BrennanFan Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Jamaica is excellent on paper, but behind the scenes they are in shambles. The team is divided between the "UB40" English players being parachuted in, and not being committed to the program at all. Nobody knows when or if Bailey or West Ham striker Antonio will actually show up. Worst of all is that the coach, Whitmore, has very little power over the team. Rumour is he doesn't even get to select the players! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtlMario Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Is it too early to predict the Honduras score?😛 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finchster Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 If it were up to me... Honduras (Home) (September 2nd, 2021) Toronto El Salvador (Home) (September 8th 2021) Toronto Panama (Home) (October 13, 2021) Toronto Costa Rica (Home) (November 2021) Edmonton Mexico (Home) (November 2021) Edmonton USA (Home) (January 30, 2022) Vancouver Jamaica (Home) (March 27th 2022) (somewhere other than Toronto) Corazon, apbsmith and ghostknownunknown 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 If the Honduras game is played in Canada, then it should definitely be at BMO Field in Toronto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohan Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 I doubt players wants to play in an artificial pitch, if they can't help it. I also think playing the game in the most horrid conditions for the opposition must be a thing. Moncton? Why not? (As long as they have a decent grass pitch) CSA is also going to milk the home games as much as possible, because they don't have much money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Isn't Moncton artificial? Maybe we could play a game in Halifax? Ivan, dyslexic nam and CanadianSoccerFan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 18 minutes ago, finchster said: If it were up to me... Honduras (Home) (September 2nd, 2021) Toronto El Salvador (Home) (September 8th 2021) Toronto Panama (Home) (October 13, 2021) Toronto Costa Rica (Home) (November 2021) Edmonton Mexico (Home) (November 2021) Edmonton USA (Home) (January 30, 2022) Vancouver Jamaica (Home) (March 27th 2022) (somewhere other than Toronto) What I would change Honduras (9/2/21)- Toronto- BMO Field El Salvador (9/8/21)- Toronto- BMO Field Panama (10/13/21)- Vancouver- BC Place Costa Rica (November)- Edmonton- Commonwealth Stadium Mexico (November)- Commonwealth Stadium USA- (1/30/22)- Vancouver- BC Place Jamaica- (3/27/22)- Montreal- Olympic Stadium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Just now, narduch said: Isn't Moncton artificial? Maybe we could play a game in Halifax? Yes. Wanderers grounds would be awesome - and the fans would absolutely rock it. Ivan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrennanFan Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Factors to be taken into account in deciding where the games will be played, in order of importance: 1. Grass surface 2. Jet lag reduction 3. Nearby training facilities 4. Media centre 5. Avoiding local away fan populations 6. Avoiding below freezing temperatures (cold weather will simply not benefit our squad used to milder European conditions) Irrelevant Factors: - "growing the game" by spreading games around the country (only winning grows the game) Corazon, umpiredice, CanadianSoccerFan and 7 others 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califax Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 20 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Yes. Wanderers grounds would be awesome - and the fans would absolutely rock it. The game against Jamaica would be nice at the Grounds. You could get 10K in there easily. Assuming we are still in the hunt, it's going to be a massive game. There is a real chance that Panama and Jamaica could be dead and buried by those last two games. CanadianSoccerFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califax Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, BrennanFan said: 2. Jet lag reduction "We've got a great show tonight 'Jet Lag Reduction" is here *applause* Stick around we'll be right back" JohnnyFranchise and narduch 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 CFL teams are playing at home during the November window in Edmonton, Vancouver and Toronto. May complicate things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaneC06 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 I think it'll shape up like this.... Honduras (9/2/21)- Edmonton- Commonwealth Stadium El Salvador (9/8/21)- Regina - Mosaic Stadium Panama (10/13/21)- Toronto - BMO Field Costa Rica (November)- Vancouver/Edmonton - BC Place Or Commonwealth Stadium Mexico (November)- Vancouver - BC Place USA- (1/30/22)- Vancouver- BC Place Jamaica- (3/27/22)- Toronto - BMO Field The only reason I don't have more Toronto games on here is because of COVID restrictions. Canada Soccer won't want half full stadiums in September, that's why I chose Edmonton and Regina. Both provinces are going to be open for business with no restrictions and both have good stadiums. If Ontario can get their shit together then I could see an extra game or two in Toronto. Vancouver probably gets the green light for the winter games given they play in a dome. It's too bad Vancouver doesn't have a grass pitch. TGAA_Star 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 1 hour ago, finchster said: If it were up to me... Honduras (Home) (September 2nd, 2021) Toronto El Salvador (Home) (September 8th 2021) Toronto Panama (Home) (October 13, 2021) Toronto Costa Rica (Home) (November 2021) Edmonton Mexico (Home) (November 2021) Edmonton USA (Home) (January 30, 2022) Vancouver Jamaica (Home) (March 27th 2022) (somewhere other than Toronto) Edmonton in November is too extreme Olympique_de_Marseille and ShaneC06 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenny Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 (edited) Let's not forget Victoria who quickly sold out the T&T game, leading to the second game being opened up to the public, before it was all cancelled by the pandemic. Edited June 16, 2021 by lenny grammar dyslexic nam and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, lenny said: Let's not forget Victoria who quickly sold out the T&T game, leading to the second game being opened up to the public, before it was all cancelled by the pandemic. Would love to go back to Victoria for a match but I don't see an Ocho WCQ game happening there. Edited June 16, 2021 by BearcatSA NVsoccer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinrack Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 My expectation is that all of the matches will be played in either Vancouver or Toronto. The CSA has shown almost zero interest in hosting matches in any other cities. The last time another city hosted a competitive CMNT match was all the way back in 2008, and I can recall only one friendly hosted elsewhere since then (in Montreal). MAYBE if the CSA is feeling extra generous they will throw Montreal or (less likely) Edmonton a bone with a single match, but I wouldn't bet on it happening, JohnnyFranchise and Corazon 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 1 minute ago, spinrack said: My expectation is that all of the matches will be played in either Vancouver or Toronto. The CSA has shown almost zero interest in hosting matches in any other cities. The last time another city hosted a competitive CMNT match was all the way back in 2008, and I can recall only one friendly hosted elsewhere since then (in Montreal). MAYBE if the CSA is feeling extra generous they will throw Montreal or (less likely) Edmonton a bone with a single match, but I wouldn't bet on it happening, It depends on provincial covid restrictions. If Alberta allows a large crowd and the other provinces don't come September, I'm sure they would play in Edmonton. Plus Davies being from there would guarantee a huge crowd (and huge advantage). If I'm CSA, I'm thinking very seriously about playing a game in Edmonton. xabuep2, ShaneC06 and Ivan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 It just sucks that Commonwealth has artificial turf now. xabuep2 and hulkrogan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 1 hour ago, ShaneC06 said: If Ontario can get their shit together then I could see an extra game or two in Toronto. Point of contention: Ontario got its shit together a while ago. It's the provincial government overcorrecting for its previous fuck-ups that is delaying everything here. Ivan, ShaneC06, Kadenge and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Another point of contention: The CFL schedule will dictate a lot of stadium availability, something that doesn't seem to be taken into account in some of these fantasy fixture lists. red card, JohnnyFranchise and king1010 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 1 hour ago, ShaneC06 said: I think it'll shape up like this.... Honduras (9/2/21)- Edmonton- Commonwealth Stadium El Salvador (9/8/21)- Regina - Mosaic Stadium Panama (10/13/21)- Toronto - BMO Field Costa Rica (November)- Vancouver/Edmonton - BC Place Or Commonwealth Stadium Mexico (November)- Vancouver - BC Place USA- (1/30/22)- Vancouver- BC Place Jamaica- (3/27/22)- Toronto - BMO Field The only reason I don't have more Toronto games on here is because of COVID restrictions. Canada Soccer won't want half full stadiums in September, that's why I chose Edmonton and Regina. Both provinces are going to be open for business with no restrictions and both have good stadiums. If Ontario can get their shit together then I could see an extra game or two in Toronto. Vancouver probably gets the green light for the winter games given they play in a dome. It's too bad Vancouver doesn't have a grass pitch. I actually like your list of where each of our home games should be played ShaneC06 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaneC06 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 48 minutes ago, frmr said: It depends on provincial covid restrictions. If Alberta allows a large crowd and the other provinces don't come September, I'm sure they would play in Edmonton. Plus Davies being from there would guarantee a huge crowd (and huge advantage). If I'm CSA, I'm thinking very seriously about playing a game in Edmonton. They almost owe Davies a game in Edmonton at this point. TGAA_Star 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.notenboom Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Virtually zero chance a WCQ game will be played in Regina unless they replace the surface with a new surface without sewn in grid iron lines. And even if they did that (I’d be shocked if they did) the chance would go from virtually zero to only minimally above zero. Toronto will get most of the games I suspect starting with the Sept games. Vancouver will likely get a colder weather game or three. Montreal will potentially alleviate scheduling issues so might get a game. Doubt there will be games anywhere else but it might happen. TGAA_Star, ghostknownunknown, Corazon and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 14 minutes ago, rob.notenboom said: Toronto will get most of the games I suspect starting with the Sept games. Vancouver will likely get a colder weather game or three. Montreal will potentially alleviate scheduling issues so might get a game. Doubt there will be games anywhere else but it might happen. At this time, I am predicting only one game in Vancouver (Jan 30). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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