One of the things Carl Robinson has stressed that he wants in his team is competition for places. The 2018 rendition of the Whitecaps looks to have that in spades. As I see it the only players who are locks to be starters are Waston, Parker, and Reyna. With training camp about to start there are some fascinating battles for places about to take place.
Rowe V Marinovic
I think Stefan Marinovic is a much better keeper than Brian Rowe. That being said though, Rowe has been a starter in this league before and he seems to be one of goalkeeper coach Stewart Kerr’s guys.