Outer Roses Podcast

PVSP and Outer Roses get back together to follow up on their 2023 season predictions. As most know, the 2023 season was far under most people's expectations for the Timbers so most of the predictions are wildly incorrect (and shots might be consumed as punishment).  After defending some of their decisions, they move onto the 2024 season and some bold predictions are made based on they hype su...

The Outer Roses group gets back this week to talk about current transfer window progress and what other moves the team needs to make to feel comfortable going into the regular season. They wrap up by giving some early grades to this years transfer window and move on to talking about the finalized coaching staff for Phil's first year. They wrap up talking about Preseason; what they hope to get...

This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get back together to talk through all the new things happening around the PTFC world. They talk a bit about the Jesse Lingard rumors, Crepeau officially signing and where the team needs to add still this offseason. They also talk through some notes from Phil Neville's press conference and what the team might look like on the field this season. Following that,...

Its officially 2024 and a new season of Outer Roses is here.  Aaron, Matt and Scott get together to talk about all the roster shuffling going on right now with the Timbers. They start by talking about some confirmed transfers in and out of the club, how the new defensive and goalkeeper groups will stack up and then move on to some rumors around other players potentially coming in. The group quickl...

This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get together to test out the new equipment and talk about the recent roster updates with the Timbers. They talk about who is getting let go, who we're still negotiating with and who is the biggest surprise being let go. They also go into a discussion around Sebastian Blanco's departure and some favorite memories of Seba's time in PDX. The second half...

This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get back together after a short holiday break. Scott loops us in on his trip to England and France (with a PSA on pickpocketing) and how the BBC covered the Phil Neville hire. The group also gives their thoughts on the Front Office and Phil as a hire before moving onto DaBella becoming the Timbers new sponsor. The guys give their thoughts on if they think this is a...

This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get together to talk through the Timbers end to the season as they went crashing out with a 3-1 loss to Houston. The group talks a bit about where the Timbers went wrong before moving into a long discussion around the press conference with GM Ned Grabavoy. The group talks through some comments made, players returning or leaving, and where we think the club might he...

This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott finally get back together after dealing with sickness, failing technology and tough scheduling. They start off by talking about the Timbers current form as they go into their last game of the season against a strong Houston team coming to Providence Park. The group then goes into a discussion around the shortlist of coaches being considered to take on the club afte...

This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get together to talk through the Timbers hot streak of wins as of late. They spend most of the segment talking a bit about certain players, tactics and plays that have lead to the Timbers going on the win streak and changing the outlook from playoff wishes to playoff hopeful's. The group also talks about the chaos surrounding Ivacic and all the new drama with...

This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get back together to talk through the Timbers 2-0 win against LAFC.  After talking through the goals and a bit of discussion about what is going well with the team right now, they move onto some post game comments from players that hint at some issues the players had felt during this year under Gio. We then take a trip to Tinfoil Hat Aaron land and talk some conspi...

This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get back together to talk about the start of the Miles Joseph era in Portland. The discussion is more of a conversation this week and touches on many topics from tactics to results and trends. The group touches on the last 3 games, and where the team seems to be heading for the next few games as well. They they quickly touch on Colorado letting Robin Frazier go and...

This week, Aaron and Scott get together to discuss the Timbers getting smashed 5-0 in Houston in one of the worst games in Timbers history. A byproduct of this is that the Timbers have moved on from 6 year head coach Gio Savarese. The two discuss the timing, the impact and what we'll see the rest of the season and some interesting comments in the press conferences around Gio's departure....

This week, Aaron and Scott get together to talk about the Timbers valiant effort against Monterey and how the Timbers were so close to forcing penalties. They start by talking about the game as a whole, what went right/wrong and the chaos at the final whistle. Moving past Leagues Cup, they finish up a discussion on the final additions the team made during the most recent transfer window. Finally,...

This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get back together to talk through the Timbers group stage efforts in the Leagues Cup. The discussion starts around the Timbers making it through the group before the discussion shifts away from the Timbers and more into the Leagues Cup as a whole. Topics include Refereeing, Group setup and coverage. They move onto to talking more about the Timbers end to the transf...

This week, Aaron has finally returned from Japan and joins Matt and Scott to catch up on all things Timbers over the last few weeks. The group touches on the Minnesota and Colorado games quickly before moving into Columbus and Valeri's night joining the Ring of Honor. Throughout the episode, Aaron gives us tidbits from his recent trip and test out some snacks he brought home for us. They move...

This week, Aaron and Scott get together to talk through the Timbers loaded schedule last week and the rollercoaster of emotions each game had. Starting with the high of a point on the road against San Jose, they slowly transition into the painful loss against Chicago at home and then tie up with the blown opportunity against NYCFC at home. After reliving a rough up and down week, they talk about w...

This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get together to recap a wild 1-0 Timbers win over FC Dallas at home. The discussion is mostly focused around the 2 VAR decisions and Boli's goal. After giving their takes on the decisions, they move onto a quick outlook of where we are this season, where we might go and what we need from the next 3 games. Finally, they jump into a preview of San Jose and give...

This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get together to talk about the Timbers 0-0 up in the fishing village to the north. The group discusses what this result means for the Timbers, what positives/negatives come out of this match, and where the Timbers need to go from here. They move onto congratulating a few international call ups for a few Timbers before talking about Messi and his big move to Inter M...

This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get together for slightly quicker episode recapping the Timbers most recent 4-1 loss to Sporting Kansas City. The group talks mostly about the overall performance before moving a bit more into the team itself and how the roster composition might be hurting the teams chances of success this season. They then dive into Gio's postgame comments talking about the p...

This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get back together after a week off to recap the Timbers last 4 games. Going a different route this week, each member was challenged to bring a beer to represent a game recap. After downing a few delicious beverages and catching up on the Timbers over the last few weeks, they dive into an open training that Aaron was allowed to attend. Finally, the group wraps up wi...

This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get together to talk about the Timbers recent 2-2 draw at home against Austin. They take a different route this week and break down the result by positional performance; highlighting specific players at each level of the field. After going through each position, they move on to a quick preview of RSL coming to Providence Park for US Open Cup. Finally, they tie up w...

This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott dive into the Timbers two most recent wins against Orange County SC in the US Open Cup and St Louis in MLS Play. After talking through some key moments, the group moves onto a discussion around the post game comments from STL players and fans before diving into a discussion around the new transfer tool used to acquire Evander. Finally, the group wraps up with a qui...

After a week off, Aaron, Matt and Scott get back together to talk about the Timbers two recent performances against Seattle and Cincinnati.  They start by talking through the Timbers 4-1 comeback win against Seattle and how Dairons bike kickstarted the Timbers season again. After talking through a wild 18 minutes of fun at Providence Park, they move on to talk about the positives (and some negativ...

This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get together to talk through the Timbers bleak 1-0 loss up at BC Place. The group starts off by talking about the Away Day experience up in Vancouver, some of the highs and lows and quickly transition into discussing the lack of performance the Timbers had against Vancouver. After they talk through some of the stats that tell the story of the game, they move onto E...

This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get together for a quicker episode which starts off by covering the Timbers 1-1 Draw at FC Dallas.  After talking through specific performances by Moreno, Ivacic, and Boli, the group moves onto what this team could look like the rest of the season as players get fit. Finally, they finish up with our first Cascadia match of the season against Vancouver. Theme Music...