Timbers Army section sells out.

On Monday, the Timbers reported that Timbers Army Season Tickets had sold out for the 2011 season. That means there’ll be no place to sit in eight full sections of the North End at PGE Park – not that the Army ever sits during a Timbers match anyway. The eight sections, which will spill over into upper-level sections as well, have room for roughly 3,600 fans. About 500 tickets are being set-aside for day-of-game purchase.

Click here for the full press release.

Impressive. We knew it would happen and now I just hope we don’t see TA tickets going for well over face value. Be kind and give, trade, or sell at never higher than face value. As STH please foster the community with kindness not a way to make a quick buck. MLS is here, are you ready? video?

Timbers Preseason Power Rankings

• Soccer by Ives – #14
• MLSsoccer – #13
• MLS Supporter – #12
• FSC – #15
• WV Hooligan – #15
• Match Fit USA - #8 in the West.

Timbers
MLS has released their MatchDay 2011 app for the iphone/ipad. An android version is promised to come later. This is a must have for all of you who need all the info at your fingertips. The Allocation Order has an excellent review with pictures.

Position Rankings
WV Hooligan rates all the teams in their overall strength in each position. Take these rankings with a grain of salt, because we don’t get much love.
Portland’s rankings amongst MLS Clubs
Forwards: #8
Midfielders: #15
Defensive: #17
Keepers: #12

For your Saturday evening pleasure
Timbers Army 3rd Saturday is tonight at the Leisure Public House go to timbersarmy.org for more info.
Q. What is better than sharing a drink with a few hundred of your closest friends?
A. Match day with thousands.

Timbersarmy.org launched a slick redesigned site.

Listen to the latest Mao’s football show as they chat about all thing Timbers and football.

The Nerd is the Word brings you another installment of his behind the scenes tour of the stadium construction.  The pictures were taken on Feb. 14th.  Our man at the MAC hooked us with some pictures as well.  They were taken on the morning of February 15th.

Bookmark our YouTube channel, and you can find interviews, training sessions and more.

Kelly does an excellent job at Timbers Insider covering the team. He was at the Timbers training session on Tuesday in Beaverton and has write up and pictures.

The Oregon weather gave Timbers players and coaches a gift on their final training days before leaving for camp in Arizona: rain. The squad had two practice sessions on Monday and then again on Tuesday with intermittent

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The Timber front office released some additional details on Bright Dike’s injury he sustained in the first 20 minutes of the exhibition match with Ventura.

Portland Timbers forward Bright Dike suffered an injury to his right Achilles tendon in Friday night’s preseason game against the Ventura County Fusion. He will return to Portland on Sunday and will be further evaluated by Timbers team doctors Monday at Sports Medicine Oregon in Tigard, Ore.

We wish Dike the speediest and best of recoveries.

The 2011 MLS Schedule arrives this Thursday, so you can start finalizing your away days.

Robbie Findley who acquired a UK work permit just last week has suffered a thigh injury and is likely to miss the next three months. Findley was selected by the Timbers in the expansion draft but signed with English side Nottingham Forest.

Houston finally broke ground on their new MLS stadium on Saturday.… Read the rest

The Timbers name Scot Thomson as the official community ambassador.

As the community ambassador, Thompson will act as the primary liaison between the Timbers community outreach department and other selected ambassadors. Thompson will facilitate various community appearances, events and speaking engagements involving Timbers players. His other responsibilities will include promoting the continued success of the organization through soccer operations and sponsorship.

Read the full article here

Portland Timbers launch year of volunteering by planting with Friends of Trees

About 40 Portland Timbers staffers, including owner and president Merritt Paulson, head coach John Spencer, chief operating officer Mike Golub, and new Timbers community ambassador Scot Thompson, joined Friends of Trees today to plant 50 native trees along the I-205 Multi-Use Path near SE 92nd Avenue and Division Street.

Read the full article here.

We Are Timbers – Fan Photo Shoot
You’ve seen the billboard campaign; now be a part of … Read the rest

A look at what others are saying about our draft choices and an interview with John Spencer:

WV Hooligan: 2011 MLS SuperDraft Grades and Recap

Thoughts: Nagbe is a steal for them at number 2. But the bigger news for this club has to be the addition of Kenny Cooper. They now have plenty of forwards in their attack and quite honestly they should be fun to watch. Their draft wasn’t anything amazing or spectacular but Nagbe was the best player in most folks opinions and Taylor is a solid defender that will play early on for them. It was a simple and effect draft for John Spencer and company.
WVH Draft Grade: B-

SI: MLS draft: First-round analysis

With Nagbe falling to Portland, the Timbers instantly upgraded their attack. Nagbe, along with soon-to-be-Timber Kenny Cooper, gives John Spencer a nice front line to feed in the team’s expansion season.

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October 1, 2010 – Stadium Update

October 1, 2010 - Timbers Practice 9/30/2010

October 2, 2010 – A Final Playoff Warmup, Portland And Vancouver Battle to a 2-2 Draw
The final regular season match up between the Portland Timbers and the Vancouver Whitecaps as Division-2 league franchises ended in a highly competitive and exciting 2-2 draw. The Timbers (13-7-10, 49 pts) and the Whitecaps (10-5-15, 45 pts) finish their final regular seasons in 4th place and 5th place respectively in the overall league table, and will now meet in the first round of the playoffs. With all the drama of a big-time UFC Championship bout, both teams threw their best shots in what was a physical and good-spirited soccer match.

October 2, 2010 – The Joy of Soccer

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4

October 5, 2010 – Ryan Pore the man with the Golden Boot

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The Timbers started to turn the page in July, after a dismal couple months. It was time to right the ship and get ready to make a push for the playoffs.

• 2010 Review Part 1
• 2010 Review Part 2

Note: The dates listed are when the story was posted and not always when the match or event occurred. Fun can lead to hangovers and late posts. The full archives of 2010 are always located on the right sidebar.

July 1, 2010 – Heartbreakingly Close! Timbers Knocked Out of US Open Cup on Penalty Kicks
The Portland Timbers lost 5-4 to the Seattle Sounders in a match that took over 120 minutes and ultimately required penalty kicks to finally decide a winner. The 15,000 plus fans in attendance, including a few hundred Sounders fans who had made the trip, created a thrilling and electric atmosphere inside of PGE Park Wednesday evening. A well played, back and forth match, both teams brought a high intensity level and an aggressive, physical mentality to the field that was fitting for a rivalry of this magnitude.

2010 Review Part 2 covers the articles we did from April through the end of June. The Timbers started the 2010 campaign red hot, but quickly cooled and went on a 8 game winless streak. The world’s eyes were focused on South Africa and the US managed at the last minute to get out of the group stage.

Check out 2010 Review Part 1 here
Note: The dates listed are when the story was posted and not always when the match or event occurred. Fun can lead to hangovers and late posts. The full archives of 2010 are always located on the right sidebar.

April 1, 2010 – Better Know a Timber, and where they are from