Hey gang, I'm new to the site and quite frankly a complete rookie in how much I know about this Portland squad you seem to care so much about. I'm an enormous soccer fan and try to keep up with the international leagues as much as possible (La Liga in particular), but sometimes it's a bit of a challenge to stay up to date. The MLS has always been kind of a curiosity to me, but now that Renken is coming over to be a Timber, I figure now is a good as of a time as ever to jump in and get my domestic soccer on.

I figure this is the best spot to become well versed in Timbers-ology. So! Bros! What's to know about this team! Who are the names to watch, the situation going into this season, everything!