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Scarves: Timbers Army Reserve

The Story

I am a fan of the Portland Timbers, a USL division 1 soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. Personally, I don't sit in the North End with the Timbers Army. I find the wall of sound somewhat disorienting. And standing for that long just bothers my knee. So, I don't know if I could ever really consider myself part of the Timbers Army but I do appreciate what they do to support the team and the community.

One day, while sitting out on the West End of PGE Park with the rest of the more quiet/reserved fans, I found myself thinking: There guys need scarves. Something that reflects the fact that we are Timbers fans, despite our more reserved appearance and tendency to only get vocal or noticably demonstrative when something big happens. Timbers Army Reserve! So, I made a scarf.

Traditionally, scarves have been distributed in person and at cost among members or supporters of the Timbers Army. It's almost a right of passage with the Timbers Army: Either getting involved with the fan community and being in the right place at the right time to sponsor a run of scarves, or tracking down a member of the TA who has and buying a scarf from them. You know, actually working for it. (This is mainly in reference to the famous "NO PITY" scarf). Unfortunately, the fans I've been trying to reach with these scarves don't tend to hang out in the same places at the Timbers Army. Indeed, they don't really tend to gather ANYWHERE except the ballpark and I gather it's a bit of a no-no to sell stuff there, even at-cost fan scarves.

Some members of the Timbers Army have stepped up and supported me by purchasing some of these scarves and I tryly do appreciate it. So far I have managed to unload about 1/3 of the 150 minimum order from SportsScarf.

A few things I want to be clear on:

I am not making any profit off of this. If I have taken in more than my original cost once all of the scarves are unloaded, I will turn the extra over to the Timbers Army for their TIFO fund.
This is a FAN project. As far as I am concerned, I am a conduit through which multiple fans are pitching in to have these scarves created. You're not buying a scarf from me, you're simply buying into a fan collective fan project.
I have put my own money on the line to initiate this project. If there is unsufficient interest in these scarves, it is me who will eat the cost of the extras. If I seem a little pushy or desperate at times it's not because I'm trying to make a buck but because I'm trying at least limit the damages when this is all over.

Getting them

You Can't

Sorry, they're all gone. I might do another run next season, either of this scarf or some other design, but these are all gone.