Cheeta Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 For sure none of this was ever going to be easy but this is just getting into the neighbourhood of embarrassing. Yes, things are changing by the day but you don't get the feeling that the reason league HQ isn't communicating with the players is because of some malevolent anti-union bias. It's feeling more and more like league HQ doesn't know what to communicate to the players because they have no effing idea what they're doing themselves. There is no grand plan. There is no strategy. Things are being made up as they go along. They're flying by the seat of their pants. I don't mean for that to sound too harsh. Maybe that's not such a bad thing. The league and it's brain trust are still toddlers and these are really, really, weird times. So yeah, I'll allow 'em some slack. But still...DAMN. Manitoba is going into Phase Whatever starting this weekend. No quartine for domestic travellers. Mostly back to normal for most businesses with the default precautionaries (if you feel so inclined). Zero reasons the league couldn't host a tourney here starting next week. Zero. Maybe the league is crossing it's fingers that re-opening will be echoed across the country? Don't know. Ivan, The Real Marc, dnina10 and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Cheeta said: Manitoba is going into Phase Whatever starting this weekend. No quartine for domestic travellers. Mostly back to normal for most businesses with the default precautionaries (if you feel so inclined). Zero reasons the league couldn't host a tourney here starting next week. The CFL has just named Winnipeg as their host city for this year (pending a few more approvals), so I'd say that's actually a fairly major reason the CPL would't be going there. Zem, Kent, johnyb and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyb Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 12 hours ago, Watchmen said: The CFL has just named Winnipeg as their host city for this year (pending a few more approvals), so I'd say that's actually a fairly major reason the CPL would't be going there. https://regina.ctvnews.ca/we-re-disappointed-sask-falls-short-as-cfl-chooses-winnipeg-for-tentative-hub-city-1.5033356 That would make Regina a good choice wouldn't it. Ivan, -Hammer- and Winnipeg Fury 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 6 hours ago, johnyb said: https://regina.ctvnews.ca/we-re-disappointed-sask-falls-short-as-cfl-chooses-winnipeg-for-tentative-hub-city-1.5033356 That would make Regina a good choice wouldn't it. I suggested Saskatchewan a while ago, as a replacement to the missed summer series. If you want to keep developing new markets, this is a way to do it. johnyb, Trois Reds, dnina10 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 22 hours ago, Watchmen said: The CFL has just named Winnipeg as their host city for this year (pending a few more approvals), so I'd say that's actually a fairly major reason the CPL would't be going there. Seen that. A month ago if you'd asked me if the feds would put money forward to get some sort of CFL season in play for 2020 I'd have said 100%. Today, I'm not so sure. I still lean towards the affirmative but I'm more 60-40 AT BEST right now. Otherwise the point stands. For certain regions of Canada this pandemic is appearing less threatening and so options/opportunities are revealing themselves every day. And that has to be throwing CPL HQ for a bit of a loop. I also don't think that CPL absolutely needs to be in a single "hub" location. Under certain circumstances multiple locations might be the best answer. dnina10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Looks like Cann is trying to bring a L1O team to Peterborough https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/sports/soccer/2020/07/23/group-wants-to-bring-pro-soccer-team-to-peterborough.html Trois Reds, Stouffvillain, Mikmacdo and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zem Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20200725/marshall-ready-canadian-premier-league Quote from Cavalier FC technical director Rudolph Speid: “Why we love the Canadian League more than even the USL (United Soccer League) is that this is going to be the second season of the Canadian League and they have already sold about four players to Europeans clubs." Those transfers really do attract meaningful attention. Ansem, maccaliam, CDNFootballer and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 On 7/25/2020 at 8:31 AM, Zem said: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20200725/marshall-ready-canadian-premier-league Quote from Cavalier FC technical director Rudolph Speid: “Why we love the Canadian League more than even the USL (United Soccer League) is that this is going to be the second season of the Canadian League and they have already sold about four players to Europeans clubs." Those transfers really do attract meaningful attention. Is it "about four players to European clubs" because Montreal is such a European city? I'm just curious, but does anyone know the number of free transfers of USL players to Europe? I've never thought of the USL as a selling league. If I wanted a player from a team, I'd just get him in the winter when his contract has (likely) expired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 This is kind of a weird move. toontownman and yothat2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Marc Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Always wonder what "sold" really means in situs like this. I don't blame him though, he's getting on in years and the only place he's ever really had a good run has been in tier two Finland or Guatemala. yothat2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Can he even get to Guatemala due to covid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 47 minutes ago, The Real Marc said: Always wonder what "sold" really means in situs like this. I don't blame him though, he's getting on in years and the only place he's ever really had a good run has been in tier two Finland or Guatemala. Seriously. How do you sell a player for profit that didn't even play a single match for you. Its more likely fancy language for an agreed upon mutual contract termination grande, yothat2 and The Real Marc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Well did they pay anything for him? Thought he came in unattached? Seems more fishy they just signed him to sell him and make a couple of thousand lol. Depending on his sign on fee and how long they paid his wages they likely did make a profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Aren't CPL using CEWS? Probably didn't even really pay his salary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 3 hours ago, narduch said: Aren't CPL using CEWS? Probably didn't even really pay his salary Well, they would have to pay a small portion of his salary but knowing what these guys are on, it probably wasn't a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Is there a list of Canadian players in the CPL sorted by team? Would be interesting to see it laid out that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 1 minute ago, dyslexic nam said: Is there a list of Canadian players in the CPL sorted by team? Would be interesting to see it laid out that way. Canucks Abroad actually also has a Canucks at Home section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, narduch said: Canucks Abroad actually also has a Canucks at Home section Cool, thanks. Hard to read the spreadsheet format on my phone but I will check it out later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Gotta say how I continue to be amazed that we now get to see so many guys that we have monitored here on this site now playing in our league. I was watching Cavalry-Valour on OneSoccer and some of the names that spring to mind are Hundal, Dunne, Pantemis, Zator, Aird, Levis, Carducci, etc. All of these guys have been discussed on this site (admittedly some after the creation of CPL) and now we get to see them playing on home soil. Still blows my mind. God I hope this league can find enough support and revenue to thrive. yothat2, Trois Reds, CanadaFan123 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccMan Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 (edited) 50 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Gotta say how I continue to be amazed that we now get to see so many guys that we have monitored here on this site now playing in our league. I was watching Cavalry-Valour on OneSoccer and some of the names that spring to mind are Hundal, Dunne, Pantemis, Zator, Aird, Levis, Carducci, etc. All of these guys have been discussed on this site (admittedly some after the creation of CPL) and now we get to see them playing on home soil. Still blows my mind. God I hope this league can find enough support and revenue to thrive. I agree but it also exposes players that we will see and have already seen last year , players that we have talked about but never really saw play . Just because you played in the Swedish 4th. division or the Estonian second division does not mean your good enough to play in the CPL. You will also get Canadian players who didn’t get many minutes in the MLS come to the CPL and not pan out. That will prove that sometimes but not all the time I understand, but maybe they were not getting minutes because unfortunately they were just not good enough simple as that. Therefore, that will be another thing this league will do, it will expose players unfortunately that at the end of the day were just not very good. Edited August 16, 2020 by SoccMan Ivan, Ruffian, johnyb and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 I don’t know if this has been talked about, but I was reading the CEBL was gonna have an all star game vs team Canada (before Covid). I would love to see an CPL All star team vs Team Canada/Olympic team. I think people would really like to see that and great for league. Ruffian, yothat2, Ivan and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yothat2 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 2 hours ago, SpecialK said: I don’t know if this has been talked about, but I was reading the CEBL was gonna have an all star game vs team Canada (before Covid). I would love to see an CPL All star team vs Team Canada/Olympic team. I think people would really like to see that and great for league. great idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 I always thought similar to MLS an all star team v a big club team would be a great way to draw in people on the fence with the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 A lot of soccer hipsters would have a conniption if we had a CPL All Star team friendly v. a large club mid season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 10 minutes ago, narduch said: A lot of soccer hipsters would have a conniption if we had a CPL All Star team friendly v. a large club mid season. I think we will have the luxury of indulging the purists when CPL is firmly entrenched as a part of the Canadian sports landscape and when it gets the same degree of coverage and interest as something like the CFL. Until then, it is a matter of getting eyes on the product and securing revenue. As much as the hipsters might knock the pathway that MLS has followed, the reality is that things like DPs, all star games, and playoffs have successfully gained interest for the league and helped convert casual fans - and I don’t think that the Canadian sports fan is so different from his American counterpart that we can ignore what MLS has accomplished (and how). Ruffian, narduch and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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