The AFTN Soccer Show Episode November 20, 2024

Episode 642 – The AFTN Soccer Show (Right On Cue, An Eerie Mist – Vanni Sartini, Whitecaps end of season decisions loom, Scott Strasser talks Calgary soccer, Dronegate fallout continues)

10:59pm - 12:59am

We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Canadian and international soccer chat.

The Whitecaps season ending and season preparing period is now underway. We bring you some audio from Vanni Sartini’s end of season press conference as he ponders the season that was, what went well, what didn’t, and what needs to change for next year. We also muse about Vanni’s tactics, pieces needed, his future, and more as we look ahead to a busy month to come with player decisions needing to be made, the trade window and free agency opening, and the expansion draft for San Diego upcoming. What 12 players should the Whitecaps protect?

We’re joined this week by AFTN writer Scott Strasser to talk about all things soccer in Calgary as we look back on Cavalry’s fantastic season that saw them win a first ever CPL championship title and look ahead to the new women’s team in town, Calgary Wild, in the Northern Super League. Plus we chat about his book “Here Comes The Cavalry”.

We also look at the fallout from the investigation report into Dronegate and ask what it means for John Herdman and others, and look back at the Canadian men’s national team’s win in Suriname. Plus Prolapse continue their residency as our Album of the Month, there’s more Britpop songs, and we have a song about recently retired Irish international Aiden McGeady in this episode’s Wavelength.

Track Listing:

Away From The Numbers
Sarah Jickling · None
Cacophany No. A
Prolapse · The Italian Flag
Killing The Bland
Prolapse · The Italian Flag
Insomniac's Dream
Mantaray · Some Pop
Little Red Elvis
The Deprivations · Sing Up For The Boys In Green
Away From The Numbers
Sarah Jickling · None