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Timbers Fans Rally for MLS
By: Sean |A couple of posts ago, Bob mentioned there might be a co-blogger to help write for the Timbers Offside for the 2009 season. That co-blogger would be me. I’m Sean and I’ve been blogging for the Offside since last October at the Weekend Warrior about the highs and lows of recreational soccer as [...]
Timbers Add an Offensive Defender and a Defensive Forward
By: Bob Kellett |On Thursday we learned that a pair of 32-year-old players will be on the 2009 Portland Timbers roster. The club officially announced the signing of defender David Hayes and owner Merritt Paulson mentioned on a radio program that Takayuki Suzuki will be returning for a second season in green and white. Even with [...]
Timbers Tidbits 02.26.09
By: Bob Kellett |* If you are in the right place at the right time you might be asked to tryout for the Timbers. In this case it is Whitman College keeper Brett Axelrod who will get his shot to impress the club (Soccer Adventures).
* Merritt Paulson will be on the radio this evening. He’s appearing [...]
Timbers Tidbits 02.25.09
By: Bob Kellett |* Final tally: 26 in favor of MLS in Portland, 5 opposed. Any questions? (Portland Mercury), (SoccerCityUSA), (Oregonlive), and a ringing endorsement from Portland Sucks.
* Steve Cronin was paid $75,000 by the LA Galaxy last season. There is no way that he’ll make anything near that with Portland this season. It will [...]
Timbers Tidbits 02.24.09
By: Bob Kellett |* Steve Cronin is your new goalkeeper (100 Percent Soccer). He has better moves than our midfielders.
* That MLS task force is crunching the numbers (Portland Tribune)
* Miami FC may be this year’s Virginia Beach/Calgary/Edmonton (Miami Herald)
* Today’s your chance to testify if you support having an MLS team in Portland (Soccer City USA)
Let’s set the bar really, really low
By: Bob Kellett |Last year around this time I fired up this little ol’ blog and made a huge mistake. The mistake was telling you that I wasn’t going to spend much time working on it. It turns out I did spend some time. A lot of time. Time trying to dig up [...]






