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I was curious, so I looked it up. Source: https://www2.deloitte.com/be/en/pages/technology-media-and-telecommunications/articles/deloitte-pro-league-press-release.html "The average yearly gross salary in G5 is €323,000, well above the K11 (€187,000) and the Proximus League (€90,000)." I'm not sure what the G5 and K11 leagues are. Now, if the average is €90k ($130k CAD), I don't think it's unreasonable that a team targeting promotion would pay considerably more than that.

I will say, I'm not fully opposed to an MLSE-owned team... I just don't want TFCII or anything like that. If it's a completely new team, that just has the same ownership group, bring it on. Same with the other two MLS teams. That being said, I don't really see that happening.

Don't mind me, I'll just be over here, crying about Gorgeous Borges 😢 Best of luck to him in Belgium, but the team now has very large shoes to fill.

Athlétique Ottawa FC or bust.

The link describes Frano as the "alternative captain." That surprise anyone else? He was our yellow card leader last season...

Any word on where Roberts is going?

I'm interested to see how much of the team we keep. I'm hoping it's mostly the same, but wouldn't be surprised to see a lot of folks leave for more money.

I think saying "we want to donate a trophy, because the one you selected is trash" may be the wrong way to go about it... Perhaps we should consider a trophy to honour the team with the best regular season record?

Does winning the Championship qualify a team for CONCACAF? Have any announcements been made in that regard? Edit: Should've googled before posting. Yes, winner after two legs goes to the CONCACAF League.

Do we know the format of the Championship? Who's hosting, is it a single game or home-and-away, etc?

Reynders (Ass't Coach) suspended 45 days due to racial abuse during the VCup game vs Cavalry: https://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-soccer-disciplinary-committe-rules-on-canadian-championship-qr2-allegations-of-racial-comments--p162338 Reynders statement: Club statement:

What tickets did you get? I've been having a hell of a time finding any seats. I've thus far only got Canada vs New Zealand.

Having the away goal is big. I'm optimistic for the return leg.

Just announced on Twitter: David Edgar coming to Hamilton. Edit: Helps if I include the link...