PortlandOwl Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Anyone remember us playing these in a friendly match, probably in the 80s? Think Peter Lorimer played but could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARMYARMY2010 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 10 minutes ago, stevewhiterose said: Anyone remember us playing these in a friendly match, probably in the 80s? Think Peter Lorimer played but could be wrong. Think you may be mistaken fella (about the team played anyway)Vancouver were only formed 9 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
``` Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, DELUDED OWL said: Think you may be mistaken fella (about the team played anyway)Vancouver were only formed 9 years ago. Vancouver Whitecaps were around in the 70/80s. Think they went bust and the 'new' Whitecaps were formed later. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukestheman82 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 6 minutes ago, DELUDED OWL said: Think you may be mistaken fella (about the team played anyway)Vancouver were only formed 9 years ago. Peter Beardsley played for Vancouver Whitecaps early in his career. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcx666 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 5 minutes ago, JohnF said: Vancouver Whitecaps were around in the 70/80s. Think they went bust and the 'new' Whitecaps were formed later. Yeah, that's right, didnt Peter Beardsley have a spell there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcx666 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, lukestheman82 said: Peter Beardsley played for Vancouver Whitecaps early in his career. Thought so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
``` Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Glad to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARMYARMY2010 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 5 minutes ago, JohnF said: Vancouver Whitecaps were around in the 70/80s. Think they went bust and the 'new' Whitecaps were formed later. Well tie me to a stake and set me on fire,i used wiki to find out about em,said they were formed 2009,oh well,thats me lookin like an @ss again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birley Owl 1867 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 2 minutes ago, DELUDED OWL said: Well tie me to a stake and set me on fire,i used wiki to find out about em,said they were formed 2009,oh well,thats me lookin like an @ss again. They are just named after the original NASL side. Similar to others like Portland Timbers. Don't think they have any ties to original side but may be mistaken. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkegHubro Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 (edited) yep. Vancouver Whitecaps at Sheffield Wednesday (England) Date: March 18, 1981 Whitecaps lost 2-1 https://www.nasljerseys.com/Friendlies/Teams/Whitecaps Friendlies.htm used to live there. saw them play this july too. the current team is a kinda a restart of the original 70s team. but i am not sure if there’s any real connection apart from the name. Edited December 22, 2018 by SkegHubro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkegHubro Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 wore my wednesday shirt to their games like. friendly fans. always wanted to chat about british football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 33 minutes ago, stevewhiterose said: Anyone remember us playing these in a friendly match, probably in the 80s? Think Peter Lorimer played but could be wrong. 18-3-81....we won 2-1 (mellor, taylor) att 2385 …... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzys Dad Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Birley Owl 1867 said: They are just named after the original NASL side. Similar to others like Portland Timbers. Don't think they have any ties to original side but may be mistaken. Don Megson used to be manager of Portland Timbers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLB99 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 I went to that as well...I think Grobbelaar was in goal for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i used to be sc_owl Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Sounds like a posh Canadian street gang. I have no memory of the match in question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etchesketch Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 2 hours ago, DELUDED OWL said: Well tie me to a stake and set me on fire,i used wiki to find out about em,said they were formed 2009,oh well,thats me lookin like an @ss again. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Whitecaps_(1974–84) This is the side in question.Had some big name players play for them in those 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darra Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 2 hours ago, JohnF said: Vancouver Whitecaps were around in the 70/80s. Think they went bust and the 'new' Whitecaps were formed later. Or was it that the original MLS folded along with a lot of the teams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonofbert2 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 I went and have the programme at home still somewhere. I always remembered it because it wasn't a "proper" one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birley Owl 1867 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 3 hours ago, Dizzys Dad said: Don Megson used to be manager of Portland Timbers. That's interesting, I never knew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Royds Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 I went and remember towards the end of the game the heavens opened up like never before. I seem to to remember the ref waited until they scored (and it was a cracker) and then blew the whistle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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