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    matthew got a reaction from Califax in HFX Wanderers launch/2019 offseason thread   
    Salt-n-Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine.
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    matthew got a reaction from Obinna in CPL General   
    Well to quote Moneyball... "The first thing they do is run you." I'm pretty sure the physical testing will weed out a lot of people really fast.
    It's going to be an absolute mess. To be sure. But anyone with any quality will separate themselves pretty quickly. Whether they're at a high enough level is much harder to discern, but that's going to be a hard question across the board whether you're playing in League 1 Ontario or the German fifth flight or are two years out of U Sports and want to give it one last shot at an open trial.
    cheers, matthew
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    matthew got a reaction from CDNFootballer in CPL General   
    It's p.r. for the league, it gets them in the press (open tryouts give visuals for TV that are more compelling than people holding up scarves or standing behind a podium) and it allows the league to state that they're trying to give a chance to everyone who fell through the cracks, etc. And they might find some guys. 

    Said Fazlagic showed up at the original MLS combine without an invite and they weren't going to let him take part. He had a couple of newspaper clippings in Bosnian showing him playing and they decided to let him try out. He was a Bosnian international and refugee and ended up playing for DC United in that first year before getting injured. You never know who is out there. 
    cheers, matthew
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    matthew got a reaction from johnyb in CPL General   
    It's p.r. for the league, it gets them in the press (open tryouts give visuals for TV that are more compelling than people holding up scarves or standing behind a podium) and it allows the league to state that they're trying to give a chance to everyone who fell through the cracks, etc. And they might find some guys. 

    Said Fazlagic showed up at the original MLS combine without an invite and they weren't going to let him take part. He had a couple of newspaper clippings in Bosnian showing him playing and they decided to let him try out. He was a Bosnian international and refugee and ended up playing for DC United in that first year before getting injured. You never know who is out there. 
    cheers, matthew
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    matthew got a reaction from Obinna in CPL General   
    It's p.r. for the league, it gets them in the press (open tryouts give visuals for TV that are more compelling than people holding up scarves or standing behind a podium) and it allows the league to state that they're trying to give a chance to everyone who fell through the cracks, etc. And they might find some guys. 

    Said Fazlagic showed up at the original MLS combine without an invite and they weren't going to let him take part. He had a couple of newspaper clippings in Bosnian showing him playing and they decided to let him try out. He was a Bosnian international and refugee and ended up playing for DC United in that first year before getting injured. You never know who is out there. 
    cheers, matthew
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    matthew got a reaction from youllneverwalkalone in CPL General   
    I have seen and heard a surprising range of salary cap suggestions floated publicly and privately. So we'll see where it lands, but I've heard lower than $750,000 and I think $750,000 is a very workable number. And I believe the final number will be a little higher. But if the high end of USL wages is $500,000 US, then I think $750,000 Cdn is functional. Especially as a starting point.
    It's worth considering that not all players will be created equal in the CPL. When MLS expanded their rosters in 2002, they did so by creating four "developmental roster" spots. Those guys made $12,500. So you might be surprised at how little some guys would take to play in a professional league. There will be a lot of guys coming out of U Sports, League 1 Ontario and the PDL, etc. and it wouldn't shock me to see them making a very modest wage. It lets you get a foot in the door and if you're playing close to home (which seems likely for those last few guys on the roster), then you could live at home or have easier access to part time work or work with clinics and camps to supplement your income.
    Also in the first year expect a lot of the bottom spots on the roster to be a revolving door. In the first few months of MLS guys were being released and new players signed with great frequency. Most people didn't notice because the players that actually saw the pitch didn't change much. The MLS roster in 96 was 18 players. MetroStars used 36 players that year. Four started a match and never featured again. They had nine guys who topped out at 90 minutes or less. 
    It's going to take some time for the domestic player pool to settle as guys from a wide array of backgrounds and experience get to prove their worth on a level playing field for the first time in a long time. By having a low cap, those fringe guys who may be good enough to be professionals, but may not be, won't be making a lot of money while teams figure out who is good enough. To be clear there are going to be plenty of guys playing overseas or in the USL who will make a solid wage in the CPL, even in a tight cap, but I don't think the squad players are going to make much to start with.
    Regarding foreign players, I think there will be players who are already in Canada or North America who end up filling import spots. I think guys like Judah Hernandez from Oakville or Kévin Le Nours from AS Blainville could help a CPL team, but as far as I know shouldn't count as domestic players (I hope what constitutes as "domestic" is made clear by the end of the week). I wouldn't assume that every foreign player is already making a professional wage overseas.
     
    cheers, matthew
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    matthew got a reaction from johnyb in York 9 2019 launch/offseason thread   
    Here's the full York 9 FC staff:
    Jim Brennan - EVP, Director of Soccer/ Head Coach (Newmarket)
    Carmine Isacco - Assistant Head Coach (Markham)
    Sergio De Luca - First Team Coach (Richmond Hill)
    Ryan Brennan - Team Manager ( Newmarket)
    Kosta Poulos - First Team Strength and Conditioning Coach ( Markham)
    Luca Forno - Equipment Manager ( Richmond Hill)
    Poulos has been with the TFC Academy in the same role. De Luca played for the Lynx, CPSL and in Hungary. He and Forno both played under Isacco  and have been on the staff at Vaughan SC and York U respectively.
    cheers, matthew
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    matthew got a reaction from ironcub14 in York 9 2019 launch/offseason thread   
    Here's the full York 9 FC staff:
    Jim Brennan - EVP, Director of Soccer/ Head Coach (Newmarket)
    Carmine Isacco - Assistant Head Coach (Markham)
    Sergio De Luca - First Team Coach (Richmond Hill)
    Ryan Brennan - Team Manager ( Newmarket)
    Kosta Poulos - First Team Strength and Conditioning Coach ( Markham)
    Luca Forno - Equipment Manager ( Richmond Hill)
    Poulos has been with the TFC Academy in the same role. De Luca played for the Lynx, CPSL and in Hungary. He and Forno both played under Isacco  and have been on the staff at Vaughan SC and York U respectively.
    cheers, matthew
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    matthew got a reaction from Gian-Luca in York 9 2019 launch/offseason thread   
    Here's the full York 9 FC staff:
    Jim Brennan - EVP, Director of Soccer/ Head Coach (Newmarket)
    Carmine Isacco - Assistant Head Coach (Markham)
    Sergio De Luca - First Team Coach (Richmond Hill)
    Ryan Brennan - Team Manager ( Newmarket)
    Kosta Poulos - First Team Strength and Conditioning Coach ( Markham)
    Luca Forno - Equipment Manager ( Richmond Hill)
    Poulos has been with the TFC Academy in the same role. De Luca played for the Lynx, CPSL and in Hungary. He and Forno both played under Isacco  and have been on the staff at Vaughan SC and York U respectively.
    cheers, matthew
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    matthew got a reaction from Greatest Cockney Rip Off in York 9 2019 launch/offseason thread   
    Here's the full York 9 FC staff:
    Jim Brennan - EVP, Director of Soccer/ Head Coach (Newmarket)
    Carmine Isacco - Assistant Head Coach (Markham)
    Sergio De Luca - First Team Coach (Richmond Hill)
    Ryan Brennan - Team Manager ( Newmarket)
    Kosta Poulos - First Team Strength and Conditioning Coach ( Markham)
    Luca Forno - Equipment Manager ( Richmond Hill)
    Poulos has been with the TFC Academy in the same role. De Luca played for the Lynx, CPSL and in Hungary. He and Forno both played under Isacco  and have been on the staff at Vaughan SC and York U respectively.
    cheers, matthew
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    matthew reacted to Ian Kennedy in Scott Kennedy   
    Quick update:  Scott has signed with SK Klagenfurt, a team in the Austrian Football Second League, formerly the First League.  This the second highest professional division in Austrian football. It contains 16 teams and is run in the same fashion as the Austrian Bundesliga. The champion of the league is promoted to the Bundesliga and the three last placed teams are directly relegated from the Second League into the regional leagues. The league is currently known as the Sky Go 2. Liga for sponsorship reasons.  Games are streamed online www.laola1.tv.
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    matthew got a reaction from Bbeto in York 9 2019 launch/offseason thread   
    Being a head coach/owner is not that uncommon — plenty of historical examples in pro sports and lots of successful ones recently in junior hockey. And in some cases in junior they've pulled back and hired other people to be their head coach. 
    I understand that it looks like a lazy/easy hire, but Brennan was an assistant coach in MLS. That's more than some CPL head coaches will be able to say. And I think in hiring Isacco as his assistant (and I think Isacco would have been a reasonable head coaching hire on his own) makes this far more palatable. It wouldn't surprise me if Isacco has a little more on his plate than most assistant coaches normally do. 
    cheers, matthew
     
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    matthew got a reaction from gator in York 9 2019 launch/offseason thread   
    Being a head coach/owner is not that uncommon — plenty of historical examples in pro sports and lots of successful ones recently in junior hockey. And in some cases in junior they've pulled back and hired other people to be their head coach. 
    I understand that it looks like a lazy/easy hire, but Brennan was an assistant coach in MLS. That's more than some CPL head coaches will be able to say. And I think in hiring Isacco as his assistant (and I think Isacco would have been a reasonable head coaching hire on his own) makes this far more palatable. It wouldn't surprise me if Isacco has a little more on his plate than most assistant coaches normally do. 
    cheers, matthew
     
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    matthew got a reaction from BenFisk'sBiggestFan in HFX Wanderers launch/2019 offseason thread   
    I asked Martin specifically about soccer ops this week and he said they didn't have anyone hired, but they were close. I couldn't pin down whether they were debating a couple of finalists or hashing out contract details and particulars with one candidate, but given the technical philosophy quote I think it's safe to assume that Hart is on board to run their soccer ops and they're just finalizing things. Martin said an announcement would be weeks away at most.
    cheers, matthew
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    matthew got a reaction from RS in HFX Wanderers launch/2019 offseason thread   
    Salt-n-Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine.
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    matthew got a reaction from Obinna in HFX Wanderers launch/2019 offseason thread   
    Salt-n-Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine.
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    matthew reacted to Rheo in HFX Wanderers launch/2019 offseason thread   
    Lots of new stuff in here, including SEA having a silent partner. Really good, deep article 
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    matthew reacted to Obinna in HFX Wanderers launch/2019 offseason thread   
    I use to read word up magazine...
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    matthew got a reaction from Marc in CPL new teams speculation   
    I wasn't meaning to direct all of my comments directly at you mpg_29. Sorry it came across that way. I know you weren't the one who was extrapolating the rush for Port City.
    If they said "lower mainland BC" instead of Port City would that have made any difference? Because to me "lower mainland" is as vague as "York region." I wouldn't characterize it as placeholder name. I would bet money it will be the club's name. Which is why they used it. And it functions as a way to encapsulate the lower mainland for a team that won't be in Vancouver proper, but (maybe?) isn't in the Fraser Valley either. And is miles better than calling the team Lower Mainland FC (or even BCFC which is even more vague). It would have been more consistent to have just said "York, ON" for York9 instead of "York Region, ON", except that York is part of Toronto proper and there is no York in the York region. Which seems dumb to me, but you COTU folks do your thing.
    cheers, matthew
     
     
     
     
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    matthew got a reaction from CNMNTPERUELIGIBLE in CPL new teams speculation   
    Well for a start, the CSA released the locations and used the club names: York region, Port City, Calgary and Halifax. So the league hasn't really announced cities. They are unveiling each one week at a time starting with York9. If we didn't already know so much about York9 would people be worried that York region didn't say Vaughan and there's no plan about where they might play? 
    I find it a little confusing that there was a lot of consternation about roadblocks and lack of progress when there was no news. Now that it was clear that they have been, patient and deliberate every step of the way but when there is incomplete news then that's a sign they're rushing? People are extrapolating that they're rushing and trying to force Port City and don't know where they're playing because of a CSA press release?
    Cynicism is a good thing, but sometimes in this thread the things that people are cynical about confuse me.
    cheers, matthew
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    matthew got a reaction from dsqpr in CPL new teams speculation   
    Well for a start, the CSA released the locations and used the club names: York region, Port City, Calgary and Halifax. So the league hasn't really announced cities. They are unveiling each one week at a time starting with York9. If we didn't already know so much about York9 would people be worried that York region didn't say Vaughan and there's no plan about where they might play? 
    I find it a little confusing that there was a lot of consternation about roadblocks and lack of progress when there was no news. Now that it was clear that they have been, patient and deliberate every step of the way but when there is incomplete news then that's a sign they're rushing? People are extrapolating that they're rushing and trying to force Port City and don't know where they're playing because of a CSA press release?
    Cynicism is a good thing, but sometimes in this thread the things that people are cynical about confuse me.
    cheers, matthew
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    matthew got a reaction from BuzzAndSting in CPL new teams speculation   
    Well for a start, the CSA released the locations and used the club names: York region, Port City, Calgary and Halifax. So the league hasn't really announced cities. They are unveiling each one week at a time starting with York9. If we didn't already know so much about York9 would people be worried that York region didn't say Vaughan and there's no plan about where they might play? 
    I find it a little confusing that there was a lot of consternation about roadblocks and lack of progress when there was no news. Now that it was clear that they have been, patient and deliberate every step of the way but when there is incomplete news then that's a sign they're rushing? People are extrapolating that they're rushing and trying to force Port City and don't know where they're playing because of a CSA press release?
    Cynicism is a good thing, but sometimes in this thread the things that people are cynical about confuse me.
    cheers, matthew
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    matthew got a reaction from Rheo in CPL new teams speculation   
    Well for a start, the CSA released the locations and used the club names: York region, Port City, Calgary and Halifax. So the league hasn't really announced cities. They are unveiling each one week at a time starting with York9. If we didn't already know so much about York9 would people be worried that York region didn't say Vaughan and there's no plan about where they might play? 
    I find it a little confusing that there was a lot of consternation about roadblocks and lack of progress when there was no news. Now that it was clear that they have been, patient and deliberate every step of the way but when there is incomplete news then that's a sign they're rushing? People are extrapolating that they're rushing and trying to force Port City and don't know where they're playing because of a CSA press release?
    Cynicism is a good thing, but sometimes in this thread the things that people are cynical about confuse me.
    cheers, matthew
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    matthew got a reaction from Zem in CPL new teams speculation   
    Well for a start, the CSA released the locations and used the club names: York region, Port City, Calgary and Halifax. So the league hasn't really announced cities. They are unveiling each one week at a time starting with York9. If we didn't already know so much about York9 would people be worried that York region didn't say Vaughan and there's no plan about where they might play? 
    I find it a little confusing that there was a lot of consternation about roadblocks and lack of progress when there was no news. Now that it was clear that they have been, patient and deliberate every step of the way but when there is incomplete news then that's a sign they're rushing? People are extrapolating that they're rushing and trying to force Port City and don't know where they're playing because of a CSA press release?
    Cynicism is a good thing, but sometimes in this thread the things that people are cynical about confuse me.
    cheers, matthew
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    matthew reacted to Rheo in CPL General   
    For ease sake link round up of the new stuff
    Story behind the logo-http://canpl.ca/brand-story/
    Press release-http://canpl.ca/article/debut
    League manifesto-http://canpl.ca/our-manifesto/
    Toronto Sun article-http://torontosun.com/sports/soccer/canadian-premier-league-unveils-emblem-manifesto-a-year-out-from-inaugural-season
    The11.ca article-https://the11.ca/north-star-northern-lights-canpl-unveils-its-league-branding/
    June of 86 article-https://juneof86.com/2018/04/27/cpl-we-are-many-we-are-one/
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