Dominic94 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 This doesn’t rule out a 2022 announcement later on, and tbh Clanachan kinda just said stay tuned soo... NVsoccer, johnyb and narduch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 21 minutes ago, Watchmen said: Hey, I still have my doubts about the league long term and wouldn't be shocked by teams folding. But, that doesn't mean I can't also be excited for a new team in a new region of the country. It's massive and good news. Yes, fair enough! I also don't want an echo chamber we have to stay grounded, obviously there will be growing pains and the CPL should not be immune from criticism, I know you raise questions but I think you are fair and want what's best for football in this country! Watchmen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, baulderdash77 said: "We’ll focus on 2023. We’ll be assertive and aggressive on trying to achieve that," he added. "But we will also be realistic that it’s a very very ambitious timeline." So 2023, maybe 2024. I think that's the timeline most people were thinking for Saskatoon anyway, it's just the league announcing it well in advance this time. toontownman and Shway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, Watchmen said: So 2023, maybe 2024. I think that's the timeline most people were thinking for Saskatoon anyway, it's just the league announcing it well in advance this time. ...in a way that sends a shot across the bow of Joe Belan's D2 efforts. toontownman, Dominic94, Watchmen and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Just now, Ozzie_the_parrot said: ...in a way that sends a shot across the bow of Joe Belan's D2 efforts. I think they can still support a D2 but not going to lie the proposed D2 is a glorious Semi Pro/Amateur league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicdan Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 point of view in portuguese https://canplbrasil.blogspot.com/2021/03/canadian-premier-league-anuncia-time-de.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicdan Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: ...in a way that sends a shot across the bow of Joe Belan's D2 efforts. so, SK Selects is dead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Just now, Dicdan said: so, SK Selects is dead? SK Selects has been working towards a rival lower budget D2 league, so this announcement appears to me to be aimed at making that effort somewhat futile in a Saskatoon context. Guess they could always switch their focus to Regina though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Yeah, if anything this is hugely confusing at this point. Doesn't seem much more than we knew other than a commitment from parties, which shouldn't be underplayed I guess. Joe Belan doesn't seem to be involved. Does it have his blessing or did Simpson break away and take over. Or is Joe taking a role with the D2 league with Saskatoon starting in that. Maybe they develop the team in the meantime in d2 until CPL is ready. No reason we don't see a Saskatoon team in D2. They simply can't wait until the stadium is built to build infrastructure. Given the amount of time and framework already set up by Joe/Al etc. it would be a shame if this isn't just a natural continuation. I can't see Prairieland being sat there talking to both parties about the same thing so there is hope on that end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 1 hour ago, baulderdash77 said: Really? There’s nothing disappointing about an expansion team building a soccer specific stadium in a new market. No matter what this is a positive development. In context it's kind of disappointing. The thinking was that there would be a team playing somewhere within 2 years, possibly even 2 teams. At this point has Simpson already paid the expansion fee? Could he pull a Sacramento if he gets cold feet in a couple years? Also, if they need to build a stadium, I get in theory it could go quickly. However, as we have seen in other municipalities, especially where I am in Hamilton there are so many political hurdles to jump through it could be much longer than what they are hoping for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I have a very simple reaction to this... awesome! Fraser Valley next? NVsoccer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I think the fact you could have more than one viable ownership project in a smaller market like Saskatoon shows the strength of Canadian soccer. Makes you think what might be there in Quebec or Greater Vancouver. Also suggests that if some club starts to teeter for whatever reason, someone else might be near to level things out. What is amazing is we are right back into this positive upwards mood they've been able to create each preseason. Greatest Cockney Rip Off, MtlMario, johnyb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Listening to the Podcast and the discussion about MarquisDowns and Prairie Land park. I can't help but apply it to the Lower Mainland and think PNE for the Whitecaps and numerous locations in the Fraser Valley for CPL. Same logic and realities apply johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 simpson worked with the belan group for a couple of years and was part of the sk series..then he decided to go his own way..belan never had the money and with covid it was dead for him and that was clear with his appearance on podcast..simpson is a big business guy..has money and can get it done..but hes also 63 and theres a lot left to do so will be interesting baulderdash77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 There’s serious pushback from the horse racing community. Bison44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-g-williams Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Dominic94 said: There’s serious pushback from the horse racing community. Sounds like they're upset about their dreams being . . . trampled. dyslexic nam, narduch, Ansem and 7 others 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccMan Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, Watchmen said: Put a nice modular stadium up and go from there if a stadium deal can’t be done by 2023, I still remember that modular stadium the Whitecaps played in the first season there was nothing wrong with that from the way it looked on TV actually looked better than how BC place which is not bad looks on TV. But great news , but they really need to get into Quebec , a national league with no representation in the 2nd most populous province is not good and especially of how unique the province is in terms of culture and language, my choice would be Quebec City that would be awesome. Dominic94, gator and narduch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: ...in a way that sends a shot across the bow of Joe Belan's D2 efforts. I very much think this was the point to be honest. I think this was announced to secure the exclusive MOU for the property so it wouldn’t be available for a D2 league. Remember the D2 league is a potential competitor, especially in stadium rights. They also have very different aspirations- the D2 league will have no problem with MLS farm clubs. Quite the opposite in fact- they will be actively courting farm clubs. dyslexic nam and Dominic94 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 13 minutes ago, Dominic94 said: There’s serious pushback from the horse racing community. Horse racing is a dying sport Dominic94 and NVsoccer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 37 minutes ago, Dominic94 said: There’s serious pushback from the horse racing community. The venue has apparently been losing money on horse racing for a number of years and cancelled last year and this year. Horse-racing is a rapidly shrinking sport so the venue is looking at their long term sustainability. I don’t blame them. Dominic94 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-g-williams Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 28 minutes ago, narduch said: Horse racing is a dying sport Then they really should stop . . . beating a dead horse. I'm here all week. Dominic94, dyslexic nam, BuzzAndSting and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 15 hours ago, m-g-williams said: No offence to the island, but I don't even see how that would be possible without a new stadium/significant upgrades to UPEI's stadium. I would think Moncton would be the obvious choice for expansion back home given U de M's stade, the population base/density of the city and the central location among the three provinces. Still, the Charlottetown Anne-of-Green-Gables-Potato-Lobsters would look pretty sick taking to the pitch in their PEI dirt shirts with Cow's Ice Cream as the kit sponsors. But it'd be some hard for the TV viewers to tell the players apart when they're all Arseneaults, Gallants and Murphys. You nailed it. m-g-williams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I stop checking CPL threads for 24 hrs and this is what happens. Geez... narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 What does this mean then? narduch, Dominic94, toontownman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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