I try to be a "it's just a game" guy, but... this has been a tough year for me personally, and making memories with my kid and friends while watching the Whitecaps has been one of the few consistent highlights to get me through it. Win or lose tomorrow, I'll always have that to look back on #vwfc

alright where is the watch party on Saturday #vwfc

Three of the most unhinged hours of my life Legs are already sore and I'll have no voice tomorrow Would not have it any other way Believe. #vwfc

The issue with three weeks between playoff games isn't just the time itself, but the reason for it: an international break! During the playoffs! We have to sweat out an international break during the most important part of the season! Imagine if someone like Cubas or Bouanga comes back hurt #vwfc

a few highlights for me tonight: Sabbi's run to draw the penalty. Electric I predicted to seat neighbours before the game that Ríos would score. Just say a thing enough times and it eventually comes true! Müller pointing for Cubas to go to the left in the buildup to the Ríos goal... #vwfc

Defending is completely optional in this Portland-RSL game. Not just the goals; passing lanes wide open, guys having all the day to pass the ball San Diego will smoke either one of these teams #mls

yeah I'm not going to have a voice tomorrow after that my eldest may have heard a couple words that they hadn't heard come out of my mouth before 😬 it's ok; we move and we must dream big #vwfc

A couple thoughts heading into tonight's regular season finale: 1) The Whitecaps should absolutely go for the win. Not just to win the West, but to guarantee MLS Cup homefield against anyone except Philadelphia. Yes it's ok to think that big #vwfc

BALL DON'T LIE MOTHERFUCKERS #vwfc

Drake Maye is the truth. Stefon Diggs and the defense as well. Huge kick by Borregales Big night for the Vancouver Whitecaps/New England Patriots contingent (cc: @harjournalist.bsky.social)

It's plain to see why San Jose has shipped so many goals, but also, you can see the Whitecaps' attack starting to reach another level The other attackers learning to play with Müller was going to be critical. You can see he and Ahmed clicking already, and Ali is has gone up another level #vwfc

"At Vancouver we have Sebastian Goal-halter" #vwfc

this poor Bouda fellow for San Jose just threw up on the field, twice, coming out after halftime #vwfc

I have a few big picture thoughts as we enter the final stretch of the regular season, which I'll get to in the coming days. For now, I'll celebrate another trophy and just say that, in a season of so many incredible moments, Gauld's goal tonight joins the list. That was a great thing to see #vwfc

Pretty wild to think that heading into this game two years ago, we were stressing whether Thomas Hasal or a youth teamer (wound up being Levonte Johnson) would start... while today we're wondering whether or not Thomas Müller will start and how many minutes will Ryan Gauld play #vwfc

Supporters Shield is probably gone now, but the Whitecaps picked up a point on San Diego, who have two road matches remaining. It seems like the top spot in the West is there for taking... ...if we can still field a full team these last few games. Guys are falling faster than we get them back #vwfc

Berhalter and Laborda on corners #vwfc

WE'RE GETTING WEIRD FAM #vwfc

I'm a little worried about Sebastian Berhalter's workload. He's got an engine and a half, but he's barely gotten a break this season. I'm guessing he'll be in the USMNT camp next month Assuming he starts tonight, I think you need to look at rotating him soon after, even if it's the cup final #vwfc

Brian White is not on the list. This is good! Hopefully Müller is indeed just precautionary and will be back for Seattle. It feels like Pupe should be available soon. Perhaps even Gauld. Ocampo was going to need a rest in one of these games anyway. Just need to get through one game at a time #vwfc

We've all (myself included) been frustrated with Daniel Ríos to various degrees. But he does a lot of things well for the team if you watch closely enough. Starting him with White out continues to be the right call Let Elloumi continue to make an impact off the bench, it's his best role too #vwfc

And yet, somehow, this isn't the funniest injury report the Whitecaps have had this season (Funny in the sense that if you don't laugh you'll cry) #vwfc

I had little confidence they'd do it but they actually did it! We have a Vancouver-ish derby in the final #CanChamp #vwfc

Hello Vancouver FC: you have one job. Do it. #CanChamp

Today's news about Tristan Blackmon is much better than expected given how it looked last night. Having him fit for the playoffs would be huge In the meantime, the point below is an important one. At some point you need to give O'Neill and Bovalina a game, or do something weird (Priso at CB?) #vwfc

Welp I hate to say it but that takes a lot of shine off of everything. From February to now, Blackmon has probably been our second-best player after Berhalter They've found a way to keep going through everything, but you wonder if/when the cumulative effect takes hold #vwfc

Luis Suarez is now playing for #FlyEaglesFly🦅

how did San Diego win that lol

Sunday Night Soccer between two of the top West teams, with no Twellman AND the Sassy Referee. Good stuff all around #mls

Daniel Ríos masterclasses incoming #vwfc

“tristan blackmon? more like block-man” - thomas muller, probably

Thomas Müller: World Cup winner, Champions League winner, position inventor, clutch penalty taker, #USMNT breaking news journalist... Is there anything this man can't do #vwfc

Also, as I said, Ríos 😃 #vwfc

In all sincerity, if that had been given the other way, we'd all be having a meltdown right now. Classic example of VAR completely re-officiating the game, which isn't its purpose But, if you want to say karma for the Tim Ford game, or the Whitecaps were maybe the better team anyway, so be it #vwfc

It's #MLSAfterDark at BC Place motherfuckers!!! #vwfc

I'm trying to think of a half this season where Vancouver looked worse in possession. I'm sure it's happened but I'm struggling to think of it Berhalter has missed a couple golden chances to create. Nelson doing his usual dribble into a black hole routine. Lots of wayward crosses... #vwfc

the cool bit about being relatively healthy-ish again is that the bench looks like a real bench; Ahmed, Ngando, Johnson, Ríos (yes I said it), Priso can all have a positive impact depending on what's needed...and that's before we get into Schonlau (whom I'd guess will play tonight) and Cabrera #vwfc

#vwfc on tour (kinda) - me with the shirt in my home city (Quincy, Massachusetts)

It is understandably getting lost in the shuffle, but Ali Ahmed being close to back is a huge deal. He may be rusty for a game or two but he becomes the Whitecaps' best and most consistent player at that position #vwfc

we're 180 minutes from a Vancouver-ish derby in the #CanChamp final!

stating the obvious here but the Whitecaps need another center back soon; that's a pretty easy win tonight if it was Ranko instead of Oofvik you can get away with the latter in some games still but when he's bad... man, it's bad; and that won't cut it in the playoffs #vwfc

Been playing more #chess lately. I play some terrible games but of course on social media I'll mostly post the good ones. This is my highest accuracy ever

Further shame about the Whitecaps getting Ford-ed: almost everyone you'd want to see drop points did so this weekend. Minnesota, all the top teams in the East... San Diego was the only Supporters Shield contender to win With 6/9 home games to end it, 1-3 points last night would've been huge #vwfc

honestly, the players just need to put this match behind them and move on the next one, and I think they will... top seed in the West remains the goal (and remains doable with their schedule) let the club officials file a complaint about the referee, and focus on what you can control #vwfc

Brian White is a handsome man #vwfc

Daniel Ríos how much time do you want my guy #vwfc

lmao, even #vwfc

San Jose being what they are, this game remains winnable for Vancouver. Have to pick your spots and keep solid defensively. Blackmon has been immense and will need to continue to be so Hoepfully our forwards find their touch #vwfc

lol #vwfc