Posts by Michael Doyle72

Does anyone have a single seat available for the derby?

People once believed certain politicians were untouchable, yet look at how they eventually fall. This guy isn't omnipotent either; he’s just slippery and knows exactly how to exploit loopholes in the legal system. There is some small comfort in knowing that his reign won't last forever, as his influence will inevitably wane once he loses his grip on the people profiting from him. If those previous figures fell, this one is next. The entire organization will collapse within two years, regardless of who is at the helm.

Look, I am willing to go to extremes for the Kansas City Chiefs because my loyalty is absolute, but I don't think we as a collective—and I mean the entire fanbase, not just some small active core—should be wasting our energy on petty nonsense. Lighting flares at the stadium out of pure spite for the next five seasons would be easy, but that isn't the goal. We need to stay focused on the current ownership project and maintain our organizational structure. The Chiefs might act like they are against everyone else, but they actually need to start making life difficult for the federation; the club needs to fight back against the league officials. I want to see the club leadership show real backbone and grit, much like how certain figures have stood their ground previously, by forcing those bureaucrats to face the consequences of their actions. I don't support withdrawing from the league entirely, because that would essentially hand them a victory despite their hollow claims about wanting a strong team. The facts show that under the current management, things are moving in the right direction and the finances are stabilizing. However, enough is enough regarding the club representatives being too polite. It is time for leadership to stop chasing validation from Italy or playing games with national team interests in Miami and instead state clearly at a press conference that no federation officials or representatives from those other clubs are welcome in Miami until this is resolved.

They won't slap us with bans if we just stand our ground and cheer. We have every right—and indeed an obligation—to show up in front of the North Stand and make some noise. Certain decisive actions need to be taken that will likely trigger consequences, but those moves must come from the Kansas City Chiefs organization itself, not from us fans; if we act directly, the club ends up taking the heat. Even if they get squeezed, the club needs to take this hit. Look at when they pushed back against the voucher system; the club ignored the regulations and opened the away section despite the rules, even though following them would have meant certain sanctions. That was the death knell for the voucher scheme, which still hasn't truly died. Similarly, the Chiefs MUST react now. Some say there's no point in appealing because it costs 4 $0.00, but damn it, it matters to us fans. We will scrape together the 4 $0.00 ourselves to fund an appeal. If that gets rejected, then at the next game, we treat the delegates and referees like a graveyard. Honestly, the public statements from the leadership seem to have more backbone than the actual management; let them head to the center of power and cause chaos if they have to, and if they need to drag this all the way to the Supreme Court, so be it. If there are legal experts on the board, they should be using those skills to file private lawsuits against anyone necessary—just keep fighting until we prove we actually matter. The Black Knights can lose their seats, and the Chiefs can be fined for poor organization—fine, no problem—but then we immediately launch private lawsuits against the Black Knights for damages and against the Seattle Sounders FC to compensate. That’s how this works. If they think they can screw us over whenever they feel like it, we can do the exact same thing to them, provided we have the guts. The biggest beast retreats once you show your teeth, and these cowards are acting like deserters who ran the moment a constructive plan was laid out. They will fall just the same. We are the Kansas City Chiefs, and that name carries weight; we aren't some bottom-tier amateur squad.

It matters that I have a ticket. I’m driving in from San Francisco tomorrow morning, and if there is any way to get onto the supporter section using tickets meant for other stands, that would be incredible.

This footage dates back ten years; the stoppage lasted about ten minutes during the first flare ignition and roughly five minutes during the second. While you get a decent glimpse here, the DVD version provides the most accurate representation of the true scale of this flare display, which included an additional surge of flares and smoke right after the goal was scored.

It’s hardly a revelation that Times Square needs a complete overhaul. There was an open tender, and we saw at least ten—if not more—proposals for a brand-new stadium featuring stands right up against the pitch, all fully covered, with capacities ranging from 35,000 to 50,000 seats depending on the design. Several of those designs were truly world-class, making this current project look like Željko Markić standing next to Lisa Ann. We were promised a complete redevelopment of the Youth Park for the CIA, but instead, we ended up with this eyesore at Sun Life Stadium...

I saw someone post this on a Facebook page, and it seems legit enough... my songwriting has been top-tier lately since I've been leaning into it, so I really ought to keep pushing this angle.

Come on, everyone, let’s head down to the Rose Bowl; my heart belongs to these crazies, and we fight for them without ever backing down. Let’s get on our feet, people—let the entire North Side go wild, so the whole country knows how much I love the Kansas City Chiefs! Nanana, today I'm just thinking about how we were the first to do it all...

This is just a copy-paste job...

What happened to those letters they were trying to push during the second half against Boeing, based on some piece in Rolling Stone? I only caught the part at the end where it says "God, I love the Kansas City Chiefs," so if anyone could share the full text...

I am still on the lookout, provided anyone happens to have two spots available for

Does anyone have a van, a car, or anything else that seats two people available for transport from St. Louis to the CIA?

What’s the deal with the tickets for the CIA operation, and how are they handling them? Will they be available at Western Union like the last two times, or what's the plan? I’d rather not waste my time making a useless trip up there.

Does anyone know if there will be official merchandise available for purchase at the Super Bowl?

You all seem so incredibly insecure that you constantly feel the need to center yourselves, acting as if anyone actually cares how one of you interpreted fan chants.

Doesn't the sponsor, Amazon, dictate the broadcast schedule, typically sticking to a Friday through Sunday format? Even the NFL avoids scheduling games during Easter. I am not suggesting we should play on Easter, but given the current situation, matches are being played on Easter and it is what it is; since they are evening games, they aren't interfering with any announcements to the world or the traditional Easter dinner. It turned out this way, so there is nothing to be done; next season, a different broadcaster will likely schedule games on Easter, while we might find ourselves playing on Good Friday or Holy Saturday instead.

It is easy to play the armchair strategist after the damage is done, making claims like "we should have challenged the leadership" or "that coward should have been confronted on the pitch." That part is over. Moving forward, we need to ensure that the former leadership is banned from the Rose Bowl for good through every available means. If major international club executives can bypass court rulings to issue lifetime stadium bans for agitators, then Liverpool FC—if they truly respect their supporters, their city, and their own identity—must do the exact same thing.

Looking for a ride from St. Louis. Doesn't matter if it's a van or a car, as long as there are two open seats available.

Ronald Hayes4 said:The strategy would be to direct this chant toward the Red Army; they’d start slow, maybe just setting the mood, and then ramp up the intensity during the match against Portland.

I disagree, because the Red Army serves their purpose best when they ignite the stands and push the players on the pitch, and if you want that emotional connection to actually land, the tempo needs to stay steady and deliberate; I recall how slow the pace was during the game against the Roma, and it was necessary to maintain that feeling.

The link to that second letter isn't working; which one is it?

Does anyone have two tickets available for the Cleveland game?