Kent Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 So if I am not mistaken, we are 5 days away from a new president of the CSA being elected. We have known for a year that this day was coming. As far as I know we have heard absolutely nothing about who could possibly be the successor. I haven't followed this kind of thing in the past, is this normal for the CSA? Is there any chance we could see a ceremonial president change, where the new guy is just a puppet for Montagliani? Don't get me wrong, for the most part I like Vic, but anybody that wins a CONCACAF election has a strong possibility of being dirty or at least politically questionable. To be honest, when he first got the CONCACAF job, I was hoping he would step down as CSA president ASAP to avoid conflict of interest issues. Anyways, it will be interesting to see who takes over, and what their priorities will be. If you hear any rumours about who it might be, post it in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Kent said: see a ceremonial president change For the sake of ethnic stereotyping perhaps to the point of racism (and for shits & giggles of course), will the ceremony look like this? Edited May 2, 2017 by Olympique_de_Marseille Free kick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Nick Bontishttp://nickbontis.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 2 minutes ago, masster said: Nick Bontishttp://nickbontis.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Peter Montopoli ran the last time so maybe he runs again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 7 minutes ago, BuzzAndSting said: Peter Montopoli ran the last time so maybe he runs again. Montopoli didn't run the last time. It was Dom Maestracci and Rob Newman who ran against Montagliani. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Just now, Blackdude said: Montopoli didn't run the last time. It was Dom Maestracci and Rob Newman who ran against Montagliani. When was the last election? I'm thinking of the one before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Just now, BuzzAndSting said: When was the last election? I'm thinking of the one before? 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 4 minutes ago, Blackdude said: 2012. Thanks. It was the one before and he lost. He was then appointed General Secretary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 3 minutes ago, BuzzAndSting said: Thanks. It was the one before and he lost. He was then appointed General Secretary. In 2008 Maestracci was elected against no opposition. Maybe in 2006? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 1 hour ago, Blackdude said: In 2008 Maestracci was elected against no opposition. Maybe in 2006? Must be, or maybe I'm delusional! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 (edited) 12 hours ago, matty said: He has a PhD rather than an MD, for what it's worth. Arguably not the most modest of individuals as you can probably tell from his website, but would no doubt be a lot more competent than the people that have emerged from having clambered their way up through the various tiers of amateur soccer association in the past, which means he probably has no chance given it's the CSA that is involved. Think Peter Montopoli would be the most likely more of the same sort of candidate, but happy to be told that I don't have a clue what I'm talking about. Edited May 2, 2017 by BringBackTheBlizzard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Ron Smale Steve Reed and another from QC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coin Toss Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Anthony Totera yomurphy1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Is Rob Newman the Robert? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share Posted May 3, 2017 27 minutes ago, Complete Homer said: Is Rob Newman the Robert? This prospect is exciting and I want it to be true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 33 minutes ago, Complete Homer said: Is Rob Newman the Robert? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Just now, Blackdude said: No. I was kidding, but somehow I am still disappointed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 20 hours ago, jordan said: Ron Smale Steve Reed and another from QC qc Florin Buturca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Joey Torchia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/soccer/canadian-soccer-association-to-choose-successor-for-victor-montagliani-421453353.html Rundown of the frontrunners Kent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 33 minutes ago, Complete Homer said: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/soccer/canadian-soccer-association-to-choose-successor-for-victor-montagliani-421453353.html Rundown of the frontrunners Is anyone able to shed some light on a couple things from the link above for me? "Voting is based on numbers of registered players in regions across the country." What does this mean? Who is voting on this? Is it like there is a representative from each province/territory, and their vote is weighted based on the number of registered players in their jurisdiction? "Smale spent three years on the CSA board before it was restructured, denying automatic access to provincial association presidents. Like Reed, he sees the world Cup bid and CPL as two pillars of the future. He'd also like to see some tweaking of the association's governance, to improve communication and ensure the provinces are a bigger part of the decision-making process." Is it just me, or does the second paragraph make it sound like Smale wants to undo the changes alluded to in the first paragraph? Power was taken away from the provinces, and now he wants the provinces to be a bigger part of decision-making? Anyways, glad to finally have some info on this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 I sincerely hope Ron Smale is not elected if he's looking to pull us back into the past with a governance structure led by the provinces. BuzzAndSting, baulderdash77, Complete Homer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, jpg75 said: I sincerely hope Ron Smale is not elected if he's looking to pull us back into the past with a governance structure led by the provinces. I totally agree, isn't that what they tried to move away from when they restructured the board a few years ago? Does anyone think we are we going to get real time updates on these votes via twitter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi Oakey Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 My biggest fears have been realized. We have: Smale - wants more provincial power - Created an absolute mess of a development system in Ontario with Acronyms out the wazoo Florin - he was involved in the Quebec Turban ban... woohoo BC guy - proposes new league without having involved clubs, two teams choose to go to PDL when he could have convinced them on BCt3 - league doesn't even get off the ground jpg75 and BuzzAndSting 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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