Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all had a lovely break this weekend and that the week ahead treats you well. This season has spoiled us so much that any sort of subpar outing from the Whitecaps feels shocking. And while their performance on Saturday in Austin was their weakest one of the season, they still did enough to draw a key road point. … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday May 19
The Vancouver Whitecaps will seek to run back their domination of Austin FC from last month, facing off against the Verde on their home turf Saturday in the return fixture. The 5-1 pasting at BC Place, capped off with a Brian White four-spot, came on the heels of the Caps’ CONCACAF Champions Cup triumph against Pumas. It set both teams on diametrically different trajectories. The … Continue reading Whitecaps look to duplicate Austin FC dominance in Texas
The Vancouver Whitecaps will attempt to continue their delicate balancing act between continental and league play, returning home to take on Austin FC Saturday. So far, the Caps have been able to find success in both MLS and CONCACAF Champions Cup, though they started to look leggy on Wednesday. This of course didn’t stop them from knocking off Pumas UNAM to advance in continental competition … Continue reading Whitecaps, Austin FC Meet in Stylistic Mismatch
In Episode 217, Alexandre Gangue-Ruzic and Samuel Rowan dive into the latest out of the Vancouver Whitecaps, Vancouver FC, Pacific FC and more. Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to chat all things Vancouver Whitecaps, Vancouver FC, Pacific FC and more. To begin, they dive into the latest news … Continue reading The Third Sub Episode 217: Stuart Armstrong signs as Whitecaps mark return to MLS action with win vs. Austin FC
The Vancouver Whitecaps begin their MLS stretch run on Saturday night, taking on Austin FC at Q2 Stadium in central Texas as they look to improve their position in the fight for a home playoff spot. The Verde showed the Caps who they are during the return leg of this fixture at BC Place, when they parlayed their conservative, direct style (and an egregious penalty … Continue reading Whitecaps resume league play against tricky Austin FC
In Episode 216 of the Third Sub Podcast, Alexandre Gangue-Ruzic and Samuel Rowan dive into a busy week for the Vancouver Whitecaps, Vancouver Rise, and more. Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to chat all things Vancouver Whitecaps and Vancouver Rise amid a busy week for both the men’s … Continue reading The Third Sub Episode 216: Whitecaps return to action after Leagues Cup break; Rise is announced as NSL name
By Alexandre-Gangue-Ruzic and Samuel Rowan. A victory just didn’t seem to be in the cards for the Vancouver Whitecaps against Austin on Saturday night. Ironically, despite putting up one of their most complete and dominant performances of the season, it only yielded a frustrating home draw, as they settled for a 0-0 draw against a red-hot Austin side. Despite Austin’s resurgent form, however, as they … Continue reading Post Match: It wasn’t meant to be
The Vancouver Whitecaps return home to take on one of the West’s most in-form teams Saturday when they face off against Austin FC. At the start of the season, basically everyone predicted the Verde would be in the cellar of the conference and, potentially, challenging Toronto FC for the wooden spoon. Well, as it turns out, neither of those teams got the memo on that … Continue reading Match Preview: Whitecaps return home to face surging Austin FC
Happy Friday Caps fans, hope you all are having a lovely week and are getting tantalizingly close to having some well deserved time off. It was a productive midweek for Vancouver, who saw off Austin 2-1. Despite the away side drawing level shortly after the halftime break and giving us all visions of Saturday’s heartbreaker against Seattle, the Caps held their nerve, played their way … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday July 14
It’s been a disappointing pair of games for the Vancouver Whitecaps. Just as things were starting to look up, a couple of heartbreaking defeats have settled the ‘Caps in the fringe playoff spots. It’s not all doom and gloom within Vancouver’s camp though. Despite being on the wrong end of a famous Leo Chu performance, they have the opportunity to finish strong before the Leagues Cup … Continue reading Pre Match: Snapping out of the Rut Against Austin