apbsmith Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Jahinho Guerro said: Thing is, I fear we won't have out best teams for the very same reasons used today... (New team, team got promoted want to focus, team has an important game). If we have a full strength squad for these games, I expect we'll win convincingly.... If we don't, it will be tough. Scary tough. True, well that's the job of the new boss, see if he can have his players commit and buy in. We will know this summer I guess. Edited March 13, 2018 by apbsmith Lofty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 9 hours ago, Jahinho Guerro said: Thing is, I fear we won't have out best teams for the very same reasons used today... (New team, team got promoted want to focus, team has an important game). If we have a full strength squad for these games, I expect we'll win convincingly.... If we don't, it will be tough. Scary tough. Herdman knows we have to win those games. I'm sure he will continue his policy of "tactful periodization" (thanks @Gian-Luca !) to ensure we have our strongest team when we need it. His future depends on it far more than ours. HugoDirtySanchez 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 (edited) Infantino wants to force through the FIFA Nations League. First edition in 2020-21 Quote It describes the format as operating "at confederation level, with different levels/divisions divided into groups of four teams, ensuring six games for each national team. The best teams would then qualify for a "Final 8" tournament (essentially up to three games) in the following year". If approved, there would be a minimum financial guarantee of $1bn (£700m) for the rights of the first edition in 2020-21. This would rise to $4bn (£2.87bn) for three further editions between that date and 2033 http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43868703 Edited April 23, 2018 by CanadianSoccerFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Still no word on where in Canada their matches will be held? For travel purposes (and for them to start promoting the game locally) that might be nice to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 22 hours ago, Watchmen said: Still no word on where in Canada their matches will be held? For travel purposes (and for them to start promoting the game locally) that might be nice to know. What do you think the best timeline for announcements like that are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 2 hours ago, BuzzAndSting said: What do you think the best timeline for announcements like that are? Or, to pose the question differently, what the puck is the hold up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 So just so we're clear, our next home game is against Dominica between Oct. 8th-16th and you guys expect the CSA to give you details on it's location as of April 24th? grande, BuzzAndSting, Bison44 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 It's a little over 6 months out. Is that really so far ahead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 2 hours ago, Watchmen said: It's a little over 6 months out. Is that really so far ahead? Take the UEFA Nations League Group A as an example. France, Belgium, Iceland, England and Croatia have "national stadiums", so the games are already announced to be played there. For the other 7 nations who rotate their games only 2 have announced the sites (Germany and Netherlands), leaving Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, Poland and Spain as the unannounced. Likewise in League B all 5 nations who rotate (Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Czech and Slovakia) have yet to announce the venues. So yeah... Zem and BuzzAndSting 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 4 hours ago, Watchmen said: It's a little over 6 months out. Is that really so far ahead? Depends on how well organized you are (apparently not as well as Germany or the Netherlands). jpg75 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 On 25/04/2018 at 12:54 AM, jpg75 said: So just so we're clear, our next home game is against Dominica between Oct. 8th-16th and you guys expect the CSA to give you details on it's location as of April 24th? I may hope for it, but the answer as to whether I expect it is an emphatic NO! jpg75 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Where should we play Dominica? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 27 minutes ago, admin said: Where should we play Dominica? One home game in Vancouver, the other in Toronto. I don't think it makes much difference which is which. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 1 minute ago, dsqpr said: One home game in Vancouver, the other in Toronto. I don't think it makes much difference which is which. Well, it I think it would. They can't just snap their fingers and get a stadium. Do we want to play a mid week game against Dominica in BC Place? Swangaurd perhaps? Not sure what Toronto looks like with the Argos in October. Not as much space there time wise between all the games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 The CSA needs to break that habit of playing those games only in the 3 major cities. They should stop being so lazy and market those games properly so that more Canadians will get into soccer. Why not in Winnipeg or Edmonton for a change? What about Moncton or St.John's? Kent, CNMNTPERUELIGIBLE, CrossCheck and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 6 minutes ago, admin said: Well, it I think it would. They can't just snap their fingers and get a stadium. Do we want to play a mid week game against Dominica in BC Place? Swangaurd perhaps? Not sure what Toronto looks like with the Argos in October. Not as much space there time wise between all the games. You raise an excellent point. As a guiding principle, I think we need to build a strong base of home support in a couple of locations. But perhaps BC Place is too big for those matches. In which case I would suggest Winnipeg as an alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Hamilton? Kadenge, grande and hamiltonfan 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 1 hour ago, admin said: Hamilton? I would definitely be in favour of Hamilton. Has the advantage of being in one of those two areas of solid home support that I would like to see us cultivate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 (edited) After the whole world cup thing ain't nothing coming to Vancouver. These games will be played at CPL locations. Time start putting money in the csb bank account Edited April 27, 2018 by SpursFlu Shway and deschamp86 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 (edited) 41 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: After the whole world cup thing ain't nothing coming to Vancouver. These games will be played at CPL locations. Time start putting money in the csb bank account Vancouver will be a CPL location: Port City FC. (Not really joking, it could happen, depending on how you define Vancouver.) Edited April 27, 2018 by dsqpr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Maybe. I'm just saying the last thing the csa will want to do at this point is drop money in to the pockets of the BC gov by playing anything at BC place xabuep2 and Kadenge 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Victoria. Done. ted and Admin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyb Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 20 hours ago, admin said: Where should we play Dominica? One game in Winnipeg and the other in Hamilton. The two Founding members of the CPL. coppercanuck, MtlMario, grande and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 50 minutes ago, johnyb said: One game in Winnipeg and the other in Hamilton. The two Founding members of the CPL. Although I love travelling for games in Van because I've got friends there and games in Toronto are easy to get to for me... I would totally be on board with this. The timing would be pretty good for both cities as they probably be just beginning season ticket sales and the synergy between that and these games would be great. It would also be a great to meet some of the SG members and Vs in both cities! johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkuseisLoose Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 I know it probably makes more sense to try games out in Cpl markets but my selfish part of me really wants a game in vancouver even if it is against dominica just because I generally do enjoy watching Canada play no matter how shit we are sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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