So I'm assuming this will be the shape of the TFC pyramid as far as club progression goes:
TFC Main Team
U-23s: TFC USL
U-20s: L1O
U-18s and under: OPDL
I think that's looking pretty solid now. No Gaps.
So I'm assuming this will be the shape of the TFC pyramid as far as club progression goes:
TFC Main Team
U-23s: TFC USL
U-20s: L1O
U-18s and under: OPDL
I think that's looking pretty solid now. No Gaps.
That looks pretty damn good. I do think from what I've seen is that the L1O team was a U-18 side this year, not 100% sure, but they should implement the pyramid you have as the OPDL age groups go higher and higher until they hit the U-18.Originally Posted by Initial B
This will be interesting to see develop.
With the academy kids, any HGP contracts on the Main Roster, and Senior players that come down for a game or two to get minutes this looks very appealing to watch next year (and depending on how the Senior team progresses, may be the more successful too)
Who do we think will be kept around?
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I'll be interested to see the price structure for seats. I'm thinking a $15/$10 split with youth under 16 being half price would be a good start.
I was also thinking that this team would be a good place for some of our veterans who have lost a step with the first team could play at this level to provide leadership and mentoring to the young ones. I think DeRo would fit well in this role (assuming he'd take a bit of a pay cut).
Wonder where hey would play. The closes stadium I could think of around Downsview is the new York Stadium.
You wouldn't want a guy like DeRo to be playing for your reserves, that would be pretty disrespectful to put him there. The B team should be a kept as pure of a U-23 team as possible, purely for developmental purposes. Any veterans that can't stay in the matchday squad should be traded, sent out on loan or released, but they shouldn't be sent to the reserves unless they are coming back from a lengthy injury.
DeRo has coaching aspirations, no? he can be a player-coach for the USL team.
LA signed couple of old geezers for veteran presence for their USL team. I'd say it paid off that they had couple of guys to mentor the kids in the locker room.
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I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
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lamport would be nice, making that neighbourhood the RED neighbourhood. Kinda like the area around the spurs is all blue
currently its in the overprice condo and hipster hood, but that could change once the bankruptcy's happen
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
Excellent!
Interesting to see what the name'll be.
But for all those young guys without playing time, this is their chance.
I hope they just call it TFC II, build the brand
I prefer the Bundesliga "2" instead of the La Liga "B".
its a bit of a shit hole for a stadium, if they can find/afford better, why not?
how many seats are we talking about??
was hoping for Renos on it. The downtown could use a small stadium since Varisty pooped all over the history of theirs
My hope is they renovate Centennial Park stadium and move closer to Mississauga.
Last edited by PopePouri; 11-21-2014 at 11:02 AM.
Sounds like like a good idea, population is ripe for a minor pro team. If not Tim Horton field in Hamilton needs footy representation.
Two pretty good articles discussing the addition of the USL Pro side.
http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/in...big-deal-r4966
http://www.recklesschallenge.net/usl...velopment-gap/
And it's official...
Whitecaps announce their own USLPro team.
"Whitecaps FC 2" will play at Thunderbird Stadium at UBC.
At least their will be a couple good natural rivals in Montreal and Vancouver for out TFC2 now!
Pros and cons but IMO the pros outweigh the cons. Should be good for USL Pro unless a gap develops btw the MLS affiliated teams and the poorer non-affiliated teams, especially if the MLS-affiliated teams are using MLS team infrastructure. As for the MLS teams, as long as they give the USL Pro affiliates enough resources and attention, it should be big boost to homegrown player generation. Hopefully USL Pro provides enough of a structure that the teams take the league competition seriously, unlike what happened with the reserve league.
would the eglinton LRT eventually go in that direction?
I don't think there's even a bus that goes up and down Renforth.
MLS is spending about 1.5 mil per year on youth development per team. Wouldn't be surprised if some of that money went towards operating an USL team
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
And the Mississauga BRT eventually too.
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Centennial Stadium is already being renovated for the Pan Am games.
There's a bus on Rathburn, which is a 3 min walk to the stadium.
No, No, No - to Centennial Stadium. Way to damn far, not enough parking, and its just in a bad spot.
Downsview is perfect, and accessible to get to where ever you are, but because they probably won't have something ready by then....Lamport Stadium is perfect.
Downsview Park is ideal for me. 15 min. drive.
I mean, they have all the facilities available there. All they would need is to put up a couple of no frill bleachers to seat 2000 or so.
Last edited by flamehawk; 11-21-2014 at 04:56 PM.
This will continue to grow, however the MLS will get the ROI when younger prospects are under contracts earlier. These USL teams will help facilitate that.
No more will you see academy/young first team players leave for the lack of opportunity.
Exactly, I would say 5000.
Although downsview is 30-45 mins coming from the east for me, I still consider it that are the heart of the GTA.
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