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Timbers Grab Bag 05.13.09
By: Bob Kellett |
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Two goals in four games. That’s the extent of the offensive output for the 2009 Portland Timbers. Looked at in isolation it would be troubling. Looked at with the knowledge that last year’s team scored the fewest goals in the league it would be troubling. I’m not troubled (well, I am [...]
Rhinos are Raging; Cup Qualifying Commences
By: Bob Kellett | 1 Comment
Upon reflection
Thinking back to the Cleveland game on Saturday and I don’t think the Timbers should have done anything different in terms of tactics. It was clear from the get-go that they were playing for three points. The outside backs were pushed way forward, the midfield was swarming around the box, and the [...]
Timbers Grab Bag 05.06.09
By: Bob Kellett | 3 Comments
If the USL-1 Timbers were covered by the media like a major league American sports team, sometime this week you would read an article with a storyline about how they are headed to Cleveland to take on a team led by their former assistant coach. The mentee (Rod Underhood) vs the mentor (Gavin Wilkinson). [...]
Timbers Tidbits 02.25.09
By: Bob Kellett | 7 Comments
* 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 [...]
Feelin’ the Blues
By: Bob Kellett | 1 Comment
The Miami FC Blues have won once in their past six games and twice in their past nine games. The Portland Timbers have won once in their past eight games. Both teams have won just six times this season. Both sides have won just two times away from home. When Portland [...]
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By: Bob Kellett | No Comments
The Trib jumps on the Portland Timbers are a diverse team bandwagon today, but also notes that even with an increased number of players born outside the United States the Timbers aren’t quite as international as either Montreal or Rochester. As if that really matters. The online newspaper also mentions that the exhibition [...]
Thursday Night Lights
By: Bob Kellett | 2 Comments
How does this work again? It has been 12 days since we last saw the Portland Timbers play and I almost forget what I am supposed to do on game day. Surely it doesn’t involve performing any meaningful work. Surely it does involve spending all day alternating between looking at the clock [...]
Category: Former Portland TimbersTimbers Grab Bag 04.30.08
By: Bob Kellett | 1 Comment
I dig Anne Ramzy’s weekly USL-1 column on Soccernet, especially when she leads with a Timbers bit like she has the past couple of weeks. I never was concerned with the speed of Chris Brown or Takayuki Suzuki, but I guess someone out there might have been. Suzuki has deceptive quickness and as [...]
The Soviets had a five-year plan, the Timbers are doing it in three years
By: Bob Kellett | 3 Comments
The Tuesday Tribits arrived on schedule today with news that the Timbers are on track for the three-year plan. Year one, defense. Year two, offense. Year three, sainthood. In a league where player turnover is the norm and financial survival is always in question, it is great to see that the [...]
Portland Boys we are Here
By: Bob Kellett | 7 Comments
How do you replace a legend? You don’t. For those of you who remember the first time Timber Jim temporarily hung up his chainsaw back in the dark ages of the club, the mere mention of Timber Andy and Timber Bob (or was it Timber Tim?) are sure to send a chill down [...]
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