OQ: Canada vs Jamaica - Tuesday, September 26th - 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific - Toronto

[jonovision]

The Christine Sinclair Question is a big one heading to Paris: I have a hard time envisioning her in a bigger role than she played tonight. I thought she was effective but the moments where her instincts and vision are held back by her lack of quickness and lack of sharpness are becoming more and more frequent.

Obviously she belongs on the team, but should she be the first choice off the bench if Canada is chasing a game late? Tough call.

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

1 hour ago, jonovision said:

The Christine Sinclair Question is a big one heading to Paris

One major tournament at a time.

Next up February/March and the Gold Cup.

That will be the first moment where she will need to prove she belongs in the 23 (or 18) roster.

[Cheeta]

2 hours ago, Colonel Green said:

Huitema heads one in.

I feel a great disturbance in the Force, as if a million angry online chuds suddenly were silenced.

Ohhhh.....well done. 

I salute you, sir. 

(Copied for furture use).

[Olympique_de_Marseille]

3 hours ago, Colonel Green said:

Huitema heads one in.

I feel a great disturbance in the Force, as if a million angry online chuds suddenly were silenced.

From 113 it felt like that moment happened in slow motion.

[Nick P]

 Almost 30k on a tuesday night Love it That was so awesome to see
 

[nolando]

2 hours ago, jonovision said:

The Christine Sinclair Question is a big one heading to Paris: I have a hard time envisioning her in a bigger role than she played tonight. I thought she was effective but the moments where her instincts and vision are held back by her lack of quickness and lack of sharpness are becoming more and more frequent.

Obviously she belongs on the team, but should she be the first choice off the bench if Canada is chasing a game late? Tough call.

For me this is Atiba Part 2.

[BearcatSA]

Didn't get to see either leg, unfortunately, but it is good to see the team make a statement with this performance, especially with the first leg result.

[Watchmen]

26 minutes ago, BearcatSA said:

Didn't get to see either leg, unfortunately, but it is good to see the team make a statement with this performance, especially with the first leg result.

And especially after that disappointing World Cup.

[narduch]

Canada also qualify for the Gold Cup with this result

[jonovision]

8 hours ago, nolando said:

For me this is Atiba Part 2.

A bit different, to me. Atiba is a legend, but never a transcendent star like Sinclair. Conversely, even at Qatar he wasn't as physically far gone as Sinclair appears to be now. 

[Kent]

Great game, and great crowd by the time everyone was in the stadium. I wasn't at the game. Did people just show up late or were there problems/huge lines getting into the stadium? It looked more than half empty still 10 or 15 minutes into the game.

On the Sinclair note, when the team was celebrating on the field after the game she looked quite upset. Really looked like she knew it was her last game, or maybe last home game, or something like that. I wonder if she doesn't want the spotlight, so will announce her retirement when she has already played her last game, as opposed to letting us know that a certain game or tournament will be her last.

[mtlfan]

Great result from both matches, I especially liked Huitema aggressive play the moment she stepped onto the pitch. Collins adds depth to the squad. Disappointed with Jade Rose as she kept coughing up the ball. Priestman nailed it with the lineup and subs with exception of Sinclair but I understand the reason. Smith shows some spark in the few minutes she played. Leon deserved every minute. ahh Lawrence in the right spot.

Jamaica did advance to the round of 16 but can't score much.

[Rocket Robin]

All 31 min of audio from the post game press conferences and mix zone after the Canada vs Jamaica Women's Olympic qualifier in Toronto. Coaches Lorne Donaldson and Bev Priestman and players Shelina Zadorsky, Adriana Leon, & Cloe Lacasse.

http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports23/23cana04.htm

[rkomar]

Thanks for sharing your recordings!  Thanks also for asking the Jamaican coach some questions; it was good to hear even a little bit of his personality come through.

[Rocket Robin]

On 9/28/2023 at 1:51 AM, rkomar said:

Thanks for sharing your recordings!  Thanks also for asking the Jamaican coach some questions; it was good to hear even a little bit of his personality come through.

Yeah one question from 50 people in there would have been insulting.  Although I have heard some questions over the years like "How great are the Canadian players?"  

[Stoppage Time]

How much money/profit would the CSA have made from the 29,000+ fans who attended this sold out game at BMO? Surely some profit was realized.

[red card]

With the majority of tickets priced between $15-48, it was priced to maximize vibes rather than revenue/profit.

It can be justified given the team underwhelmed in Australia and given the reputational body blows the federation has suffered in the past year. They also avoided all the people who complained about the high ticket prices and less than 14k attendance for last spring's Honduras Nations League match. Though, none of them including from the media/podcasters have now mentioned that the revenue generated from both matches is relatively close as nearly all Honduras tickets sold were between $50-225. Half the stadium was also closed off which would have meant lower costs than for last Tuesday's match.

When the men also played Jamaica last year in WCQ, the majority of tickets were priced much higher at between $50-125 with only 90 less in attendance.

For the whole window, given training in 3 countries, matches in 2 countries and likely limited Concacaf support, hopefully they generated enough revenue to cover all the costs.