baulderdash77 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Big_M said: Wouldnt be surprised if most if not all foreign player spots are taken by players from: Atletico Atletico B Atletico San Luis Famalicao Especially with the short lead up to the season. I expect the roster to be made up of Athletico B and Athletico U21 players is plus former Fury players who are not signed. They could be cohesive quickly and good if built properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) Have heard from a former Ottawa player that the players were all unaware of this. All were told to find new clubs. Edited January 30, 2020 by CanadaFan123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblake Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 13 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said: Have heard from a former Ottawa player that the players were all unaware of this. All were told to find new clubs. Told to find new clubs by who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 18 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said: Have heard from a former Ottawa player that the players were all unaware of this. All were told to find new clubs. Interesting. Has this player moved on? Nothing to say some werent shoulder tapped. These are essentially new bosses though so old bosses likely did tell them that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, Cblake said: Told to find new clubs by who? DeGuzman. jk Andrew W, Bbeto and CDNFootballer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblake Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Just now, dyslexic nam said: DeGuzman. jk Likely at the time when we did not know for sure that their would be a 2020 CPL team. We saw that Nana signed with the Oakland Roots in NISA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Arent Irving and Monsalve still free..Tissot maybe..I think there are a few still unsigned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 24 minutes ago, Cblake said: Told to find new clubs by who? I didn’t ask them to specify but management supposedly. 23 minutes ago, toontownman said: Interesting. Has this player moved on? Nothing to say some werent shoulder tapped. These are essentially new bosses though so old bosses likely did tell them that. Yes he has moved on and confirmed that they had no clue about the possibility of a new team in Ottawa. FWIW the OneSoccer guys said that the CPL had given the new team a list of 40 players possibly including local lad Zoom. Ben Fisk was also mentioned and would seem a perfect fit along with Misik who also played in Spain. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAmPappy Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) Going with the brand. Edited January 30, 2020 by IAmPappy Ansem, MtlMario, JamboAl and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblake Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I figure the young prodigy Antoine Coupland will be a target unless he chooses other opportunities. Have not heard about his future lately. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Canuck Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) Happy to see this happen as it will probably mean an evenly balanced 28 game schedule now. I would hate to see a re-draw for the Voyageurs Cup though. Edited January 30, 2020 by Terry_Canuck Lofty, Andrew W, gator and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblake Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 We just have to hope that this is more successful than the last time a La Liga team tried to operate a team in North America with Rayo OKC. That was a dumpster fire to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Cblake said: Why would those match-ups not work? Pacific vs Edmonton -> winner vs Vancouver York 9 vs Masters FA -> winner vs Toronto Halifax vs Blainville -> winner vs Montreal Valour vs Forge -> winner vs ? Ottawa vs Cavalry -> winner vs ? You must be thinking that Valour/Forge winner could play Ottawa vs Cavalry winner. Theoretically that could work, but isn't that unfairly punishing Cavalry? The Cavs advanced past Vancouver last year, so if any of those teams must drop a round, shouldn't it be the Whitecaps? Such a move wouldn't be good for the sporting integrity of the tournament. It would make last year's results meaningless. People would accuse the organizers of MLS favoritism. The optics wouldn't be good. So while the match ups could work, I don't think they would work, if you know what I mean.. Edited January 30, 2020 by Obinna Bbeto and Rintaran 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, IAmPappy said: Going with the brand. I figured they would do that. I don't mind it! Athletico Ottawa has more of a ring to it though, if you ask me. Edited January 30, 2020 by Obinna IAmPappy, Lofty, Tigers and 4 others 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 57 minutes ago, Terry_Canuck said: Happy to see this happen as it will probably mean an evenly balanced 28 game schedule now. I would hate to see a re-draw for the Voyageurs Cup though. Echo that. Would be even happier to bury the spring/fall season format from 2019. Sébastien and Stanley 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 On players, I wouldn't be surprised if they pick up a few on loan from the 3 MLS sides (like the Fury did) and likely sign a few ex Fury players still out of contract; that with the loans from the parent will probably provide the backbone of the side for Year 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sébastien Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I am so excited! Never in a million years did I imagine I would get to see professional soccer at Lansdowne this year Can't wait to see which other CPL team for which I'll end up developing a hate on... DrummingInMySleep, nolando and dyslexic nam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 There seems to be a YouTube video embedded on the canpl.ca/Ottawa that won’t play for me, has anyone got it to work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Lofty said: Sigh. I would say that I don't hate it but there were a lot of better alternatives IMHO. Not surprising though. I'll learn to live with it and cheer hard against Atletico Madrid in future. It's marginally better than Real Salt Lake, due to the fact that Athletico are the owners. I guess it's actually more akin to New York City FC. Like most people, I typically don't like such naming, but the reason why I don't mind it (in this case) is because it's a break from the standard CPL names, such as Valour FC, York 9 FC, Cavalry FC, Pacific FC...I have grown to like such names, but they are all cut from the same cloth, wouldn't you say? Athletico Ottawa adds some variety.... Edited January 30, 2020 by Obinna Bbeto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I don't care too much about the naming, I didn't really like Forge FC to begin with but I'm fine with it now, this whole Ottawa scenario is very intriguing with foreign ownership and branding, besides balancing the schedule this team will add a different dynamic to the league! DrummingInMySleep, Obinna and Winnipeg Fury 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Cblake said: We just have to hope that this is more successful than the last time a La Liga team tried to operate a team in North America with Rayo OKC. That was a dumpster fire to say the least. Different situation with an existing pro team that Rayo OKC was competing with in the market. On the field they weren't a dumpster fire however, with a quality roster of players (none from Rayo Vallecano) that were close to making the NASL Soccer Bowl final that year losing 2-1 to the New York Cosmos in the semi-final, and a 4th place finish out of 12 teams in the regular season. Unnamed Trialist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblake Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, CDNFootballer said: Different situation with an existing pro team that Rayo OKC was competing with in the market. On the field they weren't a dumpster fire however, with a quality roster of players (none from Rayo Vallecano) that were close to making the NASL Soccer Bowl final that year losing 2-1 to the New York Cosmos in the semi-final, and a 4th place finish out of 12 teams in the regular season. Off the field it was a mess, one of the American owners at one point in the middle of the night removed some of the pitch. Plus you got the Blackjacks tipping off in the CEBL so they will be competing for ticket buyers. The family looking for a cheap, fun time out will look to both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 21 minutes ago, Lofty said: ^^ Yes, it adds some variety but not all variety is good. There is nothing Spanish about Ottawa no matter who owns the football team. That name would be a big turn-off for me if I lived there. I'd hate for CPL to start being divided based along national lines. Can't wait for Lyon Saskatoon and Juventus Kitchener. Hertha Kitchener or Union Kitchener would be the greatest name and anyone who doesn't think so needs a history lesson. CANMNT_SUPERFAN, Lofty, ClashCitySoccer and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Cblake said: Off the field it was a mess, one of the American owners at one point in the middle of the night removed some of the pitch. Plus you got the Blackjacks tipping off in the CEBL so they will be competing for ticket buyers. The family looking for a cheap, fun time out will look to both. It’ll be really interesting to see how the crowds are for the Blackjacks and Atletico Ottawa. The Blackjacks have a very powerful GM and coach behind them both from the Carleton University basketball factory. Really looking forward to watching both teams this summer - don’t know how much of a crossover of fans there will be. Edited January 30, 2020 by JamboAl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnina10 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Obinna said: Pacific vs Edmonton -> winner vs Vancouver York 9 vs Masters FA -> winner vs Toronto Halifax vs Blainville -> winner vs Montreal Valour vs Forge -> winner vs ? Ottawa vs Cavalry -> winner vs ? You must be thinking that Valour/Forge winner could play Ottawa vs Cavalry winner. Theoretically that could work, but isn't that unfairly punishing Cavalry? The Cavs advanced past Vancouver last year, so if any of those teams must drop a round, shouldn't it be the Whitecaps? Such a move wouldn't be good for the sporting integrity of the tournament. It would make last year's results meaningless. People would accuse the organizers of MLS favoritism. The optics wouldn't be good. So while the match ups could work, I don't think they would work, if you know what I mean.. There already is MLS favouritism. The Whitecaps got a bye over Forge FC. The team who finished bottom of the Western Conference last season in MLS got a bye over the national champions. If that isn't a bias towards the MLS clubs, I don't know what is....🙄 gator and Lofty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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