Good Monday morning Caps fans. I hope you had a lovely weekend and that the start of your week is going well. October is somehow among us. Well, any neutrals who watched the Caps draw DC United 3-3 on Saturday were rewarded with one of the more entertaining MLS games in recent memory. For us partisans, however, it was another bout of frustration against an … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday September 28
Despite taking the lead on two occasions, the Vancouver Whitecaps imploded defensively, dropping two points to an energetic DC United side at BC Place Saturday in a 3-3 draw. Thomas Müller thought he fired Vancouver into the clear with a fantastic long-range strike in the second half, following goals from Brian White and Bruno Caicedo. But at each moment, DC pegged them back and were … Continue reading Post Match: Goals Galore
Good Friday morning Caps fans. I hope you all are having a good week and that your weekend is filled with rest and relaxation. This is the first week in awhile that there hasn’t been a midweek match to digest in this column but there has been plenty of goings on. We appear to be in much the same place that we have been on … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday September 25
Good Monday morning Caps fans. I hope you all had a lovely weekend and are gearing up for a good week ahead. The Whitecaps got a badly needed win on Saturday night against an RSL team that is fully in free fall. Typically, this is a no-win sort of matchup: RSL has been in such bad form that winning doesn’t get you much credit, while … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday September 21
The Vancouver Whitecaps will attempt to recover from their Canadian Championship disappointment midweek by taking on Real Salt Lake this Saturday. The Whitecaps badly need a win, with their lead in the Western Conference hovering at three points, albeit with a game in hand, and a string of road games upcoming, starting with the match at America First Field. After matches where it seemed like … Continue reading Match Preview: Wake Up Call
Good Friday morning/afternoon Caps fans. Hope you all have had a lovely week and are gearing up for a good weekend. Well, they say all good things must end and that includes the Whitecaps’ streak as Canadian Championship winners. But it must be said that it still sucks to crash out of the Voyageurs Cup, particularly given that that competition was expected to balance out … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday September 18
Good Monday morning Caps fans. Hope you all had a lovely weekend and are having a good start to your week. Hopefully, your weekend also wasn’t marred by an infuriating display on Sunday night from the Whitecaps, who beat themselves (with some help from Christian Ramirez and referee Victor Rivas) in a 2-1 loss to Austin FC. That defeat will pretty much cede the Supporters … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday September 14
In a massive blow to the Whitecaps’ fading Supporters’ Shield hopes, Vancouver dropped all three points at BC Place to lowly Austin FC. Christian Ramirez converted the only two chances for the away team, and a well-organized Austin side mastered the dark arts to pull out a 2-1 win. The Caps will be incredibly frustrated by a match in which they once again could not … Continue reading Post Match: Laying An Egg
Good Friday morning Caps fans. I hope you all are having a good week and that you have a fun and restful weekend ahead. The Whitecaps have proven adept at bouncing back after a disappointing performance and that was certainly the case on Wednesday night against the LA Galaxy. While the Galaxy had some transition moments in the first half that could have been something, … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday September 11
The Vancouver Whitecaps look to bounce back from a pair of lackluster performances on Wednesday when they welcome the LA Galaxy to town. This is week two of a flurry of matches across multiple competitions, meaning both sides will likely be rotating heavily for this one. The Caps didn’t fare especially well last week, however, with a disappointing draw against CF Montreal in the Canadian … Continue reading Match Preview: Getting Back on Track Against the Galaxy