Canada Pre-World Cup "friendlies" thread: news, gossip and speculation.

[The Beaver 2.0]

18 minutes ago, DJKnox said:

Well maybe you have a better explanation as to why you're not finding an answer to your question?  My "unsubstantiated garbage" is that our socialist effeminate government is incompetent from the top down to many levels including the Canadian Soccer Association.  Maybe you have a better explanation as to why a national team that hasn't played a serious team outside of CONCACAF in ages can't line up a friendly despite despite knowing they were going to the World Cup for the first time in 36 years many months ago?  They sure seem pretty good at setting up plenty of women's exhibition matches... so its kinda not like everyone was hired yesterday?  The fact that they took an extra 3 weeks to arrange fan tickets for Qatar 2022 over EVERY OTHER COUNTRY (they were so late we almost didn't have enough time make the applications) kinda suggests they don't care very much.

Happy to hear other explanations!

Wow, you got triggered real easy! Snowflake, much?  Again, substantiate your claims. Show us the irrefutable evidence that the current political leadership has caused the CSA to mess this all up.  I don't want cheap speculation: I want data. I want evidence that incontrovertibly substantiates your claim. You made a claim, not me. If you cannot do the work to properly support your claim with evidence, then you should probably just shut the f*** up.  Take it as a life lesson, son.

[RS]

24 minutes ago, RS said:

Now to catch up on the rest of this thread…

So I’m caught up. Basically it all boils down to “Trudeau bad,” even though the CSA has been the textbook definition of amateurism since before the current Trudeau was even born.

And of course the guy you’d expect to agree with the newcomer goes and surprises no one by doing exactly that.

[The Beaver 2.0]

1 minute ago, RS said:

So I’m caught up. Basically it all boils down to “Trudeau bad,” even though the CSA has been the textbook definition of amateurism since before the current Trudeau was even born.

And of course the guy you’d expect to agree with the newcomer goes and surprises no one by doing exactly that.

Succinct.

[RS]

Just now, The Beaver 2.0 said:

Succinct.

I try.

[kingvikingstad]

20 minutes ago, DJKnox said:

Well maybe you have a better explanation as to why you're not finding an answer to your question?  My "unsubstantiated garbage" is that our socialist effeminate government is incompetent from the top down to many levels including the Canadian Soccer Association.  Maybe you have a better explanation as to why a national team that hasn't played a serious team outside of CONCACAF in ages can't line up a friendly despite despite knowing they were going to the World Cup for the first time in 36 years many months ago?  They sure seem pretty good at setting up plenty of women's exhibition matches... so its kinda not like everyone was hired yesterday?  The fact that they took an extra 3 weeks to arrange fan tickets for Qatar 2022 over EVERY OTHER COUNTRY (they were so late we almost didn't have enough time make the applications) kinda suggests they don't care very much.

Happy to hear other explanations!

The seamless connection you present between the Feds and CSA is WILD. It's almost as if there is something underlying that is driving all your responses. 

Have you considered that the CSA were trying to make money off of the success of the women, for the benefit of the entire program... i.e., with the intent of funding friendlies they are going to set up in preparation of a World Cup. 

Also, you are aware that the CSA don't have a lot of administrative infrastructure to do multiple things at once, right?

When I read your posts, there's just so little logic, and the arguments are based on nothing but anecdotes tied to conspiracies. Ultimately, I just see so much pain and anger. Good luck sorting through it all.

 

 

 

[Bison44]

2 minutes ago, RS said:

I try.

You've got your inverse pyramid working well for you.  

[ShaneC06]

3 hours ago, Free kick said:

Mexico and the US are also in Concacaf. Yet they seemed to have lined up all their friendlies:

Mexico

vs Nigeria 28/5

vs Uruguay 3/6

vs Ecuador 6/6

vs Paraguay 1/9

 

US

vs Morrocco 1/6

vs Uruguay 6/6

 

It is this reason why I think Canada is gonna get the Argentina friendly. I assume their only challenge is finding grass for BC Place. 

[The Beaver 2.0]

5 minutes ago, ShaneC06 said:

It is this reason why I think Canada is gonna get the Argentina friendly. I assume their only challenge is finding grass for BC Place. 

I know a guy!

[RS]

16 minutes ago, Bison44 said:

You've got your inverse pyramid working well for you.  

Always lead with the lede.

[JamboAl]

Our friend has been given a second yellow card for repeated fouls.

[Bison44]

Must be some sort of record.  Sign up to kicked off in a few hours.   

[Shway]

53 minutes ago, RS said:

And of course the guy you’d expect to agree with the newcomer goes and surprises no one by doing exactly that.

There's an @ function that allows you to mention them. For future reference.

[Ally McCoist]

Smells like a Russian bot to me.

[Joe MacCarthy]

2 hours ago, Admin said:

You are not special.  "Jaded everything sucks Joe" is literally a meme around here.

That caught my eye.  That's new to me.   ???

What have I missed aside from a flamewar?  I've tried to read a few pages but not seeing much that makes sense.  Has the CSA missed a window and has no upcoming game scheduled.  I've missed whatever happened with the CSA.  Someone please enlighten me and any other latecomers.

[Watchmen]

13 minutes ago, Bison44 said:

Must be some sort of record.  Sign up to kicked off in a few hours.   

The Cavallini of forum posters.

[Watchmen]

2 minutes ago, Joe MacCarthy said:

That caught my eye.  That's new to me.   ???

What have I missed aside from a flamewar?  I've tried to read a few pages but not seeing much that makes sense.  Has the CSA missed a window and has no upcoming game scheduled.  I've missed whatever happened with the CSA.  Someone please enlighten me and any other latecomers.

I can not emphasize to you enough that it is not worth your time.

[Joe MacCarthy]

Just now, Watchmen said:

I can not emphasize to you enough that it is not worth your time.

I don't give a crap about the crap, did something happen with the CSA?

[Watchmen]

Just now, Joe MacCarthy said:

I don't give a crap about the crap, did something happen with the CSA?

No

[reggietfc]

on a side note.watching the tfc- van game last night i found the turf plays well,better than other turf fields,how old is it and what brand?

[Watchmen]

1 minute ago, reggietfc said:

on a side note.watching the tfc- van game last night i found the turf plays well,better than other turf fields,how old is it and what brand?

It is 4 months old, which is why it is playing well right now.

[Admin]

13 minutes ago, Joe MacCarthy said:

That caught my eye.  That's new to me.   ???

What have I missed aside from a flamewar?  I've tried to read a few pages but not seeing much that makes sense.  Has the CSA missed a window and has no upcoming game scheduled.  I've missed whatever happened with the CSA.  Someone please enlighten me and any other latecomers.

LOL.... I just picked that at random, that was not directed at you at all.

Sorry about that... funny though.

[RS]

@Shway Sometimes the @ function isn’t needed.

[Joe MacCarthy]

13 minutes ago, reggietfc said:

on a side note.watching the tfc- van game last night i found the turf plays well,better than other turf fields,how old is it and what brand?

FieldTurf ‘Vertex CORE.  Almost every artificial turf replacement in Canada's big stadiums has been the latest state of the art surface.

These articles are archived in the New Canadian Stadiums Thread

Revitalized artificial turf playing surface coming to BC Place Stadium
bcplace.com December 15th, 2021

FieldTurf Coming to BC Place, One of Canada's Most Renowned Stadiums
fieldturf.com December 16 2021

[Joe MacCarthy]

I'm not on social media.  Could someone do me a favour and tweet either the TiCats Matt Afinec or whoever is in charge of Forge and find out what was installed there last year, I'd appreciate it.  I've looked and can't find anything on it except when it was installed, surprisingly little info on it.  Can't even find a testimonial on the AT websites

[The Beaver 2.0]

45 minutes ago, reggietfc said:

on a side note.watching the tfc- van game last night i found the turf plays well,better than other turf fields,how old is it and what brand?

Not even a year old. Brand: Kitsilano Kush. (Indica, I believe.)