Winnipeg Valour - CanPL
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How does this ,or will it, interact with MLS? Isn't MLS basically the premier league in North America? I'll bet they'd merge at some point if the premier league is a success.
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Here is the badge
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Interesting colour choices - I thought they'd try to tie in to the Bomber's scheme a bit. Maybe the gold is a nod to that. Hamilton may have something to say about Winnipeg stealing the black and gold - the announcement for the Hamilton team is also expected soon.
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^ I wouldn't expect them to merge... MLS has become the de facto top flight league in North America, while the CPL has its sights set on smaller Canadian markets not represented in MLS. As I understand it, the relationship between the two is roughly analogous to the NHL and AHL.
That said, CPL teams will compete with other Canadian pro teams including the MLS clubs for the Canadian championship. The name sounds good to me but I'm not that crazy about the crest/colours. |
^ Yeah, there would be a chance that Winnipeg could play one of the MLS teams in a later round of the Canadian Championship (Voyageurs Cup). Same idea as the FA Cup in England, where the lower tier(s)/league(s) and their teams get a chance to compete against the big Premiere League clubs each year.
I read someone this morning that said the crest looked like a craft beer label. |
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The CPL will be considered, in the global soccer pyramid, as the same level or tier as MLS, LigaMX, EPL, Serie A, La Liga, etc. This obviously doesn't mean the level of talent is the same in all these leagues, but rather they are all classified at the same tier. MLS is the top tier league of the USA, which just happens to include 3 Canadian franchises. This was mainly due to a lack of a premier level league in Canada to begin with. North America (Canada, Mexico and the USA), will now appropriately have top tier leagues in all nations; LigaMX, MLS, and the CPL. The CPL teams will also have an opportunity to qualify for the Concacaf Champions League. That being said, it will be years before the level of competition in the CPL is on par with with the MLS and/or LigaMX. Only now are some of the top teams in the MLS at a comparable level with teams in LigaMX and the MLS has been around since 1996. However, this can and will work as there is a huge ground-roots movement in Canada right now regarding soccer. The youth talent has never been better in this country or more plentiful in terms of shear numbers playing the game as their PRIMARY sport. This league survives with smart ownership and league leadership (looks to be handled already), as well as community support. As a fan and competitor of the beautiful game, I can't wait for the league to kick-off. I'll be getting a couple season tickets and I hope many in Winnipeg do the same. :cheers: |
Also looking forward to getting tickets. Proudly wearing my Support Local Soccer - CanPL t-shirt today.
By the way, there is a fledgling supporters group for the Winnipeg club already set up. http://content.invisioncic.com/r2485...c4558f6316.jpg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/752234381607635/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RedRiverRising2 |
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However, in some respects it's a little sad that rather than acting as the flagships for the CPL, that Canada's three largest cities will remain attached to what is essentially an American league. |
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Merger with MLS seems unlikely since the CPL's ultimate goal is to create a European style club system complete with promotion and relegation. Also this is considered a Canadian development league so there will be a Canadian quota for players, something the MLS lacks for Canadian teams. |
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Summary of emblem design below, from http://valourfc.canpl.ca/video/valour-fc-emblem-story
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I love the name, logo is pretty good, like the gold but hate that it's red instead of gold. Our city colours are blue and gold, and considering this team is being run by the Winnipeg Football Club (Bombers), I'm shocked they didn't go with blue & gold.
When they were first developing this league years ago, the original plan was to only go into non-CFL and non-MLS markets, and be a pretty "minor" league. As they went on CPL, along with FIFA, realized there was a much bigger market than they anticipated, and changed their plan. Halifax, York, and Victoria (Port City) were all in the original discussions, which is why they're here now. It will be interesting to see how many CFL teams work with or run these soccer teams. AFAIK the Bombers are the only one that actually own their CPL team (so far). Halifax will go from zero to two "Canadian major league" teams by 2020. This is considered a Tier 1 FIFA league. CPL is structured like every soccer league in the world as a club-based league except MLS, which is franchise-based. This means that the league doesn't own the clubs, and clubs can technically move around between leagues based on a number of factors. If MLS was club-based like all the others, a team from CPL could easily move up if warranted, but for that to happen in current structures, a team would need to prove it's profitable enough to buy a franchise license from MLS – very unlikely in the next decade. CPL, like CFL, will have roster minimums for Canadian talent (apparently 75%). MLS requires I believe 51% of their teams to be American players – including the Canadian teams, as it's an American league. There's rumours going around that MLS is looking at changing this rule for the Canadian teams. |
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^ Last I heard, Hamilton's team is going to be owned by the same guy who owns the Ticats, so at least two CPL clubs will be related to local CFL teams. Of course, Toronto and Ottawa's football and soccer teams already have the same owners.
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$50 deposit on season tickets will be accepted starting Friday, June 8.
The Valour FC web site is now live. All the branding and corporate type stuff for the league looks very professional and polished, in terms of the web presence, videos, graphics, etc. If the substance of the league product can back up the initial style presented to the public, they will do OK. |
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While I appreciate the overall look they're going for, the logo itself stinks IMO. I don't know why sports teams in Winnipeg like to default to military imagery so much. We have a fairly minor military presence but we act like it's our defining identity as far as sports teams go. Hopefully the jerseys are better. |
Neither the origins of the jets or bombers were military related, jets inspiration came from new york jets and bombers inspiration came from the Joe Louis nickname the "Brown Bomber".
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I dunno, I just not feeling it. How relevant is all that to the average Winnipegger? |
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