01-16-2020, 02:40 PM
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#101
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2016
Location: ATCO Field, Section 201
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Originally Posted by CroFlames
It's not quite there yet. South stands (200s) and east stands (100s) are awesome. The west officers club make it feel like it's not a stadium at all. North stands are passable, but I'd prefer if they were the same as the south stand.
Question: I've never actually made it to a match in time for pre-game ceremony or kickoff. Do they do a horse charge with real horses or anything like that? Would be cool if they did.
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With all the rattling of the stands, its a miracle that they can keep the horses from losing it TBH.
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01-16-2020, 03:06 PM
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#102
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
With all the rattling of the stands, its a miracle that they can keep the horses from losing it TBH.
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Yeah, one of the horses at the championship game was really struggling during the pre-game.
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01-16-2020, 03:18 PM
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#103
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Most games we are asked to hold off the drumming so that the horses don't lose it. I can't imagine they enjoy the noise.
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01-16-2020, 03:42 PM
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#104
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Franchise Player
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I will try to make it on time next season!
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01-16-2020, 03:46 PM
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#105
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Franchise Player
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If you're lucky you can witness a horse dropping a deuce next to the Edmonton starting lineup during the national anthem. So majestic!
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01-16-2020, 04:29 PM
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#106
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In the Sin Bin
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Originally Posted by CroFlames
I like the name. Cool callback to the renowned military units in WWI, and the fact they play in Spruce Meadows is an obvious connection.
I just don't like how our city name is so similar to it, so it makes the whole thing a little silly. Cavalry from Calgary is a little weird.
My bigger problem is the lighting in Spruce Meadows and the west side spectator "stands". If they simply made 4 stands like the East Stand with decent lighting of the pitch, I would have zero issue with the stadium. In fact, I'd love a working man's stadium with no frills but good atmosphere.
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If the team does well, that's coming. The plans are to convert the All-Canada Ring into a 12,000 seat stadium with a horseshoe design. Atco Field is basically a pop-up stadium. And for what it is, they did a very good job.
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01-16-2020, 04:44 PM
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#107
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Join Date: May 2016
Location: ATCO Field, Section 201
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I don't mind the pastoral feeling when you look west. The Aesthetic of the trees and officers club gives it a certain charm.
Last edited by TheIronMaiden; 01-16-2020 at 04:48 PM.
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01-16-2020, 07:07 PM
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#108
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Pants Tent
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I really enjoy sitting on the North side. It's easily the best for accessing/leaving your seats, and sitting behind the goal is really exciting when the play is coming toward you.
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01-16-2020, 09:32 PM
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#109
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Auckland, NZ
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Originally Posted by Kipper is King
I really enjoy sitting on the North side. It's easily the best for accessing/leaving your seats, and sitting behind the goal is really exciting when the play is coming toward you.
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Kipper - how does section 200 look / sound from the north end? Fun and intimidating?
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01-16-2020, 09:36 PM
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#110
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Pants Tent
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Originally Posted by Muta
Kipper - how does section 200 look / sound from the north end? Fun and intimidating?
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It sounds great, and in terms of being intimidating, well a shiver ran down my spine seeing that smoke for game 2 of the Finals!
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01-16-2020, 09:59 PM
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#111
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: CGY
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Originally Posted by Kipper is King
It sounds great, and in terms of being intimidating, well a shiver ran down my spine seeing that smoke for game 2 of the Finals!
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I damn near choked to death. It was directly under the guy three seats over from me.
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01-17-2020, 08:05 AM
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#112
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Franchise Player
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Some information on that "secret draft" is in the Edmonton Sun today. The league has partnered with an analytics group in London, who presents a list of international players to the 7 clubs, who then can elect to sign players from that list if they choose. Helps cut down on scouting costs.
https://edmontonsun.com/sports/socce...ational-talent
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“It’s still ultimately up to the clubs to have the autonomy to choose these players,” Friend said. “But it’s a much more efficient process, versus the way soccer normally works around the globe where it’s every club for themselves.
“This will enable clubs to invest in other areas instead of scouting and recruiting. It’s a far more efficient process and I believe that this innovative approach is going to be adopted by many leagues around the world and we’re excited that the Canadian Premier League is the first league to do this.”
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01-17-2020, 10:40 AM
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#113
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Join Date: May 2016
Location: ATCO Field, Section 201
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I suppose that it can be an advantage not having to adhere to old conventions. This system of scouting looks like a good way to go. I wonder how much transparency for how the list is created. Or what data involved in player rankings.
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01-17-2020, 10:51 AM
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#114
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In the Sin Bin
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lol. There's no chance in hell other major leagues will adopt that system. There's just too much competition for finding and developing the next star. But it is useful for the lesser leagues, like the CPL, where saving some money is valuable.
The CPL's format seems a lot like the Central Scouting Bureau in the NHL. But every team does its own scouting too.
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01-17-2020, 12:35 PM
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#115
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
lol. There's no chance in hell other major leagues will adopt that system. There's just too much competition for finding and developing the next star. But it is useful for the lesser leagues, like the CPL, where saving some money is valuable.
The CPL's format seems a lot like the Central Scouting Bureau in the NHL. But every team does its own scouting too.
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As long as teams are free to do their own scouting, and there’s no forced requirements to only sign these players, I like this.
One day (hopefully soon), the average CanPL team will have CFL level revenues, and the need for a central scouting will diminish. For now, I’d rather see the teams save money on this over the next few years, and have more money to raise the salary cap to a point where teams can afford to have some players making 6 digits.
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01-17-2020, 02:33 PM
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#116
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Thunderball
As long as teams are free to do their own scouting, and there’s no forced requirements to only sign these players, I like this.
One day (hopefully soon), the average CanPL team will have CFL level revenues, and the need for a central scouting will diminish. For now, I’d rather see the teams save money on this over the next few years, and have more money to raise the salary cap to a point where teams can afford to have some players making 6 digits.
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Agreed. I see this as a situation like the import draft in the CHL where a lot of teams just don't have the money to spend on international scouting so a lot of the picks are based on reputation or who you know. This way teams at least have access to some international scouting without needing to blow their budget on it. I'd rather have Cavalry spending their money developing their own players and finding local talent than sending scouts around central and south america to find somebody who is willing to come here.
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01-17-2020, 03:21 PM
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#117
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In the Sin Bin
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Only two teams play in stadiums even capable of CFL level crowds, so the only way you're going to get to CFL level revenue any time soon is for everyone to charge Cavalry-style prices while selling out 7-9k seat stadiums. So this system definitely makes more sense for the league. And good comparison on the CHL import draft!
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01-17-2020, 04:05 PM
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#118
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Join Date: May 2016
Location: ATCO Field, Section 201
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Only two teams play in stadiums even capable of CFL level crowds, so the only way you're going to get to CFL level revenue any time soon is for everyone to charge Cavalry-style prices while selling out 7-9k seat stadiums. So this system definitely makes more sense for the league. And good comparison on the CHL import draft!
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They will need a bigger T.V deal if they want CFL revenue. Likewise, as you said, 300,000 in yearly attendance is out of the reach at Spruce Meadows. If the cavalry sold out 16 home games they would only have 96,000 fans hosted in a single season. Nevertheless, I am sure that their operational costs are much smaller.
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01-17-2020, 08:26 PM
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#119
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
They will need a bigger T.V deal if they want CFL revenue. Likewise, as you said, 300,000 in yearly attendance is out of the reach at Spruce Meadows. If the cavalry sold out 16 home games they would only have 96,000 fans hosted in a single season. Nevertheless, I am sure that their operational costs are much smaller.
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TSN and the CFL just signed a deal for $50M a year for 6 years.
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01-21-2020, 01:03 PM
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#120
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Auckland, NZ
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According to the Cavs' instagram story today, they're announcing a signing tomorrow.
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