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Continued from page 5 “Going into MLS now is a big deal, it’s fantastic for us, but it’s not new, there’s a history, this is what we do… There’s a story to tell here, and this is just the new chapter. It’s not the beginning, this is halfway through.” And you don’t have to drop hockey for soccer. “Watch both—I do,” he says with a laugh. “Why wouldn’t Canucks fans want to watch the Whitecaps? Canucks players do, why wouldn’t the fans?” Then there’s the enthusiasm for playing. Vancouver has an ideal climate for soccer—it’s the only major Canadian city where you can play outdoors all year—and soccer is one of the most popular sport in the province, with 130,000 registered players. He talks about driving back to his home in West Vancouver in the evening and seeing all the soccer games at Ambleside, every single day. “Today I drove in at 7 o’clock in the morning, there’s two girls teams on the artificial surface at Ambleside, training. Seven o’clock, pouring down with rain, Tuesday morning, still not quite light. That’s a passion for soccer!” Which isn’t to say Barber doesn’t have a mighty challenge on his hands. The viewing figures for the World Cup in South Africa weren’t stellar, and Vancouver fans are fickle, quick to drop the Canucks or Lions when they start losing — which both manage to do consistently. Pundits agree that Barber’s priority should be putting together a winning team. The fans at MLS games tend to be wilder than in other sports, a 20something crowd that likes to bellow witty chants rather than follow the big-screen teleprompter. If the Caps can perform on the pitch, the atmosphere at games will be a big draw.
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That said, Barber appreciates the thoughtful, slow-building model of the MLS. It’s a relief after the hothouse madness of the English Premier League, where it’s “success yesterday, please. It’s unforgiving.” Here there are salary caps and a “we’re all in this together” ethos that supports new teams and helps the entire league grow. A big part of this is the team’s residency program, which has provided seven players for the current squad and will continue into the MLS era. The Whitecaps aren’t just one team, they’re a string of teams—minor league, women’s, youth, etc.—with the MLS squad at the top of the pyramid. It includes youth development programs, such as summer camps for teens and U18 training. Elite tournaments here and abroad groom youth for professional play in Canada or elsewhere. It’s a clever way to produce homegrown talent while keeping costs down, and it’s great for soccer in B.C., Barber says.
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o is Barber here to stay, or just rounding out his resumé? How long does he imagine sticking around? “As long as I’m wanted!” Barber replies with a laugh. He deliberately hasn’t set a time period, because if he did, people would say he was going to put everything into two years and then head back to London. But he says he wants to stay as long as he’s needed.
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“The next 12 months are going to be busy. And the next 12 months after that, it’s the first season in MLS. So that’s two years,” he chuckles, “before you even have a chance to think.” He may just be saying that, but Whitecaps fans don’t seem to care. Michael McColl spokesperson for the rabid supporters group the Southsiders, says Barber’s appointment sent a strong message to the rest of the league: We’re in this to win, not just to make up the numbers. The fans have taken to Barber “with open arms,” McColl says. More than 100 of them did a Q&A session with him in a packed pub recently and everyone was impressed by his plans for the future of the club. “It’s an exciting time to be a football fan in the city with Paul Barber at the Caps.” McColl also thinks the regional rivalry will be great for the sport. It might just make the Pacific Northwest one of the centres of the North American game, with crowds travelling between Vancouver, Seattle and Portland like they did in the glory days of the NASL. The new Amtrak lines between the cities will only encourage that. So the fans won’t care if Barber disappears again in two or three years. As long as the Whitecaps are launched and on their way by then, he’ll forever be a saint for the Southsiders. And Barber knows how hard it is to build a club in a short period of time and then also sustain success. When he talks about legacy, he mentions Alex Ferguson and Manchester United, the club Ferguson has built and rebuilt several times over 20 some years. “That’s the kind of legacy that you have to work on, over decades. And if I can play a part in that, fantastic. Absolutely fantastic.” scottrsteed@gmail.com
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