Post by luisluis on Jan 9, 2018 15:12:14 GMT
The board has been kind of quiet as of late. Personally been very busy and taking time off during the holidays. But what a doozie of a news day in Canada soccer land yesterday.
The CSA issued a clearly rushed press release announcing that Octavio Zambrano was leaving the mens program and John Herdman had taken over the mens coaching and men's youth development responsibilities at the federation. Apparently, Sportsnet report John Molinaro was about to break the story earlier than CSA's planned announcement later this week, so they had to jump the gun.
I found myself caught off guard but also highly disturbed by not only the announcement but the somewhat abrupt change in direction only 9 months into a seemingly positive tenure. But reading the scuttlebutt on twitter and a few text messages here and there, something has been brewing in the past few months.
Im very perplexed by these recent developments. I don't agree that this is a good move for CSA. It is a good move for Herdman. He is the clear winner in all this with little downside but at the expense of the women's program and yet to be seen at the men's.
I am done with the CSA. I am choosing to boycott them by not purchasing CSA merchandise or supporting games. My spend was insignificant. Maybe $200 - $300 a year but its the little leverage that I have. I was also a big supporter of the yet-to-announce-any-new-news Canadian Premier League. But no more. I wish them well for Canada's soccer sake and for the sake of other fans. But my unwavering support and cheerleading is done. I like to do business with brands I trust and can align my values with. I cannot say I feel this way about the CSA. I believe this spells trouble for the Canadian Premier League as well. I can't see a scenario where potential sponsorship and ownership doesn't think this stinks.
I am not surprised by the soccer people at CSA, but I am astounded that business people like Reed (an accountant), Bontis (a business professor), and Varian (paid consultant, soccer business "expert") ignored the likely economic hit to the CSA brand value $$$ or underestimated the impact.
The CSA issued a clearly rushed press release announcing that Octavio Zambrano was leaving the mens program and John Herdman had taken over the mens coaching and men's youth development responsibilities at the federation. Apparently, Sportsnet report John Molinaro was about to break the story earlier than CSA's planned announcement later this week, so they had to jump the gun.
I found myself caught off guard but also highly disturbed by not only the announcement but the somewhat abrupt change in direction only 9 months into a seemingly positive tenure. But reading the scuttlebutt on twitter and a few text messages here and there, something has been brewing in the past few months.
Im very perplexed by these recent developments. I don't agree that this is a good move for CSA. It is a good move for Herdman. He is the clear winner in all this with little downside but at the expense of the women's program and yet to be seen at the men's.
I am done with the CSA. I am choosing to boycott them by not purchasing CSA merchandise or supporting games. My spend was insignificant. Maybe $200 - $300 a year but its the little leverage that I have. I was also a big supporter of the yet-to-announce-any-new-news Canadian Premier League. But no more. I wish them well for Canada's soccer sake and for the sake of other fans. But my unwavering support and cheerleading is done. I like to do business with brands I trust and can align my values with. I cannot say I feel this way about the CSA. I believe this spells trouble for the Canadian Premier League as well. I can't see a scenario where potential sponsorship and ownership doesn't think this stinks.
I am not surprised by the soccer people at CSA, but I am astounded that business people like Reed (an accountant), Bontis (a business professor), and Varian (paid consultant, soccer business "expert") ignored the likely economic hit to the CSA brand value $$$ or underestimated the impact.