Alex D Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 15 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: I just need to say how amazing it is to see the avalanche of player signing announcements, the release of the first game date, etc. Heck, there is a CPL post game party now planned. I know there are things to nit-pick about - and that some are unhappy about the overhype of the VW announcement, etc. But (and I know this is obvious to everyone here) this is such a great time to be a Canadian footy fan. Shit is happening right now that people have dreamed of for years. Hot damn. I can't wait to see all of these players we've heard of before but never really seen. Now they are all in the same place for direct comparison. Some will fall flat and some will surprise. It's like Christmas 30 weeks a year! MtlMario, Admin, dyslexic nam and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenFisk'sBiggestFan Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Alex D said: I can't wait to see all of these players we've heard of before but never really seen. Now they are all in the same place for direct comparison. Some will fall flat and some will surprise. It's like Christmas 30 weeks a year! Unless you’re a Cavalry fan, cause this year will suck for them. dyslexic nam, Kent, Stryker911 and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 The league is featured on BBC.com johnyb, Greatest Cockney Rip Off, Namaste and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatest Cockney Rip Off Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 10 hours ago, Ansem said: The league is featured on BBC.com Just came to see if this had been posted. Really hope there will be a way to watch from the U.K. ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copes Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 BBC coverage is good, although I'm disappointed not to see more discussion about CPL on some of the other soccer communities I visit (namely Reddit). I get it, in terms of global soccer CPL is small potatoes. That said, I think watching a league be built is exciting for any soccer fan, anywhere, if its done right. And I really do think CPL is being done right. Anyway, hopefully the BBC article results in some new folks digging into the league to see what its all about! International coverage is a damn good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) "...he [Clanachan] says the league is in talks with 18 other clubs, regions and towns about signing up new teams." I know additional interest has been mentioned before, but that level of interest is pretty encouraging. There is always the risk of trying to go too big too fast, but it seems like there is pretty solid capacity for the kind of expansion we are all hoping for. Also interesting that he is still explicitly referencing the pro-rel model - which would be enabled by the kind of numbers he is talking about. Edited February 1, 2019 by dyslexic nam Bbeto and ted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpg_29 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 13 hours ago, Copes said: BBC coverage is good, although I'm disappointed not to see more discussion about CPL on some of the other soccer communities I visit (namely Reddit). I get it, in terms of global soccer CPL is small potatoes. That said, I think watching a league be built is exciting for any soccer fan, anywhere, if its done right. And I really do think CPL is being done right. Anyway, hopefully the BBC article results in some new folks digging into the league to see what its all about! International coverage is a damn good thing. There is a subreddit for CPL: https://www.reddit.com/r/canadianpl It's pretty active and steadily growing. Has 2500 members right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copes Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 1 hour ago, mpg_29 said: There is a subreddit for CPL: https://www.reddit.com/r/canadianpl It's pretty active and steadily growing. Has 2500 members right now. Oh yeah, I actively post there. I meant /r/soccer. I noticed the BBC post had 5 comments. Given it is English news, and a new club is exciting, I thought there would have been a few more eyeballs. That said, I also know what kind of place /r/soccer is so maybe "new league forming" really isn't that exciting, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopherbashi Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 8 hours ago, dyslexic nam said: "...he [Clanachan] says the league is in talks with 18 other clubs, regions and towns about signing up new teams." I know additional interest has been mentioned before, but that level of interest is pretty encouraging. There is always the risk of trying to go too big too fast, but it seems like there is pretty solid capacity for the kind of expansion we are all hoping for. Also interesting that he is still explicitly referencing the pro-rel model - which would be enabled by the kind of numbers he is talking about. I always worry when I hear these kinds of astronomical numbers, because it takes me back to the heyday of the NASL and Bill Peterson promising the sky yet delivering a Spanish second division side in Oklahoma City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 I don't think he is over promising anything. He is just talking about the level of interest in other markets. Personally, I think that is encouraging. CDNFootballer, DrummingInMySleep, Bbeto and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 14 hours ago, dyslexic nam said: I don't think he is over promising anything. He is just talking about the level of interest in other markets. Personally, I think that is encouraging. He also repeatedly said "8 to 10 teams at launch" and they're at 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Watchmen said: He also repeatedly said "8 to 10 teams at launch" and they're at 7. Well, at the time Ottawa was thought to be onboard before they betrayed their fans and gave Canada the middle finger. deschamp86, MtlMario, matty and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 12 minutes ago, ted said: Well, at the time Ottawa was thought to be onboard before they betrayed their fans and gave Canada the middle finger. Sure. But by saying 10 he's also indicating that there was 2 other options, which didn't work out. Saying "18" seems to set up more of what I'm coming to expect from this league: over promise and under deliver. ted, Gopherbashi and MtlMario 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Watchmen said: He also repeatedly said "8 to 10 teams at launch" and they're at 7. Are you BBTB in disguise?? marauder01, Bbeto, MtlMario and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex D Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, Watchmen said: Sure. But by saying 10 he's also indicating that there was 2 other options, which didn't work out. Saying "18" seems to set up more of what I'm coming to expect from this league: over promise and under deliver. They were still possible but couldn't get everything together for year 1. He also didn't say all 18 of these other clubs are going to happen, he is illustrating that there is interest. I don't see that as disingenuous at all. DrummingInMySleep, ted and MtlMario 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, Watchmen said: Sure. But by saying 10 he's also indicating that there was 2 other options, which didn't work out. Saying "18" seems to set up more of what I'm coming to expect from this league: over promise and under deliver. It all depends on what constitutes an expression of interest. Is an email from some random fan from a gmail address to league HQ enough to make the list? Probably not, but for all we know it might not take much more than that. He also says that there are two clear front runners and that's the angle that is probably worth taking seriously. Montreal/Laval is obviously one of them, and presumably Saskatoon is the other but they've been very quiet for a long time now. Gopherbashi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Just now, gator said: Are you BBTB in disguise?? I agree with some things he says, I disagree with others. I completely get why people are excited about the league, especially in communities that not that long ago seemed like they'd never get a pro team. But that doesn't mean I can't be skeptical about aspects of it or have to buy in to everything just because the league tells me something. Make of that what you will. ? longlugan, ChrisinOrleans, Sébastien and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Robin Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 The writer may have included the 18 teams comment because elsewhere in the story he mentioned promotion/relegation so 7 teams now would make that seem crazy to the English readers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 6 minutes ago, Alex D said: They were still possible but couldn't get everything together for year 1. He also didn't say all 18 of these other clubs are going to happen, he is illustrating that there is interest. I don't see that as disingenuous at all. I think using the number 18 sets an extremely high expectation for how much expansion the league is set to do. We know there's interest. We don't know how many are serious/capable of actually delivering. Much like his "8-10" comment and then only being able to only deliver 7 for the launch. Gopherbashi and Kent 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex D Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 1 minute ago, Watchmen said: I think using the number 18 sets an extremely high expectation for how much expansion the league is set to do. We know there's interest. We don't know how many are serious/capable of actually delivering. Much like his "8-10" comment and then only being able to only deliver 7 for the launch. If Ottawa didn't pull the switcheroo and we had 8 would you still hold this opinion? Keegan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Just now, Alex D said: If Ottawa didn't pull the switcheroo and we had 8 would you still hold this opinion? Well, that's sort of my point. Ottawa did pull out, and the other 2 possibilities weren't ready. So he over promised and then couldn't deliver. BringBackTheBlizzard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Except he isn't promising anything in the BBC article. He is saying that there are discussions about possible teams with that number of representatives. No where is he saying that they will have 18 teams by a certain date. Ruffian, Zem, Grandbloke and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmc Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 On 2/1/2019 at 2:04 PM, Copes said: Oh yeah, I actively post there. I meant /r/soccer. I noticed the BBC post had 5 comments. Given it is English news, and a new club is exciting, I thought there would have been a few more eyeballs. That said, I also know what kind of place /r/soccer is so maybe "new league forming" really isn't that exciting, haha. When the Wanderers signed Eton John, it had about 700 upvotes and was one of the top posts on /r/soccer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex D Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 1 hour ago, garmc said: When the Wanderers signed Eton John, it had about 700 upvotes and was one of the top posts on /r/soccer. Has Emilio Estevez been made official yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmc Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 19 minutes ago, Alex D said: Has Emilio Estevez been made official yet? Imagine being named Emilio Estevez, and only being the second best named player in the league. Dude's been cucked. kmacphee, johnyb, nolando and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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