Vancouver calls Friday press conference

[It's Called Football]

Expected to announce MLS expansion

Metro Toronto

The Vancouver Whitecaps have distributed a press release to make a "major announcement about the future of soccer in Vancouver and British Columbia" Friday morning.

Read more (http://metronews.typepad.com/itscalledfootball/)

[sidvan]

Saw Steve Nash in Garber's box for the game. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink.

[Cas87]

Maybe they are going to announce the fact that Steve Nash is a fan and he is going to donate to the new SSS fund for Vancouver!!!

Yes? Yes?

No?

Okay fine, I guess it'll be an expansion team

Vancouver Nashs!!!!

they all wear 13, and pass!

lol

[Stryker]

Sweet. We now have a canadian rival.
You remember the short rivalry between the Grizzlies and Raptors?

[Corpand]

the metro, eeeeeeewwwwwwww....

[It's Called Football]

the metro, eeeeeeewwwwwwww....

Admit it. You love us.

[werewolf]

Hey Montreal!

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y284/fullmulletalchemist/nelson_ha_ha.jpg

[Vindaloo]

I'd like to see a more definitive link to this press release by Vancouver.

[Phil]

Hey Montreal!

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y284/fullmulletalchemist/nelson_ha_ha.jpg



I nearly spit rum and coke out my nose!!!

[rocker]

I wonder if this is just a case of Vancouver indicating more formally their intentions to apply to enter the league, or to talk about the upgrading of BC Place... or maybe they finally came to an agreement on an SSS with the city.
Saputo is not staging a conference, and I thought they'd be much further ahead.

Although Vanny makes sense in a way as an immediate rival for Seattle, which is kind of in the middle of nowhere in the MLS map. and they are gonna have so many long flights as it is.

[yellowfellow]

This is bad for tfc imo. Ottawa or Montreal will make a great rival. We will bring thousands to away games. but now, it will be hard to get a lot of ppl travel to vancouver. no rivalry!

[yellowfellow]

Saputo the mafia is not going to get a MLS team, period! Eugene M will get one in Ottawa before Saputo. Montreal can stay in a shite league.

[Dirk Diggler]

I wonder if this is just a case of Vancouver indicating more formally their intentions to apply to enter the league, or to talk about the upgrading of BC Place... or maybe they finally came to an agreement on an SSS with the city.
Saputo is not staging a conference, and I thought they'd be much further ahead.

Although Vanny makes sense in a way as an immediate rival for Seattle, which is kind of in the middle of nowhere in the MLS map. and they are gonna have so many long flights as it is.

Personally I don't think it has anything to do with either BC Place or their own SSS. Everything that had to be announced about BC Place has already been announced. Don't think they will have anything substantial to say about that stadium before 2011 (or as soon as the new roof is installed). And from what I've heard just recently, the SSS deal is still as far away from being approved as it ever was. The Port Authority is being a major dick about the deal.

It can't be anything else but MLS related. If its not the announcement that they are the 17th team, it's probably something lame like them formally making a bid for one of those two spots under the helm of Steve Nash (thus formally introducing Nash to the Whitecap fans).

[Vindaloo]

/\I'm thinking this too. Some sort of announcement that Nash and his investor group are working with Kerfoot to bid for an expansion slot. I hope it's all that and more though. Here is what I found so far about tomorrow -


MEDIA ADVISORY
Attn: Editors
For Immediate Release: July 24, 2008
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC TO ANNOUNCE FUTURE PLANS
VANCOUVER, BC - Vancouver Whitecaps FC will be making a major announcement about the future of soccer in Vancouver and British Columbia.

When: Friday, July 25, 2008
Time: 11:00 a.m.

[Sonny Cheeba]

steve nash is dropping basketball.... playing for the whitecaps. too bad for phoenix.

[Keystone FC]

This is bad for tfc imo. Ottawa or Montreal will make a great rival. We will bring thousands to away games. but now, it will be hard to get a lot of ppl travel to vancouver. no rivalry!

Seattle will be Vancouvers rival. Montreal will come into the league, just wait. Both Mon and Van have much more on the table to offer than other candidates right now.

[Alarius]

Its probably a stadium announcement

[CanuckPete]

Metro? Come on.

Again, I refuse to take to pay any attention to an organization that employs Marty York.

[MG42]

Metro? Come on.

Again, I refuse to take to pay any attention to an organization that employs Marty York.

QFT!!!!

[Damien]

Portland may quite possibly get a team before Montreal does.

[Tintin]

It is just to officially annonce that they have applied to the league. The commish has stated that they will expand by 2 teams in 2011. No decision tiday. I suspect decision in november at the last governors meeting during MLS cup.

[yellowfellow]

Portland has a strong fan base. I was at the TFC-Portland game last year. Their fans are great! They sang the Canadian national anthem. They need a soccer stadium tho. They are currently playing on a baseball field and it sucks BIG TIME!

My guess is one team in the west and one in the east. Hate to say this, but portland deserves a MLS team. prolly more than vancouver.

[maninb]

Montreal will get an MLS team in 2011...Didn't any of you watch the Garber interview last night? He practically said as much. With Gillette and Saputo together it's a done deal.

[TicTacTabarnack]

steve nash is dropping basketball.... playing for the whitecaps. too bad for phoenix.

LOL! The Whitecaps salary cap is less than Steve Nash's Salary in Pheonix!

[mdc 77]

This isn't really news, it's just about Nash "officially" joining a bid for an MLS club for Vancouver.

[It's Called Football]

Links (http://metronews.typepad.com/itscalledfootball/) to listen to the streamed conference starting at 2 p.m. Eastern.

[DOMIN8R]

Thank you. I was looking for this.

[shwade]

Its probably a stadium announcement

Tis what I think.

[flatpicker]

listening to the press conference now...

[MG42]

Nash is joining ownership group, Vancouver is applying for MLS.

[flatpicker]

not exactly breaking news...

[MG42]

borrrrrrrrrrrrring!!!

[DVS]

Saputo the mafia is not going to get a MLS team, period! Eugene M will get one in Ottawa before Saputo. Montreal can stay in a shite league.


Hey thats all here say :)


Saputo makes the best bococini I must say

[ensco]

The Saputo bid has issues, but unless you have a link or evidence, the above comment is a smear.

The main issues are (i) the Expos, and (ii) the fact that it's not Saputo the company, but one of the sons of the controlling shareholder, who is bidding. It's unknown what Joey's personal net worth is, but he's not Mark Cuban in terms of his ability to underwrite this thing. George Gillett, that's different.

[TicTacTabarnack]

Nash is joining ownership group, Vancouver is applying for MLS.

That's it? That's the announcement? What a waste of a press conference! Thank you Mr. Obvious!

[GrimsbyTown]

So that means yesterday as Steve Nash passed by outside the stadium, I should have filled his ear with some "Who are ya's!!, or some "This is OUR house! blasts".

lol

Its all good and well that you are Canadian and play BB for Canada, but you are not playing on the MNT, AND you are part owner of a Canadian rival team...

[Dirk Diggler]

Nash is joining ownership group, Vancouver is applying for MLS.

Haha .... exactly what I expected. Not surprising though. Could not have been anything else.

[Cashcleaner]

Vancouver just updated their website with the headline Bring MLS to Vancouver at the top of their page with an article included confirming their intention to bid.

http://www.whitecapsfc.com/mls/

[Kevvv]

Should be a slam-dunk: they have thundersticks

http://www.whitecapsfc.com/fanzone/galleries/photos/do_not_publish/images/5832/original.aspx

[Jack]

Thundersticks....

Someone please shoot me.

[Broadview]

I ain't digging up the link, I'm about to go eat, but when Montreal submitted their expansion proposal they didn't quite offer the asking price for initial franchise fees.

With all these cities chomping at the bit for two spots, such negotiating tactics may bite Saputo in the ass.

[Bobo]

Saw Steve Nash in Garber's box for the game. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink.

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[Bobo]

Should be a slam-dunk: they have thundersticks

http://www.whitecapsfc.com/fanzone/galleries/photos/do_not_publish/images/5832/original.aspx

BMO did too at the ASG....

[ExiledRed]

Thundersticks....

Someone please shoot me.

Ha Ha, don't knock 'em.

I had a great time with them when they handed them out last year.

[Jack]

Ha Ha, don't knock 'em.

I had a great time with them when they handed them out last year.

What you do in the comfort of your own bedroom is nobody's business. :D

[ExiledRed]

^^Wait till you see my video.

2 thundersticks 1 Exiled.

I'm the next internet hero.