jonovision Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 If Carreiro wasn't a local lad I wouldn't give this move a second thought, but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Bison Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 On 10/17/2020 at 6:22 PM, jonovision said: If Carreiro wasn't a local lad I wouldn't give this move a second thought, but... Meh, I think a lot of the local boys were brought on to help goose the attendance a bit for year 1. With the performance at the Island games I think now it's time to get down to business and building the best team possible. jonovision, toontownman and MrsC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 I'd willingly argue that he earned his place onto the pitch in the 2nd half of the season in 2019, can't say much the same for the island games, but they were the island games. Not a normal season to be sure. Do wonder if this is something of a mutual parting in this though. Winnipeg Fury 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 And Rafi is back. Excellent. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyb Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 On 10/17/2020 at 6:22 PM, jonovision said: If Carreiro wasn't a local lad I wouldn't give this move a second thought, but... Rob Gale was on TSN1290 today and said the move was mutual. He's getting married to a Toronto girl this year and he's planning on moving there. FWIW he says he has some coaching opportunities there. yothat2 and Cheeta 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top cheese Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 I think that this just shows that this league needs to pay All of its playerS a livable wage or it will lack credibility Cheeta and yothat2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 12 hours ago, top cheese said: I think that this just shows that this league needs to pay All of its playerS a livable wage or it will lack credibility Even recently MLS has suffered players quitting professional soccer to take on a new career. CPL has a looong way to go before that stops happening. yothat2, Shway and deschamp86 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 57 minutes ago, Ruffian said: Even recently MLS has suffered players quitting professional soccer to take on a new career. CPL has a looong way to go before that stops happening. difference is some of those guys have degrees from Ivy league schools, so they can make the below average faster in the work field vs MLS. In guys like Dylans case, all they have is football. Ruffian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 4 hours ago, Shway said: difference is some of those guys have degrees from Ivy league schools, so they can make the below average faster in the work field vs MLS. In guys like Dylans case, all they have is football. Did he not graduate from York? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 On 10/27/2020 at 1:08 PM, johnyb said: Rob Gale was on TSN1290 today and said the move was mutual. He's getting married to a Toronto girl this year and he's planning on moving there. FWIW he says he has some coaching opportunities there. I hope he does have an opportunity at coaching. Earning a living in footie after your playing days has to be a dream come true. In any capacity. I wrote it before and I'll write it again. This league is competing with the "real world" as much as, if not more, than anything else. It's going to be a difficult balancing act for all the teams to figure out where their limited player budget is best spent. For some players this will mean actually giving pro football a go, for others it will mean giving it a longer try but at the end of the day it HAS TO provide enough quality for all the players in the leauge and its fans. I guess congradulations are in order but I can't help but find myself quoting Hugo. Phoebus de Chatreaupres too came to a tragic end; he got married. nolando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top cheese Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 On 10/28/2020 at 8:33 AM, Ruffian said: Even recently MLS has suffered players quitting professional soccer to take on a new career. CPL has a looong way to go before that stops happening. Career transition after your playing days is always tough. Coaching soccer in Canada is not the most enriching way to make a living. There are very few positions that offer a livable wage. I think in terms of cpl I’ve said numerous times it’s really a semi-pro league for probably -75-80% of the contracts. I compare it to like senior aaa hockey [allan cup). You can’t make your primary source of income to be 25-30k max. If the league is going to grow it needs to offer the players better contracts mls btw had a big disparity in contracts to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 On 10/28/2020 at 2:08 AM, johnyb said: Rob Gale was on TSN1290 today and said the move was mutual. He's getting married to a Toronto girl this year and he's planning on moving there. FWIW he says he has some coaching opportunities there. Maybe he’s replacing Brennan. 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtlsab Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Paolucci talks about his journey in CanPL:https://culturesoccer.com/2020/10/29/la-nouvelle-vie-de-michele-paolucci-a-winnipeg/ johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Bison Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 On 10/28/2020 at 10:02 PM, Cheeta said: This league is competing with the "real world" as much as, if not more, than anything else. It's going to be a difficult balancing act for all the teams to figure out where their limited player budget is best spent. For some players this will mean actually giving pro football a go, for others it will mean giving it a longer try but at the end of the day it HAS TO provide enough quality for all the players in the leauge and its fans. The CFL and it's players association have long had help where current & former players are given help with the transition to "real life". Considering both Forge & Valour have CFL DNA, I expect this will come sooner rather than later. yothat2 and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Bison Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Amir Soto has signed with Valour for the 2021 season (assuming it happens): https://canpl.ca/article/valour-fc-bringing-back-panamanian-defender-amir-soto-for-2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 T_Bison 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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toontownman Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Glad he gets a chance next year. Great experience to pass on to younger players and will allow Levis to play further forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Bison Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Really happy as well - outside of Dunn & Pantemis it looks like most of the Island Games team is back which is really encouraging to see. Let's just hope we can have our butts at IGF to watch them in person! toontownman, Cheeta, johnyb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 3 hours ago, T_Bison said: Really happy as well - outside of Dunn & Pantemis it looks like most of the Island Games team is back which is really encouraging to see. Let's just hope we can have our butts at IGF to watch them in person! Plenty of room to spread out and distance eh?? Open up the other side and you could still get 10000 in there nicely spread out. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Bison Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 19 hours ago, Bison44 said: Plenty of room to spread out and distance eh?? Open up the other side and you could still get 10000 in there nicely spread out. True, although I doubt that IGF will be open at all until the pandemic is considered over. Bison44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Bison Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Pena's option is picked up by Valour https://northerntribune.ca/valour-fc-federico-pena-2021/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top cheese Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 3 hours ago, T_Bison said: Pena's option is picked up by Valour https://northerntribune.ca/valour-fc-federico-pena-2021/ Guess they need a local somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Bison Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 How is everyone feeling about Valour's offseason so far? With the January transfer window less than a week and a half away, where are we and what do you think will happen next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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