Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to chat all things Vancouver Whitecaps ahead of the start of their 2023 MLS season. To begin, they dive into an in-depth preview of the team, looking at their new acquisitions, before looking at the team's important floor and ceiling raisers that the team will be relying on in 2023. Then, after that, they take a look at what a best-case and worst-case scenario looks like for the ...
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 47 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to chat all things Vancouver Whitecaps, Canadian Soccer and CPL following a busy few weeks of news on all of those fronts. To begin, they dive into the latest out of the Whitecaps, who have been continuing their preseason down in Palm Springs, California, where they're undefeated in games against DC United, Charlotte, Toronto FC, St Louis City and Las Vegas Lights. Backed by stro...
Feb 14, 2023•1 hr 56 min•Season 3Ep. 3
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 continued to roll through their 2023 preseason. First, they dive into their latest preseason match, a 2-1 loss to Austrian side Wolfberger AC, the second game of two for the 'Caps during their trip to Marbella. From a Cristian Dajome goal, to another strong Ali Ahmed performance, they share what stood out...
Jan 29, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 3Ep. 2
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 got the ball rolling for their first (exhibition) game of 2023! To begin, they dive right into that game, a friendly against German 2nd Bundesliga side Hamburger SV, breaking down what went on in HSV's eventual 2-0 win over the 'Caps. From a decent showing defensively, to a tough night at the office offens...
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 44 min•Season 3Ep. 1
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 Canadian and Vancouver soccer. To begin, they start on the Canadian side of the ledger, as they dive into the big news from the last month, that being the participation of the CanMNT at the 2022 men's FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Things didn't end up going as planned there for Canada, unfortunately, but there was still a lot to dive...
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr 46 min•Season 2Ep. 77
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. To begin, they dive into the main news of the week, which was the wild MLS Cup final that occurred between LAFC and the Philadelphia Union, as they look at what that final can teach the Whitecaps as they continue their preparation for the 2023 campaign. Then, they take a look at the MLS Ex...
Nov 12, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Season 2Ep. 77
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 kicked off their 2022 offseason this week. First, they look at how they got here, which came due to a tough 2-0 loss to Minnesota United on MLS's Decision Day, a result that left the 'Caps just outside of the playoffs. Then, they share their takeaways from the 'Caps end-of-season media availability, in whi...
Oct 23, 2022•1 hr 48 min•Season 2Ep. 76
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 week for the club. To begin, they dive into their most recent match, a 2-0 win over Austin FC, one that now has the Whitecaps in full control of their playoff destiny heading into Decision Day. There, all they'd need is a win over a reeling Minnesota United on the road, and they'll be in the playoffs ...
Oct 07, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Season 2Ep. 76
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, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 2Ep. 75
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, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 74
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, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 73
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, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 72
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, 2022•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 71
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, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 70
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, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Season 2Ep. 69
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, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 68
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, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Season 2Ep. 68
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, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 68
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, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 67
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, 2022•1 hr 54 min•Season 2Ep. 65
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, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 2Ep. 67
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, 2022•1 hr 47 min•Season 2Ep. 66
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, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 66
▲ 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, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 65
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, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 64
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, 2022•43 min•Season 2Ep. 63
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, 2022•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 62
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, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 58
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, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Season 2Ep. 57
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, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 55
