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Preview – Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders
Huge game coming up this Saturday against Seattle Sounders; for me it's not so much about who plays for Seattle but about what formation and who plays within that formation […]
Timbers Player Evaluations vs Montreal Impact
Game 2 has come and gone and the Timbers have only 1 point to show from their first two home games. It is what it is... Like my first Player Evaluation offering […]
Portland Timbers – Evaluating the Impact of Montreal
Defense First; this is a tried and true method to minimize risk and maximize opportunity for at least one point in any game of soccer. John Spencer advocated he would […]
Portland Timbers – Anticipating the Impact of Montreal
Game two of Port-er-land Timbers football kicks off tomorrow night. In preparation for the game here are some thoughts and observations for your consideration as PTFC prepare for Montreal. 1. How might […]
Portland Timbers Player Evaluations
Portland Timbers FC took on New York RB in a blinding game this past weekend where Timber Taka put its stamp at JELD-WEN field. No more giving up like the slap in […]
Crackin’ game – PTFC 3 – NYRB 3
I certainly hope each game this year doesn't have the drama of this game... woe to the feint heart in Port-er-land if it does. In hearing the beat of the […]
Regular Season Begins Sunday – Final thoughts as PTFC prepare for NYRB
Bout bloody time the pre-season is over; tons of activity in both player transactions and on the pitch changes in tactics and starters between last year and this year. It's not […]
Player Ratings PTFC vs AIK
As promised here are my ratings for this last pre-season game. My initial guess going into this weekend against New York is that the starting 11 will get a slight […]
Timbers 1 – AIK 1 – Portland dominates PWP
This was just a flat out, superb, closing game to the pre-season for Portland Timbers this year. For the nay-sayers, yes it was pre-season but the total domination by Portland (especially […]
Individual Player Ratings
With my individual player ratings coming up this season I'm offering this blog as a future reference point for those who want to know my system and approach. Before offering up […]