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"Whitecaps to announce MLS franchise secured"-Vancouver Sun
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:59 pm
by Soundy
Re: "Whitecaps to announce MLS franchise secured"-Vancouver Sun
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:34 am
by Soundy
And it's official!
Vancouver Whitecaps to join Major League Soccer in 2011
Major League Soccer has officially named the Vancouver Whitecaps as the league's second Canadian franchise. The Whitecaps currently play in the United Soccer League's First Division
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Re: "Whitecaps to announce MLS franchise secured"-Vancouver Sun
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:43 pm
by Robbie
Re: "Whitecaps to announce MLS franchise secured"-Vancouver Sun
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 2:25 pm
by bclions16
Gone but not forgotten. Notice that there are way fewer posts overall since he was booted or left?
Re: "Whitecaps to announce MLS franchise secured"-Vancouver Sun
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:23 pm
by Soundy
bclions16 wrote:Gone but not forgotten. Notice that there are way fewer posts overall since he was booted or left?
I know, there's so much QUIET!
Re: "Whitecaps to announce MLS franchise secured"-Vancouver Sun
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:02 am
by Robbie
And hopefully, the Whitecaps can add the MLS Cup into their trophy case, the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy.
Re: "Whitecaps to announce MLS franchise secured"-Vancouver Sun
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:17 am
by bclions16
Robbie wrote:And hopefully, the Whitecaps can add the MLS Cup into their trophy case, the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy.
As a little boy, I used to spend my days and nights dreaming about one day winning the Philip F. Anschutz trophy...
Re: "Whitecaps to announce MLS franchise secured"-Vancouver Sun
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:48 am
by footy
Nice looking trophy and cant wait for the I-5 rivalary to start up again Vancouver, Seattle and Portland some great road trips ahead . Congrats to the Whitecaps and all the hard work that was done by many staffers to bring a franchise to our city and I have no doubt that with all the tradition of soccer success we will be holding that trophy !
Cheers
Re: "Whitecaps to announce MLS franchise secured"-Vancouver Sun
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:26 pm
by Robbie
Tonight, the Sounders debut in the MLS at Quest Field. And in just two years, the rivalry begins again. And like the USL, there will likely be a secondary trophy between the three teams, just like the Cascadia Cup.
And assuming that David Beckham will still be playing for the LA Galaxy in 2011, then FD45 will have lots of opportunities to answer his own questions that he raised on these threads.
http://lionbackers.com/bc_lions/viewtop ... 10&t=14122
http://lionbackers.com/bc_lions/viewtop ... 10&t=13577
http://lionbackers.com/bc_lions/viewtop ... 10&t=13820
http://lionbackers.com/bc_lions/viewtop ... 10&t=13427
http://lionbackers.com/bc_lions/viewtop ... 10&t=12153
Re: "Whitecaps to announce MLS franchise secured"-Vancouver Sun
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:40 pm
by Lui05
So, I just finished watching the Sounders MLS debut game. Man, it was awesome. The crowd was wild and the team completely dominated New York. I can't wait until 2011 when Portland and Vancouver are added to the league. The commish was on at half-time and announced that Portland landed the other 2011 team.
Should be interesting to see how good this team really is. I hadn't really followed MLS all that much before as I was more interested in the league with the Whitecaps and Sounders so I don't know what calibre of team NY is, but either Seattle has one of the better expansion teams in sporting history, or they're in for a wake-up when they play an upper echelon team because they completely outclassed NY. Either way, it was a very enjoyable game to watch. Kinda reminded me of the first game for the Grizzlies (which I watched only because it was Vancouver - I'm not a basketball fan) and the Ravens (which I saw in person as I like lacrosse - a great victory over Toronto).
Re: "Whitecaps to announce MLS franchise secured"-Vancouver Sun
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:32 pm
by Sir Purrcival
Do they just bring forward their current roster in 2011 or how does that work?
Re: "Whitecaps to announce MLS franchise secured"-Vancouver Sun
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 12:20 am
by Soundy
Judging from the assorted news bits and sports-talk pundits I've heard, I gather there's an entry draft, although it sounds like they'll be carrying over at least PART of their current roster (well, the current roster as of the end of the 2010 season).
Re: "Whitecaps to announce MLS franchise secured"-Vancouver Sun
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:18 am
by Robbie
Good to see a sold out crowde of 32,523 at Qwest Field for the inaugural Sounders MLS game.
This will be the answer to a trivia question in the years to come. Fredy Montero scored the first ever goal in its franchise history.
But I was a little surprised given the fact that the game was sold out, then why didn't they open up the upper bowl to see if the stadium will be filled to capacity of 67,000 like in Seahawks games.
Re: "Whitecaps to announce MLS franchise secured"-Vancouver Sun
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:33 am
by nelson95
I am still wondering if there will be an MLS in 2011
Toronto and Seattle can't float the entire league
Re: "Whitecaps to announce MLS franchise secured"-Vancouver Sun
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:54 am
by bclions16
So the Sounders had a good opening event. I agree, I'm still not sold on the viability of the league.
As for the trivia question about the first player to score a goal? Well that will be too tough. Ask the average sports fan to name any MLS player other than Beckham, and you'll be met with a blank stare.