Carl Robinson

What would make a Good Friday a Great Friday? Vancouver Whitecaps beating Seattle Sounders at BC Place, and making it even better yet is bringing you a special preview show for the first Cascadia Cup clash of the new season. We chat with 'Caps coach Carl Robinson about the task ahead, along with goalkeeper David Ousted and in what will be an emotional occasion for the Sounders all-time leading scorer, striker Fredy Montero. We also hear from the Sounders camp, with audio from head coach Brian Schmetzer, striker Jordan Morris, and Osvaldo Alonso. And there's still time to ask some of the 'Caps players and Robbo about last Saturday's snow farce. Have a listen!

Vancouver Whitecaps are now on a two week break. I'm sure I speak for the vast majority of 'Caps fans when I say it couldn't come soon enough. I think we all need a break from this team right now, which is very worrying considering the season has just started. With no spark, no goals, little midfield creativity, and very little discipline, it's been a tough opening month that's seen the team clock up more red cards than league points. With pressure mounting, we look back at the last loss, a 2-0 home defeat to Toronto FC, and the main talking points from it. We hear from 'Caps coach Carl Robinson and discuss some listeners tweets as the discontent in the fanbase grows. We're also going to hear some postgame thoughts from TFC head coach Greg Vanney and captain Michael Bradley about the match, Shea's sending off, the niggly ending, and more. Plus Steve catches up with former Whitecap Steven Beitashour for an exclusive chat about life in Toronto. And it's a welcome return to Half Man Half Biscuit in the 'Wavelength' section of the show, with a song and lyrics about modern football and how it feels to be watching the Whitecaps from the stands right now. Have a listen.

Four days, two matches, two different competitions, two defeats. That's been Vancouver Whitecaps' week, but the performances and circumstances of the games against San Jose Earthquakes and Tigres in the 'Volcano' were very different natural disasters. The 'Caps battled hard against a much better Tigres side in Mexico on Tuesday night, coming away with just a two goal deficit and are still very much in their CONCACAF Champions League semi-final. We look back at the game, the performances, and the strange feeling of coming away from a game that we expected the team to do much worse in but being disappointed with how things ultimately played out. 'Caps coach Carl Robinson gave us a call just before he headed home from Mexico to chat about the game and what may lie in store in the second leg (00:16:23 mark). There were some good defensive displays in Mexico, especially from Kendall Waston and David Ousted. But where was that in San Jose? Can they produce that every week in MLS? San Jose was a mess. We look at the great start, the turning point of Ousted's sending off, and the subsequent defensive collapse, posing the question what future does Kekuta Manneh have with this team if he can't add a better defensive side to his game and what could the 'Caps get for him if they decided to put him up for a trade? Our player interview this week is with one of the Whitecaps most recent additions, Brek Shea (00:49:48). We sit down with Brek to talk about his career, moving to Vancouver, and life off the pitch. We found it an interesting chat and we're sure you will too. And there's still time to bring you Tim Parker's footballing bucket list (01:16:17). Have a listen.

Interviews with Vancouver Whitecaps' Carl Robinson, Rich Fagan, and Jake Nerwinski, and CCL and Brek Shea chat .

Carl Robinson talks about new Vancouver Whitecaps signing Fredy Montero, we sit down for a chat with Russell Teibert, and preview the CONCACAF Champions League game against New York Red Bulls.

We're focusing on Vancouver Whitecaps attack as we chat with Alphonso Davies, Christian Bolanos and Carl Robinson

Interviews with Carl Robinson, Kekuta Manneh, and Christian Dean, and preseason news and chat from Vancouver Whitecaps trip to Wales

Carl Robinson, Jakob Nerwinski, and Francis De Vries talkVancouver Whitecaps MLS SuperDraft day

Roundtable discussion on Vancouver Whitecaps and MLS from the season past and the season to come

2016 Christmas Special featuring Carl Robinson, David Edgar, Fraser Aird, Christine Sinclair, Rhian Wilkinson, Karina Leblanc, Diana Matheson, and lots of festive music.

The State of the Whitecaps 2016 with special guest Carl Robinson

Vancouver Whitecaps chat featuring interviews with Carl Robinson, Christian Bolanos, David Edgar, Fraser Aird, and Spencer Richey.

Vancouver Whitecaps v Portland Timbers postgame show and end of season analysis

Two important conference calls this week from Carl Robinson on Vancouver Whitecaps and Victor Montagliani on the Canadian national team.

An interview heavy Vancouver Whitecaps and Canadian national team episode of the podcast featuring Bob Lenarduzzi, Pa Modou Kah, Erik Hurtado and Benito Floro.

Dario Zanatta interview and Vancouver Whitecaps v New England Revolution postgame show, featuring Kei Kamara, Brad Knighton, Kelyn Rowe, Jay Heaps and Carl Robinson.

Vancouver Whitecaps chat featuring Bruce Grobbelaar, Carl Robinson, Cole Seiler and a look back and ahead to the Canadian Championship games with Ottawa Fury. We're covering the Canadian Championship, MLS, USL, Euro 2016 and Copa America in this episode, so lots to listen to.

Vancouver Whitecaps v Houston Dynamo postgame, Canadian Championship preview, disciplinary problems, Crystal Palace friendly, CONCACAF Champions League draw

Vancouver Whitecaps chat after a nine point week of games. We look at all the key talking points.

Vancouver Whitecaps v Portland Timbers postgame show - with Carl Robinson, Caleb Porter, Darren Mattocks, Jake Gleeson and Liam Ridgewell