RS Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Kent said: Darn, I was hoping they were going to say that MLS turned them down. Nothing like a chip on the shoulder to drive success. Turns out they thought they would lose too much money in MLS. It was probably a combination of both, tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksam Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: Hamilton has always wanted to be in the NHL. Why wouldn't they at least explore the option of MLS? They could have had a rivalry with Toronto that people in Toronto actually cared out. MLS was showing signs of being interested in developing some local derbys at the time and wasn't finding it quite as easy to draw viable expansion bids as it is now. Think the big problem for any Hamilton sports group is that no North American major league is ever going to want a Hamilton branded team on board as it sounds bush league to Americans, so if local civic pride balks at being perceived as a minor league city that meant they had to go for a domestic pro league. That makes sense from a Hamilton perspective. What gives the project a fighting shot at making it is that they have been willing to dilute the economic model down to a point that is low budget enough to be potentially doable in enough markets elsewhere to make an entire league viable without needing the three core MLS markets to get behind it. @longlugan You're right, this is BBTB's sock puppet. Bbeto and BuzzAndSting 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Part of the problem with the MLS business model is that it’s an annual cash loss but the franchise values increase every year. If that’s sustainable remains to be seen. Nonetheless an ownership group has to be willing to endure losing millions of cash dollars indefinitely and then have an exit strategy. I can’t blame the TiCats or anyone else who doesn’t want to subscribe to that business model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 5 hours ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: http://northerntribune.ca/forge-fc-major-league-soccer/ ... So, Young and Mitchell had to figure out how they could somehow make money from a soccer team in Hamilton, because the home of the Tiger-Cats depended on it. Shooting straight for the big guys, the pair flew to New York City to have a discussion with Major League Soccer executives to see about Hamilton becoming an expansion team... Wow...Northern Tribune. Way to rip off the juiciest pieces from an article on a subscription site and then reproduce it. Poor form in my opinion. RS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 5 hours ago, masster said: Wow...Northern Tribune. Way to rip off the juiciest pieces from an article on a subscription site and then reproduce it. Poor form in my opinion. Is it a subscription site? I was able to open the link he posted and read the whole article, and just now I went to the home page and clicked on 4 or 5 random articles and was able to open all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Kent said: Is it a subscription site? I was able to open the link he posted and read the whole article, and just now I went to the home page and clicked on 4 or 5 random articles and was able to open all of them. I think he's referring to the Athletic site... They posted an article about the CPL where some of the info in the Northern Tribe article was taken from.... I could be wrong though. Edited April 25, 2019 by Shway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 39 minutes ago, Kent said: Is it a subscription site? I was able to open the link he posted and read the whole article, and just now I went to the home page and clicked on 4 or 5 random articles and was able to open all of them. This story was taken from an article on the Athletic. Even says so at the bottom of the article "Source: The Athletic". All they did was rewrite parts of that article. Kent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Only 130 season seats left with Forge! 6,000 season seats is a fantastic base to start with. shamrock, Blackjack15, gator and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ams1984 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 So, as a York 9 FC supporter, I’m curious as to what you Hamilton folks are thinking ahead of the game? Any predictions?! As I said in the York 9 FC section, I’ll make the totally unbiased and largely baseless prediction that we beat you 3-2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, Ams1984 said: So, as a York 9 FC supporter, I’m curious as to what you Hamilton folks are thinking ahead of the game? Any predictions?! As I said in the York 9 FC section, I’ll make the totally unbiased and largely baseless prediction that we beat you 3-2! Forge is going to win 2-0. Nothing like a clean sheet to start the season. First goal in league history will be Chris Nanco. grande 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I honestly have no idea what to expect, I think we have a good squad assembled, maybe a little young, it will be interesting to see how it all comes together! York9 from what I see could be quite good, I’m going to guess 2-1 for the home side! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I have a feeling that because things have gone so well up till now, almost as well as can be, that the game itself will suck. Like Murphy's Law. It will be a 0-0 with little action. Similar to this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccMan Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Ok maybe I missed it but just found out that David Gantar will be the ref for the first CPL game on Saturday. David Gantar really why why why? Come on I know there must be better refs than this guy. I’ve seen enough of this character in Voyageurs Cup games and in the MLS and the guy is a disaster I’m sorry. Anytime I watch a game that this guy does there are always a few major controversies due to his inept officiating. Whatever happened to that Petrescu guy who has done a lot of MLS games and Voyager Cup games as well , he would have been a much better choice than this guy. Please anyone but Gantar ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Oh I hope the 2 coaches see what is at stake and we see some attacking soccer that will win over some fair weather fans. Remember when UFC first got going and Forrest griffin/Bonnar fight on spike blew everyone away and showed how exciting MMA could be?? It would be a shame if we didnt see a couple goals. Prediction, Telfer scores the first ever CPL goal but Forge win 2-1 with Bekker and Zajac scoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bob Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 To be honest, looking at the Forge and York defenses I don't see how they could fail to get goals. apbsmith, grande, shamrock and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccMan Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 23 minutes ago, Bison44 said: Oh I hope the 2 coaches see what is at stake and we see some attacking soccer that will win over some fair weather fans. Remember when UFC first got going and Forrest griffin/Bonnar fight on spike blew everyone away and showed how exciting MMA could be?? It would be a shame if we didnt see a couple goals. Prediction, Telfer scores the first ever CPL goal but Forge win 2-1 with Bekker and Zajac scoring. I get what your saying but soccer is what it is it’s usually not a high scoring sport , but I find that to the casual soccer fan when it’s their team playing representing their city they will be much more engaged no matter how high or how low scoring the game is. Therefore even a 1-0 game if it’s their city playing can keep them engaged to the final moment. You live on every pass, every header, free kick, foul and every possession it’s not just about the goals . It’s like sex lol it’s about the build up the foreplay lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 1 hour ago, SoccMan said: I get what your saying but soccer is what it is it’s usually not a high scoring sport , but I find that to the casual soccer fan when it’s their team playing representing their city they will be much more engaged no matter how high or how low scoring the game is. Therefore even a 1-0 game if it’s their city playing can keep them engaged to the final moment. You live on every pass, every header, free kick, foul and every possession it’s not just about the goals . It’s like sex lol it’s about the build up the foreplay lol! I'm going to be at the game cheering for York 9, but even I want the home fans to have a chance to erupt when Forge scores a goal. I still want York 9 to win, but the best part of going to a game live is cheering for a goal with the strangers around you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack15 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 2 days until the start of the season and still at 20 players signed total with 3 at remaining spots. Jace Kotsopolous confirmed to The Northern he will be signing very shortly just working out the last details, he's an exciting player! 53 goals in 57 games with University of Guelph in 4 years time. Graduating the same year as this league kicked off makes him very fortunate Taha Ilyass was the only trialist from Hamilton invited to camp and the last invite left with the club and that went to the D.R! 20 Year old Midfielder, he could have signed in Moroccan top tier (his parents country) last year but fell through due to paperwork, the transfer window closed and he did not have dual citizenship at the time as was considered a foreigner. The rumours of Molham Babouli have died down, but I have feeling it's been in the works for a while Its been told that Marko Mandekic is going back to U of T for year N°3 so he's not in the picture. Hopefully they have the cap space for all three of the signings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickC Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Warning, please read this carefully...we received our Forge scarves and they came with this important statement..."DON'T WRAP AROUND YOUR NECK TOO TIGHT OR YOU MIGHT STOP BREATHING"...thought I'd pass this along as we don't want 25,000 fans passing out at the same time grande and BuzzAndSting 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markoaleks Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 I am a founder and went to pick up the kit today smallest size left is macron XL no L sizes or smaller for men more to arrive within 2 weeks we were told some nice gear available however / Macron and New Era merchandise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybred Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Ya same for me they ran out like on Monday. Me and the wife will have to wait till the smaller sizes come in, I guess it's good that there is that many season seat holders I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Might have to consider supporting the Forge now: nolando, Tigers, toontownman and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 If anyone wants season seats you’d better sign up tonight. There is less than 20 left! gator and nolando 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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