Obinna Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Earl Cochrane suggested we are close to finalizing our plans for the Sept window. Would be fun to speculate on opponents, location and number of friendlies. I'll go first: Location: UK Number of games: 3 (very un-CSA, but they owe us) Opponents: Wales, Poland, England Logic: Herdman brings the team back to his motherland. Easy to get to (relative to the continent) and we have several players already based there. Plus, he gets to put himself in the British shop window (joking...kinda). England and Wales could be interested in using Canada as a proxy for the States, while Poland has a lot of Ex-pats living in the UK, so perhaps a friendly there makes sense. And it may be a stretch, but perhaps the Poles see Mexico in their group and accept a match with us because....concacaf. For us, we are probably looking for at least one elite team, so the group can experience what that feels like (Herdman mentioned the desire to do that). England would fit the bill. Poland could be prep for Croatia, being an upper-middle European side (plus they are Eastern European - if you believe that matters). Wales is probably the team we don't need to play, as they aren't good enough to be likened to Belgium or Croatia, but not every friendly decision rom now to Qatar is going to be driven by who is best for us. I believe a few warm ups are going to be driven by what's best for them, if you know what I mean. Gian-Luca, SpecialK, johnyb and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatest Cockney Rip Off Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 I’d love to see three Canada matches in the UK but I won’t get my hopes up. canucksfan and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Apparently the camp will be in Marseille and my guess is Algeria Obinna, johnyb, The Real Marc and 7 others 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 This may be a short thread in that case, @Alex. Where did you hear that? I wonder if France and Algeria would be opponents in that case? I have never been to Marseille, but have been to other cities along and nearby the Mediterranean, so I am sure that'll be a fantastic spot for camp and the boys will enjoy. Approve My Account Pls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Location Albania matches: Faroe Islands (cancelled), Dominican Republic VanMetropole, cronaldo7, canucksfan and 20 others 4 1 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondo Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Only 2 matches that window and most UEFA teams will play NL games on both match days. Russia is available though. Then you have Iceland and Israel. Malta and San Marino can also pencil in a game. narduch, Obinna, InglewoodJack and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalTransport Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Reschedule Iran and Saudi Arabia, that’s a good window 😜 Obinna, YorkRegionFan and The Real Marc 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalTransport Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, SoCalTransport said: Reschedule Iran and Saudi Arabia, that’s a good window 😜 They have to reschedule it to stop the massive lawsuits coming from Iran 🤑 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Why isn’t there July and August window ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 1 minute ago, SpecialK said: When does the window start and end? Funny, it doesn't get better than playing Germany and Italy, so while neither are the States, Wales or Iran, do you really need another match to prep for the world cup here if you're England? England are sitting in last place and won't want to get relegated, so these NL matches actually matter (Imagine that!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondo Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, Obinna said: When does the window start and end? Funny, it doesn't get better than playing Germany and Italy, so while neither are the States, Wales or Iran, do you really need another match to prep for the world cup here if you're England? England are sitting in last place and won't want to get relegated, so these NL matches actually matter (Imagine that!) There's 4 days before their first game but England will want to use those days to prepare. The window closes the day after their second game, so no time for a third game. Possibly CONMEBOL teams join the NL for the next edition and if that comes to pass then only two teams might be relegated from League A. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 53 minutes ago, Obinna said: This may be a short thread in that case, @Alex. Where did you hear that? I wonder if France and Algeria would be opponents in that case? I have never been to Marseille, but have been to other cities along and nearby the Mediterranean, so I am sure that'll be a fantastic spot for camp and the boys will enjoy. I’ll go find the tweet. Duane Rollins posted it for what it’s worth lol Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, Blondo said: There's 4 days before their first game but England will want to use those days to prepare. The window closes the day after their second game, so no time for a third game. Possibly CONMEBOL teams join the NL for the next edition and if that comes to pass then only two teams might be relegated from League A. Never heard that before. Interesting. Would be a shame in my eyes. Gives me Super League vibes. I do understand it from the CONMEBOL point of view, though. Some big teams are left out in the cold from UEFA nations league. Not a lot of friendly options, and you can only learn so much playing the same 9 teams all the time. Maybe hypocritical of me to suggest, but wouldn't it make more sense to move toward joining CONCACAF nations league? The opponents aren't as strong, but the working relationship is there with the expanded Copa America in 2016, and the travel makes a lot more sense. Thought experiment here: League A Group A - Brazil, Chile, Canada, El Salvador Group B - Argentina, Peru, Costa Rica, Jamaica Group C - Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama Group D - Uruguay, USA, Paraguay, Venezuela League B Group A - Bolivia, Guatemala, T&T, Guyana Group B - Honduras, Haiti, Cuba, Antigua & Barbuda Group C - Martinique, Grenada, French Guiana, Bermuda Group D - Curacao, Suriname, Guadeloupe, Nicaragua .........and so on. footballfreak and TOcanadafan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califax Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 I don't care as long as it's in western Europe. This will be my Qatar. The Real Marc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 26 minutes ago, Alex said: I’ll go find the tweet. Duane Rollins posted it for what it’s worth lol Rollins said hinted France but I never heard Marseille! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Alex said: Apparently the camp will be in Marseille and my guess is Algeria I'll take that. In fact we'd heard something similar before, amidst all the rumours. Algeria, or Tunisia. Then we'd have to get the strongest possible rival for a 2nd game. Maybe since the UEFA teams are not available, a S American rival. As suggested above, it could work just as well in Toulouse or Montpelier or the Nice stadium. Been to Marseille many times, I like it. Has its edge, we'd have a massively pro Algeria/Tunisia crowd. Stadium is in a posher area. But we don't have to train in any city as long as it's not far to go play there. Edited June 11, 2022 by Unnamed Trialist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Herc mentions Canada Kadenge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Wales, Tunisia and Japan Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Somebody mentions a certain French captain, Zidane is from Marseille? And a potential game against a North African team that didn’t make the World Cup. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalTransport Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 3 hours ago, Alex said: Apparently the camp will be in Marseille and my guess is Algeria I think Senegal in France would be a good test for us. Alex and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 I want to see Canada vs one of football big boys. Canada vs France let’s go ! Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 I hope at least one of the games gets them at least moderately paid. You'd think Davies/David/Buchanan would be enough for the opposition to market a Canada game around and the team as a whole make the game worthwhile as an opponent. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Canada vs the world Champions France in a friendly I actually would love that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 3 hours ago, Watchmen said: I hope at least one of the games gets them at least moderately paid. You'd think Davies/David/Buchanan would be enough for the opposition to market a Canada game around and the team as a whole make the game worthwhile as an opponent. In France, and esp Southern France, any match vs Morocco, Tunisia or Algeria would sell out fast. And no one would care about Canada, only we're good enough to keep prices up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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