FFS, look what the cat dragged in after all these years!Well put outkast. You were a beast again for us yesterday.
I have played in both leagues and the quality of play in the vmsl is better and much more consistent. The fvsl is a better run league that does a lot of right things. The problem is that in the valley there isn't enough high end regular competition.
Having said that I think that we had done well enough to deserve a better result yesterday. Missing our two top scorers and a third striker who was at graduation certainly made our job much harder. We did well to hold inter to few chances and managed to carve a few of our own. Unfortunately at the end of the day we just fell short.
Congrats to inter and best of luck the rest of the way.
I would love to see a 10 team top League with each team having a 'CLUB'. like Surrey United, Metro Ford, maybe Vancouver Italia instead of Inter and Columbus etc. No club no premier team. U21 players staying down there within the club until they are actually ready. Getting call-ups in between. ... Am I crazy or are there others seeing this. Its all so old school afraid of change. And its possible I dont care what anyone says about it not being able to work.
Surrey had more quality but not really much between the teams. Personally I just see so much more potential in local amateur soccer then whats happening right now. VMSL premier is better no question, but at the end of the day its complete shambles. Relegated teams just merge, short term good teams with money being tossed around. I would love to see a 10 team top League with each team having a 'CLUB'. like Surrey United, Metro Ford, maybe Vancouver Italia instead of Inter and Columbus etc. No club no premier team.
U21 players staying down there within the club until they are actually ready. Getting call-ups in between. This gives young players a real goal something they can see/touch. Whitecaps and pro just doesnt really happen but this gives a clear path. All these players jumping around, there is no culture no understanding of earning a spot. Id love to see the VMSL get off there high horse and see the bigger picture. It could be so much better. Even 2 to 3 different types of game balls in provincials looks bizarre to me. Its the little things.
Am I crazy or are there others seeing this. Its all so old school afraid of change. And its possible I dont care what anyone says about it not being able to work.
How is it the VMSL's fault that players have no loyalty? Young players today have an attitude of entitlement. They all want to be playing Premier. Right now. Even if they don't understand the game well enough to be successful at that level. West Van FC seems to be one of the few clubs that have had a consistently good U-21 team recently and they do give opportunities to some of those players to play in Premier, but I think part of the reason it works for them is because of the tie in with their coaching staff to Cap College. Players have to be "in the program" so to speak. Unfortunately that model doesn't work for everyone else.
Definitely need to let the Richmond Premier League teams into this competition to at least give the VMSL Premier Teams a game. Wow......