youllneverwalkalone Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Looks like a decent addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 K Edgar, johnyb and aredding77 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantic Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Simmons and John-Wentworth are both having a training stint with EFL Championship side Huddersfield Town NVsoccer, narduch and toontownman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 I know little about John-Wentworth. How does he get this shot over any of the more established players? yothat2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Unnamed Trialist, Bison44, NVsoccer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Simmons, St. Louis & John-Wentworth have a training stint at English Championship side Huddersfield NVsoccer, jordan and gator 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 gator and PegCityCam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 On 1/20/2023 at 4:43 PM, Watchmen said: Ya, I went through last week and was surprised to see such little progress. There's lots dug up as you can see but no concrete, no footings, nothing to indicate what is going in there. Unnamed Trialist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 With the Voyageurs Cup draw procedure being announced today they mentioned that VFC would not host their 1st round match. So we know for sure the stadium won't be ready by mid April Watchmen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 aredding77, yothat2 and jordan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kingston Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 15 hours ago, narduch said: So we know for sure the stadium won't be ready by mid April Or at least that they aren't confident it will be ready by then. It can't be ready too much later than that or Vancouver will have problems with the regular season CPL schedule. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Went on their website to see if there were any more details about the stadium and it looks like they are still only taking season ticket deposits: https://www.showpass.com/vancouver-football-club-season-ticket-deposit/ which suggests there is no fixed stadium seating plan available yet. Not sure what to make of that given it's only three months out now but maybe it points to this being more of a rush job than they have let on because Edmonton were expected to hang around under new ownership. If so, Langley may have been expected to be #9 a year or two later entering with Saskatoon or whoever as #10 to keep numbers even and avoid bye weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 20 hours ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: Went on their website to see if there were any more details about the stadium and it looks like they are still only taking season ticket deposits: https://www.showpass.com/vancouver-football-club-season-ticket-deposit/ which suggests there is no fixed stadium seating plan available yet. Not sure what to make of that given it's only three months out now but maybe it points to this being more of a rush job than they have let on because Edmonton were expected to hang around under new ownership. If so, Langley may have been expected to be #9 a year or two later entering with Saskatoon or whoever as #10 to keep numbers even and avoid bye weeks. I don't think there is any basis to think that. More like: -the city approved the project and committed the field. So they felt it was the moment to move. -they did Pacific fast and Friend thought he could do the same with Vancouver FC. But he's underestimated the question of the stands/stadium, since at Pacific they had the core of the stadium in place for the first season. -there may be delays with the modular system they are buying in China. -That purchase is tied in with the announced plan to be the reps for this product in Canada, that they want to use their stadium to showcase the product for other sales. If they do something half-ass, they lose their business opportunity. I personally suspect that Friend and co are simply not that competent for questions not related to what is happening on the pitch. They had their hands held by the mayor and city hall in Langford and now it may not the case. I also feel that they were not very in the know with the whole stadium question, since the additions at Langford had embarrassing design flaws they did not even notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 17 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: -there may be delays with the modular system they are buying in China. -That purchase is tied in with the announced plan to be the reps for this product in Canada, that they want to use their stadium to showcase the product for other sales. If they do something half-ass, they lose their business opportunity. I could see this, with possible ramifications for Kelowna CPL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 (edited) 39 minutes ago, BearcatSA said: I could see this, with possible ramifications for Kelowna CPL. Maybe it's like buying runners at Sport Chek Waiting until February because all month its buy 1 modular stadium get the 2nd 50% off Edited January 27 by SpursFlu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 (edited) The stadium looks to be a long way away. At present they haven't even poured any concrete. That said, maybe it all clicks together in a few days once the pad is ready so it's no big deal? Personally, I'm anxious to know about some ticketing. Looking at Pacific, their cheapest season ticket is $280. For 14 home games, that's $20 a match which frankly doesn't seem reasonable given that season tickets should be at a discount. Am I wrong here? Does that mean that the worst seat goes for $25-$30 as a single ticket? Either way, if VFC is going to run up their prices similarly, then I wonder if they're going to price themselves out a little bit? Or maybe I'm just cheap, 😂 Edited January 29 by RJB Bison44 and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 1 hour ago, RJB said: The stadium looks to be a long way away. At present they haven't even poured any concrete. That said, maybe it all clicks together in a few days once the pad is ready so it's no big deal? Personally, I'm anxious to know about some ticketing. Looking at Pacific, their cheapest season ticket is $280. For 14 home games, that's $20 a match which frankly doesn't seem reasonable given that season tickets should be at a discount. Am I wrong here? Does that mean that the worst seat goes for $25-$30 as a single ticket? Either way, if VFC is going to run up their prices similarly, then I wonder if they're going to price themselves out a little bit? Or maybe I'm just cheap, 😂 It probably includes at least some cup or continental matches as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ftduck Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 $20 seems good to me. A friend of mine who is very anti Bob Young (to the point of attempting to never step foot in THF) said he may not be going to TFC games anymore due to price increases. My seats works out to be $30 a game but to purchase a single seat,day of, in my section is around $40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 What does it cost to see a movie these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) I'm not judging anyone's financial situation but if $20 is considered too much then times must be tough. What the hell does 20 bucks get you nowadays? If I consider my Whitecaps tickets the cost of tickets is really nothing when you compare to other live entertainment. It's the FB options at the stadium which are completely insane Edited January 30 by SpursFlu NVsoccer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 1 hour ago, SpursFlu said: I'm not judging anyone's financial situation but if $20 is considered too much then times must be tough. What the hell does 20 bucks get you nowadays? If I consider my Whitecaps tickets the cost of tickets is really nothing when you compare to other live entertainment. It's the FB options at the stadium which are completely insane I take your point, but I'm more looking at it from the perspective of it being the 'worst' seat, and is at a discount. Fair that it's probably worth it in the big picture, but may not get the walk up crowd, especially when there's a theatre just a little further down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 3 hours ago, Ftduck said: A friend of mine who is very anti Bob Young (to the point of attempting to never step foot in THF) said he may not be going to TFC games anymore due to price increases. Forza Italia doesn't pay for itself, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 I think that ultimately people have less disposable income these days, and there is more competition for their money. So, it either needs to be a really great product or be really great value. Sports is the best chance for both - or neither - depending on the game. nolando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 5 hours ago, SpursFlu said: I'm not judging anyone's financial situation but if $20 is considered too much then times must be tough. What the hell does 20 bucks get you nowadays? ... Once a family is involved that starts to mount up. Went to see the new Avatar movie just after Christmas for $12 or so in London, Ont. Should a CanPL soccer game realistically be costing a lot more to do than that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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