Welcome to Wayback Wednesday, where we take a look at past transactions made by the Whitecaps during their MLS era and look at how they have turned out today. We will be hoping to do this on a regular basis, so feel free to comment some suggestions for trades/transfers or tell us how you think some of those transactions went down in your opinion. We … Continue reading Wayback Wednesday: Gershon Koffie to New England
With the Seattle Sounders in town tonight for another installation of the Cascadia Cup, the mini-competition contested between Seattle, the Vancouver Whitecaps and the Portland Timbers, the Whitecaps will be looking to take a step towards once again becoming an important cog in the derby, as they try to push the third-wheel reputation away and attempt to catch up to their two rivals down south. … Continue reading Time for Third-Wheel Caps to Impose Themselves in Cascadia, Canadian Rivalries
Welcome to Wayback Wednesday, where we take a look at past transactions made by the Whitecaps during their MLS era and look at how they have turned out today. We will be hoping to do this on a regular basis, so feel free to comment some suggestions for trades/transfers or tell us how you think some of those transactions went down in your opinion. We … Continue reading Wayback Wednesday: Kekuta Manneh for Tony Tchani
After dropping their second match of the season to fellow conference foes in Real Salt Lake, the Whitecaps continued their whirlwind of a start to the season, flying down to Houston to play in a stadium that had been unfavourable to them over the years, hoping for a repeat of last years victory. Houston, fresh off a disappointing elimination from the CONCACAF Champions League, came … Continue reading Post-Game Review #3 Whitecaps FC vs Houston Dynamo (Houston, we sort of have a problem)
After an unfortunate refereeing decision tanked their hopes of grabbing their first victory of the season against Real Salt Lake, the Whitecaps hope to bounce back Saturday afternoon against another Western Conference foe in the Houston Dynamo. After falling to fellow Western foes in Minnesota and Real Salt Lake, the Caps take their talents down to Houston, Texas, where the BBVA Compass stadium can be … Continue reading 2019 Match Preview #3: Whitecaps FC vs Houston Dynamo: Time to Bounce Back
Despite the season starting a week ago, and a few teams playing competitive matches since mid-February, the rumours do not go to sleep with the Marc Dos Santos Whitecaps, as a few more names are rumored to be coming in. Much has been made of the offseason so far, where the Caps completely overhauled their roster, bringing in 15+ new players of varying levels of … Continue reading Whitecaps Continue Wild Offseason for Transfers and Rumours, and We’re Loving it!
Here is the first of our many match reviews to come during the season, where we go in-depth on the match that was. After a long offseason, the Whitecaps finally got a chance to get out and play their first match in what promises to be an intriguing 2019 campaign. For fans, it was a chance to see the Caps for the first time at … Continue reading Post-Game Review #1: Whitecaps FC vs Minnesota United FC (Spoiling the Party)
Image from: Vancouver Whitecaps (whitecapsfc.com) (In this short 3 part series leading up to our predictions for the season, we look at the Caps changes to 3 key phases of the field: Defense, Midfield and Attack. Today, we continue with a look at the Midfield) Often touted as the most important position on a football pitch, midfielders are always relied on to provide solid performances, … Continue reading What to Make of the Midfield Heading Into The Whitecaps 2019 Season?
(In this short 3 part series leading up to our predictions for the season, we look at the Caps changes to 3 key phases of the field: Defense, Midfield and Attack. Today we begin with a look at the defensive side of things) In an offseason filled with monumental change for the Whitecaps, one of the bigger question marks heading into the start of the … Continue reading Have the Whitecaps done enough to repair their defence this offseason?
After months of waiting, the Marc Dos Santos era finally got underway Friday in Hawaii. With big changes being promised to the style of play ever since the dismissal of Carl Robinson late last season, it was the first real chance to see some of these changes first-hand in a live match environment. Despite many key arrivals not being able to make the trip over … Continue reading Post-Game Review #1: Whitecaps FC vs V-Varen Nagasaki (Beginning of an era)