Ryan Pore, Bright Dike, Steve Cronin and Eddie Johnson are all brought over from the USSFD2 ranks to help bolster the first-year MLS Timbers.
MLS Expansion: Whitecaps Fans Getting Antsy Over Timbers Progress
86Forever’s Benjamin Massey asks his fellow Whitecaps fans to cool their concerns over the Timbers’ getting out of the gates first when it comes to filling out their roster.
Portland is up 4-0 on us in the all-important “squad members” category! Of course, the Whitecaps only finished their season on Sunday and the players haven’t even had time to dry their eyes yet, but no matter. Surely we should see the nucleus of our squad assembled sooner rather than later?Massey goes on to point out that this news was hardly “news” at all. That the Timbers were essentially basking in the spotlight while reading the cast list.
Read Article >Report: Timbers Had Acquired Johnson In Midseason Trade, Loaned Him Back to Austin
According to Marc Weber of the Vancouver Province, the Timbers were able to acquire Eddie Johnson in a midseason trade with the Aztex and then loaned him back to Austin.
This allowed the Timbers to sign one of USSFD2’s top scorers without exposing him to the Whitecaps.
Read Article >Major League Soccer Expansion: Portland Timbers Sign Four Players
A former Manchester United player, two ex-MLSers and a 6-foot-1 forward who was take in the first round of the 2010 SuperDraft are the first four signings by the Portland Timbers.
Following the lead of the Seattle Sounders who signed eight players out of Division 2 for their inaugural season, the Timbers seem to be taking a similar path.
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