Week Eight Lineup

Last week was a loser, but once again only by a little. Watch this space for more analysis. Suffice it to say that Alan Gordon's red in Portland made this Timbers fan happy. However, it's making a lineup that was starting to come together awkward once again. He's out for four weeks.

EDIT: Now some late thoughts. It already appears that Aurelien Collin was a smart pickup. He's currently put the Flyers up 1-0 over the Zodiac who are this week's opponent. That's all the more important because this year's expansion club seems to be capable of putting up quite a few points no matter what's going on. We're going to need all hands on deck to pull this one out and none of our impact players from Montreal (pun intended) are available. Good news is that it appears that Marvin Chavez will be available this week. Hopefully he won't walk into a well-deserved red card the way Gordon did last week.


Starters
Marvin Chavez (SJ)
Aurelien Collin (SKC)>
David Estrada (SEA)
Michael Harrington (POR)
Zach McMath^ (PHI)
Daniel Paladini (CHI)
Frederic Piquionne (POR)
Martin Rivero (COL)
Mauro Rosales* (SEA)
Chris Tierney (NE)
Rodney Wallace (POR)

Subs
Patrice Bernier (MTL)
 Marco Di Vaio (MTL)
Alan Gordon (SJ)

Reserve
Luis Robles (NY)

Transaction

Pending the end of week seven play and league approval, drop Sanna Nyassi and pick up Daniel Paladini (CHI).

Week Seven Lineup

Last week, a badly depleted Rose City still came within one point of a tie versus a middling Alliance squad. The 2-1 loss hurt, but the goal in the near term remains staying in the hunt as players return from injury. Alan Gordon started his first game last week with a point after playing a few minutes the previous week. Teammate Marvin Chavez and Colorado's Martin Rivero both look to be returning in the next two weeks or so as well. Finally Portland, Montreal, and Seattle both play this week. The play from newly acquired keeper Luis Robles is troubling, but Philly's Zach McMath is still with the team even while he engenders little confidence himself. Look for the Flyers to be competitive with Gold Coast this week and get back to .500.

Starters
Patrice Bernier (MTL)
Marco Di Vaio (MTL)
David Estrada (SEA)
Alan Gordon (SJ)
Michael Harrington (POR)
Zach McMath^ (PHI)
Sanna Nyassi (MTL)
Frederic Piquionne (POR)
Mauro Rosales* (SEA)
Chris Tierney (NE)
Rodney Wallace (POR)

Subs
Marvin Chavez (SJ)
Martin Rivero (COL)
Aurelien Collin (SKC)

Reserve
Luis Robles (NY)

Week Six Lineup

This week's gonna take some work; that's for sure. Montreal has a bye week in MLS which means no Marco Di Vaio and no Patrice Bernier. Sanna Nyassi's out of the question as well. Seattle too is not playing this week due to CCL commitments so you won't see Mauro Rosales either. That means that, once again, the Boys in Red are looking a little thin. Not everything is bad news though. Alan Gordon got limited minutes last week and is expected to see even more (maybe even starting) this week with San Jose. Winning this game would continue a great trend for Rose City, leaving the team at .500 and in a good position to head up the table as more of the injured players return to their respective lineups. Alliance is at the same record and, generally speaking, has had issues scoring this season so it's not impossible to see the Flyers come out with a "W".

Starters
Marvin Chavez (SJ)
Aurelien Collin (SKC)
David Estrada (SEA)
Alan Gordon (SJ)
Michael Harrington (POR)
Frederic Piquionne (POR)
Martin Rivero (COL)
Luis Robles (NY)
Mauro Rosales (SEA)
Rodney Wallace (POR)

Subs
Patrice Bernier (MTL)
Marco Di Vaio (MTL)
Sanna Nyassi (MTL)

Reserves
Zach McMath (PHI)