Outer Roses Podcast

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 ma...

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 ju...

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 wra...

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 di...

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 wou...

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...

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 ho...

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...

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. Theme Music C...

After another great win, Aaron, Matt and Scott get together to talk Timbers and Galaxy. The discussion highlights a few performances before diving into a topic that was lost on last weeks pod, transfer news around Miguel and new signing Omir Fernandez. Finally, the group discusses what to expect this weekend as the Timbers go down to face the San Jose Earthquakes.

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 instal...

Aaron, Matt and Scott get back together this week to catch up on the Timbers 0-0 Draw away at Austin. The group starts with a discussion on some important performances and themes from the team for this match before moving more into if the Timbers will play like this on the road against other teams. They move onto updates on Jonathan Rodriguez and his journey back from injury before doing a quick s...

After a solid 3-1 win against Houston, the Outer Roses crew gets back together to talk through positives and negatives of the game. They speak on specific individual player performances, great plays and moments and wrapping up with the question "Is this team for real"?. After the discussion around Houston, they move on to talk what has changed since we last played Austin a few weeks ago...

Aaron, Matt and Scott get together after missing last week to talk about the LA and Colorado matches. The group starts with a discussion around the LA match as a whole (including officiating) that slowly blends into also talking about the Colorado match as well. They talk about the strong links and weak links in the team so far and where we might see some players from last season fill those spots....

The Outer Roses group gets back together this week to talk the Timbers disappointing loss to Nashville. They start on highlighting some specific performances and dive into some moments that really changed the game. They follow up with a quick chat on what to expect and what they would do to fix this team right now. Finally, they jump into a preview of the Timbers upcoming opponent: The LA Galaxy....

Aaron, Matt and Scott celebrate the Timbers first win of the season and  say goodbye to Stout Month as we head into March. They spend the first segment of the episode on beer before heading into the Timbers 1-0 win at home against Austin. After a bit of discussion, they group moves onto preview the Timbers first away match of the season in Nashville. They wrap up with predictions and what they thi...

Its regular season time folks! Aaron, Matt and Scott get together to chit chat about the opening day for the Timbers. They start by giving some quick insights on the gameday experience (including some of the new food options at the stadium) before diving into the horrors of opening day. After talking through some highs and lows of the match, they jump into a preview of the upcoming match against A...

Aaron, Matt and Scott hop on the pod to chat about Evander's departure and David Da Costa's arrival. After a bit of chat about the farewell and if this was good or bad for the club, they move on to a few predictions to start the season. Each person picks a serious, silly and silliest prediction they think might happen this season. Finally, they wrap up with a preview of Vancouver and pre...

This week, the group tried to put their magic into making some Evander news happen (and it did!). They discuss what they think will happen (obviously recorded before the news) before diving into Preseason and some quick notes on what the team has looked like so far. Finally, they spend most of the episode doing Q&A from Bluesky and Reddit. Next should be the second Tactics pod, followed by reg...

This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get together for a quick pod doing some Timbers transfer rumors since there has been a lot going on as of late. They speak a bit about Evander and speculate on if he will show up, before they dive into a few rumored names that might be replacements or additions. Tune in next time for the second episode of the Tactics series. Theme Music Credit: Slow Burn by Kevin M...

**We apologize on the audio quality; best we could do given the circumstances** This week, Aaron and Scott get together in the UK for a special episode of the Outer Roses Podcast. This episode is a quick update on Timbers rumors and news with a mix of London Travel adventures as they travel back to see family. Expect a more normal episode of the podcast in the coming weeks. Theme Music Credit: Slo...

This week, Aaron and Scott get together for a highly requested series on various topics relating to Tactics. This is the first episode: Positions by Numbers. Ever wondered what people mean by a number 9 or a number 6? This Pod should help explain some of those confusing things you hear on the TV or stream. The next pod in the series will focus on Position Playstyles/Player Archetypes. 

This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott sync up to talk Timbers news since so much has happened over the last few weeks. They start the discussion around San Diego and their Expansion Draft picks before moving onto the news about the Timbers heading back to Coachella Valley for Preseason. After a short bit of discussion, they shift focus to the bulk of the episode which revolves around Transfers in and o...

This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get together to do their annual Player Ratings episode. Rather than the 4+ hour version we had last year, the group switched to doing ratings based on the entire positional group and added Best/Worst player. They also are adding the FO and Coaches to the ratings this year to compare/contrast on the season. Next episode will be the Tactics episode, so stay tuned! Th...

This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get back together after a short break to catch up on the Timbers. They start with talking about the silence from the FO on Evander and go over on what might be the outcome of the frustrating situation. After a bit of speculation, they move onto the other Roster moves the FO has made to finish out the 2024 season. Finally, they cover a few of the Best and Worst game...