Season tickets arriving
We’ve had a couple reports of Quakes season ticket packages arriving today. We won’t give away the surprise, but we will say that the packaging is clever. We like the slogan they’re using, too: “Big History • Bright Future.” Read More
Media anticipates Galaxy match
As might be expected, the media is full of speculation following the Galaxy’s 4-0 loss to Colorado on Saturday night. Some are putting the poor performance down to the difficulty of playing at altitude, or the fact that both David Beckham and Landon Donovan played mid-week games in Europe. Almost all the pundits are ready to hit the panic button, though. Take Yahoo’s Martin Rogers, for example. He writes: Now, in the lead-up to Thursday night’s first home game against... Read More
More from Portland, plus a look forward
We’ve got one eye in the rear-view mirror and one eye on the road this morning. Looking back to Friday night’s victory over the Portland Timbers, we note that the Oregonian has a match report online. It’s a pretty Timbers-centric story, though, so there’s really no need to read it unless you simply must read everything written about the Quakes. Looking forward to the 2008 season, we’ll pass along a preview from the Miami Herald and another from Grahame... Read More
Quakes wind up preseason with win over Timbers
In their last preseason match of 2008, the Quakes overcame a rare Portland snowstorm to defeat the Timbers, 2-1, off goals from Kei Kamara and Shea Salinas. The team’s press release on the match can be found here, on OurSportsCentral.com. The best match report we’ve found, though, is on the Timbers’ web site. (Speaking of which, the Timbers also report their signing of former Japan international Takayuki Suzuki, a forward who was on trial with the Quakes earlier... Read More
Quakes set to acquire Cunliffe from Chivas
The Quakes look set to bolster their frontline by acquiring Chivas USA attacker John Cunliffe in exchange for utility man Chris Pozniak, CLS has learned. The deal would see San Jose acquire some badly needed frontline help while giving up a player in Pozniak who seemed surplus to requirements given the Quakes depth in defense and midfield. Cunliffe was chosen seventh overall by Chivas in the 2007 SuperDraft, and recorded three goals and one assist in 15 matches, only five of which... Read More