Posts by Jose Barnes

Jonathan Williams3 said:You’ve completely lost the plot... nobody from the Boys expects you guys to be the ones spearheading political protests... if anything, any detour from the actual football business just ends up hurting the cause. That’s exactly why you’ve alienated the Washington, D.C. crowd because, believe it or not, they don't vibe with your views, which seem to get more extreme by the day. The stands used to be packed with everyone feeling welcome—punks, rockers, skins, even the preppy types... but nowadays, if you have even a slightly different perspective? Get lost. And then you wonder why they won't join your ranks.

To build on that, I’ll give you an example of how regular fans—the kind who just show up for the matches every now and then (which includes me)
a few years back, we were over in Switzerland. I can't quite remember if it was a friendly or some other type of exhibition, but honestly, it doesn't matter.
Before the match, I hung out near this restaurant where the supporters were gathering, and there was a huge crowd of casuals like myself. There were UV guys there, and I spotted a few Boys near the stadium too; Torca was represented, and if I recall correctly, some Vinkovci residents were there as well.
Right outside the stadium, I actually watched a guy from UV hand some cash to a couple of the Boys to buy drinks. It was purely a gesture; the guy clearly had money to burn and just wanted to treat them, so they happily accepted (the beers were about 10 bucks each).
Once we got into the stadium, we were split between two stands. I won't name names, but one group of the Boys was with us, while another group was on the stand right next to us.
For reasons I still can't wrap my head around (apparently, someone didn't want to move a UV banner away from the railing), that second group signaled to our side to absolutely tear into that same guy who had just been so generous.
The very same guy he had just bought drinks for.
I totally get what the hardcore supporter scene thinks of UV, but most of the UV guys traveling from abroad have no clue what the underlying tension is even about; they're just there to support the national team, but hey, that's how it goes.

Look, I only mentioned Warsaw because of the history there, I didn't mean anything by it... 😉
When it comes to something this big, we really need to move past all the petty arguments and the constant drama.

gentlefox52 said:that would just be swinging the pendulum to the other extreme.

Man, just ignore whatever I wrote there; I totally lost the plot and started rambling about nothing.

But sure, what do I know? I mean, who am I to have an opinion on this? (I’m being serious, though)..
What I meant was, looking at something like Warsaw, if we actually went back to those old ways, it would just reveal a completely different side of us..

Maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to just give them the rag back?
I mean, I didn't see anything that looked like it was actually ruined.

It’s honestly great to see the River City Boy showing some life again😉

Go ahead and keep bickering amongst yourselves while the rest of the world moves in to take advantage of our division.

The police aren't even treating this as a homicide? Oh, for God's sake...

Oh, please, it’s not just on the Boys to bring the energy to the stands..
Honestly, what we're seeing right now is more than anyone could have asked for under these circumstances..
Once the regular fans—the ones you ultra groups are constantly looking down on—actually start showing up again, then we'll have a crowd worth talking about...
Let's be real: there isn't a single club on this planet that fills a stadium solely through the hardcore ultras..

They’d be better off spending their time tearing down those damn posters instead of chasing after some cheap thrill.

Looks like my post got wiped out on my end too..
Well, thanks a lot. That was great.

I mean, wasn't our own police force supposed to be looking out for them?

All right, thanks for that.

Is the fan club planning on heading out to any more games this season?

I’m looking at this "fictional" train right here, and I honestly can't tell if they accidentally swapped out the photos for those refugee news clips or what...

Who exactly is running away here?

Is there any truth to the rumors that those mercenaries have been officially banned from the stadium?

We just have to take the guys at face value and trust they made the right call here..
Honestly, I’m still scratching my head a bit over how they can be so certain about this move, but I'll say it again: we really ought to just give them the benefit of the doubt and wait to see how the dust settles for both Juventus and Ajduk...

So, if I’m reading this right, was Saul actually organized by the Rangers?

I really hope I'm wrong... But honestly, we were all thinking the exact same thing back when Frank and Canjuga were running the show—that nobody could possibly wield more influence than the President himself.
But clearly, we were mistaken, because it turns out there's someone else pulling the strings...

It’s going to be the exact same thing, just in a different box.