Ansem Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW519 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 And my opening/closing fears are confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grande Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 It's official. Spring/Fall season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 3 games for Canada day!!!! Triple header at 6pm (E.T) FC Edmonton vs HFX Wanderers Pacific vs Cavalry Valour vs York 9 No Forge probably due to the CFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zem Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 So it's going to be a 10-match Spring season which ends just before CONCACAF League starts, followed by an 18-match Fall season. Pretty weird, hopefully it's just a one-off format to accommodate this year's CONCACAF League qualification and keep things more interesting with only seven clubs and a lot of repeat matchups. It would be nice to hear their thought process on this, and hopefully get reassurance that it isn't the long-term plan because I think pretty much everyone agrees that it's a terrible format for a short season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 wow a/c with a 5 day mid season break. that's kinda dumb but oh well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Just now, Ansem said: ha a playoff also thoughts on the 8pm mid week games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex D Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 1 minute ago, matty said: ha a playoff also thoughts on the 8pm mid week games? I love it, more time to get to the match after work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 1 minute ago, Alex D said: I love it, more time to get to the match after work. that's good i also just noticed there are several 11pm Et games being played in victoria by york and forge. seems like an iffy move tv wise. it's not bad but iffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW519 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 12 minutes ago, matty said: that's good i also just noticed there are several 11pm Et games being played in victoria by york and forge. seems like an iffy move tv wise. it's not bad but iffy Just as a 8pm kickoff suits most in Ontario, a 8pm kickoff probably suits most in BC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballfreak Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Breakdown of Pacific FC by day. Home games in brackets. Saturday 12 (7) Sunday 4 (2) Monday 1 (1) Tuesday 0 Wednesday 10 (4) Thursday 1 (0) Friday 0 That's a lot of midweek games. Also a bit Surprised that there’s no Friday night games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 43 minutes ago, ted said: I think you meant "weeks", or maybe that's just me. 60-90 days surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 18 minutes ago, Ansem said: I am down with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Claiming Saturday and Wednesday, good. Match every long weekend over the summer. Also good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, KW519 said: Just as a 8pm kickoff suits most in Ontario, a 8pm kickoff probably suits most in BC. oh that's why i said it isn't bad. it's great for live likely but weird in terms of tv especially given the media deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ams1984 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 I’m not really happy with this. Apertura clausura feels gimmicky. I guess they’re hoping it will keep fans of less successful clubs engaged by keeping the stakes higher for longer, but I don’t like it. In my opinion, the club with the most points at the end of a season should be champion. No playoffs, no second chances. It’s all so tacky. I guess I’ll just need to live with it unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigers Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Huh. Disappointing. I feel like there an argument that the two seasons are different lengths, and therefore not a fair way to determine two finalists... But I hate the spring/fall format so much I don't even care about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 So .... What's the date for this so called Championship final? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW519 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, matty said: oh that's why i said it isn't bad. it's great for live likely but weird in terms of tv especially given the media deal Actually you're right. 7pm would seem the most logical west coast kickoff time for TV ratings....8pm in Victoria is midnight in Halifax? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickC Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 I think it's likely the a/c format is due to concacaf league, but I suppose time will tell. I'm interested in Forge's home game vs Valour on June 15th...using their black and gold kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 5 minutes ago, RickC said: I think it's likely the a/c format is due to concacaf league, but I suppose time will tell. I'm interested in Forge's home game vs Valour on June 15th...using their black and gold kit. you mean to decide who goea this year? i really doubt it. i think this is forever and by that i mean at least 5 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballfreak Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 The decision regarding the CONCACAF League makes even less sense with this new format. The last qualifying game featuring Valour, Forge or Edmonton is only 5 days before the end of the Spring season. If you just wait a week and send your spring champion, they can prioritize CL games over CanPL games in the second half, safe in the knowledge they’ve already qualified for the Final. No guarantee of that now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpg_29 Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 11 minutes ago, KW519 said: Just as a 8pm kickoff suits most in Ontario, a 8pm kickoff probably suits most in BC. Here is where a a bit of a challenge arises that doesn't exist in MLS.....Canada has even more time zones. There is an Atlantic time zone and a Newfoundland time zone. Some of these games will be on at 12:30am Newfoundland time. But even if you don't think Newfoundland is important because it has no team there is a specific example of a Pacific vs Wanderers game on a Wednesday in October that is 10pm est. So 11pm for people in Halifax. I think it's going to be a challenge going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.