[SevenSquared]

I firmly believe CPL will do best in small and mid-sized cities, and will struggle to survive in areas that already have MLS dominating the local soccer scene.

Right now, Halifax, Hamilton and Winnipeg are doing extremely well at the gate, averaging 5500 to 7500 per match, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver Island around 3500, and Toronto down at 2500 (looks more like 1500 most nights).

Because of the low ticket prices, short season and our dead summer sports scene, I think a Moncton club would get around 4,000 a game. We had that much for Women's under-20, and 2x-3x that much for the Women's World Cup, all for games not involving Canada.

Also, I'm not sure how accurate this is, but I was told that there was a local ownership group last year who were very interested, but then opted to step back around the point when the Ottawa USL club decided not to join CPL. Apparently there were concerns at the time about the league's viability. No idea if they're reconsidering.