Back after an unexpected hiatus, Aaron, Matt and Scott connect on all the games that have happened since the last podcast (4 in total). As they discuss each game, they dive in specific players and moments that lead a common theme throughout all the games in this stretch. After recapping most of the games, the group mentions some highlights from 4th of July and Backpacking at Pamelia Lake before jumping into TIFO. Finally, they wrap up with a preview and predictions for this weeks match against L...
Jul 25, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 6Ep. 21
This week, the Outer Roses crew discuss the Timbers performance in their 3-0 loss away to Toronto FC. They discuss if it was the right move to bench Santi for disciplinary reasons before diving into the formation and some individual performances. They move onto a quick preview and discussion around Caleb Porter's return with New England what to expect at Providence Park this weekend. They wrap up quickly by mentioning DaCosta being selected as an MLS All Star before wrapping up. Happy 4th everyo...
Jul 03, 2025•33 min•Season 6Ep. 20
This week, Aaron and Scott return with a field report from the Club World Cup and try to answer the question: Is it the Fyrefest of Soccer Tournaments? After they break down the experience and thoughts on CWC, they move on to the Timbers and some updates regarding injuries on Antony and Lassiter. The conversation transitions into some early transfer window rumblings before they finish up with a dive into Robin Fraser's TFC. Theme Music Credit: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech...
Jun 26, 2025•57 min•Season 6Ep. 19
This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott start off by trying the Kolsch they brewed a few weeks ago. After a few tastes, they move into the Timbers and their 1-1 Draw at home against 10 man San Jose. They transition into talking about the 75 Team Ceremony and some of the cool moments from the match. After Scott has a brain fart and forgets who is on a DP/U22 contract, the group talks through what they would do at the Summer window if Jonathan is truly shut down for 2025. Theme Music Credit: Slow Burn by...
Jun 19, 2025•30 min•Season 6Ep. 18
This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get together and talk Pub Patio and Pride TIFO after the Timbers win against St Louis. They talk a little bit about the TIFO before moving into the experience from the Pub Patio and its highs and lows. After that, they talk briefly about the STL game and some rumors swirling around the club and their DP spots. They finish up with predictions for Friday's match against SJ. Theme Music Credit: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4...
Jun 12, 2025•43 min•Season 6Ep. 17
This week, the Outer Roses team gets back together to talk the Timbers last 5 games and the state of the team. Since last weeks recording was not audible, they take a different approach and talk through the Timbers performances starting with RSL and ending with Colorado. After highlighting specific players, moments and thoughts on the matches, they dive into predictions for the St Louis game at home this weekend. Next week, back to normal! Theme Music Credit: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod Link: htt...
Jun 05, 2025•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 16
After a weird left turn of an episode last week, the group gets back together for a more traditional Outer Roses Timbers pod this week. They start off with some discussion around the Oregon Coast while enjoying some coastal beer before diving into thoughts on the Timbers 1-0 win against SKC. They transition into thoughts on the two matches happening this week, starting with RSL and then moving to Seattle coming to Providence Park. Theme Music Credit: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://inco...
May 14, 2025•32 min•Season 6Ep. 15
This week, the group tries something different as they live stream the second half of the US Open Cup match against Tacoma Defiance while podding this week. This episode focuses around the San Jose game, mixed with live thoughts on the Open Cup match and eventually gets to SKC predictions. Next week, we will have a normal pod but wanted to try something new this week. Hope you enjoy. Theme Music Credit: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4372-slow-burn License...
May 09, 2025•36 min•Season 6Ep. 14
After another great win, Aaron, Matt and Scott get together to talk Timbers and Galaxy. The discussion highlights a few performances before diving into a topic that was lost on last weeks pod, transfer news around Miguel and new signing Omir Fernandez. Finally, the group discusses what to expect this weekend as the Timbers go down to face the San Jose Earthquakes.
May 01, 2025•31 min•Season 6Ep. 13
This week is Part 2 of the Tactics Series; this one focuses on Player Archetypes. Not sure what a Target Man is? What on earth is a poacher?! All of these questions are answered in this weeks podcast. Aaron and Scott cover many of the different roles players will play outside of their traditional positional responsibilities in a match. This is a great building block as we lead into the next installment of the series: Formations and Strategy. Theme Music Credit: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod Link: h...
Apr 18, 2025•59 min•Season 6Ep. 12
Aaron, Matt and Scott get back together this week to catch up on the Timbers 0-0 Draw away at Austin. The group starts with a discussion on some important performances and themes from the team for this match before moving more into if the Timbers will play like this on the road against other teams. They move onto updates on Jonathan Rodriguez and his journey back from injury before doing a quick spot on Merch deals around town. They wrap up with a quick preview of the Vermes-less SKC squad. Them...
Apr 11, 2025•30 min•Season 6Ep. 11
After a solid 3-1 win against Houston, the Outer Roses crew gets back together to talk through positives and negatives of the game. They speak on specific individual player performances, great plays and moments and wrapping up with the question "Is this team for real"?. After the discussion around Houston, they move on to talk what has changed since we last played Austin a few weeks ago and predictions. Theme Music Credit: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/43...
Apr 02, 2025•36 min•Season 6Ep. 10
Aaron, Matt and Scott get together after missing last week to talk about the LA and Colorado matches. The group starts with a discussion around the LA match as a whole (including officiating) that slowly blends into also talking about the Colorado match as well. They talk about the strong links and weak links in the team so far and where we might see some players from last season fill those spots. Finally, they wrap up with a preview of Houston coming to town this Sunday. Theme Music Credit: Slo...
Mar 27, 2025•37 min•Season 6Ep. 9
The Outer Roses group gets back together this week to talk the Timbers disappointing loss to Nashville. They start on highlighting some specific performances and dive into some moments that really changed the game. They follow up with a quick chat on what to expect and what they would do to fix this team right now. Finally, they jump into a preview of the Timbers upcoming opponent: The LA Galaxy. Theme Music Credit: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4372-slow...
Mar 12, 2025•36 min•Season 6Ep. 8
Aaron, Matt and Scott celebrate the Timbers first win of the season and say goodbye to Stout Month as we head into March. They spend the first segment of the episode on beer before heading into the Timbers 1-0 win at home against Austin. After a bit of discussion, they group moves onto preview the Timbers first away match of the season in Nashville. They wrap up with predictions and what they think will happen at the match. Theme Music Credit: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech...
Mar 05, 2025•33 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Its regular season time folks! Aaron, Matt and Scott get together to chit chat about the opening day for the Timbers. They start by giving some quick insights on the gameday experience (including some of the new food options at the stadium) before diving into the horrors of opening day. After talking through some highs and lows of the match, they jump into a preview of the upcoming match against Austin at home. Theme Music Credit: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io...
Feb 26, 2025•48 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Aaron, Matt and Scott hop on the pod to chat about Evander's departure and David Da Costa's arrival. After a bit of chat about the farewell and if this was good or bad for the club, they move on to a few predictions to start the season. Each person picks a serious, silly and silliest prediction they think might happen this season. Finally, they wrap up with a preview of Vancouver and predictions on what might happen Sunday. Theme Music Credit: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech...
Feb 19, 2025•35 min•Season 6Ep. 5
This week, the group tried to put their magic into making some Evander news happen (and it did!). They discuss what they think will happen (obviously recorded before the news) before diving into Preseason and some quick notes on what the team has looked like so far. Finally, they spend most of the episode doing Q&A from Bluesky and Reddit. Next should be the second Tactics pod, followed by regular season content. Theme Music Credit: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmu...
Feb 13, 2025•56 min•Season 6Ep. 4
This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get together for a quick pod doing some Timbers transfer rumors since there has been a lot going on as of late. They speak a bit about Evander and speculate on if he will show up, before they dive into a few rumored names that might be replacements or additions. Tune in next time for the second episode of the Tactics series. Theme Music Credit: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4372-slow-burn License: http://creativecommons.or...
Jan 22, 2025•26 min•Season 6Ep. 3
**We apologize on the audio quality; best we could do given the circumstances** This week, Aaron and Scott get together in the UK for a special episode of the Outer Roses Podcast. This episode is a quick update on Timbers rumors and news with a mix of London Travel adventures as they travel back to see family. Expect a more normal episode of the podcast in the coming weeks. Theme Music Credit: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4372-slow-burn License: http://c...
Jan 16, 2025•55 min•Season 6Ep. 2
This week, Aaron and Scott get together for a highly requested series on various topics relating to Tactics. This is the first episode: Positions by Numbers. Ever wondered what people mean by a number 9 or a number 6? This Pod should help explain some of those confusing things you hear on the TV or stream. The next pod in the series will focus on Position Playstyles/Player Archetypes.
Jan 06, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Season 6Ep. 1
This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott sync up to talk Timbers news since so much has happened over the last few weeks. They start the discussion around San Diego and their Expansion Draft picks before moving onto the news about the Timbers heading back to Coachella Valley for Preseason. After a short bit of discussion, they shift focus to the bulk of the episode which revolves around Transfers in and out of the team. The group goes through and talks how hot or cold the rumors seem and how likely they...
Dec 19, 2024•38 min•Season 5Ep. 31
This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get together to do their annual Player Ratings episode. Rather than the 4+ hour version we had last year, the group switched to doing ratings based on the entire positional group and added Best/Worst player. They also are adding the FO and Coaches to the ratings this year to compare/contrast on the season. Next episode will be the Tactics episode, so stay tuned! Theme Music Credit: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4372-slow-b...
Dec 09, 2024•58 min•Season 5Ep. 30
This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get back together after a short break to catch up on the Timbers. They start with talking about the silence from the FO on Evander and go over on what might be the outcome of the frustrating situation. After a bit of speculation, they move onto the other Roster moves the FO has made to finish out the 2024 season. Finally, they cover a few of the Best and Worst games of the 2024 regular season. The Outer Roses crew will return after the holiday. Theme Music Credit...
Nov 21, 2024•33 min•Season 5Ep. 29
This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott get on the mic to talk the disastrous end to the Timbers season. Not only did the Timbers get smashed 5-0 at home (well, technically away), but Evander and Ned are already in a postseason feud. The group talks about the result, what needs to happen this offseason and a quick preview of offseason content. More to come this offseason as we switch to Bi-Weekly recordings again! Theme Music Credit: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/son...
Oct 30, 2024•38 min•Season 5Ep. 28
This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott crack open 3 more Fresh Hop brews and talk the Timbers winning Cascadia Cup in Seattle. Instead of a standard recap, they choose to go a different route this week and talk Glass Half Empty/Half Full on the match. After the Seattle Recap, they move onto Vancouver and what the Timbers need to do to advance before wrapping up with predictions. Theme Music Credit: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4372-slow-burn License: http://cr...
Oct 22, 2024•38 min•Season 5Ep. 27
This week we have a special episode of Outer Roses; Aaron, Matt and Scott get together to preview the Timbers final match of the season against Seattle while doing a fresh hop beer tasting. The group tests out 5 different Oregon fresh hop beers while talking about what the Timbers need to do to get a result up in Seattle. They talk through the scenarios for Playoff positioning and Cascadia Cup before jumping into predictions. Next week, will focus on the knockout game and who the Timbers will fa...
Oct 18, 2024•36 min•Season 5Ep. 26
After being all over the place, the Outer Roses crew finally gets back together to talk Timbers after a condensed schedule of matches. The group starts by having a discussion around the last 3 results and where this team might be headed. They have a discussion around which GK should start moving forward before diving deeper into Phil's press conference. Finally they tie up by talking about some scenarios that playout before the season finale at Seattle. Next week, expect a Seattle/Cascadia cup p...
Oct 09, 2024•36 min•Season 5Ep. 25
This week, Aaron, Matt and Scott jump into discussion on the Timbers last 3 games against Colorado, LA Galaxy and RSL. The discussion starts with the game against Colorado, progresses into LA and finishes up with RSL while bouncing around a little bit. After going through some common themes, stand out players and incredible plays, the group moves onto a discussion around the Timbers going up to BC place to keep their Cascadia Cup hopes alive against the Whitecaps. Finally, the episode wraps up w...
Sep 26, 2024•59 min
This week, Corey returns to join Aaron, Matt and Scott to talk Timbers, Dive Bars and more. They start off this week with a short discussion around the news that broke that a Qatari club wanted to buy Evander; which was instantly rejected by the club. They move into Caleb Porters wild rant on officiating, and some of the highlights of that crazy press conference. After a bit of MLS news, they move onto where things stand in this years Dive Bar Deadpool. Finally, they round this week out with pre...
Sep 10, 2024•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 23
