Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you had a good weekend and that Monday wasn’t too rude of an awakening. Well another MLS season is officially in the books and it went out with a bang, as Columbus won a tremendously entertaining final on Saturday, dominating LAFC in the first half before doing enough to see out their 2-1 win. Two cups in four seasons … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday December 11
Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all had a relaxing weekend and that you succeeded in putting up any festive decorations you have lying about (or not, if you’re holiday neutral). I had a dream that I needed to re-write this column quickly after a massive MLS cheating scandal broke overnight involving the Caps. Fortunately, no such changes are required. Still, MLS is never … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday December 4
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
In Episode 187 of the Third Sub Podcast, Alexandre Gangue-Ruzic and Samuel Rowan chat about the latest news surrounding the Vancouver Whitecaps. 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. To begin, they chat about the big news out of Whitecaps land at the moment, … Continue reading The Third Sub Episode 187: Vanni Sartini suspended for 6 games, and Third Sub 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
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
In Episode 186 of the Third Sub Podcast, Alexandre Gangue-Ruzic and Samuel Rowan dive into all things Vancouver Whitecaps, as they began their offseason wheeling-and-dealing this past week. 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, as they begin their offseason remodeling ahead of the … Continue reading The Third Sub Episode 186: Whitecaps begin prep for 2024 with key roster moves
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