Monthly Archives: October 2013
Let the games begin…
Tonight night kicks off the MLS Playoffs this year with two intriguing matches. Before offering up some thoughts on those two games, and my picks, here’s the final tally on the MLS Rankings at the end of this year. The number in (#) indicates where that team finished overall in the Ranking compared to the […]
Playing catch-up with the Timbers…
Hard slog these last few days trying to catch-up from being away but I’ll do my best. First off – if you like statistics and follow the EPL I really encourage you to visit Statsbomb.com – a superb site with topnotch analysis and writers who have a firm grip on measuring the EPL and other […]
When the rubber meets the road…
Well it’s not really a rubber match between these two teams in MLS but again, like the previous match-ups, its two heavy weights grappling for the best foothold as the season closes. As noted by Caleb today this game is ‘the game’ and while one more remain against Chivas USA it’s this one and only […]
Shove they did…
What a tremendous night of football in Portland last night! Put another way… Foundering flounders flaccid and flat as Timbers fillet their fish flanks and ferociously feed on a fantastic one-nil finish. The Capt. Obvious for most is that Portland sit atop the Western Conference standings, with the top teams all square on games; […]
When push comes to shove…
The Portland Timbers host the Seattle Sounders tonight at JELD-WEN (6PM National TV @ESPN) and the stakes just keep getting higher. No doubt most are aware of the embarrassing defeat The Sounders took against Vancouver the other night… so with their last two games Seattle have gone from sounding out their presence in the West […]