Road Games:
2013 - Montréal , 2014 - Orlando (Disney Classic), Montréal
2015 - Columbus, New England, Montréal
2016 - NYCFC (Leg 2 Conference Semis), Montréal (Leg 1 Conference Final)
2017 - Ottawa (Leg 1 Canadian Championship Semi), DCU, Red Bulls (Leg 1 Conference Final), Columbus (Leg 2 Conference Final)
2019 - Montréal, NYCFC (Eastern Conference Semi @ Citi Field), Seattle (MLS Cup Final)
The York9 was well worth it Wednesday. 3*1 going to Edmonton. Crazy picturing a visit from Montreal and UM02.
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Just got back from Cavalry vs Forge. I never liked Bekker's attitude playing for TFC and he's been a piece of work in the CanPL so far. Satisfying to send him packing. I'm glad goalie Q wasn't in to take the loss.
Pretty cool we'll get to see an MLS team come to town.
July 10th will be the most interesting date for me since that's when we will first see a CPL/MLS match (actually two that day). It will give both an idea of the level of the CPL right now and also give us an idea of what TFC can expect should a CPL team make it through.
Is July 10th the game at York stadium?
Is it in bad taste (to York9) to go to the match in TFC colours and cheer for York9?
York got a very lucky draw and are the second weakest team in CPL. Even against a dire Edmonton they barely squeaked through. Montreal will destroy them. I’d guess US/Thailand levels if they played their best 11.
I would be keen to keep an eye on the Cavalry / Whitecaps series.
Caps play Sat / Wed / Sat / Wed / Sat / Wed / Sat during the weeks around these games
Sat July 6 away vs LAFC
Wed July 10 away vs Cavalry FC
Sat July 13 home vs Sporting KC
Wed July 17 away vs NE REVS
Sat July 20 home vs San Jose
Wed July 24 home vs Cavalry FC
Sat July 27 away vs Minnesota
I predict they start their "B" team vs Cavalry on the 10th. Might be Cavalry's best chance to get a result against an MLS squad.
Road Games:
2013 - Montréal , 2014 - Orlando (Disney Classic), Montréal
2015 - Columbus, New England, Montréal
2016 - NYCFC (Leg 2 Conference Semis), Montréal (Leg 1 Conference Final)
2017 - Ottawa (Leg 1 Canadian Championship Semi), DCU, Red Bulls (Leg 1 Conference Final), Columbus (Leg 2 Conference Final)
2019 - Montréal, NYCFC (Eastern Conference Semi @ Citi Field), Seattle (MLS Cup Final)
Road Games:
2013 - Montréal , 2014 - Orlando (Disney Classic), Montréal
2015 - Columbus, New England, Montréal
2016 - NYCFC (Leg 2 Conference Semis), Montréal (Leg 1 Conference Final)
2017 - Ottawa (Leg 1 Canadian Championship Semi), DCU, Red Bulls (Leg 1 Conference Final), Columbus (Leg 2 Conference Final)
2019 - Montréal, NYCFC (Eastern Conference Semi @ Citi Field), Seattle (MLS Cup Final)
York9 planning to "go after" Montreal.
MLS is a tough, physical league, that emphasizes speed, and features plastic fields, grueling travel, extreme weather, and incompetent refs. - NK Toronto
If the impact put out the B squad York has a good shot to at least win the first leg. Can’t wait to go and I will probably wear my TFC jersey like a douche!
The match I care most about is actually Halifax vs. Ottawa because:
- It would be awesome for TFC to play in Halifax;
- I want HFX to embarrass the Fury and make them look even more stupid for not joining the CPL.
Wednesday, July 10th is a chance for a great evening of soccer seeing who we may potentially play.
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6pm HFX Wanderers v. Ottawa Fury
7:30 pm York9 v Montreal Impact
9:30 pm Cavalry v Whitecaps
Halifax v Ottawa *should* be pretty close, but we'll see. To my eyes CPL is somewhat better than USL. First ever cross-league match!
Montreal will probably beat York9, but you never know. They may throw the first game and hammer them in the return tie. Can York9 remedy their scoring woes?
Whitecaps are coming off a 6-1 loss in league play and have been a dumpster fire both on and off the pitch. Meanwhile Cavalry is easily the strongest CPL team. Mark that one for a possible upset. We'll see!
Last edited by Oldtimer; 07-08-2019 at 11:32 AM.
Being a Fury Season Ticket holder, I'm afraid that you're in for some disappointment as the Fury are currently playing fairly well and are in a playoff position. Personally, I'd like to see HFX win so that we supporters will have ammunition to pressure the club into joining the league in the near future, but I think a Fury win will just confirm to the Front Office that they made the right choice.
That's what we supporters would like to think, which is why we think there must be some hidden reason why they haven't joined yet. If CPL is successful over the next three years and CPL teams consistently beat the Fury in Voyageurs Cup matches, then it pretty much throws all the FO's arguments for not joining CPL out the window. I see the Fury joining CPL by 2022 if that happens, assuming they aren't forced to switch by CONCACAF before then (which the Canadian MLS clubs would fight against tooth and nail because of the precedence it sets).
Whitecaps planning to play their "strongest side" against Calvary.
https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/can...ver-whitecaps/
Vancouver's home game this weekend is versus SKC who have issues so maybe they can get away with this.
MLS clubs aren't 'clubs' in the traditional sense - they are facets of MLS's single entity that an FO gets to operate within a certain geographical area. So they can't just be forced to change leagues like the Fury could.
If TFC, Van and Montreal were to join the CPL, the originals would have to be dissolved, or something, and new actual clubs created (if I'm understanding it correctly).
That's correct. Legally, the MLS franchises are divisions of a corporation. So while it's possible to spin off a division into it's own corporation (which is how independent clubs are structured), it would require a lot of legal work, and would require MLS FO approval. That's not to say that MLSE couldn't in theory set up a new corporation to be a CPL club, however to keep the TFC identity it would require a buy-out of the MLS rights.
So no, the CSA is not going to require the 3 MLS sides to change leagues.
There's already a precedence for two leagues like Canada is ending up with (I believe Ottawa will ultimately migrate to the CPL). Wales has it's own top-flight Welsh Premier League, however there are a few top Welsh teams that play in English football. That doesn't diminish the value of the WPL at all. English football is more prestigious than the WPL, though, and the teams that play in English football are considered more prestigious teams. I think we'll see the same for MLS vs CPL. MLS will continue to be a more prestigious league, but the CPL will have value. The 3 MLS sides will continue to play in MLS, and be more prestigious teams to play for, just like teams like Swansea or Cardiff continue to play in the English pyramid and are more prestigious to play for than Carmarthen Town.
Last edited by Oldtimer; 07-10-2019 at 09:11 AM.
MLS is a tough, physical league, that emphasizes speed, and features plastic fields, grueling travel, extreme weather, and incompetent refs. - NK Toronto
Soccer is governed by a lot of Laws & Rules that are purposfully vague to allow for intervention when parties want to intervene.
Consider teams operating in leagues outside of one FA as akin to just another way of interpreting the hand ball rule.
Am I correct in assuming TFC's home match for the next round will be the second leg on August 14? Or can they get stuck with the first leg?
Impressions mid-evening:
Fury beating HFX 3-2 not too surprising. Both teams similar quality, but Fury show the benefit of being together longer. TFC could beat both of these teams. Great atmosphere in Halifax! I'd really enjoy a road trip there.
Montreal's B team similar to York9 at the half. Both have trouble finishing, Montreal better at defense. If Montreal plays their first 11 in Montreal or even something close to it York9 will lose.
Y9 concedes two goals due to shambolic defending and goal keeping. Telfer scores a golazo, forces a corner, takes the corner leading to a second goal for Y9. 2-2 exciting final. Montreal will be forced to play the A team for the return which is great for TFC.