Ryan
@rblindsay.bsky.social
🇨🇦Occasional Freelance Scout + Analyst (CPL, US, Europe)
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Ryan
@rblindsay.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Hi! Since this is new, I’ll do a quick intro!
I’m Ryan -I’m a 🇨🇦 scout & analyst & have worked w/TSS Rovers in L1BC+Can Champ the last few years. I’ve also done freelance scouting & analysis for teams+outlets all over.
I love to talk about footy (esp🇨🇦🏴🇮🇪), music, & Celtic.
If that’s your bag, hi!
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I’m Ryan -I’m a 🇨🇦 scout & analyst & have worked w/TSS Rovers in L1BC+Can Champ the last few years. I’ve also done freelance scouting & analysis for teams+outlets all over.
I love to talk about footy (esp🇨🇦🏴🇮🇪), music, & Celtic.
If that’s your bag, hi!
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November 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Sewing kits are skyrocketing in price
November 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Sewing kits are skyrocketing in price
Folks. Let’s do this.
League1 Prairies is ready to introduce itself.
Here’s what to expect from the #L1PR three-year roadmap ⤵️
Here’s what to expect from the #L1PR three-year roadmap ⤵️
EXCLUSIVE: Hassan Mowgli And The Launch of League1 Prairies - Northern Tribune
After three years of waiting, League1 Prairies will finally be kicking off in 2026. Northern Tribune sat down with Hassan Mowgli of the SSA to talk all things L1PR.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Folks. Let’s do this.
Get this man to Halifax, STAT.
If the reports are true, Rob Gale could be a primary candidate for some of the vacant head coach roles in Canada.
#CanPL #NSL
#CanPL #NSL
Report: Portland Thorns Part Ways With Rob Gale - Northern Tribune
Reports are surfacing that the Portland Thorns and Rob Gale are going separate ways, effective immediately.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Get this man to Halifax, STAT.
& yet Galey still wanted to stick around and keep fighting for football in this city.
I don’t think we all appreciate enough what a genuine legend he is.
I don’t think we all appreciate enough what a genuine legend he is.
![Via @truenorthfoot
In an interview with the Observer of Football Podcast, former Valour head coach Rob Gale spoke about the conditions the club and players R endured, stating the ownership gave players OD leftover concession food as post-game meals.
The Englishman also compared the Winnipeg' Blue Bombers of the CFL to Valour, both of whom were under the same ownership group, saying "if you wanted half the fans you get at the Bombers' [games] - or even a quarter - you better spend a quarter of the budget, and we weren't even close to that." #CanPL](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ook4yw2jsz2ez3iprbuf5gcl/bafkreif33hou3sz3ucqkozwlcsoiarnwib23ifhtzseuyvrtmkj3zm76oa@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
& yet Galey still wanted to stick around and keep fighting for football in this city.
I don’t think we all appreciate enough what a genuine legend he is.
I don’t think we all appreciate enough what a genuine legend he is.
This is just SUCH a vindictive move. The disdain the ownership has for the supporters is incredible.
November 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This is just SUCH a vindictive move. The disdain the ownership has for the supporters is incredible.
#ValourFC fans - we have to take our mourning & turn it into momentum. Manitoba needs ⚽️ infrastructure badly, we need pathways, & for that to happen, we need people’s passion, knowhow & support to put behind small/youth clubs however we can.
Supporter-power can change everything. We can’t stagnate.
Supporter-power can change everything. We can’t stagnate.
November 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
#ValourFC fans - we have to take our mourning & turn it into momentum. Manitoba needs ⚽️ infrastructure badly, we need pathways, & for that to happen, we need people’s passion, knowhow & support to put behind small/youth clubs however we can.
Supporter-power can change everything. We can’t stagnate.
Supporter-power can change everything. We can’t stagnate.
What did they expect when they invested nothing into the club?
-0 effort to win new fans
-terrible matchday experience
-announcer regularly mispronounced everyone’s names
-no effort to condense seating to improve atmosphere
-difficult to buy merch if not at games (old kits still full price online!)
-0 effort to win new fans
-terrible matchday experience
-announcer regularly mispronounced everyone’s names
-no effort to condense seating to improve atmosphere
-difficult to buy merch if not at games (old kits still full price online!)
November 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
What did they expect when they invested nothing into the club?
-0 effort to win new fans
-terrible matchday experience
-announcer regularly mispronounced everyone’s names
-no effort to condense seating to improve atmosphere
-difficult to buy merch if not at games (old kits still full price online!)
-0 effort to win new fans
-terrible matchday experience
-announcer regularly mispronounced everyone’s names
-no effort to condense seating to improve atmosphere
-difficult to buy merch if not at games (old kits still full price online!)
Another important thing to remember in all of this is that the Bombers are community owned.
If this is true, Miller should be fired from his position with WFC. This is negligence. If Valour was such a financial burden for WFC (which was entirely self-inflicted, yet VFC was a factor in forgiven stadium loans?), then a failure to secure this sale should be seen as a dereliction of duty
November 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Another important thing to remember in all of this is that the Bombers are community owned.
If this is true, Miller should be fired from his position with WFC. This is negligence. If Valour was such a financial burden for WFC (which was entirely self-inflicted, yet VFC was a factor in forgiven stadium loans?), then a failure to secure this sale should be seen as a dereliction of duty
November 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
If this is true, Miller should be fired from his position with WFC. This is negligence. If Valour was such a financial burden for WFC (which was entirely self-inflicted, yet VFC was a factor in forgiven stadium loans?), then a failure to secure this sale should be seen as a dereliction of duty
I don’t think people outside of Winnipeg understand just how poorly Valour was marketed & supported by the Bombers ownership.
I had countless conversations w/ people who had no idea we even HAD a team.
How can a club grow if its fanbase if the fans have to do ALL the legwork for the growth?
I had countless conversations w/ people who had no idea we even HAD a team.
How can a club grow if its fanbase if the fans have to do ALL the legwork for the growth?
November 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I don’t think people outside of Winnipeg understand just how poorly Valour was marketed & supported by the Bombers ownership.
I had countless conversations w/ people who had no idea we even HAD a team.
How can a club grow if its fanbase if the fans have to do ALL the legwork for the growth?
I had countless conversations w/ people who had no idea we even HAD a team.
How can a club grow if its fanbase if the fans have to do ALL the legwork for the growth?
Miller did nothing to support this team, to grow the fanbase, or to even support the fans the club had. He’s spitting in our faces now.
WFC did next to zero advertising and then attacked fans for pointing that out, claiming they had the “highest marketing spend” in the league, which is just a lie.
WFC did next to zero advertising and then attacked fans for pointing that out, claiming they had the “highest marketing spend” in the league, which is just a lie.
Wade Miller, Valour’s president and CEO, said low attendance was a major factor in the club’s closure: "I love all the Valour fans. Whether it's our season ticket members, or the Red River Rising supporters' group, we had passionate fans, we just never had enough of them," #CanPL
🎙️ Free Press
🎙️ Free Press
November 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Miller did nothing to support this team, to grow the fanbase, or to even support the fans the club had. He’s spitting in our faces now.
WFC did next to zero advertising and then attacked fans for pointing that out, claiming they had the “highest marketing spend” in the league, which is just a lie.
WFC did next to zero advertising and then attacked fans for pointing that out, claiming they had the “highest marketing spend” in the league, which is just a lie.
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Valour folding is the fault of the grifters that ran the club, not the fans.
Fans turned up & supported the team through shite & ownership made 0 meaningful efforts to grow that fanbase.
Many people didn’t know about VFC.
WFC used the ones that did to pay off their loans, then threw them away.
Fans turned up & supported the team through shite & ownership made 0 meaningful efforts to grow that fanbase.
Many people didn’t know about VFC.
WFC used the ones that did to pay off their loans, then threw them away.
November 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Valour folding is the fault of the grifters that ran the club, not the fans.
Fans turned up & supported the team through shite & ownership made 0 meaningful efforts to grow that fanbase.
Many people didn’t know about VFC.
WFC used the ones that did to pay off their loans, then threw them away.
Fans turned up & supported the team through shite & ownership made 0 meaningful efforts to grow that fanbase.
Many people didn’t know about VFC.
WFC used the ones that did to pay off their loans, then threw them away.
Good on Galey. The club was never the same after he left.
November 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Good on Galey. The club was never the same after he left.
Valour folding is the fault of the grifters that ran the club, not the fans.
Fans turned up & supported the team through shite & ownership made 0 meaningful efforts to grow that fanbase.
Many people didn’t know about VFC.
WFC used the ones that did to pay off their loans, then threw them away.
Fans turned up & supported the team through shite & ownership made 0 meaningful efforts to grow that fanbase.
Many people didn’t know about VFC.
WFC used the ones that did to pay off their loans, then threw them away.
November 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Valour folding is the fault of the grifters that ran the club, not the fans.
Fans turned up & supported the team through shite & ownership made 0 meaningful efforts to grow that fanbase.
Many people didn’t know about VFC.
WFC used the ones that did to pay off their loans, then threw them away.
Fans turned up & supported the team through shite & ownership made 0 meaningful efforts to grow that fanbase.
Many people didn’t know about VFC.
WFC used the ones that did to pay off their loans, then threw them away.
I will never forgive Wade Miller.
It's official: Valour FC is closing down.
The #CanPL had looked for investors after ownership informed the league it intended to suspend operations, but was unable to find a viable solution.
The #CanPL had looked for investors after ownership informed the league it intended to suspend operations, but was unable to find a viable solution.
BREAKING: Valour FC Suspends Operations - Northern Tribune
The Manitoban club becomes the second CPL to suspend operations in seven years.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I will never forgive Wade Miller.
If Nancy gets the Celtic job, am I going to claim him as Canadian?
100% I am. Already do!
100% I am. Already do!
November 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
If Nancy gets the Celtic job, am I going to claim him as Canadian?
100% I am. Already do!
100% I am. Already do!
Troy the boy! 🦜🦜
Football is brilliant sometimes.
Football is brilliant sometimes.
😮💨 A Troy Parrott brace in a game that also included a red card for Cristiano Ronaldo blows Group F wide open in UEFA World Cup qualifying.
Ireland head to Hungary on Sunday to battle for second place while Hungary will still be hoping to overhaul Portugal (who play Armenia).
Ireland head to Hungary on Sunday to battle for second place while Hungary will still be hoping to overhaul Portugal (who play Armenia).
November 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Troy the boy! 🦜🦜
Football is brilliant sometimes.
Football is brilliant sometimes.
This, like everything done by the Cynic, is excellently done and is an exceptionally interesting listen.
Even if you’re not interested in Celtic. Fantastic insights here.
Even if you’re not interested in Celtic. Fantastic insights here.
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🎙️The Reimagining of Football
Guest - Jack Coles
Position - Head of recruitment at Lincoln City
▪️Jack joins us to discuss modern recruitment & data in football
📲 Available on ALL podcast platforms - search for ‘The Cynic’
Listen ⬇️
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November 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
This, like everything done by the Cynic, is excellently done and is an exceptionally interesting listen.
Even if you’re not interested in Celtic. Fantastic insights here.
Even if you’re not interested in Celtic. Fantastic insights here.
This whole game is silly and I love it so much.
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This whole game is silly and I love it so much.
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TSS Rovers Men Tryout 2026
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November 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Want to play for the mighty TSS Rovers? We have a free open tryout for men’s team players November 30. Come join our club and give us another name to sing.
www.tssfc.ca/tryout
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NEVERMIND
WELP
A wild choice from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as he arrives at the Rogers Centre in a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey.
Clearly some thinking behind it — but not exactly the Game 7 history you want to be replicating tonight.
Just four hours away now.
Clearly some thinking behind it — but not exactly the Game 7 history you want to be replicating tonight.
Just four hours away now.
October 21, 2025 at 3:21 AM
NEVERMIND
WELP
A wild choice from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as he arrives at the Rogers Centre in a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey.
Clearly some thinking behind it — but not exactly the Game 7 history you want to be replicating tonight.
Just four hours away now.
Clearly some thinking behind it — but not exactly the Game 7 history you want to be replicating tonight.
Just four hours away now.
October 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
WELP
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Not Another Penny ✊🏻🍀
October 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Not Another Penny ✊🏻🍀