The Portland Timbers Gazette
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Deadline passes with 16 signed and 0 gone
That is the business done at Portland Timbers until the window opens again. Whether it was enough will be answered on Saturdays rather than in a column, and the first Saturday is close.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Nelson Quiñones due for a Portland Timbers medical
Everything agreed with Houston Dynamo, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Kevin Kelsy stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Kevin Kelsy and Portland Timbers agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Portland Timbers rebuffed over Matt Freese
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. New York City have kept their man, and Portland Timbers go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for James Pantemis
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to James Pantemis, and the manager let it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Brandon Dempsey steps up from the Portland Timbers academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Brandon Dempsey has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Luca Dempsey steps up from the Portland Timbers academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Luca Dempsey has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Tyler Steffen steps up from the Portland Timbers academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Tyler Steffen has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Mark Moore joins the Portland Timbers first team
- Squad Portland Timbers are still strangers to each other
- Transfer targets A loan move for Emeka Eneli is in the works