Are You Going to the Club America Game Tonight? [Poll]
by Geoff Gibson on Jul 7, 2011 2:00 PM PDT
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PrintTonight is the second of four total international friendlies and the first of three in the month of July. It also happens to be the singular international friendly that was not included as part of the Portland Timbers season ticket package which means that if you want to see the guys play tonight you're absolutely going to have to fork over some cash.
It's actually a little rare for a team to not include season ticket holders in their exhibition games. My only guess is that by doing it this way the TImbers FO is actually attempting to reach out to the Hispanic community in an attempt to get more of them interested in their local team. Hasn't really worked out for other teams, but then again Portland does foster a different sort of community so who knows.
My question leading in to tonight's game is just how many of you plan on showing up and, more specifically, how many TA members will be heading to the game tonight. We already know that the players who played against Sporting KC will not be playing tonight on account of the very important Cascadia Cup match coming up on Sunday so it might just be that, as a Timbers fan, it's just not worth it for some to watch the reserves take on Club America.
So how about it? You planning on showing up for the game tonight? Why or why not? Poll after the jump.
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It makes perfect economic sense to me that the CA game is not in season ticket packages
The friendlies that are included in the season ticket package don’t generate extra ticket money for the Timbers. If 12,000 seats are held by season ticket holders who then don’t show up (like me), that’s a lot of lost ticket revenue opportunity. Tickets to see CA will sell well, as you say they’re a massive team in the Mexican league and in the Hispanic community here, so the Timbers are smart to make this one an “extra” friendly.
If, say, the West Brom game were excluded from the STH package and CA was included, I doubt West Brom would generate enough interest to sell out JWP, where I think CA will, or will at least come a lot closer than having to pay for West Brom would. There are a lot more Hispanic expats in and around Portland than there are West Midlands expats, after all.
based on a sample size of one game friendlies are very odd to go to
The energy of the crowd (and of the team, obviously) is totally different. It’s like spring training baseball – guys are trying, but not that hard. It’s not bad, but I don’t really think you’re missing anything by not going.
by pdb on Jul 7, 2011 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Trying out a new section/vantage point
For myself this game presented the opportunity to buy seats, for a decent price, on the east side.
by RoseColoredGlasses on Jul 7, 2011 3:58 PM PDT reply actions
I would've liked to go
but I’m an out-of-towner season ticket holder, had to work, and don’t want to pay more than I do for gas, etc.
I will make the other 2 friendlies this month but Seattle is top priority, obviously.
A special occasion for fans of Club America
The crowd and atmosphere tonight will probably be pretty interesting and different from our league games and Ajax (I imagine there are a lot more CA fans in town).
But I’m not going and not really all that interested in going.
volatilelyle.com
Both defensive trialists are in
But what of that Irish forward we reportedly signed?
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If I hear John Strong say "Trialist John Thompson" one more time I'm throwing my computer through the window
His name is John Thompson. He’s here on trial. WE GET IT.
by pdb on Jul 7, 2011 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I had the exact opposite experience
Every time he was involved I found myself asking ‘Who is that man, and on what terms is he playing for the Timbers?’ To which John Strong always had a quick response.
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by almost awesome on Jul 7, 2011 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
As soon as
Dike was shown on screen, everyone in the TA chanted Dike, Dike, and then again anytime he was near the goal
"I want to hear the whistle, so, you know, blow!"
-Nate McMillan
by Jeremiah Mitchell Braeback on Jul 7, 2011 11:06 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I wasn't planning on going tonight...
but when I saw on twitter that Dike was cleared to play I grabbed the first ticket I could. That guy was such a beast last year and was my favorite going into the season. It might be a while before he sees the field with the first team but it was well worth the price of admission just to be able to cheer for him after all he’s been through.
Few thoughts about the players
I only got to see the second half, so you can correct me if i missed something.
-Umony looked good. He was willing to take players on and had good speed. Seemed dangerous.
-Dike did well for his first game back
-Goldie is so inconsistant. he makes a good play then a horrible one back to back, not what you want for your center back.
-the center back trial player seemed okay
-wasn’t impressed by the outside back
- Ryan Pore is HORRIBLE and shouldn’t even be on the bench with the first team.
The players i would take for my 18 man roster would be:
Futty, Brunner, Wallace, Hall, Purdy, Horst, Al Hassan, jewsbury, nagby, zizzo, chara, marcalin, cooper, perlaza, umony, dike, glessen, perkins
Agree about Pore
He really looks bad out there. I don’t care if he’s supposed to be a midfielder. Bad.
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by almost awesome on Jul 8, 2011 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey there, person who writes copy on portlandtimbers.com
Learn your idioms. If you call something a “Mexican Standoff”, you should know that phrase does actually mean something – it means a stalemate, a tie. Don’t be lazy and use a phrase just because that phrase contains a word pertaining to the nationality of one of the teams in the game. In case you hadn’t noticed, the game last night didn’t end in a tie – one team actually won.
Get better at your jobs, portlandtimbers.com.
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