06-07-2018, 02:00 PM
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#401
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Auckland, NZ
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Originally Posted by shermanator
For me, it's better to come up with an identity organically than have a marketer come up with the identity for you. And whomever pushed Cavalry FC clearly did not listen to the supporter feedback that we gave them, as opposed to places like Halifax and Winnipeg where this is what the supporters wanted.
Don't get me wrong, I'm over it, and I have accepted the name, but it just reeks of someone from Toronto saying "Hey, Calgary likes horses let's do that".
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I'm telling you, the Cheddar Astronauts would have been awesome. It would have been on the complete other end of the spectrum from anything horse related. The best part is that is has nothing to do with any Calgary sterotypes whatsoever!
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06-07-2018, 05:21 PM
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#402
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In the Sin Bin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shermanator
For me, it's better to come up with an identity organically than have a marketer come up with the identity for you. And whomever pushed Cavalry FC clearly did not listen to the supporter feedback that we gave them, as opposed to places like Halifax and Winnipeg where this is what the supporters wanted.
Don't get me wrong, I'm over it, and I have accepted the name, but it just reeks of someone from Toronto saying "Hey, Calgary likes horses let's do that".
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When the owners of Canada's premier horse facility also own the team, in a city with a western heritage, then the name style was inevitable.
If I'm being perfectly honest, Winnipeg has the name I would imagine a Toronto suit coming up with. "Valour FC" just screams "Know nothing about Winnipeg's history, searched Wikipedia."
Though, I suppose we can count ourselves lucky that suit didn't name them the Winnipeg General Strikers.
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06-07-2018, 05:23 PM
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#403
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In the Sin Bin
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Now, that being said, I'm not trying to argue Calgary's name isn't wrapped in corporate office decision making. In a league that is pushing the patriotism/nationalism angle hard, having two out of four teams pander to great war military history is pretty transparent.
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06-08-2018, 09:26 AM
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#404
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Auckland, NZ
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http://calgaryherald.com/sports/hors...9-3bd859d37370
Over 600 memberships sold and they're already sold out of merchandise. Just awesome!
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06-08-2018, 02:06 PM
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#405
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Franchise Player
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Just had a 20 minute chat with Tommy. It sounds like Cavalry will be marketing themselves heavily during World Cup. If I know finalized info like dates and locations I'll let folks know.
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06-08-2018, 02:57 PM
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#406
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#1 Goaltender
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Has anyone heard anything about a Red Deer team as a possibility?
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06-08-2018, 03:14 PM
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#407
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In the Sin Bin
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Lol, no, it's not a possibility.
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06-08-2018, 04:09 PM
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#408
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Franchise Player
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Red Deer is absolutely a possibility down the line if CPL succeeds, likely as they move past 16 teams into a two division pyramid with promotion/relegation. But you'd need an owner with a lot of money, a 5-7k seat specific stadium, and a fanbase to fill it. I don't think any of those exist right now.
Also, expect the stadium to be tweaked from the mockup that was provided during the launch. I've seen a draft, and these tweaks are for the better.
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06-08-2018, 05:33 PM
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#409
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I believe in the Jays.
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I can't imagine a 2nd division being across the whole country. Maybe two second divisions split East and West.
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06-08-2018, 10:23 PM
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#412
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shermanator
Edmonton is no good.
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Half-Assed and unfinished. Very Edmonton.
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06-08-2018, 10:57 PM
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#413
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Lol, no, it's not a possibility.
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Dude, seriously your persistent pessimistic M.O, is tiring. You're not going to to one of the games. We get it. You don't bring much other than #####t!ing on the league & sport.
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06-08-2018, 10:59 PM
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#414
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Franchise Player
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Granted they'll be no good -- An Edmonton club is good for the Cavalry & for the league.
Happy to hear things are better at Clarke.
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06-09-2018, 12:09 AM
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#415
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Cape Breton Island
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Did they take bets on how crappy they could make the logo look without people thinking it was a joke
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06-09-2018, 01:11 AM
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#416
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Franchise Player
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That logo sucks.
Halifax and Calgary are the best ones. Calgary for its simple, effective design, and Halifax' logo is just plain awesome.
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06-09-2018, 02:04 AM
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#417
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shermanator
Red Deer is absolutely a possibility down the line if CPL succeeds, likely as they move past 16 teams into a two division pyramid with promotion/relegation. But you'd need an owner with a lot of money, a 5-7k seat specific stadium, and a fanbase to fill it. I don't think any of those exist right now.
Also, expect the stadium to be tweaked from the mockup that was provided during the launch. I've seen a draft, and these tweaks are for the better.
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At what point do you run out of top talent though. Yes you can get a team started, but are there enough gifted players to fill the roster
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06-09-2018, 03:32 AM
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#418
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tromboner
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: where the lattes are
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Originally Posted by Reneeee
At what point do you run out of top talent though. Yes you can get a team started, but are there enough gifted players to fill the roster?
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The thinnest part of the bell curve is over in Europe anyways, making the talent level in this league less sensitive to the number of teams.
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06-09-2018, 04:33 AM
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#419
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Toledo OH
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
Half-Assed and unfinished. Very Edmonton.
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Looks like the letters FC 'finished' between the 20 and the 10
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06-09-2018, 07:19 AM
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#420
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Originally Posted by SebC
The thinnest part of the bell curve is over in Europe anyways, making the talent level in this league less sensitive to the number of teams.
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Sure but does Canada have 200 players who are upper echelon that aren't good enough to play in the MLS. I'm not sure we do and that's not to say we don't have 200 people. I'm saying 200 of the best of the rest if you see where I'm coming from. Over in England and Europe the talent pool is always going to be bigger because you're born into playing.
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