Macksam Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 On 12/8/2017 at 7:36 AM, BringBackTheBlizzard said: Would be nice to see it happen in many ways but budgeting for 4500-6000 showing up for St John's vs Halifax in soccer is a bit scary in an I've seen all this unravel many times before when rhetoric finally collides with reality sort of way. Lofty, Bbeto, CanadaFan123 and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Although 8 teams is not as good as 10, or 12, or whatever, it is pretty ideal from a scheduling perspective. First off, a league with an even number of teams won't need to schedule as many matchdays (because no byes). Second, a 28 game season would now be one where every team plays each other team 4 times. Should they choose to do so (and they should), you could have a balanced spring and balanced fall season of 1 home and 1 away against each side. The numbers guy side of me finds this very satisfying. deschamp86, Lofty, Bbeto and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 24 minutes ago, jonovision said: The numbers guy side of me finds this very satisfying. I'm with you! 7 teams stresses me out an unreasonable amount. CanadaFan123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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T_Bison Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: If it's anyone, it's Ottawa Fury. Probably Quebec City, although a dark horse could be Moncton. 10K seat stadium that is *ALREADY* built and is used for soccer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croix-Bleue_Medavie_Stadium johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 I wouldn't count out the Fraser Valley. Not Surrey, way too tough to get anything done in Surrey. Politically that place is a mess. Langley on the other hand has lots on the go and plenty of land. Was out there last week for work and the amount of residential and commercial development around the LEC where the Jr hockey team plays is stunning. I could see a pop up stadium with a long term stadium in mind. I think that was kinda the rumour before they jumped to the Island anyways CDNFootballer and ted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Feels like its already too late to have an 8th team for 2020. Unless its Ottawa. And based on recent comments from that team I bet they will be back in USL next season. Kent, Obinna and hamiltonfan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 27 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: ...Was out there last week for work and the amount of residential and commercial development around the LEC where the Jr hockey team plays is stunning.... There was a guy on Reddit claiming recently that the foundations had already been put in there for a possible CanPL related grandstand. Relevant links are probably a few pages back in this thread DrFitzpatrick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrFitzpatrick Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: There was a guy on Reddit claiming recently that the foundations had already been put in there for a possible CanPL related grandstand. Relevant links are probably a few pages back in this thread This guy was talking about the land around the Langley Events Centre which is actually township of Langley rather than Langley City. The township of Langley also has a small 2200 seat stadium called McLeod Stadium which with some work could be a CanPL facility. https://www.google.ca/maps/place/McLeod+Athletic+Park/@49.1067055,-122.6276136,746m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x5485ce3932add5ab:0x303ae0547feebd33!8m2!3d49.1064316!4d-122.6251674?hl=en johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 ^^^ Those damn running tracks. ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vancanman Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 7 hours ago, Bison44 said: ^^^ Those damn running tracks. Yea, but the airport across the road would add to the atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 1 hour ago, vancanman said: Yea, but the airport across the road would add to the atmosphere. Its a nice little facility. I've played there a few times. The location is a little rural with a big focus on community activities including football. So I doubt they would invest in removing gridiron lines and limiting community access Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrummingInMySleep Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 WFC2 played a few matches at Mcleod a few years back. I definitely think it’s possible but something near the Skytrain would make a HUGE difference IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Niagara Falls FC announced😉 Insiders with the Canadian Premier League state that the league was courted by a number of franchises including Red Deer, Nelson, Timmins, Fort Hope, Lebel-sur-Quevillon, La Romaine, and the Fighting Whalers of Port-Menier, Anticosti Island. https://www.thenutmegnews.com/current/2019/8/21/canadian-premier-league-announces-expansion-to-buffalo-new-york Kent, Rintaran and ted 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rintaran Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 I love the Nutmeg... I love it even more when some people get confused and don't realize it's a satire site (not you @red card, I've seen a number of people on twitter asking if it was a real report). Love the list of interested locations too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viruk42 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 4 hours ago, red card said: Niagara Falls FC announced😉 Insiders with the Canadian Premier League state that the league was courted by a number of franchises including Red Deer, Nelson, Timmins, Fort Hope, Lebel-sur-Quevillon, La Romaine, and the Fighting Whalers of Port-Menier, Anticosti Island. https://www.thenutmegnews.com/current/2019/8/21/canadian-premier-league-announces-expansion-to-buffalo-new-york That's too bad, I was really hoping to cheer for Romaine Lettuce FC ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 I guess this knocks Goderich down the list a few spots. nolando and MtlMario 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 7 hours ago, red card said: Niagara Falls FC announced😉 Insiders with the Canadian Premier League state that the league was courted by a number of franchises including Red Deer, Nelson, Timmins, Fort Hope, Lebel-sur-Quevillon, La Romaine, and the Fighting Whalers of Port-Menier, Anticosti Island. https://www.thenutmegnews.com/current/2019/8/21/canadian-premier-league-announces-expansion-to-buffalo-new-york My god, the Fighting Whalers of Port-Menier!! I'd buy that kit in a heartbeat. HfxCeltic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 nolando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 All joking aside.. if you look at what LigaMX did with Tijuana and now Juarez, maybe we should be strongly considering Niagara and Windsor. I've never been to either place but really, what's a border? If you look at it from that perspective you have 2 of the largest markets in Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksam Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 (edited) Well, those Mexican clubs can draw on ex pats across the border so not a perfect comparison. Anyhow, I don’t think that would be necessary to maintain clubs in those aforementioned cities. Edited August 22, 2019 by Macksam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 2 hours ago, SpursFlu said: All joking aside.. if you look at what LigaMX did with Tijuana and now Juarez, maybe we should be strongly considering Niagara and Windsor... You don't even need any cross border angle to justify looking at those two markets, if Saskatoon is being seriously considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksam Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 I can’t believe Ozzie and I are in agreement over something. MtlMario, deschamp86, ted and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 4 hours ago, Macksam said: I can’t believe Ozzie and I are in agreement over something. Well, when he repeats the same nonsense over and over again like a parrot, odds are that a some point he is going to randomly say something you agree with. Bbeto and Macksam 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Kent, longlugan and ted 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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