Bison44 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 16 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said: Why is this his last game? When I was in university school started in September. Do we know what program he is in? I truly believe he probably has a better chance at making a higher salary in football in short term. He could play a decent level in Germany honestly.. maybe B3, which would be a good salary. Back in the day I had a good term job that I kept 2 weeks into september, but many guys pulled the plug in mid Aug to find apartments, take a break and prep for class in Sept. This is almost a perfect set up for a kid like this, he plays damn near a full season (20 pro games) and then can finish his schooling in the offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Should be interesting to see how his season goes this year. I am sure a lot of players will want to test their mettle against a top CPL defender. Also curious to see what the recruiting class is like for U Sports teams as this will be the first time schools would be recruiting and able to use CPL as a carrot Bison44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 TBH I don’t think a U-Draft player can get paid just expenses and fees paid for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 15 minutes ago, deschamp86 said: Should be interesting to see how his season goes this year. I am sure a lot of players will want to test their mettle against a top CPL defender. Also curious to see what the recruiting class is like for U Sports teams as this will be the first time schools would be recruiting and able to use CPL as a carrot Decided to see if I could find some new recruits for this year. It doesn't appear to be as easy as finding information on NCAA players, but checked out a few of the bigger programs and found a few "names" that would be joining U Sports teams this year: UBC - Jackson Farmer, Jordan Haynes, Logan Chung York - Reggie Laryea, Soji Olatoye, Gianfranco, Gileppo, Michael Thornton, Marco Muia, George Tzimas (all guys who transferred from NCAA) Toronto - Matthew Roberts (Former Swansea U18) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 20 minutes ago, Silverfox said: TBH I don’t think a U-Draft player can get paid just expenses and fees paid for https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/cpl-partner-u-sports-sharing-talent/ The article (an old one i grant you) says that they will get paid. It also says the players will be released back to their universities on Aug 15. "student-athletes will be able to play with a CPL club, while preserving their eligibility, in the spring and summer before returning to U Sports competition. The student will be paid for his efforts after signing a CPL-U Sports developmental contract." Unnamed Trialist and deschamp86 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 2 hours ago, CanadaFan123 said: Why is this his last game? When I was in university school started in September. Do we know what program he is in? I truly believe he probably has a better chance at making a higher salary in football in short term. He could play a decent level in Germany honestly.. maybe B3, which would be a good salary. CIS (U-sports now, I guess) teams in Nova Scotia usually have their training camps in August. This could be a reason, though it would seem strange for him to miss professional CPL games in order to accommodate his university commitments. Perhaps there is something else related to his university that is taking him away from Halifax so early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper1917 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 3 hours ago, Bison44 said: https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/cpl-partner-u-sports-sharing-talent/ The article (an old one i grant you) says that they will get paid. It also says the players will be released back to their universities on Aug 15. "student-athletes will be able to play with a CPL club, while preserving their eligibility, in the spring and summer before returning to U Sports competition. The student will be paid for his efforts after signing a CPL-U Sports developmental contract." Yes that is exactly right. The deal was a developmental deal where he was always supposed to go back. Also he was paid a sum for playing the season. I'm not sure if there are any provisions where a team could ask to keep a player if they are in a title hunt. However in the case of the Wanderers I would think with nothing on the line now it would be better to have a good relation with Breton University and happily follow the agreement. With any luck we may be able to sign him to a contract next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Stanese? Would be a good signing for sure but more likely a League one Ontario CB on a short term deal until end of season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Not sure Stanese is doable in transfer window terms, but we'll see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Stanese would be huge for HFX imo. The one thing that stands out about HFX to me, is how they have always felt like the least Canadian team in the league. They are the only squad without at least one player with a CanMNT cap, or that was even on our CanMNT radar before the season. With the established fandom in Halifax, I’d expect more Canadians who’ve played at higher levels to be willing to come out east. Bison44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I would love it to be Ibra Sanoh as that would be the first Island guy playing in the league. There was chatter early on about him joining after really impressing against the U23 German side but there were some hurdles that apparently messed things up. No idea if this is still on the back burner at this point (not trying to pry locally - though tempted) but it would be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Well, didn't get my wish. https://hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca/article/wanderers-bolster-backline-with-signing-of-canadian-defender-duran-lee?fbclid=IwAR0dTZFTnnUFGZBCWYXM7a1F9Scb2lfQcXNk6r9iKw0l4jrulDb9gCULZfM Unnamed Trialist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Didn't think it could be Stanese because he would have needed to be out of contract when the last international window closed for an international registration transfer to be possible at this point. https://hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca/article/wanderers-bolster-backline-with-signing-of-canadian-defender-duran-lee Looks like Duran Lee caught Stephen Hart's eye during the Canadian Championship: ...The Wanderers boss got to see for himself the potential of Lee during the club’s Canadian Championship matches against Vaughan. “Most of all, he was very consistent and I thought he dealt really well with containing Akeem Garcia,” Hart explained. “He was very aggressive in his defending. He reads the game well and he understands the position.” ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikmacdo Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I am coming out to Halifax in sept, want to check out a game. Should I buy now or will it be easy to get tickets the day of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 15 minutes ago, Mikmacdo said: I am coming out to Halifax in sept, want to check out a game. Should I buy now or will it be easy to get tickets the day of? You may be able to get them on gameday, but with the way they are filling up the Wanderers Grounds, you may just want to grab the tix now and be sure. If it was me and I knew the home game I was planning to attend, I would just buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I'm really happy to see that young men are getting a chance to showcase themselves in the V's Cup and those that are good enough, can make the step to the next level here in Canada. Kudos to the Voyageurs Cup (CSA) and the CPL for allowing this to happen. maccaliam, Bbeto, Bison44 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 12 hours ago, dyslexic nam said: Well, didn't get my wish. https://hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca/article/wanderers-bolster-backline-with-signing-of-canadian-defender-duran-lee?fbclid=IwAR0dTZFTnnUFGZBCWYXM7a1F9Scb2lfQcXNk6r9iKw0l4jrulDb9gCULZfM Nice article and sounds like a great young player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 15 hours ago, JamboAl said: I'm really happy to see that young men are getting a chance to showcase themselves in the V's Cup and those that are good enough, can make the step to the next level here in Canada. Kudos to the Voyageurs Cup (CSA) and the CPL for allowing this to happen. More more reason to expand this tournament next year. These teams and players can compete.. time to add in all provinces and even PDL sides that otherwise wouldn’t be involved. We may not be able to get Thunder Bay in CPL but we can still get them in the voyageurs cup and that’s amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 (edited) You can't really have the PDL (USL League 2 now) teams because the season ends in early August so that players can go back to college. If a team went on a long run they eventually wouldn't even be able to field a team. Edited August 14, 2019 by narduch Lofty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 13 minutes ago, narduch said: You can't really have the PDL (USL League 2 now) teams because the season ends in early August so that players can go back to college. If a team went on a long run they eventually wouldn't even be able to field a team. The US Open Cup has no issue with it. Mind you, the only way I would allow PDL teams is if there is no reasonably distanced Canadian Div 3 nearby, but still no reason it can't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 23 minutes ago, narduch said: You can't really have the PDL (USL League 2 now) teams because the season ends in early August so that players can go back to college. If a team went on a long run they eventually wouldn't even be able to field a team. So a PDL team would have to make a run to the semis, which would mean beating probably at least 3 pro clubs. If such a run happened I’m sure they could accommodate running a little later for a once in a lifetime kind of game. Not that it would happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 11 minutes ago, deschamp86 said: The US Open Cup has no issue with it. Mind you, the only way I would allow PDL teams is if there is no reasonably distanced Canadian Div 3 nearby, but still no reason it can't work Why couldn’t both the tss rovers/highlanders and BC div 3 be in the draw? Or foothills and AMSL clubs? I think it would be silly to cut a few clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rintaran Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Finally info on the match postponement for Forge's CONCACAF League run: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 7 hours ago, CanadaFan123 said: Why couldn’t both the tss rovers/highlanders and BC div 3 be in the draw? Or foothills and AMSL clubs? I think it would be silly to cut a few clubs. I think that TSS Rovers, Highlanders, Foothills, WSA Winnipeg and Thunder Bay should be allowed in. However, if a BC Div 3 were to come along, and TSS Rovers/Highlanders did not want to join, I would cut them from the Cup at that point. I think it is very important to create a proper pyramid in the country and I don't believe that having multiple different leagues playing at similar levels helps Unnamed Trialist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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