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Sandman527

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#1419981 Struber post game excerpt

Posted by Sandman527 on 17 October 2022 - 04:47 PM

When your captain leaves for less money because the coach won't speak to him, that's worrying.

 

When the Head of Sport leaves two days before the season starts because the coach hasn't spoken to him in six months, that's very worrying.

 

When the young player your sold to your parent club, but they loaned back to you for continued development begs to go to the reserve team at Liefering because the same coach berates and emasculates him in front of the team, both in the locker room at at practice, a pattern starts to form.

 

When three players refuse incoming transfers because they do not want to play for said coach, the alarms should start ringing.

 

When the coach screams at team staff who made the horrible decision to ride on the team bus from the hotel to the away stadium because he still does not know who he works with, you should question his mental fortitude.

 

When the coach consistently throws his players and bosses under the bus when his substitutions do not work, rather than accept that he made poor decisions, you should shake your head and roll your eyes.

 

When the team loses a cup semi final and the coach tells the media that anyone who expects his "young team" to be good enough to win big games, you wonder why you still attend.

 

When the coach goes after the "experts" for not picking your team to win and then when they don't win blasts the "experts" for thinking the team could win, you pour yourself a drink and change the channel.

 

 

Is the roster as good as it should be? No.

Is is difficult to build a good roster when the coach runs out the homegrown captain, the Head of Sport with EPL experience, and the "wonderkid" on a Bundesliga contract? Yes.

The culture within the organization is horrendous. The turnover on the non-sporting side is bad. The rate of season ticket renewals is worse. People have mentioned to their reps that they see other teams hold Meet the Team Days, open practices, Snap and Signs, etc. We don't. The line from sporting has been, "He doesn't want it." He blames covid, but allows his players to go out partying. They say it is MLS regulations limiting contact with the team, but other teams apparently don't have to follow those rules.

 

Regardless of whether Struber is a good or bad coach, he is toxic. He has destroyed any connection between the fans and the players. He has alienated staff. He refuses to admit when he is wrong. There is no way back from this with him at the helm. To salvage any semblance of club culture or connection, he has to go.




#1416262 Red Bull is incompetent

Posted by Sandman527 on 17 August 2022 - 12:16 PM

Chris Heck was one in a long line of GMs that were shit to the fans. I dumped my season tickets on his watch.

Have we ever had a GM even passable at fan outreach?

Thelwell made it a point to stop by the away section last year in DC to thank those who traveled on a Wednesday. Other than that and Jerome de Bontin paying for the bar tab at El Pastor once, nothing since I got here in 2009.




#1394202 Metro - Worms Playoff Thread

Posted by Sandman527 on 09 November 2021 - 10:40 PM

Why not? Pretty sure Philly wants away fans sequestered.


Because the last time this happened, we had an extra 100 people in the sections and it was overcrowded. It also makes the lives of the boards harder when we have to deal with security getting mad about people in aisles and on seats because they don't fit in the sections.


#1383074 New jersey for 2021

Posted by Sandman527 on 03 May 2021 - 09:53 PM

Random question:
Does anyone know if the Bull Shop authentic 1Beat jersey has the Provident Bank on the sleeve?

Most, if not all, other teams with sleeve sponsors have those patches on their authentic jerseys for sale. The MLS site store shows the Red Bulls with MLS logos on each sleeve (likely due to the late announcement and already printed jerseys).


They do not have the Provident Bank sponsorship or the MLS crest. You can pay $7 to add the MLS crest if you'd like to though.


#1373771 Shield will NOW be awarded this year

Posted by Sandman527 on 24 October 2020 - 10:19 PM

Not gonna lie, after getting abused for a week by Toronto fans, that 5-0 Philly win on the 11 year anniversary of our 5-0 win against them in 2009 is making me smile.


#1373620 Some people don't think of MLS

Posted by Sandman527 on 21 October 2020 - 09:10 PM

Clearly a bunch of people here do.  I was 11 years old in 2001, didn't become a fan of the sport until 2006, and even I know that the season was cut short in 2001.

Don't project your ignorance onto everyone else.  And don't excuse the ignorance of the people in charge of the Supporters Shield who should absolutely know better.


I was 11 too. I know the season was cut short, but I didn't know Miami played one less game. This is obviously a learning experience for me and the rest of the board and we will gladly step aside if anyone else wants to take over and run the foundation better. Unfortunately, like any volunteer organization, we already struggle to find enough people willing to run to fill the open seats, let alone have an election. Hopefully our fuck up lights a fire under some people and they get rid of us and show us how it's done.


#1373619 Shield will NOW be awarded this year

Posted by Sandman527 on 21 October 2020 - 09:04 PM

 
How could the committee not know that fact about their own award? That's less than 20 years ago.


I have no excuse for not knowing this. I can name almost every Shield winner off the top of my head, but I never even thought to check if there was any controversial winner due to unbalanced games played schedule. I only started up watching MLS in 2009, it's no excuse, but it's the truth.


#1373519 Shield will NOW be awarded this year

Posted by Sandman527 on 19 October 2020 - 01:25 PM

Looks like they are realizing they made the wrong decision after all the blowback lol...

https://twitter.com/...9268602880?s=19

The Supporters' Shield Foundation board would like to provide an update:

We are currently holding meetings with supporter group representatives about the original decision in light of new information and feedback we have received.

A public update will be forthcoming.

Honestly, the reason we're discussing it again is because of the reaction to the announcement, but even more than that, it's because Dan posted that it was awarded in 2001 even though not everyone played the same number of games. I'll be honest and say I did not know that and that changed my mind on it. That's precedent in my opinion.

 

Our original idea was to protect the integrity of the Shield due to an imbalanced number of games played. Now that we know this has been handled already, we are looking at it again.




#1369443 Metro - Blue Poseurs Game Thread

Posted by Sandman527 on 20 August 2020 - 11:49 AM

Sounds like you would have a very hard time rooting for 99% of thr teams in Europe, and every team in the US except TOR SEA ATL POR LAG. Unhappy with the state of the team? Definitely. Thats why we complain on here and to season tickets reps. Apathetic for a match against a rival? Thats the type of stuff you do when youre not really a fan of the team. If we go out there and win 2-0 tonight, half of you would jump on the bandwagon super excited and the other half would find yet another reason to complain. Believe it or not, thats called fair weather fandom.

Personally, I'm apathetic for tonight's match because in the grand scheme of 2020, this means nothing. My dad died a month ago. I might not have a job in 6 weeks. Thousands of people in our immediate area have died from a virus we barely know anything about. We've all been locked down in our homes for one reason or another for an extended period of time and the level of stress is off the charts. Sorry if some of us aren't gung ho about a game behind closed doors against the blue team. There's nothing wrong with being excited about the game or the team or the players or the future. Just like there's nothing wrong with being pessimistic about any or all of those things. Everyone is allowed to support how they want. Hell, ESC has more songs about losing than most teams have in their entire songbook. That doesn't mean we don't support the team, that just means we have seen it all and can write some pretty funny shit to ease the pain.

 

So if being apathetic about the team right now means I'm not a fan in your eyes, I won't lose any sleep. None of us get to decide who is and isn't a "real fan" or anything like that. There are many that claimed to be that before you, and there are many that will claim that after you are gone, but no one get to make that call.




#1367279 Metro - Columbus Game Thread

Posted by Sandman527 on 17 July 2020 - 01:04 AM

When is the last game we had with 0 shots on goal?


June 23, 2013 3-0 loss to Philly

https://twitter.com/...8176230401?s=19


#1362135 Stadium updates

Posted by Sandman527 on 24 February 2020 - 10:50 PM

So I guess the new seats in the south ward arent arriving in time for opening day?

Jesus Christ these guys cant get anything right.


The manufacturer fucked up and shipped them as late as possible. Add in a delayed boat and a world wide panic over a disease and they're not making it in time.

But yeah, the it's the FO's fault.


#1361362 Hamlett gets a new boss: Kevin Thelwell, Head of Sport

Posted by Sandman527 on 12 February 2020 - 08:50 PM

ha ha ha... Wait were you serious?  He came on at the tail end of the transfer window.  Can we wait until he heres for a full window?


There's always an excuse within this fanbase. "Give him until the summer window." (Summer window comes and goes) "Well of course they didn't sign anyone this window, no summer signings work out. Wait until the off-season. (Off-season comes and goes) "No one is selling midseason. We have to wait for the summer window when everyone else is in their off-season." (Rinse and repeat)


#1358306 First offseason rumor: Insaurralde

Posted by Sandman527 on 27 December 2019 - 09:12 PM

different leagues and all...
 
when we acquired Casseres, he had played a dozen games in VEN, no recollection of what RBNY paid for him. 
 
Insaurralde played about the same number of games in ARG, but he won't come as cheap as Casseres. The team needs help in midfield and maybe this move can be helpful. Prob is, not much stuff to go on wrt how the guy is as a player. As a result, ppl being hesitant is natural, imo. Conversely, I was fine with Kaku's pickup, cuz he had played 70+ games for Huracan. And there was enough footage of him in action, added with all the decent to good things said about him during his transfer from Huracan ppl.


CCJ was a free transfer. Hamlett beat NYCFC on a discovery claim by a week.


#1324015 Some groups are jokes

Posted by Sandman527 on 19 April 2018 - 12:35 PM

Our supporters are a joke because we have three groups that can't even get on the same page for more than 15 minutes. You can have whatever opinion you want, but I'm pretty sure most people wish it were possible to just be one large group and all be on the same page. I'm not blaming one group or another, I have no idea who is to blame.

Maybe this is normal. I want to say SOB do not have this problem. From afar, it seems groups in Portland, Seattle, and KC do not have this issue but maybe they do.

It does blow my mind that we can't have three individual groups and have them co exist. VA picks first song, ESC next, then GSU. Rinse repeat. Life is never that simple and it takes once person to ruin it, but I wish it were the case.

Atlanta: Multiple supporters groups who work together for the most part in their 2nd season of existence.

Chicago: Supporters sit on opposite sides of the stadium and keep each other at arm's length while singing vastly different songs throughout the game.

Colorado: One supporters group that doesn't have any issues because they're all high from smoking weed all day.

Columbus: Multiple supporters groups that work together under one umbrella to hate their owner.

DC: Multiple supporters groups who have historically never worked together and hate one another that are now forced to be in one supporters section together and might kill each other.

FC Dallas: 3 supporters groups that hate each others existence and are in separate sections singing different songs.

Houston: Somewhat work together now, but historically hate each other and sing different songs.

LA Galaxy: 2 supporters groups that must be separated on opposite sides of the stadium due to bad blood. Neither will speak kindly of the other.

LAFC: 500 supporters groups, 1 for each owner. Literally haven't been along long enough to work together at a home game.

Minnesota: Multiple supporters groups, including Marxists, so that's cool. They're from the Midwest and aren't capable of being mean.

Montreal: 3 supporters groups. 1 behind each goal and 1 in the corner. None talks to the other or sings together.

New England: 2 supporters groups. 1 old school, 1 newer. History of tensions, seem to work together because they all know Sully from down at the docks.

NYCFC: 5? supporters groups. 2 banned from buying away tickets. 1 recognized by the FO. All of them hate TR.

Orlando: 2 supporters groups. Seem to get along now, but hated each other in the Citrus Bowl.

Philly: The 3 SOBs left get along until Tommy orders a cheesesteak wit out onions. Lost most members due to infighting.

Portland: Communist society that forces you to be under the TA banner. All others are banished.

RSL: 3 supporters groups that sit in different areas of the stadium. None of them work together.

San Jose: Ultras and everyone else. Ultras won't talk to everyone else. Everyone else is afraid of the ultras, who stole the first Supporters Shield and refuse to give it back.

Seattle: 2 supporters groups that won't acknowledge that the other exists. Though they sit next to each other, they do their own thing and can't even agree on tifo.

SKC: 2 groups that literally sit on other sides of the stadium because they don't like each other that much. Only sing "I Believe" together. Sometimes

Toronto: 4 supporters groups who barely speak to each other and stay away as much as possible.

Vancouver: 2 supporters groups that are only just starting to work together with each other.

 

But yeah, no. Our groups are the worst because they don't sing the same songs at the exact same time together for the full 90 minutes. You should totally run for the board of one of these joke groups and fix it all.

 

Also, fuck that Steve guy. MetroCapo is an asshole, I'll give you that.




#1295948 Politics!

Posted by Sandman527 on 23 February 2017 - 09:24 AM

You missed the point, and it went totally over your head mate. Stop being selfish and hijacking someone else's (the New York Red Bull's) platform for your own agenda, and have some respect others who if they cared about your political views, would go to the correct platform to seek it.


The other side of the scarf says "Against Racism" and ESC hangs a pride flag from the perch every game. Are those considered political now because the oversized tangerine ended transgender rights? Get fucked, snowflake. If flags and politics viewpoints hurt you and your enjoyment of soccer, you don't understand what the sport and supporter's culture stands for.

Why don't you go run along and send an email to St. Pauli supporters telling them their stance bothers you and your enjoyment of soccer.