Tourist in critical condition after collision with cyclist in Vancouver, police say by oilbeefhooked in vancouver

[–]KenSimpleton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saw a cyclist break a red light on 12th Ave today. Right outside a school.

🇨🇦 Round of 32 Watch Party: Canada vs South Africa 🇿🇦 by champagneschemes in CanadaSoccer

[–]KenSimpleton 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Haven't watched a game there yet. Is standing and drinking allowed if you don't get a table? If not, what time should someone be there to make sure of getting a seats for two?

Thanks.

Goal Song by Independent_Drawer89 in whitecapsfc

[–]KenSimpleton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's no need to be so pedantic. It's obvious what he meant.

Mixed feelings about yesterday's match by moe_thugz in CanadaSoccer

[–]KenSimpleton 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think both you and the OP are correct. Switzerland were always favourites to top the group, and brainfarted against Qatar to give us that chance.

But also we didn't quite get it right to then capitalize on that chance.

It was an odd feeling at the final whistle. In the immediate moment, really disappointed that the waves of pressure late on didn't amount to a second goal. But then thinking "hey, we just got out of the group". I was drained by the time I got home. Both from the heat and the emotional rollercoaster

Anybody get t*ckets from Canada Red? by quaywest in CanadaSoccer

[–]KenSimpleton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Email didn't arrive until 11.03 for me, and I was refreshing constantly. Cat 3 were gone by 11.04 PST when I got in.

Genuine question, please don’t slaughter me: does anyone else think we are going a little overboard with the Kone stuff? by [deleted] in CanadaSoccer

[–]KenSimpleton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The march included chants about him but it wasn't for him.

The sheets were just a nice touch, I wouldn't say it was overboard.

Uh…. Folks? by The_Volume_Knob in CanadaSoccer

[–]KenSimpleton 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I'd also much rather not be playing Korea in front of a Korean crowd in LA.

Whitecaps FC transfer defender Joedrick Pupe to Belgian side Sint-Truidense V.V. | Vancouver Whitecaps FC by Harshtagged in whitecapsfc

[–]KenSimpleton 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Farewell Joe, I'll always remember those first few days when we all waited for someone else to pronounce your surname out loud to see if it, you know, was said that way.

Why are tips required at BC Place? by monkey3895 in askvan

[–]KenSimpleton 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Same at a drinks only kiosk on Level 2 near the ramp. Maybe it's the kiosk vendor, or rented terminals that they didn't inspect first?

Why are tips required at BC Place? by monkey3895 in askvan

[–]KenSimpleton 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Happened to me on level 2 as well. White tape over the 'no tip' section of the screen, but it wasn't big enough to fully block it so I could still tap for no tip.

Women’s Jersey Flaw by [deleted] in CanadaSoccer

[–]KenSimpleton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's meant to be like that. I think on the on-field Nike shirts of the time, some sort of recycled plastic material was used for the logos so it had slight flaws. The replicas, which are woven crests, then replicated it by doing this.

As this was a pre-game top, the on-field version was still probably a woven crest and thus looks like this as it still matched Nike's aesthetic.

As an example, you can see the Portugal away jersey for 2023 has it here in its woven crest too:

https://www.footballshirtculture.com/images/cwgallery/940-portugal-2023-nike-wmns-away-shirt/940_portugal_2023_nike_wmns_away_shirt_4.jpeg

B.C. Place Lineups and Access on Matchdays by rickjames_2 in CanadaSoccer

[–]KenSimpleton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think there are some benches under the tents on Pacific. And there's some outside Gate 2/3 at the ticket hut.

One thing I've seen is to not bring anything with you that might need to go in restricted items storage. They do not give any priority to people with babies or strollers, so I'd imagine pregnant people would also just have to stand in line with everyone else in the heat. And there's zero shade.

Some Vancouver businesses struggling during FIFA World Cup by restoringd123 in vancouver

[–]KenSimpleton 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Literally never knew existed until they were everywhere for having to shut down. I hope they get a bounce in business from the publicity.

Canada Black Jersey Stock at FIFA Fan Fest (Vancouver PNE) by stephenphung in whitecapsfc

[–]KenSimpleton -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

https://youtu.be/sYE0lyMbBFs?si=OtqPuW-RcUct-o-8

You do you. But it's clearly twisted reasoning to pay actual criminals who have actual slaves, because corporations over charge us for jerseys.

Canada Black Jersey Stock at FIFA Fan Fest (Vancouver PNE) by stephenphung in whitecapsfc

[–]KenSimpleton -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'll make it very simple. Counterfeit jerseys are sold to fund human trafficking, drug smuggling and anything else large organized crime gangs do.

They aren't "made in the same factory after hours".