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Originally Posted by shermanator
Turns out that the supporters meeting was actually a press conference. So, that was awkward for me. But, there was some really good info there:
here's what I retained:
- Pathway for local players defined is USL PDL --> USL Pro --> MLS.
- Plan is to be in PDL 3-5 years to build the base and give local players a chance to take the next step
- Games will be at Hellard. A couple dates may not work out thsi year, and if so, those games would be at Calgary Rugby Park on grass. (My opinion, hell yes that would be awesome!)
- Calgary Foothills is looking to field a W-League team in 2016. Will do the same type of dry run in 2015 as the men's PDL side did in 2014.
- New training ground just outside the city on 6 acres of land. Full indoor pitch, offices
- Some sponsor stuff. They listed 5 active sponsors and mentioned they were looking for a kit sponsor.
- There was a shout out to the Foot Soldiers in the press conference. Good stuff.
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Where were you sitting/standing there? I was in the back near the coffee.
It definitely was a presser but not a bad event. Cool to see the ambitions with timelines and all for future growth/"promotion". Definitely was happy to hear about Rugby Park as a backup for games with scheduling conflicts.
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Originally Posted by shermanator
Here's the link to tickets. https://foothillssoccer.powerupsport...asp?page=LOGIN
Since I'm not a Calgary Foothills member, I had to sign up. Then under the registration you have to click the ticket icon.
Also, the supporters group got a mention in the paper today. Pretty impressive since I simply created the Twitter account on a whim 2 weeks ago. |
I didn't realize you set that up (rather than finding it). If you want any help with supporters related stuff, let me know for sure.