wilkinscaleb.bsky.social
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Football writer. Contributor for The Third Sub and Target Scouting. Whitecaps and scouting reports on players from leagues which touch the Pacific Ocean. 🇨🇦➡️🇳🇿
"There's a lot of talent in [region name]" is such a classic nothing statement. Of course there are! It's a place, isn't it?
November 8, 2025 at 5:36 AM
"There's a lot of talent in [region name]" is such a classic nothing statement. Of course there are! It's a place, isn't it?
Classic MLS broadcast production to almost miss a penalty because you were showing crowd shots
November 2, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Classic MLS broadcast production to almost miss a penalty because you were showing crowd shots
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The grades are in!
The Vancouver Whitecaps held FC Dallas without a shot in the first game of a best-of-three series this past weekend.
There were a number of great individual showings, but who stood out to you?
#VWFC
thethirdsub.ca/2025/10/28/r...
The Vancouver Whitecaps held FC Dallas without a shot in the first game of a best-of-three series this past weekend.
There were a number of great individual showings, but who stood out to you?
#VWFC
thethirdsub.ca/2025/10/28/r...
Report Card: No-Hitter
The Vancouver Whitecaps demolished FC Dallas 3-0 in the first of their three game series. Let’s look at how individual players performed. Yohei Takaoka: 7.0 Different data sources differ on if FC…
thethirdsub.ca
October 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The grades are in!
The Vancouver Whitecaps held FC Dallas without a shot in the first game of a best-of-three series this past weekend.
There were a number of great individual showings, but who stood out to you?
#VWFC
thethirdsub.ca/2025/10/28/r...
The Vancouver Whitecaps held FC Dallas without a shot in the first game of a best-of-three series this past weekend.
There were a number of great individual showings, but who stood out to you?
#VWFC
thethirdsub.ca/2025/10/28/r...
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HEARTBREAKING! A J-League player is putting up some interesting numbers but none of the games he has played in have been picked for international broadcast.
October 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
HEARTBREAKING! A J-League player is putting up some interesting numbers but none of the games he has played in have been picked for international broadcast.
Turns out the thing I was stressing about actually wasn't that big of a deal once it came time to actually do it. Will I learn anything from this? Time will tell.
October 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Turns out the thing I was stressing about actually wasn't that big of a deal once it came time to actually do it. Will I learn anything from this? Time will tell.
I really thought Kunle Dada-Luke was going to end up being better.
October 2, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I really thought Kunle Dada-Luke was going to end up being better.
Report of Sardorbek Bakhromov. The Uzbek Ali Ahmed: targetscouting.com/2025/10/01/s...
Sardorbek Bakhromov (Nasaf) – Scout Report
Sardorbek Bakhromov is a 20-year-old midfielder who plays for Nasaf in the Uzbekistan Super League. Bakhromov has recently broken in as a regular player for Nasaf. He has played for Uzbekistan 7 ti…
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October 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Report of Sardorbek Bakhromov. The Uzbek Ali Ahmed: targetscouting.com/2025/10/01/s...
I keep getting this ad on Twitter and I think being from New Zealand, a country that could not possibly be more reliant on global interconnection and being against "globalism" is a very funny bit. I'm sure it's a but or Russian disinformation or whatever but still.
September 30, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I keep getting this ad on Twitter and I think being from New Zealand, a country that could not possibly be more reliant on global interconnection and being against "globalism" is a very funny bit. I'm sure it's a but or Russian disinformation or whatever but still.
I'm sorry, what?
D.C. United: 0 (1.55 xG)
vs
Philadelphia Union: 6 (1.99 xG)
#DCUvPHI | #VamosUnited | #DOOP | #MLS | 🤖⚽
vs
Philadelphia Union: 6 (1.99 xG)
#DCUvPHI | #VamosUnited | #DOOP | #MLS | 🤖⚽
September 28, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I'm sorry, what?
September 28, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Is one of the Seattle supporters holding the field mic?
September 28, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Is one of the Seattle supporters holding the field mic?
If Jesper gets a road win with this back four they should just present him with coach of the year in the dressing room after the game. #VWFC
September 28, 2025 at 1:50 AM
If Jesper gets a road win with this back four they should just present him with coach of the year in the dressing room after the game. #VWFC
Report on Dylan Klaassen-Thomas. 20-year-old Australian striker doing some numbers in semi-pro football. targetscouting.com/2025/09/26/d...
Dylan Klaassen-Thomas (West Torrens Birkalla) – Scout Report
Dylan Klaassen-Thomas is a 20-year-old striker who plays for West Torrens Birkalla in NPL South Australia. Information about Klaasson-Thomas is thin on the ground but he seems to have come through …
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September 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Report on Dylan Klaassen-Thomas. 20-year-old Australian striker doing some numbers in semi-pro football. targetscouting.com/2025/09/26/d...
I am very confused about how long ago the guy in the BMO ad is supposed to have moved.
September 25, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I am very confused about how long ago the guy in the BMO ad is supposed to have moved.
Ibrahim Sabra scored his first goal in the Turkish top flight yesterday, against Besiktas no less!
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Ibrahim Sabra (Al-Wehdat) – Scout Report
Ibrahim Sabra is an 18-year-old Jordanian striker who plays for Al-Wehdat in the Jordanian Pro League. Sabra has already made a senior appearance for the Jordan national team and has scored prolifi…
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September 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Ibrahim Sabra scored his first goal in the Turkish top flight yesterday, against Besiktas no less!
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I don't know if I believe in Mark O'Neill as a long-term MLS player but signing an un-drafted free agent who ended up being good enough to be an emergency back-up in MLS was a very important little recruitment win! #VWFC
September 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I don't know if I believe in Mark O'Neill as a long-term MLS player but signing an un-drafted free agent who ended up being good enough to be an emergency back-up in MLS was a very important little recruitment win! #VWFC
Pretty confident you could beat SKC with a Halbouni-Laborda pairing. Less sure about LAFC or Seattle.
Best hope now is Halbouni keeps growing with regular time, and at least one of Pupe or Schonlau get up to speed by the playoffs. It's presumably Laborda at center back for now, but he's been so good at fullback and that's where he fits best #vwfc
September 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Pretty confident you could beat SKC with a Halbouni-Laborda pairing. Less sure about LAFC or Seattle.
Dylan Leonard is joining Schalke on a free transfer after his A-League club folded. His height may be controversial but his talent certainly isn't! Not a lot of 17-year-old left-footed centre-backs having this kind of impact out there. targetscouting.com/2024/11/30/d...
September 17, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Dylan Leonard is joining Schalke on a free transfer after his A-League club folded. His height may be controversial but his talent certainly isn't! Not a lot of 17-year-old left-footed centre-backs having this kind of impact out there. targetscouting.com/2024/11/30/d...