Kent Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 8 hours ago, Kingston said: I hope L1O changes the policy of teams having to enter at League 2. Also, if we imagine a time when all the L1O Premiere clubs are ECFC types, it means one ambitious club will get relegated to the "we just want to be semi-pro" division each year to make room at the top for a club that doesn't necessarily share that ambition. This is the down side of pro/rel. But the upside is that the ECFC type that finds itself in the 2nd tier can push other teams to be better. If it becomes a real problem, they could always just make there be a playoff between the teams potentially getting promoted/relegated. If you are going to have promotion and relegation, I don't think it makes much sense to allow teams to enter higher up in the pyramid. "Ah crap. My team just got relegated. Hey league, my team folds and now I'm going to start a new team. Can I get back in the top tier please?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Promotion and relegation is definitely a positive development long term. Just would have been better if more of the unprecedented level of interest had been allowed in first if more ECFC type operations are in the pipeline and it was two up two down once the divisions were set to allow for plenty of mobility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Jedi Ram, johnyb, Cblake and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigi riva Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Electric city means bussiness. Good for them the more clubs the better I say dnina10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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maccaliam Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 On 2/18/2022 at 2:04 PM, Kingston said: I hope L1O changes the policy of teams having to enter at League 2. Also, if we imagine a time when all the L1O Premiere clubs are ECFC types, it means one ambitious club will get relegated to the "we just want to be semi-pro" division each year to make room at the top for a club that doesn't necessarily share that ambition. This is the down side of pro/rel. The Korean league has promotion and relegation but I recall a team in the second division not meeting certain standards for the top division, and they couldn’t/weren’t willing to upgrade their facilities, so they just asked to be kept in the second division again. I’m not saying this is ideal but it happens around the world sometimes. Not the end of the world and the system remains in place for ambitious clubs to move up the pyramid. dnina10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 12 minutes ago, maccaliam said: The Korean league has promotion and relegation but I recall a team in the second division not meeting certain standards for the top division, and they couldn’t/weren’t willing to upgrade their facilities, so they just asked to be kept in the second division again. I’m not saying this is ideal but it happens around the world sometimes. Not the end of the world and the system remains in place for ambitious clubs to move up the pyramid. Most systems include standards for stadiums that means a team can win promotion but not be promoted. maccaliam and dnina10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maccaliam Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 2 hours ago, ted said: Most systems include standards for stadiums that means a team can win promotion but not be promoted. Absolutely. My point was to share and example of how promotion and relegation can still work despite the concerns Kingston had about different clubs and their ambitions for pro soccer. ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccMan Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 On 2/19/2022 at 2:03 AM, gigi riva said: Electric city means bussiness. Good for them the more clubs the better I say Hopefully they play their home games in Peterborough unlike Barrie 1812 that started with all that hype before a ball was kicked then ended up playing their games in Brampton and other Toronto area locations. Let’s hope this Peterborough team is the real deal , for the sake of soccer in Ontario and the country . dnina10, gigi riva and Bbeto 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Think this list places way too much emphasis on the GTA and outer suburbs of Montreal, but it appears to be from a former CanPL employee: SadOnMondays, ted, Metro and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 6 hours ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: Think this list places way too much emphasis on the GTA and outer suburbs of Montreal, but it appears to be from a former CanPL employee: Nothing on this list outside of Ontario and Quebec. Admittedly majority of expansion is likely to be in those 2 provinces but how about Moncton, Regina, Kelowna... dnina10, ted, toontownman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM3/MM2/MM Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, K Edgar said: Nothing on this list outside of Ontario and Quebec. Admittedly majority of expansion is likely to be in those 2 provinces but how about Moncton, Regina, Kelowna... What did this guy do? Name every Toronto suburb and throw darts at a Canadian map. Granby?? Cornwall?? Gatineau?? Hell they would be lucky to get a Tier 3 team. Edited February 21, 2022 by MM3/MM2/MM SadOnMondays, dnina10, NVsoccer and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trois Reds Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 12 hours ago, MM3/MM2/MM said: What did this guy do? Name every Toronto suburb and throw darts at a Canadian map. Granby?? Cornwall?? Gatineau?? Hell they would be lucky to get a Tier 3 team. It's like he drove down the 401-A20 and picked the largest towns on the same highway. No knowledge of anywhere else in Canada. m-g-williams, ted, CDNFootballer and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senorpopps Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 I think he took the percentage of people in the town that have some sort of official affiliation with a soccer club, like being registered with a club, and multiplied it by the towns population. That's the only semi logical reason one could omit a city as big as Saskatoon (given the relatively low percentage of the population involved with the sport) while still considering effing Cornwall. MM3/MM2/MM and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigi riva Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 For me I would love to see Saskatoon (Which should be coming next year I believe) Moncton NB , we need another club in Eastern Canada / Atlantic Canada. Kellowna BC , Kitchener or Guelph , Missisuaga Ont, Quebec City , we need some francophone media attention, and finally St Johns NFLD toontownman and Jedi Ram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Kelowna saskatoon shoukd be top of the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbeto Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 CPL needs to be Quebec Ftduck, Jedi Ram, SadOnMondays and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ftduck Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Quebec tops the priory list for me. I know it was mentioned covid stopped progress but Quebec has to happen sooner than later. K Edgar, toontownman, SadOnMondays and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) Quebec will only happen when there's a viable ownership group and plan in that market. Hopefully happens sooner rather than later but it may take years for a CPL club to come to fruition there. Kelowna is on the priority list for 2023 BC League1 expansion, would be interesting to see how a club in that league would do in that market. Think they would be more suited to an eventual CPL D2 league instead of the Division 1 CPL. Edited March 1, 2022 by CDNFootballer Jedi Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, CDNFootballer said: Any new team in any city will only happen when there's a viable ownership group and plan in that market. Fixed it for you. Edited March 1, 2022 by ted Kent, Bbeto, CDNFootballer and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtlMario Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Every time I come to read this topic I'm hoping to see Bunbury saying "I'll have news for Mtl area team any day now"☹️So sad. Nello, ted, johnyb and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Seriously doubt he still has any involvement. ISTR Clanachan and Beirne both publicly telling him to zip it on twitter after some sort of NDA had been signed back in 2019. That looked like the end of the road for him to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Kelowna is the sleeper market for me. A wiki search of population doesn't do it justice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblake Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Electric City is upping their game with a team beer and all. Really like the direction they are going in, have been regularly written up in the local paper, great to see. https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/sports/soccer/2022/03/03/new-brew-for-electric-city-football-club-in-peterborough.html ted, Jedi Ram and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 ^ A Belgian-style blonde ale, eh? Clearly a hint that young Belgian striker Charles De Ketelaere will soon be signing with the team. You heard it here first! Trois Reds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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