Premier [VMSL Premier] Predictions, Results & Banter 2016/2017

[Regs]

It's going to be a strange year without Surrey United in the mix, any players from the team last year move on to another club in the VMSL?

Metro Ford are the defending league champs.

West Van
Metro Ford
Peg
Croatia
Pacific United
Inter
Langley FC
Chile
Richmond FC
Westside FC
Columbus
North Delta

 

[PV]

Chile may graduate some of its top U21 talent to its Premier team and that may help Chile move back to the top.
I have seen Zico coaching a group of ten to twelve U17 to U21 aged players at a park in New West many times this summer. These sightings have been accidental leading me to wonder if he is coaching all over the place on a full-time basis. This training is not mentioned on Chile's website so its something extra. I would imagine many of the players Zico has been training will end up playing for Chile.

 

[Stringer]

Did Langley and Hurricanes have a falling apart?

 

[bulljive]

It's going to be a strange year without Surrey United in the mix, any players from the team last year move on to another club in the VMSL?

Metro Ford are the defending league champs.

West Van
Metro Ford
Peg
Croatia
Pacific United
Inter
Langley FC
Chile
Richmond FC
Westside FC
Columbus
North Delta

We have a few surrey United players coming our way. Any others that want to join us because Umbro gear is shite please PM me.

 

[hornswoggle]

Who will be playing for Langley this year?

 

[Regs]

Millar.

 

[SmartCoach]

More players jump ship from Surrey Untd
Great one off to Metro Ford

 

[lego3]

Who went to Metro Ford?

 

[Rangerforever]

Wayne Gretzky

 

[Stringer]

So Pacific United Premier went to Langley and joined with Millar.

Pacific United's spot is bought out by BC Tigers who will be represented by the Hurricanes.

Fcuk Me.

 

[Regs]

So Pacific United Premier went to Langley and joined with Millar.

Pacific United's spot is bought out by BC Tigers who will be represented by the Hurricanes.

Fcuk Me.

Seriously? WTF?

So BC Tigers have a spot in FVSL Premier AND VMSL Premier now?

 

[Stringer]

Seriously? WTF?

So BC Tigers have a spot in FVSL Premier AND VMSL Premier now?

As far as I know, that is correct. I think that was one of the main reasons Hurricanes joined with BC Tigers for the Indo-Canadian Summer tournaments, so they could get funds for winter.

 

[Conductor]

Who says the VMSL can't be bought, when you got money anything can happen. I wish I made annually what the Tigers have for a yearly budget on buying spots and paying players!!

 

[ThiKu]

Who says the VMSL can't be bought, when you got money anything can happen. I wish I made annually what the Tigers have for a yearly budget on buying spots and paying players!!

Still can't wrap my head around this. It's not like you get return on your investment surely?

 

[Canucks4Ever]

I tipped Pacific to struggle this season. Their results last season seem to indicate they no longer had the resources to satisfy their traditional band of mercenaries. After the break up with CCB and a poor display last year, not surprised to see them consolidate with Langley.

With all this resurgence of "Tigers" I assume they are in no way any longer affiliated with the group that was taken over by Rinos??

 

[dezza]

No @Canucks4Ever. It's a Surrey-based group who run a youth club. http://www.bctigers.com/

 

[robj]

For the record the Tigers did not buy the spot. There was a transfer between WAB and the Tigers 4 years ago. No players will be paid this year I can't speak for the past but the boys are happy to have a home. And yes I was brought out of retirement by the players who sat me down. We have an excellent trainer this year and it will be a pleasure to watch Nick Soolsma and Cam Hundal playing together all season up from for the RTU Hurricane.

 

[Canucks4Ever]

For the record the Tigers did not buy the spot. There was a transfer between WAB and the Tigers 4 years ago. No players will be paid this year I can't speak for the past but the boys are happy to have a home. And yes I was brought out of retirement by the players who sat me down. We have an excellent trainer this year and it will be a pleasure to watch Nick Soolsma and Cam Hundal playing together all season up from for the RTU Hurricane.

Forgive my ignorance:

-WAB = what?
-This transfer that occurred 4 years ago was what exactly?

So if I understand correctly:

Pacific, after breaking from CCB in a messy divorce that involved arguing over who exactly has control of a VMSL team spot, have collapsed. Whatever players looking to remain together have headed for Langley.

The vacant Prem spot is now property of BC Tigers who have recently popped up in the FVSL Prem. These Tigers are not affiliated in any way with the TIgers that are now under the Rinos flag. Level of Saudi involvement/financing for these Tigers TBD.

Concurrently, Langley Hurricanes have split with Hurricanes (formerly Punjab Hurricanes & Delta Hurricanes???) returning to their independence and representing the BC Tigers in VMSL Prem. Evidently Soolsma and Hundal will be part of the "Hurricane" portion leaving "Langley".

Am I in the ballpark? #Clusterfcuk

 

[robj]

You're in the parking lot.

WAB is "What about Bob" (TTP handle) who was the President of Sapperton. WAB was ready to walk away and BC Tigers with a contract were transferred the spot 4 years ago. I can't explain the CCB aspect of it.

Soolsma and Hundal will be playing together with the RTU Hurricanes. RTU standing for Rovers Tigers United as per the transfer Agreement signed four years ago with WAB and the BC Tigers.

 

[Stringer]

For the record the Tigers did not buy the spot. There was a transfer between WAB and the Tigers 4 years ago. No players will be paid this year I can't speak for the past but the boys are happy to have a home. And yes I was brought out of retirement by the players who sat me down. We have an excellent trainer this year and it will be a pleasure to watch Nick Soolsma and Cam Hundal playing together all season up from for the RTU Hurricane.

That's interesting. From what I know, there was a struggle between BC Tigers and the current coaches of Pacific UTD as to who would get the spot. It was threatened with going to court as well. Doesn't seem so cut and dry. Interesting to see part of the agreement between Hurricanes and BC Tigers is having Tigers United in the name though. Crazy how they have one team in VMSL Premier and one in FVSL Premier.