P-O Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 (edited) It sucks for Pacific but it's amazing for the league and the club's finances. ""In a follow-up post made by Kristian Jack, the CPL staffer revealed that the terms of the deal were ‘close to a record for the league’ and also include performance add-ons along with a significant sell-on fee, too."" Edited August 10, 2022 by P-O dyslexic nam, ted, m-g-williams and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Believe a Canadian had played at Sognal but I can't remember who Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 7 minutes ago, narduch said: Believe a Canadian had played at Sognal but I can't remember who Without looking, I think it was Marco Reda. narduch and Ivan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, jonovision said: Without looking, I think it was Marco Reda. Good guess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 toontownman, aredding77, NVsoccer and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: Second tier in Norway and a small town way up a fjord in the middle of nowhere seems like a step sideways. Will be interesting to hear the background to why Pacific FC agreed to this when they have a CONCACAF League run underway and are very much in the hunt for a second league title. It's the same level that Patrick Metcalfe moved to, and is an every game starter at. While I'm sure he would be a good player, I wouldn't expect Metcalfe to be a world beater at the CPL level. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_twelve Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 This is a huge loss for Pacific. ted and Cheeta 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Could we not have gotten something similar in the offseason? We're still in the thick of two competitions. It's hard to see how this is a good deal for Pacific, in spite of the fee. ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: Will be interesting to hear the background to why Pacific FC agreed to this when they have a CONCACAF League run underway and are very much in the hunt for a second league title. It's not hard to figure out: $$$ 36 minutes ago, Aird25 said: Could we not have gotten something similar in the offseason? We're still in the thick of two competitions. It's hard to see how this is a good deal for Pacific, in spite of the fee. European Leagues are starting their seasons and want to fill their rosters. It will ever be thus. We don't have the luxury to ask players to wait until the January transfer window. Sucks to have him go before he Costa Rica games but I'm looking forward to seeing more of Daniels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, ted said: It's not hard to figure out: $$$ European Leagues are starting their seasons and want to fill their rosters. It will ever be thus. We don't have the luxury to ask players to wait until the January transfer window. Sucks to have him go before he Costa Rica games but I'm looking forward to seeing more of Daniels. Isn't Norway midseason? Regardless, I think it's important to consider all the options, particularly without giving up our best player midseason. Laugh all you want ted, Unnamed Trialist, Pottsy3 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 8 minutes ago, ted said: European Leagues are starting their seasons and want to fill their rosters. While that's true for most leagues, Norway started in early April and is 19 matches in. It seems that this was just a case of striking while the iron's hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Sognal are 2 points off a promotion playoff spot. Probably want to make a push and get the signing done now Cheeta and NVsoccer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Yikes. What are we, 10 matches left in the league calendar? Interesting. Congrats to Diaz. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 50 minutes ago, Aird25 said: Isn't Norway midseason? Regardless, I think it's important to consider all the options, particularly without giving up our best player midseason. Laugh all you want I guess, but that isn't really the point and, in fact, simply makes it more urgent that they take him now. I laughed because to think that we have any option to delay a transfer for any reason is farcical. Maybe when more players have been sold and we have a reputation for providing good "products" we might be able to ask them to wait longer than a day or two. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 I think Sogndal had Simon Thomas for a while? Anyways, I follow Norwegian football and the Obosligaen (2nd division) is pretty crap standard. But there is a bit more money in the 1st Division and lots of players get noticed by bigger sides like Rosenborg, Molde (and now, Bodo/Glimt) as well as Belgium & Dutch teams. How Sogndal is able to pay a transfer fee blows my mind though. P-O, Pottsy3 and narduch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 (edited) Responding a bit: First, that transfer fee is not that high, there is money in Norway. I suppose from TV, sponsors...their stadium holds under 6000, but they do have a history in top flight. I think I researched a bit about Norway 1st tier salaries last year when Bair was at HamKam in 2nd, in a promotion race. Think we were talking about something like 70-80 thousand euros as a good base, with many fairly higher, hundreds of thousands for the better players, but don't remember. 2nd tier, probably better but not that much than the CPL. I'd imagine for Wero to go now he would have been offered a significant pay increase. Maybe over 100,000 euros a year? It is still a major loss as the team is debilitated at a critical moment. And hey, @Ozzie_the_parrot, "...way up a fjord in the middle of nowhere..." is the sort of statement no Canadian would ever make without a serious dose of irony. Edited August 10, 2022 by Unnamed Trialist NVsoccer, ted, K Edgar and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 I would have a pretty hard time believing he will make over 100 000 euros in the second division of Norway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 46 minutes ago, Big_M said: I would have a pretty hard time believing he will make over 100 000 euros in the second division of Norway You'd be shocked to find out what minimum or base wages are like in places like Norway or Switzerland. narduch and Cheeta 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Hopeful Valour fan here: Are any Pacific fans worried about maintaining their playoff spot now with the demands of the additional CONCACAF matches and the loss of Diaz? I think you're fine (I don't think Valour really has a shot but if they do it will be Cavalry dropping out) but Diaz was the key component of Pacific's attack, a better pure finisher than anyone else in the league this season or any other. narduch and ted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 1 hour ago, jonovision said: Hopeful Valour fan here: Are any Pacific fans worried about maintaining their playoff spot now with the demands of the additional CONCACAF matches and the loss of Diaz? There is definitely a segment who see it as the sky is falling, ie. we are done in CL and our playoff hopes are dashed. I, on the other hand, am looking forward to Daniels stepping up and he and Heard getting it done. Unnamed Trialist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 2 hours ago, jonovision said: Hopeful Valour fan here: Are any Pacific fans worried about maintaining their playoff spot now with the demands of the additional CONCACAF matches and the loss of Diaz? I think you're fine (I don't think Valour really has a shot but if they do it will be Cavalry dropping out) but Diaz was the key component of Pacific's attack, a better pure finisher than anyone else in the league this season or any other. I spent a while today musing about the scenario where Pacific request Ongaro or Wright on loan from the Caps. I hope it doesn't happen, it'd be ugly. The most logical scenario has everyone else step up and the guy in Wero's position being even half as effective finishing. As for the playoffs, coming up in the next 2 fixtures, the top four have critical matches against each other, while Valour has 2 matches against weaker teams. I don't think it's a done deal in any direction yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Guess they needed to have a replacement lined up given the timing where CONCACAF League games are concerned: K Edgar and aredding77 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Maybe Pacific is involved aredding77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_twelve Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 A move for a striker makes sense. Daniels is the only one currently on the roster and he's suspended for the next game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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