costarg Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 On 11/20/2019 at 11:39 AM, SkuseisLoose said: BC place isn’t a great venue? +1 for the building -2 for the turf Corazon, SkuseisLoose, ted and 2 others 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbsmith Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 (edited) On 11/20/2019 at 4:29 PM, Obinna said: El Salvador paying off countries like Iceland, just to make a qualifying round they'll certainly finish last in... Iceland I would have no issues with. It's the countries and league of certain countries that have a long history of match fixing and investigations I would be slightly concerned about. In the fairness and hope of fair play I hope it does not occur. Sure you can call me a conspiracy theorist but the reality is hundreds of matches each year are investigated for match fixing both at club and international, I can only hope it does not occur in any El Salvador friendlies. Edited November 25, 2019 by apbsmith El Salvador friendlies TFC2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFC2017 Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 There's a very real chance they lose to both Iceland and USA if both those friendlies have been confirmed. What would losing those 2 friendlies bring their FIFA ranking to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer21 Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 19 minutes ago, TFC2017 said: There's a very real chance they lose to both Iceland and USA if both those friendlies have been confirmed. What would losing those 2 friendlies bring their FIFA ranking to? Somebody posted earlier in this thread that the losses would be 1.5 points and 1.8 points lost. So about 3 points lost, leaving us behind by 12. 2 losses in March would lose about 10 more, so we’d be down by about 2. Any way you look at it, we’re going to have to gain points to overtake them, it’s just a question of how many points will we need and how risky should we be with our scheduling. Any lost points and we’re really screwed. TFC2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Do people really think we will schedule friendlies? Bison44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFC2017 Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, archer21 said: Somebody posted earlier in this thread that the losses would be 1.5 points and 1.8 points lost. So about 3 points lost, leaving us behind by 12. 2 losses in March would lose about 10 more, so we’d be down by about 2. Any way you look at it, we’re going to have to gain points to overtake them, it’s just a question of how many points will we need and how risky should we be with our scheduling. Any lost points and we’re really screwed. Interesting, do we even have friendlies lined up? Even rumoured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Hasn’t Herdman said they are pursuing strategic friendlies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtlMario Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 He said in one of his last interviews that they are working hard behind the scenes to set up friendlies in the new year. 44 minutes ago, Aird25 said: Hasn’t Herdman said they are pursuing strategic friendlies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 On 11/25/2019 at 9:53 AM, costarg said: +1 for the building -2 for the turf +3 people actually showing up to watch SkuseisLoose, N1ckbr0wn, Kent and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 2 hours ago, SpursFlu said: +3 people actually showing up to watch And having the capability of hosting games in January or March. I'd much rather have a camp poutine match in Vancouver than in neutral site Florida on some training ground. Ruffian, N1ckbr0wn, Bison44 and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfitz Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, SpursFlu said: +3 people actually showing up to watch And yet the Whitecaps had lower attendance this season, than the season they were at Empire Field, despite having a better record this season! Need real turf - not artificial. 2 hours ago, Kent said: And having the capability of hosting games in January or March. I'd much rather have a camp poutine match in Vancouver than in neutral site Florida on some training ground. They've been playing club soccer at BMO Field in both December and February in recent years. I'm not sure why the national team can't play there in during either the early November or late March international breaks. There hasn't been a January break for years. Edited November 26, 2019 by nfitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 16 minutes ago, nfitz said: And yet the Whitecaps had lower attendance this season, than the season they were at Empire Field, despite having a better record this season! Need real turf - not artificial. Are you suggesting that the Whitecaps have suffered a drop in attendance due to artificial pitch? N1ckbr0wn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkuseisLoose Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 1 hour ago, nfitz said: And yet the Whitecaps had lower attendance this season, than the season they were at Empire Field, despite having a better record this season! Need real turf - not artificial. They've been playing club soccer at BMO Field in both December and February in recent years. I'm not sure why the national team can't play there in during either the early November or late March international breaks. There hasn't been a January break for years. That’s because we’re shit and it’s hard to attract the casual when we’re as shit as we were last year. At least we show up when the national team come to town. N1ckbr0wn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Jesus Christ this regional BS is insufferable. FFS, it's the offseason. Can we stop the dick-measuring for a few months? ted, deschamp86, N1ckbr0wn and 5 others 4 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 3 hours ago, nfitz said: And yet the Whitecaps had lower attendance this season, than the season they were at Empire Field, despite having a better record this season! Need real turf - not artificial. They've been playing club soccer at BMO Field in both December and February in recent years. I'm not sure why the national team can't play there in during either the early November or late March international breaks. There hasn't been a January break for years. I’m not sure what your Empire field point is about, especially since wasn’t it also artificial turf? As for BMO Field, playing in December and February seemed to play a big role in the poor quality of the field in 2018. Yes we haven’t had January camps for a few years, but it’s still something I would like to see happen in Vancouver since they are capable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 21 hours ago, SpursFlu said: +3 people actually showing up to watch -4 season ending knee injuries Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkuseisLoose Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 1 hour ago, costarg said: -4 season ending knee injuries +4 for that never happening. NVsoccer and Shway 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 I think 20k would show up in Vancouver to watch Alphonso Davies play Fifa. On turf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFC2017 Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 12 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: I think 20k would show up in Vancouver to watch Alphonso Davies play Fifa. On turf 30k would show up if it was on grass😉😂 ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 19 minutes ago, TFC2017 said: 30k would show up if it was on grass😉😂 And Davies might hurt himself playing Fifa on turf TFC2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 45 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: I think 20k would show up in Vancouver to watch Alphonso Davies play Fifa. On turf 30k never showed up when you had him? Why would they all of sudden now? Or is it thw prestige thing because he's at Bayern? CANMNT_SUPERFAN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFC2017 Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 8 minutes ago, Shway said: 30k never showed up when you had him? Why would they all of sudden now? Or is it thw prestige thing because he's at Bayern? I was just tryna joke around 😂 . I'd rather Canada play wherever they get the best support. Nation-wide. Except Montreal 😉 (just kidding... kinda maybe ?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 17 minutes ago, TFC2017 said: I was just tryna joke around 😂 . I'd rather Canada play wherever they get the best support. Nation-wide. Except Montreal 😉 (just kidding... kinda maybe ?) You may have been joking, but somebody else wasn't...🤔😅 TFC2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 59 minutes ago, Shway said: 30k never showed up when you had him? Why would they all of sudden now? Or is it thw prestige thing because he's at Bayern? Because there are more Canadian fans here then Whitecaps fans I guess what we should be doing is getting Davies or Scott Arfield to take a picture with Drake or whatever the hell is considered cool out there. Then people in Toronto will know it's ok to cheer for Canada Shway, costarg, SkuseisLoose and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 7 hours ago, SpursFlu said: Because there are more Canadian fans here then Whitecaps fans I guess what we should be doing is getting Davies or Scott Arfield to take a picture with Drake or whatever the hell is considered cool out there. Then people in Toronto will know it's ok to cheer for Canada Your hate/dislike for Toronto is cute. It reminds me of when I was in Witchita, Kansas and how the people would talk about the big cities lol. But I'm with you man, Vancouver should get the winter games - if like @Kent said means Canada playing at home versus playing in Florida. Spring through Fall, i'll take ATCO, Saputo, Moncton, or the Wanderers ground to host any minnows we may have to play. CANMNT_SUPERFAN, Ruffian and nfitz 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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