First week of the new season is upon us! This may be arguably the most competitive the division has been in recent years. Last year crowned a new league champion in undefeated West Van. Chile surprised with a double in the League cup and the Provincials. This may have lit a fire under the asses of former masters kingpins in Metroford. Westside will look to have a bounce back year after going trophy-less. Columbus will look to close the gap on the top of the group.
It may be a dog fight in the bottom half of the division. Croatia is usually a solid middle of the pack team and defensively sound but scoring has been an issue. PCOV had a very slow start to the season but found a way to right the ship when it counted the most and played well in the league cup. Romania have signed a couple of solid players and look to stay out of the basement. New boys Norvan come up from Div.1 boasting a +76 goal differential although that division was a mess last season with having absorbed the div.2 teams. A solid league cup run 2 years ago is still fresh on the minds of many but can they keep it consistent over the course of the season is the question. We all know the jump from div.1 to Prem is quite significant and we(VUFC) have experienced those growing pains having been in relegation battles in consecutive years. We get another chance at it again this season and are hoping year 3 is the lucky charm. Good luck to all!
Predictions
PCOV M-A vs Croatia SC M...could go either way really
VUFC Rangers M-A vs West Van FC M...would luv to ruin your day @Sir M
NVFC Norvan Lions M-A vs Westside FC M-A...upset of the week
Club Inter EDC Burnaby M vs FC Romania M-A...should be straightforward here
Coq Metro Ford M PCE vs ICSF Columbus FC M-A...goals fest
It may be a dog fight in the bottom half of the division. Croatia is usually a solid middle of the pack team and defensively sound but scoring has been an issue. PCOV had a very slow start to the season but found a way to right the ship when it counted the most and played well in the league cup. Romania have signed a couple of solid players and look to stay out of the basement. New boys Norvan come up from Div.1 boasting a +76 goal differential although that division was a mess last season with having absorbed the div.2 teams. A solid league cup run 2 years ago is still fresh on the minds of many but can they keep it consistent over the course of the season is the question. We all know the jump from div.1 to Prem is quite significant and we(VUFC) have experienced those growing pains having been in relegation battles in consecutive years. We get another chance at it again this season and are hoping year 3 is the lucky charm. Good luck to all!
Predictions
PCOV M-A vs Croatia SC M...could go either way really
VUFC Rangers M-A vs West Van FC M...would luv to ruin your day @Sir M
NVFC Norvan Lions M-A vs Westside FC M-A...upset of the week
Club Inter EDC Burnaby M vs FC Romania M-A...should be straightforward here
Coq Metro Ford M PCE vs ICSF Columbus FC M-A...goals fest