8 D2 Timbers Players Released

As is to be expected, the Timbers announced today that they were releasing 8 additional players from their current D2 roster. Here's the list:

• Ian Joy (our former team captain)
• Johan Claesson
• Brian Farber
• Derek Gaudet
• George Josten
• Ibad Muhamadu
• Keith Savage
• Ross Smith

I know as we transition from a D2 to an MLS team there were bound to be cuts and players let go, despite that though, it's not easy letting go some of the players who helped us build such a solid team in the second division league.

Good luck to all the players, I hope you guys find a home at either another D2/D3 team or possibly even an MLS team. After all, just because they weren't in the Timbers plans for MLS doesn't mean they can't be in another team's plans.

[Portland Timbers]