kacbru Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 11 hours ago, KW519 said: I had to look very closely to see the fine print, but only FCE, valour and forge are eligible. ted, longlugan, johnyb and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copes Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Just chiming in on the rivalry piece. I think we all know that the rivalries that are being discussed will form over time. My only issue is the league Trademarking the names. That's foolishness, especially when the rivalries should be springing up organically and be spurred on by the supporters of the clubs, not the league. By trademarking rivalry names, the league tarnishes the authenticity of the rivalry IMO. The sad thing is they don't need to, because these rivalries were going to happen anyway. ted, johnyb, matty and 1 other 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 3 hours ago, Copes said: Just chiming in on the rivalry piece. I think we all know that the rivalries that are being discussed will form over time. My only issue is the league Trademarking the names. That's foolishness, especially when the rivalries should be springing up organically and be spurred on by the supporters of the clubs, not the league. Yup, that is totally a fair comment. Reminds me of when MLS trademarked "Cascadia Cup" and the debacle that followed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Speaking of which, shouldn't Pacific FC be invited to join the Cascadia Cup? That is of course if it is still a supporters initiated competition.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Raven1555362272 said: Speaking of which, shouldn't Pacific FC be invited to join the Cascadia Cup? That is of course if it is still a supporters initiated competition.... unless they create a friendly tourney, no. it would be very difficult to organize a cup where 3 of the teams have zero competitive matches unless they qualify for ccl. Edited February 27, 2019 by matty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 21 hours ago, SthMelbRed said: Known as the Scudetto in Italy. I'm not sure any other major European country does it, though. Italy actually uses 2 badges and stars. 1 badge for the reigning league champion, 1 badge for the reigning cup champion and 1 star for every 10 league championships. Lofty and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) bored list Best Song from each CPL City/Region Vancouver Island: "I'm Like a Bird" - pretty much a perfect early 2000s pop song Edmonton: "Chamber of Reflection" - the most hipster song to ever come out of Canada maybe. Easiest Mac song to chill to. Great video. Calgary: "Working for the Weekend" - 100% an anthem. 80s Canadian pop metal at its finest and most accessible. Epic chorus. Winnipeg: "Rockin' in the Free World" - Neil at peak rock and political mode featuring some of his simplest but most hard-hitting lyrics. It's not a stretch to say grunge rock's success owes a lot to this song. Hamilton: "John Lennon" - probably the funniest Canadian indie track in the later half of the oughts. A solid afternoon song. York Region: "The Maple Leaf Forever" - Canadian classic. The crop from York was thin so it was this or "White Trashing". Halifax: "Underwhelmed" - Probably the best of the CanRock songs that dominated alternative radio in the 90s. Without this song, it's hard to imagine the 2000s Canadian indie boom/75% of Polaris nominees. Edited March 1, 2019 by matty Coin Toss and gator 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 2 hours ago, matty said: bored list Best Song from each CPL City/Region Vancouver Island: "I'm Like a Bird" - pretty much a perfect early 2000s pop song Edmonton: "Chamber of Reflection" - the most hipster song to ever come out of Canada maybe. Easiest Mac song to chill to. Great video. Calgary: "Working for the Weekend" - 100% an anthem. 80s Canadian pop metal at its finest and most accessible. Epic chorus. Winnipeg: "Rockin' in the Free World" - Neil at peak rock and political mode featuring some of his simplest but most hard-hitting lyrics. It's not a stretch to say grunge rock's success owes a lot to this song. Hamilton: "John Lennon" - probably the funniest Canadian indie track in the later half of the oughts. A solid afternoon song. York Region: "The Maple Leaf Forever" - Canadian classic. The crop from York was thin so it was this or "White Trashing". Halifax: "Underwhelmed" - Probably the best of the CanRock songs that dominated alternative radio in the 90s. Without this song, it's hard to imagine the 2000s Canadian indie boom/75% of Polaris nominees. Good one, but how about taking it all a step further for us dummies: best local bands right now from each of the club locations? Or an only Indie list? Would you believe that the go-to song over the loudspeakers this year, before matches, at Camp Nou, is "Sweet Child of Mind"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: Good one, but how about taking it all a step further for us dummies: best local bands right now from each of the club locations? Or an only Indie list? Would you believe that the go-to song over the loudspeakers this year, before matches, at Camp Nou, is "Sweet Child of Mind"? can't say for local but if we just go like popular indie. locals please give some local buzz bands worth noting i want more canadian music from outside the major bubbles of toronto, montreal and vancouver. victoria: Frog Eyes - their song "2 girls" is a pretty intense listen, that entire 2015 album they did is good. would like to explore their catalog more edmonton: Mac DeMarco - canadian indie super star. can be hit or miss but more often hits calgary: Preoccupations - moody post punks with a trio of solid releases each better than the last which is a shock given the genre they're playing winnipeg: Propagandhi - they're a solid punk band with a 20 year history and 10 albums almost all seen as upper level modern punk hamilton: Junior Boys - check out big black coat, it's a pretty key album in the new dark synthwave scene. early stuff is kind of meh but recent stuff is solid york: Nicole Dollanganger - natural born loser is a pretty great album. stuff is a little darker, lots of disturbing lyrics (almost cartoonishly so). despite being a slower act metal and rapheads dig her halifax: Jeremy Dutcher - from new brunswick but got his higher musical education at dalhousie. making this interesting mix of first nations music and classical. it can be a little dull but he's onto something and has an amazing voice. Edited March 1, 2019 by matty Nello, BuzzAndSting and Unnamed Trialist 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grande Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Hamilton should just blast BA Johnston at every game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 2 hours ago, grande said: Hamilton should just blast BA Johnston at every game. BA is solid. *nods in approval* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Very important tweet by TVA Sports Nicolas Martineau highlighting how the Green Card sale is going to hurt both Canada and US players development as domestics are quickly being relegated to support/bench players. The more reason to be grateful for CPL johnyb, BuzzAndSting, Bbeto and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stouffvillain Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 MLS made the decision to move away from player development to try to become one of the top leagues in the world years ago. Most major decisions made by the league since David Beckham have been to elevate the product on the field in order to make as much money as possible. Some of these moves have been - continual increase of the salary cap - expansion of the designated player from 0 to 1 to 2 to now 3 spots - introduction of Targeted Allocation Money While this has been fantastic for MLS in terms of growth on the world stage, it has been a great detriment to the USMNT. The CPL's rule requiring teams to have 6 Canadians on the field is the strongest move that the league has made to ensure this doesn't happen to the CMNT. Ansem, DrummingInMySleep and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, Serie_AHH said: ...The CPL's rule requiring teams to have 6 Canadians on the field is the strongest move that the league has made to ensure this doesn't happen to the CMNT. How many of the players signed so far do you expect to be called up to play in the Gold Cup this summer (assuming all goes well on qualifying)? CanPL is more about adding greater depth that will help on the fringes than something that will be in any way pivotal to the core of the CMNT roster any time soon. In general, I think people are making too much out of one disappointing qualification cycle for the USMNT and are conveniently ignoring the great strides that have been made on academy systems by MLS teams over the past decade or so since the Beckham signing. Where would CanPL be without the castoffs from the TFC, Whitecaps and Impact academy systems? MLS has been the engine of growth for Canadian soccer that has made a league like CanPL credible to enough would be investors for it to finally actually happen. 1996, DrummingInMySleep and zen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 26 minutes ago, Serie_AHH said: MLS made the decision to move away from player development to try to become one of the top leagues in the world years ago. Most major decisions made by the league since David Beckham have been to elevate the product on the field in order to make as much money as possible. Some of these moves have been - continual increase of the salary cap - expansion of the designated player from 0 to 1 to 2 to now 3 spots - introduction of Targeted Allocation Money While this has been fantastic for MLS in terms of growth on the world stage, it has been a great detriment to the USMNT. The CPL's rule requiring teams to have 6 Canadians on the field is the strongest move that the league has made to ensure this doesn't happen to the CMNT. The decision to turn MLS into a potential league capable of competing worldwide is not the problem. Not having a proper strong D2 requiring US heavy roster is where it will hurt them the most. I had posted that Atlantic article stating that the gap between MLS and USL was growing and with no pro/rel and on this trajectory, MLS may become to big of a step for lots of American to jump from... which will lower the depth of their pool long term. CPL surpassing USL and managing that gap with MLS to be competitive in the region and finding ways to build a strong D2 in the future is key in my opinion Ams1984, DrummingInMySleep and zen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, BringBackTheBlizzard said: How many of the players signed so far do you expect to be called up to play in the Gold Cup this summer (assuming all goes well on qualifying)? CanPL is more about adding greater depth that will help on the fringes than something that will be in any way pivotal to the core of the CMNT roster any time soon. In general, I think people are making too much out of one disappointing qualification cycle for the USMNT and are conveniently ignoring the great strides that have been made on academy systems by MLS teams over the past decade or so since the Beckham signing. Where would CanPL be without the castoffs from the TFC, Whitecaps and Impact academy systems? MLS has been the engine of growth for Canadian soccer that has made a league like CanPL credible to enough would be investors for it to finally actually happen. Relax... obviously we're talking long term here. Ivan, dyslexic nam, johnyb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenFisk'sBiggestFan Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 I can’t believe training camp for a national soccer league in Canada started today... this league is real guys! Ams1984, ted, johnyb and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpg_29 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) Equipment sponsorship with Nike: https://canpl.ca/article/cpl-announces-preseason-training-in-dominican-republic-equipment-sponsorship-with-nike Edited March 4, 2019 by mpg_29 ted, johnyb and matty 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Preseason Following a month of training in their respective cities, each of the seven clubs will continue their preparations in the Dominican Republic, beginning April 5, 2019, where coaches and players will participate in a number of on and off-the-pitch sessions. The CPL is working towards finalizing friendly matches with local professional clubs in the Dominican Republic and other parts of the Caribbean. MEDIAPRO, the CPL’s official media partner, will be in attendance to capture media assets in preparation for their production of all 98 regular season matches. New Sponsors The Canadian Premier League also announced Monday that Nike will be the official footwear and equipment supplier for the CPL’s seven founding clubs. This partnership, negotiated by Canadian Soccer Business (CSB) on behalf of the CPL, will have players wearing Nike performance football boots. The Nike Merlin will also be the official match ball of the 2019 season m-g-williams, mpg_29, johnyb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-g-williams Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 11 minutes ago, Ansem said: Preseason Following a month of training in their respective cities, each of the seven clubs will continue their preparations in the Dominican Republic, beginning April 5, 2019, where coaches and players will participate in a number of on and off-the-pitch sessions. The CPL is working towards finalizing friendly matches with local professional clubs in the Dominican Republic and other parts of the Caribbean. MEDIAPRO, the CPL’s official media partner, will be in attendance to capture media assets in preparation for their production of all 98 regular season matches. New Sponsors The Canadian Premier League also announced Monday that Nike will be the official footwear and equipment supplier for the CPL’s seven founding clubs. This partnership, negotiated by Canadian Soccer Business (CSB) on behalf of the CPL, will have players wearing Nike performance football boots. The Nike Merlin will also be the official match ball of the 2019 season Beat me to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 I’m assuming since there was no media event that the equipment sponsorship is smaller in nature to the VW, Macron and media sponsorships. Its still good to have and a win on the business side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zem Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) That's the same match ball the Premier League uses. Obviously that doesn't really mean anything, but it's still kinda cool. Edited March 4, 2019 by Zem johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Not sure how well that will go down with the players. Some people can be quite particular on preferred brands when it comes to football boots. wafflecone90 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Just now, BringBackTheBlizzard said: Not sure how well that will go down with the players. Some people can be quite particular on preferred brands when it comes to football boots. It will go down just nicely with a slice of humble pie. The only issue is if players have pre-exisiting sponsorship deals with other manufacturers. I am not sure whether they would go through their specific club first anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) You can predict that confidently for all 140 players? I used to have to hunt around in sports shops in Scotland for a particular brand of Patrick boots for a cousin who played in the NSL back in the day. Some people are very attached to their preferred brand. Edited March 4, 2019 by BringBackTheBlizzard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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