Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope you all are gearing up for a lovely weekend and that the first few hours of December are treating you well. Tis’ the season for MLS to wrap up its disciplinary investigations apparently, with the league bringing the hammer down on Vanni Sartini (and FC Cincinnati centerback Matt Miazga) for misconduct involving officiating crews. The Sartini news is not … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday December 1
Welcome back, everyone. After a long season that started all the way back in February, the Vancouver Whitecaps have officially hit their off-season. While the players and coaches have been taking some time away from the pitch to rest and recuperate, we have been doing the same, charging the batteries for 2024. Before looking ahead to next season though, we have some final business to … Continue reading Guess the Starting XI – Year End Awards
Good Monday morning Caps fans — hope your weekend was lovely, the start of your holiday season merry and that the return to work hasn’t been too painful. It was a whirlwind weekend in MLS that will, once again, be dominated by talk of officiating rather than the action on the pitch. FC Cincinnati went through to the conference finals on a stoppage time winner … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday November 27
It’s fair to say that Yohei Takaoka’s form at the end of the 2023 season was not the best. He conceded a number of questionable goals and that, combined with with his somewhat limited ability to handle crosses, created problems for Vancouver. So, should Vancouver be looking to make improvements in goal? First, a PSA Before we begin we need to understand how we use … Continue reading Yohei Takaoka: Good Enough?
Good Friday morning Caps fans. Hope you had a good week and, if you are a fan south of the border, you had a good Thanksgiving. If you’re Canadian, enjoy your weekend. The MLS playoffs are nearly upon us once again. If you don’t have weekend plans, the doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday should make for good viewing. If you’re more focused on silly season, … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday November 24
Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all had a good weekend and that the wait for some time off was as worth it as the Canadian Men’s National Team’s wait to take on Jamaica (though hopefully there were no heavy rains involved). We have some roster news, though it isn’t first team-related, but at this stage in the offseason, we’ll take what we can … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday November 11
Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope you all had a lovely week and are winding things down before whatever the non-footballer equivalent of the international break is. Well folks, we’re officially in silly season and we got our first reminder that, shockingly, just because something pops up on the internet doesn’t mean it is true. Rumors were started and ended in due course that the … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday November 17
Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all had a lovely weekend and are gearing up for a solid week of work and late fall gallivanting. We had our first round of roster news drop Friday afternoon and there isn’t much to write home about. In an unsurprising move, the team will move on from Thomas Hasal, Kam Habibullah and Matteo Campagna. While it is … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday November 13
Every year there is a lot of speculation about which Canadian Premier League players might make the jump to MLS. In the past, I have argued for a fairly conservative approach to CPL signings. The league hasn’t existed for very long and, although the sample of players has moved up a level, I still feel it’s not totally clear how we should evaluate CPL achievements. … Continue reading CPL Players I Would Take a Punt on
Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope you all had a pleasant week and are gearing up for a weekend — the first one in awhile where there won’t be a match to watch. Here’s hoping you enjoy some late fall activities instead. I stand by my pride in both the club and Vanni Sartini but figured it would be worth covering everything that has happened … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday November 10