interesting stat. 26 Colombians play in MLS to 22 Canadians
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interesting stat. 26 Colombians play in MLS to 22 Canadians
Timbers stadium is absolutely packed and rocking!! What a great atmosphere!
turf + monsoon rain really killing the game
my thread was deleted anyhow
Timbers army are the best supporters in MLS, these guys rule MLS.
I admired them and I applaud them
Jean Baptiste with own goal. 1-0 Philly
An Jean Baptiste equalizes. oh look. clouds of smoke
Gotta admit, I've been impressed with Philly. I thought their roster overhaul over the off-season would be to their detriment, but they've got some quality.
Goat.
welcome to MLS Kris Boyd
2-1 Portland
wheels gone out for Philly as Al Hassan scores and Portland goes up 3-1. nice chip
lots of good goals this week in MLS
Amarikwa goal of the week though for sure.
portlands back line is still a bit suspect but hell what do i know its the first game
were all gonna have to merge to the north end to make this kind of noise
So the Timbers got "Toledoed." The all-time favourite referee in MLS does it again!
3-1 final
Entertaining week one in MLS
Excellent game, always a joy to watch The Timbers
What a great week for TFC. One point in total for Eastern teams.
I;m fine with our support....Timbers Army have a long standing relationship with the team ,...we're growing AGAIN!...and once we're ALL onboard with simple love of the game, support where you live ....we'll overcome the denial of simply enjoying ourselves and self analysis.......yup hats off to them....it's great for the league,....lets kick their ass! :scarf:
Timbers army also has certain advantages in terms of stadium design. Nonetheless, fantastic fans. Simply fantastic.
The first half of the Timbers game was awful though. Neither team was getting any real chances... disjointed play etc.
I like that forward Pajoy for Philly, but I'm not sure they've improved (one game I know). Goalkeeping is a question (McMath really screwed up that one goal) and Adu looked invisible until midway through the second half.
Timbers really came on in the second half when they faced the Timbers Army. They really went at Philly.. Timbers still have to work on their fluidity... they play really herky jerky at times... some of their players look like they're all arms and legs, ready to fall over at any moment. You could tell Boyd was pissed off that players weren't doing the simple things and linking up properly. But in the end their energy on that small field really pays off. And Boyd's header was sublime.
It'll be interesting to see if Timbers can do this on the road though, where they were awful last year. Home field advantage is great, but not if you turn into crap on the road.
The boss of NBC Sports, Jon Miller was at the game with the Don. Miller said in 34 years of being with NBC he's never seen anything like what he saw in Portland.
I know we get a bit nervous about the supporters becoming part of the entertainment, but jeez, its breathtaking to see a supporters section like that in North America.
If anything, it just sets the bar a little higher. I'm fine with our support, but there's no use in resting on our laurels.
Having said that, I bet we could make that kind of a din if we had a roof over our supporters section.