Comments on: Nooooooooooooooo!

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:44:15 +0000

Soccer is huge in Portland and I hope you have atleast been to a Timbers game before making these judgements. The Timbers Army is one of the best supporters groups in the country. Soccer is an amazing sport and MLS is on the rise.

By: DemonJuice

DemonJuice — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:26:19 +0000

Your ignorance is staggering! You used to write a sports column? Was it at No Research State U?

It took me about one whole minute to find out that the money will come from bonds backed by the City of Portland that will be paid back through increased rents, revenue and taxes on players salaries, NOT TAXES.

Oh, and if you can’t find any good MLS pictures on the web, you’re either too stupid to use Google or you’re a liar.

By: allfit2print

allfit2print — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:20:13 +0000

Matthew- My idea to move the Seahawks was SARCASM, which unfortunately was missed. Actually, I’m from New England and I’m a Pats fan. I could really care less if Portland EVER gets an NFL team. That is a joke.

By: Muddy

Muddy — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:17:33 +0000

Stop spewing off like some jackass and wake up. This is an excellent plan for an excellent town. But no, we get drivel like this, I wanna NFL team but only if somebody else pays for my tickets, and only if they win the souper bowl the first year waaaaa waaaaa. You got somebody to pay for your pointyball team??? [crickets] Didn’t think so. We got a great guy willing to put up alotta money to bring the MLS to Portland, good quality soccer, to out fair city. I support both Merritt and the City in this venture and even though I think the plan is not to use tax dollars, they have my support to use mine.

By: Duh

Duh — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:08:41 +0000

1. You’re an idiot.

2. If you actually followed the press conference, or gahd forbid, read Paulson’s actual plan, you’d know that the public portion of the investment isn’t coming from “your” tax money at all, so really no need to get your idiot undies in a knot.

3. Of course Portlanders should be excited about this. Only an idiot wouldn’t be.

4. Did I mention that you’re an idiot?

By: PDXPompey

PDXPompey — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:49:03 +0000

1) You need to actually attend a Portland Timbers game to see that thousands of people in this town care very much about soccer. A lot is going on around you that you don’t seem to be taking notice of.

2) You need to actully read about the entire plan. You will see that it has huge benefits for the PSU football team, something that you seem to really care about. In truth, three major Portland sports teams will benefit from the $75K. The Timbers, Beavers, and PSU. Now that is something to get excited about.

By: Doc.Oc.

Doc.Oc. — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:25:25 +0000

The irony of your ignorance: come to the Timbers game on Thursday and try to get a seat in the beer garden.

Unless you’re there super early, it’s impossible.

By: yabollox

yabollox — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:22:13 +0000

Wow, you really know nothing about soccer in the USA. You should try going to a game at PGE park. The point here is not that one sport is less or more than another but a badly needed Lents area revitalisation plan. Soccer is not as huge of a sports market in the USA but is growing fast.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:13:54 +0000

I certainly am excited about another Major League team in Portland and the fact that it is at minimal cost compared with 2 of the other 3 major leagues we don’t have. (of course NHL being the cheapest public cost since they have an arena already suited for NHL).

It’s a shame that you haven’t had the chance to open your eyes and see the wonderful soccer culture this city has. It’s on par with the best soccer cultures in North America, and as I watch this culture from afar, I see that not only is Portland a soccer city, but the Northwest is soccer country.

Notice that there are only 1 of each league in the northwest at the moment. Another MLS team in Portland and the potential for one in Vancouver is massive. The Timbers have history, and the history of the National Team visits and the huge success of Women’s World Cup and friendlies in PGE Park is evidence of this.

Take it from a hockey fan.

Wait, did you say move the Seahawks to LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL!? Well, you lost all credibility with that statement.

By: nando

nando — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:04:07 +0000

You obviously don’t have a fucking clue about MLS or sports in general. Please eat a dick on fire!