It's Episode 39 of your West Coast Soccer podcast, our regular look at what's been happening with Vancouver Whitecaps, and football in BC, Canada and throughout North America.

Our guest this week is Ben Rycroft from Metronews Toronto, CBC and, of course, here on Canadian Soccer News.

Lots of talk about Toronto, as they prepare for their Voyageurs Cup clash with Montreal and come off the back of losing yet another late goal .

There's also your regular dose of Whitecaps chat, as we pick over the bones of the draw with Dallas, last week's scraped win over Edmonton and ahead to Real Salt Lake and discuss who their 'Dangerman' is.

We also look at what Whitecaps are and are not making the grade and discuss some of the latest transfer rumours around the club.
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It's Episode 38 of your West Coast Soccer podcast, our regular look at what's been happening with Vancouver Whitecaps, and football in BC, Canada and throughout North America.

Our guest this week is Steven Sandor, editor of the11.ca and your go to guy for everything you could possibly want to know about FC Edmonton.

Lots of talk about the Eddies, as they prepare for their Voyageurs Cup clash with Vancouver next week, and the NASL.

There's also your regular dose of Whitecaps chat, as we pick over the bones of the draw with Real Salt Lake and discuss just what kind of a challenge FU Dallas will pose to the Caps this weekend. Can Vancouver expect to take anything from the game or will the FUDs be flopping everywhere?
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It's Episode 37 of your West Coast Soccer podcast, our regular look at what's been happening with Vancouver Whitecaps, and football in BC, Canada and throughout North America.

Fresh from his first MLS start and goal, Whitecaps striker Corey Hertzog tells us about life in Vancouver, what the San Jose game meant for him personally and what playing alongside international strikers like Thierry Henry and Kenny Miller has meant to his game.

We hear from Canadian U17 head coach Sean Fleming about the team's impressive performances at the CONCACAF World Cup qualification tournament, the important part that the five Whitecaps have played in the tournament, what the future holds in store for Caps keeper Marco Carducci and more.
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This week we take an extended review of the match against Houston. Discussion centres around what went wrong as the Whitecaps missed a golden opportunity to dump the reigning Eastern Champions.
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It's the first day of spring and we celebrate by springing into action with Episode 35 of our West Coast Soccer podcast.

It's an international weekend but that hasn't stopped MLS scheduling matches for depleted teams and the Whitecaps head to Houston for their first away game of the new season.

Pierce chats with the voice of the Dynamo Matt Pedersen, radio broadcaster with Yahoo Sports Radio 1560 AM. He looks ahead to this weekend's clash and has some words of comfort for Caps fans as the team head into the fortress that is BBVA Compass Stadium.

Turning our attention to home, I sit down with Michael Findlay, the Director of Soccer Operations with BC Soccer, to discuss the CSA's much talked about LTPD plan, player development in general and what to do with the black hole that currently exists from players in the 18 to 23 age range.
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34. The number of games in a MLS season, Caleb Clarke's number, and the latest episode of our podcast.

We have a variety of guests this week for your listening enjoyment.

Paul Mullen, the executive director of BC Soccer, joins us to discuss the role of the association in the game here in BC and throughout Canada. We discuss player development, the Provincial Cup and a lot more.

Turning to MLS matters, Jeremiah Oshan from Sounder At Heart joins us to preview the first Cascadia Cup clash of the season between the Sounders and Timbers on Saturday.

But don't worry Caps fans, you're covered too with a healthy dose of comment from MLSSoccer.com's Martin MacMahon and an unhealthy dose from myself and Pierce.

We also take a look at the Whitecaps poor showing in the 3-0 defeat to UBC and have some post-game soundbites from Martin Rennie and UBC star, and Whitecaps PDL captain, Gagan Dosanjh.
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Aller guten dinge sind drei. All good things come in threes.

That is one of the few phrases that I actually remember from my four years of high school German. And things do come better in threes, or so I've been trying to convince the wife.

Our show this week must be doubly good then, because we have two of them, as it's Episode 33 of our West Coast Soccer podcast.

Our main guest this week is Adam Jardy from The Columbus Dispatch, as we look ahead to the Whitecaps meeting with Columbus Crew on Saturday.
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Happy New Year!

Ok, we're a bit late, but better late than never, as we return with our first show of 2013 and it's a MLS season preview.

How have the Whitecaps done in their offseason rebuild? Will they make the playoffs again? And who are the main challengers in the Western Conference? We discuss all of that and a lot more besides and there's some snippets from Caps coach Martin Rennie and president Bobby Lenarduzzi, but you need to listen right to the very end to get them all.

Our main guest this week is Rudi Schuller from Goal Canada. He's here to discuss all things TFC. Well, maybe not all things. We didn't have that much available bandwidth.

Have a listen. And apologies for the shitty sound at my end of things.
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An eventful 2012 is over. There’s been highs, there’s been lows, successes and failures, and generally the feeling that the Whitecaps have something good to build on even further in 2013.

Pierce Lang and myself are joined once again by AFTN writer Steve Pandher to pick over the bones of this year in the last part of our three part podding extravaganza. Apologies for the delay in the uploading of part three - technical issues.

This episode we take a look back at the months of September to December, when the Whitecaps got their season back on track just in time and made MLS history before the next round of roster roulette got underway.

We also decide upon our ’Sweet Ride Brain Freeze Of The Year’.

Have a listen and have a wonderful and safe New Year, wherever you may be listening.
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An eventful 2012 is nearly over. There’s been highs, there’s been lows, successes and failures, and generally the feeling that the Whitecaps have something good to build on even further in 2013.

Pierce Lang and myself are joined once again by AFTN writer Steve Pandher to pick over the bones of this year in part two of our three part podding extravaganza.

This episode we take a look back at the months of May to August, when the Whitecaps good start started to slowly become a distant memory, there was more Voyageurs Cup failure and Martin Rennie’s squad merry-go-round was in full effect.

With this being our last show before Christmas we also look at some Crimbo related football songs and finish off with a nice festive ditty from the only rock band to feature a former East Fife player as their lead singer – that we know of anyway!

Have a listen and Merry Christmas everyone.
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An eventful 2012 is nearly over. There’s been highs, there’s been lows, successes and failures, and generally the feeling that the Whitecaps have something good to build on even further in 2013.

Pierce Lang and myself are joined by AFTN writer Steve Pandher to pick over the bones of this year in the first part of our three part podding extravaganza.

This episode we cast our eye over at what’s been happening in Whitecapsland in the last few weeks and take a look back at the months of January to April, when hope sprang eternal, silverware was won and records were set.

Have a listen!
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28 Episodes later. 'Be Thankful For Everything, For Soon There Will Be Nothing'.

And Canadian soccer fans should be particularly thankful for our first guest this episode, Paul Stalteri, the most capped player in CMNT history.

Paul turned out 84 times for his country and we chat about the Gold Cup win in 2000, whether we're likely to see the likes of that again any time soon and what his own future may hold in store. We look back at his career so far from NCAA in Clemson to the Toronto Lynx and his spells in Germany and England.

Our second guest this week is the managing director and co-founder of the TSSacademy.com, Colin Elmes.
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Episode 27. Always a sad number that. Reminding us of all the rock stars that went to the moshpit in the sky too early. It's enough to make you grumpy.

So we decided to not just be grumpy but to go out and get him.

Our main guest on this week's show is 'Once Upon A Time' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean' actor Lee Arenberg.

Lee plays Grumpy in the hit ABC show, but he's also a huge LA Galaxy fan and he's excited about this weekend's MLS Cup. We talk about the big game, his love for Man United and of course since he's in one of my favourite shows on TV at the moment, there lots of chat about Storybrooke and I try and score a date with Little Red Riding Hood.

We're also joined in the studio by Sportsnet and Goal Canada writer Martin MacMahon to discuss all the comings and going in North American football this week.

We talk Colin Miller, Kenny Miller, the Whitecaps nominees for Canadian 'Player of the Year', Don Garber's 'State of the League' address and a lot more besides, including your latest 'Sweet Ride Brainfreezes of the Week'.
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For Episode 26, we're going to the land of Lindt chocolate and cuckoo clocks, with a Swiss Miss (kinda) and a Swiss Mister.

Our first guest is Canadian Women's National team player, Olympic medallist and now business entrepreneur, Emily Zurrer.

Emily tells us all about her future playing plans, nearly shares tales from the Olympic Village and we chat about her new frozen yoghurt food truck business venture that she's going in to with fellow player Selenia Iacchelli - 'Sweet Ride'.

If you want to play Innuendo Bingo, then this is the interview for you! More importantly though, you can find out all about Emily's Fro-Yo business HERE and also vote for the girls in the 'Small Business BC's Successful You Awards - Best Concept category'. We urge you to do so. Closing date is the end of the month.

Our second guest this week is Swiss journalist Oliver Dufour. Pierce has a chat about the Swiss League, Davide Chiumiento, Eric Hassli and a lot more.
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It's our 25th anniversary. Our silver show, fitting as at least half of the country are currently in long johns.

As the 2012 MLS season draws to a close we look both back and forward.

Our first guest is SoccerPlus' Philippe Germain. We take a look at Montreal Impact's season and what next year may hold in store for L'Impact. With an older squad, we chat about the future talent coming through the Montreal ranks and there's also some interesting news about some changes in the MLS Reserve League that will help these young prospects, and Vancouver's, get MLS ready.

From a Canadian team that maybe punched above their weight, to one that definitely fell way below it, as Goal.com's Rudi Schuller joins us to talk all things TFC. We manage to keep him away from the ledge.
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The Whitecaps are playoff bound and when the "West Coast Soccer" guys headed along to training on Tuesday, they found a relaxed squad enjoying their moment in the sun torrential rain.

One word seemed common in the training scrums - "frustrated". It wasn't the way anyone wanted to get there, but get there they did anyway.

We pick over the bones of the weekend and look ahead to Los Angeles in just over a week's time. You know, because nobody is caring about the Salty ones on Saturday.

Can the Caps do the unthinkable and make Becks cry into his underwear? We hear from Barry Robson and Jay DeMerit and hatch our own gameplan into how we can bring down the glamourpusses.

The Caps play in LA the day after Halloween and the City of Angels is known for putting on some mighty fine Halloween bashes. To help the Caps players out, we make a few suggestions as to what costumes they should adopt to help them relax before the big game.
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Football gives you many highs and many lows. When you support Canada and Scotland on the international stage, you have to delve deep into your memories for examples of the former.

With World Cup qualifying already hanging by a thread for both countries, you may expect this week's episode of the West Coast Soccer podcast to be a little bit more subdued than usual, but that's not our style.

We're joined first by former MLS MVP, and current ESPN pundit, Taylor Twellman, a man who sadly knows all too well about the damage that concussions cause.
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Episode 22. If you're a bingo fan, that's two little ducks.

For those of you listening to the show with your bingo cards in hand waiting to cross off innuendo, ill informed commentary, and hot dog jokes, you may not all get to shout 'house' this week.

The Whitecaps Residency USSDA season kicks off this weekend and youth and women's development are key talking points on this week's show. Joining us on the phone first is Andrew Latham of the Lower Island Soccer Association and Vancouver Island Wave of the BCSPL.
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This weekend’s match between Vancouver and Portland could prove pivotal in the grand scheme of things, for both clubs as they push forward with their individual existences. It is no secret to fans in the Pacific North West that both squads find themselves reeling as they enter this weekend.

Vancouver powered out of the gates and found themselves in fourth position in the (West) table mere weeks ago. After a string of injuries, suspensions and international departures, the Canadian part of this expansion brotherhood is in a tailspin. Pundits and punters alike have begun to push the panic button.

As the Whitecaps search desperately for the prescription for their recent poor form, hapless Portland present a possible golden apple that Vancouver so desperately needs.

The plethora of problems North of the border pale in comparison to the pandemic issues at hand for last place Portland. Perceived strengths and poorly constructed plans have put Portland in position to plan a party, celebrating the first overall pick in this post seasons Super Draft.

Many people will point to a recent drop in production by Designated Player Kris Boyd. After a 2 goal output on July 15 against the LA Galaxy, he has not managed to pot a goal in the clubs last 6 matches. The Scottish import found himself riding the pine as the team played in the Big Apple last week. ...