A girl I sit next to in ESC has been working on an attendance study of the Red Bulls the last few years. Temperatures above 75 degrees are the only catalyst for high attendance at Red Bull Arena according to her research.
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A girl I sit next to in ESC has been working on an attendance study of the Red Bulls the last few years. Temperatures above 75 degrees are the only catalyst for high attendance at Red Bull Arena according to her research.
platypotamus
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I feel like one of the portland players had the kind of tackle similar to Marshall's that got upgraded to a red during the week. Was it as bad as it looked from my seat?
Seems like he does not really command a lot of respect. At one point he just gets straight up ignored from one of his teammates. Still, interesting to hear the banter/strategizing on the pitch.
Him smelling his finger after that is the weirdest thing I have seen the dude do.
Him smelling his finger after that is the weirdest thing I have seen the dude do.
Might be my last chance to use it.
jamesinclair
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The free t shirts always do very well
Delicious Waffles
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I wanted to go to that game so bad last year but couldn't make it. The 'Run with Us' shirt was nice.
smokeandmirrors
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yeah that sounds about right. we're a huge fucking mess right now.
Might be my last chance to use it.
You can use it for whenever he gets transfered to some lower tier league team no one's heard about where he'll only be there for a few months before his attitude gets the best of him again.
Cornballer
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jamesinclair
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I wanted to go to that game so bad last year but couldn't make it. The 'Run with Us' shirt was nice.
When's the next t-shirt game? I want an entire drawer of them
I want a $1 hot dog game. I probably wouldn't buy a hot dog, but I'd love to see my fellow fans' reaction.
Delicious Waffles
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I don't know. Maybe a STH would know better than me when it comes to promotions.
The running joke on Metrofanatic is Breakfast for Dinner night.
Cornballer
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- Leander Schaerlaecken on the mystery that is Shea-mar: There are two Brek Sheas, but we only get to see one
Cornballer
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jamesinclair
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Already got my tickets. It looks like this one might be close to a sell out.
I'll be there.
Some pretty great ideas have been tossed around ESC and a few other RB discussion groups on Facebook over the last few weeks. I've listed my favorites below.
-Everyone brings their baseball gloves.
-Ballouchy's Tequila returns.
-A Tifo that says "I remember my first soccer game."
-Missing posters for Lampard.
-A mini Tifo that says, "Atleast we played at a football stadium."
I'm sure there will be more as the, "derby," approaches. Although, I don't think there will be many NYC fans.
ActStriker
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Hey Metro-GAF, which game is the one you guys get the free ride down? This weekend or the one in September?
I think the Riders+Rebellion chanted "Where's Lampard" before the start of the game at NYCFC.
I think the Riders+Rebellion chanted "Where's Lampard" before the start of the game at NYCFC.
This weekend if you're a season ticket holder. I can't go.
Alright. So, I was a bit drunk the other day, and I did a terrible job of explaining myself, and was definitely more of an abrasive idiot than I needed to be. Whatever. Outside of some aggressive idiots being aggressive idiots, the following is what I was referring to. I met plenty of really nice Seattle fans after the game though, so I guess it balanced out the morons.
That's ECS's section. I was really shocked at how small it seemed. In Portland, that's the equivalent of 106, 107, and 108. Ish. That's maybe... 1/4 the size of the Army? The Army spans from 101/201 to 108/208. And the majority of those sections in the Army yell and cheer and jump up and down and are genuinely pretty active.
Meanwhile, ECS's section was the only one that seemed to be bringing it. The rest of the stadium was pretty subdued. Maybe it was just harder for me to tell in such a huge stadium, but I was sort of surprised at how small their supporters section seemed compared to ours.
That's ECS's section. I was really shocked at how small it seemed. In Portland, that's the equivalent of 106, 107, and 108. Ish. That's maybe... 1/4 the size of the Army? The Army spans from 101/201 to 108/208. And the majority of those sections in the Army yell and cheer and jump up and down and are genuinely pretty active.
Meanwhile, ECS's section was the only one that seemed to be bringing it. The rest of the stadium was pretty subdued. Maybe it was just harder for me to tell in such a huge stadium, but I was sort of surprised at how small their supporters section seemed compared to ours.
Delicious Waffles
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How long before the whistle was that shot taken? No one is on the pitch.
From my brief experience at a Sounders game last year, ECS comes out to support their fans, but most of what makes up the supporters section are families and tourists (fans looking for cheap seats). They have good crowd leaders, and with or without a large number of veterans, they represent. Century Link is never empty.
The gloves should be brought to Yankee Stadium on 6/28. They'd look weird at RBA. The more I think about it, the more I think we should do nothing more than represent for RBNY on the 10th. We should go all out for 6/28.
The gloves should be brought to Yankee Stadium on 6/28. They'd look weird at RBA. The more I think about it, the more I think we should do nothing more than represent for RBNY on the 10th. We should go all out for 6/28.
That was about ten minutes before the national anthem, according to the time stamp on my phone.
Yeah, I'm not saying it was empty at all. The stadium was almost full, and I definitely saw lots of families there. I'm just saying that I expected their hardcore fan section (their equivalent of the Army, basically) to be bigger. I didn't expect it to be like, 1/4 or 1/3 of the Army.
Yea, the trolling should be saved for the game at Yankee Stadium. Let the team rolling over NYCFC like a steam roller speak for us, a 3-0 Red Bull win--it'll probably be worse than this for them--on the 10th will say more than us trolling could ever say.
I totally agree. Initially, I was all about trolling NYCFC. Now, it's clear that we just need to play well and have a classy supporters group in that game to dominate NYCFC. On 6/28, the ESC, GSU, and VA vets who take the trip and tickets should organize a well developed trolling plan.
5/10 we should show that we are the class of the league. Little trolling from the supporters section. Loud renditions for each and every song. No YSA chants from any section.
6/28, ESC organizes a trolling away tour that squeezes lemon onto fresh wounds on home turf. Gloves, tifo, and vets throughout the RBNY sequestered area.
With that said, there are going to be fans that take this, "rivalry" too seriously. There will be fights. I hope we don't start them. Class is our winning strategy.
5/10 we should show that we are the class of the league. Little trolling from the supporters section. Loud renditions for each and every song. No YSA chants from any section.
6/28, ESC organizes a trolling away tour that squeezes lemon onto fresh wounds on home turf. Gloves, tifo, and vets throughout the RBNY sequestered area.
With that said, there are going to be fans that take this, "rivalry" too seriously. There will be fights. I hope we don't start them. Class is our winning strategy.
The rivalry won't be that bad, yet. NYCFC hasn't been playing well at all, I don't think anyone from our side would start something with a team that's shitty. There's no history there, and no danger of us loosing, so it wouldn't make sense for a fight to come from us.
All we need to do is spread the word around that we need to be the classiest fans ever for this match up, make them look bad just by showing up.
All we need to do is spread the word around that we need to be the classiest fans ever for this match up, make them look bad just by showing up.
ActStriker
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Too bad you're not going into that 5/10 game still unbeaten.
I'd rather troll Red Bull (the company, not the team) rather than NYCFC.
Because at the moment we could troll each other, but it's still a battle of the brands. They just think they're better than us because they don't have Man City's crest and they had someone do a graffiti tag of "THE CLUB". Dudes are delusional.
Because at the moment we could troll each other, but it's still a battle of the brands. They just think they're better than us because they don't have Man City's crest and they had someone do a graffiti tag of "THE CLUB". Dudes are delusional.
Delicious Waffles
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Agreed. Anything baseball related should be done at Yankee Stadium. Wouldn't make sense at RBA.
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The Orlando City FC stadium bill becomes just one of the casualties of a fierce Medicaid battle between the House and Senate.
Look at all these fans. Every home game. SMH.
The Orlando City FC stadium bill becomes just one of the casualties of a fierce Medicaid battle between the House and Senate.
Look at all these fans. Every home game. SMH.
ActStriker
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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/29/s...mbia-athletic-complex.html?smid=tw-share&_r=2
New York City FC is looking to build a new stadium on the Columbia University athletic complex in Upper Manhattan.
That neighborhood is pretty isolated from the rest of the city. And supposedly, parking is scarce.
New York City FC is looking to build a new stadium on the Columbia University athletic complex in Upper Manhattan.
That neighborhood is pretty isolated from the rest of the city. And supposedly, parking is scarce.
smokeandmirrors
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Jozy is going to run train on the Union but those two games for Sasha might be too good to pass up.
I was thinking the same. It's a rough choice though. Lloyd Sam has 40 points overall, and Sasha has 23. I might have to switch the captainship to Sam.
I'm captaining BWP
I'm torn between Jozy and BWP myself. Jozy will definitely kill it, but BWP is looking far more dangerous these days than he did to start the season and with two games he's gonna get at least one. Oh the troubles if having more than one good striker in form.
If I had any extra transfers I'd probably dump Akendele and add BWP. I'm out though. Oh well. I kinda shot myself in the foot by putting in Perez. That was a mistake. Whatever. I'm feeling solid in my back line though.
smokeandmirrors
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Now that's how you fuckin do a white kit correctly.
Dear god, if only I could make the game. Even if I left now it wouldn't be enough time to get there. Damn you Queens! Damn you to hell!
Delicious Waffles
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Same. Seems solid, I hope.
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