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The Third Sub

The Third Subthethirdsub.ca
A podcast covering all things Vancouver Whitecaps, Vancouver FC, Pacific FC, League 1 BC and more. Hosted by Samuel Rowan and Alexandre Gangue-Ruzic, they dive into everything surrounding soccer in BC in each episode. You can also find us at thethirdsub.ca
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Episodes

Third Sub Episode 147: Vancouver Whitecaps keep hope alive with two games to go, but is it time to look to 2023?

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to chat all things Vancouver Whitecaps after an important break for the team. To begin, Alex and Sam look back on a couple of 'Caps games, as they catch up on what has been a hectic month of September for the team. From a rocky start, to a strong finish, they look at what can be gleaned from this latest stretch of games. Then, they take a look at the '...

Sep 27, 20221 hr 33 minSeason 2Ep. 75

Third Sub Episode 146: Vancouver Whitecaps lose crucial ground in playoff race vs Nashville SC

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to chat all things Vancouver Whitecaps after a heartbreaking loss for the team this past weekend against Nashville SC. Needing a win to take control of their playoff hopes, they instead ended up falling 3-0 in a game that was memorable for all of the wrong reasons. From a tough defensive display, to a moment of madness from Lucas Cavallini, and some ot...

Sep 01, 20221 hr 18 minSeason 2Ep. 74

Third Sub Episode 145: Vancouver Whitecaps trip up vs Galaxy, refind legs vs Rapids, RSL

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to dive into all things Vancouver Whitecaps after a busy week for the club. To begin, they dive into their past three games, a loss to the LA Galaxy, a win over the Colorado Rapids, and a draw to RSL, seeing what went right and wrong in those games. From the 'Caps struggles in LA, to their strong resurgence against Colorado and RSL, it was a strange we...

Aug 25, 20221 hr 24 minSeason 2Ep. 73

Third Sub Episode 144: Whitecaps leave it late against Houston, get set for trip to a new (LA) Galaxy

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to dive into all things Vancouver Whitecaps after a big weekend for the club. To begin, they take a look back at the big result from their last match, a dramatic 2-1 comeback win over the Houston Dynamo, one that could prove to be massive for the 'Caps playoff hopes. From another slow start, to questions in midfield, and some big subs off the bench, th...

Aug 10, 20221 hr 9 minSeason 2Ep. 72

The Third Sub Episode 143: Vancouver Whitecaps continue to pick up points on the road, round off busy transfer window

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to dive into all things Vancouver Whitecaps in the midst of a busy week for the club. To begin, they look back, as they review the 'Caps most recent game, a 1-1 draw with Nashville SC, one in which they showed some good and some bad in their first visit to the Music City. From Ryan Gauld's resurgent form, to Javain Brown's first MLS goal, they see what...

Aug 04, 20221 hrSeason 2Ep. 71

The Third Sub Episode 142: The Vancouver Whitecaps win the 2022 Canadian Championship

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to chat all things Vancouver Whitecaps after they did something they've waited so long to do - lift some silverware, as they lifted the Voyageurs Cup as winners of the 2022 Canadian Championship at BC Place on Tuesday. To begin, they look at how the Whitecaps were able to make that a reality, thanks to their big win over Toronto FC on penalties, seeing...

Jul 28, 20221 hr 21 minSeason 2Ep. 70

The Third Sub Episode 141: Resilient road 'Caps get set for Chicago Fire visit, CanChamp final

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to dive into all things Vancouver Whitecaps after a busy two weeks of action. First, they look back at the three games the 'Caps played over that span, a loss to Minnesota United FC, a draw with FC Cincinnati and a draw with the Portland Timbers, seeing what stood out to them in those games. From the 'Caps improved road identity, to their injury crisis...

Jul 22, 20221 hr 34 minSeason 2Ep. 69

The Third Sub Episode 140: Vancouver Whitecaps pick up monumental win over LAFC, set sights on Minnesota

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to dive into all things Vancouver Whitecaps after a big weekend for the club. To begin, they look back at the club's most recent game, a big 1-0 victory over league-leaders, LAFC, in which a late, late Andrés Cubas winner allowed them to bring home all 3 points. From Cubas's strong play, to continued solid performances from the likes of Marcus Godinho,...

Jul 07, 20221 hr 21 minSeason 2Ep. 68

The Third Sub Episode 139: The Vancouver Whitecaps stumble (a bit) against Revolution, prep for red-hot LAFC

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to dive into another interesting week of Vancouver Whitecaps chatter. To begin, they look at the 'Caps most recent game, a 0-0 draw with the New England Revolution, looking at what stood out to them from that one. From Marcus Godinho's bright performance, to the big loss of Deiber Caicedo, as well as some other talking points, they see what they could ...

Jun 30, 20221 hr 35 minSeason 2Ep. 68

Third Sub Episode 138: The Vancouver Whitecaps are... in a final again?

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to dive into all things Vancouver Whitecaps after a busy and important week for the club. First, they dive into the big news of the week - the 'Caps are going to a final, as they defeated York United 2-1 in the semi-finals of the 2022 Canadian Championship, officially allowing them to book a ticket to the final of that competition for the first time si...

Jun 25, 20221 hr 3 minSeason 2Ep. 68

The Third Sub Episode 137: Vancouver Whitecaps surprise in Dallas, get set for big CanChamp semi-final

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to chat all things Vancouver Whitecaps after a big weekend for the club. First, they look at the big and surprising news from the weekend, as the Whitecaps actually went out and did the unthinkable - win away in commanding fashion in MLS, doing so in a 2-0 road victory over FC Dallas. Having both witnessed that surprise performance from the 'Caps, Alex...

Jun 20, 20221 hr 9 minSeason 2Ep. 67

The Third Sub Episode 136: Vancouver Whitecaps continue to dominate at home, befuddle on the road

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to dive into a confusing stretch of games for the Vancouver Whitecaps, who continue to progress through their 2022 MLS campaign. First, they dive into the 'Caps most recent games, a 2-1 win over RSL and a 4-0 loss to the Seattle Sounders, where, as has been typical as of late for Vancouver, they continued to be dominant at home, and struggle on the roa...

Jun 18, 20221 hr 54 minSeason 2Ep. 65

Third Sub Episode 135: Vancouver Whitecaps salvage season with key stretch

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to dive into a busy set of Vancouver Whitecaps games from the past 14 days. From a win over FC Dallas, to a tough loss to Charlotte FC, and a win over Sporting Kansas City in MLS play, as well as a clutch result over Cavalry FC in the Canadian Championship, they see what they took away from those games. Cody Cropper's surprisingly good play? The 'Caps ...

May 31, 20221 hr 28 minSeason 2Ep. 67

Third Sub Episode 134: Whitecaps (mostly) take care of business in crucial week of home games

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to chat all things Vancouver Whitecaps and more. To start, they dive right into the Whitecaps chatter, breaking down their three most recent matchups, home clashes against Toronto FC, Valour FC and the San Jose Earthquakes, with the TFC and SJ matches coming in MLS action, and the Valour clash coming in Canadian Championship play. First, they look at s...

May 16, 20221 hr 47 minSeason 2Ep. 66

Third Sub Episode 133: Whitecaps get week off, get set for TFC

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to dive into all things Vancouver Whitecaps and MLS after a busy week of news. First, they dive into the 'Caps, who despite not playing this past weekend, kept busy. So seeing that, they look at the 'Caps latest item of business, the signing of Luis Martins, seeing what he'll be expected to bring to the squad, as well as what they think of the 'Caps ha...

May 07, 20221 hr 27 minSeason 2Ep. 66

The Third Sub Episode 132: Vancouver Whitecaps continue to struggle, but is there hope on the horizon?

▲ Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to chat all things Vancouver Whitecaps in a jam-packed episode. First, they take a look back at the 'Caps most recent game, a 3-0 loss to Austin FC from the weekend, in which the 'Caps continued their nightmare start to the 2022 MLS season. Seeing that, Alex and Sam first break down the match before offering their solutions to fixing this edition of ...

Apr 28, 20221 hr 31 minSeason 2Ep. 65

The Third Sub Episode 131: Vancouver Whitecaps hit a rut vs Timbers, CFMTL, get set for Austin FC

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to chat all things Vancouver Whitecaps after a busy few weeks for the club. First, they look back at the most recent 'Caps games, a 3-2 loss to the Portland Timbers at home, and a 2-1 loss at CF Montreal away, as the 'Caps failed to get any points off of the back-to-back derby matches. From looking at what led to the results, to what stood out, both go...

Apr 21, 20221 hr 9 minSeason 2Ep. 64

Third Sub Episode 130: Vancouver Whitecaps trying to build off of first win of 2022 ahead of Cascadia Cup clash

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to chat all things Vancouver Whitecaps after a big week for the club. To start, they take a look back at their most recent match, a clash against Sporting Kansas City at BC Place this past weekend, in which they grabbed their first win of the 2022 MLS season in a 1-0 result over their visitors. And seeing that, they see what stood out from that game fo...

Apr 08, 202243 minSeason 2Ep. 63

Third Sub Episode 129: Vancouver Whitecaps aiming to get season back on track after break

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to chat all things Vancouver Whitecaps ahead of a crucial weekend for the club as they get back to playing after the international break. Before looking ahead to that, however, they start by looking back, reflecting on the 'Caps most recent game before the break, a 3-1 loss to LAFC, sharing their thoughts on that one. From some interesting personnel de...

Mar 31, 20221 hrSeason 2Ep. 62

The Third Sub Episode 128: Previewing a crucial final Octo World Cup qualifying window for the CanMNT

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey’s Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to chat all things CanMNT, as Canada gets set for a massive March World Cup qualifying window here. So to start, they look first at the 25-man squad that Canada will be bringing with them for these 3 games against Costa Rica (away), Jamaica (home) and Panama (away). First, they look at their overall thoughts on the squad, before looking at some surpris...

Mar 22, 20221 hr 17 minSeason 2Ep. 58

Third Sub Episode 127: 'Caps continue to progress but still lack results to show for it

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to chat all things Vancouver Whitecaps as their 2022 MLS season continues to roll along here. To start, they begin with the most recent 'Caps game, a 2-1 loss to the Houston Dynamo from this past weekend, diving into what stood out to them from that game. From the team's struggles in midfield, to some questions with the formation, as well as some kudos...

Mar 17, 20221 hr 34 minSeason 2Ep. 57

The Third Sub Episode 126: The 'Caps find improvement in home opener, get set for Houston

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to chat all things Vancouver Whitecaps as they continue their 2022 MLS season here. First, they start by looking back, as they break down what they saw in the team's home opener from this past weekend, where they drew the defending MLS Cup champions, New York City FC, in a 0-0 stalemate. They look at what they liked from that game, and what they'd like...

Mar 11, 20221 hr 19 minSeason 2Ep. 55

The Third Sub Episode 125: 'Caps suffer Crew drubbing, get set for NYCFC

▲ Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to dive into all things Vancouver Whitecaps as they get set for their home opener at BC Place this weekend. To start, they look back at the 'Caps most recent result, a 4-0 drubbing at the hands of the Columbus Crew in their season opener. There, they dive into what they saw in that game, before asking that question - was that a true reflection of wha...

Mar 03, 20221 hr 16 minSeason 2Ep. 53

The Third Sub Episode 124: Whitecaps inch towards start of MLS season, CanWNT/CanXNT kick off Arnold Clark Cup (FT: HarJournalist)

Welcome back to episode 124 of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time joined by Harjeet Johal of the Equalizer and The Daily Hive to chat some Vancouver Whitecaps and CanWNT/CanXNT. To start, they dive into the 'Caps news, looking at the latest out of Vancouver, as Johal shares her findings from a busy few weeks of training camp for the Whitecaps. Afterwards, they take a look at the 'Caps interesting situation in goal, and w...

Feb 20, 20221 hr 41 minSeason 2Ep. 50

Third Sub Episode 123: Whitecaps continue preseason, the CanMNT caps off big January window

▲ Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to chat all things Vancouver Whitecaps and CanMNT after a big few weeks for each of them. First, they start with the Whitecaps, as they dive into a new acquisition, that of Sebastian Berhalter via trade from the Columbus Crew, before looking at a potential new signing, that of Andre Rawls, the goalkeeper currently on trial with the 'Caps. Then, they ...

Feb 10, 20221 hr 52 minSeason 2Ep. 51

The Third Sub Episode 122.5: Maxime Crepeau is traded to LAFC

BONUS: In a special episode 122.5, Alexandre Gangue Ruzic and Samuel Rowan dive into the surprise news that x2 Vancouver Whitecaps MVP, Maxime Crepeau, would be traded to MLS. In that special 30-minute emergency podcast, they share their thoughts on that move.

Jan 21, 202239 minSeason 2Ep. 48

The Third Sub Episode 122: Vancouver Whitecaps kick off their 2022 preseason

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to chat all things Vancouver Whitecaps in the midst of a busy week for the club. First, they dive into the big news of the week, and that's the start of the Whitecaps 2022 preseason, which got underway at UBC this week. They look at what stood out from the first few days of camp, including some standout players, some rumours, the preseason plan and mor...

Jan 20, 20221 hr 46 minSeason 2Ep. 44

The Third Sub Episode 121: 'Caps continue quiet offseason, CanMNT transfers rack up, and MLS continues interesting winter

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to catch up on a busy month's worth of Vancouver Whitecaps, MLS and CanMNT news. To start, they look at the main bit of Whitecaps news, and that's the acquisition of Tristan Blackmon from LAFC (via Charlotte FC). First, they look at what they think of the move itself, before looking at where they think he slots in this team, and if this is a shrewd tra...

Jan 07, 20221 hr 25 minSeason 2Ep. 42

The Third Sub Episode 120: Pacific's golden moment and 2021 end-of-year Whitecaps awards

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to chat all things awards in a special edition of the show. To start, they talk about one award that a team brought back lately, and that's the Canadian Premier League's North Star Shield, which Langford's Pacific FC won for the first time on Sunday. Despite facing off against the x2 CPL champions, Forge, away, Pacific stood strong and took care of bus...

Dec 08, 20211 hr 59 minSeason 2Ep. 50

The Third Sub Episode 119: The Vancouver Whitecaps 2021 run comes to an end - what's next for them?

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast presented by Macey's Sports! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to chat all things Vancouver Whitecaps, as the club finds themselves in an interesting position. First, they dive into the 'Caps last game of the season, a 3-1 loss to Sporting Kansas City in the MLS Cup Playoffs, a result that unfortunately brought a late Cinderella run from Vancouver to an end. In that game, they look at what stood out, including an ...

Nov 30, 20212 hr 10 minSeason 2Ep. 46
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