Aird25 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 (edited) TBH I’d be happy to have all 3 back for the right salaries but it has to match their contributions. I don’t think any of them managed that last season but that’s obviously based on extremely limited knowledge Edited February 20, 2020 by Aird25 toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Still think they are 3/4 additions away. Hopefully Fisk stays on. I'm not a fan of Haber, he certainly brings experience but I think both he and issey appeared short on delivering last year certainly on the pitch. I'd rather Pacific saves money and takes a punt on Tomasz Skublak. Dixon will be a strong addition to Verhoeven, Baldisimo and Hojabrpour in the middle. Another addition would be welcome. They need another CB or two and a right winger should issey not resign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 7 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: Thanks for that, great tip. Where do they train, out in Langford? I’m assuming so, but I’m not 100% sure if it’s at Westhills or the new complex, or where. I can ask tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 15 hours ago, shorty said: I’m assuming so, but I’m not 100% sure if it’s at Westhills or the new complex, or where. I can ask tomorrow. LOL, they train in the new facility or Goudy field (next door to Westhills). They didn't spend $5M to NOT train in that facility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 I figured as much, but all the social media of the new training centre is of kids camps and basketball and such. They're very tightly controlled with videos and/or news from training generally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 1 hour ago, ted said: LOL, they train in the new facility or Goudy field (next door to Westhills). They didn't spend $5M to NOT train in that facility. Goudy Field is actually a nice pitch, with a decent stand for maybe a couple hundred, I was surprised when I saw it. If you had a reserve squad or wanted to scrimmage without being on the main field for whatever reason, it's perfect. It also allows rugby or other activities to be on Westhills and not interrupt the flow of football training for Pacific, it's just 5 min walk away. ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 My hope is that with Goudy Field and the new training facility we can restrict the amount of external field use Westhills sees and replace the turf with grass ted and Unnamed Trialist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 deschamp86, youllneverwalkalone, ted and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 I'm gonna have to trust Pa-Modou Kah when it comes to scouting defenders. Looks like a strong addition and PFC are looking more and more like contenders at this moment (a lot can change I know. Marcel de Jong also knows). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 24 minutes ago, Ansem said: What kind of weather do you guys have that your February signing is posing on your pitch in a golf shirt?! Lucky. DrummingInMySleep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Nice weather. NVsoccer and CanadaFan123 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, CanadaFan123 said: What kind of weather do you guys have that your February signing is posing on your pitch in a golf shirt?! Lucky. LOL, this is Victoria. We had frost on the ground this morning for maybe the fifth day this month. We have a special event in Early March where we count the flowers: https://flowercount.com/ When I play pick up soccer at lunch today I will probably wear a long-sleeved shirt and maybe even gloves. Edited February 21, 2020 by ted add info CanadaFan123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Ansem said: On paper this looks like a strong signing. I would not be surprised to see him pair up with TMG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Good depth signing with potential. I hope they bring in a needed experienced CB to round out the group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, ted said: LOL, this is Victoria. We had frost on the ground this morning for maybe the fifth day this month. We have a special event in Early March where we count the flowers: https://flowercount.com/ When I play pick up soccer at lunch today I will probably wear a long-sleeved shirt and maybe even gloves. I thought about mentioning this with respect to Goudy and being able to stay off Westhills so grass could be installed. For those not on the island: every single turf field in Greater Victoria gets used, all the time, all year, unless it is privately owned, like Glenlyon Norfolk school, or on the few days that it snows (which aren't many). I haven't played recently at Goudy, but certainly my old guy team has played there within the last couple of years. Ted, or others: does PFC have exclusive use of Goudy now? I can't imagine that they do. Just curious. In Victoria, we do have the potential to have year-round grass fields for the lack of snow, but our problem is water: too much in the winter and too little in the summer. Watering in the summer (though expensive and not environmentally super) can remedy the drought issue, but winter drainage is a massive issue for good grass pitches here (of which there aren't many). A lot of pitches in the winter are quite boggy. There was a recent controversy at the City council where one councillor led a charge to tear up the most frequently used turf pitch in town and replace it with grass, supposedly over concerns about the artificial blades and rubber pellets. The local soccer community rose up to squash the effort, for environmental, economic, and recreational reasons. A pro-quality grass pitch at Westhills would actually require a significant and ongoing economic investment, I believe. Would be nice, but don't see it happening in the near future. Edited February 21, 2020 by shorty shamrock, DrummingInMySleep and Unnamed Trialist 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) GOUDY is that high school's field I thought and there are soccer camps and league play there too. And then you need Westhills to withstand rugby. So that is going to rule out proper grass at the latter. Is the seating configuration at Westhills going to be the same as last year? Edited February 21, 2020 by Unnamed Trialist ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 I seem to remember them committing to grass at Westhills on more than one occasion. I think they said it would be part of the next phase of construction along with moving the powerlines and building the new stands DrummingInMySleep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 22 hours ago, shorty said: Ted, or others: does PFC have exclusive use of Goudy now? I No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Interesting there haven't been a few more signings out of NCAA. Krutzen looked great, but Zajac didn't have a huge impact (although he will have a Borges type season this year). There's a good 50-100 Canadian seniors div 1-3. Not to mention the international players. I guess some of them must be getting real jobs or something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yothat2 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Is issey fisk haber coming back ?! Be stiff competition in practice with the three of dem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 35 minutes ago, yothat2 said: Is issey fisk haber coming back ?! Be stiff competition in practice with the three of dem It was said Fisk is training in Victoria. Issey is apparently playing amateur in Vancouver. No idea on Haber. I'd like to see Fisk back. toontownman, DrummingInMySleep and ted 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 6 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: I'd like to see Fisk back. Sources say no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 On 2/19/2020 at 9:42 AM, Aird25 said: I bet they bring Baldisimo or Simon Colyn in on loan from the Whitecaps I definitely think Baldisimo would be a good bet to be moved from the Caps in some fashion, likely a loan. I don't think he even played a minute of preseason action this year. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rintaran Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Fisk will not be returning to Pacific in 2020: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Atletico Fisk it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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