dyslexic nam Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 I refuse to get too excited about this. (but holy crap it would be awesome) Bbeto, Winnipeg Fury, Kadenge and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 6 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: I refuse to get too excited about this. (but holy crap it would be awesome) Aha!! See you are getting excited even though you know they'll probably just hurt you again. Thats when you know its true love. dyslexic nam, Kadenge and BuzzAndSting 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 39 minutes ago, Bison44 said: Aha!! See you are getting excited even though you know they'll probably just hurt you again. Thats when you know its true love. I think I t is more like Stockholm Syndrome than love, but whatevs. m-g-williams and T_Bison 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 You can probably cross Athletic Bilbao off the list too. Unless Ottawa has a secret Basque population we don't know about... Chad_Impact 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 13 hours 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 Very smart post. I think the reasoning is impeccable. I also am sure Mallorca has good relations with Mediapro. BTW legally R Madrid, Barça and At Bilbao can't own a foreign team as they are member owned. They'd have to set up an independent holding of sorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, lazlo_80 said: Do Does mediapro have any affiliations to specific la Liga teams? No. They have the rights with BeIn. But they actually have a bad relationship with the Barça board as Roures was strongly Cruyffist, who was not treated well by this bunch. The really bad vibes are showing this year in the women's league and its tv rights, with the biggest teams like Barça and Atlético de Madrid boycotting the cross league Mediapro deal. Edited January 14, 2020 by Unnamed Trialist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 12 hours 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 I'm here but would agree with that. Especially Eibar and Leganés. Even Alavés played a European final once. Arguably there are better known teams in 2nd division right now like Zaragoza, Deportivo Coruña, Gijon.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 I don't know who this guy is but it makes sense. I wondered why only a couple of the Fury players had signed elsewhere. Kadenge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 2 hours ago, BuzzAndSting said: I don't know who this guy is but it makes sense. I wondered why only a couple of the Fury players had signed elsewhere. This might be one of the old Rochester Rhinos supporters came to watch the Fury last year and who as a group have a soccer podcast. If it's one of them, then I can vouch that they are passionate about soccer and the goings on around the N.A. scene. Felt bad for them as they were on the fringes of MLS about 15 years ago and now, have no team. BuzzAndSting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rintaran Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Not sure if there's much of a connection, but this just came up on my IG: Winnipeg Fury, deschamp86 and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Rintaran said: Not sure if there's much of a connection, but this just came up on my IG: The Hornets? Buzz and sting! Edited January 14, 2020 by BuzzAndSting gator, Rintaran and Kent 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) https://twitter.com/ThomasNef2/status/1217246521030131712 Edited January 15, 2020 by narduch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viruk42 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, narduch said: https://twitter.com/ThomasNef2/status/1217246521030131712?s=19 Duane Rollins and Stuart Mac also seem to think Espanyol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Well what has CLanahan been saying every 30 days or so for the last few years..."the main stumbling block is the stadium". Soccer already has a foothold in Ottawa, there is the stadium with someone who wants to keep it busy (without the hassle of their own soccer club) and if you keep the same colors you might just be able to iron on a new patch over the old Fury uniforms. Sounds like a win win. CDNFootballer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Pyatkh, Cheeta and Winnipeg Fury 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAmPappy Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) i really miss the countdown clock. Edited January 15, 2020 by IAmPappy Kent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 6 hours ago, Viruk42 said: Duane Rollins and Stuart Mac also seem to think Espanyol Espanyol is owned by Chinese investors: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/nov/02/espanyol-china-rastar-group-shares so maybe it's a Mediapro angle that makes that the leading hypothesis given they are also backed by Chinese investment: https://www.soccerex.com/insight/articles/2018/report-mediapro-sells-majority-stake-to-chinese-investor and are based in Barcelona like Espanyol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 I think the collective love will be huge for this If it happens. Fingers crossed. New, new format for the v cup? Lol Bbeto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 I really hope the plan isn't for 2020. That is way too rushed Kent and m-g-williams 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-g-williams Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Agreed. I want footie back in the capital, but 2021 is fine by me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zem Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 1 minute ago, toontownman said: I think the collective love will be huge for this If it happens. Fingers crossed. I think everyone will be very happy about it, but a lot of bridges have been burned at this point and I doubt many people on both sides will be willing to let it go right away (certainly not if Ottawa soccer Twitter is any indication). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zem Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, deschamp86 said: I really hope the plan isn't for 2020. That is way too rushed You say that, but they wouldn't be starting from scratch since most of the former Fury roster is still out of contract and they would have another three months to fill out the roster. If they are announcing it this month, then everything's already in place for 2020. BuzzAndSting and CDNFootballer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 1 minute ago, deschamp86 said: I really hope the plan isn't for 2020. That is way too rushed Possibly but there are rumours out there that a bunch of the ex-Fury players haven't signed anywhere else because of this. We know Haworth and JGL are gone, but who else? Team front office logistics are a concern but considering everything is there, in place from the Fury, it's possible that the new club works with OSEG or brings on some of the staff. It's tight but I think it's possible. Zem, Shway and Sébastien 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rintaran Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 28 minutes ago, toontownman said: I think the collective love will be huge for this If it happens. Fingers crossed. New, new format for the v cup? Lol Probably not for this year. Ottawa may be deemed ineligible this year as it was not an existing club at the end of 2019 (or some other excuse). Rollins seems to be of that opinion, and has given us a firm end-date: johnyb and dyslexic nam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, BuzzAndSting said: Possibly but there are rumours out there that a bunch of the ex-Fury players haven't signed anywhere else because of this. We know Haworth and JGL are gone, but who else? Canadians that are left as far as I know: Irving, TMG (rumoured to have already signed with CPL team, would be a huge surprise if that ended up being Ottawa), Attakora, Dixon, Tissot, Boskovic (TFC loan), Monsalve, Mutambala, Coupland, Shaw, Vilfort. That does not look like a particularly strong base with a lot of other FA Canadians already signed and with them missing the draft Edited January 15, 2020 by deschamp86 Had forgotten Irving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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