Soccer Touchdown

Episode 87: If It Happens, Bro OMG!

04.15.2019 - By Soccer TouchdownPlay

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The boys dive into the upcoming Thorns season and discuss NWSL, World Cup, Caitlin Murray's new book— The National Team: How the US Women’s Soccer Team Dreamed Big, Defied the Odds, and Changed the Game.

SamBot provides comfort or fear, depending on how you view her stats, the boys review the sizzle reel of rumored Timbers signing, Brian Fernandez, and address several interesting emails and voicemails.

Show Notes:

Intro Jam: Generationals - Ten Twenty Two

3:00 - Thorns Invitational talk

13:30 - NSWL allocated players for USA & Canada

16:00 - USWNT chatter

18:30 - Canadians, too nice to tell if they’re arrogant

22:30 - Caitlin Murray has a new book and you should read it. As well, she’s not longer writing for the Athletic which is a loss for us all

25:30 - The Athletic had replaced their beat writers for the Timbers & Thorns with someone from Seattle. Gross.

30:00- Gender pay equality taste delicious thanks to Luna Bar

32:30 - USWNT law suit

35:00 - Stadium Talk, with Randy

40:00 - Intermission / Sound Collage

43:00 - Timbers are bad

47:00 - SamBot provides consolation and stats

51:00 - Brian Fernandez rumored to be coming to the Timbers, JP doesn’t believe it will ever happen

53:30 - Oh wait, JP changes his mind

56:30 - Melano… a DP or not?

59:00 - Remember Me - Fenando Adi

100:30 - Remember Me - Vytas, who has signed with at team

1:01:00 - Our favorite Lithuanian League Teams

1:03:00 - Zarek’s gonna be a Papa

1:04:30 - Canadian Premier League Kit chatter

1:07:00 - STSIAFIMLSFU / Email

1:09:00 - The Sounders have stolen the Vancouver Canucks mascot.

1:10:00 - Portland Timbers Thorns Gaming Community looking for gear and donations. Find them at https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?

1:11:00 - Red Dress PDX is May 17th, get tickets or volunteer @ www.reddresspdx.org

1:15:00 - Voice Mail from Tokyo about towel scarves

1:16:00 - Voice Mail from Ben regarding SJ away

1:19:30 - Treating other nice is nice

1:21:00 - Voice Mail from Hero regarding SJ away and only 3 things you can change with a team

1:27:00 - Cha-cha-cha-changes

1:31:30 - United Cats of Ameowica

1:33:00 - Stumptown Footy did a WAY TOO deep dive into our podcast. 
https://www.stumptownfooty.com/2019/3/31/18286671/portland-timbers-podcast-timbercasts-part-03-soccer-touchdown

1:34:30 - McG makes a MEAN focaccia bread

Outro Jam: Jackie Shane - Any Other Way

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