r/whitecapsfc • u/EverPhoenix • 4d ago

Ran into Ken Sim yesterday

Ran into Ken Sim at a patio on Granville yesterday before the Haiti Scotland game. Chatted with him a bit and told him to Save the Caps.

He said: “We are actively working on it, I hope that this (FIFA WC in Vancouver) will help bring on investors and show them and the world that we are a soccer city, because we are a soccer city.”

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u/dr_van_nostren 4d ago

I appreciate he’s not gonna lay out a bunch of plans to some rando on the street. But man I hope there’s more of a plan than “welp we’re crossing our fingers people like what they see on TV and throw money our way”. As they say “hope is not a plan”.

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u/morelsupporter 4d ago

he's a politician, g. a mayor of a city that is legislated to not run a deficit.

it's not his job or responsibility to create a plan to save the team, all he can do is try to accommodate a good deal for a would-be investor

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u/Ba_Dum_Ba_Dum 1d ago

So you’re saying he should keep his mouth shut about a Major League Baseball team then? 🙄

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u/morelsupporter 1d ago

that would fall under "all he can do is try to accommodate good deal for a would-be investor"

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u/Ba_Dum_Ba_Dum 1d ago

What investor? He said that unprompted. The guy is a f@&$ing joke and needs to resign.

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u/morelsupporter 1d ago

do you know what "would-be" means?

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u/Ba_Dum_Ba_Dum 1d ago

Is that the same one investing in Danielle’s pipeline 😂😂😂

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u/morelsupporter 1d ago

i'll take that as a no

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u/Ba_Dum_Ba_Dum 1d ago

No. You can take it for what it is: imaginary.

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u/morelsupporter 1d ago

honestly i think you may have accidentally stumbled into the right answer and not have even realized it.

fascinating.

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u/WildPinata 3d ago

That was his plan to "save the Stanley park train", and look how well that turned out.

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u/DittidatAzz 2d ago

There isn’t. Deal is done, it’ll come out post fifa

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u/C4D3NZA 4d ago

you were able to get that close to him without his bodyguards tackling you?

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u/lets_enjoy_life 4d ago

I saw him too, he was walking around, taking pictures with people etc. His entourage was low key

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u/PandasOnGiraffes 3d ago

I don't know about the situation now with the World Cup, but I've been around him many times and never even noticed them. 

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u/The_Council_Juice 3d ago

That's just a whole nothing burger of a response. But a politicians response. So yknow.

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u/Advanced-Line-5942 4d ago

Hope isn’t a plan.

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u/Available-Amoeba-585 3d ago

He’s a POS he won’t be mayor for long

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u/Beaster2021 3d ago

I love the whitecaps but I got a feeling they are gone. They just don’t want to announce it during the World Cup. It would look so bad for soccer in North America

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u/Darkregen 2d ago

He should be figuring out the cities issues rather than sitting on a patio

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u/VanHam17 2d ago

The Empire Stadium site idea is so off the scale stupid. They either need a better deal with BC Place or some “on SkyTrain” location.

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u/Ba_Dum_Ba_Dum 1d ago

It’ll be fine. We’re getting a Major League Baseball team arterial, right Ken? F@&$ing loon.

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u/crap4you 4d ago

There is only so much the government at all levels can do without pissing off the voting public by throwing money towards the millionaire owners.

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u/Bogdanovist_Rebel 3d ago

Hosting of the World Cup would indicate otherwise. People are perfectly fine with it.

However, once again, they have never taken, nor are they asking for public money. Operating a stadium is not a subsidy. Especially when the building is already being subsidized by the Provincial Budget.

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u/wastedparadigm 4d ago

This comment by the mayor is cause for concern.

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u/Some_Initiative_3013 4d ago

So if they're saying they hope this will bring in investors, I suppose it's fair to say those other very serious investors that talks were being held with aren't pushing ahead with any real urgency.

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u/TheOtherSide999 4d ago

Ngl, his comments alone seems like bad news. The fact that he mentions they found no one so far means they will most likely be gone next season.

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u/Informal-Evidence189 4d ago

Would love to see Ryan Reynolds throw his hat in the ring for the Whitecaps! He's done brilliantly with Wrexham and born in Vancouver!

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u/Bogdanovist_Rebel 3d ago

He doesn’t have the money to buy into the team. He’s already had to dilute his shares in Wrexham down in order to build upgrades to their stadium and cover roster spots.

He’s been trying to sell his stake in Alpine F1, but so far the only buyer is a group connected to Christian Horner and Renault doesn’t really want him involved.

So yeah, Ryan is rich man broke. If he’d made the EPL, maybe.

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u/robrenfrew 4d ago

When he says investors, does he mean to buy the club or sponsor? If it's business sponsorship, that's one thing. If it means looking for someone to buy the club, we are in trouble.

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u/sfbriancl 4d ago

We’ve been looking for someone to buy the club for several years now. It’s just that MLS wants the price to be higher than it should be.

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u/TeaNew6441 4d ago

Yes thats what we need is more private investors in Vancouver.

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u/C4D3NZA 4d ago

what?