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Old 06-02-2017, 11:37 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14 View Post
Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver will never flip over. You're looking at either parallel teams in those cities, or affiliates of the MLS teams. In either case, you've firmly established the CPL as 'minor league'.
Sure, but their U23 Academy's would probably benefit from joining something like the CPL. If the level of play quality can be brought up to or surpass that of PDL, then you have a fighting chance. Whitecaps U23 and Impact Academy are in PDL, and Toronto FC Academy plays in League1 Ontario. Clubs can switch leagues to play in, and often do for various reasons. There is nothing to suggest that Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto couldn't submit teams to the CPL, which would immediately raise the bar for non-MLS Canadian cities to develop equal or better skilled talent.

With more fervent supporters, the CPL should server as a feeder league to MLS and Europe. And that's exactly what we want, and I doubt any CPL fan would expect any different.
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