Telling it like it is. No sure what the options are, though. A pro league for women in Canada just isn't on; even the men's league might prove to be non-viable. A team in the American league would be a stretch, too, not withstanding the occasional signs of support for the idea in Toronto; and it would just be one team. Our prospects are not good, sorry to say.
Good questions all around. Is it a question of breadth or depth? That is, do we need more players playing at the highest levels (e.g. Lawrence/Buchanan in France, Beckie in England), or do we just need more good players, so the margins aren't so razor thin? This answer is probably "both", but I wonder if the standard path of US college-to-NWSL (or in best case, Europe), is sufficient.
Telling it like it is. No sure what the options are, though. A pro league for women in Canada just isn't on; even the men's league might prove to be non-viable. A team in the American league would be a stretch, too, not withstanding the occasional signs of support for the idea in Toronto; and it would just be one team. Our prospects are not good, sorry to say.
Good questions all around. Is it a question of breadth or depth? That is, do we need more players playing at the highest levels (e.g. Lawrence/Buchanan in France, Beckie in England), or do we just need more good players, so the margins aren't so razor thin? This answer is probably "both", but I wonder if the standard path of US college-to-NWSL (or in best case, Europe), is sufficient.