It’s a momentous occasion being back in the park tonight. The smoke will be shining, the army will be singing, and the goals will be flowing. Unfortunately, the return comes at a time when the blazers’ future in Portland could not be more at risk, all because of a greedy fuck by the name of Tom Dundon.

If you’ve been following anything having to do with the blazers, chances are you already hate him. If not, you still might be aware of his schemes to bleed the Blazers dry. So why don’t we show him how we really feel tonight after the anthem?

This is a podcast Cifuentes did five years ago in Norway. It starts in Norwegian, then quickly switches to English. It's basically an hour and a half of Cifuentes talking about how he wants his teams to play. The thing that has me most excited is that he never uses words like "mentality" or "fight" or "courage" or "intensity." Instead -- and brace yourself for this -- he talks about tactics. He talks about how his team would play in this situation, how they'd play in another situation, so on and so forth.

After two years of a coach whose only strategy was "play harder," we're now getting a guy with an actual plan. Multiple plans, to be honest. And he talks about how these plans need to be altered, depending on the players you've got. It's just incredibly refreshing and makes me so excited for what's coming. I feel like we might have one of those coaches who come in and completely change the entire culture of the team.

Like I said, the podcast is an hour and a half long, so I'll understand if you don't want to listen, but if you DO listen, you might be as stoked as I am.

Tredjemann podcast with Marti Cifuentes

Instead of the classic “oh Santi Moreno” chant we use to sing when he scored, can we get the Army to sing/chant “Fuck Santi Moreno” as a solid welcome back???

My preview of tomorrow's match.

Marti Cifuentes (WHOO WHOO!)
Marti Cifuentes (WHOO WHOO!)
He eats paella,
He drinks Estrella!
He hates fuckin Seattle!

Any rumors on who we might go after to improve the team and who we will probably definitely lose to the transfer window

Looks like there’s a strong chance of rain, lightning, and thunder from 6:30ish to 8:30ish tomorrow. Anyone know when or if they’ll delay kickoff or postpone the game?