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Starved for Portland Timbers news? Well, don’t count on the
hunger pangs going away any time soon (also, how long did you think “hunger
pangs” was actually “hunger pains”?). The best post I’ve read since the
Timbers’ season died an untimely death came with just awesome speculation that
Instagram photos of Alvas Powell’s apartment, shots that showed boxes and bare
walls, indicated that the Timbers’ right back du jour could be moving on…
I’m not even sort of being sarcastic, either. That’s
semi-investigative journalism at least. And Instagram-stalking at worst. And
who doesn’t do that? (Me. Can’t really sort out Instagram.)
Going the other way, barring something absolutely monstrous
– and, here, imagination fails me (but, all the same, inviting a challenge from
@GusRachels) – I couldn’t care less about what the Timbers wear when they take
the field (still, guys? Too green. Can we slip some rainbows into that shit, or
something?). The new stuff looks fine, based on the “glimpse” we’ve all been
given (marketing, guys, that’s just knowing who you’re talkin’ to), but the
Timbers could be clowns dressed in business casual and I’d still be fine with
everything so long as they win enough games and in more style than the way
they’re dressed…
…that’s a good rule for going forward, actually: the Timbers
should always play above the quality/aesthetics of their kits, because, yes,
broadly speaking, the team does good kits (shut up). If anyone has access to
the team bylaws, kindly slip that in. Might have a salutary effect.
The point is, all the news is speculative just now and
that’s…just how it is. There’s still MLS Cup to play (next Saturday) and that’s
a helluva shadow. The Timbers announced their preseason training camp and schedule, plus
where they’ll play their earliest preseason games, and that’s a kind of real
news.
