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Portland Timbers season ticket sales up 300 percent
By: Bob Kellett |
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It has been a good winter for the Portland Timbers and Beavers. According to the Portland Business Journal, season ticket sales have increased 300 percent for each team and the teams have had an 85 percent season tickets renewal rate. Season ticket holders are the lifeblood of sports franchises so this is yet [...]
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Five Things we learned from the Timbers Weekend
By: Bob Kellett | 4 Comments
After an offseason spent dreaming about the team and after reading the trickle of information coming out of training camp, we finally had a chance to see the 2008 Portland Timbers in action this past weekend. A 2-1 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes on Friday was followed up by a 1-0 win over [...]
Category: Timbers Team NewsPreseason Friendly: Portland Timbers 1-0 Gonzaga University
By: Bob Kellett | 3 Comments
The Portland Timbers wrapped up their weekend with a 1-0 victory over Gonzaga University in a preseason friendly played in front of 913 fans at Pacific University in Forest Grove. Neil Dombrowski notched the game’s lone goal in the 65th minute. Dombrowski collected a pass from Chris Brown just outside the box and [...]
Preseason Friendly: San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 Portland Timbers
By: Bob Kellett | 5 Comments
On a bitterly cold night at the University of Portland’s Clive Charles Soccer Complex, the San Jose Earthquakes defeated the Portland Timbers 2-1 in a preseason friendly played in front of 1,168 hearty souls. Kei Kamara knocked in a rebound in the 7th minute and Shea Salinas scored a world class goal in the [...]
What a day for a game!
By: Bob Kellett | 5 Comments
I’ve watched the Timbers play in rain, in sleet, and in 100 degree temperatures, but I’ve never seen them play in the snow. I imagine it won’t be snowing tonight, but what a weird weather day it is out there. Doesn’t matter if I end up getting frostbite tonight. I’m still excited [...]
Category: Timbers Team NewsWho are ya? – San Jose Earthquakes
By: Bob Kellett | 2 Comments
Finally. After watching the Timbers come up short in penalties in the semifinals of the 2007 playoffs and after suffering through the always interminably long offseason, Portland Timbers soccer has finally returned to the Rose City. And not a second too soon.
Category: FriendliesRay Burse training with the Timbers; Sam Reynolds gone?
By: Bob Kellett | 4 Comments
I very briefly took a look at the Timbers training this morning and saw that FC Dallas keeper Ray Burse is indeed training with the team. Burse, Jordan James and an unknown third keeper were being put trough the drills by the coaches. It was hard to get a sense of Burse by [...]
Category: Player NewsFC Dallas Keeper Ray Burse may be loaned to the Portland Timbers
By: Bob Kellett | 6 Comments
Josh Wicks is gone. Jordan James is still a question mark. Sam Reynolds may or may not be the answer. And now another player may be thrown into the Portland Timbers’ goalkeeping mix. According to the official blog of FC Dallas, keeper Ray Burse is coming to Portland with the possibility [...]
Category: Player NewsTimbers Grab Bag 03.26.08
By: Bob Kellett | 4 Comments
My apologies for the late start today. After the avalanche of news on Tuesday I felt the need to sleep about 16 hours. So I did. I wish Spring Break was year-round. Anyway, here are a few odds and ends that came to mind while I was dreaming of kissing the [...]
Category: Timbers Team NewsJustin Thompson Officially Back. Who’s going to play left back?
By: Bob Kellett | 2 Comments
Merritt Paulson broke the news Monday evening that Justin Thompson would be returning to the Portland Timbers and lo and behold the owner was right. The Canadian defender has inked a one-year deal that will surely pay him less than he would make lugging livers around British Columbia, but will offer him the pleasure [...]
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