narduch Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 I'm a Toronto person. But I have to ask, why not play at Swanguard? ted and Shway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Bruh Clanachan looks rough. chalms04, Shway and sloth8 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebdeserio Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 (edited) How is it possible that they can't find a Canadian owner for a team in Quebec? Edited November 10, 2021 by sebdeserio ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, narduch said: I'm a Toronto person. But I have to ask, why not play at Swanguard? Too close and similar market to the Whitecaps. I love Swangard but it doesn't make sense. Plus Swangard is city owned and clearly there is a real estate aspect at play that makes this worthwhile for the owners Edited November 10, 2021 by SpursFlu narduch, ted and CDNFootballer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Well I didn't know this. ted and canuckgbp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 16 minutes ago, narduch said: Well I didn't know this. At one point MLS was made up of ten teams with eight of those teams owned by two men. It's not great, but it's not the end of the world. Shway, narduch, dyslexic nam and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rydermike Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 CFL had dual ownership for a while. David Braley owned the BC Lions and Toronto Argonauts at the same time. He had owned the Hamilton Tiger-Cats earlier as well (but not at same time as Lions/Argos). He also owned the Vancouver 86ers (before they were renamed the Whitecaps) narduch, JohnnyFranchise and NVsoccer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Calls it a franchise Says next up is Montreal but we're not anywhere near that Calls the match between the two BC teams the ferry derby LSSE (for Saskatoon) were given the rights to negotiate for a franchise, with that franchise comes conditions and the Vancouver group cleared those conditions so they are franchise number 9 and once LSSE clear those conditions they would become the next franchise Still looking at a potential 4-6 clubs that are talking to them currently Brought two teams to L1O for 2022 which have been very vocal about their willingness to learn how to move forward in a proper format to qualify and apply for a cpl franchise down the road. Talking about de Guzman's Simcoe County Rovers and Electric City ted and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Maybe the team will play in Spuzzum but will identify as Vancouver nazzer, Stanley, JohnnyFranchise and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Watchmen Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 13 minutes ago, ted said: At one point MLS was made up of ten teams with eight of those teams owned by two men. It's not great, but it's not the end of the world. Agreed, but it's also something they need to get away from ASAP. It's not a great look, and both MLS and the CFL have been mocked or having it. It is the kind of thing that gives a league (any league) a bit more of a minor league feel. Shway and ted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, Big_M said: Calls it a franchise... Would be good if they ditched the whole clubs not franchises and pro/rel pitch from the league launch and started being honest about that sort of thing. Based on what has been frequently rumoured the Pacific FC group obtained territorial rights to lower mainland BC at launch at the initial entry fee. Tigers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 1 hour ago, ted said: I get it. Locals have better knowledge. Just remember that these propaganda pieces are mostly written in Toronto where they can barely remeeber that Vancouver is not on Vancouver Island. Wait, so your saying Vanvouver is not on........OHHHHHH!!!!!!! JohnnyFranchise and ted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 44 minutes ago, narduch said: Well I didn't know this. Never been officially acknowledged AFAIA but has long been rumoured. There have also been rumblings that Bob Young holds the rights to the K/W market in Ontario, but they couldn't sort out a suitable stadium there. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: Would be good if they ditched the whole clubs not franchises and pro/rel pitch from the league launch and started being honest about that sort of thing. Based on what has been frequently rumoured the Pacific FC group obtained territorial rights to lower mainland BC at launch at the initial entry fee. They had the rights to BC from the start as I understand it, and Victoria was the fall-back when Mayor Stewie offered them a sweet deal in Langford. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 I was hoping for a bit more of a splashy launch video like when they launched the other teams. ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtlsab Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 sebdeserio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 10 minutes ago, baulderdash77 said: I was hoping for a bit more of a splashy launch video like when they launched the other teams. $800 bucks on a teaser was too rich for many narduch, Bison44, chalms04 and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 With the whole World Cup facility tie in buzz I'm calling Burnaby Lake. With a National Tennis facility going there, new arena, giant soccer facility already there, towers condos going all around, skytrain etc etc. It makes a lot of sense No offense to the Whitecaps facility but it's a terrible location The more I look at this the more I think they're really looking to jump right in and compete with the Whitecaps johnyb and ted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but it sounds like the Vancouver team is happening for sure (compared to Saskatoon). Perhaps they play somewhere temporary (Swanguard?) while they build their permanent home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Watchmen Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 7 minutes ago, narduch said: Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but it sounds like the Vancouver team is happening for sure (compared to Saskatoon). It's a little weird that both teams have the same major issue (no stadium) but one is "for sure" and the other isn't, right? MtlMario and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, narduch said: Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but it sounds like the Vancouver team is happening for sure (compared to Saskatoon). Perhaps they play somewhere temporary (Swanguard?) while they build their permanent home? They have indeed called Vancouver their "ninth club". I'm not sure that is entirely due to when the newest expansion teams are slated to start play. It is a though Saskatoon is not quite a certainty. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footscray Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 (edited) With FV coming in, if Saskatoon happens Kelowna should be next - there are 400,000 people in the Okanagan Valley within 50 minutes of downtown Kelowna now which is the same size as Victoria and it is growing way faster, albeit more spread out. Would give you a nice little cluster of 6 clubs in a western conference with significant travel savings for operations. Come up with an imbalanced schedule involving 2 home and away with each western team and one away trip to the clubs from Winnipeg east per season makes a lot of sense for long term financial viability. Fraser Valley, Van Isle, Okanagan, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon is a perfect western conference Hamilton, York, Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa, Halifax would be the ideal eastern six Just have to decide who gets stuck with Winnipeg and the travel burden there. Edited November 10, 2021 by Footscray ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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