Having Herdman come out to give the final words at a press conference is like knowing that Rush is saving “2112” for the encore.

So what should the Alphonso Davies shoes be named? Should we be able to buy Sincy12 gear?

Davies, who is now with Bayern Munich after a record transfer from the Vancouver Whitecaps, registered four assists for Canada in the calendar year. That’s the second most by a Canadian player since the record keepers started counting assists.

Meow! And then something meowed! How that meow had Cansoc Twitter wowed!

But, don’t think that little bit of money turned the pitch into the Emirates. That wasn’t the point. The team has spent days on a pitch that isn’t the best. The thinking is that when Canada does walk onto the surface at Warner Park, the players will see that cricket field as an upgrade.

So, the Canadian side is expecting a much stiffer test on Nov. 18 in Basseterre than they got in Nations League wins over the US Virgin Islands and Dominica.

Canadian men’s national lteam coach John Herdman has made it something of a trademark to throw young players right into the mix. With six teenagers seeing the field in Canada’s 5-0 win over Dominica, it appears its steady on with that philosophy.

So, even though Canada played Dominica in the most recent World Cup qualifying cycle, Canadian midfielder Jonathan Osorio admitted that he and his teammates have what amounts to a very limited scouting report on the team from the island nation.

Now, only months into the plan as he works to rebuild the men’s program from scratch, we’re already seeing Herdman ask players to buy into the program on a much deeper level than get off the plane, go to training, put on the shirt, play the game, fly back to your club.

Yet, go to Ticketmaster’s website, search out the Oct. 16 match, click on the link for BMO Field's seat map, and you find enough blue dots — which represent unsold seats — to make up an ocean. At this point, it looks like it would take a fantastic surge just to get the lower bowl half full.