There’s Quiet And Then There’s Silence

By Ben Knight Onward!

Canada II — CSA reform?
With the Gold Cup over, we have entered a deeply quiet period in Canadian soccer. No games, no news.

The late stages of 2008 brought something rare to those of us who keenly and critically follow the doings (and undoings) of the Canadian Soccer Association:

Optimism.

With Peter Montopoli installed as general secretary, the CSA made a series of solid decisions. Stephen Hart as technical director. The same Stephen Hart as interim coach of the senior men’s national team. Carolina Morace as head coach and uberboss of the women’s national program.

Traditionally, there have been two glaring weaknesses with our soccer bureaucrats: corporate structure and funding. As 2009 dawned, it looked as though the bureaucracy was under control, and new sources of funding were imminent.

Have you ever waited a bit too long for a bus? Got to that point where you legitimately wonder if the bus is even coming? That’s about where things stand today.

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