Daryn27 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Does anyone know how many Memberships each team roughly has and how many they are hoping to have? I know when I got my membership with FC Edmonton over a month ago I was member #884 any idea how the rest of the clubs are doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Have seen 2000 mentioned (I think in Halifax) as the ultimate target to make the numbers work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryn27 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 56 minutes ago, BringBackTheBlizzard said: Have seen 2000 mentioned (I think in Halifax) as the ultimate target to make the numbers work. Numbers may be low I got a membership for FC Edmonton the last week of July and I was member #884 so all the clubs are probably higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Think the ones with (0) after them are the ones that could be low as that probably means no up to date number. The Forge one is in line with very recent tweets: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Pacific FC hired a new manager and got 0 new memberships? That seems...bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Isn't it just based on people signing up that have Twitter? These teams could have a bunch more memberships afterwards, but the people don't have twitter Ansem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpg_29 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 14 minutes ago, deschamp86 said: Isn't it just based on people signing up that have Twitter? These teams could have a bunch more memberships afterwards, but the people don't have twitter Yeah but the more people that sign up the more chance that one of them has twitter. So if there is a bunch of people up signing up I would expect to see to the odd tweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 7 minutes ago, mpg_29 said: Yeah but the more people that sign up the more chance that one of them has twitter. So if there is a bunch of people up signing up I would expect to see to the odd tweet. Its true. You would expect to. However if a lot of the memberships they are getting are being made in person rather than online at this point, then maybe that could explain it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 38 minutes ago, deschamp86 said: Its true. You would expect to. However if a lot of the memberships they are getting are being made in person rather than online at this point, then maybe that could explain it Have there been many in person sign up opportunities recently? I haven't seen any, though I haven't been looking either. And even then, 0 online (or a low number, if people didn't have/give twitter) after a manager signing must still be disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zem Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 53 minutes ago, Watchmen said: Have there been many in person sign up opportunities recently? I haven't seen any, though I haven't been looking either. And even then, 0 online (or a low number, if people didn't have/give twitter) after a manager signing must still be disappointing. As BBTB said, the teams whose membership numbers haven't changed are likely because there's no updated number available yet. The league stopped publicly posting the membership counts about a month ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 On 8/29/2018 at 11:54 PM, Gopherbashi said: There's been enough "slips" from the league about Ottawa being the 8th team that either they've been lying the whole time or they're shitting their pants right now. Guess we'll see. I don't think it is life or death having an eighth team at the launch. Preferably of course but not vital. Other things I read here cause me more concern. On the plus side, free for all if you want to try to scoop up some bodies off the Fury roster for 2019! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeelaw Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 20 hours ago, Zem said: As BBTB said, the teams whose membership numbers haven't changed are likely because there's no updated number available yet. The league stopped publicly posting the membership counts about a month ago. They also fixed the reverse-engineered way to get the numbers, according to the user who did it. nolando and Greatest Cockney Rip Off 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Kadenge, Shortdutchcanuck, Kent and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW519 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Can anyone clarify the player recruiting rules? Will a kid from Victoria be forced into the Pacific academy if he's a Cavalry fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 2 hours ago, KW519 said: Can anyone clarify the player recruiting rules? Will a kid from Victoria be forced into the Pacific academy if he's a Cavalry fan? I dont think anything is set in stone, they are still finalizing all the details. I dont even think they have said whether all the teams will field academies. KW519 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 (edited) The bathroom of the Ship and Anchor in Calgary is starting to become somewhat of a poster for CPL supporters groups. If anyone is visiting Calgary and wants to add theirs to the wall, hit me up we can share some pints! Edited September 3, 2018 by shermanator deschamp86, Unnamed Trialist, ThatDaveCh and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 I'm disappointed there aren't any phone numbers though..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Just now, admin said: I'm disappointed there aren't any phone numbers though..... For me it's more worrying that none have been tagged or defaced. What sort of things do Calgarians DO when going to the bathroom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 5 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: For me it's more worrying that none have been tagged or defaced. What sort of things do Calgarians DO when going to the bathroom? And restraint, thankfully, wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Watching the Labour Day Classics on tv today makes me think the CPL should take a page out of the CFL's book and figure out a rivalry weekend, same teams each day/year. My first instinct was July 1st, but since the day of the week for that varies it might be trickier. But the August long weekend would probably work well. Hockey is over, weather is good, CFL is Labour Day so it avoids conflicting. DrummingInMySleep, Ansem, BenFisk'sBiggestFan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 18 hours ago, Watchmen said: Watching the Labour Day Classics on tv today makes me think the CPL should take a page out of the CFL's book and figure out a rivalry weekend, same teams each day/year. My first instinct was July 1st, but since the day of the week for that varies it might be trickier. But the August long weekend would probably work well. Hockey is over, weather is good, CFL is Labour Day so it avoids conflicting. Opening day potentially. Selling out every opening day game would be a marketing coup for the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 1 hour ago, lazlo_80 said: Opening day potentially. Selling out every opening day game would be a marketing coup for the league. Would probably want to space it out. Opening day should be a bigger draw on its own, so you might waste the power of a rivalry game if it overlaps. Maybe in the first year it would be OK to drum up interest, but going forward having a separate marketable rivalry week is better than piggybacking off of opening week. DrummingInMySleep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Kent said: Would probably want to space it out. Opening day should be a bigger draw on its own, so you might waste the power of a rivalry game if it overlaps. Maybe in the first year it would be OK to drum up interest, but going forward having a separate marketable rivalry week is better than piggybacking off of opening week. I'm still not certain opening day is a slam dunk to be a sell out in all the markets regardless of matchup. Just think it has work to do for that to be ensured, especially in the CFL stadiums. agree with you that "owning" a day/holiday as a big mark-your-calendar moment every year for a rivalry game would be awesome. I think I was more confidant of what this league was earlier on. Now I'm not so sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 22 minutes ago, lazlo_80 said: I'm still not certain opening day is a slam dunk to be a sell out in all the markets regardless of matchup. Just think it has work to do for that to be ensured, especially in the CFL stadiums. agree with you that "owning" a day/holiday as a big mark-your-calendar moment every year for a rivalry game would be awesome. I think I was more confidant of what this league was earlier on. Now I'm not so sure. To clarify, I didn’t mean to imply that opening day would be sell outs across the league, just that it is reasonable to expect it to be bigger attendance than a typical week. lazlo_80 and ted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortdutchcanuck Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 4 hours ago, lazlo_80 said: I think I was more confidant of what this league was earlier on. Now I'm not so sure. Just out of curiosity what has changed for you? Is it the salary cap rumours? Slow sales in a couple markets? Possibility of 7 teams instead of 8? It is early still. Of course there were going to be questions, and hiccups. Of course this league wasn't going to fit everyone's expectations exactly. It still has the potential to fill a massive gap in this country, and to provide a ridiculous amount of fun for those of us who have waited decades for a team to support. For those worried about its initial quality, I think it will improve steadily and noticeably in the first 10 years. And I am hopeful that much of that improvement, unlike in MLS, will come from the development of young Canadian domestics within the league. Grandbloke, DrummingInMySleep and MtlMario 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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