OT: 2018 Vancouver Whitecaps Thread

[The Stig]

Brutal game. Absolutely no consistancy from this team.

edit: Out of nowhere...magic from Davies.

I'd say pulling a draw with 10 men against the top in the west is a good result.

 

[LeftCoast]

We really missed Laba's defense and transition game last night. I didn't think AJ, Tchani or Williams had particularly good nights. Tchani's challenge that resulted in the 2nd yellow was obviously brutal. If not for Waston, Parker and Ousted it might have been a real gong show. Going forward I would dress Nerwinski over Williams most nights.

If Davies keeps doing what he did last night it is going to really hard to temper the hype. He's a game changer 16 year old.

 

[canadianmagpie]

I'd say pulling a draw with 10 men against the top in the west is a good result.

Especially being 1-0 down when Tchani was sent off.

 

[The Stig]

Pickin up more points.

 

[canadianmagpie]

Pickin up more points.

Good win with making so many changes. Were outplayed based on the possession stats but was clinical.

That being said, I wasn't expecting goals from Hurtado (and unsurprisingly he only provided an assist).

 

[DustyMartellaughs]

Why are they the Vancouver Whitecaps "FC" now? It sounds lame and pretentious. They were just the Whitecaps in their NASL heyday, and the 86ers in the CSL. "FC" sounds like a reach to a strata they're not in. Not as silly as Real Salt Lake, but close.

 

[Luongos Knob]

Why are they the Vancouver Whitecaps "FC" now? It sounds lame and pretentious. They were just the Whitecaps in their NASL heyday, and the 86ers in the CSL. "FC" sounds like a reach to a strata they're not in. Not as silly as Real Salt Lake, but close.

They were FC in the USL from at least '03

https://web.archive.org/web/20031008115939/http://www.whitecapsfc.com:80/directory.htm

 

[stuffradio]

That game on Saturday was fun. There were many unbelievably close opportunities, and Davies is something else.

 

[JBIZ14]

Why are they the Vancouver Whitecaps "FC" now? It sounds lame and pretentious. They were just the Whitecaps in their NASL heyday, and the 86ers in the CSL. "FC" sounds like a reach to a strata they're not in. Not as silly as Real Salt Lake, but close.

They started using FC after establishing a women's team in the early 2000's. They now have a full youth program with academies all over the country. It is a football club.

 

[The Stig]

Yeahhh boys. Looking good against RSL.

 

[canadianmagpie]

Yeahhh boys. Looking good against RSL.

Harder than it needed to be, Davies has to start passing a bit more. He gave away the ball on RSL's 2nd goal.

Still a big win, pushes the Caps 6 points ahead of RSL (would have been tied had they lost). Moves the Caps temporarily into 3rd place. 1 point behind Seattle with a game in hand and 3 behind Portland with 3 games in hand. Hopefully the Caps get that midweek win against Minnesota.

 

[The Stig]

Harder than it needed to be, Davies has to start passing a bit more. He gave away the ball on RSL's 2nd goal.

Still a big win, pushes the Caps 6 points ahead of RSL (would have been tied had they lost). Moves the Caps temporarily into 3rd place. 1 point behind Portland with a game in hand and 3 behind Seattle with 3 games in hand. Hopefully the Caps get that midweek win against Minnesota.

Cascadia trio on top of the west.

 

[LeftCoast]

Enjoying the Caps season this year. The other teams I follow either suck (Canucks, 49ers, SF Giants, Bluejays) or are at best meh (Lions).

 

[Hit the post]

Enjoying the Caps season this year. The other teams I follow either suck (Canucks, 49ers, SF Giants, Bluejays) or are at best meh (Lions).

Vancouver Canadians

(they've actually won their championships multiple times in recent history)

 

[The Stig]

Great start. Yordy continues his goal scoring ways.

 

[bipolarhabfan]

Depth on the Caps is fairly good. Subs can play. A win here is essential to get a first round bye. Btw, what happened to Harvey?

 

[The Stig]

Depth on the Caps is fairly good. Subs can play. A win here is essential to get a first round bye. Btw, what happened to Harvey?

I think he's hurt but I can't confirm.

 

[The Stig]

GOOOOOAAAALLLLL! Great ball by Shea! 2-0!

 

[canadianmagpie]

I think he's hurt but I can't confirm.

I thought he was just getting the night off? They're playing 3 games in a week so I wouldn't be surprised if they just wanted to give him a rest before the weekend game.

Reyna with a great first goal and Hurtado scores? I'm shocked.

 

[The Stig]

I thought he was just getting the night off? They're playing 3 games in a week so I wouldn't be surprised if they just wanted to give him a rest before the weekend game.

Reyna with a great first goal and Hurtado scores? I'm shocked.

Like I said...cant confirm lol. What's you think of that De Jong pass on the Renya goal?

 

[canadianmagpie]

Like I said...cant confirm lol. What's you think of that De Jong pass on the Renya goal?

I think it was better than the finish. Take nothing away from the finish, but the pass was perfectly onto Reyna's foot.

 

[The Stig]

I think it was better than the finish. Take nothing away from the finish, but the pass was perfectly onto Reyna's foot.

I'm just happy I'm not the only one around here to see it. I love a good set up pass.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Fun half. I love how entertaining the Caps have been of late.

 

[canadianmagpie]

I'm just happy I'm not the only one around here to see it. I love a good set up pass.

When I played, I was always the setup man, never the scorer (only scored 2-4 goals a year) but set up about 30-40% of the goals my team scored. I appreciate the pass more often than the finish.

 

[The Stig]

Fun half. I love how entertaining the Caps have been of late.

I'm so glad you're on the VWFC train Mr.C.