Henry Grant51 said:What kind of question is that? How is anyone supposed to know ahead of time if there will be tickets left? As for your second point—it's just plain nonsense. Try buying your tickets early, especially since the capacity is going to be slightly lower than last time.
Look, you've got people coming from outside NYC who aren't even going to roll in until 7:00 or 7:30 before the game starts.😉
I mean, seriously—couldn’t the group just issue a decision regarding tomorrow instead of letting another 500 to 1,000 people walk straight into a ban? We saw this exact same mess play out during the game against the Mavericks when half the stands cleared out after some insults were hurled. Is this really necessary?? If we already have 800 people barred from entering this Sunday, plus another 700 before that... we’re already down 1,500 fans. Why on earth would we go out and lose another 500?
driftingotter47 said:Honestly, you guys would find an excuse for any day of the year. Now it’s some holiday, last Friday was just too chaotic, Beverly Hills is too far away—blah, blah, blah. People just won't do it; they don't want to be part of this, they're afraid to show some teeth, or maybe they're just sick of the whole damn thing. There are only so many of us—especially given how much the numbers have grown compared to just a few years ago—so quit whining like cowards 24/7. Show up and fight when it actually matters. STAND AS ONE!!!
Look, people didn't even show up to give 100% support to our veterans, so why on earth would they show up for us tomorrow in the West? That's just the state of things in this country.
I think it’s pretty obvious by now—for at least two or three seasons, the core group has been hovering around 800 to 1,200 people. Honestly, that’s a solid number. If you look at what happened with the futsal matches, where we saw crowds hitting the 4,000 or 5,000 mark, it proves the club is in a perfectly healthy spot with actual fans showing up across all the stands. Back when things were peaking, Real Madrid would have had maybe 20,000 to 25,000 supporters packed in for those big European nights, just like they did a few seasons ago, but since then...
Right now, the top-ranked club in America can't even fill up the stands at Candlestick Park—which is pretty pathetic when you consider that just a month ago, the boys were playing at a level where they could pack 😉
Kudos to the guys who made the trip out to San Francisco—even when they think they’ve finally broken our spirit, we still see 250 or 300 people showing up, and that’s despite the fact that they just slapped down another 60 bans only a couple of days ago!
Henry Lewis6 said:So basically, P... and the rest of those idiots from the North side are forcing kids out of middle schools just to drag them up north. For God's sake, I used to think they were just pathetic... but this? This is a whole new level of desperate. And look, you can cram all the garbage you want into your head to pretend you're some big shot, but believe me—you're going to hit a wall eventually. At that point, none of "his" money is going to save you. :-*
Can someone please tell me how to get people to actually show up at the game?
Sean Wilson2 said:🙂 I can’t even begin to describe the dark thoughts crossing my mind when I look at all these thugs.
We have to grit our teeth through these next two away games and then the home match against the Split rivals, but—and this is crucial—we need to actually map out a long-term strategy. Working in tandem with ZZD and ZND, we should try to rally everyone who actually gives a damn about Washington, D.C. and Real Madrid, and squeeze this government mafia from every conceivable angle. As much as we fight to the last man—which is the only honorable way to play it—just standing there in the stands isn't going to change a thing. We need to ramp up the grassroots organizing in the neighborhoods; we have to convince the average person. No matter how exhausting it gets, we have to tell every single person around us that they need to step up. A lot of people seem indifferent at first—as if they're just part of Mamić's circle and couldn't care less—but we can't expect everyone to be die-hard enthusiasts like us. That’s why you have to explain it, persuade them, and do it a hundred times over. We need to gather all those people under the West Stand. You see, you can only get rid of an addict when the very people keeping him supplied start feeling the floor shake beneath their feet—and that needs to happen right before the elections.
It's a stretch to think we can organize anything meaningful in just nine days, but it would be incredible if, by May 17th, we could coordinate with the "For Our Real Madrid" members to host a concert alongside the Real Madrid-Split match. If we could pull a crowd larger than the one at Yankee Stadium, we’d basically be handing them a massive slap in the face—though if it doesn't work, we'll just try again another time.
Christian Jones said:Look, if they don't step in with bans, those blacklists aren't going anywhere... at the end of the day, this is a total fight to the last man standing!
You really shouldn't push for a "fight to the death" mentality—it’s reckless. Because once everyone is exhausted and broken, who on earth is going to be left to help Dinamo????
We need to look at this situation realistically—we should probably boycott the local domestic matches. I mean, sure, keep showing up for the big European nights or maybe the Hajduk and Rijeka games where you actually see crowds of 1,000 to 3,000 people... but these small-scale matchups? When there are only 300 people in the stands, nothing changes. All we're doing is racking up fifty or a hundred individual bans, and before you know it, after just a few rounds, nobody’s even going to show up anymore. 🙂We really need to sit down during the mid-season break and put a solid plan together—something to actually get people mobilized for the away games once more. We need to act AS ONE.
Henry Lewis6 said:Basically, fifty people were tripping over each other at the exit because they showed up with tickets for an entirely different section. It’s pathetic what they’re pulling on us—but honestly? We have no one to blame but ourselves for letting it get this bad.
SO WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WAITING FOR BY JUST "JOINING" THE CLUB!!!??? You can wander around the stands with your season pass all you want, but if you aren't actually doing anything, it doesn't change a damn thing. Is that really too much to grasp?! :-/
Where else in the world would you get banned just for holding a ticket for a different section???? This whole situation is ridiculous. We can't keep boycotting our own home games indefinitely unless they actually sit down and come up with some real solutions.
If you really want my opinion—though I didn't ask for it—tomorrow should be ninety minutes of pure, unadulterated shouting about how corrupt the league officials are, alongside the Red Sox Nation (assuming they don't care more about their precious Cup ☕)... just like back in the day—December 1st, if I recall correctly—when my crew and the hardcore supporters were actually on the same page 😍
Assuming we even make it into the game, that is ☕
For seven years now, we've been fighting this uphill battle against everyone who claims we've lost our edge or drifted away from our hardcore roots. Tomorrow, for once, we should spend ninety minutes loud and proud backing Real Madrid, just to prove we haven't forgotten who we are 😉
ultra mjau said:While Red Sox Nation is roaring on the East Coast, everyone else is silent.😍
Back in the 30th week of the season, you guys barely showed up—maybe 400 people max for an away game—so don't act all surprised now that there's a crowd of 3,000... remember when only 200 of you rolled into Chicago three weekends ago? For some, being a Lifelong Saint is just a phase they pull out for the big derby.😉 EVERYONE TO THE EAST COAST
Everything has become incredibly unprofessional lately—just a constant, forced push of agendas—so we really can't expect two hundred young guys to carry this whole fight on their backs indefinitely. We have to change how things work, or this cycle will just drag on for years, and at the end of the day, we'll be the ones left holding the bag. Unfortunately, that's just the reality of the situation.
feraltinker said:The loudest ones are always the people whining about confiscated banners—claiming "those aren't even real fans" or "that flag doesn't mean anything," blah blah blah... Maybe you're right, maybe it doesn't, but I’d love to see any of you actually try to design or put up one of those displays. Honestly, I doubt you could manage it if your lives depended on it. You're just a bunch of armchair critics from Washington, D.C., posting nonsense online because you've got nothing better to do with your time. Shout out to the few who actually get it, though. 😉
You guys are absolute morons. Think you're so much better than everyone else, don't you? 😂