Valour FC Season Thread 2020 2.0

[jonovision 721]

If Carreiro wasn't a local lad I wouldn't give this move a second thought, but...

[T_Bison 170]

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.

[Cheeta 1,758]

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. 

[Cheeta 1,758]

And Rafi is back.  Excellent.

[johnyb 364]

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. 

[top cheese 223]

I think that this just shows that this league needs to pay All of its playerS a livable wage or it will lack credibility 

[Ruffian 1,635]

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.

[Shway 3,282]

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.

[deschamp86 716]

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?

[Cheeta 1,758]

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.  

 

[top cheese 223]

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

[An Observer 723]

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. 😂

[mtlsab 158]

Paolucci talks about his journey in CanPL:
https://culturesoccer.com/2020/10/29/la-nouvelle-vie-de-michele-paolucci-a-winnipeg/

[T_Bison 170]

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.

[T_Bison 170]

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

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[toontownman 2,989]

Glad he gets a chance next year. Great experience to pass on to younger players and will allow Levis to play further forward. 

[T_Bison 170]

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!

[Bison44 6,084]

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.  

[T_Bison 170]

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.

[T_Bison 170]

Pena's option is picked up by Valour

https://northerntribune.ca/valour-fc-federico-pena-2021/

[top cheese 223]

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

[T_Bison 170]

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?