Big_M Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 we are asked to believe nothing is wrong financially at sixfive even with heavy financial losses from each of the two pro teams not having great attendance so surely it cant be about money...and a year or more after talking about looking to buy a club in europe theres no word on that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 47 minutes ago, Big_M said: we are asked to believe nothing is wrong financially at sixfive even with heavy financial losses from each of the two pro teams not having great attendance so surely it cant be about money...and a year or more after talking about looking to buy a club in europe theres no word on that They're facing heavy financial losses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Aird25 said: They're facing heavy financial losses? I have no idea what their losses are. I would at least speculate they're losing more on VFC than anticipated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 With Montreal fans waking up to the fact that there won't be any competitive games for the next 3 weeks do to the season being interrupted by the League Cup, I'd say CPL is better off without them. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_twelve Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Next week is going to have some great competitions: fourth hosting first, third hosting second. Ottawa and York fighting over the 5th spot and then Valour and Vancouver, two teams desperately in need of a win. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 5 hours ago, Ansem said: With Montreal fans waking up to the fact that there won't be any competitive games for the next 3 weeks do to the season being interrupted by the League Cup, I'd say CPL is better off without them. Why? We frequently call on MLS to take a break for the Gold Cup/World Cup, and that should be at least 3 weeks. This isn't a judgment on the CPL not being in, simply that 3 week breaks should actually be happening almost annually already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Watchmen said: Why? We frequently call on MLS to take a break for the Gold Cup/World Cup, and that should be at least 3 weeks. This isn't a judgment on the CPL not being in, simply that 3 week breaks should actually be happening almost annually already. Oh please. There's a difference between a continental cup for which they don't even stop already or a World Cup and a "league cup". 3 weeks with no games, not great for the fans Edited July 31, 2023 by Ansem johnyb and Kent 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 4 hours ago, Ansem said: Oh please. There's a difference between a continental cup for which they don't even stop already or a World Cup and a "league cup". 3 weeks with no games, not great for the fans Germany seems to do ok shutting down the Bundesliga for about 6 weeks. Scotland shutdown for a few weeks. Other European countries shutdown for a few weeks, all during winter. I don't think this is the catastrophe you think it is. But you're welcome to not watch or enjoy the Leagues Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 The battle for playoffs and the battle for first place both look to be very competitive this year. That should make for a fun end to the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Bbeto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 Some CanPL coverage from the CBC... negative coverage unfortunately https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/cpl/osaze-de-rosario-one-month-ban-positive-cannabis-test-1.6929876 narduch and Cheeta 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 6 hours ago, K Edgar said: Some CanPL coverage from the CBC... negative coverage unfortunately https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/cpl/osaze-de-rosario-one-month-ban-positive-cannabis-test-1.6929876 I'm amazed CBC even bothered to report that. They seem too busy promoting cricket these days. K Edgar and Bbeto 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 21 hours ago, K Edgar said: Some CanPL coverage from the CBC... negative coverage unfortunately https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/cpl/osaze-de-rosario-one-month-ban-positive-cannabis-test-1.6929876 The lack of coverage from our national networks still surprises me. Anything that might catch the attention of a new fan could be considered positive though, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 20 hours ago, Stanley said: I'm amazed CBC even bothered to report that. They seem too busy promoting cricket these days. It's a Canadian Press article. They literally just had to plug it into their CMS as-is and post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 52 minutes ago, RS said: It's a Canadian Press article. They literally just had to plug it into their CMS as-is and post it. So you're saying CBC didn't send their hatchet man to destroy the CPL and they're just reporting something negative? Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 I find it odd that someone consuming a legal product is newsworthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 13 minutes ago, Stanley said: I find it odd that someone consuming a legal product is newsworthy. In the immortal words of Vincent Vega, "Yeah, it's legal, but it ain't a hundred percent legal" Sorry, just happened to watch that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 K Edgar and jonovision 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 (edited) Recent podcast interview with Mark Noonan: ...wants to split the league in half east and west to cut back on travel and would do so if they can reached 12 clubs was an interesting snippet. Mentions Kelowna specifically as a market they are talking to amongst a dozen with active discussions and wants 16 to 18 teams eventually. Edited August 17, 2023 by Ozzie_the_parrot rkomar and johnyb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 2 hours ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: Recent podcast interview with Mark Noonan: ...wants to split the league in half east and west to cut back on travel and would do so if they can reached 12 clubs was an interesting snippet. Mentions Kelowna specifically as a market they are talking to amongst a dozen with active discussions and wants 16 to 18 teams eventually. Not able to listen at the moment, but did he suggest in his comments that there would be fewer east-west games, or none at all (until the playoffs, perhaps)? A Vancouver to Winnipeg trip is easier, physiologically, than Vancouver to Ottawa, for example, but I doubt the travel cost equation changes a whole lot, except for those teams that are already advantaged by having a nearby opponent (the Ontario teams, BC teams if they added a third). narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 What's not going to help the league is teams playing the same clubs way too often - you lose interest very fast. jonovision, red card, Aird25 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 (edited) 22 minutes ago, jonovision said: Not able to listen at the moment, but did he suggest in his comments that there would be fewer east-west games, or none at all (until the playoffs, perhaps)? A Vancouver to Winnipeg trip is easier, physiologically, than Vancouver to Ottawa, for example, but I doubt the travel cost equation changes a whole lot, except for those teams that are already advantaged by having a nearby opponent (the Ontario teams, BC teams if they added a third). If the plan is too keep the season at 28 games you will need to start unbalancing the schedule a bit as you add teams Edited August 17, 2023 by narduch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 1 minute ago, narduch said: If the plan is too keep the season at 28 games you will need to start unbalancing the schedule a bit as you add teams And I suspect it will stay at 28 due to weather constraints. I'd have no problem with a schedule that is unbalanced with the extra games being determined geographically, but I wouldn't want to see a literal east-west split. Cheeta, johnyb, rkomar and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, Kingston said: And I suspect it will stay at 28 due to weather constraints. I'd have no problem with a schedule that is unbalanced with the extra games being determined geographically, but I wouldn't want to see a literal east-west split. It also complicates the second Concacaf spot. At least with a balanced schedule the winner of that spot won it fairly. Although maybe only needs like me care about that Metro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 54 minutes ago, jonovision said: Not able to listen at the moment, but did he suggest in his comments that there would be fewer east-west games, or none at all (until the playoffs, perhaps)? ... No specifics in that regard as this wasn't explored in any huge depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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