The Web Howes Weaves
By Lucas Teodora da Silva Soccer Paper
For soccer aficionados in British Columbia who need somewhere to turn for the latest in soccer news, the BC Soccer Web
is a well-laid out website which has been around since the early days of the web in the mid-1990s.
Soccer enthusiast Martin Rose, who is probably best known for naming Canada’s soccer supporter’s club – “The Voyageurs”, created the BC Soccer Web site in 1996 and ran it until he moved to England in 2005.
Richard Howes, a volunteer who joined Rose in running the site in the mid-90s, is now the sole proprietor of the venture, with the help of a few collaborators.
Howes, a common fixture at Whitecaps games and local tournaments, always brings his long-lens camera to shoot photos, which he later puts up on his website. He is out at some soccer game almost every weekend, and has been for several years now. Soccer fans in British Columbia will recognize Howes by his white goatee and his fun assortment of hats.
What inspires Richard Howes to do all this work?
“Soccer’s like an addiction to tobacco I suppose. Kind of odd,” he says.
