If this is Madison Shanley and this is true, this would mean that someone called the dad of a 27 year old woman to try to get her to change or cover her shirt.
#RCTID
Incredibly Proud of the Woman. PTFC called her dad to make her take off her “You Knew” shirt and when she wouldn’t they came down personally to try to make her take it off yet she stood her ground. Shine bright & speak your truth Madison ❤️
You guys. A kinder teacher just called my direct line & interrupted a meeting w/an URGENT request for me to come straight to her class. I raced down expecting an emergency & she had the whole class swinging Timbers scarves and chanting "P-T👏👏F-C👏👏." 💚💛
#RCTID
That dagger of a second goal was brought to you by Rubio Mendez Rubin of Beaverton, OR, the first recipient of the Gisele Currier Scholarship Fund, a Westside Metro player who somehow never got a spot with the local team's academy.
#RCTID
I say all the time, "It takes an Army." Those are not just words. This was a collective, sustained, coordinated effort by COUNTLESS supporters in Portland AND beyond. So. Thanks for your thanks, but YOU did this.
#AUnitedFront
.
When supporter groups try to speak out in favor of human rights and the league clamps down on them, EVERY week is Rivalry Week™--just not quite the way
@MLS
intended.
#AUnitedFront
My baby brother lost his beloved wife and partner of some 27 years yesterday. when I asked him today if there was anything I could do, he said "please tell all of your friends who smoke cigarettes to stop."
Consider it done, Bones.
💔
If your REAL concern is "player privacy" you explicitly announce Riley's termination w/cause, along w/urging the league that he not be allowed to coach in NWSL ever again, w/no need to mention player names.
Simply not renewing his contract is out of respect for *Riley.*
#BAONPDX
Thanks, Alexi. Cos in these times of rising violence against racial minorities, immigrants, and the LGBTQ+ community, what I REALLY needed in order to feel "safe" and "welcomed" was yet another rich cis het white dude to tell me to shut up about opposing fascism.
#AUnitedFront
I politely asked two people in the stands today why they were flashing White Power signs with both hands. 👌They claimed ignorance and stopped doing it. This is why we fight.
#AUnitedFront
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TA, ECS, & GFC release a joint statement. ECS & GFC are marching together today. Supporters across the league are setting aside rivalry on the pitch to present
#AUnitedFront
against fascism in the stands. Congratulations,
@MLS
on uniting us all in spite of you.
The last 24 hours of email and social media have been most illuminating.
Congratulations, PTFC front office. In the fight for transparency and accountability, you've successfully mobilized far more supporters than even optimistic me would have thought possible.
#BAONPDX
#RCTID
I know they monitor our social media and I'm 107% past caring. This is me, not the org, not the SGs. Just me.
FVCK the FO for refusing to take responsibility for what happened on their watch. Someone should lose wages or employment. THAT would be accountability.
#RCTID
#BAONPDX
Not gonna lie, I may have teared up a little when this guy saluted the
@timbersarmy
as he left the pitch in Providence Park the other night, probably for the last time. Massive respect to
@NickRimando
, you have always been a class act, on and off the pitch.
As a survivor of sexual abuse, I can tell you that one of the main ways abusers succeed is through the silence of people in positions of authority who know yet allow it to continue. This code of silence MUST end.
There's no room for a "differing viewpoint" here.
#BAONPDX
#RCTID
@williamcson
And of course 18yo Rodney Reese is identified as a Black man in the story.
While technically true I can 1000% guarantee that if he were white the headline would have called him as a teen, as in "Police Assist Local Teen in Getting Home Safely from Work during Texas Snowstorm."
You know what, I hate the Sounders FOREVER but credit to their supporters, when their home playoff game turned on them they did NOT resort to, oh, I don't know, homophobic chants and chucking beer cans at players. I know, not exactly a high bar, but still.
Maybe
@MLS
could just VAR this one. "Upon further review, there was no compelling reason to ban the flying of the iron front flag. We reverse our call."
#AUnitedFront
Someday I will have a tweet that appreciates the ENORMOUS effort that all y'all put in this season. Together we won something bigger than soccer. Seriously, you are amazing and I love you all. For the moment tho I am exhausted.
#RCTID
.
@ZarekValentin
Gutted to see you go. I do not have the words. You understand what we are about, on the field and off.
Stay strong, be well, spread the good word, and come back to us in the end. You know we'll welcome you and yours home with open arms.
#RCTID
A gentleman came by the fanladen and said "I understand you meet with the front office, could you give them a message for me?" And he handed me this.
#AUnitedFront
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Child in front of me in 116 is chanting with the NE, I ask her dad if I can scarf her. He says sure, it's her first match.
Me: But how does she know the words?
Dad: she's listening to you!
I ran out & grabbed her a chant sheet, for which she thanked me profusely 😭🥰
#RCTID
First two people in line for tickets at the fanladen today were sailors in town for Fleet Week. The next two people in line behind them insisted on buying their tickets for them. I love you people.
#RCTID
Well. We don't have to put any energy into singing for the boys in the postseason this year. Guess we can just put it ALL into fighting for the heart and soul of our club, then.
I'm in.
#RCTID
You GUYS
Okay I can die happy now, GRACIAS
@DiegoDv8
He said he scored against Seattle and Dallas in the playoffs with these
#RCTID
Also I am the worst, I totally fangirled
Family of 4 hustling to make SFO gate. Youngest, +/- 8yo boy, dropped a shoe from his bag. I picked it up & ran after him. A younger, fleeter of foot dude took it from me & pursued. A third person unzipped boy's backpack on the escalator & stuffed it in. Faith in humans=restored.
At 33:01, the horns sounded, the iron front flags flew everywhere, and Bella Ciao (green & gold) rang out in the North End. So proud of everyone demonstrating
#AUnitedFront
tonight.
#RCTID
If this is true, my heart is heavy.
@kingjebo
is that EXTREMELY rare combination of exceptional player & extraordinary human, the kind of person who binds your heart more closely to the team you love. Players come and go, but Jeremy Ebobisse is truly one in a million. 💔
#RCTID
I am capable of being VERY excited at the announcement of the new Thorns GM hire AND continuing to press for answers and accountability for the wrongs of the past at the hands of PTFC senior management.
There STILL has to be a reckoning, for the players' sakes.
#BAONPDX
They don't want any recognition but can we please give a shout out to the folks who PAY FOR A TICKET and then turn their backs to the match and get soaked in the rain to lead us in song because they love team, town, & TA
#RCTID
Well. That was the most fun I've had at a match this year.
Aaaand as I was typing this a couple of Whitecaps supporters just walked by and yelled "Congratulations!" at us. Oh, Vancouver, don't ever change.
#WorstRivalsEver
#RCTID
Governor just gave a shout out to
@timbersfc
/
@thornsfc
for their recent announcement requiring proof of vaccinations to attend matches at Providence Park. Thank you to the PTFC front office for leading by example.
#RCTID
#BAONPDX
Life comes at you fast.
This charming child born in 1934 passed away last night.
He grew up to parent 4 pretty awesome humans. Loved his wife & family, loved the church, loved singing, loved playing the piano, loved programming, and loved a solid rhetorical argument. RIP Dad❤️
DID AN
@MLS
OFFICIAL SERIOUSLY SAY WE WANT *RACISTS AND FASCISTS* TO BE ABLE TO COME TO GAMES???? Cos that would LITERALLY be the other side.
Pardon my frankness, but if this is truly the league's position then it really is time to burn it all down.
#AUnitedFront
If you were in the presale & were fortunate enough to be able to buy 1 more than you needed, know that you did this so you could help out fellow supporters. Find em and help em out *at cost.* And don't exchange $ through the app, just xfer there, or you both get rooked.
#RCTID
I was thinking about how broken this FO has left us. So many are rightly outraged, turned off, heartbroken.
Then I remembered: we were here supporting team, town, & each other long before the current owners, & we'll be here long after they're gone.
Let's do this.
#RCTID
So far my favorite "Do Not Recommend" comment at the TA FB page says "they're just a leftist glee club."
I want a patch or a button or something
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"patently false and offensive"
"widely associated"
"often in the context of violence"
"clearly different"
"much feedback"
"strong support from many of our members"
None of these is true
@TimbersFC
.
#AUnitedFront
#RCTID
Oh god sorry if I am late to the party but I JUST saw the photo the O decided to run with for the story of the Timbers online Zoom chat with fans and I am deceased
#RCTID
Also I bought some party favors for our Thanksgiving guests (and yes, they and we are all vaxxed).
We figure people can "quarantine" on the porch with a beverage for the 15 minutes it takes to get the results.
.
@MiguelFernandi
Gracies como siempres por ser la voz del Real Uviéu. Toi recuperando de ciruxía del güeyu agora y nun puedo mirar la tele per una selmana. Por eso toi escuchando la radio RPA como fixi nos años de segunda B. ¡Un abrazu dende Oregon! 💙
Weird how Neville mentions talking w/Merritt Paulson & not w/Heather Davis, the [checks notes] "chief executive officer" who "oversees all business & operational aspects of the Portland Timbers." 🤔 PS growing up w/a sister doesn't magically make your household diverse.
#RCTID
"Nowhere near is it a reflection of me as a person ... I'm a strong advocate of women's football, women's sports in general ... I would love to sit down with the Timbers Army."
I spoke with Phil Neville about
#RCTID
, those sexist tweets and more:
"Today we just want to take some time to recognize that on our watch, women were harmed, more than once. This
#InternationalWomensDay
we pledge to hold ourselves accountable."
Just throwing that out there as a suggestion maybe.
#RCTID
#BAONPDX
Today we just want to take some time to recognize all the important women for
#InternationalWomensDay
past and present who have helped make us who we are today. We love you all so much!
#RCTID
Just checked out the new set of GIFs from the team and so far my favorite awkward/hilarious one is probably this. I mean there is kissing the badge and then there is getting to second base with the badge
@ZarekValentin
😳
#RCTID