Our feature interview this episode is what is now our ninth annual State of the Whitecaps end of season chat with the current head coach on the podcast, and our first one with Vanni Sartini. In a very honest and raw interview, Vanni talks about the season past, looks ahead to next year, and talks about what he learned about himself as a coach and as a person.

There's some interesting player chat and we talk about formations, the team's identity, getting to the next level, and the pressure that comes with it all.

Getting the festive spirit flowing, we find out what Christmas is like in the Vanni Sartini, Ryan Gauld, Maxime Crepeau, and Brian White households, plus you can play along at home as we play some football themed games.

All of this, plus some Christmas music from Crazy and the Brains, Super Furry Animals, The Monkees, Walk The Earth, Dean Martin and of course, no Christmas episode would be complete without The Pogues.

Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:

01.32: Intro chat

04.27: Christmas Presents - Part One

11.31: A Maxime Crepeau Christmas

14.03: Walk The Earth - Feliz Navidad

16.34: Whitecaps Six of the Best game

37.24: A Brian White Christmas

38.43: Dean Martin - White Christmas

41.19: Whitecaps 2021 Festive XI

44.25: Crazy and the Brains - Little Saint Nick

47.16: Vanni Sartini State of the Whitecaps interview

79.30: The Monkees - Unwrap You For Christmas

84.52: Christmas Presents - Part Two

91.16: Unpacking Sartini - interview discussion

107.56: A Ryan Gauld Christmas

109.23: The Pogues - Fairytale of New York

115.27: Football Jeopardy

133.08: Super Furry Animals - The Gift That Keeps Giving

141.50: A Vanni Sartini Christmas

148.35: Quizball - East Fife v Bayern Munich

157.12: Christmas Presents - Part Three

163.49: Wavelength - Glenn Hoddle - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

170.49: Glasvegas - Silent Night