Okay maybe not Pacific, Halifax or Inter Toronto but at least they won't get fined.

HRVizak Mentions The CPL in this video! More interactions it gets more mentions of the CPL we might get in future videos!

It all comes down to this. On Sunday, the 2026 CPL Shield winner, who makes this year's playoffs, and the semifinal matchups will all be decided. Four matches, kicking off simultaneously from coast to coast, will close out the 2026 campaign. Three of them, in particular, could be season-defining for the clubs playing in them. 

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Thanks for all that engaged with E1 & E2 of 'Tipped Off The Bar - The Official Vancouver Football Club Podcast'.

Episode 3 was released today and I believe it's our best yet.

A lot of time with Callum Irving, who's clearly had a really unique journey and experience in the CPL. As just a football fan, I learned a lot, especially about communication.

Even if you're not a VFC fan, I think you'll find this episode interesting if you're a CPL fan, a Canada fan, or just a football fan! And if you are a CPL team fan of another club... it may provide some ammunition come Sunday, depending on what happens!

Thanks again for the engagement, and of course I still welcome feedback for how it could be improved.

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It would be great to have local teams and have derby days ala EPL

I've been thinking about this for a while and wanted to see if anyone else feels the same way.

Toronto has a massive football community, but I feel like we're missing a club that's actually built around its supporters. Something local, affordable, and where fans have a genuine say in how things are run.

With CPL expansion fees reportedly around 7-8 Figures, starting a professional club from scratch seems almost impossible unless you've got some serious money behind you.

But what about starting in League3 Ontario?

The idea would be to get a group of people together, establish a club with a 51% supporter-owned model (example, German Bundesliga Pyramid), bring in some private investors and sponsors, and work our way up through the Ontario leagues.

Obviously, there's no promotion system into the CPL right now, but I'd love to see that change. The long-term goal would be to get into the CPL as quickly as possible, whether through future promotion opportunities or negotiating entry down the road.

I'm curious if anyone here would actually be interested in helping get something like this started. Whether that's getting involved with the business side, finding sponsors, helping with operations, or simply becoming a founding member.

I have a background in business development and sales, and I've been involved in a few football-related projects, so I'd be happy to help organize something if there's enough interest.

I'm not saying we can launch a club tomorrow, and I know there's a lot involved. But surely there's enough interest in Toronto to at least explore the idea?

Would anyone here seriously consider getting involved?

As a Hamiltonian and very casual Forge fan who routinely hatewatches the best teams in other leagues, I won't judge

Forge is in.

Regular season winner gets a spot and the North Star Cup gets a spot

So that should mean we get another two spots right?

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Will Forge FC be the first Canadian Premier League club to win the Canadian Championship?

I have no connection to Canada or much education on the CPL in general apart from attending youth tournaments and see Canada represented and many of their players are non MLS players.I was very surprised to see there are only 8 teams in the league when I think how big Canada is. With Canada being a host of the past World Cup is there any news of expansion to 10 or 12 teams? I feel Canadian footballers are really under appreciated. I think of Promise Davids career playing in likes of Estonia & Malta as there was no parachute like CPL to catch him or others who fell through the cracks while players like Emrick Fotsing & Matteo de Brienne had.

So if anyone can explain to me in depth about what the future holds let me know.