BigBadBorto

Must win games tomorrow and then Weds n order to challenge for final playoff spot, IMO. Tomorrow will be the toughest, without 2 of our defenders and against the top team. I think we can do it.. I predict 2-1 victory with Massimo Ferin and Sean Rea scoring..

I bought it through Amazon Prime account and don't see One Soccer. Only 2 channels which are showing EPL highlights. Has anyone got Fubu Sports through Amazon Prime? I'm thinking it's diferent from FubuTV

I just subscribed to Fubu Sports on Amazon Prime, but it doesn't show the Canada game as upcoming. Is this different from Fubu TV?

They didn't announce the attendance today at Wanderers game, but it was a very good crowd - near capacity. I would guess 6,200 -6,300. Considering we are last (or now tied for last) this is great. If we can keep the playoff possibility alive I think we can keep the final 4 games above 6k.

I would put both cities down the list behind Quebec City, London, Kitchener, Windsor, Saskatoon and even Kelowna. I was just disappointed Moncton had such a low turnout for the U21 game against international opponents. I saw it as a litmus test of local interest in pro soccer and in that regards, St John's pulled ahead of Moncton.

No idea who would own them. There certainly are some wealthy business people in both provinces (Irving family being the most famous in NB and they own the Moncton Wildcats Junior hockey team).. Travel cost is an issue for St. Johns for sure and has been part of the reason other semi pro and junior hockey teams didn't work out.. However, you could have said the same about Halifax travel costs in CPL and they are the most successful team in terms of attendance. Its a flight to St. John's just like it's a flight to Halifax - slightly more expensive for sure but I don't think a deal breaker, especially if you can get 5k attendance like they did for a U21 game

Kelowna seems like a good option with their strong turnout for that game, either as an expansion or a relocation of Vancouver FC, if they don't start selling more tickets.. As for the Atlantic Canada prospects of Moncton or St. John's. I used to think Moncton made more sense because of reduced travel costs (being close to Halifax, teams would only make one flight and play both teams) and regional rivalry. But they had a very low turnout for the Wanderers U21 summer series (it looked like maybe 1,000 showed up?). Whereas St. John's packed St George's with over 5k.. They seem to be more hungry for pro soccer. Whether there is a potential owner is another question..

Any news on Halifax attendance from last weekend? I wasn't there but saw the game on OneSoccer and it was the smallest crowd in a while, with steady rain being the major factor. I would guess it was 80% full so about 5,200, but there were likely quite a few season ticket holders who didn't show, so if they are included in attendance numbers, the official attendance might be more like 5,600 or so.

Yeah - if the CPL has $1.2m salary cap and several teams are struggling to break even and the average attendance is 3-4k, how does the $1.5m salary cap for the new women's league make sense? Are they expecting larger crowds than the CPL? I can't see that happening. If Matheson thinks the league will be top 5 in women's attendance in year 1, she is out to lunch and makes me question her whole business model.

I think 500k is way too high a threshold. Halifax is only now surpassing 500k people. It was 430k or so when the league started and its the biggest success (off the field of course..). I agree on getting to 12 teams and make sure its stable and not rushing to 16 teams for example. It also depends on who steps up from these potential cities and has a good proposal with stadium and money behind it. Whoever it is I think need to show that they can get a minimum of 3k deposits for season tickets (and the deposit needs to be at least $100 to show real commitment). So if some potential owner had a good business plan and stadium plan in Kelowna or Saskatoon and were able to show they can get deposits towards 3k season tickets, I would not push them asside because they don't have 500k population.

I'm on the fence between St. John's or Moncton, but leaning towards Moncton still.. Derek Martin would certainly have better insight than me, but I still think travel cost is a massive advantage for Moncton.. Teams in Ontario or BC or Calgary would only need one flight to visit both Moncton and Halifax, while they would need an additional flight to St. John's. Also flights to St. John's are very expensive.. St. John's is a slightly bigger city, but Moncton is growing faster and has a bigger regional population to draw from.. Moncton has more immigrants, who are more likely to be into soccer. Moncton has a history of success with the Wildcats Q league team (25 + years with 5k attendance) I think it will be easier to attract players from Quebec and Ontario to Moncton, since its much easier for family to visit and also Moncton is a bilingual city so this would be attractive for francophone players There are corporations in NB that would get behind this, maybe not as much as NL..

You have good points, however, who would you put ahead of them on the top 10 list? There are not that many cities with metros over 300k Here is how I would do a top 10 list. Who would you place instead of St Johns or Moncton that I haven't listed? top tier: Quebec City London or Kitchener Saskatoon Edmonton Middle tier Windsor Kitchener or London (whichever doesn't have a team from top tier) Montreal area team (like Laval, somewhere with a distinction and distance from Montreal city proper) Bottom tier Kelowna St John's NL Moncton

Why can't we have a proper discussion without calling others opinions "stupid" and "word vomit"? Who made you the expert? Moncton and St. John's may not be in my top 5 cities for next CPL team, but I would still put them somewhere in the top 10-.. Moncton draws very good crowds (5k per game) for their junior team and the idea of drawing from nearby cities is not stupid at all

I don't think the toll makes Moncton a "non-starter" - PEI being only one part of the 1-2 hour catchment area for Moncton . The toll is expensive (about $50) but when you spread it across a few people travelling in a car it's not as bad. People do travel back and forth all the time from PEI to Moncton and they would likely make a day of it (go to Costco for example and then the game or visit friends or family) Travel cost is definitely St John's biggest challenge. But doesn't mean it can't ever be successful. Before the Halifax Mooseheads, Halifax could never keep a team for more than a few years and now the Mooseheads 30 + years are one of the most successful teams in junior hockey

Yeah the Moncton stadium is a good size for CPL (8,300 with potential to add on for big events), but the track does take away from the experience for soccer by pushing fans 10 meters further back. The location is also not downtown - it's on the University campus - maybe a 5 minute drive downtown- so not a quick walk by any means and not near an area with pubs or restaurants as far as I can recall.. I've been to a soccer game and football game there and both were very well attended and well organized. I think Moncton and St. John's NL could possibly work for CPL, although they would be behind other cities like Quebec, London or Kitchener, Windsor, Saskatoon or Regina in my opinion. St. John's could upgrade the King George field (where Canada qualified for their first world cup back in 1985 beating Honduras).. That would be amazing! Unfortunately the travel cost for NL and the ability to attract players to move there would be a big challenge. Moncton might work, but also is a bit smaller (160k metro but growing fast) than the 300k I think is needed, although they do have a good population within 1.5 hour drive that could help (including Charlottetown PEI, Fredericton and St, John NB). The proximity to Halifax is a big plus, helping to reduce some of the travel cost for both teams and creating a regional rivalry.