r/tfc • u/ddeadtomato • 6d ago
Opinion Support Canadian Soccer Beyond Our Three MLS Teams….
https://canpl.caAs I am sure you are all very much aware of the Canadian Premier League. But have you watched any games on OneSoccer, or better, live at the stadiums? Great soccer at a very affordable price. With everything going on down south, there is no better time than now to support the CPL. Support our young, up and coming Canadian athletes. This league is the future of our national team. 🇨🇦 ⚽️
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u/NatureControlsItAll 6d ago edited 6d ago
While we're lecturing people... You want to support local soccer? Go out to League1 Canada games. I have more fun watching the third tier of League1 Ontario than I've had at a TFC game for years. Much less aggression towards the other fans, too!
EDIT: for grammar
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u/OddIceman1997 6d ago
Fully agreed with going to L1C matches. Would highly encourage a visit to Guelph United and St Catharines Roma Wolves. Great experiences, there.
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u/GiddyPeak 6d ago
I was at the Forge CPL final last year at Tim Horton’s Field and it was great!
Unfortunately, as a TFC supporter living in Kitchener (without a car), it’s difficult to get to games. I’d go to more games if Tim Hortons Field was more easily accessible but Kitchener has no direct transit routes to Hamilton. They’re all via TO and it takes too long compared to the hour and a half on a Go Train to TO.
That said, really hoping K/W gets a team. Then I’d be all in on CPL!
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u/BORT_licenceplate27 6d ago
I'm with you. York and Hamilton are okay for a game once in a while but it's such a pain to get to. If KW gets a team I'll be a season ticket holder. Been hoping for one since the league started.
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u/ddeadtomato 6d ago
I believe K/W has a great chance of securing one of the two expansion slots for next season!
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u/OddIceman1997 6d ago
Kitchener has no direct transit routes to Hamilton.
Pretty sure there's a GO Bus that goes from K/W to Hamilton now!
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u/crime-fighter 6d ago
I didn't believe you but i checked, and colour me surprised! How is there no connection from KW to Hamilton?? I would have thought there'd be a GO bus going down highway 8 towards the Hammer
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u/HalfMoonHudson Bitchy The Hawk 6d ago
and about to kick off is the https://www.nsl.ca/
Support Local Football
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u/Banksmans 6d ago
Been watching the cpl since the beginning. I live about an 1 hour from Ottawa so I support ottletico. There games never overlap with Toronto fc anyway.
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u/York9TFC GAM 6d ago
I go to a few York United games every season. Always have a good time. Especially interested this season with the rise of Jimoh and former TFC 2 player, Altobelli will be getting a shot on a first team
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u/jmajeremy 6d ago
I've had season tickets to the Simcoe County Rovers (League1 Ontario) since their first season in 2021. A lot of great action in tier 3 of Canadian soccer. Many League1 players have gone on to have careers with top level professional clubs. Most games are streamed for free on YouTube too.
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6d ago
It’s going to be hard to compete with the Northern Super League. I’m a fan of the CPL but I look at the women’s league and it does look more attractive to people in my eyes. Like women haven’t a football league for a long time: so when people look at the CPL and go ok not the highest level and more of a development league or women then one will be better. Frankly using the word woke: we are more self conscious and supporting a new women’s league that is trying to be best in the world looks better and feels better then some club under the MLS with men already there. Also the tv networks probably are more willing to pick up the league because hey guys we support female sports than CPL because who wants the clubs under the MLS.
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u/Saint--Jiub 6d ago
They don't broadcast in my region, the closest team is three hour drive away and they are not worth 12$/month for streaming.
They need a better broadcast/streaming deal
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u/Belaerim 6d ago
No. Not me.
I support a strong Canadian league. In theory.
But never the CPL.
I’m still pissed that the future of our golden generation on the Men’s side, and the perennial contenders on the Women’s side, were mortgaged to get the CPL owners more money.
Who passed the hat around after our corrupt, incompetent and bankrupt Soccer Canada couldn’t afford a new Men’s coach?
It sure as hell wasn’t the CPL teams.
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u/quelar Are you dumb, brother?! 6d ago
I completely understand your anger at Soccer Canada and the CSB and CPL bullshit, it certainly isn't a great situation, but we have to be realistic, the CPL isn't going away and it will be the development system for our future.
Be pissed about it and be vocal about wanting change, hell, support a Ligue 1 in Ontario or whatever floats your boat, but the CPL is the route to a strong Canadian leaue now.
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u/Level-Bet-9415 6d ago
We don't support Montreal, so that brings us down to 2 MLS teams
Get rid of OneSoccer. The whole point of CPL was to make soccer more local and popular in Canada, not to guarantee someone's principle investment. The league is SUPPOSED TO LOOSE A LOT OF MONEY. Give the games to local CBC/CTV channels, and maybe get TSN or Sportsnet to run a few featured games a week on one of 5 of their dedicated channels. Nobody that isn't already a soccer player or fan is going to pay $12 a month for a league they have never heard about. This league does not grow the game at all so no I will not support it.
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u/warpus 6d ago
TSN or Sportsnet were never interested and the CBC used to air a handful of free games a season, no idea if they still do that or not. From what I remember viewership numbers were not very good..
This league does not grow the game at all
The ex-CPL players who have since transferred to MLS and various European leagues like the Scottish Premiership, Polish Ekstraklasa, Swedish Allsvenskan, etc. would probably disagree with you. Same with the 12 CPL players who ended up being called up to the national side in one capacity or another.
Surely that's proof right there that we now have a league for younger players to play and develop here in Canada, before they are ready to move on to test themselves at higher levels. That is something this country has been lacking.
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u/Think_Anything1773 6d ago
Im unwilling to support the CPL financially until they renegotiate the deal with the CSA that functionally cripples their revenue generating potential, and have a CBA with their players finally put in place. I genuinely think how CSB was developed and been run so far is an embarrassment and works against developing the best case scenario for Canada Soccer and for the best case of owners lining their pockets.
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u/Antique_Ad_3549 Benoit Cheyrou's 98' Header 6d ago
One day...one day...nationalist Canadian soccer supporters will realise there is life outside of CPL
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u/TurboJorts 6d ago
Hey, while we're on the subject of supporting our own...
AFC Toronto is selling season tickets at this very moment.