2025 Cavalry FC and CPL thread

[shermanator]

Per Olivier Brett at RDS, an expansion club to Quebec may be coming soon. Of course, it's been rumoured since 2019 so I won't believe it myself until a ball is being kicked.

https://www.rds.ca/soccer/soccer-le-...026-1.20665940

[browna]

Originally Posted by shermanator

Apparently Joel Waterman is leaving Montreal to Chicago. I have no idea what Montreal is doing with their club.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ianquil...puto-and-sons/

Saputo has always relished in creating drama and upheaval around that team off the field, and now they he has family able to step into roles, time to reinvent itself again and cause new issues.
There’s a reason why guys like Marsch were one and done there.

[M*A*S*H 4077]

From a Canada perspective Waterman to Chicago is going to be a good thing. Greggggggg is a pretty disciplined coach and hopefully he can get some of those dumb tackles out of his game. Chicago plays a style that should allow Waterman to use his passing range. I think it is a solid move for a guy on the fringes of the National team that will allow him to stay in the conversation

[Johnny199r]

Originally Posted by browna

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ianquil...puto-and-sons/

Saputo has always relished in creating drama and upheaval around that team off the field, and now they he has family able to step into roles, time to reinvent itself again and cause new issues.
There’s a reason why guys like Marsch were one and done there.

This is wild.

It's bad enough that Saputo's mood swings result in no stability for the club, but to install 2 of his kids in the highest sporting positions? Wow.

[Johnny199r]

Originally Posted by shermanator

Per Olivier Brett at RDS, an expansion club to Quebec may be coming soon. Of course, it's been rumoured since 2019 so I won't believe it myself until a ball is being kicked.

https://www.rds.ca/soccer/soccer-le-...026-1.20665940

Apparently this team will be based in Laval, using the same stadium at the NSL team.

I'm happy (and hoping) to be proven wrong, but I don't love CPL teams going into metros that have MLS teams.

York and Vancouver are absolute disasters. It's fair to point out that they have been incompetently launched/run but I think it requires some real magic to get fans to support the "minor league" alternative in their city rather than the major league option.

Maybe this time will be different and the new owners will have everything figured out, but I much prefer to see clubs based in cities where they are "the" big summer sports entertainment option and not option #2 in soccer. I was really hoping for Quebec City with this announcement.

[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by Johnny199r

Apparently this team will be based in Laval, using the same stadium at the NSL team.

I'm happy (and hoping) to be proven wrong, but I don't love CPL teams going into metros that have MLS teams.

York and Vancouver are absolute disasters. It's fair to point out that they have been incompetently launched/run but I think it requires some real magic to get fans to support the "minor league" alternative in their city rather than the major league option.

Maybe this time will be different and the new owners will have everything figured out, but I much prefer to see clubs based in cities where they are "the" big summer sports entertainment option and not option #2 in soccer. I was really hoping for Quebec City with this announcement.

100% agree. they need to target under severed sports markets.

[shermanator]

Just like every other market that supposedly is a good fit, Quebec City doesn't have a suitable stadium or people willing to invest. There's a big leap from "this is a good fit" to actually making it happen.

[shermanator]

More info on the CPL team to Quebec confirmed by the TD of CS St Laurent.

Feels like this might actually happen. Especially with the Roses doing the heavy lifting on a suitable stadium for the level, albeit it is very bare bones and the turf needs replacing at minimum. But so is Wanderers Grounds....

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/sports/2...gue-canadienne

[CroFlames]

QC would be neat. Saskatoon and Kelowna would be neat also.

How can the city the size of Edmonton not figure this thing out.