Can someone please clear out this nonsense above? 🤷
Nathan Foster23 said:Sunday, 3:00 PM. Everyone heads East. Is there anything more predictable than this? We prepare, we gather, and we march toward the same inevitable destination. It’s practically ritualistic at this point. The atmosphere is building, as it always does. There’s a certain weight to these matchdays, a sense of obligation that transcends simple fandom. We aren't just going to watch a game; we are fulfilling a commitment to the colors. Does anyone actually question the routine anymore? Probably not. Why would they? It works. We’ll meet up, grab a drink, and make our way toward the stadium. The energy will be there, the tension will be palpable, and the expectations—as usual—will be sky-high. Whether we’re celebrating a victory or nursing a loss, the ritual remains unchanged. See you out there. Don't be late.
It’s supposed to be sunny and warm tomorrow. Just a word of advice: don't show up wearing a shirt that screams "I support Mamić," unless you actually want to spend your afternoon being denied entry. Don't come complaining to me when you get turned away at the gates. 😉
http://farm9.static.flickr.com/8384/...1bd70298_b.jpgSam Sullivan58 said:If you ask me, the cracks are starting to show. Back in 2004, during that match against Beveren at Yankee Stadium—the one where they banned everyone from the north stands unless they held a ticket for the San Diego game—I’m pretty sure that was just one week prior. That was the moment people started harassing others from the stands, and even today, some folks still love to reminisce about that match with a certain twisted nostalgia. To me, that marked the true beginning of all the fan hooliganism, even if the chaos we see later on is a completely different breed of mess. Reading through the last few pages of this forum, it’s clear the gatekeeping hasn't stopped; people are still trying to tell others they aren't welcome at Yankee Stadium. It’s an old pattern that always bites us in the ass, and frankly, it will continue to do so. In Chicago, there will always be those who want to pick fights over who the "real" fans are and who gets to claim the territory. Instead of making Yankee Stadium a place open to everyone, there's always this constant, petty scrutiny over who belongs and who doesn't.
When it comes to Mamić, the first red flags popped up back in 2005 during that absolute circus of a playoff season. If you want to get technical, the real downward spiral started after those deceptive influences from outside the league took hold following the Ajax era. Everything after that is just history repeating itself. To be fair, there were people sounding the alarm about Mamić more than thirteen years ago, but did anyone actually listen? Not a soul. It’s almost pathetic.
Beveren 2004. That was easily one of the most idiotic moves the Bad Boys have ever pulled. Seriously, how does that even happen?
Before the European fixtures kicked off, we had two home games in the league against Portland and San Diego. Fans were showing up to Yankee Stadium waving signs, calling it the "Welcome to the Blue Hell."
So, basically, if you weren't holding a ticket from one of those two MLS matches, you didn't stand a chance of getting into the south stands against Beveren. Simple as that.
There was a whole choreography planned for it. Then, well, things just went sideways. 🙄
So, instead of a packed house, we had maybe 2,500 people chilling on the lower level and north of 3,000 up in the upper deck. Is that really the turnout we're looking at?🙄
It seemed like a brilliant strategic move at the time, didn't it? In hindsight, it was nothing short of idiotic. It’s that same old, tired struggle against the local derby fanatics.
Back in 2005, they set up that whole display at the stadium with that specific message: "To us, it’s a lifelong sanctuary; to some, it’s just a derby."
That derby was absolutely mental. 😁
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbpxvsyGEmo 🙏
Morgan Scott82 said:There is one thing I’m genuinely curious about, but if you think the question is too provocative, then don't answer it—just delete it, or someone can hit me up via PM if they feel like it.
So, what was the exact moment when you could still "feel" Dinamo? In other words, at what point did Dinamo cease to be Dinamo in your eyes?
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August 19, 2007. An away game in a mid-sized American city.
It might seem strange to some, but for me, that was definitely the turning point—the first time we wore those orange kits.🤮
Since there wasn't any backlash over it, Diadora later rolled out an even more hideous gold version for away matches.🙄
They pushed the away kits hard just to drive sales, which is why we ended up playing in orange at places like San Diego🙄 or even in Amsterdam back in 2009 wearing gold, despite being perfectly fine to wear blue since Ajax wears white and red.
The real shift for the hardcore supporters happened in the summer of 2008, when Hrgovic arrived—the guy who sang that "foreign name" chant with you all.
That's when the Bad Boys started targeting the players first, and by September, they were publicly demanding the entire front office resign. Later on, they even gathered 18,000 signatures to force ZM out of Dinamo because the club's reputation had completely tanked.
...Add in a mountain of other nonsense, throw in the unprecedented, long-term dominance of Dinamo over the rest of the league, and a pathetic stadium, and what do you get? A club that people are actually running away from because they've grown to loathe it.
