Comments on: A New Central Midfielder for the Portland Timbers? http://timbers.theoffside.com/team-news/a-new-central-midfielder-for-the-portland-timbers.html News from Portland Timbers USL team Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:26:12 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: timbergreg http://timbers.theoffside.com/team-news/a-new-central-midfielder-for-the-portland-timbers.html#comment-946 timbergreg Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:15:05 +0000 http://timbers.theoffside.com/team-news/a-new-central-midfielder-for-the-portland-timbers.html#comment-946 barely a Baggie barely a Baggie

]]> By: Dr. Bickle http://timbers.theoffside.com/team-news/a-new-central-midfielder-for-the-portland-timbers.html#comment-936 Dr. Bickle Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:36:09 +0000 http://timbers.theoffside.com/team-news/a-new-central-midfielder-for-the-portland-timbers.html#comment-936 Please. What's the paper/agent/source gonna say? "He's going to Portland for car fare, a box of Pop-Tarts and a warm cot"...? Of course media reports of money are exaggerated. Besides, until Gavin see him, dude's essentially vaporware. So, yeah, we're paying him (cue Dr. Evil voice) ONE MILLION DOLLARS!!!! Please. What’s the paper/agent/source gonna say? “He’s going to Portland for car fare, a box of Pop-Tarts and a warm cot”…? Of course media reports of money are exaggerated. Besides, until Gavin see him, dude’s essentially vaporware. So, yeah, we’re paying him (cue Dr. Evil voice) ONE MILLION DOLLARS!!!!

]]> By: Bob Kellett http://timbers.theoffside.com/team-news/a-new-central-midfielder-for-the-portland-timbers.html#comment-929 Bob Kellett Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:47:18 +0000 http://timbers.theoffside.com/team-news/a-new-central-midfielder-for-the-portland-timbers.html#comment-929 That's still kind of high for a guy was getting paid nothing in PDL. That would be more than Burse will make from FCD and double what Bolkan/Adzemian are making as LA development players. My guess is that the local paper got the numbers wrong. That’s still kind of high for a guy was getting paid nothing in PDL. That would be more than Burse will make from FCD and double what Bolkan/Adzemian are making as LA development players. My guess is that the local paper got the numbers wrong.

]]> By: Allison Andrews http://timbers.theoffside.com/team-news/a-new-central-midfielder-for-the-portland-timbers.html#comment-928 Allison Andrews Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:39:44 +0000 http://timbers.theoffside.com/team-news/a-new-central-midfielder-for-the-portland-timbers.html#comment-928 Remember that contracts in the USL are for six months, so $4,000 a month (assuming a full season) is only $24,000 for the year. Remember that contracts in the USL are for six months, so $4,000 a month (assuming a full season) is only $24,000 for the year.

]]> By: Jon http://timbers.theoffside.com/team-news/a-new-central-midfielder-for-the-portland-timbers.html#comment-927 Jon Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:19:21 +0000 http://timbers.theoffside.com/team-news/a-new-central-midfielder-for-the-portland-timbers.html#comment-927 I have a hard time believing those salary numbers. Even $4,000/month would make him the highest paid Timber on a per month basis. Didn't we learn once that Brown is making a yearly salary of about $35,000? Suzuki is perhaps the only guy making more. I'd imagine most of the players are making $1,500-$2,000/month. Are they really going to blow that structure out of the water for a guy they've only heard of from word of month playing in PDL for Kalama-who? I have a hard time believing those salary numbers. Even $4,000/month would make him the highest paid Timber on a per month basis. Didn’t we learn once that Brown is making a yearly salary of about $35,000? Suzuki is perhaps the only guy making more. I’d imagine most of the players are making $1,500-$2,000/month. Are they really going to blow that structure out of the water for a guy they’ve only heard of from word of month playing in PDL for Kalama-who?

]]> By: Eric http://timbers.theoffside.com/team-news/a-new-central-midfielder-for-the-portland-timbers.html#comment-926 Eric Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:59:25 +0000 http://timbers.theoffside.com/team-news/a-new-central-midfielder-for-the-portland-timbers.html#comment-926 Kalamazoo's paper of record reports Briggs says he'd make $4,000-$10,000 per month as a Timber. Isn't that kinda like me saying, "I don't know how many beers I had, honey. Four, maybe 10." Kalamazoo’s paper of record reports Briggs says he’d make $4,000-$10,000 per month as a Timber.

Isn’t that kinda like me saying, “I don’t know how many beers I had, honey. Four, maybe 10.”

]]> By: Bob Kellett http://timbers.theoffside.com/team-news/a-new-central-midfielder-for-the-portland-timbers.html#comment-921 Bob Kellett Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:44:10 +0000 http://timbers.theoffside.com/team-news/a-new-central-midfielder-for-the-portland-timbers.html#comment-921 Read the post again and you'll see he has had trials and brief stints all over lower division football in the UK and Europe. Looks like a guy who has enough talent to warrant a look but not enough talent to stick anywhere. He's flying in here Sunday according to the article. I guess Gavin read my midfielders report card and decided he needed some help in the middle. Who knows if Briggs will be any good. Read the post again and you’ll see he has had trials and brief stints all over lower division football in the UK and Europe. Looks like a guy who has enough talent to warrant a look but not enough talent to stick anywhere. He’s flying in here Sunday according to the article. I guess Gavin read my midfielders report card and decided he needed some help in the middle. Who knows if Briggs will be any good.

]]> By: Lucas http://timbers.theoffside.com/team-news/a-new-central-midfielder-for-the-portland-timbers.html#comment-919 Lucas Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:38:04 +0000 http://timbers.theoffside.com/team-news/a-new-central-midfielder-for-the-portland-timbers.html#comment-919 Saw this article in my inbox this morning, and thought for a second that it was some kind of prank or an old archived story or something. Where did this come from? Do we know anything about Briggs? When will he start playing for us? Where did he play during the interim between West Brom(!) and the Outrage? I know you'll have all the answers, Bob. Such as the answer to my next question: when is the BJ re-loan happening? Saw this article in my inbox this morning, and thought for a second that it was some kind of prank or an old archived story or something.

Where did this come from? Do we know anything about Briggs? When will he start playing for us? Where did he play during the interim between West Brom(!) and the Outrage?

I know you’ll have all the answers, Bob. Such as the answer to my next question: when is the BJ re-loan happening?

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