Timbers Tid Bits: Weekend Preview Edition
by Geoff Gibson on May 20, 2011 12:21 PM PDT
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PrintIt's the Friday before the weekend's slew of games and you know what that means: PREVIEWS! As you can expect, there are an assortment of previews from around the league, including some others concerning the Portland Timbers vs. Columbus Crew match up.
Aside from that we have some interesting pieces regarding the Timbers training from yesterday, an Alaska Airlines "chant" sheet from a commercial they were recently shooting, and an article surrounding the connection between left and right back defenders Rodney Wallace and Jeremy Hall.
Good stuff! Enjoy the day's news.
Timbers specific news
Training Update: May 19th | Timbers Insider
A good look at how the guys are progressing.
Why Alaska Airlines doesn’t write chants
Terrible, just god awful.
Timbers teammates together again
A good look at our dynamic duo in the back Rodney Wallace and Jeremy Hall.
Portland Timbers-Seattle Sounders: This Sigi Schmid-John Spencer post-game has lasted for days
There is a boxing promoter vibe to the back-and-forth between coaches of the arch-rival teams. Too bad the rematch isn't until July 10 at Jeld-Wen
Preview: Portland aim to stay perfect at home vs. Crew
Another Portland TImbers vs. Columbus Crew preview.
Portland Timbers to lose three players for games in June due to national team commitments
Futty Danso and Jake Gleeson will miss game against Chivas USA, while Steve Purdy will miss multiple games.
Portland Timbers vs Columbus Preview
Goal.com's preview of the weekend's upcoming match.
League news (after the jump)
MLS Kits Weekly – Round 9 " mao's Football
A look at the kits worn around the league last week.
In Houston, Retooling, Not Rebuilding
Chris Canetti, the president of the Houston Dynamo, talks about retooling his team's roster under the restrictive salary budget of Major League Soccer.
RSL tries to stop scoring woes against FCD
Real Salt Lake vs. FC Dallas preview.
Fire aim to get over hump at Philly
A Chicago Fire preview against the Philadelphia Union
Henry on Pires: He talks too much
Thierry Henry made it crystal clear that the story out of England about him speaking to former France and Arsenal teammate Robert Pires about joining the Red Bulls is pure rubbish.
Report: David Trezeguet to join the Red Bulls' Thierry Henry in New York
How many more internationals can New York bring in? It's pretty ridiculous already.
Sepp Blatter: FIFA to meet Qatar 2022 bid whistleblower
FIFA officials will interview a whistleblower from Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid over allegations that bribes were paid to African voters, Sepp Blatter said Thursday.
Feeling the Heat: Which MLS coaches are in jeopardy of losing their jobs
I'm not sure Seattle will fire Sigi Schmid. I just don't see it happening.
Union succeeding despite offensive troubles
SIX GOALS in nine matches do not make for an easy road being a contender. But despite its offensive woes, the Union has somehow managed to do it.
MLS Weekend Previews
Another article which takes a snapshot of the weekend's matches.
What To Watch For: MLS Week 10
Brief mini-previews of the weekend's match ups.
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Speaking as someone who was invited to participate in the Alaska Airlines ad
I have to defend them by informing you that AA didn’t write the chant, the ad agency did.
And trust me, the 107ist isn’t going to be working with that agency again from what I hear, as they presented that steamy pile to them two months ago, along with 4 alternate versions which were all promptly shot down. So they went back to steamy pile #1.
Let it be known that real TA members were loud and proud with REAL chants during time between takes and earned the ire of the agency “fans” brought in to fill seats, who liked the steamy pile.
Blazers win!
As a consolation
the Timbers Army will not be named in the ad, but the ad will be associated with the Portland Timbers.
FWIW, I’ve heard AA has used the same ad agency for the last 20 years.
Jag kom, jag såg, erövrade jag.
Why are you placing blame?
I thought you guys were the Portland – ABSOLUTELY NO EXUSES FOR ANYTHING!!! – Timbers. Just own it, make it fun.
What others say.
LAG: Home Depot blows, enabling day laborers across the nation.
DCU: Volkswagen helped invade Poland.
FCD: Pizza Hut ruins water quality because of their need for great, fresh tomatoes.
Freddy Adu: Sierra Mist rocks!
Jag kom, jag såg, erövrade jag.
And Alaska Airlines is not exactly the best airliine
for quality service. I don’t care about the sponsors, it’s the crest you root for in the end. Soccer is weird like that for the most part, who the hell knows off the top of their heads what BWIN.com is (Real Madrid) or uses Standard Chartered (Liverpool)? It is what it is, a human billboard, no skin off anyone’s arse. Although I must admit I laughed my butt off at the proposed “chant”. WTH?
by RipCityRhapsody83 on May 21, 2011 6:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Online betting and a bank
(I always look up the sponsors I don’t know when I first see them just so I know)
Imitation is a form of flattery
The TA should be honored as their existence and essence is what prompted the ad in the first place. Yeah, its corny as all get out, but as they say “there’s no such thing as bad press”
Give em hell
by Fanstand314 on May 21, 2011 9:15 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
As for that "There's no such thing as bad press" assertion, Arnold Schwarzenegger would disagree at the moment.
I write for Stumptown Footy, SB Nation's Portland Timbers blog.
by thehemogoblin on May 21, 2011 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Given that he was actually in charge of something at that point, it at least mattered.
Arnold is now out of office, so what happens to him doesn’t matter at all. Hence, the bad press is even worse.
I write for Stumptown Footy, SB Nation's Portland Timbers blog.
by thehemogoblin on May 21, 2011 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
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