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Keeper Chris Seitz Reportedly Loaned to Portland Timbers
By: Bob Kellett |
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That’s what the Salt Lake Tribune is reporting. No indication of whether the loan will go beyond this weekend.
Seitz is a promising young keeper — 22 years old and a frequent member of the U-23 U.S. national team. Is he better than Steve Cronin? Possibly. The timing of this is fascinating. [...]
Category: Player NewsNew Players Coming to Portland from all Directions
By: Bob Kellett | 3 Comments
That mop of hair over there to the left belongs to defender Stephen Keel, the newest member of the 2009 Portland Timbers. Keel comes to Portland after being released by the Colorado Rockies Rapids. He is the 15th new player on the club’s roster. Talk about changes!
Below the jump is a list [...]
We’ve Got a Goalkeeper
By: Sean | 4 Comments
I’m sure by now you’ve heard that the Timbers have officially signed a goalkeeper, Steve Cronin, previously with the LA Galaxy. This is good news as we can now officially field a team. The 25-year shot stopper had a successful collegiate career at Santa Clara University and was signed by the San Jose [...]
Category: Player NewsTimbers Add an Offensive Defender and a Defensive Forward
By: Bob Kellett | 2 Comments
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 02.25.09
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 [...]
Tags: Byron Alvarez, Former Portland Timbers, Merritt Paulson, Mike Randolph, Player News, Portland MLS Expansion, Steve Cronins, Steve Reese, Timbers Team NewsByron Alvarez back with the Portland Timbers
By: Bob Kellett | 4 Comments
That exhibition game against Tigres was a tryout after all and Byron Alvarez evidently passed the test. The Portland Timbers announced Tuesday that they have signed the club’s all-time leading goal scorer for the final 11 games of the 2008 season. The irony being that Alvarez is being brought in to help save [...]
Category: Player NewsAndrew Gregor Sent to Rochester in Three-Way Trade
By: Bob Kellett | 12 Comments
The Details:
The Rhinos have acquired Portland midfielder Andrew Gregor today via a three-way trade involving the Timbers, Rochester and Carolina RailHawks.
Rochester gets: Gregor, who was Portland’s team captain and has been a first-team all-league pick the past two years. The 32-year-old had eight goals and five assists last year (24 matches) and five goals and [...]
Category: Player NewsNew England Keeper Brad Knighton Loaned to Portland Timbers
By: Bob Kellett | 4 Comments
Good-bye Ray Burse. Hello Brad Knighton. The New England Revolution have loaned Knighton to the Portland Timbers (why is a Seattle paper the first to report this?) for the rest of the season. Knighton played for UNC-Wilmington and the Indiana Invaders before signing with the Revolution in 2007. He has zero [...]
Bryan Jordan on loan to the Portland Timbers
By: Bob Kellett | 1 Comment
With Benjamin Totori out 4-6 weeks and an offense that has looked slower than an over-50 men’s team, the Portland Timbers have announced that they have received Bryan Jordan on loan from the LA Galaxy. Jordan, who scored five goals last season for Portland, has played a whopping seven minutes for LA this season. [...]
Category: Player NewsChris Brown starting at forward, backup keeper
By: Bob Kellett | No Comments
Andy Mac reports that the emergency keeper for the Timbers tonight will be forward Chris Brown. With Ray Burse called up by FC Dallas on short notice and the Timbers only taking two keepers on this trip, Brown will be the emergency man if Jordan James goes down with an injury. Let’s hope [...]
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