The Wanderer Grounds | A Halifax Soccer Podcast

In this episode of  The Wanderer Grounds  podcast, Coast reporters Matt Stickland and Martin Bauman recap a raucous 2-0 home victory for HFX Wanderers FC—the Canadian Premier League soccer club’s first win of 2023, as well as the first under new coach Patrice Gheisar.  Matt apologizes for doubting Mo Omar’s midfield merits, Martin digs deep into hot-take territory to suggest that when teams play w...

Saturday ended in disappointment. In this episode of  The Wanderer Grounds , Coast reporters Matt Stickland and Martin Bauman break out their armchair whiteboards to settle the matter of HFX Wanderers FC’s ongoing struggle to secure three points. What happened on Saturday? How does Gheisar find his elusive starting 11? Is Halifax just supremely unlucky, or is there more behind the club’s string of...

A special episode of the Wanderer Grounds, a quick recap, a programing note and a plea for help.

Bit of a shorter episode this week in Martin's absence. Matt is in stead joined by special guest co-host Josh Healey from The Wanderer's Notebook . The boys talk about the game and then get joined by a special guest who talks to the boys about what the game felt like on the pitch. Matt also found an away fan who didn't gloat about the win. Photo credit: Trevor MacMillan / HFX Wanderers FC

Matt and Martin are back to discuss a bit of a disappointing game in Calgary. In the 2-2 draw the most influential man on the match was the referee.  The boys take some time to reflect on the season so far, and Matt learns how the league table works. Then the episode is capped off with a return of the final press, where Martin asks Matt misleading questions about the Wanderers to see where Matt wo...

In this episode of the Wanderer Grounds Matt and Martin are joined by Alex Sheppard of Suburban FC. The three talk about the Wanderer's game on the weekend (nil-nil draw) that happened. After the recap of the game that took 90 minutes to play on Saturday Alex told Matt and Martin all about the upcoming Maritime Super Series in which will feature some former wanderers. Why do we need a Maritime Sup...

Matt and Martin are joined by the only fan to respond saying they wanted to be on the podcast Pat Burton! Welcome Pat! At the Grounds, Matt also found a Vancouver fan who traveled to watch Vancouver play. Hear the boys answer serious questions like: Will we ever win? And does Fernandez run while falling over? Photo credit: Trevor MacMillan / HFX Wanderers FC

In this week's episode, Matt and Martin discuss why the Wanderers' first two league games are signs for optimism, even if the team hasn't won yet. Matt also explains his strange eating habits and how to poop underwater. This episode runs long because we weren't watching the clock, but enjoy and we'll be back after this weekend's game against team newcomers Vancouver FC. Photo credit: Jojo Yanjiao...

Matt and Martin talk about this weekend's first game of the season between the HFX Wanderers and Atletico Ottawa. The teams shared the points, and the boys break down all the action. High lights include: A correction about magic cards, penalty analysis, and how we feel about the season, one game in. Photo credit: Andre Ringuette / Freestyle Photography

In this inaugural episode, Matt asks Martin how realistic his expectations for a Jumbotron are, and the boys hear from two senior Wanderers players and find out what new coach Patrice Gheisar watches on YouTube in his rare down time. Photo credit: Trevor MacMillan / HFX Wanderers FC