♪ I've met some people along the way
/ Some of them split, some of them stay ♪
♪ Some of them walk, some walk on by
/ Got a few friends I'll love 'til I die ♪
♪ From all these people I've tried to learn
/ Some of them shine, some of them burn ♪
♪ Some of them rise, some of them fall
/ But good or bad, I've known them all ♪
Welcome to Onward! A Rose City Podcast; a
place for all your Thorns, Timbers and 107IST news
along with some stories of our club and culture’s
history plus a look into the future of soccer
support in Portland (Oregon).
Hello and welcome to Onward! A Rose City Podcast.
This is episode 97 recorded on July
25, 2025 and this is Brian. In Thorns news
The Thorns announced on July 23 that midfielder
Naomi Powell has signed a short term contract
through August 2025. Powell will be
Wednesday, July 23 and the Seattle Rain on
Saturday, July 26. Also on Wednesday, July
23, in the first of two friendly matches to
be played as part of RAJ Sports Epicenter
Week, the Thorns beat Japanese side Urawa Red
Diamonds 32 in a penalty shootout after
drawing 1-1 in regulation. The Thorns struck
first in the 16th minute when forward
Reilyn Turner chipped the keeper to give the
Thorns the lead. After the halftime break,
Urawa's Mei Shimada scored the equalizer to
bring the Red Diamonds back into the match
in the 49th minute. Regulation ended tied
one to one. Portland forward Pietra Tordin
scored what would be the winning penalty for
the Thorns and Urawa’s Reina Nagashima
sent the final shot over the crossbar, sealing
the Thorns win. Notes on the match
Three Thorns Academy players played in the
match. Defender Lily Yakel, who's 14,
defender Juliet Twemlow, who's 15 and midfielder
Shaylie Haij 16. Yakel and Haij entered
the match in the 35th minute with Twemlow
entering in the 79th minute. Once again
on July 23, the Thorns announced that Portland
Thorns legend Christine Sinclair will
become the first Thorns player inducted into
the Thorns hall of Fame during a ceremony
held on Saturday, October 4th at Providence
park before the Thorns match against Bay
FC. This will be a match not to miss. And once
again Sinc makes history. In Timbers
news on a celebratory night of the club's
50th anniversary. Midfielder Omir Fernandez,
who subbed into the match only six minutes
before, scored his first ever goal for
the Portland Timbers in the 92nd minute to
rescue a point in a 1-1 draw against Minnesota
United on Saturday, July 19. Prior to the
match, the Timbers army unveiled the largest
most of the west side and had elements sprinkled
throughout the east side with a 1975
banner and the south end with a presentation
of roses. It was a full 360 degrees of
storytelling that celebrated the Timbers and
Soccer City USA's long history in North
America. The west side covered the earlier
years of the team's history with Clive
Charles, a Timbers all time 11 selection and
ring of Honor member prominent along
Graham Day celebrating a Peter Withe goal
on the left side of the tifo. Vic Crowe,
the team's first head coach in the NASL also
was featured along with an original NASL
team crest. The right side of the west side
tifo covered the team's United Soccer
League or USL history with former Japanese
international and World cup veteran Takayuki
Suzuki juggling the ball as well as Brian
Alvarez, the team's USL all time top scorer
with Alan Gordon, Hugo Alcarez-Cuellar and
Brian Winters. Centrally on this mural was
also a picture of the MLS era Great and all
time 11 member Jack Jewsbury, bandaged
and bleeding from a match showing his full
commitment to the club. Above him is a
statement presented in a newsprint inspired
design from the Portland Paper of Record
Oregonian that said a history etched into
the heart of the city. Running along the
north end was an enormous sail of a tifo comprising
of the team's modern era. A future
built by those who transcend into legends
was printed along the top with a crest like
feature in the middle comprising of crossed
axes, a rose, the years 1975-2025 City
of Portland flag elements as well as Cascadia
flag elements. Players representing
the MLS era include all time 11 members Diego
Valery, Sebastián Blanco, Fernando Adi
and Liam Ridgewell on the left along with
all time 11 and current player Diego Chara
prominently on the right with MLS cup winning
teammates Alvas Powell, Darlington Nagbe,
another all time 11 player plus Lucas Melano
and George Fochive. This tifo was and
is so wonderful. Congratulations and thank
you to all that helped design, paint, pull
and all the various jobs that went into displaying
this tifo. David Da Costa had to
bow out of the All Star game due to his injury
which was a big bummer. Messi and another
Miami player just didn't show up and were
fined a one match ban. I'm totally shocked
that Garber didn't bend the rules for Messi.
Seems like he was heartbroken to have
to ban Messi for one match for not following
the rules. Then finally in shrewd business
skills like move, the Timbers acquired a 2025
international roster spot from Inter
Miami FC for $135,000 in General Allocation
Money or GAM. This is most likely the
same spot the Timbers sent to Inter Miami
on 04-18-2025 for $270,000 in GAM. Granted,
it's half the cost for half a season, but
still, 135k in Garber Bucks is 135k in Garber
Bucks. Help
needed. Raffle. Euro Watch Party. What you need
to know July 23rd. upcoming viewing parties
Help needed Legends is hosting viewing parties
for three upcoming away matches. We
need volunteers, especially bartenders, if
we're going to continue to have these events.
If you or a friend have an OLCC permit and
can pitch in, we'll all get to watch these
matches together. Sign up at Legends Volunteer
Sign up Link in the show notes July
25th Timbers at LAFC doors at 7, kickoff at
7:30 August 3rd Thorns at Washington Spirit
It's a Sunday brunch, doors at 9, kickoff
at 9:30. August 9th Timbers at Dallas doors
at 5, kickoff at 5:30pm Then on August 23rd
there is a home Thorns game kicking off
at the same time as the Timbers at San Diego.
We specifically need volunteers if the
away day viewing party at Legend can happen
from 7 to 9:30pm Many of our regular volunteers
are riveters and won't be available. If you
aren't going to the Thorns Magic and pitch
in, we'll help you learn the jobs, security,
membership token sales or bartending.
Sign up at the Legends Volunteer signup, link
in the show notes and indicate if you
need training. It's easy to get an OLCC server
license, take a short online training
course, pass the online test and you're good
for five years. It costs about 40 bucks.
I've been through it and after you go through
the class, the test is super easy.
If I can do it, yeah, you can do it too. School
Supplies Drive and Raffle it's time
to make a difference for kids heading back
to school. Donate school supplies at upcoming
match days and watch parties through August
10th this summer we're collecting supplies
for the kids of Portland Community Football
Club. If you don't know pcfc, it's time
to check them out. They remove barriers for
kids who want to play in part by providing
wraparound services for their kids and families.
We need all school supplies including
calculators, pencils, dry erase, markers,
paper, notebooks and everything else you
could use at school. Please keep in mind a
variety of items is more useful than many
of a single item. Anything a kid needs for
school is helpful, brand name items strongly
preferred and new items only. Please when
you donate, make sure to sign up to enter
our raffle for signed items, including a Valeri
bobblehead, a team signed Thorn's
pride scarf from 2022 and more. Visit our
Community Info page for details and ways
to donate and to enter remotely for remote
donations. Contact community@107ist.org for
more information on where to send the items.
Thank you for supporting kids in our
community. Euros Finals Watch party at Gol
July 27 join the Riveters bright and early
for the UEFA Euros Final 9am Kick at Gol.
Doors open at 8. Breakfast, Breakfast drinks
and breakfast soccer. Make sure to check out
the sticker table and bring some to swap.
See you there. Raffle for Thorns Field Seats
Seattle Reign match on August 10th. here's
your chance to grab two field seats for the
this Rivalry match. Seats are right
at midfield and you'll get free food and drinks
delivered to your table. We'll draw
two winners on August 9th and each winner
will receive two seats. Purchase your raffle
tickets at a link in the show notes $10 for
one chance or $25 for three chances. Proceeds
will be split 50/50 between the NWSLPA Emergency
Fund and the Rose City Riveters. We
have all the employee store passes available
for you for Adidas. The pass is good
from July 15th through August 15th. You can
access the Columbia Employee Store from
July 11th through August 3rd. You shouldn't
need a member card, but if you do, you
and Kentucky locations and for Nike. If you're
an active member Before July 4th, you
should have received an email with the store
information. If you didn't and you think
you should have, check your spam folders.
If you don't find it there, then contact
Membership. Featured Partner: Henderson Taylor
Law Firm. Henderson Taylor Law Firm specializes
in personal injury law. They serve individuals
and families in Vancouver, Battleground,
Camas, Washougal and Portland and communities
throughout Clark County, Southwest Washington
and Northwest Oregon. The deal Free legal
consultation for 107IST members. $500 donation
to 107IST related outreach group of members
choosing on Contingent Cases. T2 in
Eugene. Timbers 2 is set to host the club's
first ever match in Eugene, Oregon on August
3rd. The historic event will feature an MLS
Next pro matchup between T2 and the Real
Monarchs with a 6pm Pacific kickoff at Civic
Park. $2 per ticket will go to Kids Sports.
Find all the info and tickets at the link
in the show notes. Away Travel Please be
sure to bookmark the 2025 away days calendar
for the most up to date information.
Timbers: tickets are now available for the
remaining 2025 regular season matches. FC
Dallas on August 9 San Diego FC on August
23, Minnesota United on August 30, Houston
Dynamo on September 20, Vancouver Whitecaps
on September 24 and the Seattle Sounders
on October 4. Thorns: tickets are now available
for the following: Washington Spirit
on August 3, North Carolina Courage on August
16, Racing Louisville on September
5, Chicago Stars on September 14, Gotham FC
on September 26, Orlando Pride on October
10 and Angel City FC on October 19. Last call
for Washington Spirit tickets on August
3. Tickets will be on sale through end of
day Sunday, July 27th. Links to everything
are in the show notes. If you want to get
all this 107IST goodness a few days early,
sign up to be a 107IST member and get the
membership newsletter in your email. Membership
is cheap, about 8 cents a day, and it really
helps the organization pay for all that
it does. If you want to connect with us at
Onward, please feel free to email us at
onward@107ist.org send us a message on Mastodon
at @OnwardRoseCity@mastodon.social social or
leave us a voicemail or text us at 971-301-ACES.
That's
971-301-2237. Onward.
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This episode has been edited by Brian May.
Yes, that Brian. Brian May.