Tag: Forge FC
The 2022 Canadian Premier League was the first “real” season that the league had with 8 teams, and the first full season since Covid-19 started in 2020. Since then we have had the Island Games in 2020 where no one was in attendance and a half bubble/half-regular season for 2021, where some fans stayed away … Continue reading A Deep Dive Into CPL Attendance
So, let's talk Forge's playoff run. Mediocre? Pedestrian? Underwhelming? Sure, pick one. But the bottom line is they are back in the playoffs with an outside shot at a home final. (And if they make it to the final the only team that team that could host them is Ottawa, and that's really just another … Continue reading Forge Finalizes Seeding: Second Place Means the Rivalry is Back
I know usually rankings are quickly prefaced with an introduction, maybe some qualifying remarks about how the rankings are tallied, etc. However, I am a little weird, so I am going to do mine a little weirder. I will drop a category. Write a few sentences about how the main winners and losers stack up … Continue reading The Stadiums of the CPL: Ranked by a Guy Who Has Been There and Done That
This match was a tale of two very different halves. In the first half York pressed a Forge team that looked slow in its ball movement and decision-making. But the second half would see the return of the team that their fans had been missing. Though York seemed more energetic and focused in the first … Continue reading Back on Track: Forge Roll Over York En Route to the Playoffs
One team is trying to clinch a playoff spot and give themselves a chance to win the league. The other playing out the string, auditioning individually for jobs next year and keeping up their pride. In the end, that cancelled them out. It is easy to say that Forge should have won this game. They … Continue reading Full Credit Extended to FCE
Sorry for the delay, illness got in the way. The latest edition of Forge vs Cavalry played out in the most Forge/Cavalry fashion possible. A one-goal game (which tracks, because there has only been one game ever that wasn't). Red cards. Tommy used Wheldon-ese in the post-game presser to non-criticize officials. And like more often … Continue reading The Rivalry: Final Regular Season Edition
Two games in one week versus the same foe, and the result was the same as it ever was. Why can't Forge beat Valour lately? Part of the reason is that Valour is really good right now. The other is that old chestnut, "styles make fights." Forge plays possession-based footy. They pass the ball around … Continue reading Groundhog Day: Winnipeg Woes for Forge
On August 21st, Valour were held to a 1-1 draw at home to bottom of the table FC Edmonton, leaving their playoff hopes on a knife edge. It was the third time in as many games against the Eddies that they had dropped points to the leagues eighth best team (in an eight team league) … Continue reading And Just Like That, The CPL Playoff Race Is Wide Open
Well, Valour got the job done so a tip o' the cap to them. They only had to hit the net once to win, but what a hit it was. Matteo de Brienne took a Sean Rea cross and absolutely smashed it on the volley. A beautiful goal that came seemingly out of nothing. But … Continue reading Discretion Was the Better Part of Valour: Shut Out in the ‘Peg
Canada is a sports nation, and as such loves its rivalries with as much passion and excitement as anywhere in the world! With many sports are prominent in Canada such as Hockey, Soccer and Football, and numerous factors that go into making each rivalry in Canada special. It was difficult to pick just ten rivalries, … Continue reading Top Ten Rivalries In Canadian Sport
