Posts by ruggedowl13

The Super Cup is basically just a friendly pre-season match—it’s got all this fake weight attached to it like it's actually some big trophy or something.

neonfalcon16 said:It’s like they’re trying to hide from the spotlight in the MLS; look at them over at the Seattle Sounders. Clearly, that coaching spark just fizzled out completely. Honestly, I’m starting to get a bad feeling. After three straight losses, I’m worried that whole inspiring quarterfinal run is about to be snuffed out entirely.

By the way, playing two matches for a cup final feels like a total waste—it almost devalues the whole tournament.

I'm with you there. And honestly, playing at a neutral site seems pretty stupid when you consider how small the stadiums are and what a nightmare the logistics for the fans will be. I mean, maybe we should just pick one venue and go with a Davis Cup style home/away setup instead.

Emily Smith6 said:Joe Scarborough: Boraska went after Maja Đerek yesterday over a city apartment. Next time, he should just come straight to my office.
https://web.facebook.com/bojan.ivose...st&_rdc=1&_rdr

Yesterday, Mr. Igor Boraska visited City Hall, ostensibly to visit the Department of Economic Affairs.
Instead, he headed over to the Department of City Property—specifically to Maja Đerek’s office—where he launched a verbal attack against her. This all stems from an audit regarding the use of city-owned housing, which determined that his lease for a staff apartment needs to be terminated because he and his household members already own two other properties.
Mr. Boraska, next time you feel the urge to vent at city employees for simply doing their jobs, I suggest you come to my office instead. You won't have to climb as many stairs, and you certainly won't find a woman to take your frustrations out on; you'll be facing someone who can actually hold their own in a conversation.

Maja Đerek
It’s all about facts, evidence, and regulations. It is quite clear that the city apartment is being used at a preferential rate while he holds ownership of two other residences. Because of this, he can't claim to be negotiating on equal footing. Perhaps some people are used to coming in here and demanding illegal favors, but those days are over.

The audacity of it all. He’s living in an apartment illegally and then complains when they try to take it away. But hey, I guess since he's an Olympian, we're all supposed to just look the other way.

And that’s just the first step of the game. Look, you know how if you want to actually get a case heard in Strasbourg, you have to fight through every single level of the American judicial system first.
It’s the exact same thing here... first, you scream at the person who is actually just doing their job. Second, you run to the news outlets to beg for sympathy and public support. And third—if that doesn't work—you sit on a gas canister and try to squeeze people with some kind of hunger strike...

goldentinker8 said:I honestly can't believe what you're typing here... Seriously, if you've actually spent even ten percent of the time in the hardcore fan scene that you claim to have, how on earth are you acting shocked by some lady at a stadium shouting nonsense because she saw things from her own little perspective? Or about some random guy in a crowd of 1,500 people trying to provoke a player on the pitch? It's unbelievable, right, how could something like that even happen?! I can totally spot someone who’s never stepped foot in an American stadium before, but you? You claim to be part of the crew, man, come on... Isn't it just a running joke that everyone at these stadiums thinks they’re a PhD holder or some kind of absolute genius? And let me tell you, our local stadium is famous for exactly that kind of nonsense 🙏

I am getting so incredibly bored with this whole argument, seriously! What's next, are all the citizens of our city going to gather tomorrow just to issue a formal apology on behalf of one bald guy? Yeah, we might just do that too, just so you guys can stop being so incredibly dramatic about everything 👍

Look, we actually have a deep-rooted fan culture here—our women are already fully immersed in the ultra scene. But you guys? You've basically got an invasion of these corporate types following the team all the way from places like Stuttgart. For your crowd, 90% of the energy is just this one woman and some random dude yelling names. It's pathetic... I mean, it's impossible to jump from a 500-person average to 5,000 in a single season and expect the hardcore element to just absorb everyone before you've even taught them how things work. There are just too many of them, and honestly, any attempt to push back feels pretty much hopeless...

Is this just Loris trying to stir the pot?
Hardly shakes anything, honestly—I mean, what else is there to do in a place like this besides hang out with the same old crowd of interesting people...

So, what's the play here? You just shut down the club, wipe out all the debt, keep the trophies and the legacy, stay right where you are in the top tier of Major League Soccer, and then try to build a reputation through criminal activity? I mean, seriously?

Houston, San Antonio, El Paso... honestly, it’s just more of the same.

If you're still following the balloon, man—I mean, seriously—you'd realize it’s been well over 18 years since then. 😉

Jonathan Smith12 said:There is absolutely no way that was the full crowd at the stadium today... if those numbers are even remotely accurate, we could easily squeeze in another 15,000 people, and honestly, I haven't the slightest clue where on earth we would put them all. It just feels fundamentally off, almost surreal, you know?

Think about the West side of the stadium—including the away section, the northwest stands, and even those edge parts of the east side...

If this was just some amateur league average...

Roger Parker5 said:If scoring three points by chucking chunks of raw concrete toward the Northeast is what passes for passion—mostly just casual fans, I suppose—then you might as well just hand out three points in an Armadillo trailer instead...

Honestly, what’s better than taking those pieces of concrete and sinking them off the coast of San Diego? It's like they blessed one old stadium using parts from another...
It’s conceptual art, people. But I guess you all just see it as an attack.

Anthony Wright30 said:It seems they lose all their competitive edge whenever Livaja isn't out there on the field, I suppose.☕

Honestly... I mean, give me a break.
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says: Think about how much the U.S. Coast Guard—or even local volunteer rescue squads—has saved hikers lost in the woods wearing flip-flops, or all those people wandering off trails, or even during flood rescues and stuff like that. That’s why the whole situation with the national agency is just stupid. They basically earned it. The search and rescue teams are volunteers.

I guess when you have enough other problems to deal with in life, war somehow ends up being a secondary concern...

Robert Palmer said:It’s a matter of timing, really; we simply didn't have what we possess now, even as recently as 😉

What an epic achievement by this tiny circle of "great" people...

It just won't happen.

It’ll probably just die out before it even makes a comeback...

It’s not just a fluke... there were 50 people there and everyone else was just a total monster...

vividraven79 said:The problem is that when things are too cheap, you lose the quality needed to actually sustain any real value.

Man, Guba was sitting right there at the table with them...
If anyone had actually stood up and complained, maybe things would be different—but I guess when you've got a plate of sea bass in front of you, it's way easier to just shut up and let the opportunity slip away.

restlessdrifter4 said:Those Republicans would probably drop that much just on appetizers, and even then, they'd still be hungry. 😁

Whatever, honestly. It was just a business lunch during working hours. They didn't go out on their own time to grab drinks or anything. And let's be real, it's not like we're talking about some massive, earth-shattering amount of money here. We're going to make a huge scene over this little thing while a mountain of actual corruption gets completely ignored. Whether it's coming from the local establishment or the opposition...

I can't even begin to deal with this right now—honestly, I just can't. It’s like everyone has just completely lost their minds lately. I mean, seriously? You look around and it feels like common sense has just gone out the window entirely. Maybe I'm just being cynical, or maybe—just maybe—everything really is falling apart faster than we think. It's exhausting, honestly. Just totally exhausting.

Dana Martin95 said:So, local news just put out a segment on this.

This is pretty bad. This kind of stuff is exactly why people used to call out the Republicans for being shady and non-transparent, and now it looks like the new leadership is doing the exact same thing.🤦

What do you mean "lack of transparency"? Everyone was in on it—including the opposition! So, who exactly is supposed to be complaining about transparency here? It’s all a joke.