

Articles tagged with "timbers-team-news"
A Familiar Face Returns to the Portland Timbers
By Bob Kellett | July 14th, 2008The Portland Timbers have announced that former forward Byron Alvarez will play in Tuesday’s exhibition match against Tigres as a “guest player.” Kind of ...
Timbers Odds and Ends
By Bob Kellett | July 13th, 2008I hate to point this out Total losses in 2007: 5 Losses through 17 games in 2008: 6 Tigres Tales After losing to the Colorado Rapids in penalties on ...
Options, there are but a few
By Bob Kellett | July 12th, 2008Life has options. That’s the slogan of Self Enhancement, Inc., one of the many organizations in Portland doing extraordinary things for our city’s youth. ...
The Season Starts Again
By Bob Kellett | July 10th, 2008The 2008 Portland Timbers season started way back when in April when the Portland Timbers defeated the Puerto Rico Islanders 1-0 at PGE Park. ...
Back to winning the league we go
By Bob Kellett | July 8th, 2008Happy face in place, a double dose of Metamucil consumed, and the reassurance that I'm Rose City Til I Die, let's move on from the ...
The Plot has been Lost
By Bob Kellett | July 8th, 2008The decision to play an exhibition match in Seattle against a Mexican team seemed like an odd one from the beginning. I can buy ...
Timbers lose a pair of exhibition matches against Monarcas Morelia
By Bob Kellett | July 7th, 2008The Portland Timbers spent their Independence Day weekend losing to Monarcas Morelia 2-0 on Thursday in Portland and 3-1 on Sunday in Seattle. The ...
Portland Timbers face Monarcas Morelia
By Bob Kellett | July 3rd, 2008It is exhibition futbol time at PGE Park with the Portland Timbers facing Monarcas Morelia on Thursday evening. While the powers that be will ...
New England Keeper Brad Knighton Loaned to Portland Timbers
By Bob Kellett | July 2nd, 2008Good-bye Ray Burse. Hello Brad Knighton. The New England Revolution have loaned Knighton to the Portland Timbers (why is a Seattle paper the ...
If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best
By Bob Kellett | July 2nd, 2008They're better than Preston North End, Toronto FC and Gonzaga University combined The hype machine for Thursday's must-win, play-all-the-starters exhibition against Monarcas Morelia is in full ...
Stop, drop, and blog
By Bob Kellett | July 1st, 2008I swear, I'm not his agent Continuing on the Lawrence Olum is our Savior theme....over the past two seasons Olum has started 14 regular season games ...
Timbers Grab Bag 06.30.08
By Bob Kellett | June 30th, 2008Portland Timbers through 16 games... 2008: 5-5-6, 21pts, 14GF, 14GA 2007: 11-2-3, 36pts, 24GF, 10GA 2006: 5-6-5, 20pts, 16GF, 19GA 2005: 5-7-4, 19pts, 20GF, 30GA 2004: 10-6-0, 30pts, 35GF, 21GA 2003: ...
Up Next: Carolina and Atlanta
By Bob Kellett | June 27th, 2008Those 12 days off sure were fun but now it is time to get back to business. The Portland Timbers face the Carolina RailHawks ...
We're going to win the exhibition league (and probably nothing else)
By Bob Kellett | June 25th, 2008Getting a little too friendly Because playing them once at home on July 3 is not enough, the Portland Timbers will face Monarcas Morelia again on ...
Timbers Grab Bag 06.25.08
By Bob Kellett | June 25th, 2008Two more games... ...and then Ray Burse is gone. When Timber Joey talks... ... you shall listen Pump, you up Can't wait to see the rest. An El Matador Sighting Byron Alvarez ...
New Keepers, New Injuries, New Suspensions, New Questions
By Bob Kellett | June 24th, 2008The long extended break the Portland Timbers are on was supposed to give the players time to heal their wounds and their manager time to ...
Au Revoir, Portland Timbers-Lyon Friendly
By Bob Kellett | June 23rd, 2008A bunch of good folks from the Timbers Army met with the front office of the Portland Timbers today and the legendary Bickle has provided ...
Two weeks off, two games in two nights, too many games
By Bob Kellett | June 23rd, 2008After playing a whirlwind schedule that featured 14 league games, a US Open Cup match and an exhibition over the period of 47 days, the ...
A New Central Midfielder for the Portland Timbers?
By Bob Kellett | June 20th, 2008Say hello to our new central midfielder (maybe): Mark Briggs, who joined with the Riddle-coached Outrage on May 22, is the first to move directly from ...
Midseason Report Card: The Coaches, Front Office, and Others
By Bob Kellett | June 20th, 2008With the Timbers nearly halfway through their 2008 USL First Division campaign and with the team enjoying a two-week break between games, what better way ...
Midseason Report Card: The Midfielders
By Bob Kellett | June 19th, 2008With the Timbers nearly halfway through their 2008 USL First Division campaign and with the team enjoying a two-week break between games, what better way ...
Midseason Report Card: The Defenders
By Bob Kellett | June 18th, 2008With the Timbers nearly halfway through their 2008 USL First Division campaign and with the team enjoying a two-week break between games, what better way ...
Midseason Report Card: The Goalkeepers
By Bob Kellett | June 17th, 2008With the Timbers nearly halfway through their 2008 USL First Division campaign and with the team enjoying a two-week break between games, what better way ...
Timbers Grab Bag 06.16.08
By Bob Kellett | June 16th, 2008Through 14 games... 2008: 4-4-6, 18pts, 12GF, 13GA 2007: 9-2-3, 30pts, 22GF, 9GA 2006: 5-4-5, 20pts, 16GF, 15GA 2005: 5-5-4, 19pts, 18GF, 22GA 2004: 9-5-0, 27pts, 31GF, 17GA 2003: 7-7-0, 21pts, ...
Midseason Report Card: The Forwards
By Bob Kellett | June 15th, 2008With the Timbers nearly halfway through their 2008 USL First Division campaign and with the team enjoying a two-week break between games, what better way ...
Exhibition: Portland Timbers 1-0 Juventus Primavera
By Bob Kellett | June 14th, 2008The Bottom Line: Chris Brown took a pass from Bryan Little and knocked it into the goal in the 24th minute to propel the Portland ...
Portland Timbers to host Tigres at PGE Park on July 15
By Bob Kellett | June 12th, 2008I’ve been looking for an excuse to dust off my Tigres U.A.N. L. wrestling mask and now I have found one. The Portland Timbers ...
Timbers take on the Silverbacks before taking a Break
By Bob Kellett | June 12th, 2008Thursday night ushers in the end of the first half of the Portland Timbers 2008 USL First Division season with a game against the Atlanta ...
Mayor-Elect Sam Adams Supportive of Portland's MLS Efforts
By Bob Kellett | June 11th, 2008Mayor-elect Sam Adams appeared on 955 The Game (Download the MP3) on Tuesday and among other things he talked about Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson's ...
Sights and Sounds from a Hollywood Story
By Bob Kellett | June 11th, 2008Chris Brown scores on a free kick to put the Timbers ahead 1-0 against Hollywood United. Arsene Oka heads home a cross from Neil Dombrowski to ...








