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Portland Timbers Roundup (7-January-2011)

January 7, 2011 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

Let’s start our weekly Timbers news roundup with . . .

Kenny Cooper Rumors

MLS expansion Portland Timbers interested in former FC Dallas star Kenny Cooper by Steve Goff at Soccer Insider at the Washington Post

The Portland Timbers have taken interest in American forward Kenny Cooper, a former FC Dallas star seeking to return to MLS from Germany this winter, two sources familiar with the situation told the Insider. [more]

Portland Timbers interested in Kenny Cooper by Dan at Dropping Timber

Update: Former Timber Ian Joy found this article on kicker.de (translated from German) which seems to indicate that this deal may actually happen. [more]

The Super Draft and MLS Combine

DT 2011 Mock SuperDraft (Version 1.0) by Kevin at Dropping Timber

With the MLS Superdraft less than a week away and the combine set for this weekend, draft coverage is going to really start flying. [more]

MLS Player Combine Rosters Announced by paulsepp at Dropping Timber

The future of MLS is headed to Central Broward Regional Park in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. this weekend for the 2011 MLS Combine. [more]

My SBNation Mock SuperDraft Picks…. Discuss! by Geoff Gibson at Stumptown Footy

For my first SuperDraft pick I chose: Perry Kitchen. [more]

Supporter News

The Saw Has Been Shipped! by Timber Joey at The Official Timber Joey Blog

Yesterday “Maddy,” the Shindaiwa 757 carried at PGE Park, was shipped to Baltimore in order to be the loudest part of the 2011 Super Draft! The draft is said to be picked up by ESPN on the 13th of January at 12:00 pm (EST). [more]

PGE Park Updates

PGE Park Renovation Update — 1.5.11 at The Nerd is the Word

Happy New Year! It’s been an extra week between updates, what with the holiday season, and I’m sure you’re as eager to see the stadium as I was this morning. [more, including lots of photos!]

Club News

Spencer on an MLS mission at Evening Times

The likes of Maurice Edu, Andy Dorman and now Freddie Ljungberg have proved in recent years that the MLS can be a happy hunting ground for SPL clubs.

However, there are a handful of Scots, with former Rangers star John Spencer the most prominent among them, who have shown that the flow of talent across the Atlantic is not simply one-directional. [more]

New Timbers goalkeeper receives second chance by Geoffrey C. Arnold at The Oregonian

Troy Perkins welcomes an opportunity to reboot his Major League Soccer career. [more]

Kerrea Gilbert’s Road to Portland by Joseph Gallivan at PortlandTimbers.com

Right back Kerrea (pronounced Kerry) Gilbert comes to the Timbers via a circuitous route, one that has seen him touch the heights of club football—appearing in the Champions League for English club Arsenal—and some of the lows—getting relegated from the English Football League Championship to League 1, which is two divisions below the English Premier League. [more]

Former Timbers

The Portland Boys of Bo’ness at FC Media Field Notes

Of all the towns and cities in the world, Bo’ness happens to be the hometown of two very important members of the Portland Timbers Football Club family: Stewart Scullion and Ian Joy. [more]

Report: Josh Wicks Signs For Finnish Club IFK Mariehamn by Zac Lee Rigg at Goal.com

Former D.C. United and Los Angeles Galaxy [and Portland Timbers!] goalkeeper Josh Wicks will continue the next portion of his career with IFK Mariehamn in Finland. [more]

Timbers Army First Thursday (6-January-2011)

January 6, 2011 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

Toast the New Year with the Timbers Army at the first Timbers Army First Thursday of 2011. It’s going down tonight, January 6, 2011, at the Bitter End Pub (1981 W Burnside).

When the announcement that the Timbers are joining MLS came in March 2009, 2011 seemed so far away. And yet, it’s just a couple of days away, as is the first First Thursday of 2011!

Come one and all to your home away from home, the Bitter End, on Thursday January 6th for drinks, TA and crystal ball gazing as we head towards our first MLS season. Start time is 7:01 PM. As usual, there will be multiple beer specials and an $1 Irish whiskey discount for 107ist members (with card), and happy hour food ’til 10PM.

RSVP at the Facebook page, or better yet just show up at 7:01pm!

Tuesday Timbers Tidbits (4-January-2011)

January 4, 2011 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

The first official news out of the gate in 2011 is the healthy season tickets sales. The Timbers have sold 10000 season tickets with plans to cap the total at 12000. This will leave around 8000 tickets each game available for walk ups and promotions.

For a recap of the ups and downs of 2010 for the Portland Timbers, check out Dropping Timber‘s two part Timber Bits – 2010 Review (part 1, part 2). Over at OregonLive Kip has accomplished a similar task with his Timbers Rewind for 2010 (part 1, part 2).

New blog Stumptown Footy, goes in the other direction with A Time Line of Events From Now Until Season’s Start. Much of the same information is now also available on the PortlandTimbers.com homepage – in the navigable Important Dates calendar at the bottom of the page.

And tune in today to a very special edition of mao’s Football Show, live at 4pm today on Cascadia.fm. 2010 Timbers captain Ian Joy, live from Scotland, will be the special guest!

Portland Timbers Roundup (31-December-2010)

December 31, 2010 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

Supporter News

A view from the stands of the Timbers by Stanley Holmes at Sportspress Northwest

Garrett Dittfurth, a board member for the 107ist of the Timbers Army, was not present during those heady NASL days. But he knows they were a good team — they produced three playoff seasons (1975, 1978 and 1981) and found themselves in the 1975 Soccer Bowl. Crowds reaching 20,000 per game were the norm, back in the day. [more]

Roster Speculation

DT Perspectives: A Few Thoughts on Building the Roster at Dropping Timber

Cheers to all! It’s an exciting time as we enter into the new year and continue towards a new era in Timbers soccer. But before we step into 2011, Dropping Timber would like to offer a few different perspectives on what’s been an interesting off-season so far…. [more]

International Timbers Wish List by Geoff Gibson at Stumptown Footy

As we get closer and closer to January and thus closer to the international transfer window, I can’t help but get excited at the possibilities of who we might sign. [more]

Rooney to join Beckham in the MLS! But it’s John, not Wayne, hoping to crack America at the Mail Online

John has been looking forward to his American adventure since having trials with Seattle and Portland in August, keeping fit by training with Tranmere ahead of his new year move. [more]

Marcus Hahnemann to Timbers? Unlikely by Geoffrey C. Arnold at The Oregonian

Marcus Hahnemann is in the final year of his contract with Wolverhampton, and he has reportedly indicated a desire to finish his career in the United States with a Major League Soccer team. [more]

The Competition

Whitecaps ready to play their cards by Bruce Constantineau at the Vancouver Sun

The Whitecaps and their MLS expansion cousins, the Portland Timbers, were allowed to carry players over from their USSF D-2 squads into MLS with no fear of losing them to other teams, so the Caps essentially loaded up. [more]

Timbers History

Timbers Weekend: MLS Player Updates and Part 1 of Timbers Rewind for 2010 by Kip Kesgard at OregonLive.com

Timbers Weekend: Part 2 of Timbers Rewind for 2010 by Kip Kesgard at OregonLive.com

And tune into mao’s Football Show on Cascadia.FM on Tuesday, January 4pm. Special guest Ian Joy, live from Scotland, will join the show to discuss his time with the Timbers, his off-season training regimen, plans for the future and other thoughts about football in general.

Tuesday Timbers Tidbits (28-December-2010)

December 28, 2010 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

Ryan Pore’s Sunflower Goal, a Dike hat-trick at Kitsap, and the 2010 Cascadia Cup Championship. Vote for your top 3 Timbers Moments of 2010 at Dropping Timber. Listen to Mao’s Football Show today, Tuesday December 28 at 4pm Cascadia.fm for the poll results.

In what may prove a shrewd move, Timbers coach John Spencer tipped off Nottingham Forest manager Billy Davies to the availability of Robbie Findley. At the Timbers Blog at The Offside, mao muses:

This space believes there will be a working relationship between the Timbers and Forest in regards to the 25-year old striker. If granted the aforementioned work permit, Findley would likely be unable to play with Forest until the new year and even then his lack of fitness, having sat idle since November, could keep him on the bench. But a summer loan back to the Timbers could easily be on the cards for Findley, particularly if Davies fancies his chances for a starting gig come the 2011/12 season.

The European mid-season transfer window is nigh. Dropping Timbers dishes on players percolating into Timbers rumors.

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