Retired Pro Football (Soccer) Coach. Vancouver Whitecaps. Vancouver 86ers. Canada's World Cup/Olympic & Youth Teams. Univ Fraser Valley. Love Premier League.
@AbbyWambach
I have no issue with scoring so many goals, that's the purpose of the game,however, if I was one of the staff on the bench, I would have told the players to "sit down & show some dignity".
For the staff to be celebrating over the top is not setting a good example.
#NoClass
Silly booking for Kone, kicking the ball against the Argentina player, lying on the ground, but I honestly don’t mind that.
It’s better than apologizing cos’ they’re World Champions?
I like Kone. Got something about him.
#CMNT
#ARGCAN
@DrunkGreaIish
Leave the lad alone. How would you like it if photographers followed you around & posted pics on social media when you were in your 20’s on a night out during your holidays? He’s entitled to enjoy himself & isn’t doing anyone harm. Seems like a good lad.
Early birthday present last night, with a historic win by CMNT in Honduras.
72 years old, can’t believe it.
I’ve tried my best to pack into this life as much as I could.
Where did the time go?
I used to get into some good debates during Whitecaps games, when they were on local tv.
I noticed a huge decline in the number of responses, since the league have gone to Apple TV.
How many supporters have stopped watching them & losing interest?
Had the privilege of meeting Pele in Vancouver, where he signed a commemorative plate for me. A true gentleman & a caring humble human being. RIP Pele, the true GOAT.
Sad news to report this morning.
Barry Crocker has passed away, after illness.
Barry was a legend in soccer.
Physiotherapist for Whitecaps & Canada.
He was a great friend & visionary in the development of our game.
Will be missed by many.
Just saw Beckie interviewed on TV.
Shocking to have the "missed penalty" on the screen.
She didn't miss, it was saved.
Like she said, she struck it well.
I thought she spoke very well & deserves respect for having the bottle to step up in a difficult environment.
#CANSWE
Anyone else not watching Whitecaps on tv, since they’ve moved games to Apple TV?
Is it a good, or bad move by MLS?
Losing interest in MLS quickly.
#VWFC
🇨🇦 Might have lost to the World Champions tonight, but gained a lot of respect worldwide.
Great performance overall, highlighting the need for more development of our strikers.
Had some good chances again, but failed to score.
I think Marsch has improved us.
#ARGCAN
@CBCKatie
@CBCNews
I've already decided.
As long as "Mr. Dress-Up" is leader of the Liberal Party, they won't get my vote.
Even if he's not the leader, I'm not sure I have much trust in the people supporting him.
Every question they're asked is avoided.
#canpoli
Celebrating our 50th. Wedding Anniversary today.
Disappointed not to be going on our trip to Sydney Australia & cruising back home to Vancouver.
Staying home & staying safe.
Can’t wait till this Pandemic is behind us, so that we can get on with our lives.
@OliviaAlabaster
Train trip from Newcastle to London, these guys sat opposite me.
At least 3 beers in first hour, then probably about 7 more. Lots of food packed for trip.
It was the most enjoyable trip I’ve had, the banter was brilliant & I never stopped laughing with them.
Quality guys.
Great weekend with the Grandkids in Seattle.
Paid a visit to see an old friend & mentor, the one & only Alan Hinton.
Great to catch up & share memories.
Hopefully we will see Alan back in Vancouver, where he is loved, for the 50 year celebrations of Whitecaps Club.
Happy 52nd Wedding Anniversary to my lovely wife Ruth.
We’ve certainly made the best of our lives, travelling the world & enjoying life together.
Looking fwd to our next cruise.
Bit over the top, this so called commentator, screaming “Oh Canada”, at the end of the game?
What a clown & an embarrassment?
No wonder people outside of North America are laughing at us?
#PANCAN
#CMNT
Nothing to be ashamed of, with that performance. Terrific effort & the game could have gone either way. Mexico somehow always find a way to win, maybe it’s experience & belief, as they’ve been there before, but Canada have done us proud tonight.
#MEXCAN
#CANMNT
#GoldCup21
Heading out for a long trip to England to watch my team Newcastle play at Wembley.3 sky trains,2 flights,a train ride, then a tube ride, finishing up wth another train ride to Newcastle.
Back down to London on Saturday.
Should be a great game.
#NUFC
Brilliant performance from 🇨🇦.
Best I’ve seen them for a long time. Working hard & composed under pressure.
Marsch having a positive influence.
Fully deserved that win.
#VENCAN
In Newcastle to see old pals tonight, before heading to London for the Carabao Cup Final. Here’s a view from our hotel of St. James’s Park up on the hill.
I've often been asked about my time coaching in Abbotsford & how we achieved so much success with limited resources.
The club was often referred to as "The Best Club in Canada", during that time.
Here is a breakdown of how we set about it.
Watching
@CPLsoccer
VALvCAV on CBC.
Standard of play is very good, high intensity, both teams playing for the win. Very competitive.
This league is definitely going to increase the player base for National Teams.
It might take a while, but certainly encouraging.
Great news. Nick should be involved at the highest level. He has both playing & Coaching experience at the highest level.
Great to hear that he will be helping to develop our young players.
@GaryLineker
The games gone.
The people responsible for changing the laws need to be held accountable.
They’re ruining the game we all love.
As coaches, we try to simplify the game.
These idiots are complicating the game.
Let’s get back to ��common sense”.
Happy 49th. Wedding Anniversary to my lovely wife Ruth.
I might just take you on another cruise, to make up for the years that you've had to put up with me?
I have to be honest,I don’t watch a lot of Women’s Soccer, but I did watch 🇨🇦 v 🇺🇸 last night & 🏴 v 🇪🇸 today.The difference in quality is astounding.What an enjoyable game to watch today, both teams leaving nothing on the field. European Women will take over being best.
#ENGSPN
Up early for a full slate of Premier League Games this morning.
5:30am - 3pm on TV, now at BC Place to watch Vancouver Whitecaps v Portland with my grandsons.
Tough life, but somebody has to do it.
Canada didn’t really deserve to lose that game.
Sometimes the game can be cruel.
Better team by far, with more scoring chances, but not enough quality up front to take advantage.
Fantastic performance overall, nothing to be ashamed of with that effort.
#BELCAN
#FIFAWorldCup
If you think you're developing players to become pro's, this is about the players in England, where they have 92 pro teams & hundreds of semi-pro teams.
In 🇨🇦 the chances are considerably less.
We should be dev them to enjoy the game & the better they are, the more they enjoy?
Thoughts 🤔
Children at football academies are more likely to 'get hit by a meteorite' than succeed as professionals – here’s the shocking statistic says Michael Calvin. That's a success rate of 0.012%.
🎥
@CalvinBook
A big thank you to
@AsaRehman
& Colin Miller for having me on the pre-game Whitecaps show last night.
I thought we would be discussing Whitecaps, but instead it was about my coaching career.
Not expecting that, but humbled by the kind things said about me.
Class people.
For those knocking Iceland's tactics & "Pulis" style of playing, just think about this, their population is just a few thousand more than Burnaby.
By being in the WCup, they receive a lot of money that can be used to further develop their game.
#1StepAtATime
Had the privilege of working with many of this squad in Vancouver.
Tony Waiters
Alan Ball
Gordon Banks
Jack Charlton
Bobby Charlton
Nobby Stiles
So fortunate to have served an “Apprenticeship”, learning from some of the World’s best.
Totally surprised tonight when I was asked to take Andrew to a "Team Dinner", only to walk into a "Surprise Party", for my 70th. Birthday (which isn't until Tuesday).
My grandson's (James) team that I'm helping to coach shocked me with gifts & dinner at Boston Pizza.
In Hospital for a hip replacement. Yes, I’m old. Great to have the grandkids visit, as I have to overnight as a precaution. Hip feels great. They brought chocolate & sweets & ate almost all of them. I wouldn’t expect anything else.
And so she should be.
She should never be allowed to coach in Canada again.
Selfish cheating, only to help boost her resume.
She couldn’t care less about the players, or her 2 Assistant that she “threw under the bus”.
Amateur in a Professional Game.
Breaking: Canada women's football manager Bev Priestman banned for a year by FIFA in Olympics drone spying scandal
Canada docked 6 points in Olympic women's football
My good friend Barry Crocker sadly passed away last week. I suggest to
@City_Abbotsford
that they rename Bateman Park, Barry Crocker Park in his memory. He was a legend in Abbotsford. Who’s with me?
Just finished a podcast with Craig Forrest & Jimmy Brennan, discussing the CMNT.
Hope I didn’t offend too many people, just giving my honest opinion.
Let’s hope this gets settled quickly.
Podcast should be here on Twitter soon.
Arrived back after our cruise from Sydney Australia to back home in Vancouver.
It the most stunning port to come into.
We’re so lucky to call this place home.
@libsoftiktok
A teacher asked students to give an example of pronouns & picked on a kid at the back of the class (not paying attention) he said "who me"?
Only time the kid got an "A".
Met with 2 of my mentors for a coffee & stories about old times in football. Alan Hinton & Les Wilson. Going to Whitecaps game tomorrow night & will get to see them again. Great stories.
Lots of people on here having a go at Atiba. We probably wouldn’t be in the finals without his contribution. Not his best game, but look at the opposition midfield for Croatia. Nothing to be ashamed of here. It’s not over yet, but Croatia have experience to see this out.
Watching England v Wales in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, on a cruise ship , on the way to Hawaii with Ruth, few Brits on the cruise, should be a good atmosphere.
Flights & Hotels booked for a brief trip to Newcastle, then down to Wembley for the Carabao Cup final.
Looking forward to meeting up with old pals & seeing NUFC battle MUFC for the silverware.
I was at Fairs Cup win in 1969.
Be nice to see them win again.
#NUFC
Well pleased with my new shirt from the Tasker’s for Xmas.
Perfect for my cruising times in tropical Countries.
If you look really carefully, you can see the world famous Newcastle United Badge.
Brilliant.
@Like_a_sire
It’s time for referees & VAR to have to explain their decisions on tv, after games.
There’s no accountability for them.
People accusing them of cheating & match fixing, isn’t a good look for the game.
It’s suspicious that NUFC have been on the receiving end of some decisions?
🙏 Canada Soccer mourns the passing of Barry Crocker and extends our condolences to his family, friends & colleagues. Mr. Crocker served as a Canada Soccer therapist in the 1980s/90s and was a staff member of the Whitecaps' 1979 championship team.
🍁
Outstanding performance from Canada, against one of the world’s best teams.
Dodged a couple of bullets, but created enough chances of their own to be able to walk away happy with a draw, but a game they could have won.
Solid games from all players.
Well done boys.
@ThiKuBC
@CP_CNC
I think a lot of fans have lost interest in Whitecaps. When they joined MLS, I knew lots of “soccer people”, who were season ticket holders. Now I don’t know of any of them still having tickets. It seems like it’s just downtown people going for a “night out”.
From my experiences, It’s giving these “little gems” of information that make you a better coach. The average coach can’t see these simple things. That’s how learning from experienced mentors is critical, after becoming qualified.
#KISS
Great picture of the Vancouver Whitecaps 1979 Soccerbowl Champions, players & staff at the 40 year re-union dinner last week.
Some top players in that team beating New York Cosmo's in the semi-final & Tampa Bay Rowdies in the final.
Honoured to be part of it.
@SimonFudge74
This has to be the worst period in Whitecaps history. Never has the team been so disorganized, unprepared, undisciplined, unwatchable. The coach says he’s going nowhere, here for another year & a half. Without COVID, how many fans would pay to watch at BC Place?
Looking forward to an enjoyable night in Langley, for the announcement of what I believe is a new soccer club for the CPL. Vancouver FC hosting a special event, with many familiar face attending.
In the past 2months,I’ve met with: 2 Cardiologists, 2 family Doctors, 2 Surgeons & a Doctor who runs the Emergancy Ward at a Major Hospital.Everyone of them strongly recommended getting vaccinated.Or,I could listen to a guy who’s done his research on the internet & is opposed.
If only my beloved Whitecaps could make a serious attempt at developing a winning team, we could have this same atmosphere at BC Place.
Challenging for MLS Cup, or winning it, would see our stadium full to the rafters & the crowd as passionate as NUFC.
#VWFC
Proud of my Grandson James Tasker & his team Lazio, winning The Coastal Cup today & qualifying for The Provincial Finals to be held in Kamloops in July.
Well done boys.
With Whitecaps 50 year anniversary coming up, name a better player to have played for the club.
He was just at the beginning of his career, when he came over, & his first time on an aeroplane.
Today, we celebrate
#CANMNT
’s first black player to wear the armband 🍁
Randy Samuel was not only strong defensive anchor, but a leader by example to his teammates. His contributions to Canadian soccer saw him inducted into the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame in 2006.
Found this pic from the past.
Sadly Doctor Rudi Gittens (on left) is no longer with us.
Kevin Muldoon, me, Bobby Lenarduzzi, Alex McKechnie & Les Wilson.
I believe it was taken at The Rose Bowl in Pasedina (Los Angeles)
Off to bed.
Must have watched at least 5 games on tv today, some more entertaining than others.
Up early again tomorrow to watch another couple of Premier League games.
It’s a tough life, being retired, but somebody has to do it?
@globalnews
Why does Global turn every news, or “Non News” event into a racist issue?
I’ve not heard any racist comments towards anyone in this topic.
#JustTellTheNews
What’s Axel going to do about another failure of a season?
It’s not looking like we’re building something?
Something has to change, the club is a complete disaster, top to bottom. Why don’t fans ask the owner to speak?
Has anyone seen him?
#VWFC
#COLVAN
Not the best performance & a fluke goal, but don’t take anything away from this team, 2-0 winners & a shutout in El Salvador. That’s not easy. They must be favourites to qualify now?
#FIFA2022WCUP
Barry Crocker will be missed by many. He was a visionary & changed the way clubs operate. Abbotsford soccer ‘founding father’ dies at 78 – Abbotsford News
How many players around the world are getting injured & missing out on playing in the World Cup?
FIFA should be ashamed for giving it to Qatar & playing during mid-season. They have no regard for players welfare, only money to line their pockets. Will the corruption ever end?
Just arriving in Bora Bora.
This place is amazing, everything I expected it to be.
Feel so fortunate to be able to visit places like this.
Only dreamed of this as a young boy.
Life is good.
@nathaliejacoby1
My wife said
“ I think you love soccer more than you love me”.
I replied
“ I know, but I love you more than Baseball”.
Happy Valentine’s.
Lovely day at sea today, before arriving in Tahiti tomorrow.
Newcastle win 3-1 & are safe from relegation.
Ruth went to the sale onboard & didn’t buy anything.
It doesn’t get any better than this!!
Extremely proud of my grandson Andrew today.
After picking him up from school, we spent 45 minutes in the garage with Andrew showing me how to get his fishing rod ready, with weights & a lure.
Happy to see his catch of a big salmon. The look on his face, says it all.
Well, that wasn’t the best performance from Whitecaps. Lots of work to be done to turn this team around. I think 3-0 was a fair result, with little, or no fight back. Some players not putting in a solid shift, imho. You can’t coach effort? Time to clean out deadwood.
#ATXVAN