Don Garber : "We are opening an office in Canada." #MLS— Nicolas A Martineau (@nik_martineau) May 16, 2017 Anyone knows for what purpose? We're trying to figure: Why now? For what purpose?
I might have found my own answer https://the11.ca/hey-canada-its-mls...e-do-for-you-please-dont-leave-me-ill-change/
Bad press in Montreal regarding Garber's visit Translation: Slap in the face to Montreal regarding refusing to organize an All-Star game http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2017/05/17/giffle-pour-montreal A few highlights of the article Chicago was chosen over Montreal. Garber thinks Montreal "needs to do more in attendance". However, according to Soccer Stadium Digest, Chicago is 16th in the league in terms of attendance and Montreal is 8th. Even if you remove the opener at Olympic Stadium, that would still put Montreal at 14th, ahead of Chicago According to the newspaper; Atlanta, Seattle and Toronto would have made more sense than Chicago Selon Garber, #CanMT et #USMNT se développeraient bcp plus vite si tous les centres d'entraînement étaient à la hauteur du Centre Nutrilait.— Nicolas A Martineau (@nik_martineau) May 16, 2017 USMNT and CanMT would develop more players if all the team in MLS had Montreal Impact training grounds facilities Don Garber : «Piatti est perçu comme l'un des meilleurs joueurs de l'histoire de notre ligue.» #MLS #IMFC #ImpactTVASports— Nicolas A Martineau (@nik_martineau) May 16, 2017 Piatti is perceived as one of the greatest MLS players in the history of MLS Autre expansion possible au Canada? "Pas maintenant... et pas dans un futur rapproché." - Don Garber— Nicolas A Martineau (@nik_martineau) May 16, 2017 No expansion in Canada in the short and long term...Not that the CSA would allow it with the arrival of CPL All-Star game, not anytime soon http://www.journaldemontreal.com/20...u-au-canada-en-attendant-le-match-des-etoiles He mentioned the 375th anniversary of the foundation of Quebec, before being corrected that it was Montreal's 375th anniversary He had promised an All-Star game to Joey Saputo and the Montreal Impact but came back on his words by blaming inconsistencies in attendances...although it's still higher than Chicago Garber wants Montreal Impact to be AS IMPORTANT as the other 2 teams...CFL Montreal Alouettes and...OMG the Montreal Canadiens...He clearly has no clue about the Montreal market...pigs will fly before that happens He made a deal with the Chicago mayor stating that he was doing a lot for organizing events, kids program and building soccer fields for kids. He mentioned Montreal's mayor campaign to bring MLB back to the city...he barely hides his annoyance to the mayor having all his attention on baseball instead of his league The newspaper points out how complex it is to have the true financial picture of the league He wants MLS to beat Liga MX in Champions league... Conclusion: He's slowly becoming Gary Bettman V. 2.0. He pissed off more people than creating more excitement for the league...
LOL. Are the Fire as big a deal in Chicago as the Bears and the Blackhawks? What about the Cubs? The best thing for MLS would be to move their headquarters beyond the provincialism fostered by being in the Big Apple. It would probably do wonders for the New York Times, as well.
I'm sorry. Just laughed at loud on a conference call w Montreal and Toronto reading this. Using the word provincialism, and using it as a negative for certain aspects, but not for Quebec when it is involved in the discussion!!!!!!! That is beyond insane. BTW....my Toronto and French counterparts are forcing us in Boston to deal with the Montreal office because they are unbearable to work with, and they want nothing to do with them. The French, in Paris, think Montreal is unbearable!!!!!!!! LOL. Montreal pissed off, blaming others, acting arrogantly. Shocked I say! Shocked! Joey Saputo......hahahahahahahahahaha. I've dealt with his family personally.....hahahaha. Businesses and banks have been fleeing to Toronto for a reason...even the HQ of Bank Du Montreal l(!)....no matter what PR BS is spun. Medieval, arrogant, provincialism on a scale so grand it makes it an impossible place to get things done. Edit....As Montreal gets off the call verbatim from my Toronto Director of Ops "it's like dealing with spoiled children who are really bad at what they do". Funny stuff. ....also, anyone who knows anything about Joey, and how he has acted, and what he has said historically will only chuckle at the thought. Maybe he needs to do a better job. Dad's money, and political and criminal influence will only get you so far in the sports arena. Also, as a sidebar, Bettman's aggressive NHL expansion...while pushing the limits then, has actually been an overall benefit to the game over a decade later. Footprint wise, money wise, involvement wise, TV wise you name it. It also forced Canadian rinky dink markets to step up and become more big league and professional. The Nordiques were a running joke as Borden should know from their nickel and dime, backwater op rep. Now you have modern teams (office/facilities) across Canada, even the smaller markets that were abandoned, and that can be traced back to Bettman. Hope DG keeps failing like that, and keeps being hated in Montreal. I don't look at that as a bad thing.
I'd stick to criticizing Joey Saputo instead of most of the province. I don't like how Saputo does business either but there are some very competent team owners in the province, just starting with the Alouettes and the Molson with the Montreal Canadiens. Quebecor seems to be doing a good job with the Quebec Rempart while Jacques Tanguay is linked to the Quebec City CPL team. Tanguay used to own the Rempart and he's credited for the Laval Rouge et Or, which is the best of Canadian football historically. As for the editorial, they did acknowledged that cities such as Seattle, Toronto and Atlanta are deserving of the All-Star game, but the reasons given by Garber were BS and I have to agree. Bashing the fans that helped further add notorierity to MLS by solding out Olympic Stadium for playoffs and making it to the CCL finals against América is beyond stupid and just bad business sense. It was a bad press conference which gave fans a very negative view of the league, Garber didn't help his case in attracting more fans by making a Gary Bettman of himself. We'll endure it for hockey, but don't expect people to put up with it with soccer, especially when CPL is around the corner
The attendance excuse was just an excuse to give without really much thought to it. Fact is, no one wants to see Real Madrid play the All-Stars in Olympic Stadium other than people in Montreal and a few other crazies. Playing outdoors on grass in the Middle on the United States in the third largest market is what both MLS and Real Madrid want.
Then he should have said Montreal gets it next year and just say Saputo Stadium is too small for that game Even Montrealers have the common sense to agree to that. The whole attendance thing is literally taking people for idiots and that's what kissed off people. Anyhow, once CPL surpasses MLS (In Canada) he'll only have himself to blame.
They're not pissed off by the discriminatory double-standard implicit in Garber's remarks? Chicago has had attendance problems. Both New York and Los Angeles have had attendance problems but the league nevertheless doubled-down by adding a second team (in LA's case by doing so after subtracting the previous second team).
He and I (and about three hundred million other people) will be over in a corner, anxiously holding our collective breath.
With all due respect, CPL is not about 300 Million Americans. It's about and for 36 Millions Canadians. Also with all due respect, TV ratings in Canada for MLS is crap. CPL doing better over time is inevitable.
I can post proof but outside of the playoffs between Toronto and Montreal and the MLS Cup, ratings in Canada is crap. CFL is way ahead of MLS. You don't have to like it and I'm not sure why you're ticket off about it. But it's the truth.
I wasn't referring to the ratings part. I was referring to this rather dubious claim of yours that MLS is going to fall behind this CPL.
Once and for all. • Will MLS fall behind CPL in North America? NO •Will MLS fall behind CPL in Canada? It's inevatable. The 3 teams are trapped within their markets, while the rest of the country will get CPL franchises. Again. The rest of the country are uninterested in MLS. Of course CPL will surpass MLS in Canada.
lol whatever dude, history says that without the big 3 and with them no league has been bigger than MLS in Canada. oh btw how many teams are "in" the CPL? how many of them have played a game? its the ca version of todays nasl. that is all.
Why do you care what happens in Canada anyways? You don't see me bashing MLS and calling it second tier to Liga MX, because that's what it is and it ain't even close Past Canadian leagues have failed with the big 3 in it. Thanks for the attempt at the history lesson but I'll pass. It had more to the to structure and failed business plan than having the big 3 in it. Oh by the way, the big 3 markets will have CPL franchises. •over 12 markets are going to bid for a franchise •Minimum salary paid in CPL will be around the CFL which is 53k. Way above NASL who will fold sooner rather than later. •Curling has higher TV ratings than MLS in Canada...CPL can't so worse, especially when it's the CFL owners that are the backbone of the league that will push the marketing out... Lol...CFL with 9 clubs have a better TV contract than MLS, similar attendances and higher viewership than MLS...with only 9 clubs... So before trying to be a smart...you know what...get your facts straight.
cus of the Cascadia Cup! I dont care about the mexician league since there are no MLS teams in it. You just dont like MLS. cpl at best with be the nasl. I asked you HOW MANY are in the CPL right now! not how many "might be in" so whats the highest rated and $$$ big SOCCER contract in Canada for a Canadian League in soccer? While I do LOVE the CFL how are their rating compared to the NFL? Who has the biggest tv contract? How old is the CFL vs MLS VS CPL?
Canadian Championship - Canada's premier soccer competition Ottawa Fury FC 1–0 FC Edmonton A Attendance: 2,567 FC Edmonton 2–3 Ottawa Fury FC Attendance: 2,591 Why such low attendances when they are playing for the right to play one of the biggest clubs in North America?
No one cares about USL or NASL who are both American leagues. They're not even on TV in Canada so good luck with the crowd. That's a reflection on the league...more so than Canadian fans. And I could pull stats on how bad those 2 leagues draw within the US
What about it? Of course you don't. They are better than MLS and you're the type to not care about anything you or your country aren't the best at. Funny you care so much about MLS perception in Canada while not caring about Liga MX...who has way higher viewership in the US than MLS...now that's funny Superior at kickoff. Higher quality, higher wages, better ownership, and it won't be folding like NASL Confirmed? 2. The next 4 will be announced within 90 days. At kick-off? Guaranteed 6. Bids? 12 Goal? 16 within 10 years. Contract? That's nothing to brag about. That's why Europe laughs at MLS. Overpaying players past their prime. Altidore and Bradley are good, but no leagues in their right minds would pay them $7M a year. Drogba getting the money he gor in Montreal was a joke. CPL is unlikely to do that. Viewership in Canada? CFL. TV Contract in Canada? You're free to enlight me, the deal between Bell Media and NFL is confidential unless they change the way they do business. To answer your question since you have this need to be proven right...although the context of CPL if different... NFL has the overall biggest contract...its not even close. In regards to CPL, I never address the USA and always conceeded that MPS will be the bigger league in the foreseeable future. Yet, you keep bashing the CPL or anyone who dares say the truth, MLS isn't that big in Canada and a domestic league is what's needed. I don't hate MLS, but I don't like to appreciate when the commissioner cross the border just to troll us and take us for morons. I don't hate it, I just prefer Canadians having their own league, just like you could care less about Mexico but for some reason, you can't sleep at night if someone dares say that your league is not that big in a foreign country
well since you are bragging about the cpl = cfl so well mls = nfl right? cpl is nothing till they play a game at least the nasl has played several years. so who is your favorite team? a team in canada? or is it a bleu team all the way in england? mine? Right in Portland that would be the Thorns and the Timbers! MLS is the biggest soccer league in NA you cant deny that, yet you act like this cpl like the nasl will topple all those that have come before. As for the Cascadia Cup guess you dont know its history. So what kind of numbers are these 14 other yet to be named teams need to pull to survive? 2k? 3K 16? 23? 28? 35? If the MLS isnt a big factor in this why is the cpl copying the MLS, yes THE MLS, model of operations?