Posts by Eric Phillips52

danpaolo said:Look, how did you even arrive at those numbers? Can you actually guarantee that’s the reality, or are you just forcing the math to fit a specific narrative? 😉☕😉

badger 😉☕😉

Yeah, you really are a badger, aren't you? 😉☕😉

Where did my math come from? How did I get there? Let me lay it out for you: over the last year and a half, I’ve been at almost every single home and away game for Real Madrid. I use my eyes, I use my brain, and I listen to how long the chants go on and exactly which songs are being sung. My conclusion? Eric Phillips52 is being insulted—just a tiny bit, in my opinion, maybe even not enough. You and people like you sit at home or hang out at local bars, but you don't have the guts to show up here and act like you're geniuses while spouting nonsense. Do us all a favor: visit the stadium once in a while, and then maybe things will be a little clearer for you.

Mark Flores3 said:It’s easy to talk. People are just fed up with the insults—it’s the same old story every single time. I personally know about 150 guys who aren't even hardcore ultras, just regular fans who stop showing up to games because they're tired of the constant toxicity. And there are tons of people like that. Way too many. But honestly? We're the ones to blame.

What are you even talking about, man? Do you actually go to the games? Insults only account for maybe 20% of the time. What more do you want? Let's be real, people, quit the exaggerating.

Jacob Price23 said:Maybe it's because he’s basically two mediocre guys on those famous Gavin lists for the Rose Bowl.

1. It’s not about having two mediocre people on some list—don't talk if you don't know the situation.
2. I wasn't even talking about the Rose Bowl. Real Madrid played their last match at the local high school stadium. There aren't any "lists." My point was actually about the local matches in general—teams like Lokomotiv or the suburban clubs—and the bottom line is this: it’s pathetic when only 200 people show up to a game in our own city, while places like Miami or smaller towns pull 500 or 600. Get it together. Stop being picky about which games are worth watching. We'll all be better off if we just show up.

cosmiccobra12 said:As far as I can tell, the season is well underway and we’ve already had three away games. So why is there this massive exodus for a trip to Vienna while everything else gets ignored? Is it just because Vienna is a flashy destination and the other matches are "boring"? Personally, I find it repulsive. They're just massaging the numbers to claim high attendance for "away trips" rather than showing true support for the group or the club itself...
What does a huge turnout in Vienna actually mean if the MLS stays exactly the way it's always been? Forget about it...
If you really want to make an impact, show up at Yankee Stadium, or head out to the suburbs, Des Moines, San Francisco, or even Kazakhstan if you have to. Go there and make some noise to show people who's boss. Don't just chase the glamorous away days and then brag about the numbers. We have far too many so-called "derby fans" who only show up when it's trendy...

Probably the weirdest group on the planet. They'll travel to an away game in a different state and pull triple the crowd they would ever bring to a home match in their own city.

Douglas Lopez94 said:That final victory? It’s never going to happen for the North Side... 🙂

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Melissa Reyes45 said:Just a week before the big game against Mexico, you’re attacking people from our hometown and waving a rival flag? Seriously??? And you actually have the nerve to lecture us about supporter solidarity when your own leadership has completely collapsed? Some people aren't going to forget this anytime soon, which is exactly why we hit back this way. Stop coming at us—we’re fighting our own battles against the USSF brass. Instead of targeting us, go after your own neighbors who refuse to back you up or show up to camp outside the stadium. ...

Hahaha, honestly, what’s the actual issue here? It was just an opponent's flag. A rival's banner. Why wouldn't we grab it? Were we being unfair or disrespectful to anyone? If you're so concerned, maybe you could provide us with an official list of approved flags we're allowed to carry, or perhaps a calendar with specific dates marked out so we don't accidentally "offend" anyone again?

edit: I am in total agreement with the other bolded point...

Honestly, we’re spending way too much energy worrying about what the crowd is going to sing or what chants the supporters will be shouting. None of that puts food on the table. It’s just as useless as Jesse Campbell's polls or all this endless bickering on news sites and forums. It’s all well and good, really, but when it actually comes time to grit our teeth and bring that energy to the stands, it’s always the same 200 or 300 people showing up. That’s where the real work needs to happen. We went from boycotting to filling the north end of Yankee Stadium with 3,000 to 3,500 people, yet our numbers have absolutely cratered since then. And here we are, still arguing over which polls matter more or whether having 60% or 80% of the stadium empty is a dealbreaker.

Jesse Campbell said:Look, man, I’ve been watching your handle for a while. All you ever do is tank the group's morale. CONSTANTLY. That is your entire purpose here. If I were a moderator, I’d have banned you ages ago. But hey, I’m not.

That’s right. I am actually on the payroll for Mamić, sent here specifically to dismantle Dinamo and the BBB. How did you see right through me? My only goal is to crush the BBB's spirit and shut them down. I am certainly *not* trying to point out systemic issues and hard facts just so people stop sitting around waiting for a miracle. I want those who are actually inside the organization—or used to be—to step up and get to work. Because let’s be real: none of this polling is going to save us, and we aren't going to win just because some casual fans suddenly realize our stance and decide to storm the stadium to screw over Zdravko. They won't. The people who hate him are staying home, and the ones who like him are actively sabotaging us. Look, those of you at home need to grow a pair. Stop being cowards waiting for us to take down Zdravko by playing dirty under the table; it isn't going to happen. You might see my posts as damaging to the group, but I disagree. It’s better to face the ugly truth than to live in a state of false hope.

Jesse Campbell said:So, what now? Are we just going to sit here and whine? Should we start an agency or something? What's the plan?

Look, I’d much rather we hadn't dealt with the mess involving the USA and Tuđman. I’d also much rather we didn't have Mamić running things, or deal with a guy who acts like a primitive schizophrenic needing 100% control over every single thing. But that’s our reality, and we’ve pushed back.

At the end of the day, the only thing that matters is whether you can look yourself in the mirror as a man and a fan. For those who find this too intense, there are plenty of easier hobbies out there—maybe try hiking, playing cards, or just hanging out at a beach in Miami.

Are we cool, friends?

Who exactly is whining? Looking back through the last ten pages, there isn't a single whiner; it’s just people discussing how "average" citizens actually feel. It isn't "whining" to point out that the vast majority of people don't give a damn about us. It isn't "whining" to be realistic and conclude that we are essentially on our own. And it certainly isn't "whining" to acknowledge that this fight is going to be an uphill battle. None of us are asking for handouts or seeking help from casual fans or sympathizers. We just need to face facts instead of you throwing these little spikes and surveys at us claiming people hate Mamić. Honestly, I couldn't care less about that. I show up to the stadium and 90% of the crowd is giving me hell. To me, that looks like blatant support for Zdravko Mamić. That isn't whining; that's just the reality on the ground. You have to realize you can count on maybe 500 people in this fight, not half of New York City. That’s why most of New York doesn't give a damn about the club, about us, or about Mamić.

Jesse Campbell said:Honestly, these scrawny pessimists actually cheer me up. God bless them, they're nineteen years old and acting like they're in a deep depression or on the verge of suicide. Everything is pitch black... Are you guys idiots? 🙂

Man, there are 500 of us here. For 80% of BBB history, we weren't even this big. What are you all rambling about?

Look at Valsimot, who used to run a group of maybe 20 people back then. How many BBB members were there in the late 90s? Remember when you couldn't even fill a 35-passenger minibus for an away game in Indianapolis? That was it. You couldn't even scrape together 30 people from Washington, D.C. just to head over to Indianapolis.

I remember that trip to San Diego when those thugs jumped us in Boise, and I remember EXACTLY that we were intercepted because there were enough of us to fill a double-decker bus. That’s 75 people. Hello??!!?!

Home games? Zero. Zilch. Nada.

Sure, we’d travel in mass to Miami, and we could pack Yankee Stadium for a derby. And occasionally to Europe.

But compared to those days, we are a freaking spaceship in terms of numbers and everything else. When we aren't being blocked, we roll out with 600 or 700 people for away games—that is the strength of a group that will, damn it, grow again once traveling to matches isn't such a massive risk. Most people are assholes anyway.

Exactly. You just said what I've been arguing in my own posts, it's just that you, Jesse, had to talk shit for twenty sentences first to try and sound smart. There aren't many of us. We can't rely on ordinary people, period.

Robert Cooper60 As stated by:
It’s honestly because of those mindless football fanatics that we're stuck in this mess.
It happened the other day—some group of hooligans getting hauled out of the stands by the police.

Do you honestly think it would have made half the impact if the entire Midwest had taken to the streets in protest, only for the West Coast to completely ignore the police action? 😉 (Yeah, I know that's San Francisco)

The guy ended up facing a few thousand people—plus several thousand more who were just there for the club scene and the chaos surrounding it—so basically, the home fans felt like total outsiders in their own stadium.

Instead of getting that home-field advantage at Yankee Stadium, the Bad Boys are stuck waiting on Miami and the Torcida to step up. They really should have been pulling that energy together in the stands a few days ago.
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That’s exactly right. That’s just how San Francisco works—it’s never going to happen, so honestly, we need to stop wasting our mental energy on it. It’s better to focus on the task at hand: figuring out how this group of 500 people can best mount a resistance against those thugs and find a smart way to get our ideas in front of the group's leadership. Everything else is just a complete waste of time.

James Ruiz57 said:Honestly, I am so sick of this. 🙂For about 20 minutes out of a 90-minute game, people start chanting against him and the whole organized crime element behind the scenes. Anyone who actually goes to the stadiums knows exactly what’s going on.

Oh, please. They are just morons who don't care about anything. It's easy for them to play the victim and make excuses when someone finally asks why they aren't standing up for an honest, clean Dynamite. Don't waste your mental energy on them.

Jesse Campbell said:🤣

Look, I’m talking about professional polling here, man... Not some random internet poll. Some of these are conducted using actual samples right in Washington, D.C... Honestly, it is unbelievable what people dump in this thread. You really think when Bernie Sanders claimed that Jerry Maguire is as popular as Newt Gingrich once was, he wasn't basing that on actual data? Politicians live and die by those numbers.

Stop tossing your arguments around like you're scattering trash in a vineyard.

Jerry Maguire has the support of a few thousand losers who show up whenever there's free stuff, while most true Dynamite fans—sadly—give the stadium a wide berth. That is the unfortunate truth, and it's the only one that matters. ... ☕

And why should we even count these loudmouths in our future plans? I don't get why we bother exhausting ourselves over their sympathizers and whatever else. There are only 500 of us, end of story. It's either they hate us or they just don't give a damn. Once we accept that, moving forward will be a lot easier.

Jesse Campbell said:Honestly, you guys are talking pure nonsense.

Jerry Jones doesn't have a shred of support in this city. Not from us, anyway, and every single public opinion poll suggests his backing comes from maybe 5% of the population—the ones who are as dim-witted as they come.

Stop talking about things you clearly don't understand. 🙄

Where do you even live, man? For heaven's sake, try being realistic for once. What "dead public opinion" are you talking about? At my stadium, 80% of the crowd is booing and losing their minds, and the other 10% couldn't care less about anything. Why would I give a damn about some poll? You think some news site or TV station is going to run a survey where we're split fifty-fifty? To hell with that. Yankee Stadium is our home, and the whole stadium should be connected to us. Instead, last year during the Champions League, random people showed up specifically to spite us, physically attacking our guys who were lighting flares and pushing against the cops. Is *that* the support you’re talking about? Or the kind where nearly the entire stadium, aside from us, is cursing out Jerry Jones? We care about the fans, the actual matchday crowd, but let's face it: a) a good portion of them isn't even there. b) they absolutely loathe us. So what else is there to discuss? Are we supposed to hope that 50,000 Real Madrid fans will suddenly wake up after ten years of terror under Jerry and decide overnight that we were right all along? Hahahaha, give me a break.

Alexander Thomas4 said:When I’m watching Liverpool FC for 90+ minutes, my goal is to give the guys on the pitch maximum support. I'm not interested in screaming at Jerry Jones and his crew; it’s pointless. That won't change anything.
So, what? You expect the Hell Angels to fix the mess that you and your squad can't handle? That sounds like a "you" problem.
The Los Angeles crowd and the Rousseau types are based in Chicago anyway, so why don't you guys go ahead and settle it? After all, you're the ones standing on the front lines for Chicago and the US, right?...
Just so we're clear, when you respond to me, remember: I'm not necessarily a die-hard Hell Angel, I'm just a Liverpool FC supporter.
Jerry Jones is a much smaller issue for me than he is for you.
I couldn't care less about Real Madrid or the national team; I only care about our Liverpool FC. And honestly, there are so many struggles surrounding this club that Jerry Jones feels irrelevant. Once Liverpool FC gets back on its feet in two or three years—fully aligned with the Hell Angels and the rest of the supporters—all the issues you guys are struggling with will resolve themselves.
But first, Liverpool FC needs to recover from twenty years of corrupt management.
Right now, the bigger headaches for me aren't the federation or Jerry Jones, but Alfirevic and Reic.

Just keep waiting for the neighbors to turn off their lights, oh wise one.

jademarlin54 said:Sorry, everyone else seems to agree here. Maybe you should try being a bit more realistic. 🤷

Look, man, let’s look at the math. We average about 150 adults at home games, but when we travel, we pull in closer to 300 adults on average. If you add up everything from the entire season, we don't even fill our stadium once.

jademarlin54 said:First things first: let's get behind the BBB!
Honestly, I’m not even sure there’s any point in addressing that absolute disaster from last night. It was a total disgrace—it felt less like a legitimate nation and more like some rogue North Korean regime. 🙂🙂🙂
Look, if anyone wants to point a finger at me, go ahead—I don't care. I just don't get it. What exactly is the upside for the BBB? Why on earth are they being backed by Torcida, Armada, and every other American Group out there?🤷It’s all well and good to talk about "bonding" with the BBB, and sure, that supporter spirit is great for the atmosphere. But let’s get real for a second. If we’re being honest, none of this is actually going to move the needle when it comes to finally ousting Mamić from Dinamo. Even more importantly? This isn't going to do a damn thing to purge the addicts out of American Football. If Dinamo fans don't show up in droves and act as one single, unified force, then we’re basically throwing the game away. We need everyone at Yankee Stadium, completely locked in and standing together, if we want any chance of pushing back. "Mamić," if that doesn't do the trick, you might need to get 10,000 people out there protesting at every single game until he finally packs his bags. Unfortunately, that's just how I see it.🤷
Look, the issue here isn't the Bad Boys, nor is it any other supporter group in the country. The real problem lies with the Dinamo fans who are essentially sabotaging their own club. They aren't stupid—far from it—but they've chosen to put their faith in that absolute bottom-feeder. By doing so, they’re proving just how corrupt and insidious they truly are. It’s just as bad as those who sit idly by, passively watching while that monster ruins the entire landscape of American football. Honestly, if you look at the math, does this club even have a real fanbase, or is it just a few hundred Bad Boys?🤷I’m being dead serious here—this isn't some attempt at a provocation. It is just genuinely hard to wrap my head around what’s happening. In a massive metropolis like this, it's unbelievable that nobody stands up to him. The only ones even attempting to push back are a few hundred Bad Boys, and honestly, I have nothing but respect for them. I truly admire how much they're willing to endure.

Please, tell me I completely misread the situation. Tell me you aren't actually being serious right now.

Joseph Kim33 said:I finally made it back to the stadium yesterday—my first time since we declared the boycott. Honestly, I only went because I couldn't stand watching this from the sidelines anymore. My crew is still holding firm on the boycott, and despite my best efforts, I couldn't talk them into going.Honestly, people are sticking to their guns. They aren't going to budge while he’s walking around that club acting like he owns the place, and frankly, nobody can even find a leg to stand on when they try to argue against them. Look, regardless of how you slice it... I was thinking along the same lines just a few days ago. But honestly? After seeing the way they’ve started targeting the group, it’s become clear that staying away is pointless. There is zero sense in this boycott anymore. We all need to get back into the stands, period. That is the only way we can actually clean up this mess. To every single group still sitting this out: I truly hope you realize this before it’s too late—before this absolute disaster completely destroys everything we care about. This is it. It’s now or never. What we are witnessing right now... frankly, it’s worse than anything seen during the darkest days of the old regime. People, seriously, when are you going to wake up? We have to stand up together. It’s the only way we win. It’s us against them. Period.

Who can even find the words to criticize them? Are these people seriously oblivious to the fact that dozens of their own brothers were facing jail time and detention? Or that hundreds of them were harassed, blacklisted, and targeted by systemic repression? Instead, they’re just sitting at home or chilling at a bar, wasting time because they’ve decided to stay away as long as the owner is still running the show. And while they sit idle, their brothers are out there taking the heat just because the attendance numbers aren't where they need to be? Give me a break. Honestly, nobody has a leg to stand on here. Where did all those BBBZG diehards and the crews from the '06, '08, and 2010 eras vanish to? Everyone suddenly has an excuse. It shouldn't be hard to grasp the reality: you aren't going to win this fight with just two or three hundred active people.

Austin Parker7 said:If you ask me, those fair-weather fans who refused to stand by you—instead choosing to side with Eric Phillips52—are worse than any enemy. It’s honestly mind-boggling how desensitized and indifferent our people have become.

Maybe it’s finally time we face reality: we are on our own. Just us. The die-hard fans, the casual supporters, and even all those "neutrals"—they either actively hate us or they simply couldn't care less. We have exactly as many people as we have, and that's the end of it. We aren't getting a massive wave of outside support or a sudden surge of solidarity from others. We are alone, and the sooner we accept that, the better.

Douglas Martinez3 said:I honestly don't get why everyone is just dropping little smiley faces and acting like everything is fine. This isn't some joke; it’s an absolute tragedy. It’s pure theater of the absurd—something I haven't seen on American soil before—where the most loyal fans aren't even allowed in their own stadium. No other group of supporters on this planet is going through what the Philadelphia Eagles fans are right now. My full support goes out to the guys who are staying resilient; they’re the only ones standing up to a level of corruption we haven't seen in this country for a very long time...

Exactly. I have no idea how people can just sit there laughing or making jokes about this. The situation couldn't be any more dire or serious, yet it feels like the fans couldn't care less. What makes it even more pathetic is seeing the "average" fan who still doesn't grasp the reality of the situation and continues to back Jerry Jones—and that's the vast majority. If people had even an ounce of common sense, the entire stadium would be chanting about what a disgrace he is, rather than just whistling in protest today. It’s the same old story: if you read the comments on news sites, it’s clear that most Americans are just complete idiots.