What I find worrying/puzzling in particular is that almost from the moment Sartini took over last year, their attack looked like it had a clue last year, after 2.5 years of doing virtually nothing under MDS. And yesterday looked full MDS right away... just totally unable to cleanly find passes to make, and they were constantly turning the ball over.Whitecaps got a 'Sartini bounce' in the last of the season a year ago.....but made few changes in the off-season and lost one of the best goalies in MLS.
It'll be another year of just scraping by, poor on the road and passable at home (opener excepted). But losing 4-0 in your home opener is still pretty embarrassing.
Did anyone even watch this game?
Winless. Already last place. 1 goal through 3 games.
It’s ok. There is a game worth the time in 12 or so days.I watched.
It's still early in the season, but I'm seeing the same sort of thing I've seen in the past few seasons from the Whitecaps. Basically, they just don't seem to be a good enough team to compete in MLS.
I'd love to be proven wrong, but I've grown jaded over the past few years.
I watched.
It's still early in the season, but I'm seeing the same sort of thing I've seen in the past few seasons from the Whitecaps. Basically, they just don't seem to be a good enough team to compete in MLS.
I'd love to be proven wrong, but I've grown jaded over the past few years.
Haven’t they lost twice to CPL teams in the last few seasons?I am legitimately curious how they fare against Valour in the Canadian Championship. Once more, I'm not taking anything for granted.
Haven’t they lost twice to CPL teams in the last few seasons?
Ownership don’t care about soccer in Vancouver so neither do I. They’ve wasted such an opportunity to be loved in this market.Yep, and they look more poised than normal to do it again.
Oh they care to the extent to see how much money they can squeeze out of the organization & line their own pockets. For all the grief Aquaman gets, you can’t really accuse him of that. If the franchise folded, I’ll be honest & say, the team died already a long time ago when the NASL folded for the most part.Ownership don’t care about soccer in Vancouver so neither do I. They’ve wasted such an opportunity to be loved in this market.
Aquilini is who I want to own the Caps.Oh they care to the extent to see how much money they can squeeze out of the organization & line their own pockets. For all the grief Aquaman gets, you can’t really accuse him of that. If the franchise folded, I’ll be honest & say, the team died already a long time ago when the NASL folded for the most part.
Oh they care to the extent to see how much money they can squeeze out of the organization & line their own pockets. For all the grief Aquaman gets, you can’t really accuse him of that. If the franchise folded, I’ll be honest & say, the team died already a long time ago when the NASL folded for the most part.
I could give the owners a 'pass' on being cheap if they themselves didn't have deep pockets. Think the entire Caps ownership group has about as much financial muscle as the Aquilini empire. That's what REALLY bothers me.The golden era for the Whitecaps FC (this incarnation) in the MLS was between 2013 and 2016 when they were able to compete in the MLS. Yeah we weren't good enough to win championships but we had some decent players and could generate offense on most nights. Camilo was brilliant and we actually had decent results in 2015 and 2016.
Then the salary expectations went up and the owners became so f***ing cheap. Nearly always in the bottom 5 in payroll. We also know we are destined to another losing season with another cheap inexperienced manager that got lucky catching lightning in the bottle down the stretch last year.
I will commit my dollars and time to watching a local CPL team because at least the games will be lively and competitive.
It's an equity group/hedge fund and their primary focus involves maximizing returns each year. The end goal is probably selling the team once expansion slots have been maxed out and relocation becomes the only alternative for cities wanting MLS teams. Expansion fees right now are nearing 350mil. Owners only paid 33mil for the team back in 2009 without having to build any sort of stadium. Realistically, I could see $500 being the sale point of this franchise in the near future at which point the owners may look to just sell it.I could give the owners a 'pass' on being cheap if they themselves didn't have deep pockets. Think the entire Caps ownership group has about as much financial muscle as the Aquilini empire. That's what REALLY bothers me.
Sounds like they're apostles of T. Boone Pickens.It's an equity group/hedge fund and their primary focus involves maximizing returns each year. The end goal is probably selling the team once expansion slots have been maxed out and relocation becomes the only alternative for cities wanting MLS teams. Expansion fees right now are nearing 350mil. Owners only paid 33mil for the team back in 2009 without having to build any sort of stadium. Realistically, I could see $500 being the sale point of this franchise in the near future at which point the owners may look to just sell it.
I am legitimately curious how they fare against Valour in the Canadian Championship. Once more, I'm not taking anything for granted.