It was forty years ago today,
Tony Waiters brought the boys to play,
They'd been doing it in some style,
They were guaranteed to raise the smile,
So may I introduce to you,
The team you've heard about for years,
Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club Soccer Bowl champs.
This week's AFTN Soccer Show is one of celebration as we mark the 40th anniversary of Vancouver Whitecaps winning the 1979 NASL Soccer Bowl.
In a very special episode we tell the tales and hear the stories of how the 'Caps lifted their first major trophy as we chat with goalkeeper Phil Parkes, defenders Roger Kenyon and local lad Buzz Parsons, midfielder Ray Lewington, forwards King Kevin Hector and Willie Johnston, and the man, the mastermind, that made it all possible, head coach Tony Waiters.
Legends one and all, plus we find out if Carl Valentine fancies a chocolate digestive, and the 1983 Whitecaps squad feature in this week's Wavelength.
Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:
02.14: Vancouver Whitecaps journey to Soccer Bowl Glory
16.07: Phil Parkes interview and discussion
30.00: Roger Kenyon Interview and discussion
41.16: Buzz Parsons interview and discussion
55.48: Ray Lewington interview and discussion
68.56: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive? - Carl Valentine
72.39: Kevin Hector interview and discussion
89.28: Willie Johnston interview and discussion
97.35: Tony Waiters interview and discussion
117.41: Wavelength - Vancouver Whitecaps 1983 Squad - This Time
Episode 397 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Clouds Of My Dilemma with guest Jonathan Tannenwald)
Episode 396 - The AFTN Soccer Show (A Slow Life featuring Ryan Raposo, Jaap Stam, and Christine Sinclair)
Episode 395 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Clarity Just Confuses Me with Andy O'Brien, Howard Webb. Marc Dos Santos, and more)
Episode 394 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Something For The Weekend with guests Alan Koch, Ranko Veselinović, Axel Schuster, and Jake Reid)
Episode 393 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Show Me Magic with guest Phillip Dos Santos)
Episode 392 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Happy Together with guest Marcel De Jong)
Episode 391 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Out Of The Basement with guests Fredy Montero, Janio Bikel, and Marc Dos Santos)
Episode 390 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Popular Culture No Longer Applies To Me with guest Marco Carducci)
Episode 389 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Football Fairy Stories with guests Marc Dos Santos, Andy Rose, and Axel Schuster)
Episode 388 - The AFTN Soccer Show (We Are All Slutsk with guests Marc Dos Santos, Mark Pannes, Lucas Cavallini, Kendall Waston, and Jeff Paulus)
Episode 387 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Celtic Connections - Ben Fisk, Jasser Khmiri, Football Manager tips with Rituro, and what might football look like when it returns)
Episode 386 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Living In A World Of Isolation with guest Jonathan Tannenwald)
Episode 385 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Let's Have A Horo Gheallaidh with guests Mark Pannes and Jake Nerwinski)
Episode 384 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Pruning The Peacock - LA Galaxy v Whitecaps preview show)
Episode 383 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Giving It Laldie with guests Mark Pannes, David Milinkovic, and Johnny Russell)
Episode 382 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Back At It - Whitecaps v SKC preview show)
Episode 381 - The AFTN Soccer Show (The Ways Of The West with guest Marc Dos Santos)
Episode 380 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Happy Families - Whitecaps v Timbers, Western Conference preview, Canada comes to Victoria, CPL chat)
Episode 379 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Driving The Fun)
Episode 378 - The AFTN Soccer Show (A Glove Story with guests Max Crepeau and Thomas Hasal) [NSFW]
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The 50/50 Podcast
ESPN FC
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Women’s Game
Men In Blazers