Greetings from a Rowdies Supporter in Tampa, FL!

I am moving to the Portland Area sometime in the next Fall for a Job Opportunity and plan to visit in March/April to get a feel for everything. Would love to catch a Timbers Match while I'm there. Any recommendations for Pre-Game bars or meetups?

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I’m not even sure how Evander translates for Timbers fans at this point, but I also wanted to take the most obvious answer off the board. With that in mind:

What was the biggest positive about the 2024 Portland Timbers team for you? Who or what gives you whatever hope you have that the team can achieve an actual turn-around (say, a top 4 finish in the West) in the 2025 season?

It can be a player, a couple players, some positive mechanism you see in the roster, even if Phil & Co. haven’t, or even faith that the defense will finally give up on zonal marking on set pieces.

Not sure I have an answer, so maybe this is me fishing for one.

So there I was watching some mid day basketball when halftime approaches. I pull out my phone and start mindlessly scrolling as we all do, occasionally looking up at the tv screen waiting for the second half to start. A hotel commercial, amazon commercial, movie commercial, m&ms.. whatever

Then a McDonald's commercial comes on and... wait a second i know that guy. That's.... that's rodney wallace! The hell is he doing in a McDonald's commercial?? What a very obscure athlete to use in your ad. I'm definitely not complaining though, rodwall will always be one of my favorites and his gut the fish celebration has stuck in my mind for years. But that was certainly a shock to me in the middle of the day.

Maybe I'm way late to the party because I'm not on any social media besides reddit so I have no idea if this has been discussed already or if the ad has been running for a while but I just thought it was really cool and timbers fans would appreciate it.

https://www.instagram.com/rodwall22/reel/DCZe3tSvuHL/

Sure it may have been "positive" result as we won the Cascadia Cup, but it once again showed our inability to deal with any sort of press. Time and time again over the last couple of seasons we have crumbled under any sort of pressure, which usually happens on the road when home teams are more agressive. Our passing becomes sloppy and we struggle to complete more than five consecutive passes in a row, meaning we are unable to progress the ball past the halfway line. This was on full display against Seattle particularly in that first half.

This is why our bad defense isn't necessarily due to a bad backline. Sure we may not have the best defenders in the league and we can't and shouldn't improve this offseason. But if we keep losing the ball in vulnerable positions and are unable to relieve the defense from having to defend backs against the wall for the majority of the half, we are bound to concede.

I do think this has improved under Phil compared to Gio, and Ayala is a big reason for that. But clearly it still needs to be addressed going into next year. With the rumors of the team targeting a central midfielder, I really hope we sign someone who demands the ball under pressure and can be trusted to keep it (Nagbe) and get us going forward. I also think we could do with a striker who has the physicality to hold the ball up, link up play, and allow the team to shift upfield (Adi).

I know it’s still being worked out if this will happen or not, but as a season ticket holder I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t renew if the mid-season games were occurring December through February. I can suck up some cold games for the beginning of the season in March or the end of the season/playoffs. I enjoy summer games. I’m also more likely to buy a beer in warmer weather as well so I imagine concessions might drop in addition to attendance through those months. I know we have some high temp games, but the heat is less of an issue for me than the cold. I emailed to let the front office know my concerns, so they can advocate for their best interests if they feel majority of fans don’t want this change.

Has anyone from the Timbers publicly made a statement about this? I know NYCFC is supporting the change.

Hello! I've been working on a make-a-ball kit to give as a Christmas present to my friends this year. Economies of scale being what they are, I am offering the kits as a pre-order for locals to purchase.

The kits have all the materials you need to make your own soccer ball. I have sourced the leather from one of the last vegetable tanneries in America. The needles, thread and glue are all the best I could find. These are the best quality kits I could assemble.

Every kit includes 1 custom engraved panel. Send me your own artwork or give me a message to put on the panel to engrave on the ball, making it your very own.

I'll be collecting pre-orders until the end of November. Then I'll place the bulk order for all the supplies. These will ship out by December 13th, in time to put under your Christmas tree.

https://eagleandcrown.com/products/make-a-ball-kit-pre-order

Gol, Prost, Civic?

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Hey All,

I'm going to be making a big move sometime in the near future, and I need to get rid of stuff. I have a handful of patches that someone here might want. Some have been used, most are not. DM me an offer. Y'all know what this stuff is worth to you. Check the image. I just want these to finds a good home.

https://imgur.com/QZ3jCmb

Heyo. I have been putting together a make your own ball kit as a Christmas present for my friends, using green and yellow vegetable dyed leather. I've finished up my prototyping and now its time to bulk order the leather for the actual gifts, and I realize this might be something others would be interested in. I wanted to find out - is advertising to sell a timbers inspired make your own ball kit an okay thing to do in this sub? I couldn't find a rules section. Thanks!

It's clear that we have a lot of individual talent, but obviously there's still a lot of room for improval. Do you believe that with one good window, where the 2-3 players that are signed turn out to be succesful, the Timbers can become a contender? Or are they in need of a complete rebuild where half the starting XI is replaced?

This becomes a little more interesting considering that Evander is looking more and more likely to leave this winter. Obviously the straightforward response is to just reinvest the significant funds that we get for him into another DP #10. But even if we were to spend another 10+ million dollars on a replacement it would be no guarentee that he could replicate what Evander did this year. I mean, Rodriguez and Mora in particular are heavily reliant on him to say the least. What if Moreno leaves as well?

Such a frustrating spot to be in after three years of the offseason starting before November. I think everyone here would agree that we have a lot of talented players besides Evander. But I also think everyone believes that last years team without Evander would be closer to San Jose than the playoffs.

ESPN article about how teams selected their kits/colors etc:

https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/41707514/how-clubs-got-their-colors-soccer-historic-iconic-jerseys-football-shirts

somehow the Flounders, Galaxy, LAFC, and Inter Miami made the list...but not PDX or the rest of MLS etc.

We have the expansion draft for San Diego coming up next month so I’m curious which 13 players you think Ned/Phil will protect and do you see anyone being picked up by SD?

he’s headed on a BIG ASS stadium tour in 2025 & we’re his second to last stop on the tour..

i heard audio at the FF show was rough but i went to green day & the production was beauuutiful & i didn’t notice any rough audio issues.. i understand the hesitancy (lookin at you LAG!!) but pretty sweet to be havin more concerts!!

It’s seems that the green Tillsmook kit has been pulled everywhere online . Does anyone know where I can buy one….