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Originally Posted by shermanator
Regarding the sale of Pasquotti and Camargo, I don't see any reason for Cavalry to sell either until the offseason. Yes, you want to be seen as a club that develops talent for bigger leagues (Pasquotti is a good example as he came out of Lethbridge and spent 3 years with Foothills in the PDL), but at the same time, you have to capitalize on your momentum while having the season you are and not submarine your season for a small transfer fee.
And yes, neither would bring a big fee. The only comparable example I can think of in recent memory is the transfer of Shamit Shome from Edmonton to MLS. I've heard that the transfer itself was less than $50K, and what Edmonton gained was the ability to show that there is talent being developed in Canadian cities outside of MLS. Shome's development dropped off a cliff the next 2 years in Montreal but now he starts almost every game.
From the fans side, people are going to have to get used to seeing the best players sold to better leagues though. The main reason this league started is to develop Canadian players and have the best ones move on to better leagues to further the national teams. Until clubs are selling out MLS sized stadiums with MLS prices the best players will want to move on to leagues where they can make more money.
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For the club, of course no reason to sell until the offseaon. But you have to also take the players wishes into play as well. The ability to join an Mls team is no small matter and I think every player would rather be there than here for their career development, exposure and thus earning potential.
And while someone can enlighten me on the salary structure of the Mls and their players that are on the bottom 10 or 15 of the roster and play sparingly, my guess is its still more than the Calvary pay packet.
That said, Vancouver is a hot mess. Out scored 16-2 in last run of Mls games is wretched. If the manager or even someone like Lenerduzzi again gets the boot, the new staff will be making whole sale changes, and the guys on the bottom of the totem pole such as Cavalry guys may be out of favour before getting a chance, and outright released, depending on the contract they sign. Of course in theory they could come back to the Cavs for free at that point too and or on loan, depending on the contracts and transfer agreements.