Comments on: The Future of the Canadian Championship http://vancouver.theoffside.com/future-thoughts/the-future-of-the-canadian-championship.html New about Vancouver Whitecaps USL soccer team Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:16:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: NMY http://vancouver.theoffside.com/future-thoughts/the-future-of-the-canadian-championship.html#comment-53 NMY Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:24:21 +0000 http://vancouver.theoffside.com/future-thoughts/the-future-of-the-canadian-championship.html#comment-53 Oh yeah, USL might expand to Victoria? Any word about Ottawa by any chance? haha. I think one-off finals should always be the way to go if possible, but with Canada being such a geographically large country, and with the tourney still being so young, I would say that aggregate finals might be the better way to go. I'm thinking of a tourney like the Asian Champions League as a similar case, a huge distance for fans to fly, and not a big enough tourney to have a single final. Oh yeah, USL might expand to Victoria? Any word about Ottawa by any chance? haha.

I think one-off finals should always be the way to go if possible, but with Canada being such a geographically large country, and with the tourney still being so young, I would say that aggregate finals might be the better way to go. I’m thinking of a tourney like the Asian Champions League as a similar case, a huge distance for fans to fly, and not a big enough tourney to have a single final.

]]> By: Andrew Bates http://vancouver.theoffside.com/future-thoughts/the-future-of-the-canadian-championship.html#comment-51 Andrew Bates Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:45:31 +0000 http://vancouver.theoffside.com/future-thoughts/the-future-of-the-canadian-championship.html#comment-51 I think that one-off finals are the best way to create the pure tension and drama that a cup final should have. Even in sports with best-of-seven playoffs, game 7 is always considered more exciting than ending a finals series in four, five, or even six days. Also, I think that it is important at this time in the tourney's life that all of the teams should play each other, so that there is rivalry. I don't think that a four team home-and-away round-robin is too many. Maybe cap group size at 4 with a knockout final. I think that there's not enough professional teams to contest a noteworthy competition until we have eight or sixteen. I think that one-off finals are the best way to create the pure tension and drama that a cup final should have. Even in sports with best-of-seven playoffs, game 7 is always considered more exciting than ending a finals series in four, five, or even six days.

Also, I think that it is important at this time in the tourney’s life that all of the teams should play each other, so that there is rivalry. I don’t think that a four team home-and-away round-robin is too many. Maybe cap group size at 4 with a knockout final. I think that there’s not enough professional teams to contest a noteworthy competition until we have eight or sixteen.

]]> By: Lee http://vancouver.theoffside.com/future-thoughts/the-future-of-the-canadian-championship.html#comment-50 Lee Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:25:21 +0000 http://vancouver.theoffside.com/future-thoughts/the-future-of-the-canadian-championship.html#comment-50 The only problem with an aggregate final is if the first match is a blowout the second match loses a lot of its entertainment value. Then again, as we saw in this year's championship that big deficits can be reversed. The only problem with an aggregate final is if the first match is a blowout the second match loses a lot of its entertainment value. Then again, as we saw in this year’s championship that big deficits can be reversed.

]]> By: BoriQa http://vancouver.theoffside.com/future-thoughts/the-future-of-the-canadian-championship.html#comment-49 BoriQa Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:14:30 +0000 http://vancouver.theoffside.com/future-thoughts/the-future-of-the-canadian-championship.html#comment-49 What's the problem of having the final decided on aggregate instead of a single decisive game? The CONCACAF Champions League final is based on aggregate as well. Playing an aggregate final will allow both home fans base to see their teams in the final. An aggregate final also avoids the corruption (i.e. TV network's influence) associated to award the field for a single final, unless it's played at a neutral site, which then is not fair to the home fans for both teams. What’s the problem of having the final decided on aggregate instead of a single decisive game?

The CONCACAF Champions League final is based on aggregate as well.

Playing an aggregate final will allow both home fans base to see their teams in the final.

An aggregate final also avoids the corruption (i.e. TV network’s influence) associated to award the field for a single final, unless it’s played at a neutral site, which then is not fair to the home fans for both teams.

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