Winnipeg Fury Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 3 hours ago, BringBackTheBlizzard said: Courtesy of the legendary Luis Rancagua: ...As he was exiting the pitch, stage right, Vandale took time to issue a red card to an ongoing complaint of his -- the condition of creaky old Foothills Athletic Park. "It's the biggest obstacle we faced,'' he reiterated. "We go to a one-off in Saskatoon and draw 6,000 fans, then we come home to Foothills and play in front of 1,500,'' he sighed. "Calgary is a city of a million people with a lot more money than Saskatoon. So why (are) there 6,000 there and only 1,500 here? ... Nice one Luis ! Yes, the Gordie Howe Bowl (I believe that's where it was?) was jammed. A beautiful afternoon of football. I remember the Winnipeg Fury played an exhibition match in Regina around 1992, and the Fury staff were telling me it was absolute bedlam. All the merch was sold out in 5 minutes. In the right venue, I believe both cities are potential sites for CPL. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 I gotta get Luis back on here. He must be lost. Billy Bishop and Bbeto 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 baulderdash77, Kent, Winnipeg Fury and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.notenboom Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 https://juneof86.com/2019/03/30/summer-series-a-stepping-stone-for-sask-cpl-expansion-side/ Winnipeg Fury, baulderdash77, MtlMario and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 1 hour ago, rob.notenboom said: https://juneof86.com/2019/03/30/summer-series-a-stepping-stone-for-sask-cpl-expansion-side/ Great article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Seems like a smart plan to first test the waters. toontownman and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) Good to hear they will be bringing in professional teams as well. An amateur 4th division Calgary Foothills teams that's been stripped of its better players from their championship roster likely is not going to be a good draw or barometer of support for a possible CPL club. Pointy ball lines on the newer turf at SMF Stadium (Gordie Howe Bowl) are a negative that would have to be addressed with new turf for a CPL club at the location : Edited March 30, 2019 by CDNFootballer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 2 hours ago, CDNFootballer said: An amateur 4th division Calgary Foothills teams that's been stripped of its better players from their championship roster likely is not going to be a good draw or barometer of support for a possible CPL club. Agreed, although the general public wont know that. They see from the promo it's the team that won USL II last season. That's as good a spin as they can do to dress it up. The hardcore know but they would be there regardless. I dont know If SMF would be a long term plan. Building at exhibition was expected. They wont take the lines of the field at SMF unfortunately. It's the minor football stadium. Blackjack15, youllneverwalkalone, KW519 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Blackjack15 and toontownman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 https://the11.ca/belan-sets-cautious-path-towards-canpl/ ... “We were part of the initial discussions with other teams across the league about being part of the inaugural season. But, when we looked at it around this time last year and recognizing the complexity of putting together the whole Canadian Premier League, it is a very challenging and complex project. But we felt that we were not adequately prepared to be part of the inaugural season. We were not as well endowed from a stadium infrastructure standpoint or organization and we needed more time to prepare. ... toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 TIFO for Saskatoon: We were not as well endowed ? dyslexic nam, Shortdutchcanuck, Macksam and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.notenboom Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 15 minutes ago, ted said: TIFO for Saskatoon: We were not as well endowed ? I did cringe a little bit when Joe said that. ?? ted and dyslexic nam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Yeah, I gotta admit that was what "stuck out" for me as well... ted and rob.notenboom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 ted and toontownman 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Blackjack15 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Does anyone why Joe Belan and company shifted their focus to Saskatoon when they had to decide here or Regina? In Regina they have: The Roughriders (CFL), Pats (WHL) In Saskatoon they have: The Blades (WHL), Rush (NLL) and now Rattlers (CEBL) maybe it would be a good idea to balance the sporting landscape in Saskatchewan 3 & 3. Also think that the friendly they had in 2017 between NY Cosmos and Valencia - 15,000+ @ Mosaic Stadium which was terrific Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Joe Belan wanted to retrofit part of the old Taylor Field as the stadium for a CanPL team. The focus shifted to Saskatoon after the City of Regina sent the bulldozers in and demolished it. johnyb, Blackjack15 and toontownman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 (edited) Macron being the jersey supplier and Prairieland Park being the sponsor suggests things are heading in the right direction. Over 2500 tickets sold. Edited May 3, 2019 by Ozzie_the_parrot Winnipeg Fury, johnyb, Blackjack15 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 12 hours ago, Blackjack15 said: Does anyone why Joe Belan and company shifted their focus to Saskatoon when they had to decide here or Regina? In Regina they have: The Roughriders (CFL), Pats (WHL) In Saskatoon they have: The Blades (WHL), Rush (NLL) and now Rattlers (CEBL) maybe it would be a good idea to balance the sporting landscape in Saskatchewan 3 & 3. Also think that the friendly they had in 2017 between NY Cosmos and Valencia - 15,000+ @ Mosaic Stadium which was terrific Bigger population is Saskatoon as well. And maybe not directly competing with the almighty roughriders has something to do with it. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.notenboom Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 15 hours ago, Blackjack15 said: Does anyone why Joe Belan and company shifted their focus to Saskatoon when they had to decide here or Regina? In Regina they have: The Roughriders (CFL), Pats (WHL) In Saskatoon they have: The Blades (WHL), Rush (NLL) and now Rattlers (CEBL) maybe it would be a good idea to balance the sporting landscape in Saskatchewan 3 & 3. Also think that the friendly they had in 2017 between NY Cosmos and Valencia - 15,000+ @ Mosaic Stadium which was terrific Joe never shifted his focus exactly. He was always investigating both cities, but was leaning toward Saskatoon right from the beginning. There were some opportunities that might have tipped the balance in Regina’s favour, but there are significant advantages that Saskatoon has over Regina that make it make more sense. toontownman, Bison44 and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyb Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 59 minutes ago, rob.notenboom said: Joe never shifted his focus exactly. He was always investigating both cities, but was leaning toward Saskatoon right from the beginning. There were some opportunities that might have tipped the balance in Regina’s favour, but there are significant advantages that Saskatoon has over Regina that make it make more sense. Hey Rob, You coming tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.notenboom Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 (edited) 32 minutes ago, johnyb said: Hey Rob, You coming tomorrow? No I’m afraid not. I was hoping to arrange to get there in May sometime but the big gap in the schedule for the last two weeks of May might not allow it. Doh! Are you in with RRR? Edited May 3, 2019 by rob.notenboom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 http://northerntribune.ca/saskatchewan-canadian-premier-league-location/ ... Here’s what Belan said when we asked if Regina was still on the cards as an alternate location: Joe Belan: “I don’t think it is at the moment, because we don’t think that it’s got as attractive stadium offers. We would like to involve Regina – ... If there’s anything that we can do to help bring games to Regina at certain locations, then we’re going to look to do that.” ... toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Do we have any idea who the 2nd and 3rd games will be against? I think Vaughn and AS Blainville would be good choices. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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