Portland, OR - Dissatisfied with the way the ownership of the Timbers and Thorns have dealt with the alleged sexual abuse of Thorns players by Paul Riley and the way in which the team responded to questions asked by fans regarding these and other situations, Timbers fan Tim Alewetz muttered, “that’ll show him,” as he scrawled, “fuck you,” in the memo of a $2660 season ticket payment to the team, before the upcoming deadline.
“I am thoroughly pissed off,” stated Alewetz as he ensured that he paid for another season of Timbers soccer. “Not enough to stop going and not enough to stop giving Merritt Paulson my money, but enough for me to have some strong words for my ticket representative.”
Sources indicate that friction between the supporters groups and fans of the MLS and NWSL sides in Portland and the respective front office that manages both have boiled over recently as the Timbers and Thorns front office recently announced they would no longer meet with the governing body of the supporters groups.
“And that upsets me,” stated Alewetz. “Not to the point of stopping my consistent 10 year effort of financing the front office, but I’m really strongly considering doing that next season unless we go on another playoff run in which case I’ll likely keep my tickets just in case they become difficult to get again.”
Alewetz indicated to our reporter that he knew that his money went to Hank and Merritt Paulson and that the season tickets he had for the Thorns during the Riley scandal likely went to attempts to cover up and defray the horrid sexual abuse perpetuated by the head coach. However, he stated, “look, it sucks… but what am I supposed to do? I’ve made much of my time, life and last 10 years about the team, and if I stop now…. what do I have left?”
The Nutmeg News will have more on this as Alewetz strongly urges his fellow fans to support an online petition that will force the 107ist to assign a quorum of fans to petition for arbitration with the possibility of financial sanctions of which he plans to not take part.