Posts by Laura Mitchell87

galerija said:Man, if you think the stands in San Francisco are just old guys! I could probably show you a photo proving it...

Alright, fine. I'll post it. Give me a few minutes.

slysailor52 said:We can argue about this forever—list every excuse, every statement, every load of crap—but at the end of the day, here’s the cold, hard truth:

WHAT HAS THIS MONSTER DONE TO REAL MADRID!!!!

🙂🤦

Now he's sinking straight into the Mariana Trench, trying to drag Real Madrid, the Blackhawks, and the entire fan base down with him.

It’s not like he hasn't done this before, but now it’s just pathetic. He and his little crew have been trashing the Blackhawks and other fans just to cover up his own garbage moves.

And then you get some fans claiming he’s a patriot. A patriot? Give me a break. This guy is using his tiny little crew to tear down an entire supporter scene that’s been leading the charge for 30 years. So much for patriotism... 🤮

driftinghound3 said:Sure, it looks impressive at first glance, like something worth cheering for.
But without kids coming up through the ranks, there’s no future.
The problem is the club is in such a state that the younger generation would rather find other hobbies than show up to the stands. I’m hoping for some management changes and fresh faces—kids who will be the first generation of BBB fans who aren't stuck in a constant 24/7 war.

Now, whether we can actually function normally without an "enemy" to fight and constant conflict, only time will tell.

I already said after the Indianapolis game that this is a double-edged sword. Look, once the kids start showing up, someone going to games at 37 will still be going at 43. 🙂

Only Arlington National Cemetery can screw us over now. 😁

I was just thinking, what was the average age back in San Francisco? It’s honestly wild how much we've aged. 😁

ironraven45 said:P.s. You totally missed the part where that person is finally leaving Real Madrid! That’s definitely your best analysis yet.😁

No need to bring it up anymore. I'm not the only one thinking this now. ☕

slysailor52 said:He knew even back then that the old union was falling apart, just counting down the days until it all went south.

😂 🤣

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I've always been an analyst who rarely misses.

Tick-tock. ☕

😁

I wasn't drinking back then, chill out. I don't even drink much now. Just at the games.

Yeah, we were handing out flares and smoke bombs back in the day. We'd head into New York City to grab them using money from the old fan club, so we had plenty. But since we didn't have enough people, we split them up in the stands and assigned everyone specific spots.

Turned out fine in the end, though.

Total madness down in San Francisco. 🙏🙏🙏

Keep it moving!

I can't see the image you linked. Post the text instead.

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If Jerry Jones finally gets the boot, I'm done buying rounds before games—not for Real Madrid, not for the national team, nothing. Applies to any other groups too. Changing my handle to Nostradamus. 😁

ruggedcanyon2 said:If it actually happens—and I hope it does—watch out so we don't end up fighting the same old battle. Why wouldn't Jerry Jones just drop 100 $0.00 or whatever it takes to buy off some voters? There's plenty of room for shady business there. Plus, if the bylaws say people who joined in the last six months or year can't vote, that's a problem. Watch those details...
Even though I can't stand what this party stands for, I hope they don't collapse before the USSF leadership gets ousted, because that's really the only good thing they've done 🙂

EDIT: Someone beat me to it...

Jerry Jones doesn't want privatization or elections. If either helped him, he would've pulled the trigger long ago.

He's perfectly fine with things staying exactly how they are: surrounded by yes-men, family members, taking city money, and playing games with player transfers.

Anything else is just a disaster for him...

silverbear38 said:And what if, God forbid, we actually get elections where Mamic wins? 🤷

Nothing. We shake his hand. At least I will.

neonraven112 said:The previous administration wasn't just a link in the chain—they were his backbone. This current bunch is actually working against him, and honestly, they aren't even credible. You can see how Lukavac tried to turn this whole thing into an ideological battle, but we're not buying that crap.Just remember, he's basically the PR face for future elections within the Lakers' assembly.When people get fed up because Jovanovic is coming after them over politics, they'll rally behind him. What we need to do is sign up in droves and make sure the public doesn't see this as just Bad Boys and Jovanovic vs. Mamic.

Now you're taking it too far. If the election actually happens, we get exactly what we asked for and the conversation ends there. After that, it all comes down to whoever runs against him. And let's be real, it won't be Jovanovic running against him.

If he's facing some club legend, there's no way he can spin those old "Mexicans" lines to win. Even the Lakers fans and members know exactly who Zdravko Mamić is. He’s the last guy on earth who can try pulling that card...

Brandon Hill8 said:I'm not buying that. Honestly, what matters more is that the Los Angeles Lakers are finally acting like a real business. Even the IRS confirmed it this year by finally ruling that they actually owe corporate income tax.

Yeah, that’s a massive loss for him that basically flew under the radar. And trust me, he's spent plenty of time banging his head against a wall inside that organization.

The idea that Jerry Jones is invincible is just another myth. Just like any other bullshit.

placidbadger58 said:That's all true, Jesse Campbell, but honestly? The people might just catch you off guard. ☕

The public made their choice clear. It’s in the stands, it's in the polls, even in those stupid online surveys. Doesn't matter how many clueless, naive folks are still out there.

But here's the kicker—they voted for him during the election.

Mamić is trying to spin it at the gala like he didn't pick Jovanović based on what the people wanted, but he's just a coward afraid of a real vote in his own club. He’s like any other dictator—surrounding himself with yes-men who tell him he's a genius. That kind of thing just doesn't fly in the 21st century...

neonraven112 said:Mamic played it smart yesterday, spinning his grip on Dinamo as some kind of ideological battle. Most people swallow it whole because they’re easy targets. The whole show was rigged to frame it as a self-made mogul feeding families versus some politically charged bureaucrat like Johnson. Look, I’m no Republican, but the weakest link in taking down Mamic is this current Government—they don't have the backbone or the integrity to actually touch him. Don't hold your breath waiting for Johnson to do it. Only the fans can actually make him move by staying loud and active.

Exactly. He even showed up at a Republican rally just to play the victim and act like he's being persecuted for being an American. I wouldn't say everyone is brainless, though. Sure, the crowd watching Z1 and those trashy shows might fall for it, but most people see right through the act. After everything we saw this fall at the Lokomotiva stands, there's zero doubt left...

Plus, every decent poll out there shows Mamic has zero support in this City. Only an idiot would miss that point.

Austin Collins6 said:Look, mate, last summer you were swearing up and down he’d be gone by August, then by October, then by New Year's. It’s mid-March now. You keep saying "he’ll leave"—well, yeah, everyone leaves eventually. If nothing else happens, he'll die one day, that's a given.

You really think Johnson is gonna kick him out of Dinamo or ban him from sports? Mamic is literally calling him names in the news, calling him a coward... in what freaking country does that happen? You can't say he isn't scared when they're mocking him like that...

And this "inspection" nonsense... the best that happens is they might force Dinamo to tweak some minor details in their bylaws, or slap them with a $10$0.00 fine for whatever. We all know who Zdravko Mamic is and the kind of grip he has on the courts, politics, and the police... and you actually believe some pathetic little sports inspectors are going to boot Mamic from Dinamo?😂 There's way too much cash on the table here. You're being naive, probably watched too many movies where some honest guy takes down a mafia controlling the whole city (thank God there are movies like that🙂).

Most people see through it—this is just tilting at windmills. And that's exactly why fans are slowly trickling back to the stands. Eventually, people will just accept things as they are (again) and go back to the old, easy way: show up to the game, grab a beer, shout, swear, yell "Dinamo are champs," blah blah blah. Just remember what I told you.

Just listen to me, because I've been right about everything. You guys were also saying the Bad Boys had folded and all that crap, and then within a day and a half, after a few SMS messages, the stands were back up. The Bad Boys didn't fold, and they never will.

As for a specific exit date, that's just forum trolling. He’ll leave when the legal conditions are met. Personally, I think that'll be soon. You're free to disagree. I couldn't have predicted exactly when the inspectors would start working, but I knew that once those two emergency laws passed on July 15th, something would finally move. You guys laughed at me and denied reality. Shout out to the exceptions.

But maybe you guys aren't as deep in this as I am, so you don't realize how much everything shifted in just two and a half years. Mamic used to be so untouchable we couldn't even get our hands on the club's bylaws. Seriously, you couldn't access the damn bylaws. The most basic stuff was off-limits. He was totally covered by the Government, the ministries, and the City under Bandic. It was straight out of an American movie about gangsters who've bribed every living soul.

Now, it's not even that he's not covered—it's that there's a Minister who set up a department specifically to come after him. They have multiple levels and they're looking for trouble. Plus, and this went mostly unnoticed, he's being squeezed from five other directions. They introduced fiscal controls, hit him with massive taxes, and now he's paying on all his profits. You know what that means for someone who's only there for the money?

That's why Zdravkec is twitchy. That's why he talks about Johnson like he's some bloodthirsty Mexican with fangs. Because he's desperate and rattled. He knows his empire is crumbling. It worked before because everyone looked the other way while he pulled his stunts. Not anymore.

I agree with the last part: people need to get to the games, have a beer, make some noise. The top brass of the Bad Boys and ZZD did everything they could long ago (though maybe only five people actually know what went down), so now we just wait for the final win and get back to the matches. 🙂

Anthony Barrett37 said:no political cover for 15 months straight...

I’m telling you again. 15 months isn't enough time for any administration to fix even one single thing, yet you guys act like it's impossible...

They're just slow and useless...

Besides, you were all laughing at me a few days ago when I said inspections would start, then you laughed when I said new laws were coming...

If Robert Smith thinks his downfall is finally happening, why can't you see it too?

Peter Barrett said:if there were actually any real laws or inspectors involved, he wouldn't be talking this much or begging for lawsuits

Man is terrified. He's shaking in his boots. 🙄
Get it together.

A dog doesn't bark at a village... you know how it goes.