K Edgar Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 2 hours ago, EnigMattic1 said: Exactly. And what is the current status of Ohin? Are we getting someone in? Is he going to be back before the end of the season? Hell, sign someone on a developmental contract (or U-Sports). With the developmental contract, it's less wages and they can play in 6 games before you either have to sign them or cut them. ... current status of Ohin, Esparza, AJB, Ponce, Ascanio and the unnamed 23rd roster member from Columbia. They asking a lot from the about 17 players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigMattic1 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 43 minutes ago, K Edgar said: ... current status of Ohin, Esparza, AJB, Ponce, Ascanio and the unnamed 23rd roster member from Columbia. They asking a lot from the about 17 players. The unnamed Colombian is becoming a joke now. I can see it going the same way as Maza and Monge. Let's be honest, the length of time would imply they are waiting for a visa, so what do they benefit by not naming him now? And Ascanio and Ponce still don't have a visa either. At least with Ohin and AJB, you know why they aren't available. Didn't Ponce and Ascanio get announced before Esparza? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 20 hours ago, Bison44 said: Well hell.....here i was thinking Sirois would stand on his head, we would get a late penalty conversion and be the latest CPL team to put old VAN to the sword. This complicates my gameplan....... I know, could be an interesting evening come Wednesday. Virgin ' keeper with an at times disorganized crew in front of him playing an MLS side. Lovely. Does highlight how fragile these rosters can make a CPL team. A player here or there in certain positions and it's night and day. johnyb and PegCityCam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegCityCam Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 22 hours ago, dhawk11 said: Looking forward to seeing my Caps play your Valour team, be nice to meeting some Valour fans at the Canadian Champs game. Maybe even trade a scarf. There are some pretty juicy storylines to be had... https://valourfc.canpl.ca/article/we-all-know-whats-at-stake-we-all-understand-it-and-they-understand-it-too-its-one-game-its-a-knock-out-game Will be something to behold regardless. The King's Head in dt Winnipeg should have a few faithful there. Cheers! johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegCityCam Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 21 hours ago, K Edgar said: ... current status of Ohin, Esparza, AJB, Ponce, Ascanio and the unnamed 23rd roster member from Columbia. They asking a lot from the about 17 players. Both Andrew Jean-Baptiste and Johnny Esparza will not be travelling to Vancouver per CPL reports. Backline gonna be paper thin. K Edgar, johnyb, Cheeta and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 45 minutes ago, PegCityCam said: Both Andrew Jean-Baptiste and Johnny Esparza will not be travelling to Vancouver per CPL reports. Backline gonna be paper thin. The final game of Mikhael's suspension will be applied to their next CPL game, so he could play today? PegCityCam and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 34 minutes ago, K Edgar said: The final game of Mikhael's suspension will be applied to their next CPL game, so he could play today? CPL suspensions don't carry over to this tournament K Edgar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigMattic1 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 On a lighter note, Svyatik Artemenko played the full match for Guelph against HFX last night. Despite letting in 2 goals, he put in a solid performance. johnyb, K Edgar and T_Bison 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Could this Ponce rumour be true?? And could Ascanio and "the Columbian" be close behind? toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigMattic1 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 3 hours ago, K Edgar said: Could this Ponce rumour be true?? And could Ascanio and "the Columbian" be close behind? Shame we are not lacking up front. Seriously though, he has already missed how many games? Wouldn't it make more sense to have someone who is already available? Our squad has been thread bare due to injuries (and a Mikhael moment of madness) because we have been waiting on visas for 3 players (one of which they won't even name). We were lucky to have had that game postponed (although, with their current run of form, we could have pinched 3 points there) but it still isn't ideal that we are waiting on 3 players who will still have to adjust to PDS' tactical style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 7 hours ago, EnigMattic1 said: Shame we are not lacking up front. Seriously though, he has already missed how many games? Wouldn't it make more sense to have someone who is already available? Our squad has been thread bare due to injuries (and a Mikhael moment of madness) because we have been waiting on visas for 3 players (one of which they won't even name). We were lucky to have had that game postponed (although, with their current run of form, we could have pinched 3 points there) but it still isn't ideal that we are waiting on 3 players who will still have to adjust to PDS' tactical style. Agreed, the squad is far too thin. Here is a possible reinforcement, fairly strong player from what I recall on year 1. Has to be better than absent South Americans? https://northerntribune.ca/louis-beland-goyette-free-agent/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigMattic1 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 16 hours ago, K Edgar said: Agreed, the squad is far too thin. Here is a possible reinforcement, fairly strong player from what I recall on year 1. Has to be better than absent South Americans? https://northerntribune.ca/louis-beland-goyette-free-agent/ Mate! That guy is insane!! I'd take him back in a heartbeat. Can play attacking or defensive so would provide more than adequate cover for the injured Ohin, but would also give us other options behind Dyer should Catavolo or Rea be unavailable. K Edgar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) Northern Tribune article (May15) entirely about FC Edmonton except the last line... "Elsewhere in the league, it looks like Valour FC’s Walter Ponce will finally be arriving to Canada." Adds another source to the Ponce rumour tweet above. https://northerntribune.ca/fc-edmonton-nekhi-wright/ Edited May 15, 2022 by K Edgar johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigMattic1 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, K Edgar said: Northern Tribune article (May15) entirely about FC Edmonton except the last line... "Elsewhere in the league, it looks like Valour FC’s Walter Ponce will finally be arriving to Canada." Adds another source to the Ponce rumour tweet above. https://northerntribune.ca/fc-edmonton-nekhi-wright/ Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Ascanio announced before Ponce? If that is the case, surely Ascanio should have been announced too? My mistake, Ponce was almost 2 weeks before Ascanio. Edited May 15, 2022 by EnigMattic1 K Edgar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 I hesitate to make any judgments on Valour's potential this season before they have something approaching a full roster, but it has to be encouraging that the team is in 2nd in the league (with a game or two in hand on most teams), banking points despite not always playing the best. Rea looks like a much more confident player compared to last season. Cheeta, gwsmith63, johnyb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesmazz Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 10 hours ago, K Edgar said: Northern Tribune article (May15) entirely about FC Edmonton except the last line... "Elsewhere in the league, it looks like Valour FC’s Walter Ponce will finally be arriving to Canada." Adds another source to the Ponce rumour tweet above. https://northerntribune.ca/fc-edmonton-nekhi-wright/ Ponce is in town and watched today’s game from the press box. PegCityCam and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 2nd place, not bad for a squad of 15 players. Exclude cameos from AJB (32 min), Mikhael (4 min then a red card) and Esparza (1 min) then Valour FC has only had 15 different players on the field in 5 CPL games. That is a heavy workload for a very small group. Hoping that the Ponce in Wpg rumour is true and an extra body is available for the next game. Bison44, johnyb, PegCityCam and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 No surprises in the CPL team of the week... Bison44, johnyb and PegCityCam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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K Edgar Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 (edited) Ponce is in Winnipeg https://northerntribune.ca/valour-fc-walter-ponce-arrival/ Edited May 17, 2022 by K Edgar johnyb and PegCityCam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 What a steal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigMattic1 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 So, basically, we have signed Ponce on the recommendation of Gutierrez? This part of the article was VERY reassuring: "and last year saw him drop down to the second division with AC Barnechea, where he accrued just 126 minutes of game time" "It was at that time when Valour’s Diego Gutierrez – who was chatting with Phillip Dos Santos about his eventual return – gave the forward a glowing recommendation" K Edgar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 40 minutes ago, EnigMattic1 said: So, basically, we have signed Ponce on the recommendation of Gutierrez? This part of the article was VERY reassuring: "and last year saw him drop down to the second division with AC Barnechea, where he accrued just 126 minutes of game time" "It was at that time when Valour’s Diego Gutierrez – who was chatting with Phillip Dos Santos about his eventual return – gave the forward a glowing recommendation" We shall find out if Gutierrez has a future in scouting. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigMattic1 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 1 hour ago, K Edgar said: We shall find out if Gutierrez has a future in scouting. Honestly though, did we really need Ponce? Dyer, Akio, Riggi. Hell, even Rea can play up top. And Ricci wanted to stay. Could have opted for another defender and a midfielder instead of Ponce and Esparza. PegCityCam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PegCityCam Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, EnigMattic1 said: Honestly though, did we really need Ponce? Dyer, Akio, Riggi. Hell, even Rea can play up top. And Ricci wanted to stay. Could have opted for another defender and a midfielder instead of Ponce and Esparza. More defenders yes but when healthy AJB and Sirois are basically we need lol...and I mean we have only scored 1 goal in 3 matches🤷♂️ Edited May 17, 2022 by PegCityCam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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