Monthly Archives: April 2013
Match Preview – Portland Timbers vs New England Revolution
Perhaps you are still buzzing after that stellar victory in Kansas City last Saturday, if so best to (fah-geta-bout-it) and prepare for another tough game. Nothing ever comes easy in this game and an opponent who travels across country is not going to just show up – fanny about – and watch Portland score goals. […]
Match Report – Portland Timbers (3) Sporting KC (2)
Full on – full speed – full contact – in your face football; this game nailed it for brilliance! If last night’s game didn’t get in your blood and get the adrenaline flowing I don’t know what will! Perhaps by now your adrenaline rush has subsided? It hasn’t yet for me but I’ll do my […]
Match Preview – Portland Timbers vs Sporting KC
No rest for the wicked as the PTFC Road Show continues with a visit to KC this weekend. I’m not sure we will see the same curved air approach in this one like the heart pounder in San Jose last week but the pace (on the ground) should be just as quick. My early guess […]
Portland Timbers 1 – San Jose 1
Curved Air – an apt title for me to describe this game and the controlled panic of balls played in the air (especially the last 30 minutes). The phrase (name) is not original though – it comes from a pioneering progressive rock band in the 70’s, clicking the link will take you to their wikipedia site. But before […]
Match Preview – Twin Spin – PTFC vs SJFC Sunday 8 PM
Ah… the rare occasion where direct results from last week’s game can be used to prepare for this week’s game. While I don’t believe that to be 100% accurate there is something to be gained… but how much? If you recall here’s what my match preview punditry offered up before the first game last Sunday. […]
Brilliant – (Portland Timbers 1 – San Jose Nil)
Bottom line up front: (BLUF) Again Portland garner a Clean Sheet, And again Portland dominate many parts of Possession with Purpose as they defeat San Jose 1-nil. That’s the two critical pieces of “results” info here as Portland looks to continue a successful campaign this year in repaying the fans (Merritt Paulson’s words – not […]
Match Preview – Portland Timbers vs San Jose Sunday Evening – JELD-WEN
For starters… The long trek through this season doesn’t get any easier and these next two games (back to back) against the Supporters Shield winners from last year will be a huge, if not an inordinately large, challenge for the Timbers. Aye, last weekend we saw a revamped starting 11 and a wholesome result with […]
Match Analysis – Portland Timbers To Date – Possession with Purpose
As promised my updated match analysis on Possession with Purpose taking in results from this weekend to plot trends, tendencies and some additional tidbits for your consideration… Tidbits on Houston: quick comparison against my match preview… Houston lost their first game away to FC Dallas and they lost this game too… Houston didn’t really behave […]
Timbers Get First Win! – Portland 2 Houston – Nil
Party in Portland – We’ll sing for you Timbers till you finish the fight- and so goes the Timbers Army last night and many others on the edge of their seat as Portland got their first win… Brilliant – bloody ab-fab brilliant! Not too many more hyperboles can describe that feeling rocking through JELD-WEN as Portland […]
Match Preview – Timbers vs Dynamo
To start… Just a whole lot of grist for the mill this week from the MLS articles by Firchau; three of them to read… in case you’ve missed them here is the link to Part 3; Part 2 and 1 can be linked from Part 3. With this being Thursday chances are Merritt Paulson, Gavin […]