Josh is a journalist based in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, with a love of football. His work appears in The Athletic, The Guardian, OneSoccer, TFC Republic and more. He's been covering the Wanderers and Tides since 2023.
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Valour FC announced last week that the club had picked up its option on 23-year old full-back Themi Antonoglou. The move, sources familiar with the situation told The Wanderers Notebook, comes amidst growing MLS interest, with a handful of clubs in talks with Valour to potentially obtain the Toronto-born defender’
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Although his loan from Albania's top flight hasn't been officially confirmed, sources told The Wanderers Notebook on Tuesday that defender Rezart Rama is in Mexico attending Forge FC's training camp. It's expected that the 24-year old's one-year loan from KF
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The Halifax Wanderers have agreed to new terms with French midfielder Lorenzo Callegari, sources told The Wanderers Notebook on Tuesday. Although not officially announced by the club, sources noted the former Paris Saint-Germain player has committed to the Wanderers after mulling over his future this off-season. Exact details of the
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Former Halifax Wanderer defender Dan Nimick is officially headed to Hamilton, sources told The Wanderers Notebook on Tuesday. The news is expected to be announced later today, with the Labradorian-born centre-back signing a two-year contract with Forge FC. This publication reported last week that the two sides were moving towards
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After two seasons spent in Sweden’s top flight, Canadian attacker Marco Bustos is set for a return to Vancouver Island with Pacific FC, sources told The Wanderers Notebook on Monday. Bustos, 28, is no stranger to the CPL, having previously played a starring role for the Tridents over the
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Dean Morley says he needed to watch the kid live. So, armed with the knowledge that then 17-year old midfielder Isaiah Johnston was going to be playing in a scouting combine in Ottawa, the long-time head coach of Cape Breton University's (CBU) men's soccer program packed
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Full-back Kadin Chung is a free agent, with Vancouver FC officially announcing this week that the club had declined to exercise his option. His next move, however, may be to a familiar place as Chung's camp and Pacific FC have begun talks about a potential reunion, sources told
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Forge FC is close to signing centre-back Dan Nimick, sources told The Wanderers Notebook on Monday. A contract, it's understood, has not been finalized but if negotiations continue on their current trajectory, the Hamilton-based side will welcome the former Halifax Wanderer and MLS SuperDraft pick to their squad
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He arrived in Nova Scotia unceremoniously, a leather jacket and pair of boots his only clothing to brace himself against the whipping winds of the North Atlantic. Then Wanderers head coach Stephen Hart picked him up and drove him through Halifax, showing him and some other players around town, and
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Halifax Wanderers captain Andre Rampersad isn't going anywhere. The club announced on Friday that they'd signed the Trinidad and Tobago international to a new deal through 2026, with a further option for 2027. Rampersad is already the club's all-time appearance leader, donning Halifax blue
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Winger Kris Twardek is set to join Valour FC, sources told The Wanderers Notebook on Thursday. Twardek, 27, originally signed a two-year contract with Atlético Ottawa last winter, returning home to play in North America for the first time in his football career. Previously, the rugged winger had played throughout
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Yesterday, the Halifax Wanderers cemented their goalkeeping position, signing Rayane Yesli to a deal that could see him on the East Coast until 2026. He joins fellow keeper Aiden Rushenas to form the Wanderers duo between the sticks for the upcoming campaign. Born in Algeria but raised in Montréal, Québec,