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Jimmy Stang · 04-20-2023, 02:32 PM

Promotion and relegation won't ever happen. And I'm OK with that. There are loads of reasons why - financial, cultural, geographical, etc.

Maybe in 30 years I'll be proven wrong if we have viable professional 2nd and 3rd tiers. But we barely have a stable first tier (with all due respect to the CPL - they're moving in the right direction, as is our pyramid in general), and I can't really imagine an scenario where there would be enough professional clubs below to make it possible.

Not trying to be a downer. I'd love a healthy top tier of 10-12 teams, and a great amateur and semi-pro feeder system to get players to the CPL and beyond. Canada just doesn't have the population or the culture for multiple tiers of professional soccer. Maybe it will one day, but we're decades away from that.

04-20-2023, 02:32 PM	#511
Jimmy Stang Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Calgary Exp:	Promotion and relegation won't ever happen. And I'm OK with that. There are loads of reasons why - financial, cultural, geographical, etc. Maybe in 30 years I'll be proven wrong if we have viable professional 2nd and 3rd tiers. But we barely have a stable first tier (with all due respect to the CPL - they're moving in the right direction, as is our pyramid in general), and I can't really imagine an scenario where there would be enough professional clubs below to make it possible. Not trying to be a downer. I'd love a healthy top tier of 10-12 teams, and a great amateur and semi-pro feeder system to get players to the CPL and beyond. Canada just doesn't have the population or the culture for multiple tiers of professional soccer. Maybe it will one day, but we're decades away from that. Last edited by Jimmy Stang; 04-20-2023 at 02:35 PM.