CanadaFan123 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, Ansem said: Narrowing it down to Atletico or Real I feel like signs point to Barcelona more than Madrid. The first rumour was Espanyol... they are in Barcelona. We were then told it is a much bigger club. So my gut is telling me that Espanyol originated because the club was rumoured to be from Barcelona.. would be too random of a team to select otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 16 minutes ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: ...or they don't want their entry to the North American market to turn into a fiasco and will do what needs to be done to make it work, which also would be a good thing. Don't really care what their reasoning is. If they are helping the league grow and helping to assure the success of the league, it is, as you say, a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnina10 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) https://sportspodcastingnetwork.com/2020/01/15/soccer-today-on-spn-january-15th-2020-green-cards-and-labor-laws-cba-talk-and-ottawa-to-can-pl-update/ Starts at about 2:00 and goes to about 6:50 Edited January 15, 2020 by dnina10 Adding extra information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 30 minutes ago, Ansem said: Narrowing it down to Atletico or Real It narrowed it down to one if you know Duane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 1 hour ago, BuzzAndSting said: Holy **** QFT BuzzAndSting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 1 hour ago, xabuep2 said: I wonder what the name of the club will be. Real Ottawa (Royal Ottawa), Athletic Ottawa, Deportivo Ottawa? With all due respect to the Ex Fury fans, that "Fury"name was just terrible Based on the current CPL naming system my guess is Athletic FC xabuep2, Winnipeg Fury and SkuseisLoose 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 1 hour ago, dnina10 said: Thomas Nef @ThomasNef2 The League a few months back have said they made 3 different schedules, one of them included a 8th team. In my opinion this will be much better since it will be balanced and will make sure weekend games happen often. #CanPL https://twitter.com/hammyd0wns/status/1217511937422041096 … Nigel @hammyD0wns Maybe this will help with scheduling? https://twitter.com/thomasnef2/status/1217507436719816704 … Yes to this! My Saturday CPL triple header watching can now be a quadruple header! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, narduch said: Based on the current CPL naming system my guess is Athletic FC Valour vs Athletic has a nice ring to it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 A few random thoughts: - I want them in the league ASAP, rushed perception or not. If the rumours are true (which is looking increasingly likely) this is an organization with the resources to make it happen and make it a success. Anyone on this board who thinks they know the business better than the folks behind a massive spanish footy club is delusional. - I also want them in the league right away because it would squash some of the silly debates. People could no longer maintain that the entry fee is a prohibitive barrier, that the league is desperate, or that the lack of expansion is signalling much bigger issues for the fledgling league. This sort of development doesn't happen in a negative environment. - This development would also validate the idea that many of us have been championing - that if the Fury wasn't on board with CPL, getting them the hell out of the way was a good thing. - Ottawa footy fans deserve a team, and this would deliver - in spades. - Lastly, if the rumours are true, this absolutely makes them the destination of choice (as someone pointed out earlier). But even for other teams it is a big deal - this would essentially embed a spanish scouting structure within the framework of the league. The implications and opportunities flowing from this are huge. deschamp86, Ansem, T_Bison and 13 others 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew W Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 16 minutes ago, narduch said: Based on the current CPL naming system my guess is Athletic FC I am here simply to trot out the obvious play on words for the fan groups: Athletic supporters. I'll see myself out ... Greatest Cockney Rip Off, ted, dyslexic nam and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnina10 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 As much as this sounds exciting and all, we still have not gotten any explicit evidence from the league itself (ie. David Clanachan et al). These are just people who claim to be insiders and have 'connections'. Not to be a downer, but let's just wait and see what Clanachan says. It's not the first time we have heard news like this. A very good example would be out west in BC a few months ago. This does seem exciting, but I won't just breathe a sigh of relief just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Will just leave this here: Athletic = Bilbao Atletico = Madrid Bbeto, ted and Ansem 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 1 minute ago, dnina10 said: As much as this sounds exciting and all, we still have not gotten any explicit evidence from the league itself (ie. David Clanachan et al). These are just people who claim to be insiders and have 'connections'. Not to be a downer, but let's just wait and see what Clanachan says. It's not the first time we have heard news like this. A very good example would be out west in BC a few months ago. This does seem exciting, but I won't just breathe a sigh of relief just yet. You can do what you want but between Stuart, Thomas and Duane they have proven to be credible. Ruffian and JamboAl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 1 minute ago, BuzzAndSting said: You can do what you want but between Stuart, Thomas and Duane they have proven to be credible. And all independent of each other which is the key. HochelagaFC, Ruffian, BuzzAndSting and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Ansem said: To be fair, it take time though. We don't need to say "Montreal" to know where the Canadiens play. That comes with time.* *Took me a while to learn that Juventus played in Torino and not in "Juventus" when I was a football newbie Wait a minute...does that mean Norwich city doesnt play is Norwich? Oh man, now I am confused..... Ansem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, dnina10 said: Not to be a downer, but let's just wait and see what Clanachan says. It's not the first time we have heard news like this. Clanachan: "A new club will begin preseason in 30-90 days" Bbeto and MtlMario 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Valour vs Ottawa Mattress Makers? Sounds about as sensible as Rough Riders did back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viruk42 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, BuzzAndSting said: You can do what you want but between Stuart, Thomas and Duane they have proven to be credible. Agree that they are credible, but I'm always of the opinion that nothing is certain until they pull the shirt on, so to speak. But mostly I agree with One Soccer's comment on events: Edited January 15, 2020 by Viruk42 Pyatkh and Cheeta 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) I don't think the stadium is even approved in KW. So 2021 is a little hopeful Edited January 15, 2020 by narduch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) 48 minutes ago, Bison44 said: Wait a minute...does that mean Norwich city doesnt play is Norwich? Oh man, now I am confused..... You made me google it lol Clubs like Everton and Lazio...I'm embarrassed to say that in my noob years, didn't know they were in Liverpool and Rome haha Edited January 15, 2020 by Ansem gator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnina10 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Now we're talking... https://northerntribune.ca/canadian-premier-league-ottawa-expansion-2020-rumour/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulV Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Rintaran, gator, CANMNT_SUPERFAN and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Lofty said: I definitely think the newspapers should start calling Everton "Liverpool Everton" to reduce confusion. I thought Everton were a club in Chile. 🙂 Edited January 15, 2020 by JamboAl Correction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew W Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, JamboAl said: I thought Everton were a club in Chile. 🙂 And Liverpool FC are a club in Uruguay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viruk42 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 35 minutes ago, JamboAl said: I thought Everton were a club in Chile. 🙂 Nono, Everton is a Brazilian player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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