ted Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Move along please. 22 minutes ago, kacbru said: What about me, part of the anglophone population? .... 1 hour ago, Rintaran said: Click to raise the topic for CPL Bilingualism from the dead. Lofty, Greatest Cockney Rip Off and Tigers 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 5 hours ago, Blackdude said: And I thought that it would be Cambridge. Ew. No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stouffvillain Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 https://northerntribune.ca/halifax-wanderers-2020-season-update/ "With expansion bids in Quebec City, Saskatoon, and Montreal all looking more likely for 2021 than next year, however, the CPL may soldier on with the same seven clubs next season. .... Derek Martin guessed that fans would hear about expansion teams soon, with the caveat that they’d all be slated for 2021." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stouffvillain Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 (edited) According to Tommy Wheeldon Jr. there is an expansion announcement coming on Thursday (start at 35:00). EDIT: misheard, he says "next 30 days" not next Thursday. My bad, just excited for news. Edited November 4, 2019 by Stouffvillain Bison44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Ughh, lets not start the "in the next 30days" baloney. Kudos to the podcast though, miles better than KJ and Caldwell. Gopherbashi, Shway and dyslexic nam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Yes, its 20 days now since Clanachan said it on the 25th originally! Bison44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 CPL commish pleased with first year of soccer for Canadians https://nationalpost.com/sports/soccer/cpl-commish-pleased-with-first-year-of-soccer-for-canadians/wcm/b12badb9-90df-435a-a355-91fe61575cc4 The original seven teams appear to be in good health, as does the league. Expansion is at hand — think Fraser Valley, Mississauga and Ottawa — so growth is inevitable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopherbashi Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 On 11/1/2019 at 9:34 AM, Stouffvillain said: https://northerntribune.ca/halifax-wanderers-2020-season-update/ "With expansion bids in Quebec City, Saskatoon, and Montreal all looking more likely for 2021 than next year, however, the CPL may soldier on with the same seven clubs next season. 2 minutes ago, CDNFootballer said: https://nationalpost.com/sports/soccer/cpl-commish-pleased-with-first-year-of-soccer-for-canadians/wcm/b12badb9-90df-435a-a355-91fe61575cc4 Expansion is at hand — think Fraser Valley, Mississauga and Ottawa — so growth is inevitable I love how each article lists three expansion cities and can't agree on a single one. ted, Kent, Macksam and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopherbashi Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 6 hours ago, Bison44 said: Ughh, lets not start the "in the next 30days" baloney. Kudos to the podcast though, miles better than KJ and Caldwell. grande, ted, CANMNT_SUPERFAN and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) 51 minutes ago, CDNFootballer said: CPL commish pleased with first year of soccer for Canadians... The NSL started as far back as the 1920s. There has been professional soccer for Canadians of some description for a very long time. Some NSL teams were able to draw crowds as large as CanPL was managing in southern Ontario this year and were even making a bit of a splash in CONCACAF competition back in the 1970s. There is nothing new under the sun as the saying goes. CanPL should choose their next steps carefully. Would have thought that supporting next summer's soccer series in Saskatoon with a promise of direct CanPL involvement this time with a view to a 2021 launch would make for a good announcement. Edited November 5, 2019 by Ozzie_the_parrot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) 22 hours ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: The NSL started as far back as the 1920s. There has been professional soccer for Canadians of some description for a very long time. Some NSL teams were able to draw crowds as large as CanPL was managing in southern Ontario this year and were even making a bit of a splash in CONCACAF competition back in the 1970s. There is nothing new under the sun as the saying goes. CanPL should choose their next steps carefully. Would have thought that supporting next summer's soccer series in Saskatoon with a promise of direct CanPL involvement this time with a view to a 2021 launch would make for a good announcement. Did he actually say that? Looks like you are over analyzing the headline. It was not a direct quote Edited November 5, 2019 by narduch Typo CDNFootballer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAmPappy Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/canadian-premier-league-expansion-david-clanachan-commissioner Quote: "The commissioner added that the league expects to make an expansion announcement before the end of November." Are there any insiders out there that can validate this? I know that you're out there lurking 😉 . And when I say 'validate', I mean confirmation that he will announce at least one new club for 2020 or 2021, and not confirmation that there is nothing to confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 I took what Clanachan said to be in regards to announcing some future teams working towards 2021 rather than teams for 2020. I do also think the statement was deliberately ambiguous though, maybe in case they do have a team pop up in that window of time for 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fil Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 johnyb and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 12 minutes ago, fil said: I appreciate Pats enthusiasm but he hasn’t posted a source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 52 minutes ago, BuzzAndSting said: I appreciate Pats enthusiasm but he hasn’t posted a source. Pat literally copied what I posted somewhere else. I can't remember where it is, but it's at around 45 minutes in the podcast. https://viaupark.ca/2019/11/05/ecoutez-coup-franc-qui-remportera-la-coupe-mls/ BuzzAndSting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 The main source is the Soccer Quebec article where they said that the Quebec City owners had a stadium deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stouffvillain Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 The draft is this weekend in Montreal. An announcement on expansion into Quebec would be a good way to kick things off is the stadium issue is resolved. johnyb, Winnipeg Fury, Ansem and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 21 minutes ago, Stouffvillain said: The draft is this weekend in Montreal. An announcement on expansion into Quebec would be a good way to kick things off is the stadium issue is resolved. Totally agree, If the stadium deal is done, I don't see what's stopping Quebec City from starting in 2020 IF it's at PEPS Laval University As you can see, there's lots of land if the team ever decides to build a soccer specific stadium Stouffvillain, Bison44, dnina10 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 3 hours ago, Ansem said: Totally agree, If the stadium deal is done, I don't see what's stopping Quebec City from starting in 2020 IF it's at PEPS Laval University IMHO I think it is too late at this point for any team to be joining in 2020 other than the Fury (should they choose to do so). Pacific was the last team to be announced last year in late July, and even then it seemed like a lot of teams were rushing to get things done and set up properly. I think it would be wise for any new team to spend the next year setting up a proper infrastructure and marketing Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 1 minute ago, deschamp86 said: IMHO I think it is too late at this point for any team to be joining in 2020 other than the Fury (should they choose to do so). Pacific was the last team to be announced last year in late July, and even then it seemed like a lot of teams were rushing to get things done and set up properly. I think it would be wise for any new team to spend the next year setting up a proper infrastructure and marketing You're right. The draft order confirms that 2020 will be a 7 team season deschamp86 and ted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 12 minutes ago, Ansem said: You're right. The draft order confirms that 2020 will be a 7 team season Yeah i was going to mention that as well. I still think that if the Fury were to switch over, them not being in the draft wouldn't be a huge deal, but I also don't think we will be seeing them this year anyway Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 I don’t actually take that as definitive. The league is proceeding with the info it is able to confirm at the present time. Couldn’t expect them to do anything else under the circumstances. Not saying their will be new teams next year - just that this doesn’t prove the contrary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 (edited) The commissioner added that the league expects to make an expansion announcement before the end of November, but said it is unlikely any new teams will begin play until the 2021 campaign. Edited November 6, 2019 by Ansem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Think people should take note of the way that weasel words are still being inserted where a 2021 launch is concerned in Quebec. The time to get excited is when you see a countdown graphic on the league website. https://northerntribune.ca/canadian-premier-league-quebec-expansion-close/ We’re getting close with a couple of different groups with Quebec, so I’m very pleased with that. Most likely, it will not happen for 2020, but 2021 could potentially be there. Certainly, it’s a big priority for us. It’s too big of a province with too much of a football public to not have a team there. David Clanachan The Real Marc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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