Ok since that one got through, here goes some more.
We have had decent Under 20 teams for the past 10 years...but with no league to play for here, and the CSA providing no other option or support, these decent players scatter around the world playing for low level leagues, or, give up Internation Soccer by 22.
The CSL in the 80's was semi-pro at best, but it allowed the stage for all these players to play with and against otehrs week to week....the WC teams of 1986,90, and 94 (1 team in the WC, the other2 were 1 painful qaulifying win each away from the WC) were largely filled by CSL'ers, with the odd very good player (Forrest, Bunbury etc) flown in for matches...but the majority of this team practiced regularly.
When the CSL folded, so did a place to play. The CSA also wants a puppet as coach. The non Canadian, hardliner Osieck brough this country its best success in 15 years with the Gold Cup, and players bought in.
The CSA didn't like him having so much control, so forced him out, and got Yallop last year.
Yallop went back to the MLS because the program here was a month to month job, not day to day job as it should be.
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