Ned on Roadtrip
I noticed at the beginning of the broadcast, GM Ned was walking in to the stadium with Phil. While I would expect GMs to attend many away games, I can’t recall seeing this before. If not common, I was assuming (that since we haven’t had a road win since July) he wanted to lay eyes on the whole away process.
Additional thoughts; while I want to see Portland win, these last two wins against LAFC and San Diego could’ve EASILY gone the other way. Portland (particularly in the second half) outplayed San Diego and you can argue they deserved that. I guess what I’m getting at is while I want to see them win, I’m not convinced the wins are really doing anything to help the decision-making surrounding Phil’s job security. I think the end of the contract is an obvious time for a refresh but I was hoping for like now or WC break like we’ve heard. Do these wins complicate this all for you?