remember being told anything about the cap As to the why not, I just think it would be a bad look if a bunch of USL teams signed players to hold ransom and sell off to the CPL. If they start buying a bunch of players from USL right away, it is going to set a precedent that will make USL think they can make some easy money off the CPL I don't know about the salary cap. I think CPL goes young and don't fall for the USL trap. They might as well go hard after Canadians playing in lower tiers in Europe than buying in bulk in USL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 (edited) 22 minutes ago, JamboAl said: Also if a CPL club starts splashing out transfer fees in Year One or Two (even a couple of grand), I’d be questioning their financial acumen or their sanity. How many good Canadian free agents as of January is there left? They won't have much of a choice to bite the bullet this winter transfer window. As time goes buy and players oversea knows more about CPL, some will just not resign with their clubs and go to CPL on free transfer. I doubt we see much of those in year 1 Edited November 13, 2018 by Ansem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Can see why the website was doing uploading all of those videos. Likewise why we had to wait a day to find out the result of the draft. Good production and content again from the CPL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, Ansem said: How many good Canadian free agents as of January is there left? They won't have much of a choice to bite the bullet this winter transfer window. As time goes buy and players oversea knows more about CPL, some will just not resign with their clubs and go to CPL on free transfer. I doubt we see much of those in year 1 Again, that's what finding and developing talent within the country through the open tryouts and the draft are all about. No club in the US or elsewhere are going to let a player under contract go for free. I will be very disappointed if clubs start splashing out transfer fees for players (Canadian or not) cause that is financially irresponsible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 1 hour ago, baulderdash77 said: 1st round: Cavalry. Gabriel Bitar, MF, Carleton Valour FC. Dylan Carreiro, MF, York Forge FC. Jace Kotsopoulos, F, Guelph York 9, Daniel Gogarty, D, York HfX Wanderers. Peter Schaale, D, Cape Breton Pacific FC. Thomas Gardner, F, UBC FC Edmonton, Connor James, GK, U of Alberta. Very interesting to see clubs go more or less local. Only exception is Calgary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 16 minutes ago, Ansem said: How many good Canadian free agents as of January is there left? They won't have much of a choice to bite the bullet this winter transfer window... ...or maybe it's a low budget league that will depend to a large extent on players who are fresh to fully pro level soccer. Marc and Ansem 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 43 minutes ago, JamboAl said: Also if a CPL club starts splashing out transfer fees in Year One or Two (even a couple of grand), I’d be questioning their financial acumen or their sanity. Yeah, I can't see CPL spending cash on transfer fees. Ever actually. I'm pretty sure it will be a "selling" league. Which is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 (edited) 7 minutes ago, dsqpr said: Yeah, I can't see CPL spending cash on transfer fees. Ever actually. I'm pretty sure it will be a "selling" league. Which is fine. https://canpl.ca/article/state-of-the-league-clanachan-on-ottawa-fury-cpl-roster-rules-and-more The Canadian Premier League has yet to formally announce any player signings – when can fans expect to see roster decisions? “You’ll start to see players signed and rosters being built as we get to the end of our Open Trials. As you know, we are a group of storytellers. It’s a journey, and we’ve brought a lot of our supporters and members on this journey with us, so part of it is how we unveil how this all happens. After our coaches get a good look at the Open Trials, and certainly through the winter FIFA transfer window, people will start to see a lot.” Edited November 13, 2018 by Ansem RS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Nobody is saying players won't be signed that are out of contract during the window. It's the idea that transfer fees will be paid that is being questioned. Marc, Lofty and deschamp86 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 5 minutes ago, Ansem said: https://canpl.ca/article/state-of-the-league-clanachan-on-ottawa-fury-cpl-roster-rules-and-more The Canadian Premier League has yet to formally announce any player signings – when can fans expect to see roster decisions? “You’ll start to see players signed and rosters being built as we get to the end of our Open Trials. As you know, we are a group of storytellers. It’s a journey, and we’ve brought a lot of our supporters and members on this journey with us, so part of it is how we unveil how this all happens. After our coaches get a good look at the Open Trials, and certainly through the winter FIFA transfer window, people will start to see a lot.” That doesn’t mean that they’re paying fees. The transfer window is just a time when transfers occur.. so teams may be releasing guys or guys on contracts that expired in December can sign for clubs. Lofty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, Keegan said: That doesn’t mean that they’re paying fees. The transfer window is just a time when transfers occur.. so teams may be releasing guys or guys on contracts that expired in December can sign for clubs. That is also true and I don't expect every clubs to go on a shopping spree, however, clubs like Forge and Cavalry can afford it if they choose to do so. I'm just pointing out that we shouldn't assume that none of the 7 clubs will pay transfer fees to acquire a player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, Ansem said: https://canpl.ca/article/state-of-the-league-clanachan-on-ottawa-fury-cpl-roster-rules-and-more The Canadian Premier League has yet to formally announce any player signings – when can fans expect to see roster decisions? “You’ll start to see players signed and rosters being built as we get to the end of our Open Trials. As you know, we are a group of storytellers. It’s a journey, and we’ve brought a lot of our supporters and members on this journey with us, so part of it is how we unveil how this all happens. After our coaches get a good look at the Open Trials, and certainly through the winter FIFA transfer window, people will start to see a lot.” It doesn't mean that they will pay transfer fees. I'm sure that some players could get out of their club situations. Petrasso did that to join the Impact. It might be more that player X is at a club somewhere abroad and has to wait until the new year to get out of his contract to join a CPL club. Lofty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 27 minutes ago, Ansem said: That is also true and I don't expect every clubs to go on a shopping spree, however, clubs like Forge and Cavalry can afford it if they choose to do so. I'm just pointing out that we shouldn't assume that none of the 7 clubs will pay transfer fees to acquire a player That I agree with, I’d be surprised if they do it off the bat though. I think those saying CPL won’t ever pay transfer fees ever are being ridiculous. We aren’t talking 7 figure fees but I could see a $50k purchase for a young Uruguayan or something like that. shamrock and Ansem 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 5 hours ago, Keegan said: That I agree with, I’d be surprised if they do it off the bat though. I think those saying CPL won’t ever pay transfer fees ever are being ridiculous. We aren’t talking 7 figure fees but I could see a $50k purchase for a young Uruguayan or something like that. The CPL's biggest limitation is cash flow. That is likely to be the case for the forseeable future. We are already having much discussion about a salary cap, hoping it will be as high as possible. When you are relatively low on the football pyramid, which is much wider at the bottom, there are lots of comparable players to choose from. Why would you pay a fee for a player when you can almost certainly pick up someone comparable for nothing? Not to mention that teams at the lower level typically only sign players to one year contracts to limit their own financial liability, so that most players at that level are free agents every summer. If CPL teams have some spare cash, it makes a lot more sense to throw it at player salaries or even put it away for a rainy day, rather than paying a transfer fee for a player who is likely no better than someone else you can pick up for nothing -- in fact, someone else who is very possibly better because you can pay him more with the cash you saved. BenFisk'sBiggestFan, Obinna, JamboAl and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Transferfee's aren't about the league, they are about some clubs wanting to have an advantage over other clubs. In every other league in the world (ok, maybe except MLS) the topteams buy the best players from the rest of the league. Why wouldn't that be the case in Can PL? Junkie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 3 hours ago, shamrock said: In every other league in the world (ok, maybe except MLS) the topteams buy the best players from the rest of the league. Why wouldn't that be the case in Can PL? Because CPL doesn't have a second division, so they really need to make sure the first division stays alive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 The point is, better teams (those with money) will want to make progress fast. One way to do it is buying you opponents best players. Why would that be bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 I think it might depend on how CPL roster rules are like. They might have mechanisms in play to not let that happen since the goal is for the league to stay alive long-term and I'm not sure what is the best way to survive long term. The other leagues in the world have been there for a long time and they don't have to worry about survivability because they know they have other teams in the lower leagues. deschamp86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenFisk'sBiggestFan Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 I would hope that if a team has the money to waste $50,000 or more on transfer fees they would instead spend it somewhere useful. Maybe start an academy, or sign a professional scout, or use it for stadium upgrades, etc... there are so many things more important than transfer fees. Remember, if you are spending money to buy a better player, you probably still can’t afford to pay him because of the cap. and as far as stealing players from rivals, the team would have just received your transfer fee. So now they can go and buy just as good a player... Lofty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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