Honestly, why are you even surprised? It’s not that deep. This guy barely finished middle school—basically an illiterate dude—and his mom basically hand-picked him to lead the Democratic Party. Why would you be shocked that someone is defending him? He’s only there to act as a shield and take the heat, which is exactly what he does. Plus, the guy was drowning in debt after losing big at the poker tables—he was totally screwed. He didn't "sell out" for $4 million and some luxury yacht or whatever; the boss just cleared a few of his debts, and now he's basically a puppet who does exactly what he's told. I don't get it, people—why are we even reading these articles on the Bad Boys thread? What do you expect? That they’ll just surrender? Give me a break. In three days, you'll see his mom holding a press conference where he's treated like some saint. Remember when fans were blocking the streets and begging him not to leave the team? Even the old-timers were practically kneeling, pleading with him to stay, and he decided to stick around anyway. So, what makes you think he can just walk away? He's got about 500 people on his payroll—you really think they're all going to agree and say, "Okay, let's stop getting our checks from the boss"? Yeah, right. Like that's ever happening.
I honestly thought the whole licensing mess was going to be the end of it—like, I was convinced we'd see a team say, "Nope, we aren't playing against clubs without licenses," and just call it a day, declaring the league irregular... but seeing how easily this can slide through? It means this stuff affects everything, even European competition. And wasn't Lokomotiva playing in Europe for as long as I can remember? Seeing how casually this all passes under the radar... man, I don't even know what to say anymore. Honestly, that sports agency doesn't have any real teeth to actually fix anything; they're basically just there to point out the problems. Look, I'll gladly eat my words and let everyone tear me apart if I'm wrong, but I have a feeling this will just blow over like everything else—big noise, then total silence, and we're back to square one. Let's go, time for another massive hit against the mob... in any sane country, at least a hundred people would be sitting in federal detention right now, yet our league carries on like nothing happened tomorrow. This guy sells players whenever he feels like it, nobody knows where the money is going, and frankly, nobody even asks. That’s just the way it is now... crime has become normalized. Until I see an obituary or a corpse showing how bad things are falling apart, you might as well just forget the whole thing. I agree with what you said about his power fading, though—it felt that way to me too, but hey, who am I to judge what a guy says when every time we try to take him down, he just crushes us harder. I'd be lying if I said I saw any silver lining here. Realistically, this should be what we're fighting for, but whatever—heads up. Two years ago, this kind of thing wouldn't have even made the headlines, let alone been reality.
Honestly, until I see an obituary, none of this matters—nobody gives a damn about some inspection. They’ll slap them with a $15k fine and call it a day... We should have been organizing massive protests together instead of just drifting off to some small town in the Midwest. Remember when they hit the football mafia and Mamić with those license issues? That was the biggest blow they've taken yet, and it was only two weeks ago—hardly anyone even remembers it now. I won't consider this a real fight until I see someone get shot in the street or overdose in a bathroom stall. Until then, forget these inspectors. It’s like a transit officer on a subway in NYC—if you want to pay and listen, fine, but if not, you just tell him to shove it and walk away. He’s got his little bit of authority, but so do I.
Some middle-aged guy—built like a tank, a real powerhouse at first glance—managed to turn into a total wimp in seconds right in the middle of The Daily News coverage. On one side, he’s being hauled along by some girl—maybe a sister, who knows—someone easily forty pounds lighter than him; on the other, there's an older gentleman, looks like his dad. They’re both lugging him around while he just hangs his head and cries, barely managing to blurt out "Tear!" at a sports reporter. Honestly, that outburst is going to be used as proof of how things actually went down at Santa Monica. God, those ignorant thugs in the stands... they're sending such a garbage message about America and the American people. Shame on them.
Just thinking out loud here—I find it hard to believe the same "hooligans" (using the term loosely, because if we let that label stick publicly, they basically lose their identity as anything else) who were throwing flares onto the pitch were also the ones facing tear gas. Maybe they were, but before that happened, our proud boys from Real Madrid were practically begging to blind those hooligans just so they could get close enough to arrest them and put them behind bars where they belong... blah blah blah. On one hand, you’ve got a handful of individuals displaying the absolute worst kind of deviant behavior, tossing sporadic flares into a crowd filled with retirees and kids who didn't do a thing. On the other hand, you have highly trained DOJ officers charging straight into that same crowd and deploying tear gas—so, who's actually targeting whom? Is there any single institution in this whole mess worth citing as a model of good conduct, or is the label "hooligan" only reserved for those who don't wear a DOJ badge? You can't justify treating the exact same behavior differently just because one group finished a year-long training course in a suburban neighborhood and suddenly they're "the state." Besides, the obvious question remains for anyone paying attention: where was all that authority when it was actually time to step up and control the situation?
We’re always comparing ourselves to Scandinavians or Americans—everyone we assume knows how to actually fix this mess. Vrbanović says, "We only have turnstiles and cameras at one single stadium. That's our reality. We need to focus on stadium licensing and work with the FBI to train security." Seriously? Where did all those millions go—the ones floating around both the political and sports systems? Apparently, there's no money for surveillance, but somehow there's enough to let some guy in a beat-up building on the north side film everything on a Sony from '95. The poor guy just zooms in on every "hooligan" from the north stands—all hyped up, just waiting for someone to stand on a chair and ask if that's how they behave back home at Yankee Stadium.
Sports executives clearly have the will, the time, and—obviously—the cash, seeing as they keep inventing new positions just to shuffle the same old faces around. Now they’re claiming they’ve formed this National Committee Against Violence. They’ve gathered some "legitimate" big names to do one simple task: condemn the only people left actually standing up and showing what real passion for the game looks like. I’m not talking about those paid actors who showed up at Santa Monica to throw flares at kids just so the government has an excuse to declare war on the "hooligans" again—you know, just to distract the masses because our local leadership is getting too cocky and the administration has already lost its grip. It's all just theater to make it look like this government is actually doing something for the people. Let's show Europe and the East that we’re just these civilized, sophisticated types with zero tolerance for violence. Yeah, right—it’s like how Americans spread democracy across the globe by killing anyone in their way; total fairy tales.
In the end, it won't be those three or four nobodies tossing flares because they were told to—it'll be everyone who brought them into the stands right under the nose of our highly trained, all-powerful police. I mean, thousands of us have been bringing them in for years, yet somehow my gear gets flagged as "hazardous materials" every time I head to a game just so Joe doesn't take a flare to the head in the 38th minute. Let's be real here—either our "hooligans" all suddenly earned PhDs in philosophy and decided to bring flares as an intellectual statement (I wouldn't rule it out), or someone on the other side of the aisle is being incredibly dense. Most likely? They're playing dumb because that's what they've been ordered to do.
And just like that—there goes that primal love for sports. Just kill it off completely. It’s like back in the old days when you wanted to step foot in a church and they basically told you "no way." Go ahead, obsess over Real Madrid, or follow the underdog teams, whatever—it doesn't matter. At the end of the day, the big shots won't end up behind bars for breaking any actual laws meant to protect Americans... instead, it'll be a handful of "hooligans"—a label slapped on by those self-proclaimed journalists who sold their souls for a single Rolex. Look, I get it, I’m judging—maybe it's because I don't have a hungry kid at home wondering how much a Rolex would actually help. But hey, who am I to judge? Still, I'm not interested in playing the part of the perfect patriot. I'm not having kids just to see what's left for them once these money-grubbing machines tear down the last bit of humanity we have left.
Honestly, massive respect to both Hajduk and the NFL Ultras... I'm actually feeling a bit jealous here 😉 my club is heading toward Champions League qualification while I'm just sitting here—it sucks. I’m expecting about 3,000 of our guys to descend on Miami, complete with a killer show program filling up the whole stadium and the entire city... for god's sake, don't mess this up and go out early, okay? hehe... All in all, if I were a Hajduk fan, I'd be incredibly proud of that 0:3 away win at home. Screw everything, John Perez13 is somehow more influential than the BBC (the news network, not what you creeps immediately thought of 😉 🙂 ))
Honestly, I don't get all this arguing about whether someone's face is painted or not—what’s the actual difference? Are the guys with the face paint suddenly tougher or something? If you haven't been caught in a scrap or dealt with some heat in the stands, maybe you aren't even a real fan, or you're just lying about it. Simple as that. Also, I can't tell from that second clip if the guy getting jumped by the zebra crew is one of yours or theirs, but either way, mad respect to him. 🙂 Dude gets absolutely leveled by ten people, pops right back up a second later, and just goes, "Sorry for the wait, just got my ass kicked," and then just walks off like nothing happened...
As far as I'm concerned, just wipe my first two posts—not like I actually said anything wrong or insulted anyone, honestly. This forum isn't exactly the center of my universe 🙂 but hey, let's not clutter the thread with mindless spam and meta-commentary... enjoy yourselves while I go pig out like a total slob—I'm currently halfway through a massive binge of junk food and cheap beer, just living the dream 🙂 fight it out peacefully 😉
Oh, so now you're trying to lecture me? Like I actually care what you think about whether I dig their jersey or not—it's really not that deep. I said what I said, and if you need a translator to handle my sarcasm, feel free to go grab one...
The shirts look great, seriously—but like that guy said, they feel way more like your vibe than ours 🙂 up north where it’s just freezing and bleak... that's not us. Honestly, I dig that Southern style more than our Northern stuff anyway—but hey, to each their own, right? lol. I can already see it: the old-school Black Knights tearing into those ultra groups and their plain shirts without any logos, while the younger crowd is just losing their minds 🙂 even if the designs are actually pretty sick. Anyway, today's my last day on the clock—catching up with you guys soon hehehe
Do you actually have proof he won, or are you just assuming? 🙂I mean, who’s even going to sue you if you can show you paid... but whatever... I'm certain it didn't happen—just like how nobody gets a dime from the LA Galaxy unless they absolutely have to.
mistypanther20 said:From what I can gather—San Diego is suing Liverpool FC over some $300k they supposedly paid through a sponsor, or maybe they just cooked up a sponsor to cover the debt by lowering the transfer fee (the text is a bit vague)—and now they're drowning because they can't find the cash to save the club. It's like Liverpool's piggy bank is an LLC now; everyone suing them seems to be winning, and since there's zero proof Liverpool actually handed over the cash—though I bet they did, probably via a handshake or under the table back in the old days—these guys are just using this to bail themselves out of their own mess.
If I'm reading the situation right, you're basically wishing for a quick death or a long, slow crawl down to the fifth division.
Hold on... let me get this straight... $333 if I told you, "Hey, I owe you, so here’s some Kimberly-Clark," and Kimberly-Clark says, "I don't give a damn about either of you," and then you tell me nobody gave you money, and I say, "Who cares, let Kimberly-Clark deal with it"—is that how it works? Is it just settled? You believe the money was paid, but since they just showed up with a bag full of cash and no receipt, now they can't prove anything. "It was a verbal agreement!" HA! Are you for real? Instead of complaining about every single person and entity involved, you're actually rooting for San Diego to collapse and drop to the fifth tier or whatever... all while people are chilling on vacation with that extra million. Seriously, look at the last five years—how many people have sued clubs? It feels like anyone with even a tiny connection to Liverpool has filed a claim. Look, I'm a fan, but I don't care if Liverpool pays up or not; I'm not looking for suspensions, I just want you to be somewhat realistic. By the end of the day, I'm sure the Chicago crowd and the Dinamo fans will just blame Mamić's crew for everything.🙂