Winnipeg Fury Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 2020 !?!?! I'll have a heart attack if that happens 😲 Club Linesman, JamboAl and Bbeto 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) Whoever it is they must feel pretty good about themselves if they think they can pull this off for 2020 But if you've got your sht already together Ottawa is about as turn key as it gets. If OSEG is the landlord they would likely hand over all their market info.. ticket holder data anything to help get things off the ground Edited January 13, 2020 by SpursFlu gator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 They are probably thinking they can still finish ahead of Valour lol. (Sorry couldn't resist). That would be crazy if they could pull it off. Maybe the team would be 50 percent owned by OSEG and the rest by the mysterious foreign investor? dyslexic nam, Viruk42, ray and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Rintaran said: Because silly season isn't silly enough: Personally, I think it's pretty late to put a team in place for 2020, but anything could happen I guess. The 2020 schedule hasn't been released yet! Ansem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viruk42 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 I'm wondering if a potential 2020 start would be for the fall season? I mean, with the split season leading to the championship game, there's not really much impact on a team or the league if an Ottawa CPL team didn't start playing until the second half, they could still win the title. It feels unlikely that a team would be able to come together in just 3 months. I mean, even just coming up with a team name seems to take several months, let alone a logo, kit, coaching staff, management, players, etc Ams1984, ray and Winnipeg Fury 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rintaran Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 9 minutes ago, Viruk42 said: I'm wondering if a potential 2020 start would be for the fall season? I mean, with the split season leading to the championship game, there's not really much impact on a team or the league if an Ottawa CPL team didn't start playing until the second half, they could still win the title. It feels unlikely that a team would be able to come together in just 3 months. I mean, even just coming up with a team name seems to take several months, let alone a logo, kit, coaching staff, management, players, etc Now that, is an interesting possibility. Given that there's a split season, and that Ottawa can't play in the 2020 Canadian Championship, a Fall-season start could be possible. baulderdash77 and Winnipeg Fury 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Very interesting development! This coming into the CPL in the fall season seems like something that the NASL would do. But I'm desperate and want to be able to not have to get on a train or plane to watch live soccer so if it's the halfway through the 2020 season, I'll gladly take it. Winnipeg Fury and grande 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM3/MM2/MM Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 20 minutes ago, JamboAl said: Very interesting development! This coming into the CPL in the fall season seems like something that the NASL would do. But I'm desperate and want to be able to not have to get on a train or plane to watch live soccer so if it's the halfway through the 2020 season, I'll gladly take it. Me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 LOL Ottawa-based football club relaunching; already more players than Valour FC https://northernstartingeleven.com/ottawa-fury-fc-relaunching-canpl/ ted, Rintaran and Bbeto 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Stuart Mac @CrabbitCanuck · 24m BREAKING: Can report that it the foreign investors involved in #Ottawa2CPL are from Spain, a well known club from La Liga behind the backing. #CanPL #LaLiga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ams1984 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, Winnipeg Fury said: Stuart Mac @CrabbitCanuck · 24m BREAKING: Can report that it the foreign investors involved in #Ottawa2CPL are from Spain, a well known club from La Liga behind the backing. #CanPL #LaLiga If that’s true, this could be very very interesting indeed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 6 minutes ago, Winnipeg Fury said: Stuart Mac @CrabbitCanuck · 24m BREAKING: Can report that it the foreign investors involved in #Ottawa2CPL are from Spain, a well known club from La Liga behind the backing. #CanPL #LaLiga Don't look at me, I have no idea. I can't even speculate properly on this. Would it be a club owned by Spaniards, or by foreign interests, such as Chinese or a Gulf state? Would the club have a close relationship to MediaPro, so that the media enterprise would be involved in brokering the deal? And if this latter, could we interpret this: Mediapro wants a stronger league, with more clubs meaning more markets, to consolidate their investment. So that there is an incentive to get the 8th in place for this season, and not just sit on our uneven laurels. My view is that it is in Mediapro's interest to have a league with more teams, and to have a lower entry fee charged to facilitate this. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Just checking, we okay with a spanish team having a second team in Canada? I know when MLS came knocking we all agreed it was NOOOOO WAAAAAY! toontownman and Rattler280 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) I'm gonna play connect some dots here... random Landon Donovan rumour. Stu Holden last year says he's got something going on with Canadian soccer. Donovan and Holden both close buddies with Steve Nash. Steve Nash and Stu Holden part of Mallorca ownership group. Martin Nash assistant coach in CPL, use to coach in Ottawa. Huh Edited January 13, 2020 by SpursFlu deschamp86, Bison44, red card and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: I'm gonna play connect some dots here... random Landon Donovan rumour. Stu Holden last year says he's got something going on with Canadian soccer. Donovan and Holden both close buddies with Steve Nash. Steve Nash and Stu Holden part of Mallorca ownership group. Martin Nash assistant coach in CPL, use to coach in Ottawa. Huh i respect and admire the depth of this conspiracy theory deschamp86, BradMack, dyslexic nam and 5 others 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, lazlo_80 said: i respect and admire the depth of this conspiracy theory Everything in life other than wanking is a conspiracy I'm gonna go out on a limb and say it's not Barcelona or Real Madrid. So now you've already got a 1/18 chance of guessing. Anyone at Leganes who has a brother who coached in Ottawa? Edited January 13, 2020 by SpursFlu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viruk42 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 I'm wondering if it's Atletico Madrid? They're already part owners of Atletico San Luis in Mexico and previously were part owners of RC Lens in France and Atletico de Kolkata in India - having said that, the fact that they no longer own two foreign teams does suggest they may not be interested in owning others / may not be the best owners to have.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 a "well known club from la liga" real madrid Barcelona Atletico Valencia Villareal Not trying to be a dingus but who else would be considered "well known" in la liga? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ams1984 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 1 hour ago, lazlo_80 said: Just checking, we okay with a spanish team having a second team in Canada? I know when MLS came knocking we all agreed it was NOOOOO WAAAAAY! If it’s “Barcelona B” no thanks. If it’s club XYZ Ottawa, which happens to be owned by the same company that owns Barcelona, but isn’t a B team, then awesome! They’ve (or whoever it is) got money and soccer know how. Lofty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, lazlo_80 said: a "well known club from la liga" real madrid Barcelona Atletico Valencia Villareal Not trying to be a dingus but who else would be considered "well known" in la liga? I would call every team except maybe 4 or 5 in the current table well known. I would call the teams you listed as famous teams Edited January 14, 2020 by SpursFlu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: I would call every team except maybe 4 or 5 in the current table well known. I would call the teams you listed as famous teams Really? Interesting. i definitely don't follow La Liga but was just thinking of names that would make me go "Oh I've heard of them" Eibar? Celta Vigo? Granada? Those are more like teams I spend 15 minutes wikipedia-ing about after there's a transfer rumor about some Canadian trialing at them or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 10 minutes ago, lazlo_80 said: Really? Interesting. i definitely don't follow La Liga but was just thinking of names that would make me go "Oh I've heard of them" Eibar? Celta Vigo? Granada? Those are more like teams I spend 15 minutes wikipedia-ing about after there's a transfer rumor about some Canadian trialing at them or something. It's obviously very subjective. But if you analyze the statement "well known" it's clearly not referring to Barcelona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 (edited) 30 minutes ago, lazlo_80 said: a "well known club from la liga" real madrid Barcelona Atletico Valencia Villareal Not trying to be a dingus but who else would be considered "well known" in la liga? No love for Sevilla? Monsters of Europa League! Edited January 14, 2020 by narduch Ams1984, lazlo_80 and Winnipeg Fury 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Do 8 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: It's obviously very subjective. But if you analyze the statement "well known" it's clearly not referring to Barcelona Does mediapro have any affiliations to specific la Liga teams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 I thought it would be funny if it was Deportivo La Coruna. But they look poised to relegate from the 2nd division HfxCeltic and BuzzAndSting 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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