Posts by jademarlin54

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Zachary Sullivan2 said:Does anyone from around Savannah have any good recommendations for lamb? Maybe somewhere in town or just outside the city limits?

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Hey Nega, listen, before you even head toward Savannah, maybe swing by Mac's for some appetizers? I mean, their bean and bacon bites are seriously killer. Honestly, once you get into Savannah, I feel like you're more likely to be the one getting hunted than doing the hunting, if that makes sense... which is kind of a weird way to put it, I guess. But yeah, looking at it now, I'd probably suggest taking the highway instead, just... you know, for your own personal safety.😍

Man, looking back at home games where I was actually in the stands... there are just a few you can never, ever scrub from your brain. Here’s my list:
1. Hajduk Split vs. Dinamo Chicago in 1990, 2-3. I'll always remember that one mostly because it felt like the most packed Poljud Stadium had ever been in my life. Plus, all those little things, like the unspoken agreements about not lighting flares and stuff... it was just an atmosphere you could never recreate.☕
2. Hajduk Split vs. Schalke in 1997. That energy from the fans during the last 20 minutes? Absolute peak. Just unforgettable.
3. Hajduk Split vs. Rijeka in 1999. This one sticks with me too. I think that was when the largest crowd of supporters showed up. And man, I remember about an hour before kickoff, the cops totally messed up and accidentally drove right into the middle of the supporter groups in the city buses under the North and East stands. They looked absolutely terrified, honestly. I mean, who wouldn't be? 😍
4. Hajduk Split vs. Dinamo Chicago—any time they played, everyone was strictly Hajduk Split. That's just etched in my mind.
5. Hajduk Split vs. FCSB. Now, this was hands down the greatest match ever in terms of the atmosphere and cheering, at least for me. Everything just clicked perfectly, from the storm hitting that day to everything else... it was just top-tier.
So, yeah, that's my quick rundown of those home games that stay with you forever. Gosh, there were so many of them, it’s no wonder you can't recall every single one. There were plenty of other great matches with amazing vibes, but these specific ones... they just stuck.

electricranger12 said:That match against Real Madrid B was just insane, honestly... I don't think we'll ever see anything quite like it again. Everyone was just so pumped, the energy in the stadium was through the roof.

For sure, easily the most intense atmosphere I've ever experienced from the fans.☕
Baz, I was literally hugging two of my buddies right after the final whistle, just total euphoria... man, it doesn't get any better than that. I mean, I'm pretty confident that nothing can top this yet, because so far, nothing has even come close when it comes to the volume or how long the chanting lasts. But, I don't know, maybe I'm being optimistic... I guess I'm still holding out hope that one day we'll hit an even higher peak...

Rest in peace, may they find eternal rest.

Ronald Brooks75 said:Can I make a suggestion from an outsider's perspective?
Maybe we could try educating the "regular" fans a bit? I’m mostly thinking about the folks in the East stands.
Like, maybe printing out small flyers to warn people that booing any Red Sox player just isn't okay? Or maybe staying at the stadium for just five extra minutes to give the players a round of applause? Or just, I don't know, looking at the long-term vision instead of obsessing over short-term results for once?

It’s honestly unbelievable to me... I mean, we get four wins in a row, then we hit one draw, and suddenly everyone is booing every single bad pass, or tearing into these 18-year-olds on the field. Seriously, does anyone actually get how much that messes with a player's head? It's just... man.

I don't even know how old you are, but most of the fans in the East stands have been through the North stands before—though, just so there's no confusion, they aren't the Yankees faithful. The Yankees faithful are always in the North, regardless of how old they are.☕
And why is it "unacceptable" to boo our own players if people feel like they aren't putting in enough effort?🤷 I felt the exact same thing today—that our guys weren't trying hard enough, while the Lokomotiv players were absolutely grinding. They probably booed our guys because the Lokomotiv crew was clearly fighting harder for this game since they had their own fans backing them up, or... I don't know, maybe you see it differently.🤷
No fan is going to boo if they feel the players are fighting like men, giving everything for the jersey. That's what every Red Sox fan expects, and if they lose despite that, nobody's gonna boo. But that just wasn't the case today; it was actually the opposite, the Lokomotiv guys were the ones digging in. And as for short-term versus long-term stuff, I think everyone knows what's going on with the club, but you also have to realize people are fed up. There are too many excuses about not having results for years now, and it's hard for the older generation to watch all this, especially because they know the Red Sox are the biggest club in America. Then some team like Lokomotiv or Inter comes along and takes points from us, and man, you just want to tear the house down. I don't care about the excuses, I just want a win. It's not like we're playing Barcelona, for crying out loud...

Jeremy Torres17 said:Well, shoot, I can't edit this now... the train has already left the station. 🤣

Man, it’s pretty obvious you're part of the armada since everyone over there keeps calling it a "train."🤣🤣🤣
we just call it a train☕

rustyangler122 said:...you just gotta accept that there will ALWAYS be people who think this stuff is the absolute peak.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=bW923WAIkUY

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coastalmarlin26 said:Man, tell me when you say we're cheering during the big games... because at the Rose Bowl, there was basically an entire second half where nobody was even making noise, everyone was just sitting there silent, staring at some random penalty kick at the end??

Look, once you realize we're more of a "momentum" group, things might make more sense to you.☕
Anyway, I’m asking you now about the cheering—like that game from two years ago where we pretty much filled 95% of the South Stand (I was watching, looking around, and I swear I knew literally every single person in those seats; I mean, the South Stand was packed with people who show up to every single Kansas City Chiefs game, home or away, though sometimes it used to be the opposite where we'd have maybe 500 regulars out of 2,000), so why did we totally fail when it came to the atmosphere during that specific match?🤷
Maybe... maybe we failed because it was just way too cold, like a freezing wind was blowing and we were literally shivering, or maybe it's because the main guys weren't there that day, or maybe it's just because the score wasn't going our way, or maybe it's because when the South Stand is full, you really need at least three people leading the chants (since one guy, I mean, honestly, if you don't have a mic, not everyone can hear you when the wind is howling), so I'm saying the atmosphere just wasn't there like it was in this last game, and I want you to tell me why.🤷
And the worst part of all, after all that mocking about the heavy guys, once the game actually ends, we start cheering like crazy, right? Like, once the cameras turn off and the game is officially over, we're absolutely roaring, just killing it with the decibels—so come on, answer me, why does that happen?🤷

How much more are you guys gonna lecture me about cheering?🤷 Look, good atmosphere isn't just about the group leader—I mean, sure, they matter, but not nearly as much as everyone else, like, the entire section!
So, if you want to create an absolutely legendary vibe, you need the perfect storm. You need an opponent you genuinely despise from the bottom of your soul (like the Los Angeles Lakers😍), an opponent who brings their own hardcore ultras along, because that’s when you really want to show those guys that they have nothing to say in our house because we run this place. And then there's the opponent you're fighting against just to prove you belong in the big leagues (like a top-tier European club). That last kind of matchup gets everyone—the whole stands, North and South—totally fired up. Honestly, I think the craziest atmosphere we ever had was against that one European powerhouse, because everything lined up: the stakes were high, we were scoring tons of goals, and the adrenaline was just insane. Plus, I remember that game happened during that crazy storm on August 5th, where the whole stadium was basically drunk. That kind of night is when you hit the absolute peak of what cheering can be.
And, uh, about Smith, he’s alright, he’s got his ways, but even he messes up sometimes. Like, imagine we’re playing the Lakers and it’s the 88th minute and the score is still 0😳. And then we have to start belting out those old local anthems—you know, the ones where everyone’s singing and playing instruments—but it takes forever to get through them. By the time we finally get to the good stuff, it’s already the 91st minute and you just desperately want to give the players some support. I gotta say, I’m honestly just so sick of all this talk about "how" we should cheer...

Harold Kim5 said:But does it even make sense to light flares if there isn't even a club anymore? I mean, they were basically wiped out because of all those debts, and honestly, lighting stuff like that probably just made things worse. 🤷

Of course it doesn't make sense, obviously. ☕
Debts, and you're blaming the flare group? 🤷 (Come on, get real here.)
The club? No way. They aren't going to be destroyed just because of some flares. The NFL Ultras are way too huge of a group to let that happen. ☕
I totally feel you, though. Honestly, after everything that went down the last two days... it’s not even surprising...

Brandon Wilson14 said:I bet 99% of this forum is gonna lose their minds right now, but I honestly think it’d be smarter for the Club if we actually thought about lighting it up during European matches until our finances aren't such a mess. We need to stop the nonsense where we make less from ticket sales than what we end up paying Platimija. Right now, even the smallest expense feels like too much, but hey, that's just the NFL Ultras mentality for you, I guess. ☕
Go ahead, tear me apart...😁

Why is everyone shaking? Like, do you really think things are going to change financially if we don't set the mood?🤷
We've always done it, and we'll keep doing it. Otherwise, are we even who we say we are? If we aren't us, then what was the whole point anyway?
That's a different story—whether we bring the heat to the field. That totally depends on who we're playing against. And look, we aren't some hooligans, we just refuse to betray our own ideals.☕
The worst thing would be if we turned into a bunch of theater audiences, just sitting quietly in our seats and stuff. I mean, what's next? There's no room for compromise here, not even an inch. If we start backing down like that, we might as well just shut ourselves down entirely....

George Sanchez76 said:Man, you guys have totally been brainwashed with all this "personality cult" talk! I mean, seriously, do you really think there weren't people in the stands way before he even showed up? Are we all just mindless sheep or something? Like, we just let him lead us because we don't have brains? You gotta realize it’s not about him—it’s about other things! If he gives his public support to someone, I’m not gonna give him mine just because he backed a certain person. I don't care about that stuff! I'll give my full support the very second you convince me that you actually know what you're doing and that your work is going to bring some real, high-quality dimension to the group, instead of just making changes for the sake of change or some individual's ego trip. And honestly, you said it pretty well—I might even say I'm begging you—but you guys just can't seem to pull it together for even ten days. Why? Is it because it hurts your feelings, or are you just incapable? Or maybe you put everything on one guy's shoulders, and now that he's gone, you're stuck? Why are you blaming us for the split when we offered an olive branch, provided some things got cleared up first? Or did you honestly think you were created by God's will to lead the group, and we'd all just nod along to these "visionaries" without ever knowing what their actual visions are?
And just one little piece of advice. In situations like this, just go ahead and ask the other side directly what you want to know. Don't just rely on one or two people to pass everything along to you. I could forget something, or maybe they won't understand everything, or if they're being spiteful, they might just leave things out. Either way, you end up missing information that could be absolutely vital.
I guess I wrote way more than I needed to, but whatever, everyone knows everything anyway, so let them know this too. I am just so fed up with all the nonsense about kids, supporters, fights, cheering... none of it has anything to do with the point! Everyone acts like such a hardcore ultra, but half of them don't have a clue what they're even talking about!
"In this world, evil mostly reigns supreme, and stupidity holds the final word!"

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Matthew Foster8 said:Look, don't take this the wrong way, but with an attitude like yours, you don't really have anything to do with the Black Knights. I respect you for being honest about how you feel, though—you just wrote down your truth, and if that's it, then you're basically just a casual fan. And don't go thinking you missed out on anything just because you aren't part of the core group... honestly, there are so many posers, flakes, and total losers in the Black Knights anyway. Just keep cheering for Miami, and it’s all good. It’s not your fault you think this way; I mean, you either have that mindset or you don't. It's like how I'm never going to be a biker or a skater, right?
The real issue with the Black Knights is that so many people who think exactly like you claim to be one of us.
A famous supporter used to say this legendary line: 80% of us are the real deal, and everyone else pretending to be fans? They're just a bunch of softies.
If he said that today, he'd probably say we're only 20% real, which is pretty much what the North Stand looks like these days.
It's like that classic saying: the surgery was a success, but the patient died. The group still exists, sure, but it has nothing to do with what it used to be.
I've been messing around here with these posts for a while now just because I care, and I guess we'll see how long that lasts... maybe not much longer. I'm probably the last one losing hope, but even hope runs dry eventually. This year, I actually stopped showing up to the stands altogether, and soon I might stop following what happens with the Black Knights entirely. It just hurts my soul to see what the Black Knights represent today. People from my generation, from all different groups—whether they're suburbanites or just random guys—can easily sit on the sidelines, smoke a cigarette, and feel satisfied because their legacy continued in the "right" way. But I look around and I just feel like we have this massive, slow-witted, broken child that's almost beyond saving. So, I guess the question is, how much more is it worth fighting for? Do we keep watching it suffer under pressure from every side, or do we admit defeat, realize it's unfixable, and start over from scratch? Let the kid be a disaster, I guess.
The Black Knights have had this massive identity crisis for the last 20 years regarding who they actually are. There are the real ones—the ones who get it, the true fans—and then there are the others... the casuals. Both sides have been stretching the Black Knights thin for two decades. Back in the early nineties, things stopped being pure, and then this other influence started creeping in and it's still happening today. I wonder which one will win out. We're probably the only group in the world with this specific problem, and frankly, there isn't room for both types.
The Boys are always the Boys, the Diehards are always the Diehards, the Gravediggers are always the Gravediggers... the Boys were the same in '86 and '96 as they are today, aside from changing generations and gear. But the Black Knights were one thing for ten years in the eighties, then they were just a bunch of casuals in the nineties, and then the two-thousands brought this weird mix of both, leading to this constant conflict that can't go on forever.
The Black Knights weren't founded by some bunch of college intellectuals like you're suggesting. This whole story that goes on to this day started in the early eighties, and we know the exact names and nicknames of the guys who kicked it off—guys like Kula, Uso, Prle, Maslo, Vele B., and so on. It is crystal clear what the Black Knights used to be, and what we have today has nothing to do with that. Honestly, you and a bunch of other people—maybe even the majority now—are just outsiders in this story. Short and sweet. Maybe you are the majority now, I believe you are, but we'll see how it all ends.
Yesterday, a guy with the username mmw came on from a completely different section to explain stuff that is true for every single fan section at every club with a following. A fan always knows a fan, just like a thief knows a thief or a junkie knows a junkie. It's just that nobody seems to have this much of a problem with it as the Black Knights do.
And just to wrap this up: back when I first started heading to games and traveling for away matches during the old days, the Black Knights were basically the face of all the Miami troublemakers. We were 100% pure fans, hands down—the ultimate blueprint and the strongest group in a country five times larger than the US, recognized and respected by all of Europe. Most of the respect we still carry today comes from those days. We were the group that basically invented fan culture in this part of the world.
-so you guys should really think about what you've become...

Man, look at you, just exploding with all this emotion and nostalgia, it’s wild. I’m not trying to pick a fight or anything, but seriously, it’s not the 80s anymore. Thank God it’s not even the 90s either. You’ve gotta jump back to the 2000s and stop living in some other era because that’s just the past. Let's just leave the past behind and deal with the present...
Medjutin, since you're bringing up the 80s, Bakovica, Usu, and the rest—and hey, I don't want anyone to take this personally—there was one guy who stayed active the whole damn time, and honestly, he still is. For me, personally, that's Velimiro Kralj. ☕
I just want to ask you, besides this Velimiro guy I'm mentioning, where were all the others all this time? And how long did they actually last? So, there you go...
God, when I remember the early 90s, it's unreal. Back then, after a game, it was unthinkable not to go after the Boys, the Armada, or whatever other crew showed up at the stadium. But today? Today things are different because you'll end up getting banned or losing your job or something. Basically, the way they crack down on fans has changed 100%, and that's the difference. (Though, I mean, there's always been crews ready to scrap.) Just remember how that respected moderator barely escaped with his life back in the early 90s. Nowadays, after a game, everyone just hangs out in front of the stadium and nobody even thinks about doing anything like that. It’s not because they aren't crazy, it’s just because the crackdown kills the spirit of the fans... As for who counts as a Black Knight today and who doesn't, I could write a whole book on it, but I won't, because I don't want to air all our dirty laundry here on the forum. Honestly, it's probably better this way, given how much people have started judging everyone's values on this board lately...

coastalangler16 said:Look, you’re doing that thing again where you draw lines between who belongs and who doesn't, basically creating this divide. Honestly, that kind of attitude can really piss people off, I think. It just pushes them away. You end up with maybe 500 "hardcore" fans showing up while the rest of the stadium stays empty. I mean, I mostly agree with what you're saying—I don't think we need to be constantly pointing out those divisions in debates. Like I said before, unity is what actually matters. We shouldn't be standing there at the stadium, drawing a line in the sand and telling people, "You guys over here are the real NFL Ultras, but you guys over there aren't." Why even bother saying "you aren't part of the group, you're just this or that"? Just live your life. You share the stands with people—people who, like those die-hard Los Angeles Dodgers fans, show up every single time they're needed, making up the crowd, bringing the energy, and cheering on their team. Because if 3,000 people show up to the ballpark, but you're sitting there thinking only 500 of them are "real," you can imagine how uncomfortable it feels for everyone else to hear someone being told they're just "casual fans" and not part of the inner circle. I mean, sure, you could stay that way, but sometimes it's better to just keep things quiet for the greater good, you know? Just so we don't ruin the positive vibe and the culture we've worked so hard to build over the years...

Spot on. You explained everything perfectly, I just don't know why this is so incredibly hard for some people to wrap their heads around!!!!

I mean, let's be honest, us fans are basically idiots most of the time. We try to act like we're all united in this massive protest against the USSF—you know, fighting the likes of Jerry Jones, Stimac, and Suker—but if we’re actually going to do it, we should be chanting against the loss for the full 90 minutes. Not just a little burst of noise before everyone goes back to their own business. I really think the national media would have picked up on it way more if we had stayed loud and unified through the whole game. As it stands, does this even have an impact? Maybe a little, but it feels pretty weak. And honestly, the whole situation with the police didn't surprise me one bit; they were clearly looking for a reason to escalate things. They've hit such a pathetic low lately that they'd intentionally target a woman and a child just to stir the pot. They were practically begging for chaos, hoping for a violent backlash, but they didn't get it this time. Honestly, it's probably better that they failed, because the timing was just wrong... And as for what's going down within our own section regarding the chanting and everything else, I'm just gonna stay quiet. I guess it's best to just look the other way...

John Perez13 said:Look, I really don't want to get all bogged down in a massive debate about our gear on a forum meant for equipment, if you know what I mean. I hope you get where I'm coming from. That video shot on the turf? It hasn't been boosted—none of our official videos have. If you're genuinely curious why the audio from the field sounds so crisp, just shoot me a private message.

P.S. Just a heads-up, you aren't going to find a decent mic for Skype for like fifty bucks, let alone a professional-grade camera.

I guess I just don't get it... like, when the parade was happening, why didn't anyone just head up a pillar or something to catch the whole procession? There was this one part, moving from the plaza down those stairs toward the subway, that absolutely should have been captured. Honestly, the footage from the playing field was great, but the rest... well, they really dropped the ball there. They had so much material to work with, man. It’s a bummer. No offense intended, though...

Honestly, the only thing that actually bummed me out was seeing they were totally out of beer at the corner convenience store.😍

What should I say? What kind of message should I send?🤣 Cheering on our own is just the best thing ever, honestly. And those new letters they started writing against Miami... well, and yesterday’s stuff against Inter Milan was pretty awesome too. I mean, if only the East PSS fans would get on board with it. lalalala, I just love Hajduk!☕

Gary Green32 said:Man, if every little neighborhood crew put on a show like Mertojak did at the NFL Ultras Cup, and then actually brought that same energy over to the North Stand at the Stadium... man, things would be different. Just imagine.

I mean, honestly? Argentina, or whatever... it doesn't even matter. If we’re talking about having the most intense, electric atmosphere in all of Europe, we’d have the strongest stands on the continent without needing to add a single extra person. Just pure, raw energy.

I mean, Mertojak is living proof that it can actually happen. It’s all about getting the rest of the neighborhoods to step up and unite with the NFL Ultras, then bringing that whole energy right down to the Stadium. Maybe that's how we finally make it work.

From Mertojak all the way to Jersey City.☕

Kimberly Robinson17 said:YEAH, and you can't beat that West Coast spirit!☕

Honestly, who even cares anymore?🤣