http://vancouver.theoffside.com New about Vancouver Whitecaps USL soccer team Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:42:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We lost at home in front of a packed and raucous Swangard stadium. We did not play well, getting dominated in the midfield. And we're down a goal heading into hostile territory without our captain. But this final is far from over. There's still a lot of good that can be taken ... http://vancouver.theoffside.com/team-news/uphill-battle-ahead.html Enjoy! http://vancouver.theoffside.com/team-news/whitecaps-3-3-timbers-highlights.html Wow! What an amazing game! My heart is still jumping a little. The Whitecaps tie the Timbers 3-3 in a heart-pounding, instant classic, winning the aggregate series 5-4. Props to the Portland Timbers and their amazing fans. This is by far the most intense USL game I've ever watched. Secondly, props to ... http://vancouver.theoffside.com/team-news/we-did-it-whitecaps-advance-to-finals-whitecaps-3-3-timbers-agg-5-4.html The Whitecaps did what they needed to at home, winning the game and now having a slight advantage heading into Portland. Marcus Haber scored the winning goal in the 49th minute with a driven header off the post. Charles Gbeke gave the Whitecaps an early lead with a diving header ... http://vancouver.theoffside.com/team-news/victory-whitecaps-2-1-timbers.html The Whitecaps are still alive and kicking in the USL playoffs. Tomorrow is the first leg against the of the semifinals against the Portland Timbers, the USL's best team this season. This will be an interesting series as the Whitecaps are playing some of their best soccer. But before we get ... http://vancouver.theoffside.com/team-news/railhawks-review-and-portland-preview.html The Whitecaps sneak by the Carolina Railhawks in a tight aggregate series. Here are highlights from both legs: First Leg: Vancouver 1-0 Carolina Second Leg: Vancouver 0-0 Carolina http://vancouver.theoffside.com/team-news/yay-whitecaps-win-1-0-on-aggregate.html What's a Railhawk? Anyways, regardless of what they are, the Whitecaps are playing the in the playoffs, so here's a preview of the series. Head-to-head The Whitecaps were winless against the Railhawks this season, losing to them once and tying them twice. Even though the Railhawks finished much higher in the standings ... http://vancouver.theoffside.com/team-news/playoff-preview-whitecaps-vs-railhawks.html The regular season is finally over. For the Whitecaps, the season has been like a game of Snakes and Ladders: many ups and many downs. The good news is, that despite the topsy-turviness, the Whitecaps find themselves in the playoffs. Though not really a surprise, nobody really knew how such ... http://vancouver.theoffside.com/team-news/the-whitecaps-season-that-was.html Some time in the 90th minute I thought we were destined for a 0-0 draw. Not a positive result, but one could certainly say it is better than we deserved. The Whitecaps had not played a good game: the Impact had had several good scoring chances and the Caps had only ... http://vancouver.theoffside.com/team-news/backing-in-whitecaps-0-1-impact.html It's been a while since my last blog post. The last week I've been moving and getting set up, so it's all been a little crazy. Anyways, back to business: Despite a very up and down season (Nutrilite success, the Disgrace, the Wesley Charles saga, growing pains, injury pains) it finally looks ... http://vancouver.theoffside.com/team-news/weekend-update-whitecaps-positioned-for-playoffs.html