shamrock Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 1 hour ago, ted said: Yeah, the T-C article talks about the market being the "Southern Island" or some such. I can't imagine many people coming down from Nanaimo and beyond, but maybe some diehards and for "big" games. Yeah they should go with local. The die-hard wil; come regardless but you need the local as your biggest fans obviously. Especially in a small market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 30 minutes ago, mpg_29 said: So this is a conditional confirmation from what I'm reading. Seems like it's 80-90% that they will be playing next season. That should be 86% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuillermoDelQuarto Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 27 minutes ago, shamrock said: "Islanders" it is! Nice ref to the Highlanders as well. lol I suggested this a while back and got laughed at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 http://www.highlandersfc.ca/news/highlanders-expand-ownership-group-with-trio-of-ad Lots of enthusiasm for buying into the Highlanders, hope to see some sort of affiliation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2SKI Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 56 minutes ago, shamrock said: "Islanders" it is! Nice ref to the Highlanders as well. When can I buy merchandise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 1 hour ago, SpursFlu said: I think Port City might join the lost city of Atlantis Let's hope so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 CPL folk are flying in now. Roy just tweeted from the plane. Well assuming the islands and water are in BC lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 We have been told they will be at the game tonight and we have the meeting tomorrow to make a goofy video that Peter Schaad can introduce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinrack Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Playing in Langford will certainly make it easier for fans coming in from places like Sooke and Duncan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 CP wire article, mostly just the press release but still https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/canadian-premier-league-grants-vancouver-island-conditional-entry/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 4 hours ago, Footscray said: Too bad Rob Friend wasn't getting involved in the community in his own town and trying for a team or even a lower level team here in Kelowna, it's been growing faster than Victoria and while Kelowna metro is only 200k there are as many people in the valley within an hour drive of Kelowna as there are in Victoria now. Happy for you guys in Victoria but I'm disappointed in how dead the scene is here lately and would have been nice to see our one pro product engage here instead of some other random city. Be patient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 This is what I had posted in the new teams speculation thread on May 5th: If you look at the tweet that the CSA put out announcing the four groups that have been accepted for professional club membership, it says Halifax, York Region, Calgary and Port City, BC. Well Port City is obviously not a place. So maybe I am reading into things too much, but perhaps the fact they were not specific lends credence to the theory that they don't exactly know where Port City is going to be yet. Maybe playing municipalities off against each other? Maybe waiting to see which stadium situation comes together first? I think it is fair to say that this was pretty accurate. If they knew at the CSA AGM that it was going to be Victoria, or Southern Vancouver Island, they just would have said so. 2 weeks ago you had the Commish saying that Victoria still needed to be vetted. So I think the CSA approved an ownership group that was working on multiple locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 1 hour ago, ted said: We have been told they will be at the game tonight and we have the meeting tomorrow to make a goofy video that Peter Schaad can introduce. All of those 'goofy videos' were shot at meetings that took place prior to the CSA AGM. Meetings took place in the lower mainland prior to the AGM. Meetings are taking place on the island this weekend. I think it is safe to say that there was a change in plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpg_29 Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 27 minutes ago, masster said: This is what I had posted in the new teams speculation thread on May 5th: If you look at the tweet that the CSA put out announcing the four groups that have been accepted for professional club membership, it says Halifax, York Region, Calgary and Port City, BC. Well Port City is obviously not a place. So maybe I am reading into things too much, but perhaps the fact they were not specific lends credence to the theory that they don't exactly know where Port City is going to be yet. Maybe playing municipalities off against each other? Maybe waiting to see which stadium situation comes together first? I think it is fair to say that this was pretty accurate. If they knew at the CSA AGM that it was going to be Victoria, or Southern Vancouver Island, they just would have said so. 2 weeks ago you had the Commish saying that Victoria still needed to be vetted. So I think the CSA approved an ownership group that was working on multiple locations. Reading the bottom half of that page is fun again: http://www.thevoyageurs.org/forums/topic/31783-cpl-new-teams-speculation/?page=32 "Seems like Port City could just be a placeholder and might not know where the team will be based yet" "CONSPIRACY THEORIES!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootieFool Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 5 hours ago, ted said: Yeah, the T-C article talks about the market being the "Southern Island" or some such. I can't imagine many people coming down from Nanaimo and beyond, but maybe some diehards and for "big" games. Will the CPL teams play in the Canadian Championship? If so, I could see potential games against Canadian MLS clubs attracting a regional audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 3 hours ago, Complete Homer said: http://www.highlandersfc.ca/news/highlanders-expand-ownership-group-with-trio-of-ad Lots of enthusiasm for buying into the Highlanders, hope to see some sort of affiliation Why would they release this news on the exact same day another large Victoria soccer story breaks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, FootieFool said: Will the CPL teams play in the Canadian Championship? If so, I could see potential games against Canadian MLS clubs attracting a regional audience. Yes, CanPL teams will be playing in the VCup and yes, playing the Whitecaps at home will be special. Just now, masster said: Why would they release this news on the exact same day another large Victoria soccer story breaks? That did seem odd, and certainly makes it less likely they have been working together in any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuscan Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 If the CanPL group and the Highlanders are not workng together then itd be swell if the existing Canadian PDL clubs were given entry into the Voyageurs Cup for 2019 so we could see a Victoria/Vancouver Island derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Crushed at this news of Friends group switching to Victoria as I was planning to buy seasons tickets along with some family and friends of mine. Happy for the Victoria area fans though as they get their CPL club. This will be my club for now and I'll make it out for at least one or two matches in 2019. Hoping they go with Victoria United FC, the Victoria United moniker going back to 1904 and one of the oldest in North America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2SKI Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 4 hours ago, spinrack said: Playing in Langford will certainly make it easier for fans coming in from places like Sooke and Duncan. Let's hope the Malahat construction is finished by first kick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 I think it's fair to say that the BC situation has been fairly messy and probably not the way the league wanted things to go. That's not to say things won't work out, but the ownership probably has a bit of work to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2SKI Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 10 hours ago, Watchmen said: I think it's fair to say that the BC situation has been fairly messy and probably not the way the league wanted things to go. That's not to say things won't work out, but the ownership probably has a bit of work to do. BC squads are going to dominate this league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 19 hours ago, shamrock said: "Islanders" it is! Nice ref to the Highlanders as well. They still have BCFC trademarked. We'll see what happens, but I think it makes more sense in the capital than it would in Vancouver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 45 minutes ago, Aird25 said: They still have BCFC trademarked. We'll see what happens, but I think it makes more sense in the capital than it would in Vancouver. God no! Horribly generic name. Although playing out of Langford, they might steer away from Victoria (bad idea). 17 hours ago, masster said: All of those 'goofy videos' were shot at meetings that took place prior to the CSA AGM. Meetings took place in the lower mainland prior to the AGM. Meetings are taking place on the island this weekend. I think it is safe to say that there was a change in plans. If there was, it's for the better. If there's anything we've learned from MLS, it's that teams operating form of near the urban core are the most successful in gaining fans. The downside to that is of course the stadium location, you can say it's easier for fans from other parts of the island but you still need most of your supporters from Victoria / Saanich and to lesser extend Wester Suburbs. There's just more people living there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 15 minutes ago, shamrock said: God no! Horribly generic name. Although playing out of Langford, they might steer away from Victoria (bad idea). I don't like it either. I actually quite like the idea of marketing to Vancouver Island, but definitely not all of BC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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