CanPL hardcores would be served well to be realistic about the league. (There's a whole discussion to be had about how York 9/United starting so antagonistically against TFC supporters dug the hole for them early.)
I'm a fan myself. I love going to a game at Tim Hortons Field on a summer's afternoon, but I can also see there's a clear difference in the leagues. Simply dropping a "former" MLS club would remedy nothing.
If anything, it might quiet those begging for pro/rel to see how quickly the team will become unrecognizable as staff and players go to brighter pastures.
The Whitecaps need to stay in MLS. If anything, a CPL club or two would benefit from a promotion into MLS - allowing for some variety with who is in the final every year. It's not going to happen as the expansion fee is worth more than the league as a whole at this point, but that kind of makes the case for why we're comparing apples and oranges.
CanPL hardcores would be served well to be realistic about the league. (There's a whole discussion to be had about how York 9/United starting so antagonistically against TFC supporters dug the hole for them early.)
I'm a fan myself. I love going to a game at Tim Hortons Field on a summer's afternoon, but I can also see there's a clear difference in the leagues. Simply dropping a "former" MLS club would remedy nothing.
If anything, it might quiet those begging for pro/rel to see how quickly the team will become unrecognizable as staff and players go to brighter pastures.
The Whitecaps need to stay in MLS. If anything, a CPL club or two would benefit from a promotion into MLS - allowing for some variety with who is in the final every year. It's not going to happen as the expansion fee is worth more than the league as a whole at this point, but that kind of makes the case for why we're comparing apples and oranges.