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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 […]

PTFC vs FC Dallas – Timbers Player Ratings and more on Professional Referees Organization (PRO)

PTFC (nil) Vs FC Dallas (1) – Pre-Season JELD-WEN Field Baptism by fire is a phrase that comes to mind when considering the starting 11 against FC Dallas the other night. […]

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