Nice!! more money to dish out! How much does it cost to fly to Vancouver? Maybe around $500-800.
Anyways nice to see there in!
Nice!! more money to dish out! How much does it cost to fly to Vancouver? Maybe around $500-800.
Anyways nice to see there in!
Still don't understand why you're so anti-Ottawa MLS expansion.Originally Posted by Ossington Mental Youth
If you're against it, that's fine, but come on.
okay so add vancouver..... western has 9 teams.
add phili in 2010 eastern has 8.....
and since it probably wont be 2 new canadian teams.... it's gotta be st louis?
Last edited by Brooker; 03-14-2009 at 08:30 PM.
MLS messes around with the balance of the games every year so I don't think they'll care. they'll come up with some equation even if there are more teams in one side.
plus, if they expect more expansion, the imbalance would only last a few years cuz the next batch of teams would surely be in the east (I can't think of any more real expansion candidates in the west).
i just can't see divisional balance trumping good ownership or good stadium plans or whatever.
Or being shot at in Toronto.Congratulations. I'm glad that another Canadian franchise will be joining TFC in the MLS.
Now kindly fuck off to your own board.
Shouldn't you be shooting up herion in some dark, dirty alley?
???
Please don't tell me you live in either Vancouver or Montreal if you are bringing up this issue.
Because unless you have been living under a rock or are massively uninformed, there is a gang war in Vancouver right now.
And I am sorry but Toronto has never had the biker wars of Montreal, bombs and all.
Word is Don Garber has a hotel room booked in Vancouver this week...
The spectacular Living Shangri-La, $ 595 / night.
While steep, remember he's coming to Vancouver to sign a $ 40 million contract, so $ 595 / night is nothing up against $ 40 million.
He's also travelling to Seattle to be updated on prep for the season kickoff Thursday.
I'd imagine he will meet with Merritt Paulson and the Portland bid people and City Staff and try to get things smoothed over.
Don't you just get the feeling that Garber wants all this Vancouver talk to light a fire under Ottawa to get approval?
Last edited by Vancouver MLS; 03-14-2009 at 10:49 PM.
yep.... 3 canadian mls teams would be great
Way to go!
youre new here so you missed the bit where i was promised by him that Ottawa was a certain expansion team, i said otherwise, arguments ensued, now im being a bit of a prick because im right (well, so far HA, unless theres any surprises)
And you wonder why Sport Billy, Jonnie Monster and the rest keep red carding your sorry ass at BigSoccer. Unless you have anything to back that up, STFU!
TORONTO FC, 2017 MLS CHAMPIONS!!! (Still the greatest in league history!)
Toronto-Vancouver would be a geographic derby in MLS because they are the only 2 teams from the same "area" - Canada. However, a derby doesn't necessarily have to be between cross-town rivals as is evidenced in 2 major footballing nations, Italy, Spain where there is "el Clasico or el Derbi Espanyol (Barca-Real) and il Derby d'Italia (Juve-Inter)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cl%C3%A1sico
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derby_d%27Italia
Similarly, the commentator on Setanta yesterday for the Manure-Pool match even made reference to this match, "though not being a geographic derby, is a derby between the 2 most decorated clubs in England".
I suspect it's not just eager Canadian footy fans inclined to be liberal with the word. Let me know if you need me to clarify anything else yes?
Okay, missed that, my bad.
On the Portland Timbers:
The team mascot is currently Timber Joe, the replacement for Timber Jim who retired in 2008, a cheerleader who wields a live chainsaw around the field, cutting off a slab of a log each time the team scores.
I would kinda want them to score so I could see that.
I'm wondering if they'll also make an announcement about the Waterfront Stadium.
It'd be amazing if they announced the franchise and the new Waterfront Stadium, at least a deal with the Port for the land, in the same announcement.
Awesome unofficial news. Can't wait, welcome kindof aboard Vancouver.
Man I feel sorry for USL1. Spend years developing a league, only to see their marquee franchises bailing.
I know the Portland stadium is really for baseball but if they renovate it correctly, it could be a real beauty!
I hope Portland lands a team...they have great support!....seems MLS are finally landing teams and city's who have interest in the game!.....TFC...SEATTLE..VANCOUVER..PHILLY .PORTLAND??.....MLS is on the rise!
Its great to see!
it would be my choice..over Vancouver .
Bob L, is a class act & a true football pioneer. He is a knowledgeable Footie guy, who served his country well.
Vancouver will get a SSS built in the same year as the Leafs,Jays , Raptors win their respective league @ the smae time..dont hold you breath. Why would BC build a stadium now when they get income from BC place?
Our SSS would be privately financed by Kerfoot so I'm not sure where you get this "B.C. connection".
The BC Government owns BC Place. What's your point?
Thats his point. The province would lose out on money since it is privately financed.
Ya but if the (new) stadium and team are both privately owned, what the province wants is a moot point. Logically at least in my mind, this is a perfect time to build a smallish stadium. Vancouvers already in build mode, as such costs would be cheaper. Also it'd be one of the only things built in the next year that will actually be USED after 2010, which means the province should have a great interest in it. Besides, if they can prove (which I wouldnt know about) that interest with a SSS is higher than without, then they could show the BC government they'd make more in beer sales/parking at a SSS then gate at BC Place.
Last edited by Waggy; 03-16-2009 at 06:21 PM.
Looks like we'll have to wait till Wednesday for the Press Conference. Team 1040 Vancouver says Wednesday.
Would've been nice Tuesday the 17th. Team # 17 on the 17th
There is no correlation between any of the parties involved. The SSS proposal is dependent on the federal government since they own the land Kerfoot wants to acquire.
still no notice of a press conference
I'm getting worried
Are you sure about that. I thought Kerfoot owned the land on the water however the city or port athorities would allow the zoning change to get the stadium built. Maybe I'm wrong
point being there is now no rush to get the Whitecaps the land they want for a SSS when a already built stdium is there!! it would be 100% financed by kerfoot? you don;t really believe that do you? And along with the expansion fee IF Vancouver gets a team, that would set him back
a bit in the wallet.. a SSS will not get built in Vancouver without somesort
if funding, city, provincial etc. Garber should hold off and say to Vancouver...simple no SSS..no team...no special rules for certain teams.
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