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White is the Colour, Soccer is the Game
Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2025 6:03 pm
by Carl Yagro
How long will this thread last before it's pushed down into obscurity? Hope it's more popular than the old BC Lions one.
Can they slay the dragon tonight?
Re: White is the Colour, Soccer is the Game
Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2025 6:08 pm
by donlever
I wonder if this group has any original Whitecap memories.
Those would fit in this thread as well.....
....last "major" North American pro championship in this Village.
1979.
Re: White is the Colour, Soccer is the Game
Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2025 6:23 pm
by Carl Yagro
Muller apparently watched the documentary about 1979 on the plane.
I hope a German will liberate this village. Mein Kampf and Third Reichel doesn't look to be up to the task...
(Yes, I know Kampf is Czech)
Re: White is the Colour, Soccer is the Game
Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2025 6:27 pm
by Meds
Not really a soccer guy, (nor baseball) but will definitely root root root for the home team.
An added benefit (perhaps) to a Whitecaps win tonight would be the fire it could potentially light under Canucks ownership to actually bring something home as well.
Re: White is the Colour, Soccer is the Game
Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2025 10:07 pm
by 2Fingers
Big win, really frustrating watching them play defensive for the last part of the game, zero attacking. I hate when any team in any sport does that as I find it usually backfires.
LA tied it up and it had to go to PK.
Re: White is the Colour, Soccer is the Game
Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2025 11:20 pm
by Carl Yagro
Whew! I thought this was going to be the quickest thread to be shut down in the history of CC.
Did we also get a red card just before they tied it up?
Didn't think they would slay the dragon like that, but I guess a win is a win.
Anyway, the village did not burn and the villagers live another day.
Re: White is the Colour, Soccer is the Game
Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2025 11:23 pm
by 2Fingers
Yes a yellow and the 2nd so an automatic red card. Had to take it or the LA forward was going to get around him.
If they continued to play attack soccer instead of holding back they could have won in regulation. On to the final 4.
Re: White is the Colour, Soccer is the Game
Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2025 11:31 pm
by Carl Yagro
Wow, I heard they were down to NINE men and got it to the shootout.
Damn impressive for a bunch of villagers.
I just have to say... you think refs in other pro leagues are incompetent and corrupt? Nothing beats the MLS!
Re: White is the Colour, Soccer is the Game
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2025 10:47 am
by Chef Boi RD
2Fingers wrote: ↑Sat Nov 22, 2025 10:07 pm
Big win, really frustrating watching them play defensive for the last part of the game, zero attacking. I hate when any team in any sport does that as I find it usually backfires.
LA tied it up and it had to go to PK.
Fingers, lol, they were shorthanded, two men down
Re: White is the Colour, Soccer is the Game
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2025 1:32 pm
by 2Fingers
Yeah I get what you mean, forgot about the 1st guy.
Re: White is the Colour, Soccer is the Game
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2025 1:53 pm
by Cookie La Rue
Müller like Kämpf for the 3rd Reichel.
Re: White is the Colour, Soccer is the Game
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2025 5:08 pm
by Carl Yagro
Documentary from a big Football media channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6Hnk37Lwo8
Pretty interesting facts about the Caps and how they affected the development of the village of Vancouver into the city it is now.
Re: White is the Colour, Soccer is the Game
Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2025 9:43 pm
by donlever
Re: White is the Colour, Soccer is the Game
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2025 8:36 am
by 2Fingers
Been to a few games back in the days with the Empire stadium.
I think it was Willie Johnson who grabbed a fans beer and drank it and then took a corner kick, I'm old so my memory does not serve me well. Did not follow them too much when they played in the league before MLS.
Re: White is the Colour, Soccer is the Game
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2025 9:53 am
by donlever