Whitecaps Falling Down on the Basics
Pitting the bst team in MLS against the worst was never going to end all that well for the Whitecaps, and the 3-0 defeat to the LA Galaxy on Saturday was remarkably similar to the earlier meeting at...
View ArticleTough road ahead for the Whitecaps
The 1-1 tie with the New York Red Bulls may have been a disappointing way to end a three game home stand, but the seven points that the Whitecaps picked up from those games leaves them in a healthy...
View ArticleWhitecaps down and out in LA
Call it a lesson learned, call it a wake up call, or just call it a plain old-fashioned ass kicking. Whatever term you choose the Vancouver Whitecaps got it served to them in the 3-0 defeat to the LA...
View ArticleWhitecaps not pretty but effective
The Vancouver Whitecaps are probably one of the worst teams to watch in Major League Soccer at the moment. Paradoxically they are also one of the best teams to support and while the recent 0-0...
View ArticleNew look Whitecaps face crucial period
Perhaps it’s fitting that the first game for the newly refurbished Whitecaps will come against the LA Galaxy at BC Place on Wednesday evening. The recent 3-0 defeat to LA may not have been the...
View ArticleWhitecaps travelling light to Los Angeles
Martin Rennie and Harry Redknapp don’t have much in common. Redknapp, the former Tottenham Hotspur manager, is cut from the “loveable Cockney rogue” cloth that seems the direct opposite to Rennie’s...
View ArticleWhitecaps falter again
Martin Rennie was right about one thing in his post game comments following the 2-0 defeat to the LA Galaxy; his team were indeed undone by two great strikes from the opposition. A harsh critic could...
View ArticleFive facts about the LA Galaxy
1) They have lost six games at home this season. 2) At the end of September they were in prime position to finish in the top three of the Western Conference and avoid the single game playoff but only...
View ArticleVancouver Whitecaps take a tumble in LA
Well that brought us all down to earth. There’s nothing intrinsically dispiriting about a 2-1 defeat in LA, but the manner of the performance by the Vancouver Whitecaps was a stark reminder that this...
View ArticleGood signs from a not-so-good Whitecaps result
If you follow the fortunes of Derby County, Burton Albion and the Vancouver Whitecaps, it wasn’t the greatest 48-hour period imaginable. Derby County dropped a 1-0 decision to Queens Park Rangers in...
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