Maple Leaf Forever! - Canadian 2019 Women’s World Cup Preview Part 1: The Rest of the Group

First noticed during the Panama match and then on CPL Outcome matches but officially announced today is the hatching of an eggciting partnership with Burnbrae Farms. You may have noticed their sponsorship of CPL Eggstra Time on OneSoccer. They will be helping in CPL player visits to youth clubs & Eat Like a Pro contests. And expect product sampling such as possibly via bite-size omelletes or scotch eggs at a CPL match next year. So, already in the top 3 for most engaged with CPL/Canada Soccer. It has been at least a year since the last sponsorship announcement, continues trend of most sponsors opting for both CPL & Canada Soccer (including Cdn Championship) and first under Blue (but no Canada Soccer announcement yet). It also fills another segment of the chicken sponsorship food chain - now need a chicken restaurant.  There are also some on social media who regularly attack Burnbrae for caging hens.  

CBC reporting on Calgary Wild https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/calgary-wild-fc-management-hires-northern-super-league-1.7360671 "Wild FC is expected to announce its first player signing and a "celebrity investor" on Friday"

CBC give CanPL some coverage https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/cpl-york-united-pacific-fc-1.736165 (make sure you click the link, more views the article gets the more likely CBC is to give the league more coverage)

I prefer two legs because it gives both teams home games.   That’s my biggest problem with the CPL’s playoff format - a team could win the Cup without their fans ever getting a home game. 

The boys break down the goal.com ranking the top 7 players in the region.  I must say I agree with most of their criticism of the article.  I'll also say this (hopefully it doesn't give anything away): The narrative that Davies has fallen off, regressed, etc....I really think it's gone too far.......his season under Tuchel was his worst yet....but he was still playing a lot for Bayern....one of the best clubs in the world....and although they (shockingly) failed to win anything last term....they played in a UCL semi final....and Davies scored a screamer off the bench....doesn't do much to change the narrative....then he's played at LB for country....which he captains btw....which make it to the semi final of Copa btw....and somehow his performance is seen as a let down.....just because folks can't wrap their head around Davies not being the focal point of Canada's attack.....Davies had a quiet Copa America going forward....but a strong Copa America in the back....and he was a left back. maybe Davies is a victim of his success.. Last comment (this one is a spoiler)....but I just don't see it with Jedi.....maybe I need to watch more Fulham...good player....but no longer the overrated player of the past if you look at how people are talking about him in the present. 

updated MLS salary guide numbers (as of september) are out. whitecaps are 12th in salary spending ($17.4m), stuart armstrong is on $2.8m https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5870076/2024/10/24/lionel-messi-mls-salary-guide-top-earners/

No. Your question was about how to convince people to pay money for something of a lesser quality. That's a fair question if we're asking how to get West Ham and Villa fans to pay to watch Grasshopper vs Lodz - but nobody considering for removing more middling English, German, et. clubs is asking or expecting that. That loss is a given. Fans of those clubs ranked 3-7 in the top five leagues definitely financially important to the Euro competitions - as a block - because they bring a reliable mass of big stadiums and deep pockets, year in year out. They wouldn't be there otherwise (just like they didn't used to be there in previous iterations years past when it was a tighter shop. They're not giving clubs like ours an in for the good of competition!) As for the Conference League, don't get me wrong I woulda enjoyed the win, but it felt iffy the whole way through. (Heck even the Champions League this year - it's a blast, though a fleeting one I'm sure - but I don't blame some of these big clubs for thinking "I have to play the fourth best team in England last year?") But you don't have to feel that way. I'm never going to knock tribalism or irrationality - they are what make sports and fandom so fun. Glad you enjoyed it! 

What? So club play & Copa doesn't count? Did GC fall into the 23/24 cutoff?

huh?  

On a side note, went to the Vancouver FC away watch party the team put on for the last game of the season vs Ottawa at the Par 4 bar in Surrey, my thoughts : Driving to the event in the heavy rainstorm last Saturday, by roads that were closed because of flooding, was thinking not many may attend but was happily surprised to see about a full house in the section the team had. Lots of TV's with the game on, lots of wings and pizza, and a couple of free drinks for each person. Prize's during half time and players on the roster that didn't make the trip were there as well. Was a good time despite not winning and had never heard of that bar but would recommend it, food, drink, and atmosphere was good. If your a golfer they have a simulator there with a huge floor to ceiling screen which was pretty cool and hence the bars name.