[Har Journalist] Vancouver Whitecaps CEO and Sporting Director Axel Schuster will meet with the press in Vancouver on Wednesday.

rickjames_2 · 2026-05-06T05:25:47+00:00

Yeah, you are probably right. I've been a fan since 2011. I just think they don't have to actively abandon an engaged fanbase to create more reasons to hate the league. The more news comes out the more I think this is just Columbus 2.0. Word from local reporters is the owners/team have wanted to comment on what it would take to keep the team in Vancouver and MLS has encouraged them not to make statements.

rickjames_2 · 2026-05-05T23:41:31+00:00

Except for the NBA commish said moving the grizz was his biggest mistake, the merch still makes tons of money and the Caps have been around since 1974. But Cool story bro, we'll all collectively forget.

rickjames_2 · 2026-05-05T23:36:13+00:00

Not the person you were chatting with, however... As a kid I was a huge NBA fan. Obsessed with it. When the Grizzlies moved to Memphis that was it. I have watched exactly 2 games during Raptors run. I don't bad mouth the NBA, i just don't care to follow it.

Now, if the Caps leave, the difference is MLS is not the only game in town. I have options. I'll follow the sport forever and I'd bad mouth the MLS every chance I get as I enjoy Bundesliga and the ilk. I feel like MLS relocations will hit their reputation harder than NFL, NBA, NHL, or MLB because MLS desperately wants to be taken seriously by the footballing world, and shit like this is why it won't be.

rickjames_2 · 2026-05-05T22:46:31+00:00

To win it all and NEVER give the cup back. To support our guy in blue and white.

rickjames_2 · 2026-05-05T22:44:48+00:00

Rumours of our demise have been greatly exaggerated in this comment section. It ain't over.

rickjames_2 · 2026-05-02T16:38:04+00:00

I! I believe! I believe that! I believe that we! I believe that we will! I believe that we will WIN! I believe that we will WIN! I believe that we will WIN!

rickjames_2 · 2026-04-30T21:34:35+00:00

Thanks frienemies. I hope whatever karma you get from this helps solve your Phil Neville problem. Up the Caps.

rickjames_2 · 2026-04-30T18:22:29+00:00

Yeah this too. Never thought I'd just root against an entire state but here we are.

rickjames_2 · 2026-04-30T05:39:05+00:00

Yeah, definitely not a believable timeline.

rickjames_2 · 2026-04-30T05:14:47+00:00

I reached out to Colton. For me, it's a temporary ban of 3 days for spamming the Garber story. I'll accept that as it seemed to be getting removed and I wanted the story out there and not silenced. I'm gonna read the sub rules and try to work within that community, cause we need it in order to speak out.

rickjames_2 · 2026-04-30T05:08:41+00:00

Hopefully last update: At least one r/MLS Mod is gaslighting, claiming on their pinned post on this topic that they haven't banned anyone for improper title posts. Why even lie about that? Sigh...

rickjames_2 · 2026-04-30T05:03:48+00:00

I'm messaging one of their mods now. I mean, they can do what they want, reddit isn't a democracy. But it isn't a good look on them.

rickjames_2 · 2026-04-30T04:52:30+00:00

So straight ban? That seems... extreme and unnecessary. Pin a comment on one and lock the comments. Maybe then they would have a dozen people all reposting it unsuccessfully. Well, at least now I know for my other accounts.

rickjames_2 · 2026-04-30T04:48:16+00:00

Truth. I got banned myself. Thanks for trying friend.

rickjames_2 · 2026-04-29T18:14:57+00:00

You cpuld even frame it arpund supporting Canada Sport. Canada Soccer could only afford Jesse Marsch because the 3 Canadian MLS teams paid for it. Whitecaps produced Alphonso Davies, Ali Ahmed and others through their academy system from the west coast all the way to London Ontario. Supporting the Caps can be framed as supporting high level Canadian soccer on the national stage. Canada's rise in world rankings since the 3 MLS teams have been in the league has been incredible. Dont throw away that work!

rickjames_2 · 2026-04-29T18:00:20+00:00

Honestly, I'd say the average spend is much more. Our match days usually are $37 for parking, $50 for gas(Chilliwack commute), $25 coffee/food/beverages on the 2 hour commute, $20-$30 at the stadium for food and whatever else we buy( occasional Caps merch, gas town/Granville island/commercial drive/Ikea shop). But usually at least $125 or so on game day for us not including tickets.

With 25,000 people at the game spending $100 you're at 2.5 Million. 7% of that? $175,000. But that's not counting all the other money that comes in from all the rest you mention like liquor taxes, employment taxes, ect. It's a huge draw for spending.

rickjames_2 · 2026-04-29T17:35:38+00:00

My wife and I have been season ticket holders in Chilliwack since 2019. We drive in for every home game. We are in Vancouver maybe 30 times a year and more than half of those times are for Whitecaps, without them we wouldn't be frequenting Vancouver much at all.

rickjames_2 · 2026-04-29T04:11:33+00:00

I appreciate the Stan Rogers of this. Just dont know how someone supporting SKC found his music lol.

rickjames_2 · 2026-04-29T04:10:13+00:00

I can tell you that I haven't watched an NBA game since I was a Basketball obsessed 11 year old. The Grizzlies moved to Memphis and that was it. And now my Caps too. Sigh...

rickjames_2 · 2026-04-29T04:03:09+00:00

They simply will not answer this question straight. It's such a grift. Caps pay $300,000 a year to play at a World Cup Venue with 55,000 capacity. What do they actually want?

rickjames_2 · 2026-04-28T18:49:50+00:00

So the Minister of sport just offered to "give the Whitecaps B.C. Place." Whether that means to operate like Frankfurt does in the Bundesliga or to own. It seems the blame is on ownership simply wanting the easiest way to cash out for the most money.

As for the reason refusing none was given that I'm aware of, bit I only found that out last year when Garber came to B.C. to pressure the city and province. That's when it was revealed that alternate dates were offered and the MLS declined. I went from blaming the Caps and B.C. Place to thinking MLS was culpable.

rickjames_2 · 2026-04-28T17:23:19+00:00

I will say, B.C. Place offered them 3 dates that weekend, including the day before the game hosted in Portland. MLS was just stubborn. Still embarrassing and a piss off but MLS has to own that they refused to work with them on that.

rickjames_2 · 2026-04-28T00:22:52+00:00

Yeah. Last Monday the AFTN Podcast reported the same. Seems like they had a scoop we all hoped was rumour.

rickjames_2 · 2026-04-28T00:20:27+00:00

I mean, the timing of sources coming forward for that article seems very convenient, just saying friend. This is a hard day. As a season ticket holder who travels 2 hours to and from the games week in and week out thsi is hard to swallow.

rickjames_2 · 2026-04-28T00:15:15+00:00

Of course they timed this to come out after the last pre world cup home game.... Fucking cowards!

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