shermanator Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 No Aparicio, no Didic, not a lot of quality in attack and arguably the worst starting keeper in the league. If Pacific don't bring in some reinforcements I am not sure they're a playoff team in 2024. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Time Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, shermanator said: No Aparicio, no Didic, not a lot of quality in attack and arguably the worst starting keeper in the league. If Pacific don't bring in some reinforcements I am not sure they're a playoff team in 2024. Is there a Canadian goalkeeper, in MLS perhaps, who could come to Pacific on loan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 I've been critical of Emil in the past, but I think you guys are being too harsh. Pacific aren't about to bring in a keeper to replace him as starter. Gazdov has the ability to be the best goalkeeper in the league, and he has the potential to move on to better leagues. It's the mental game that needs work NVsoccer, Mihairokov and K Edgar 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) 13 hours ago, Stoppage Time said: Is there a Canadian goalkeeper, in MLS perhaps, who could come to Pacific on loan? Hassal makes the most sense. He is training with the Whitecaps pre season, but they have now just added Joe Bendik Edited January 18 by narduch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 2 hours ago, narduch said: Hassle Not Wirth it. Eh? Two puns at once… narduch and Unnamed Trialist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdheid Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 4 hours ago, narduch said: Hassal makes the most sense. He is training with the Whitecaps pre season, but they have now just added Joe Bendik Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Normally wouldn't bother with Northern Tribune but this kind of jumped out of the screen at me when I saw it just now: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 1 minute ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: Normally wouldn't bother with Northern Tribune but this kind of jumped out of the screen at me when I saw it just now: Guy who posts links to Reddit threads making fun of Northern Tribune is hilarious Metro, Admiral Murray, NVsoccer and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) To get this back on track again, more from the councillor: Definitely appears to be convinced that a move to RAP in Victoria could happen in 2025 because of Langford's reluctance to follow through on the original expansion plans. Think that could actually be a better long term outcome for Pacific as it would be more of a Halifax Wanderers type stadium location. If a 10,000 expansion can happen temporarily for a BC Lions game presumably a similar configuration could work for CanPL, if it doesn't unduly hinder the baseball alignment. Edited January 23 by Ozzie_the_parrot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 There is more going on here than we might imagine, though I may be completely wrong here, as I don't know the current politics that closely. The Western Communities (Colwood, Metchosin, Langford), had originally tried to pool resources, the intention behind certain sports and recreation facilities was that they might be used by all three municipalities. This is the case in Colwood where the Juan de Fuca facilities are, there is a hockey arena, baseball, soccer fields, a lacrosse box, pitch and putt...Colwood also has coastline and beachfront parks, it was far ahead in sports and rec facilities ten years ago. I am talking about original notions of how to share facilities, from before Langford began to boom and Mayor Stu came to power. Some argued that Mayor Stu doubling up and repeating was a poor investment, that he was not cooperating and did not have an efficient use of resources by doing so. And true, he was a bit rogue, but his ambition gave us Starlight, attracted the Canadian rugby programme, then Pacific. You could argue there is a bit of competitive edge and even envy from Colwood, which is more established, was once even bigger, but is not half the population as Langford. A new city council in Colwood might imagine that putting stands around a facility down near the Juan de Fuca area could rival Starlight. I'm happy to be corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 FWIW, Langford Council responds: https://www.cheknews.ca/unfounded-rumours-pacific-fc-not-moving-out-of-starlight-stadium-says-city-1187236/?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=gnews&utm_campaign=CDAqEAgAKgcICjDe5Z8LMOvvtwMws5rvAQ&utm_content=rundown narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 ^^^think that's the local news story that Northern Tribune rehashed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) To me, it sounds like they're trying to put pressure on a new and inexperienced council with very different political agendas than the previous council. The new council ran on a platform that doesn't really jive with further investment in the stadium, but millions have already been spent on infrastructure for this team in Langford, so it would look bad on everyone if the team up and moved 20 minutes down the road. Losing the CFL game should have been a wakeup call for them. We've heard for years how infrastructure has been the main barrier for teams, and now the team from the smallest city in the league (and some of the most expensive land prices in the country) suddenly has two options. https://twitter.com/ianincolwood/status/1749578982172041682 Edited January 23 by Aird25 NVsoccer and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 3 hours ago, Aird25 said: To me, it sounds like they're trying to put pressure on a new and inexperienced council with very different political agendas than the previous council. The new council ran on a platform that doesn't really jive with further investment in the stadium, but millions have already been spent on infrastructure for this team in Langford, so it would look bad on everyone if the team up and moved 20 minutes down the road. Losing the CFL game should have been a wakeup call for them. We've heard for years how infrastructure has been the main barrier for teams, and now the team from the smallest city in the league (and some of the most expensive land prices in the country) suddenly has two options. https://twitter.com/ianincolwood/status/1749578982172041682 I'm not saying they should or shouldn't expand further, but they should avoid the sunk cost fallacy; just because they've invested millions doesn't mean they should invest millions more if it's not working. If anything, the new council probably wouldn't be the ones that look bad here, as they could just blame the poor investment on the previous mayor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Pacific, Canada Rugby, CWNT, Champions Cup, I think they had the nation Junior Football game there. All in the last year or so. What could possibly be the problem? narduch and NVsoccer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdheid Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Curious what locals think. Would a (presumably) lesser quality stadium in Victoria draw better crowds than the pretty nice one in Langford? I have no idea about the logistics in getting from Victoria to Langford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 28 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: Pacific, Canada Rugby, CWNT, Champions Cup, I think they had the nation Junior Football game there. All in the last year or so. What could possibly be the problem? The new council ran on a platform of curtailed development, and won. This is about the ethos of the current council compared to the former one, more than anything else. I think the club is pushing for the expanded stadium and improved transportation that were approved by the previous mayor, but this new council is significantly more cautious in regards to development and spending. Just now, jdheid said: Curious what locals think. Would a (presumably) lesser quality stadium in Victoria draw better crowds than the pretty nice one in Langford? I have no idea about the logistics in getting from Victoria to Langford. You'll likely get mixed opinions on this, but the Victoria Highlanders played at both stadiums in the past and I think it was pretty comparable for attendance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) 1 hour ago, jdheid said: Curious what locals think. Would a (presumably) lesser quality stadium in Victoria draw better crowds than the pretty nice one in Langford? I have no idea about the logistics in getting from Victoria to Langford. I've been spending a lot of time in Victoria and when people complaining about too many new people moving to the area and development and traffic I just kinda go with it but snicker on the inside. It's the Province that's the problem. Things are growing everywhere but the province only cares about updating nothing but a skytrain in Vancouver. Edited January 23 by SpursFlu NVsoccer and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) 15 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: Things are growing everywhere but the province only cares about updating nothing but a skytrain in Vancouver. Even though there are loads of government employees living on the west shore that can't understand why they're being asked to commute downtown for work while government offices in Langford sit vacant, working from home has proven to be efficient, and nothing is being done to improve transit Edited January 23 by Aird25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 36 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: I've been spending a lot of time in Victoria and when people complaining about too many new people moving to the area and development and traffic I just kinda go with it but snicker on the inside. It's the Province that's the problem. Things are growing everywhere but the province only cares about updating nothing but a skytrain in Vancouver. I get a real NIMBY feeling about the new council reneging on the stadium expansion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 28 minutes ago, Aird25 said: Even though there are loads of government employees living on the west shore that can't understand why they're being asked to commute downtown for work while government offices in Langford sit vacant, working from home has proven to be efficient, and nothing is being done to improve transit But highways, bridges, trains but instead we need a skytrain thru kitsilano so a 25 minute bus drive turns in to a 15 minute skytrain ride for international students. But anything to build mores boxes in the sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) 13 minutes ago, narduch said: I get a real NIMBY feeling about the new council reneging on the stadium expansion It's the same vibe you get when you to somewhere like the Sunshine Coast. Yah we want more people here but not Here Here. But yet its not like you live in Williams Lake, you're a stones throw from an Urban Center. It's like trying to resist the tide from coming in Edited January 23 by SpursFlu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccMan Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Incredible if this really happening with this stadium, we can’t seem to have nice things when it comes to soccer in this country . We have a perfect little stadium that fits a league like the CPL perfectly but now it looks like there is a bit of a possibility we might lose it . I’m sure if this was a hockey arena we would not even be having a discussion of this right now . Canada a soccer nation lol not even remotely close not now and probably never . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 30 minutes ago, SoccMan said: Incredible if this really happening with this stadium, we can’t seem to have nice things when it comes to soccer in this country . We have a perfect little stadium that fits a league like the CPL perfectly but now it looks like there is a bit of a possibility we might lose it . I’m sure if this was a hockey arena we would not even be having a discussion of this right now . Canada a soccer nation lol not even remotely close not now and probably never . It took the Calgary Flames 8 years to get funding/approval on their new arena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_twelve Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Pacific's home schedule seems slightly better than last year's - almost all games are on weekends, the only long weekend they host a game is early August and they don't have the Mother's and Father's Day combo. They have a lot of home games to start the season but I imagine that stays that way for the foreseeable future. Will attendance be better this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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