Articles tagged with "ray burse"

You cannot stop us. We are the Rose City

By Bob Kellett | May 20th, 2008

TOTW What does it take to make the USL First Division Team of the Week? In the case of Portland Timbers midfielder Bryan Little, it took an excellent second half against the Puerto Rico Islanders followed by a pedestrian performance against Mia ...

Oh, the Places you'll go

By Bob Kellett | May 15th, 2008

I'm not sure if it was a wise business move or whether it has really helped the league, but I do know that when Puerto Rico was granted a USL First Division team the league became infinitely more awesome. When I talk to people who don't know a t ...



Portland v Rochester: Sights and Sounds

By Bob Kellett | May 9th, 2008

Takayuki Suzuki welcomes former Timbers midfielder Luke Kreamalmayer back to Portland and Scott Vallow is none too pleased. Timbers Army mid-voice Photo: Allison Andrews/Soccer City USA Chris Brown misses a sitter late in the second ha ...

Juventus Primavera Tickets on Sale Tuesday, Two Games this week

By Bob Kellett | May 5th, 2008

After a week off, it is game week once again for the Portland Timbers. The heroes in green and white will try to be bloody dynamite against Rochester on Thursday at PGE Park and on the road against those dreaded Seattle Sounders on Saturday. It ...

Cup-tied Burse, Larry the Cat, Arsene's Girlfriends

By Bob Kellett | May 1st, 2008

Racking up the frequent flyer miles The Timbers might have the weekend off, but that doesn't mean that their keeper will be free to stay home and watch the third season of Arrested Development on DVD. Ray Burse will join FC Dallas in San Jose t ...

Takayuki Suzuki named USL First Division Player of the Week

By Bob Kellett | April 29th, 2008

His goal against Seattle will certainly be a candidate for goal of the season, his effort on his assist was second to none, and as a reward Portland Timbers forward Takayuki Suzuki has been named USL First Division Player of the Week. The Mighty ...

When Thursday Comes

By Bob Kellett | April 24th, 2008

It seems like every year the two biggest papers in town pick a Timbers theme and run with it. For a couple of year the theme was Scott Benedetti is really, really old. And then it became Chris Agnello is really, really new. And last year it wa ...

Is it Thursday yet?

By Bob Kellett | April 15th, 2008

T-minus three days until the Portland Timbers kick off the 2008 season. It is a cruel god who has us all pretending to go through the motions at work while we daydream about Thursday evening, 7pm, PGE Park. The Trib offers up a lite distraction wit ...

Portland Timbers Grab Bag 04.14.08

By Bob Kellett | April 14th, 2008

Four more days of squirming in your seat waiting for the 2008 Portland Timbers season to start. Here are a few things I've across while we wait for the club to officially announce all the players we already know about.... When last we saw Ray Bur ...

Preseason Friendly: University of Portland 1-1 Portland Timbers

By Bob Kellett | April 12th, 2008

The Portland Timbers wrapped up their 2008 preseason campaign with a 1-1 draw against the University of Portland at the Clive Charles Soccer Complex. Defender Cameron Knowles scored in the 49th minute to give the USL First Division team the lead. P ...

The Leonard Griffin Watch commences (and other stuff)

By Bob Kellett | April 6th, 2008

Today is officially Day 1 of The Portland Timbers Offside's Leonard Griffin watch. The former Timbers defender has been released by the Columbus Crew. The Timbers are in need of a left back. Griffin is a left back. He enjoyed playing here last ye ...

Ray Burse shuttling between Portland and Dallas

By Bob Kellett | April 1st, 2008

It looks like Ray Burse will be earning some of those drink coupons on Southwest Airlines. The keeper on loan to the Timbers from FC Dallas will be jetting back and forth between the two clubs this week. The word from the Official FC Dallas blog: ...



Goodbye, Ray Burse? Hello, Leonard Griffin and world-class striker?

By Bob Kellett | April 1st, 2008

A Lambo gets slaughtered in Dallas and the impact is felt all the way in Portland. FC Dallas’ 17-year-old backup keeper Josh Lambo had his head kicked in during his reserve team game on Sunday and now will be out 6-8 weeks. The timing couldn’t ...

Ray Burse training with the Timbers; Sam Reynolds gone?

By Bob Kellett | March 27th, 2008

I very briefly took a look at the Timbers training this morning and saw that FC Dallas keeper Ray Burse is indeed training with the team. Burse, Jordan James and an unknown third keeper were being put trough the drills by the coaches. It was hard t ...

FC Dallas Keeper Ray Burse may be loaned to the Portland Timbers

By Bob Kellett | March 26th, 2008

Josh Wicks is gone. Jordan James is still a question mark. Sam Reynolds may or may not be the answer. And now another player may be thrown into the Portland Timbers' goalkeeping mix. According to the official blog of FC Dallas, keeper Ray Burse i ...


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