Kent Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 This is longer term, but I believe the broadcasting rights for CPL are bundled with the national teams, right? So when that contract is up (I think it was like 10 years, so not until 2029?) if the national teams are still a bigger draw than they historically have been, then there could be decent money in those rights going to CSB and thus CPL. And I mean in terms of actual money, not just investment in the broadcasts (which is still huge by the way, I love OneSoccer). longlugan and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 What! Dominic94, johnyb, Unnamed Trialist and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Another one. sebdeserio, ted, Unnamed Trialist and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Is it saying Clanachan steps down to take the Windsor rights? Reading that right? For me, both bits of news are positive. Jedi Ram, narduch, Dominic94 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeelaw Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Holy shit. Rheo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 So this is coming from a screencap of a OS video posted (not sure what service) that has since been made private. Maybe posted by mistake? Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: Is it saying Clanachan steps down to take the Windsor rights? Reading that right? For me, both bits of news are positive. That’s how I’m reading it. It makes sense as he’s from Windsor. Clearly he still believes in the league if he’s willing to make this sort of move. Positives assuming we land a good replacement. Edited January 10, 2022 by Pottsy3 gator, Ruffian and ted 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingham Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 I hope Windsor get it, it could be a smart marketing decision as Detroit doesn't have a football team. Reminds me of the Americans who cross the border to watch Tijuana from San Diego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Now official: https://canpl.ca/article/commissioner-david-clanachan-awarded-exclusive-cpl-rights-to-windsoressex-county-and-to-step-down-as-first-cpl-commissioner johnyb, narduch and Kent 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 @matty aren't you in or from Windsor? How are you feeling about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Wow this was out of the blue, holy shit no one saw that coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-g-williams Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 20 minutes ago, Pottsy3 said: Now official: https://canpl.ca/article/commissioner-david-clanachan-awarded-exclusive-cpl-rights-to-windsoressex-county-and-to-step-down-as-first-cpl-commissioner What the what Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Kinda hilarious that those announcements were bundled together Cheeta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebdeserio Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 At 338k Windsor's population is bigger than I thought nice to have more away day options in Ontario as well. gator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senorpopps Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 This could be a really good move - I mean, given the size of Windsor and lack of competing sports franchises (I now kind of hope the CFL does not come here), there is the chance that Windsor pulls a Halifax and becomes a really strong market. All they need to do is nail a stadium location and they can be a HIT. Now if only Detroit sports fans were as interested in attending Windsor Pro Sports Games like we are with them … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 The news about Clanachan is good as he had become a lightning rod for criticism for the way the league was run. Sounds like the Windsor expansion is in the very early stages. Unnamed Trialist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) Well there's a surprise! What year would they join? Wonder who Windsor's financial backer is? Have to believe Clanachan has the contacts for lining up new sponsorship. It should be only a matter of meeting the stadium requirements. Edited January 10, 2022 by ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-g-williams Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) Interview with KJ now. Thinks 2024 is ambitious, but certainly targeting before the WC in 2026. Edited January 10, 2022 by m-g-williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, narduch said: The news about Clanachan is good as he had become a lightning rod for criticism for the way the league was run. Sounds like the Windsor expansion is in the very early stages. I'm sort of thinking the same, that it's early stages. That he it would be a conflict of interest for him to do both, and once he decided to start working on Windsor he had to step down. But once he had to step down, they also had to announce why he was stepping down and hence the expansion announcement. Senorpopps, Kent and narduch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 The league won't last long term... ted, BuzzAndSting, johnyb and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, Ansem said: The league won't last long term... Yup. No league has ever expanded massively and quickly and then collapsed. Not a single one. SoccMan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, Watchmen said: Yup. No league has ever expanded massively and quickly and then collapsed. Not a single one. No but this is a little different. The man in charge of the league since day 1 has made the educated decision to own a franchise. Ansem, johnyb, gator and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 I kinda liked Clanachan. Seemed like a real dude and he didn't provide fake lip service to appease people. I think being the first to lead the charge is always a bit of a suicide mission. I think he deserves a lot of credit and as a Canadian soccer fan I really appreciate what he helped the CPL accomplish sebdeserio, NVsoccer, gator and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 7 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said: No but this is a little different. The man in charge of the league since day 1 has made the educated decision to own a franchise. @Watchmen Doubt he's doing the league any charities here. IF he's putting his money on the line, he has enough internal data to give him confidence that this is viable long terme johnyb and ted 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 The guy is from Tim Hortons so he knows all about the benefits of owning a franchise rather than working in head office and dealing with the franchisees Ansem, m-g-williams, Pottsy3 and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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