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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Former Canadian national team defender. Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame inductee. Assistant coach and then technical director in MLS. You name the situation and Halifax's new senior football strategy advisor, Mark Watson, has probably been there. Perhaps unsurprisingly, when asked about his strengths in an exclusive interview on
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These days, Erin McLeod — Olympian, analyst, and now officially the first ever player signing in Halifax Tides' history — has a favourite word. It's a word, in her own words, that drives both her body and mind as, at 41-years old, she moves into the twilight of her
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Québec-born centre-back Thomas Meilleur-Giguère is receiving heavy interest from both CPL and American clubs, sources briefed on the situation told The Wanderers Notebook on Monday. But although his contract at Pacific FC is set to expire, sources said, a return back to Vancouver Island hasn’t been ruled out. Sources
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The Halifax Wanderers have hired former MLS coach and executive Mark Watson as a senior football strategy advisor, the club announced on Monday. Watson is expected to support the Wanderers' football operations department. “Our results this season were simply unacceptable, and as a club, we need to take a
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Defensive midfielder Dante Campbell is staying in Winnipeg for 2025, sources told The Wanderers Notebook on Sunday, with the club opting to exercise their one year option on his contract. Campbell, 25, has been integral to the structure of head coach Phil Dos Santos’ squad over the last two seasons,
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After four seasons with the Tridents, including a CPL playoff championship in 2021, star right-back Kunle Dada-Luke is set to leave Pacific FC, sources told The Wanderers Notebook on Sunday. Dada-Luke, 24, has been a core piece of first Pa-Madou Kah and then James Merriman’s Pacific squads, totaling 117
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CPL veteran Austin Ricci is on the open market, with multiple CPL clubs expressing interest, sources told The Wanderers Notebook on Saturday. Ricci, a native of Richmond Hill, Ont., has made 87 appearances across all competitions for CPL clubs since 2019. The 28-year old has suited up for Valour FC,
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Halifax Wanderers head coach Patrice Gheisar held his end of season media availability on Saturday, with various outlets convening at the club's downtown Sackville Street office. And although it's only been a week since Halifax's season officially ended, with the club landing sixth on
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It's official: veteran goalkeeper Yann Fillion will not be returning to the Halifax Wanderers next year. Fillion, 28, signed with the East Coast club in 2023, immediately adding stability to a young squad. Over his time with the Wanderers, the Ottawa-native registered an impressive 55 starts across all
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The Halifax Wanderers season has been one of near-wins, road woes and red cards punctuated by sunny afternoons and shimmering nights at the Wanderers Grounds. And although, with their club eliminated from playoff contention, it took fans on Saturday some time to acclimate to their lot in life, they cheered
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Canada Soccer's disciplinary panel continues to investigate two incidents from last weekend's Atlético Ottawa - Forge match, sources told The Wanderers Notebook on Thursday, but no decision has been reached at this time. The panel is reviewing incidents involving Forge's Daniel Parra and Atlético&
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The boys are back in town! Where were we? The crew gives an update before diving into a lengthy analysis of what went wrong for the Halifax Wanderers this season. Plus, we're previewing a tight race for the Canadian Premier League's final playoff spot and discussing