Back at the start of the season the MLS scheduling computer (actually a dartboard with the Gold Cup as a bullseye, the Hex as trebles, and the Open Cup conspicuous by its absence) had the rather fun idea of scheduling a week when all three Cascadia sides would play each other, with each having a home game in this mini round robin. One short intern’s scribble on a chalkboard later, and the entire experiment was forgotten about until October.
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And suddenly that sequence is upon us, and far from an enjoyable curio, the stakes could hardly be higher, as Portland prepare to host Seattle on Sunday night with both challenging for the Supporters Shield, and with the waters further muddied by international week robbing both teams of some key personnel. Add the Seattle defensive personnel who went missing in the 5-1 defeat to Colorado Rapids last weekend and the 4-1 home defeat to the Whitecaps on Wednesday night, and the Timbers could be forgiven for rubbing their hands together at the prospect of their neighbors’ visit. That is of you don’t look too closely at the Timbers’ own inability to put away the Whitecaps last week.
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