Soccer reporter Martin Bauman is joined by fellow reporter Matt Stickland, and the two of them break down the games played by their beloved Halifax Wanderers and Halifax Tides. Martin gives the sporting breakdown, and Matt wonders about the esoteric aspects of the soccer fandom experience.
In this week's episode, Matt and Martin go live after the Halifax Wanderers' 2-1 win over York United FC to talk about Aiden Rushenas' big moment under the lights, Tiago Coimbra's cheeky goal celebration and what's to come in the offseason. Plus, Andre Rampersad joins the show! Photo: Trevor MacMillan / HFX Wanderers FC
In this week's episode, Matt and Martin break down the Halifax Wanderers' 2-1 road loss to Cavalry FC, their early elimination from the CPL Playoffs, and what issues have hampered the club this season. Martin gets ranty for a change, and Matt has a thing for muffins. Photo credit: CFC Media / Mike Sturk
In this week's episode, Martin is joined by special guest Mitchell Bailey (Healey & Bailey Notebook) and the two recap the Halifax Wanderers' 1-1 draw against Vancouver FC. Did the referee miss a handball in the box? What does Zach Fernandez's sending off bode for the team? Can Halifax summon enough magic in two remaining matches? Plus, footy scran stories and lost-in-translation moments from abroad. Photo credit: Trevor MacMillan / HFX Wanderers FC
In this week's episode, Martin flies solo and answers your burning questions about the Halifax Wanderers season. Plus, a recap of the road draw against Atletico Ottawa and a preview of Saturday's match against Vancouver FC. Photo credit: Trevor MacMillan / HFX Wanderers FC
In this week's episode, Martin is joined by a special guest (his wife, Ashley!) to talk about the Wanderers' season thus far, the path to clinching a playoff spot and one bit of silverware the club currently has in its grasp. Plus, they share stories of road rage and reality TV. Photo credit: Matt Zambonin / Freestyle Photography
In this bonus episode, league commissioner Mark Noonan joins Martin and Matt at the Wanderers Grounds to talk about the league's U-21 rule and Jesse Marsch's comments about developing young players, finding the right cities for league expansion, and how negotiations are going between Canada Soccer and Canadian Soccer Business after CSA general secretary Kevin Blue's recent statement that a revised rights deal would be "critical" to support a new a new collective bargaining agreement with the men...
In this week's episode, Matt and Martin break down the Halifax Wanderers' 1-1 draw against Pacific FC and whether Dan Nimick's sending off was justified. Head coach Patrice Gheisar talks about Clément Bayiha's new role as a wing-back and Wanderers forward Massimo Ferrin joins the guys post-match to talk THAT goal and finding calm in the pressure of a playoff push. Photo credit: Trevor MacMillan / HFX Wanderers FC
In this week's episode, Matt and Martin are joined by new Halifax Wanderers centre-back Nassim Mekideche after the club's 3-0 victory over Forge FC. Can they secure enough points in their remaining six games to earn a playoff berth? And what does Mekideche's arrival mean for Halifax's back line? Photo credit: Trevor MacMillan / HFX Wanderers FC
In this week's episode, Matt and Martin recap the Halifax Wanderers' 0-3 road loss to Pacific FC, Aiden Rushenas's performance between the sticks, Dan Nimick and Cale Loughrey's double yellows and what happens next for the Wanderers. Plus, Martin has a really bad time in Fiji. Photo credit: CPL Photos
In this week's episode, Matt and Martin recap the Halifax Wanderers' 2-1 home triumph over York United FC. Plus, Martin gets deep into xG to make a case for Halifax's playoff chances, the guys trade stories of sporting villainy and Wanderers winger Clément Bayiha joins the podcast to talk about life in Halifax and playing under Thierry Henry. Photo credit: Trevor MacMillan / HFX Wanderers FC
In this week's episode, Matt and Martin recap the Halifax Wanderers' wild 1-1 draw against Atlético Ottawa and talk about shuffling the starting lineup. Plus, Matt has one hell of an Ottawa story. Photo credit: Trevor MacMillan / HFX Wanderers FC
In this week's episode, Martin and Matt look back at the Halifax Wanderers' three-game road losing streak and break down their chances of making the playoffs with 10 games remaining. Plus, is it time to see more of Aiden Rushenas? Photo credit: CPL
This week, Matt and Martin dig into the Halifax Wanderers' 3-2 road loss to Cavalry FC at Spruce Meadows and try to make sense of what went wrong. Plus, Matt hates airplanes and Martin does the robot. Photo credit: CFC Media / Mike Sturk
In this week's episode, Martin is joined by Mitchell Bailey (Healey & Bailey Notebook) to recap the Halifax Wanderers' 3-2 Natal Day win over Vancouver FC. Then, the guys are joined by Wanderers debutant Sean Rea and talk about lobster rolls, playing soccer like IRL FIFA and returning to the Canadian Premier League. Photo credit: Trevor MacMillan / HFX Wanderers FC
In this week’s episode of the Wanderer Grounds, Matt and Martin recap Halifax's 0-3 loss to Forge FC. Even though the Wanderers dominated the stats sheet, they were unable to take any points home from Hamilton. From the defensive lapses and struggles in front of the net, it was a disappointing performance in Ontario. To top it off, there’s the ongoing saga of reaching 2,000 minutes for Canadian players on Halifax’s roster under the age of 21, a requirement to make the playoffs (and avoid financi...
In this week’s episode, Matt and Martin recap the Wanderers’ wild 3-1 win over Valour FC—from penalties galore, to Aidan Daniels’ new ‘do, to Ryan Telfer’s back-to-goal play. Plus, Cale Loughrey joins the show live from the Grounds after scoring his first professional goal. Photo credit: Trevor MacMillan / HFX Wanderers FC
The recently-announced Halifax Tides are gearing up for their pro women's soccer debut in the Northern Super League in 2025. In this week's episode, Martin chats with Tides president Val Malone and sporting director Amit Batra about recruitment efforts, kit reveals, starting from scratch and where the club will play.
It's hard to come back from a two-goal deficit and harder still if the ref makes some... questionable calls. Which happened to the Wanderers over the weekend who lost 2-1 away to York United FC. Late in the game, Wanderers full-back Zach Fernandez got pulled down in York's 18-yard box. What should have been a penalty call was instead a yellow card issued to Fernandez for dissent. In this episode of the Wanderer Grounds, Matt and Martin talk about all the drama on the pitch, and then have some fu...
In this week's episode, Martin recaps the Halifax Wanderers' 1-0 win over Cavalry FC and discusses Ryan Telfer's continued run of form, Yann Fillion's clean sheet performance and Jeremy Gagnon-Laparé's best game of the year. Plus, Wanderers assistant coach Jorden Feliciano joins to talk about finding calm amid Halifax's topsy-turvy season, Euro Cup drama and why Canada's run at the Copa America tournament is extra special. Photo credit: Trevor MacMillan / HFX Wanderers FC
In this week's episode, Matt and Martin recap the Halifax Wanderers' club record-setting 4-0 victory over Vancouver FC (a Nimick brace! a Telfer brace! A brace of braces!) and crunch the numbers on the path ahead to earning a playoff spot. Plus, in honour of Landon Donovan's Euro Cup gaffe, Matt and Martin trade bad hairdo stories. Photo credit: James Glezos / @jg.visuals__
As the Halifax Wanderers approach the 10-game mark of their 2024 Canadian Premier League season, Martin has four reasons why the Wanderers will turn their winless season into a playoff berth and four reasons why Halifax is destined for more pain. Photo credit: Trevor MacMillan / HFX Wanderers FC
In this week's episode, Matt and Martin recap the Halifax Wanderers' 0-0 draw against a 10-man Pacific FC and Giorgio Probo joins the show to talk about life as a pizza delivery driver, the proper way to drink coffee and adjusting to life in Halifax. Plus, the guys swap travel mishaps and longtime submariner Matt has thoughts on DND appreciation. Photo credit: Trevor MacMillan / HFX Wanderers FC
In this week's episode, Martin recaps the Wanderers' 2-2 draw against Atlético Ottawa, Ryan Telfer's emergence as a striker, Riley Ferrazzo's breakout and losing Dan Nimick to injury. Note: Telfer is *not* available for the Wanderers against Pacific FC this weekend due to international duty. Martin is still very sleep deprived and made an 'oopsie.' Photo credit: Matt Zambonin / Freestyle Photography
In this week’s episode, Matt and Martin look back at the Halifax Wanderers’ 2-1 road loss to York United, the “worst start in CPL history” distinction and how Halifax can begin to right the ship. Plus, Clément Bayiha joins the Wanderers on loan, and the Northern Super League is here. Photo credit: CPL
A programming note on why there won't be a match recap episode today.
In this week's episode, Matt and Martin look back on the Wanderers' 1-1 draw against Cavalry FC, Giorgio Probo opening his scoring account for Halifax, the art and science of timing substitutions and the role of media and fans in sports. Plus, Matt has a secret beef and Martin is sleep-deprived. Photo credit: CPL
In this week’s episode of The Wanderer Grounds podcast, Matt and Martin look back at the Wanderers’ 7-5 defeat on penalties and try to make sense of what’s not working. Plus, fullback Riley Ferrazzo joins the show to talk about scoring his first professional goal, roommate life with Massimo Ferrin and what to take away from Halifax’s winless start to the season.
In this episode of the Wanderer Grounds, hosts Matt Stickland and Martin Bauman discuss a 3-1 loss that didn't feel like a loss. The boys talk about an early red card, a late goal and the right way to cook a pasta.
In this week's episode, Martin and Matt discuss what went wrong in Halifax's 2-0 road loss to Vancouver FC, along with the difficulties of a prolonged spell away from home. Martin swears a lot and confuses the Maritimes with Atlantic Canada. The guys also talk about what would happen if Matt got into a fight with Mike Tyson. Photo credit: Beau Chevalier
