Recovering the CanPL-USPORTs Draft
Recapping the 2023 CanPL USPORTs draft that I missed because the World Cup was on. Plus a look at some guys who deserved to get picked, but didn’t.
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This Region Needs a U23 League: The 2022 AUS Preview
If you want a semi-pro league, you have it, at least in the fall. The 2022 AUS season is going to be tight and taut, and it deserves more attention.
Did You Think It Was Going To Be Easy?
Wanderers have hit a skid, and pressure is building for on-field success. But this is Nova Scotia. Three years is nothing when you’re all-in on a megaproject.
2022 CanPL Preview: FC Edmonton
I didn’t want to write this one.
2022 CanPL Preview: Valour FC
Is Valour a Rob Gale team, or a dos Santos team? Either way, the rebuild might be close to paying-off.
2022 CanPL Preview: Forge FC
Forge are really, really good. So let’s talk about Canadian development systems instead.
2022 CanPL Preview: Pacific FC
Pa-Modou Kah reshaped Pacific in just two years, in the middle of a pandemic. He’s a very good coach, but I think James Merriman is, too.
2022 CanPL Preview: Atlético Ottawa
Atlético Ottawa has managed to assemble a steady roster of Canadians in need of (another) chance, but also need to identify a core group to take them forward.
2022 CanPL Preview: Cavalry FC
Continuity is key for Cavalry, but how long can a team continue when it’s been close but never a champion?
2022 CanPL Preview: York United
York surprised everyone last year with a strong playoff showing. As a result, they fired the coach who got them there. Someone help me with the logic.