The Young Gaffers | An irreverent look at The Beautiful Game

Wherein Our Heroes weigh all sides of both the Canadian Premier League's recent statement regarding wage deferrals and reductions, as well as the creation of the Professional Footballers Association of Canada. We also review and discuss your mailbag submissions. We're all in this together...when we stand hand-in-hand, make our dreams come true.

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Wherein Our Heroes get on board the feel-good train. From the personalities to the sense of community, from the all-around quirkiness to the camaraderie, we share our favourite things about the Canadian Premier League. We also weigh in on some Canadian U23 players that we think could make waves in 2021 and entertain the hypothetical scenario of MLS clubs playing alongside CPL clubs in a little shortened mini-season.

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Wherein Our Heroes return from their self-isolation to bring you a recent conversation with Ben Fisk. We also applaud the IOC and UEFA for postponing the upcoming Euros and Olympics, eagerly await the upcoming season of Sunderland 'Til I Die, and discuss the Waffle House Index.

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Wherein Our Heroes discuss the first three signings announced by Atlético Ottawa: proven leader Ben Fisk, local product and wunderkind Antoine Coupland, and the versatile Malyk Hamilton. Also, we give our opinions on the new match ball from Derbystar, discuss some listener submissions pertaining to Pacific FC's new beer in partnership with Surrey's Russell Brewing, and consider how the Canadian Premier League can attract the general sports-loving public.

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Wherein Our Heroes discuss the Canadian Premier League's format for the 2020 season. Gaffer Adam attends the Pacific FC kit launch event and chats with Victor Blasco, Marcel de Jong, and new boy Abdou Samake. Of course, we also give our preliminary thoughts on the new kits for each club. We also dip into the mailbag and hear from a listener who feels The Hex may not be the path of least resistance for the Canadian Men's National team.

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Wherein Our Heroes attend the Canada Soccer media event in Langford, BC and hear from Canadian Senior Men's head coach John Herdman. Canada Soccer announces a friendly versus Trinidad and Tobago for March 27, 2020. The Canadian Premier League officially unveils Atlético Ottawa as the league's eighth club. Also, we dip into the mailbag to hear from you, the listeners!

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Wherein Our Heroes are joined by Pacific PC forward Alejandro Díaz, recently signed from Liga MX powerhouse Club América. We also salute the Canadian Women for qualifying for Tokyo 2020. We debate the best means to redraw the Voyageurs Cup bracket to include Ottawa and discuss Kurt Larson's tweet about capping the maximum number of loaned players per club. Also, Cavalry FC announce open trials and York 9 enter a Twitter kit-feud with TFC.

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Wherein Our Heroes are joined by Pacific FC midfielder Marco Bustos to discuss his choice to sign with the Islanders for the 2020 Canadian Premier League season. Christine Sinclair cements herself as the top international goalscorer in the history of the sport by notching goal 185 in Olympic Qualifying play. Also, soccer returns to the nation's capital as Ottawa is awarded a CPL franchise to begin play in April 2020. Oh, and let's not forget they're backed by Spanish behemoths Club Atlético de Madrid.

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Wherein Our Heroes dip into a mailbag that runneth over. We can't thank you enough for sharing your ruminations! Tristan Borges leaves for Belgium on a record Canadian Premier League transfer fee. Also, we go coast-to-coast and catch up on the latest signings at HFX Wanderers, York 9 FC, Cavalry FC, and Pacific FC.

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Wherein Our Heroes are joined by Pacific FC head coach Pa-Modou Kah. He discusses his previous interactions with the club's young core, his management philosophy, the importance of family, and more. Also, we celebrate Joel Waterman's transfer from Cavalry FC to Impact Montréal FC and Valour land a new CB in Haitian Andrew Jean-Baptiste.

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