8 CPL Thoughts: Transfer interest heating up as clubs prepare for July window

"We're not packing up our bags and going home yet." These were the words uttered by Halifax Tides head coach Lewis Page following his club's 3-1 loss to AFC Toronto on Saturday. If you detect a hint of defiance, you'd be right:
Good clubs find a way to win and the Halifax Wanderers, despite not playing their best match, found a way on Saturday to beat Vancouver FC 1-0. It was not their finest hour. But it can't go unnoticed that head coach Patrice Gheisar's squad seem to
Adam Pearlman's first visit to the Wanderers Grounds was as a member of the opposition. Back in 2022, as a player for Toronto FC, he flew to Nova Scotia for the MLS side's Canadian Championship quarter final matchup versus the Wanderers. Only 17-years old at the
The story at halftime was one Tides fans had seen before: their club was trailing, having conceding off a set piece, under pressure, and the weather was positively miserable. But an explosive second half — highlighted by captain Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir's match winner — secured the Tides' first win