Posts by bluewalker92

wanderingcobra18 said:Laughing it off? Yeah, right. If we’re being honest here, things usually end badly... more than a few times, actually.

I mean, they’ll either smash your phone, break your arm, or crack your camera lens... then good luck finding any actual proof.

If there are enough people filming, they'll either catch what they were actually supposed to be recording, or they'll just end up filming someone's phone getting totaled. And let me tell you, the mainstream media? They have zero interest in the second one. 🙂

Look, you’ve got all these complex types scattered all over Europe, but let me tell you—the Black Knights are a massive movement of hardcore fanatics, and these little organized street gangs don't even come close to our level.

northernrider79 said:this whole forum is trash😠, and what kind of nonsense are you even talking about? I honestly can't believe how out of touch you are🙂 😵 😵. If you were there, you know exactly how it went down. This site is just pure garbage, honestly, it makes me sick. And look, I’ll just say it—some of our guys actually had a decent time, but yesterday was a total embarrassment on your part. Why did you guys bail? That’s on you. Usually, I just scroll through this filth and move on, but I have to tell you right now, you're being an idiot. Anyway, peace out, and I really hope you grow some actual backbone before the next meetup🙂
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Look, it’s not my fault you can't read the full post you're replying to and missed the sarcasm entirely... 😉

Catch you at the next one. There's an old saying: "Don't let the lows break you, and don't let the highs go to your head"... 👍

What are you guys even whining about? We showed up with 30 people against 150 of them, we made the first move, screamed our heads off at those local gangs, and held our ground for five minutes straight regardless of the banners. Honestly, props to the few of yours who actually stepped up in the front lines, but they were dropping like flies. I wonder who was actually 😁

If this were a standard report on some mindless fan forum, it would look different. But unlike those other ultra-obsessed rags, I try to be honest. Let’s call it what it was—we lost yesterday. We were outnumbered at least five to one, and frankly, they weren't even that tough. After that initial burst of energy, we avoided a full-blown riot by retreating to the bus just to save our banners. It felt a lot like that scrap our crew had with the demon gang a few weeks back, except the demon gang would never admit they lost...

But hey, we’re just naive idiots who actually own up to our losses. So, in the history of American fan culture from the 90s onward, we’ll probably be remembered for the only two clashes where someone actually backed down to Montezuma and then there was this mess at the gas station yesterday... Nobody runs except the Navy; everyone else stays proud of the scene, except for those local gangs... ;-)

The Navy can hold its own against the biggest groups out there, but only if we stick together. That’s the cold, hard truth. It sucks we weren't all united yesterday—well, at least everyone who went to the game—because if we had been, those losers wouldn't have stood a chance. It's just like how the NFL hooligans in St. Petersburg could have taken on the Russ if they'd stayed as one unit... Unfortunately, our two groups have the same damn mindset: everyone does their own thing. It's always "I'm invincible," as if twenty drunk guys think they can take on 150 million people...

Alright, here are the official shots. For those of you who can't help yourselves from posting random junk, maybe just hold off until these drop next time...

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@casualRi

Seriously, stop posting photos of half-finished graffiti online!! A 30-foot mural is gonna be totally finished in like 48 hours, and you really can't wait one single day to post actual shots once the work is actually done? I'm tired of seeing these messy, mid-process leaks spreading everywhere when we could just wait for the real deal.

Hey, if anyone from the demon crew managed to snap some photos, could you please drop them here? I’m looking for shots of our banners, maybe a wide shot of the whole stand, or even some of those old pics from when things were getting smoky and wild...

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@mellowhawk34/">@@mellowhawk34
Look, I’m right there with you—rockets are just a total waste of resources. Absolute stupidity.

Now, saying this about the Mexicans might get me some heat, but let’s be real for a second: you can’t expect us to show up for a friendly match when the national team is facing a high-stakes qualifier. It’s basic logic. When they couldn't swing trips to Israel or Spain because the budget was tight, part of the squad ended up heading down to Savannah instead. If the national team were playing a massive qualifier in the middle of Chicago, you can bet your life nobody would have bothered showing up in Savannah...

@mellowhawk34/">@@mellowhawk34
Look, we went to as many friendlies as we could afford. It wasn't like we were specifically dodging games in California just because of you guys—it’s simpler than that. If there were two or three scheduled, we’d make sure to hit at least one. Same thing when they were playing over in Austria; we didn't go to all three, just one. We don't have money to burn, alright? And honestly, if you ask me, we should probably boycott these preseason trips altogether in the future. The fans end up doing more harm to the club during these things than any actual good. All that chaos disrupts the team trying to settle in for the season, not to mention those drunks who show up to a match where the squad is just trying to find their rhythm—the score doesn't even matter, but they still show up and cause nothing but trouble for the players...

The guys were out in Santa Barbara on Sunday since that was supposed to be our matchup against you, but someone bailed before the finals... Local police sent them packing because of some fighting with them at the stadium...

Regarding Savannah:

There were a ton of kids there, about the same amount as at Monte Carlo. I told you this in person, but I'll say it here too: our national team played on Saturday instead of Friday, so the squad was definitely younger...

None of us are claiming to be geniuses, nobody ever said we were, but clearly something about this whole situation is eating at you. Besides, you guys were the ones who started this war on Reddit, which, by the way, is pretty much as intense as that verbal shouting match yesterday. And the fact that you're still posting pictures of banners that were stolen ages ago—a topic that's been totally settled—just proves you aren't happy with yourselves after what happened yesterday... ;-)

We showed up in Savannah yesterday because our club was playing. WE SHOW UP FOR OUR SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC, THE TEAM WE LIVE AND DIE FOR—EVEN IF SOME INSECURE IDIOT MIGHT ONE DAY DECIDE TO SMASH A ROCK INTO OUR SKULLS. But we aren't going to go through the trouble of cheering for our club just because of opposing fans, and especially NOT because of some Demon!! We went to Savannah to support Seattle ahead of the league restart because we dream of seeing them back at the top, taking the title. We came for Seattle Sounders FC, not for you. You guys are the ones who came because of us. If you actually wanted to pick a fight, you could've just said something; we were hanging around outside the stadium for ten minutes during the first half, you could've reached out...

@Jacob Richardson4/">@@Jacob Richardson4

Fifteen no-shows?? Give me a break. As far as I can tell, the only time we skipped out was that first friendly match after Monte Zaro. And honestly, there was a perfectly good excuse for that one—it was a workday, and thirty different guys had just been slapped with ten $0.00 penalties right after Monte Zaro. By the very next game against you guys, some weekend tournament shortly after that missed friendly, our crew was already rolling out in the van.

And that Wednesday friendly? That’s the only time in forever we didn't show up for a game in California, unless you count those times the national team played friendlies (which you don't follow, so you wouldn't get it) or when they played two or three games back-to-back in a couple of weeks and we couldn't make every single one.

Can I ask one question for all the demons and the ones acting as their spokespeople here on this forum? Is it the same group of people causing all the drama and typing away here, or do you guys have separate fighters and propaganda experts on standby? And what’s the hourly rate for this defense job on the forum? Who’s footing the bill—the board at the real California outfit or the management over at General Dynamics?

Richard Robinson8 said:Seriously, what kind of absolute garbage did they send us today? 🤷

It’s the same old story, isn't it? You’ve got these people coming onto your own turf, disrespecting everything you stand for, basically spitting in your face, and what do you do? You just sit there seething. You’re absolutely livid, heart pounding, teeth clenched because you want to do something about it—anything—but you can't. There's no police force to back you up, no authority to step in and fix the mess they're making. So you just boil over in silence while they keep pushing. It's infuriating. Truly maddening. 😂

The Armada is out in full force today, split into three different groups. We’ve got plenty of our people showing up in Israel, waving around those Armada, Grobnica, and 1st Battalion banners. Over in Spain, I’m pretty sure there’s at least one of our cars heading to some youth rally. As for us? There's about 30 or 35 of us hitting up that friendly match down in Sedona near San Diego—just a small, quick strike.

The capital out West pulled in about 2,115, while our section barely scraped 600. Honestly, looking at how that last derby went, we could've easily had 3,000 people there if anyone actually showed up.

Seriously though, props to the younger crowd 👍 . Let's just move on—San Francisco is away, and Indianapolis is home...

Melissa Reyes45 said:Look, kid, are you actually out of your mind? What "dead flesh camera flashes" are you even talking about? I’m not saying the flares weren't decent, but honestly, we light up more pyro than that just during a local pickup game in San Francisco ,so what's this nonsense about flashes? Who's even taking pictures of you? Listen, if that display didn't blow anyone away, then we basically lit 40 sticks just to look like idiots. Get real, man. When it comes to flares, everyone knows who the real heavyweights are. And another thing—our choreography used to actually mean something. Yesterday was just embarrassing. It's better to do nothing at all than to force some half-baked crap just for the sake of having something. Keep pushing, you guys are doing fine, but don't overplay your hand when you know exactly where you stand. Peace.

See, that’s exactly my point. You guys are acting like total cowards... 😁

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I mean, honestly... look at that harbor. Just look at it. It’s a mess. A total disaster zone. I was sitting there yesterday, just staring out at the water, thinking about how much everything has changed. You remember how it used to be? Before all the corporate takeover nonsense and the endless construction? It felt like a real place back then. Now, it feels like they just slapped some overpriced condos around the waterfront and called it "progress." Progress my foot. It’s just more noise and more people who don't know how to act in public. It makes me want to just pack up and head out to the middle of nowhere, maybe find a quiet spot in Montana where nobody's trying to sell you a $15 latte while you're just trying to watch the tide come in. Everything's getting too crowded, too loud, too... much. Just my two cents. Or maybe just my bitter ramblings. Who cares? [User Name] says:
Honestly, that whole thing about the choreography was kind of a nothingburger for me. Just... meh. Nothing special at all. Don't @ me, I'm just saying what I felt. 😉 But honestly, the one saving grace about that whole thing was seeing it pop up in those other two non-supporter sections too. It actually felt right for once. 👍

That’s exactly the whole point of the choreography, isn't it? You want something fresh every single time. In this case, we got two new sections of stands. Honestly, I’m not even feeling the choreography that much—especially regarding the West side—but after seeing those endless little little flags waving around, it was about damn time we actually did something with some paper. It’s just a shame that on our side of the stadium, it feels impossible to pull off anything remotely impressive.

Look, I’ll be the first to admit that the whole paperwork situation was a total mess—they really dropped the ball there, and it could have been handled way more professionally. But hey, at least they didn't leak the choreography on national TV five hours before kickoff like some amateur outfit. That would've been a disaster. 😁

Honestly, you gotta hand it to those ultras. I don't think I’ve ever stepped foot in Indianapolis without being hit by a massive cloud of smoke—those guys really know how to set a scene. And man, their banners are freaking huge... plus, the Wi-Fi situation there is actually decent for once. 🙂

@Samuel Smith46/">@@Samuel Smith46
You're not wrong, we really dropped the ball by not bringing a bigger one... Usually, it's just what we do, we lug them everywhere whenever we're heading out to San Diego or Washington, D.C., but this time we kind of "forgot"... If nothing else, at least we tried to make up for it with those little flags on the fence in the second section 😁 ... Onward and upward...

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Look, there’s a massive difference between just "copying" someone and actually lacking an ounce of originality. We try hard to be our own people, and honestly, I think we nail it. When it comes to coming up with songs, choreo, or whatever crazy stuff the supporters do, we’re probably the best at it. Even if we happen to pull something from a stadium over in some other part of America or even from your neck of the woods, it’s just one little thing. It’s not like those other groups where it’s dozens of songs, flags, and tiny details all ripped off from somewhere else.

Take the Cohort, for example. I know for a fact some of their stuff wasn't exactly spontaneous. I actually traveled with them to Bulgaria for a rap concert once, and they were practically obsessing over some "God, I love Cleveland..." line, only to turn around and crank out a song using that exact same melody later on. You see it right in their documentary—one of the older members says, "When we were picking a name, Armada meant a naval fleet, so we decided to call ourselves a land version," and then they used the same font on their banners and everything. So yeah, there was definitely some copying going on in the early days, and later they leaned into it just to mess with people once they realized it bugged them. Not that I'm just trashing the Cohort for the hell of it—lately, they've actually been pretty original. They’ve got these remixes of old folk songs and local American tunes that you really only hear in their section now.

On the flip side, I'm almost certain Mr. Ajmemeninijemidobro hasn't even heard of that Tornado flag, and as for that song they sing? Probably nobody's ever heard a note of it...

wearyraven25 said:It’s way too complicated. Honestly, you probably need at least a high school diploma like Rodney just to wrap your head around what's actually happening here. 🤣

Look, a solid piece of choreography is just like a great movie—you don't catch all the nuances on the first viewing... 😁

@Walter Mitchell/">@@Walter Mitchell
You’ve got a point, you guys definitely called it first. I haven't actually heard the song, but I saw the flag on those two poles. Look, regardless of whether it's "original" or not, we can at least say it wasn't ripped off from our side. That song was basically leaked by some guy who showed up to Yankee Stadium dead drunk when he was 35 and started belting out "oh man, I don't feel so good" (makes you wonder why 🙂). Honestly, the guy probably doesn't even pay attention to the local scene or what other flags are flying.

The whole display represents the Gulf Coast and how close we are to the islands—plus those temperatures that swing wildly from 91 to 108 degrees (that's the first layer of symbolism here). It's meant to show how Cleveland takes down the clubs represented on the right: Miami, Real Madrid, Volunteers, and the New York Islanders (those last ones just because of fan solidarity 🙂). Also, some of the numbers are highlighted in a different color, so if you look closely, you get a glimpse of where we want to be in the standings: 3, 6, 9, 12 (there's the second bit of symbolism). On the left, you've got this wave effect that starts low and then climbs higher during the choreography until it hits that sweet spot of 12 points or 108 degrees—which, let's face it, also symbolizes clinical death 😁 if Cleveland manages to sweep their first four games. And that brings us right back to the message: OH MAN, I DON'T FEEL SO GOOD...

There’s about a hundred of us on the boat, plus another 5 to 10 smaller vessels trailing behind... We cruised from Newport, passed by Ike, hit up Palm Beach right where the players' hotel is located, and then made our way to Malibu where everyone started lighting up about ten different flares and smoke bombs...

Long live the Navy!

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