Outer Roses Podcast

The Outer Roses group finally gets back together to catch up on the Timbers, their end to the regular season and the start of the playoffs. They start by jumping into the 4-0 loss to San Diego at the end of the season; discussing the teams performance and mentality before moving onto the play in game against RSL. After contrasting the performances, they move back to their next opponent in the playoffs, San Diego. There's a who...

Last week, the Outer Roses group got together to talk Timbers and their last two games against FC Dallas and Seattle. They talk through some key performances as well as some let downs across both games before talking playoffs and what needs to happen for the Timbers to avoid the play in game. Finally, they talk about San Diego's first trip to Providence Park and wrap up with predictions.

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The Outer Roses group gets back together this week to catchup on the last 2 weeks of Timbers action. They start by jumping into the Timbers 2-1 win against NYRB at home before transitioning into the 1-0 loss on the road to Houston. After a bit of discussion around both games, they talk about what the Timbers need to get in their upcoming two matches, and what the group thinks they will get over the course of the rest of the week.

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This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get together to talk through Felipe Carballo's injury and what it means for the midfield the rest of the season. They spend some time talking about who might fill that spot and who needs to step up. After a bit of discussion, they jump into the remaining schedule and what the Timbers need to do to be in a comfortable spot in the playoffs. They also speculate on what they think the Timbers will ...

This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get together and discuss the Timbers last two matches against SD and Minnesota. They focus primarily on the performances and highlight a few players and their individual efforts. There's a bit of discussion as well on the new arrivals and their first few performances and what we might see from them in the near future. Before they wrap up, they do a quick discussion on the Leagues Cup final betw...

This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott talk Evander, Cincy and the crazy game that unfolded at Providence Park over the weekend. The group starts by throwing out their headlines for the match before diving into some stock up/stock down with some players. They talk a bit about who's starting spots might be in jeopardy and where some of the new players will fit in. Finally, they wrap up with preview of San Diego and predictions.

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This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott crack open some Cider and talk the misery that was the Timbers performance against FC Dallas. The group talks about mostly underperformers and a few bright spots from the match before jumping into the transfer news around Velde, Carballo and Rojas. Finally, they wrap up with quick predictions on the upcoming match at Providence Park against Evander and FC Cincinnati.

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This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get together to catch up on how the Timbers were doing in Leagues Cup after their group stage games. They talk through the two home games before jumping into the Santi situation. After, they go into a bit more discussion around the Club America match before transitioning into the Timbers rumored 2 signings. Finally, they wrap up with predictions on this weekends match against FC Dallas.

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Back after an unexpected hiatus, Aaron, Matt and Scott connect on all the games that have happened since the last podcast (4 in total). As they discuss each game, they dive in specific players and moments that lead a common theme throughout all the games in this stretch. After recapping most of the games, the group mentions some highlights from 4th of July and Backpacking at Pamelia Lake before jumping into TIFO. Finally, they wrap...

This week, the Outer Roses crew discuss the Timbers performance in their 3-0 loss away to Toronto FC. They discuss if it was the right move to bench Santi for disciplinary reasons before diving into the formation and some individual performances. They move onto a quick preview and discussion around Caleb Porter's return with New England what to expect at Providence Park this weekend. They wrap up quickly by mentioning DaCosta ...

This week, Aaron and Scott return with a field report from the Club World Cup and try to answer the question: Is it the Fyrefest of Soccer Tournaments? After they break down the experience and thoughts on CWC, they move on to the Timbers and some updates regarding injuries on Antony and Lassiter. The conversation transitions into some early transfer window rumblings before they finish up with a dive into Robin Fraser's TFC.

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This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott start off by trying the Kolsch they brewed a few weeks ago. After a few tastes, they move into the Timbers and their 1-1 Draw at home against 10 man San Jose. They transition into talking about the 75 Team Ceremony and some of the cool moments from the match. After Scott has a brain fart and forgets who is on a DP/U22 contract, the group talks through what they would do at the Summer window if Jonat...

This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get together and talk Pub Patio and Pride TIFO after the Timbers win against St Louis. They talk a little bit about the TIFO before moving into the experience from the Pub Patio and its highs and lows. After that, they talk briefly about the STL game and some rumors swirling around the club and their DP spots. They finish up with predictions for Friday's match against SJ.

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This week, the Outer Roses team gets back together to talk the Timbers last 5 games and the state of the team. Since last weeks recording was not audible, they take a different approach and talk through the Timbers performances starting with RSL and ending with Colorado. After highlighting specific players, moments and thoughts on the matches, they dive into predictions for the St Louis game at home this weekend. Next week, back to...

After a weird left turn of an episode last week, the group gets back together for a more traditional Outer Roses Timbers pod this week. They start off with some discussion around the Oregon Coast while enjoying some coastal beer before diving into thoughts on the Timbers 1-0 win against SKC. They transition into thoughts on the two matches happening this week, starting with RSL and then moving to Seattle coming to Providence Park. 

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This week, the group tries something different as they live stream the second half of the US Open Cup match against Tacoma Defiance while podding this week. This episode focuses around the San Jose game, mixed with live thoughts on the Open Cup match and eventually gets to SKC predictions. Next week, we will have a normal pod but wanted to try something new this week. Hope you enjoy.

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This week is Part 2 of the Tactics Series; this one focuses on Player Archetypes. Not sure what a Target Man is? What on earth is a poacher?! All of these questions are answered in this weeks podcast. Aaron and Scott cover many of the different roles players will play outside of their traditional positional responsibilities in a match. This is a great building block as we lead into the next installment of the series: Formations and...