Comments on: The Season Starts Again

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:23:44 +0000

Im on the east coast so don’t think its on Fox Soccer Net here… Although I wish it was

By: Bob Kellett

Bob Kellett — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:00:36 +0000

Greg, check your email or send me one timbers [at] theoffside.com. I might be able to help you out tonight.

By: Zack

Zack — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:49:35 +0000

Greg – not sure if you have it or not, but the game will also be televised on Fox Sports Northwest.

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:57:30 +0000

I’ve seen Knighton play a lot and think you all will be very excited after the next few games, but I agree with you Bob in thinking that Harrison is for next year… I’m on the east coast so I’m gonna have to suck it up and pay for USL Live in order to watch the game tonight.

By: Lucas

Lucas — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:47:22 +0000

I think the team is going to be roiling and boiling in the wake of yesterday’s news, lots of excitement and verve. I expect to see them come out and take it to a PR team that is shaky at best on the road (their win in Montreal last weekend was gutsy and lucky, and Montreal just isn’t very good this season), and for whom PGE Park is a chamber of horrors. I see one PR red card and one PDX goal from a penalty. 3-0 good guys.

And I think your attendance prediction is a little low: beautiful weather, big crowd last week, cheapo bieren – hell I even saw the Timbers on the local news last night, complete with some Gregor career highlights (his goal against Vancouver in last year’s playoffs…gold). I’m going 8500+.

Let’s see some Benji tonight! Get Taka off the schneid! Clean sheet for Knighton! Portland Timbers, here we go *boom boom*.

By: Bob Kellett

Bob Kellett — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:34:22 +0000

Greg – I haven’t seen enough of Knighton to have an opinion. I think he’ll get a shot to show what he can do. He wasn’t loaned to sit on the bench. Harrison wasn’t bad for Rochester last year. I think he has potential. I think the Timbers acquired him with next season in mind.

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:29:14 +0000

So what do we think about the Knighton/Harrison drama here? Personally, I think Knighton is a very solid player: solid skills, works behind Matt Reese (amazing keeper), and is certainly loud enough to work with the timbers fans. Do you guys think that Knighton will continue to start here or no? I certainly think he is a very strong keeper!

By: Dr Bickle

Dr Bickle — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:36:29 +0000

Excellent passage in Gavinish! Ripper!