Episode 32 - The AFTN Soccer Podcast (2013 In Review - Part One)

It may be approaching Christmas but there’s no rest for the wicked and they don’t come much more evil than some of the guys here at AFTN. Our little worker elves have been busy churning out another podcast for your aural pleasure. Episode 32 of ”There’s Still Time” is part one of our end of year roundtable, featuring our regular roundtable guests Steven Lamothe and Zachary Meisenheimer. We look at the big Vancouver Whitecaps and Canadian national team news stories of the past 12 months and the issues arising out of them that might affect the next year. Remember the hope we all had in January? When Darren Mattocks banged in a 15 minute hat-trick in the first game of the preseason. Whatever happened to him? There’s laughs and tears, stories and analysis galore as we look back at the comings and goings, First Kick, winless streaks, epic home wins, more Voyageurs Cup heartbreak and the joyous month of June. There’s also controversies, great individual performances and the uplifting promise of the Whitecaps Residency and Canadian U17s. We’re not just doing a month by month recap but looking at some of the issues as they affect the teams going forward and some of the unknown stories behind the headlines. And there’s still time to split it all up by playing ’Spoilers’. Inspired by the classic ’Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads’ episode, we ask our guests and the people of twitter what extremes they’ve gone to to avoid finding out the scores of games before they get a chance of watch it and nightmare scenarios when it hasn’t quite worked. Lots of festive fun for everyone. Have a listen.