ReedOnTheGrand Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 8 hours ago, shamrock said: 6,4 milion people? Of course there's room for more academies. Exactly, he also said all of the best players in southern ontario were being funneled into TFC. Based on what? The fact the best young player from Toronto didn't play there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Haven't watched but Sportsnet has an interview with the new CSA pres and CPL is discussed http://sprtsnt.ca/2uHe2NW ReedOnTheGrand and ironcub14 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex D Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 17 hours ago, Initial B said: The CSA will get a maximum of 2 spots for CCL, just like the other leagues in CONCACAF. Panama, Honduras and Costa Rica all have 4 spots. El Salvador has 3. There it's no reason Canada can't have 3 or 4 when the CPL is up to speed. MLS will have zero influence on how these are distributed. Macksam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 16 hours ago, Rheo said: Haven't watched but Sportsnet has an interview with the new CSA pres and CPL is discussed http://sprtsnt.ca/2uHe2NW Listened and nothing major, just towing the generic points. Still good to hear the league getting mentioned in a major spot. GuillermoDelQuarto and Complete Homer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 5 hours ago, Alex D said: Panama, Honduras and Costa Rica all have 4 spots. El Salvador has 3. There it's no reason Canada can't have 3 or 4 when the CPL is up to speed. MLS will have zero influence on how these are distributed. I agree that once the CPL is up to speed Canada should have at least 3 (2 CPL, 1 VCup). The only issue is where do the extra spots come from? I guessing CPL gets one in the fall league first replacing one of the CFU spots or maybe a playoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 A local story on the CPL info meeting tonight http://leaderpost.com/storyline/representatives-of-the-city-of-regina-are-expected-to-hear-a-soccer-pitch-today matty, Complete Homer and ironcub14 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Financial assistance in start-up from FIFA? Interesting tidbit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 34 minutes ago, Ivan said: Financial assistance in start-up from FIFA? Interesting tidbit. It's been briefly hinted at by Montagliani and even Totera occasionally, but never really explained much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 12 minutes ago, Complete Homer said: It's been briefly hinted at by Montagliani and even Totera occasionally, but never really explained much Someone ask about it for us tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 9 minutes ago, Rheo said: Someone ask about it for us tonight Paging @rob.notenboom Of course we wouldn't ask you to upset any relationship with the owners by prying though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Rheo said: A local story on the CPL info meeting tonight http://leaderpost.com/storyline/representatives-of-the-city-of-regina-are-expected-to-hear-a-soccer-pitch-today Just one thought after reading this... 8,600 seat stadium is a strangely specific number...makes me think they've already spent some time considering the stadium design. rob.notenboom and m-g-williams 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 (edited) 24 minutes ago, lazlo_80 said: Just one thought after reading this... 8,600 seat stadium is a strangely specific number...makes me think they've already spent some time considering the stadium design. If they are planning to approach city council, they must have at least a general idea. The characterizing of the Germany trip by Belan as "due diligence" certainly implies a more advanced stage than just seeing what's out there (especially considering how random it would be to travel to see a 3rd tier German stadium and get a tour). Quick! Start monitoring all of the Regina city council documents! Edited July 21, 2017 by Complete Homer rob.notenboom and lazlo_80 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Initial B Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 (edited) 7 hours ago, Alex D said: Double post delete. Edited July 21, 2017 by Initial B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Initial B Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 7 hours ago, Alex D said: Panama, Honduras and Costa Rica all have 4 spots. El Salvador has 3. There it's no reason Canada can't have 3 or 4 when the CPL is up to speed. MLS will have zero influence on how these are distributed. Under the new format, only 1 team from each of those countries makes the second stage automatically. They each have 2 spots available for their teams in the second stage. Canada would probably only get one of those spots, with the other countries' Associations screaming blue murder. Maybe they take one of the Carribean spots or El Salvador's (no biters allowed), but no way will they allow two additional spots unless the results prove the need. As for Saskatchewan, I don't see Regina building another stadium when they just built the Mosaic. Otoh, Saskatoon has a prime piece of real estate next to the Persephone Theatre downtown that's a parking lot right now. You could plop a sub-10K stadium footprint right there and revitalize the downtown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 3 minutes ago, Complete Homer said: If they are planning to approach city council, they must have at least a general idea. The characterizing of the Germany trip by Belan as "due diligence" certainly implies a more advanced stage than just seeing what's out there (especially considering how random it would be to travel to see a 3rd tier German stadium and get a tour). Quick! Start monitoring all of the Regina city council documents! If they built a place that looked like some of those german stadiums it could be really, really special. Complete Homer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.notenboom Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Complete Homer said: Paging @rob.notenboom Of course we wouldn't ask you to upset any relationship with the owners by prying though This is one of those topics that I'm quite sure I'll get absolutely no info on. Financial arrangements, municipal & govt agreements, CanPL arrangements between owners are completely behind the curtain. Having said that, I'd love to know. But I'm not sure that it's worth asking tbh. ironcub14 and Rheo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Is the meeting being livestreamed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Initial B said: Under the new format, only 1 team from each of those countries makes the second stage automatically. They each have 2 spots available for their teams in the second stage. Canada would probably only get one of those spots, with the other countries' Associations screaming blue murder. Maybe they take one of the Carribean spots or El Salvador's (no biters allowed), but no way will they allow two additional spots unless the results prove the need. I think we'll end up with a total of 2 for a while. (V Cup and CPL Cup). but "drama, drama" : The CSA decides how it allocates those spots. If CONCACAF don't get both spots to Round 2, who will the CSA put above? CPL Cup or V-Cup? So far based on precedents, the domestic league championship is ranked higher than the national tournament. It's also in the CSA interest to put CPL over to increase people's interest in the league. The CSA has already demonstrated that it could be indifferent to what our 3 MLS clubs demands or complaints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 56 minutes ago, rob.notenboom said: This is one of those topics that I'm quite sure I'll get absolutely no info on. Financial arrangements, municipal & govt agreements, CanPL arrangements between owners are completely behind the curtain. Having said that, I'd love to know. But I'm not sure that it's worth asking tbh. I suspect you're right, and it's probably not worth rocking the boat asking a financial question publicly. Doesn't serve anyone's interest to put them in an awkward position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.notenboom Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 3 hours ago, matty said: Is the meeting being livestreamed? Not that I'm aware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 so has the meeting started yet? any new news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 49 minutes ago, lazlo_80 said: so has the meeting started yet? any new news? Nothing On twitter other than Beirne sending a pic out of thos me there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 1 hour ago, lazlo_80 said: so has the meeting started yet? any new news? It's started and Sandor is tweeting quotes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Best ever m-g-williams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.notenboom Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 2 hours ago, Rheo said: Best ever I had to bite my lip to keep from laughing. Rheo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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