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Whitecaps Wednesday – A Rennie Saved Is A Rennie Earned

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Whitecaps WednesdayThere has been a lot of banter over the last few weeks regarding Martin Rennie and his uncertain future here in Vancouver. I thought I’d weigh in with my thoughts on the situation and why Martin Rennie should stay, for now.

He was widely regarded as a saviour for the club when it was revealed he would be taking over for Tom Soehn to start the 2012 campaign. His signing was seen as a coup for Bob Lenarduzzi and the front office – bringing in a young, highly regarded coach to grow with the expansion MLS franchise.

Once the players are on the pitch, Whitecaps FC bench boss Martin Rennie can only stand at the sidelines and watch his MLS future unfold, just like the rest of us. Photo by Jason Kurylo for Pucked in the Head.
Once the players are on the pitch, Whitecaps FC bench boss Martin Rennie can only stand at the sidelines and watch his MLS future unfold, just like the rest of us. Photo by Jason Kurylo for Pucked in the Head.

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Whitecaps Wednesday – One More Chance

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I don’t think it’s much of a secret that the Whitecaps are in a dogfight to extend their season.  Yet if you were to judge the urgency of their situation on in-game performance alone, you’d have to wonder if the players’ copy of the memo ended up in the shredder.

Whitecaps FC forward Russell Teibert injected some late-game energy into the homeside, spurring them on to a 2-2 draw with the dirty, rotten, no-good, low-down Timber scoundrels from Portland. Photo by Jason Kurylo for Pucked in the Head.
Whitecaps FC forward Russell Teibert injected some late-game energy into the homeside, spurring them on to a 2-2 draw with the dirty, rotten, no-good, low-down Timber scoundrels from Portland. Photo by Jason Kurylo for Pucked in the Head.

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Whitecaps VS Chivas USA in Haiku

Whitecaps WednesdayVancouver Whitecaps
A game report in haiku
By R. Arbuthnot

A big match at home
The Whitecaps are in a fight
The playoffs at stake

In the third minute
Chivas mounts its bicycle
Torres pedals fast

Fans were left in disbelief after a first-half brace by the visiting goats from LA. Photo by Jason Kurylo for Pucked in the Head.
Fans were left in disbelief after a first-half brace by the visiting goats from LA. Photo by Jason Kurylo for Pucked in the Head.

Fall behind early
A lack of concentration
An uphill battle

Dagger to the heart
Follows in minute fourteen
Torres strikes fiercely

Kekuta Manneh
Victimized before the cross
Rennie left upset

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Rockland Wonderland – A Leather Love Story

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When we last heard from Kenny Miller’s boot (hereafter known as Max Webster), he was boarding a flight to Sicily. On his lace was the defiantly beautiful and curvaceous ball (we’ll call her Alana) he slotted into the net back on June 16th in a game versus the New England Revolution. See here for the back story.

Their luggage included a 40 oz. bottle of Barbados’ finest rum, a pump and needle for when the love-life gets a little ‘flat’, a disk of shoe polish and small slip of AstroTurf on which to rest their weary studs and patches. All told, it had been a marvelous week spent drinking lager and ale and sipping margaritas beneath the patio lanterns at Hacienda Del Pancho’s cabin #14.

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Beautiful leather heart photo courtesy of http://www.janehornsby.com

It was such a marvelous week in fact, that at the behest of his fine lady, Max Webster booked a five-night stay in Sicily to lengthen the dream honeymoon come true. The dream, however, was about to become a nightmare.

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