Comments on: Match 24: Portland Timbers 2-1 Montreal Impact

By: Allison Andrews

Allison Andrews — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:23:20 +0000

Yes, yellow card accumulation is wiped clean at the end of the regular season. But if you get a fifth yellow in the last regular season game, you sit out the first playoff game.

By my count, Tommy, Scot, Knowles, and Suzuki are all one yellow away from a one-game suspension.

By: Lucas

Lucas — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:21:08 +0000

Anyone else notice that weird phenomenon that happened twice at PGE on Saturday? It had been a stunningly hot day, and I had had a few drinks, so I may have been hallucinating, but: I’m pretty sure the Timbers put two in the back of the net. In related news a two-headed hipster was born on Southeast Hawthorne Blvd on Sunday.

If Knowles can go the rest of the regular season without another yellow, will the slate be wiped clean for the playoffs?

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:57:34 +0000

SWIWS?

By: Lewis

Lewis — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:22:10 +0000

One note I have: we are pitiful in the midfield, especially centrally. Potl’s a fine defensive midfielder, but cannot link a pass to save his life. And Brown is a forward by trade. In my opinion, until we get stronger up the middle we will never score enough to be dangerous.

By: Jagermeister

Jagermeister — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:43:53 +0000

And thank God Brownie did take it. There were countless times in the first half that Tommy had a chance to gun it from that distance and laid it off to the wings.

By: Dr. Bickle

Dr. Bickle — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:00:36 +0000

Deflected goals still count (says the Frank Lampard fan). Finnegan and I were in the path of that shot of Brownie’s and we were slack-jawed: it took several twists, regardless of whether it touched someone else. Also: It took huge, brass balls even to attempt it from that distance and after that layoff, and you can’t argue with the result.

By: Jagermeister

Jagermeister — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:23:30 +0000

Suzuki’s goal still was better than Brown’s. Not really a contest, IMO. I also read/saw somewhere that Brown’s shot may have deflected off BJ, causing the odd dip.

Welcome back Bob!

By: harmsway01

harmsway01 — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:37:48 +0000

Completely agree with you Zaggy, Cameron Dunn has been rock solid.

IMO Brownies goal (real time) looked better than Suzuki’s from earlier. Though Bob if you say it was the keepers fault then I will reevaluate it when I watch the replay.

By: Zaggy

Zaggy — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:30:03 +0000

Bob I’ve seen Dunn a few times now, and he is pretty legit…I really like him back there with Knowles, really good tandem (JT I love, but he was just a step too slow). Excited to see what Paulson is announcing and I hope that the commish who is wavering really understands how many people are behind this and how good this is for the city…time to bombard the offices with letters!!!!