Aird25 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: Our stadiums are actually designed, apart from those two, to not create any equivalence with MLS at all. They actually say CPL does not want to rival MLS, as I see it. That's shite. Stadium size is simply a result of recognizing of where these teams are at the moment and existing infrastructure, not an indication of where these clubs hope to be in the future. Nobody is going to invest an irrecuperable amount until they know how the league will be received. 6 hours ago, Ansem said: The only thing they care about is their bottom line. They care if their attendances, merchandise sales, sponsors and season tickets numbers at the very least stays the same for the most parts or increases while costs go down Don't forget costs and the revenue generated from selling an MLS franchise. It's all about predicting where the market is going, and I think a growing number of Canadians are becoming interested in CPL Edited September 4, 2019 by Aird25 CDNFootballer and Macksam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 No mention of expansion in the article, league must have worked it's "non-disclosure magic" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/moncton-soccer-team-1.5268802 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Lots of interest out there, maybe even enxt year. 2 in Quebec, 1 in ontario......let the speculation ensue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 (edited) Edited September 4, 2019 by Ansem johnyb, Lofty, CDNFootballer and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 ClassCity tell no lie unless someone lies to him. I would say take this to the bank. Whitecaps fans South of the Fraser have a decision to make toontownman, CDNFootballer, Ansem and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Giant spit ball here... I wonder if Ron Toigo and Michael Buble are involved? Toigo is old school Canada so I doubt he has much interest in soccer but Buble is a big soccer fan. Just a thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolbertos Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Buble is from Burnaby. Has no links to Fraser Valley. Can only think that Ron Toigo, Rob Friend and probably one more investor are leading the charge in Langley. Will be interesting to see how crowds get there as the rumoured skytrain expansion to Langley and Willowbrook won’t complete until 2025. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Toigo doesn't either and at first was visibly annoyed by being driven out to the Valley. But the Giants are starting to do well out there and Langley is a great place to do business. Toigo would be the active owner anyways. Just a thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 39 minutes ago, nolbertos said: Buble is from Burnaby. Has no links to Fraser Valley. Can only think that Ron Toigo, Rob Friend and probably one more investor are leading the charge in Langley. Will be interesting to see how crowds get there as the rumoured skytrain expansion to Langley and Willowbrook won’t complete until 2025. Likely by car, as most drive in the area/suburbs. There's already lots of parking at the roughly 5300 seat arena that's on the LEC site, and its just a few minutes off the freeway. Probably the club will run a shuttle as well from Surrey on game days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 5 minutes ago, CDNFootballer said: Likely by car, as most drive in the area/suburbs. There's already lots of parking at the roughly 5300 seat arena that's on the LEC site, and its just a few minutes off the freeway. Probably the club will run a shuttle as well from Surrey on game days. There is an express shuttle that runs from right there to braid skytrain. I know a lot of Whitecaps fans who use it to get to games CDNFootballer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 1 hour ago, SpursFlu said: Giant spit ball here... I wonder if Ron Toigo and Michael Buble are involved? Toigo is old school Canada so I doubt he has much interest in soccer but Buble is a big soccer fan. Just a thought I'm the same age as Buble and we grew up relatively close to one another in Burnaby. I have no recollection of him playing any youth football growing up. He definitely wasn't at either of the big North Burnaby clubs (Cliff Ave and Norburn/Burnaby Heights). I suppose he might have been at Wesburn, even if it was a bit further from home, or he might have developed a love of the game strictly from watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, SthMelbRed said: I'm the same age as Buble and we grew up relatively close to one another in Burnaby. I have no recollection of him playing any youth football growing up. He definitely wasn't at either of the big North Burnaby clubs (Cliff Ave and Norburn/Burnaby Heights). I suppose he might have been at Wesburn, even if it was a bit further from home, or he might have developed a love of the game strictly from watching. He married an Argentine and him and his family are often at the Whitecaps games. Kinda like Aqualini, I dont ever recal his family being involved with footie but his ex is Italian Italian and as a result I heard he got in to footy because his kids are crazy in to football Edited September 5, 2019 by SpursFlu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 I'm going to trust the supporter who's been active with them over Glass City here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 7 minutes ago, Watchmen said: I'm going to trust the supporter who's been active with them over Glass City here. In what sense? Zachary’s tweet doesn’t contradict Glass City, only calls it premature. Do you think it’s not a “done deal?” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 It would be good news for Victoria's travel budget at least. Now we need another team closer to Halifax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 23 minutes ago, BuzzAndSting said: In what sense? Zachary’s tweet doesn’t contradict Glass City, only calls it premature. Do you think it’s not a “done deal?” Yes. From the sounds of it, it's not a done deal. Glass City has the habit of preferring to be first rather than being correct. BuzzAndSting and DrFitzpatrick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 All the way through the CanPL saga people have been doing that, so posters online have been led to believe things were two or three years ahead of where they really were. The hold up will probably be on the stadium approval and who pays for it. Good to see investors are not being scared off by the norm on actual crowds being closer to 3000 than 8000. The Real Marc, CDNFootballer, Bbeto and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Isn't any kinda information outside of the league and team officially announcing considered pre mature? Isnt that the whole point of the tweet? And isn't someone in the know calling it premature actually then confirming the information is correct but saying the information is being released premature to when people actually wanted the information released. Winnipeg Fury, Unnamed Trialist, CDNFootballer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Just curious, has anyone done a deep dive on the copyright thing lately for clues on anything new? I’d do it myself but have no clue how and have seen it posted here before lol. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 http://www.ic.gc.ca/app/opic-cipo/trdmrks/srch/home?lang=eng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Ozzie- is there something your trying to show here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 4 minutes ago, baulderdash77 said: Ozzie- is there something your trying to show here? There is nothing new from C.P.L. SOCCER if that's what you're wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 6 minutes ago, baulderdash77 said: Ozzie- is there something your trying to show here? Just the usual schtick eh? Even forgetting his 2 target numbers are just arbitrary ones he picked out of his ass, 3 teams are closer to 8000, 4 are closer to 3000. League average of 4500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Jeff Paulus seems very confident that CPL will have 5 new teams within 2 years CDNFootballer and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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