stevensandor Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 3 hours ago, Kent said: Public service announcement. Quotes from this article on the official Canadian Premier League website: http://canpl.ca/article/james-easton-named-head-of-soccer-operations-for-the-canadian-premier-league "Sign up for the latest updates, offers, and promotions from CPL" "The Canadian Premier League (CPL), announced today" "Vice President of Soccer Operations for the CPL" twice "ensure all aspects of the CPL" "what is required to make the CPL a long-term success" "David Clanachan, CPL Commissioner" "will allow the CPL to deliver" "The CPL has injected" "opportunity for all of us at the CPL" "The CPL is set to debut" "Canadian Premier League (CPL) is Canada's domestic men's soccer league" "The CPL will bring professional soccer" "approved the membership of the CPL" "The CPL has intentions" Can we refer to it as CPL instead of CanPL? Or is that not happening? Even Sandor is splashing CanPL all over his articles. I'll show myself out now. Actually, Kent, when I was at the event last night, Tom Fath said he prefers CanPL because it has the Canadian connotation, where CPL does not. The league's website is canpl.ca, not cpl.ca. And, maybe this is my "Alberta writer" showing, but CPL belongs to Calgary Public Library. If you put CPL into a Google search, Calgary Public Library comes up first. johnyb, CNMNTPERUELIGIBLE, BuzzAndSting and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I'm done arguing on here, I've got better things to do then try and reason within people who won't listen but just try and remember that not everything happens all at once. If anyone truly believes that the Fath's ultimate goal is 1000 tickets then you're stupid and no amount of common sense is going matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopherbashi Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 21 minutes ago, Rheo said: I'm done arguing on here, I've got better things to do then try and reason within people who won't listen but just try and remember that not everything happens all at once. If anyone truly believes that the Fath's ultimate goal is 1000 tickets then you're stupid and no amount of common sense is going matter. Good to see uninformed (because we don't know what they've done outside of this because they haven't told anyone) speculation and assumptions still rule here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbailey62 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 10 hours ago, mpg_29 said: https://the11.ca/fce-to-canpl-it-will-require-the-greatest-comeback-story-in-the-history-of-edmonton-sport/ But, be clear; that’s not an end goal. It’s a starting point. “The truth is, you don’t get very far on 1,000 tickets,” said Tom Fath, who owns the team with his brother, Dave. Truth is, FCE has not set a hard target of tickets that have to be sold. Fath said it will be a combination of tickets sold, corporate support and the right agreement for a soccer facility that will help convince him and his brother to re-launch the pro team, but in CanPL this time. “Dave and I need to know it will be sustainable,” said Fath. “We have to be convinced it will be different (than it was in NASL).” Exactly. As much as anything, they are after the hardcore fans to prove they are still there and still willing to support. Once that is determined, they try to take it the next level assuming they've been able to get to the 1k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 5 hours ago, stevensandor said: Actually, Kent, when I was at the event last night, Tom Fath said he prefers CanPL because it has the Canadian connotation, where CPL does not. The league's website is canpl.ca, not cpl.ca. And, maybe this is my "Alberta writer" showing, but CPL belongs to Calgary Public Library. If you put CPL into a Google search, Calgary Public Library comes up first. Yeah, I noticed that at least one time in your article he was quoted as saying CanPL, so I figured he was using that term. As for the website, that doesn’t matter much (although I like m-g Williams idea), if I remember correctly MLS first URL was something like mlsnet.com. Anyways, it’s not a big deal, and I didn’t expect any change. It just seems like a good idea for us to follow the league in how they abbreviate their name, and you would think a potential investor like Fath would be consistent with HQ as well. But I suppose at this point their main goal is for people to be talking about it, rather than getting hung up on inconsequential details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 13 hours ago, mpg_29 said: https://the11.ca/fce-to-canpl-it-will-require-the-greatest-comeback-story-in-the-history-of-edmonton-sport/ But, be clear; that’s not an end goal. It’s a starting point. “The truth is, you don’t get very far on 1,000 tickets,” said Tom Fath, who owns the team with his brother, Dave. Truth is, FCE has not set a hard target of tickets that have to be sold. Fath said it will be a combination of tickets sold, corporate support and the right agreement for a soccer facility that will help convince him and his brother to re-launch the pro team, but in CanPL this time. “Dave and I need to know it will be sustainable,” said Fath. “We have to be convinced it will be different (than it was in NASL).” Could people please take note of the fact that there is a direct quote from Tom Fath saying that it will take a lot more than a 1000 season ticket deposits sold for them to return. They have to be convinced that it is sustainable, so Anthony Totera buying one does diddlysquat to change anything, if they can see that there is no Edmonton address involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex D Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 3 hours ago, BringBackTheBlizzard said: Could people please take note of the fact that there is a direct quote from Tom Fath saying that it will take a lot more than a 1000 season ticket deposits sold for them to return. They have to be convinced that it is sustainable, so Anthony Totera buying one does diddlysquat to change anything, if they can see that there is no Edmonton address involved. No, because that's not true. 1000 in 40 days is the goal that is set to decide to bring the team back. He is admitting however that 1000 isn't the end goal. Please take note of the truth. BuzzAndSting, BenFisk'sBiggestFan and Rheo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 11 hours ago, Gopherbashi said: Good to see uninformed (because we don't know what they've done outside of this because they haven't told anyone) speculation and assumptions still rule here. Assuming they're aiming for more than 1000 season tickets is a lot more reasonable than shitting all over them because "they're only" aiming for 1000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpg_29 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Alex D said: No, because that's not true. 1000 in 40 days is the goal that is set to decide to bring the team back. He is admitting however that 1000 isn't the end goal. Please take note of the truth. That's not what I'm getting from that quote from Fath... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) Think Steven Sandor has made it abundantly clear what the situation is: 19 hours ago, mpg_29 said: https://the11.ca/fce-to-canpl-it-will-require-the-greatest-comeback-story-in-the-history-of-edmonton-sport/ But, be clear; that’s not an end goal. It’s a starting point. “The truth is, you don’t get very far on 1,000 tickets,” said Tom Fath, who owns the team with his brother, Dave. Truth is, FCE has not set a hard target of tickets that have to be sold. Fath said it will be a combination of tickets sold, corporate support and the right agreement for a soccer facility that will help convince him and his brother to re-launch the pro team, but in CanPL this time. “Dave and I need to know it will be sustainable,” said Fath. “We have to be convinced it will be different (than it was in NASL).” Edited February 23, 2018 by BringBackTheBlizzard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Alex D said: No, because that's not true. 1000 in 40 days is the goal that is set to decide to bring the team back. He is admitting however that 1000 isn't the end goal. Please take note of the truth. I liked your post but please don’t engage BBTB, there’s no point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Meanwhile, interesting questions to explore on here would be whether CanPL actually needs FCE to be able to launch on the currently stated schedule (suspect they will need Clarke Stadium to be viable in numbers terms in 2019, if some of the pop-up approvals don't start happening very soon, which isn't quite the same as needing FCE and the Faths, but probably effectively is in the absence of other interested parties in Edmonton) and whether CanPL HQ approves of this season ticket deposit drive approach to deciding whether to participate (suspect not or we would be seeing it happening elsewhere). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex D Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 If Steve could clarify this it would be great. What's the point of the 1000 ticket in 40 day challenge of they aren't going to honour it? CDNFootballer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbailey62 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Alex D said: If Steve could clarify this it would be great. What's the point of the 1000 ticket in 40 day challenge of they aren't going to honour it? It's a "Phase One/First Benchmark/Measuring Stick" type of thing. If they don't reach their targets and feel somewhat confident that the public will support the club, they'll refund everybody's money. Considering how much they've lost on FC Edmonton through the years, I don't blame them for this at all. All they are asking for is for a show of strength from the supporters. "Prove to us you really will support us!" Edited February 23, 2018 by dbailey62 johnyb and ted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex D Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 In that case I apologize to Mr BBTB. Following along on Twitter the other night it appeared as a concrete 1000 tickets in 40 days and you get your team back. Dub Narcotic and Gopherbashi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Here is the link to the Voyageurs Facebook post on FC Edmonton. Please like and share this. dbailey62, ted, Zem and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbailey62 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Alex D said: In that case I apologize to Mr BBTB. Following along on Twitter the other night it appeared as a concrete 1000 tickets in 40 days and you get your team back. Don't go overboard now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex D Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 54 minutes ago, dbailey62 said: Don't go overboard now! It felt so wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbailey62 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Alex D said: It felt so wrong A scotch will make it all better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Ignoring the drivel immediately above so that the focus remains on something constructive, it's worth noting that nothing shows up on the Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun website soccer pages about the FC Edmonton season ticket drive and the possibility of the team returning in 2019 if the Faths see enough fan and corporate support to come the conclusion that it would be sustainable: http://edmontonjournal.com/category/sports/soccer http://edmontonsun.com/category/sports/soccer If anyone thinks these newspapers need some feedback about this oversight in their sports coverage, these links may be useful: http://edmontonjournal.com/contact http://edmontonsun.com/contact-us BenFisk'sBiggestFan, Kent, johnyb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I know this has been routed/mused for a while, but it seems to be official now: http://www.metronews.ca/news/halifax/2018/02/23/touchdown-cfl-commissioner-announces-plans-for-halifax-franchise.html Pretty soft announcement - with no concrete timelines it seems more like a statement of intent. Given the past discussions of some CFL involvement in CPL, I have no idea if there will be opportunities for some sort of synergy with the SEA team/initiative or if it is more of a pre-emptive announcement to compete for things like public support/interest, and any funding that could be made available in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Every indication so far has been that the two groups are separate and plan on building and using separate stadiums. Doubt this does anything positive for pro soccer's prospects in Halifax and suspect there probably is a pre-emptive element to this, given S|E|A's stated endgame after testing the market with a pop-up for a few years was said to be a permanent medium-sized stadium build, which would complicate any future CFL entry into the market. Bbeto and kmacphee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1996 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 (edited) So basically it will be one Stadium a 24000 seat stadium in Halifax with football lined for the CFL team, that a Halifax CPL team will most likely be playing in? A 24000 seat stadium is too big for a CPL team in Halifax , a nice 8000 pop up stadium would have been perfect, but with a CFL team coming no pop up stadium is likely which is too bad. Edited February 25, 2018 by 1996 Bbeto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbailey62 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 (edited) 13 hours ago, BringBackTheBlizzard said: Ignoring the drivel immediately above so that the focus remains on something constructive, it's worth noting that nothing shows up on the Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun website soccer pages about the FC Edmonton season ticket drive and the possibility of the team returning in 2019 if the Faths see enough fan and corporate support to come the conclusion that it would be sustainable: http://edmontonjournal.com/category/sports/soccer http://edmontonsun.com/category/sports/soccer If anyone thinks these newspapers need some feedback about this oversight in their sports coverage, these links may be useful: http://edmontonjournal.com/contact http://edmontonsun.com/contact-us .... or this quoted drivel immediately above! Edited February 25, 2018 by dbailey62 BuzzAndSting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 6 hours ago, 1996 said: So basically it will be one Stadium a 24000 seat stadium in Halifax with football lined for the CFL team, that a Halifax CPL team will most likely be playing in? A 24000 seat stadium is too big for a CPL team in Halifax , a nice 8000 pop up stadium would have been perfect, but with a CFL team coming no pop up stadium is likely which is too bad. Doesn’t SEA already have an agreement with the city to erect a temporary pop up stadium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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