THIS IS NOT A DRILL
The napkin list is now complete. The dream has come true.
TSS Rovers will compete in the 2023 Canadian Championships!
Canada’s 1st supporter owned club gets a moment in the sun.
Thank you to anyone that ever dared to think the impossible.
#TogetherOne
Thanks for all the message and well wishes. If we don't get back to you right away, it's because the ownership group is still in a haze.
Thank you to all Rovers supporters/owners. And special thanks to the players and coaching staff who gave us an unforgettable night.
This Twitter account is now home to all TSS Rovers teams, youth and adult. We also wanted to introduce our new crest and the sword fern as our emblem. The sword fern is a large evergreen plant indigenous to coastal BC.
TSS is pleased to announce the hiring of Chelsey Hannesson as the Rovers Women Head Coach for the 2022 season of BC League 1. Chelsey is currently the Assistant TD at Langley United and coaches in the BCSPL. Thanks to
@langley_united
for their help in making this possible.
Thank you to all our supporters, sponsors, and owners. We gave it everything we had. Immensely proud of our players. They produced memories we will never forget. Now let‘s get busy trying to get back here next year.
#WeAreRovers
#TogetherOne
(Photo credit:
@residualimage
PARTNERSHIP STATEMENT
Further to the unveiling of TSS Rovers in
@League1BC
we are formally announcing that the club has reached an agreement with the Supporter’s Trust to officially sell a large portion of the top teams to our original partners…YOU.
#supporterownership
#club
PACIFIC WINS ON PENALTIES 🚨
@Pacificfccpl
books a spot in the QFs of the
#CanChamp
via penalties over Cavalry
And they have this HUGE save from Emil Gazdov and a COOL penalty from Georges Mukumbilwa to thank for that😎
They'll face the TSS Rovers in the next round🗓️
Love the support. Thank you. Also can’t get carried away. This was one game. One awe inspiring game. There’s no secret sauce over here. We’re doing our best with the resources we have. There are many other clubs doing the same. Let’s enjoy the wonderful moments when they arrive.
Have you ever wanted to own a football club?
Today’s your lucky day! Canada’s first ever supporter owned soccer club is now live.
A real share. A real voice. A club you can call your own.
Be a part of the Canadian soccer dream.
#TogetherStandingStrong
Meet the TSS Rovers Women's League 1 coaching staff for 2023. Chelsey Hannesson is returning as the head coach. She's being joined by Cami Gomez, who coaches in the TSS FC youth program, and Lauren King, who oversees the girls program at VAFC.
#WeAreRovers
#TogetherOne
BE A PART OF HISTORY
Tickets now available for a David vs Goliath titanic Canadian Championship battle at iconic Swangard Stadium.
The mighty Rovers vs
@ValourFootball
@League1BC
SEASON TICKET pckg now on sale & incl.
Canadian Championship match
Link:
Now that the dust has settled: we want to thank everyone who supported us in our 2nd instalment of representing L1 BC in the Canadian Championship. The Club was a whisker away from advancing to the 1/4 finals again. Time to turn our attentions back to the 2024 season.
Cannot believe we are alive to see this. Laughed at for years because we were Canada until we die.
This is surreal. Gold medals, beating Mexico, looking the best.
Proud to be Canadian.
Congratulations to everybody involved & everybody who believed it could happen!
#CANMNT
TSS Rovers will be the first club in the Canada Soccer professional pyramid to be partnered with the supporters officially. Using the German model we will offer and then grow the club to and with those that have been there living the dream.
#weareRovers
#TSSRovers
No room for names but thank you to anyone that has contributed. Tonight is your night. A supporter owned club built on love & care for the game & community.
The soccer pirates will continue to give of themselves for the community but tonight we party!
#WeAreRovers
#TogetherOne
STATEMENT
#VanTSSRovers
is a bridge. A tiny part of a pathway that is evolving & growing.
A club.
Not better. Not worse.
In support of ALL soccer in this country & all Canadian players, whether liked or not.
For football. For people.
That's it.
#TogetherOne
🇨🇦⚽️
PIRATES!
An island getaway
Canadian Championship 1/4 Final
@Pacificfccpl
vs TSS Rovers 🏴☠️
@ Starlight Stadium in Langford
Away fan tickets discounted to $21 with $5 being generously donated back to the club.
Plan your trip!
#WeAreRovers
#TogetherOne
To all Rovers supporters far & wide,
Official:
The 1st ever in Canada to be owned in part by the supporters.
We did it.
Now truly
#TogetherOne
and a community that is
#TogetherStandingStrong
for a powerful vision and the dreams of young players.
Congratulations!
#WeAreRovers
OFFICIAL STATEMENT:
The Rovers are thrilled there is a deal for University athletes to pursue their pro dream with the
@CPL
. There are not enough teams yet for all the talented Canadians. We will seek & develop new 🇨🇦 players & give them a shot. It's our job. That's a promise.
Incredible achievement for this club. Watching the ladies win then winning our first trophy! So proud for everyone involved and all the players!
2-1 final over a very gracious
@HighlandersFC
.
#TogetherOne
#CanadianSoccer
PRESENTING
We are pleased to announce the Rovers
@League1BC
men’s coaching staff for 2023. (They don’t all fit on the graphic!)
Congratulations to long time TSS coach Darren Russcher, this year’s Head Coach & assistants Brendan Teeling, Des Tachie + GK coach Martin Vaca.
Cont.
Truth
The Rovers are allowed in. That means there’s a chance. But,
@ValourFootball
have all paid players. Winners & with experience.
Their coach is a vet of different leagues & has won before.
The pirates are up against it. We’ll need thousands to sing loudly & support us!
Effective immediately,
@yorkutdfc
is under new ownership. The club has been purchased by Canadian Soccer Business, in anticipation of a transfer to new ownership.
🔗
#CanPL
UPDATE
SHARE OFFERING REOPENING SOON
Rovers will be opening the company share offering again very soon.
If you are at all interested please get in touch so we can put you on the list.
#WeAreRovers
#TogetherOne
Dear
@CPLsoccer
,
We know you have been busy building the country a new league. Thanks for that. We also know you will have more clubs soon & maybe some injuries. Please find attached our Canadians that are ready to go at any time.
Regards,
Van TSS Rovers
The first-ever
@League1BC
Champs were recognized at halftime! 👏
Congratulations to our very own Whitecaps FC Girls Elite squad
@WFCElite
& the
@TSSRovers
men’s team on their incredible achievement 🏆
#VWFC
|
#L1BC
From the bottom of the pyramid to the top, it is now complete.
Proud to be officially welcomed into the BCSPL and looking forward to continuing the work of supporting local players enjoy the world’s game.
#TogetherStandingStrong
#TogetherOne
Last night two clubs that have both embraced young Canadian players locked horns. It was a big game in the context of Canadian soccer. It will get bigger and better with our own pro league. And it will be fiercely competitive. It is great now and will only get stronger.
⚽️🇨🇦
Zero breaches or charges laid against the pirates today.
Still the champs and still in the Voyageur’s Cup.
The people’s game.
#WeAreRovers
#TogetherOne
We had a dream.
And leaned in to see what was possible.
🇨🇦’s 1st supporter owned football club.
Supporters, partners, players. All now legends. Staff that gave. Volunteers incredible.
The dream: build a club. For the people.
It happened.
Tomorrow we celebrate.
#TogetherOne
TRAVEL & MATCH UPDATE:
The club is working with
@Pacificfccpl
and our supporters to arrange travel and tickets for May 10th Canadian Championship match. We will announce as soon as details are confirmed.
#WeAreRovers
#TogetherOne
TSS are pleased to announce the return of
@WillCromack
to his duties as Chief Bottle Washer. Will takes this on again after 4 successful seasons in USL League 2 & will again combine this with the head coaching role. Along with 200+ others Will is proud to call himself a co-owner.
Huge congratulations for his pro debut to
@vanfootballclub
newest signing, Ivan Mejia. Hard work, belief in yourself, & a pleasure to coach. Go do it again at the next level. We will be watching. Thanks for all your dedication as a pirate!
#AlwaysARover
#WeAreRovers
#TogetherOne
Support is a participation sport.
Own this….
…emotion
…journey
…feeling
…support
…care
Own this club.
Buy a share in Canada’s first ever supporter owned football club.
Investor link:
Limited time offer.
#WeAreRovers
#TogetherOne
The start of this awful journey in BC. Cannot let the
@CPLsoccer
or
@League1BC
movement fail.
Support local football. Because it can go and will if you aren’t part of the solution.
BC needs to start delivering players again. All the time.
⚽️🇨🇦
January 31st-On This Day in BC Sport History: 1985
The Vancouver Whitecaps declare bankruptcy with an estimated $4.75 million in debt and fold from the North American Soccer League after 11 seasons. The entire NASL collapses and folds two months later.
Given that TSS FC staff will be working with many players too young to be vaccinated, we have decided to make COVID vaccination mandatory for all new staff. All existing staff have voluntarily agreed to comply with this policy and will be fully vaxxed by the start of the season.
Congratulations to the 2018
@USLPDL
Champions
@FoothillsFCU23
. Big job done by all the staff and players and a well deserved title. Enjoy the moment.
#Respect
Thrilled to announce another piece to the commentary booth for this season. Joining the
@aftncanada
crew to provide some detail and football expertise will be veteran coach and hall of famer
@AlanErrington
. Our own top pundit supporting the top broadcast in town.
#WeAreRovers
Congratulations to the Rovers selected in the first ever
@CPLsoccer
@USPORTSca
draft. Thomas Gardner, Zach Verhoven and Joel Waterman all being given a chance to make the next grade. Good luck fellas and we are very proud of you.
#TogetherOne
🇨🇦⚽️👍
Watch party at the club tonight! 4 age groups (not including the coaches 😉). 34 years! Finally a win! Well done Canada!!
#CANMNT
#TogetherStandingStrong
🇨🇦⚽️🇨🇦⚽️🇨🇦⚽️🇨🇦⚽️
1/3 TSS Rovers are pleased to announce our Head Coaches for the
@League1BC
teams for 2024. Kevin Booker will be leading our Women's Team. Kevin is our Rovers Youth Girls TD and was part of the staff back in the WPSL period in 2018/19. He was also the Assistant Coach in our 2022
Call your friends up and get your group ready.
Tickets available next week.
Time to sell out Swangard.
The Canadian Championship returns to the legendary stadium in Burnaby.
#WeAreRovers
#TogetherOne
In an effort to make the game accessible to those who may not otherwise have had the ability to attend, we donated over a hundred tickets for our Canadian Championship game to local organizations.
Did some accounting and crunched some numbers.
TSS Rovers is now valued as priceless.
You can’t put a number on a dream.
Football and community, not money.
#WeAreRovers
#TogetherOne
This time last year we didn't have an official team yet. This year we have both a men's & women's team, a quality venue, are talking to players, and most of all have amazing supporters pushing us forward. What a year!
#club
OFFICIAL
Date and time set for the first round of the Canadian Championship
David vs Goliath
April 19, 2023
7:30pm kick off
Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, B.C.
Tickets on sale soon!
#WeAreRovers
#TogetherOne
Grab your tickets to the Canadian Championship final.
@WhitecapsFC
vs
@cfmontreal
at BC Place.
Use the TSS ticket link and $5 goes back to support the mighty Rovers.
Thanks Whitecaps for wonderful support of a strong football pyramid.
Link:
#TogetherOne
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Super
@mario_gerges
has landed.
In the Egyptian first division.
A fully blown professional footballer!
Congratulations young man. Make us all proud.
#TogetherOne
#path2pro
⚽️🇨🇦👊
Not really sure how to say this so please forgive the words and take the spirit…
We support all the powerful women in our community in every way we can. It’s 2022. People should have power of THEIR body.
It will be women that save this world if we stand a chance.
#TogetherOne
Delana Friesen of TSS Rovers Premier women and Rovers L1 team signs with Treaty United in Ireland. Delana is currently the top goal scorer in the MWSL Premier Division. Big congrats.
It's a very lonely place fighting for a place at the professional level of soccer. For some it's easy but very few. Always a big shout out to all those striving & continuing to rise.
Everybody's journey is different.
Waterman
Verhoven
Metcalfe
Haynes
Let's go. More to come.
Welcome to a fierce supporter & investor in women’s sport as well as a huge advocate for sport to be better.
On National Girls & Women in Sport Day we give a big shout out to our new co-owner
@ciaramccormack
.
Investing in the game.
Join the movement
1/3 We would like to thank Darren Russcher for all his time, energy and expertise since our USL inception in 2017. Darren unfortunately has to step down from his role as Head Coach of our L1 Men's team for the 2024 season due to work commitments. Darren took our group to the top
Getting under way here at Swangard. A number of players still not back from university but confident with the depth of the squad. Let’s go Rovers.
#WeAreRovers
The first
@League1BC
match, Canada’s top league for women’s football, was held at iconic Swangard Stadium. An amazing setting, an incredible crowd, and some great soccer. Relive a few moments and then join us June 3rd when we do it again.
#WeAreRovers
#TogetherOne
Pirates!
You did it! If you helped, gave the club a thought, competed against us, sang for the players, became an owner, or did anything to move the needle for this little supporter owned club, you deserve this.
You are legends!
Thank you!
#WeAreRovers
#TogetherOne
Congratulations to Yasmina Enneddam of the TSS Premier women’s team who recently signed with West Adelaide Hellas SC in Australia to play in the National Premier Leagues. We’re thrilled when our players can have these types of experiences in the game.
#WeAreRovers
And that’s the final whistle. We beat the Timbers 5-0 for our biggest ever win and the first time we have won 2 straight to start a season. Goals came from Gindo (2) Mateo Polisi (2) and Connor Glennon!
Yo
@CanadaSoccerEN
- could you let us play in the Voyageur's Cup next year please? We are worried that some politician might blow up the planet and this might be our last chance. Just consider it bro...
#worried
#drunkvoters
🤷🏼♂️
TSS Rovers FC is excited to announce our first male youth player to be invited to the Whitecaps Pre MLS U14 Academy Squad. Declan Froh started in our
@TotalSoccerBC
program at age of 7. He joined TSS Rovers at U11 and has been with us over the last 4 seasons. Well done Deco.