It was controversial to a sizable portion of the fans when Evander was booed heavily on his first return to Providence park. Less controversial to the very large population doing the booing, than the method he chose to leave the club. Santiago Moreno will get booed when he travels here with Dallas. It’s not the leaving that get’s you booed, but the manner in which you leave. Darlington Nagbe never got booed. The only time a post-Timbers Urruti got booed in our stadium was for a hard challenge.

Aaack! This is s a weird one. Clive Charles and one of the most polarizing figures in the USA soccer worlds, Alexi Lalas. Of course no context on the original FB post, but Clive was an assistant coach to the USMNT from 1995-1998, which overlaps when Lalas was on that team.

Source: 1970s Soccer USA

Today I learned about Mr. Kick It, the original Timbers mascot that predates Timber Jim and the Soccer Watcher. I saw the picture on the right uncredited on Facebook, Asking for the source caught the attention of Don Cox, the person who took the picture. Since then the original post has been updated. Digging around further led me to the complete story (and the photo on the left by Kimmy Otterlei) as seen on Green is the Color. Mr. Kick It was Stan Olson. Read about him on Green is the Color. You’d think this was the sort of thing The Timbers would chronicle themselves, but alas… no.

It’s Benn a rough… oh, five years now for Timbers fans. Maybe this is the year we do away with all the asterisks and excuses, and get back to being contenders in the West. Opening day against Columbus sure was fun! Diego Chara starts his 400th match (!) and we got goals from Mora, Antony, and the unlikely source of Ariel Lassiter! Signs point to no Mora goal drought, potential confidence for Antony and Lassiter, plus 3 points right out of the gate. Good news all around! How did it go after that?

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers have signed Colombian midfielder José Caicedo from Liga MX’s Pumas UNAM, the club announced today. Portland acquired Caicedo’s Discovery Priority from D.C. United in exchange for $50,000 in 2026 GAM. Caicedo signs with the Timbers through the 2029-30 season with a club option in 2030-31.

The Timbers are calling him a midfielder, this unflattering article calls him a forward. Pumas fans seemed to really dislike José Caicedo, hopefully he fairs better here.

Source: Timbers.com

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers have signed Chilean international forward Alexander Aravena on loan from Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, the club announced today. Aravena joins Portland through the 2026 season with a club purchase option.

Another Chilean to hang out with (and compete with) Filipe Mora. Source: Timbers.com

Don Garber was on CNN touting the kickoff of the 2026 season finally…. It’s just a day away and I only started seeing promo spots for the new season on Apple TV a couple days ago. While the Timbers status may have gone for big fish in a small pond to medium sized fish in a larger pond, MLS still loves showing footage of the Timbers Army to promote the league.

The tifo is done and the test pull went well. You’re in for a treat… well assuming you’re not sitting in the Army and you can actually see it. This view is from the tifo warehouse above the Axe & Rose. As supporters, we are amazingly lucky to have this location. Hats off to the TA board and everyone who helped make it possible. Additional photo after the jump.

The official release of the 2026 Away kit is finally here.

The Civic Stadium Kit celebrates a landmark of Portland history and civic pride. The cherished home to the Timbers and Portland’s professional soccer, the stadium has played host to countless memorable sports and entertainment events, including college football, pro baseball, Women’s World Cup and concerts by legends Elvis Presley and David Bowie.

The kit honors a century of memories in the heart of Soccer City, USA.

This guy… when healthy he really shinned for us. He always pushed us, and quite frankly, needed the rest of the team to play above their level to get the most from him. Unfortunately age and injury caught up with him. If only we had gotten him a few years earlier. Pundits expected something to be worked out with his contract in this, his final year. Details about whether or not his contract could be bought off were mixed, I had read that particular clause was not ablate be applied to him. The Timbers social media post said they “waived” him and exercised a buyout of his contract. Seems like a bit of a diss. To me, waiving a player means not exercising an option to retain a player, or deciding not to re-sign a player after a contract ends. This is definitely in the best interest of the team, but supporters will undoubtedly remember him fondly.