Robert Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper1917 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Maybe slightly smaller crowds with a little less enthusiasm lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 32 minutes ago, grasshopper1917 said: Maybe slightly smaller crowds with a little less enthusiasm lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jith12 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 11 minutes ago, admin said: Is that your old budgie buddy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 11 hours ago, grasshopper1917 said: Maybe slightly smaller crowds with a little less enthusiasm lol West Hills Stadium. It too is undergoing a major transformation in order to host a CPL club. The stadium will increase in capacity from 1500 to 7500 seats, with steep intimate seating and all the extra perks that are required for a professional set up. Are there any tickets left for opening day in the visitors section of this professional set up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 With only 6 months left before the inaugural CPL season kicks off, I'm curios how many of the 7 announced clubs will have a sell-out crowd on hand for their home opener? 1) Yes __ - No __ Cavalry FC 2) Yes __ - No __ FC Edmonton 3) Yes __ - No __ Forge FC 4) Yes __ - No __ HFX Wanderers FC 5) Yes __ - No __ Pacific FC 6) Yes __ - No __ Valour FC 7) Yes __ - No __ York 9 FC And what are the chances of any not-yet-announced clubs having a full house for their home opener? ? Yes __ - No __ _________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Who cares. It is what ever it is. The only thing that matters is how you will help to grow it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 3 hours ago, admin said: Who cares. It is what ever it is. The only thing that matters is how you will help to grow it. I care. Because it's important. Don't lay that on me. I'm not going to make or break the CPL. 1) 05,000 - Spruce Meadows (Cavalry FC) 2) 05,000 - Clarke Stadium (FC Edmonton) 3) 23,218 - Tim Hortons Field (Forge FC) 4) 07,000 - Wanderers Ground (HFX Wanderers FC) 5) 07,500 - Westhills Stadium (Pacific FC) 6) 33,234 - Investors Group Field (Valour FC) 7) 03,700 - York Lions Stadium (York 9 FC) X) 84,652 - Total Capacity Over/Under - Total attendance for 7 home openers 42,326 Over/Under - Total attendance for 7 second home games 35,000 (Attendance numbers always drop after the home opener) My prediction - Under on both lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Apologies, I didn't realize you were trying to talk about something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 1 hour ago, admin said: Apologies, I didn't realize you were trying to talk about something. That's all right. Apology accepted. I now know that you need to understand something, or else it gets taken down. No hard feelings on this end, my friend.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigers Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Shouldn't we use the reduced capacities for THF and IGF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 8 minutes ago, Tigers said: Shouldn't we use the reduced capacities for THF and IGF? Shouldn't we avoid engaging crazy people in online discussions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.notenboom Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Tigers said: Shouldn't we use the reduced capacities for THF and IGF? Shouldn’t we also use seating capacities that are accurate for the other 5 stadia (in other words, once they are actually built and/or renovated which applies to all five). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 1 hour ago, rob.notenboom said: Shouldn’t we also use seating capacities that are accurate for the other 5 stadia (in other words, once they are actually built and/or renovated which applies to all five). I used the current seating capacity information provided by Wikipedia. No doubt, different sources will give different numbers. Whether or not the capacities of these stadiums increase between now and 6 months from now, make no difference as I'll still stick with the same Over/Under lines previously given. And if the stadiums turn out to have larger capacities than the numbers I have provided, and the total aggregate attendance for the 7 home openers exceeds the current 84,652 number, then hey, I guess everyone on this forum will be happier than a pig in ____. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 While we're on the topic of attendance, like what part of marketing one's product doesn't the CSA get? We just had a televised "B" international against a nothing country like Dominica. The crowd of 10,253 Torontonians that showed up to watch this little more than an exhibition match looked pretty sparsely distributed in the 30,000 seats at BMO Field. That's two out of three seats that are empty! Like for a meaningless "B" international, why doesn't the CSA express its gratitude to the Voyageurs by having them sit right in the middle section facing the TV cameras for $10 a seat? Their gonna make the same gate revenues anyway, and at least the place would look like its rocking, as the CSA always tries so desperately to make these matches appear in their doctored-up promotional pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 I am expecting a sellout on opening day for PFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 1 hour ago, ted said: I am expecting a sellout on opening day for PFC. If that's the case, I'm sure we'll set the record for the CPL's largest crowd for a home-opener! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 On 10/21/2018 at 1:58 AM, Robert said: I care. Because it's important. Don't lay that on me. I'm not going to make or break the CPL. 1) 000,005,000 - Spruce Meadows (Cavalry FC) 2) 000,005,000 - Clarke Stadium (FC Edmonton) 3) 000,023,218 - Tim Hortons Field (Forge FC) 4) 000,007,000 - Wanderers Ground (HFX Wanderers FC) 5) 000,007,500 - Westhills Stadium (Pacific FC) 6) 000,033,234 - Investors Group Field (Valour FC) 7) 000,003,700 - York Lions Stadium (York 9 FC) X) 000,084,652 - Total Capacity Over/Under - Total attendance for 7 home openers 42,326 Over/Under - Total attendance for 7 second home games 35,000 (Attendance numbers always drop after the home opener) My prediction - Under on both lines. I didn’t think you had enough leading zeroes, so I fixed your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmc Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I actually expect Hamilton to have a great showing for their first game. I can see 10,000+ for them. Halifax will probably sell out its first game too, so that's 6,200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HfxCeltic Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 6 hours ago, garmc said: I actually expect Hamilton to have a great showing for their first game. I can see 10,000+ for them. Halifax will probably sell out its first game too, so that's 6,200. Is that the official capacity for Wanderers Grounds coming from the club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 18 hours ago, HfxCeltic said: Is that the official capacity for Wanderers Grounds coming from the club? Seems like they're all pretty much in the same ballpark: 1) "no fewer than 5,000 - http://hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca/stadium-profile 2) 7,000 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanderers_Grounds 3) Halifax will probably sell out its first game too, so that's 6,200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmc Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 The 6,200 number comes from the fact they had a sellout for the Canada vs USA rugby match, and the official attendance was 6,200. Of course the numbers may change slightly with a new configuration, but we know it's at minimum 6,200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blindside16 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 I expect Hamilton, Halifax and probably Edmonton to have sell outs. Winnipeg will probably be close. The only team that should be worried at this point is York Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 4 hours ago, Blindside16 said: I expect Hamilton, Halifax and probably Edmonton to have sell outs. Winnipeg will probably be close. The only team that should be worried at this point is York I agree. York Lions Stadium is definitely the CPL's weak sister when it comes to capacity alone. Add to the fact that York 9 FC will basically be competing in the same market as Canada's most successful and popular professional football club and you indeed have a worrisome situation on your hands. York Lions Stadium Former names CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium Location Toronto, Ontario Public transit Pioneer Village station York University Bus Loop Pioneer Village Terminal 501 Queen Owner York University Operator York University Capacity 3,700 Surface Grass Track (Mondo) Construction Built 2012–2014 Opened 2015 Architect CannonDesign Tenants York Lions (U Sports) (2015–present)Ontario Arrows (MLR) (2018–present)York 9 FC (CPL) (from 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 York's stadium will be 7,000 for CPL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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