The Third Sub

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub! In this special episode, Alex and Sam are back, this time joined by Harjeet Johal, A.K.A Har Journalist, a local Vancouver journalist who covers the Whitecaps, the Canada Women's national team and more, with bylines in ProSoccerUSA, The Equalizer, Daily Hive and more! To kick things off, they take a look at the departure of CEO Mark Pannes from the...

Welcome back to the latest episode of the Third Sub! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, this time to discuss the return of MLS! With the news that the North American soccer circuit is planning to return next month in Orlando, they take a look at the positives and negatives of this 'Return to Play' tournament, both from a competitive and health protocol standpoint. They also take a look at how...

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to talk about some loaded subjects in both the North American and European soccer scene. First, they take a look at MLS's return to play strategy, which only materialized after intense negotiations, during which the MLSPA and MLS's owners butted heads on a myriad of issues. Despite strong...

Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, this time to discuss the American and Canadian soccer scene as a whole, as various leagues within the two countries prepare for a return. They start with a look at the MLS plan for a return, with Orlando remaining as the likely hub city solution there, before shifting towards the return of the CPL, where vari...

In this episode of the Third Sub, Alex and Sam are back, this time to discuss German Soccer! With the Bundesliga's return, they dive into the first weekend back, and their impressions on how things went. They then shift talk over to Korea, where the KLeague's return is continuing, and take a look at how Doneil Henry fared this week. In the 2nd part of the show, they then shift talk over to North A...

In this episode of the Third Sub, Alex and Sam are back, this time to actually discuss live soccer! Thanks to the return of the KLeague in Korea, live soccer is back, with the Bundesliga set to join them this weekend. As a result, they both dive into a match they had a close eye on, the Suwon Samsung Bluewings versus the Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, as former Whitecap Doneil Henry was quite present in...

In this episode of the Third Sub, Alex and Sam are back once again, this time to chat about the Vancouver Whitecaps. From the recent initiatives that the club has been engaged in to help out around the city, to other news and nostalgic memories about the club, this episode is about all things Whitecaps. And, as a bonus, at the end is a special interview conducted by Alex with Whitecaps winger Davi...

In this 12th episode of the Third Sub, Alex and Sam are back, this time to take a look at the latest news in the global soccer world. They look at how MLS is slowly setting the stage for a return to play in North America, as leagues such as the South Korea's KLeague get set to return this week, with the potential success or failure of that venture likely to be something that MLS is following close...

In this episode, Alex and Sam look at the current situation in North America's soccer landscape, as things start to heat up on both sides of the border. Up in Canada, the players have unionized, giving them a much-needed voice, while down in the US, things are getting heated between the league and the MLSPA, with Mexico rounding things off with talk of an MLS/Liga MX Super League. They then take a...

Alex and Sam are back with another episode of the Third Sub! In this one, things take a more serious turn, as they dive into the Anthony Blondell situation that has recently come to light, before taking a pivot over to the 2008 Whitecaps Women's Scandal that reached the public consciousness just over a year ago. They also take a look at the need for a Canadian Premier League players union, before...

Alex and Sam are back with a bonus episode of the Third Sub! In this special episode, they break down the recent Whitecaps zoom call availability, in which they had the chance to ask questions to midfielder Russell Teibert and goalkeeper Max Crepeau, looking at how the two 'Caps stars are coping with this new reality. From helping the new guys integrate into the squad, to keeping fit, they've been...

Alex and Sam are back with their latest episode of the Third Sub! In this one, they break down the latest news surrounding COVID-19 and football, take a look at what the Whitecaps are up to during this break, and then take a blast back to the past, where they break down their choices for their Whitecaps Mount Rushmore. Stay tuned for the end, where they also pick their 'Third Sub' Mount Rushmore,...

Alex and Sam are once again joined by Keveren Guillou in the 2nd part of Episode 7, as they dive into some of the audio from Dr. Jim Bovard and Mark Pannes' press conference from last week. They chat about what COVID-19 could do for the short and long term future of the Whitecaps, how it affects staff, players, season tickets before looking at how it could also affect MLS. They then round things o...

In part 1 of Episode 7, Alex and Sam are joined by Keveren, the head photographer of Between The Sticks. They chat about what it's like to be a photographer when games aren't on, and then talk about a game he would have been at before COVID-19 struck all over the world: Canada vs Trinidad and Tobago at Westhills Stadium in Victoria. They also round off part 1 with a look at how COVID-19 could impa...

Alex and Sam are back for their latest episode of the Third Sub! In this one, they share their experience so far as sportswriters without sports, before diving into a couple of other topics, including the long term problem facing MLS, Alex's Football Manager odyssey, Carl Robinson and some questions surrounding COVID-19. They also promise (once again) the presence of some special guests in next we...

Alex and Sam are back for the 5th episode of the Third Sub, where they get to talk about a Whitecaps victory! After the Whitecaps lost their opening day bout with Sporting Kansas City, they flew down to LA to take on the Galaxy, winning by a score of 1-0. On this episode, they break down this game, look ahead to next weekend's clash, look at how complete they think this squad is, talk about COVID-...

In their 4th episode of the Third Sub, Alex and Sam are back to pick over the bones of a tough opening day Whitecaps loss to Sporting Kansas City. The result sucks, but it is early, so they also look ahead to why things could change in a matter of weeks, starting with this weekend against the LA Galaxy. They also look at some new signings, MLS's opening day weekend, their 'Third Sub' of the game a...

Back with their 3rd episode, Sam and Alex look back at Vancouver's last week of preseason, before looking ahead to their first game of the MLS season. They also round things off with a look at some CPL and Canadian Soccer news.

Alex and Sam are back with the second episode of the Third Sub, as they break down the happenings of the Vancouver Whitecaps, before looking at the recent CanMNT and CPL news. They then wrap things up with a way too early look at their Whitecaps awards.

Welcome to the 1st episode of the Third Sub, a podcast covering all things Vancouver Whitecaps, Canadian Soccer and more. With your hosts, Alexandre Gangue-Ruzic and Samuel Rowan, you'll get to hear the ins and outs of the Vancouver and Canadian soccer scene, as they share the many thoughts they have on the sport in this city and country.