#681 ·
analogsailor16 said:I mean, did you actually expect a serious answer from me? 😁
And then he actually gets rewarded for it at the end...😁
The Armada
Started by Adam Williams2 · · 👁 54 views · 3.6K replies
And then he actually gets rewarded for it at the end...😁
#682 ·
Terry Lee3 said:How many of you actually showed up today? Maybe a hundred 🙄
I couldn't quite make sense of one of those posts from the fanatics group—it was just some nonsense gibberish like "blah blah blah."🤷
Us... the core crew were all there representing, though the group really didn't start coalescing until about the 50th person arrived...😉 😁
60 people total... flags, poles, banners... all in all, a pretty decent time out there...☕
The post mentioned "Boston Fanatics," but honestly, they were just a bunch of posers trying to mimic the real BHF crowd. There were maybe ten of us actual die-hard members—no more—and everything else was just kids, old-timers, and those aforementioned posers.
Look, the Armada side of things was a massive letdown. We showed up ready for anything, but there wasn't a single soul from your side to be found... and don't give me that excuse about being away in Romania—there were plenty of you around to completely overwhelm us, especially since we were easy to spot even without our gear on.
#683 ·
vividcobra732 said:There were maybe ten actual hardcore fans there...
but man, the Armada was such a letdown; we showed up ready for anything, but you guys were nowhere to be found... and don't give me that excuse about being away in Romania, because there were plenty of you to absolutely crush the opposition, even if we were pretty easy to spot despite not wearing any gear
It’s hard to mistake an American guy who’s clearly just acting "hard" for the cameras!!!!
Only ten REAL ones?? Just because they had white sneakers on and some plaid hats from the hallway corridor? Give me a break... I'd love to see them actually prove they're "real" in person instead of just having someone hype them up on social media!
#684 ·
vividcobra732 said:Actually, I was pretty disappointed by the Armada. We showed up ready for anything, but there wasn't a single sign of you guys... and don't give me that excuse about being in Romania. You had more than enough people to absolutely crush us, especially since we were so easy to spot even without our gear.
Wait, what? Were you actually looking for a fight or something? 🤔
If you had actually gotten into one, you probably would've been crying about how there were only 10 of you. 🤣
I guess I'll never really get that kind of logic. ☕
#685 ·
vividcobra732 said:Some random imitators used to claim they were the real deal, but let's be honest—they were just posers copying our vibe. There were maybe ten of us actual core members, no more, no less. Everything else was just kids, old timers, or those aforementioned posers.
Look, the Armada really let me down. We showed up ready for anything, but you guys were nowhere to be found. And don't give me that excuse about being stuck over in Romania; there were plenty of you to hold our own if you actually showed up. Even without gear, we were easy to spot.
If those ten "real" ones are the same guys the cops hauled off in Maricopa County, then I guess we're in trouble...🙄
Maybe we'll bring a bazooka next time...🤷
#686 ·
Aaron Brooks20 said:It’s hard to spot a real Canadian among all those guys acting "ultra hardcore"!!!!
Only about ten of them are the REAL deal?? Just because they showed up wearing white sneakers and those checkered hats from the hallway... give me a break... if they want to prove they're "authentic," they should do it in person—not just having someone hype them up online!
No, no, no... we're the "real deal" because we are members of the official supporters group—the Anaticos—and the issue here is that people from neighboring countries tend to lump every single fan or spectator in the region together with us, which is just wrong. We don't need some internet PR campaign; we've proven ourselves on the ground... I was right there in Rio myself.
And for the record, it wasn't about looking for a fight—it was about showing that we have the guts to show up, even when a confrontation had been called out beforehand.
Terry Lee3, I honestly have no idea what you're talking about.
Later,
#688 ·
vividcobra732 said:No, no, no... look, the point is we’re members of the hardcore supporters group, and the issue is that people from neighboring countries lump all fans and spectators together with us, which is just wrong. We don't need some online PR campaign; we've already proven ourselves in person—I was right there in Rio
Besides, it wasn't about looking for a fight; we wanted to show them we have real grit, showing up even after everyone expected us to back down from the confrontation,
Terry Lee3, I have no idea what you're talking about here.
Later,
What’s your group's take on merging back into the mainland United States?
#690 ·
vividcobra732 said:Besides, it wasn't even about looking for a fight. We just wanted to prove we actually have some backbone and show up there despite all the talk about revenge,
Look, buddy, if you really want to know... I’m backing you up and the rest of you guys, so feel free to go out there and cause whatever chaos you want across the states...👍
And regarding this "revenge" thing... what revenge? You guys just made that whole idea up in your heads along with that gang leader and the local news rag...🤷
People talked about this payback so much that the entire crew—the ones who went after those gangs twice before and left the rest of the confused crowd wondering what happened (they probably thought we were the bad guys, right?) 😁 over in downtown Boston (if people start talking about actual violence, then maybe we can sit down and analyze that 😁) ended up heading over to Romania. It was about 40 people who were in Boston at the time, plus another ten or so...☕
#691 ·
haha, look, he’s just saying hello—I’m really not interested in getting into a back-and-forth or correcting you regarding that Boston game... there’s nothing left to be said about it, and besides, you clearly have your own version of events. It seems to me that those 40 or 50 guys are the only reason your group even exists—I actually had a chance to meet them in person during the "cast"... and just so we're clear, some of your own media outlets were the ones reporting on that whole "revenge" story, so we honestly had no way of knowing if it was true until we actually arrived on the scene. So, feel free to keep making jokes if it makes you feel better... best, 👍
#692 ·
vividcobra732 said:No, no, no... that’s not it at all. We are part of the hardcore fan group, the fanatics. The issue here is that people from neighboring states tend to lump every single fan or spectator in our country together with us, which is just wrong. We don't need some online PR campaign; we've proven ourselves in person. I was right there in Rijeka...
Furthermore, it wasn't about looking for a fight. It was about showing up and proving we have backbone, even after all the talk about revenge,
Terry Lee3, I have no idea what you're talking about
later...
And since when did you guys become a real fan group instead of just a bunch of expats hanging around?
Nobody is actually taking you seriously...
#693 ·
vividcobra732 said:haha, he’s just being polite. He isn't trying to correct you or start some debate about that game in St. Louis; there's nothing left to say about that one.
The reason you aren't correcting him is because there's literally nothing to fix... you even got validation for that "one thing"...🤣... you should be more than happy with that outcome...☕
#694 ·
Suffocating Congress with useless laws
02.16.2009.
By bowing down to media witch hunts and chasing cheap political points, we’ve drifted away from what we actually stood for over the last few years: the idea that we don't need a specific "fan law." Our whole fight has been about making sure any legislation focuses on stadium security rather than just targeting fans—which is exactly how everyone labels it. In reality, it’s just a fan law. Most laws meant to prevent disorder at sporting events should be about policing protocols or stadium infrastructure, not just punishing spectators. But let's be real: they always go after the guy drinking a beer or holding a flare, while the players and club execs get a free pass.
Politicians just flip-flop whenever the wind changes because, frankly, most of them haven't got a clue what's going on. Sociologists and the leaders at HHO told them that straight to their faces. When they tried to act like they knew better by presenting the final proposal, the police used statistics to claim that 200–300 people were a "problematic" group—that’s barely 2% of the entire fan base. It’s absurd to pass special legislation targeting 200 or 300 people, many of whom are minors who probably won't stop being troublemakers even if they stop showing up to games. The issue lies within society as a whole, but society doesn't get hit with new laws; instead, it’s the fan subculture that takes the heat. They’re discriminating against a culture that is a legitimate part of our community.
The latest "culture" sweeping through America lately is this heavy bass/country-trap scene, which I’d argue is way more dangerous than us. In places where that stuff is blasting, you actually see firearms. And I’m not talking about players having "fire" in their feet; I mean guys with actual pistols, either firing them into the air to celebrate or aiming them at someone's legs.
There are ten times more clubs playing that music than there are soccer stadiums with hooligans, yet parents still take their kids there to have their ears blasted. If my memory serves, wasn't there even some gunfire involving our national team players before or after a game?
Let’s look at the math. A couple of drunk guys getting into a scrap on a game day in a town like Columbus, Ohio, results in a year-long ban from all local matches and a mandatory police check-in every single weekend, plus at least six hours of house arrest because the cops can basically knock on your door whenever they feel like it. Meanwhile, a brawl outside a dive bar just gets you ID'd by the cops or, if you're unlucky, stuck in a precinct until dawn (the same thing happens to fans during a clash, regardless of whether you're drunk or not). But at least with a bar fight, you aren't banned from hitting the next club next weekend, and you can swap out a Thompson track for some Ceca!
The lawmaker's message is basically this: Hey fans, ditch the subculture. Go hang out in front of a dive bar with a gun in your car, act like a total hillbilly, start fighting for fun, and then maybe we can all join you in smashing glasses—since our hands are already bloody anyway.
Other possible logic: a fight at a polling station (you're banned from voting next time), a fight over a car accident (banned from sitting in a car for a year), a fight in front of a school (banned from studying for a year), a fight over a girl (banned from dating for a year/banned from visiting brothels in Europe)..
Hey Washington, what are you waiting for? Pass some new laws so we don't feel so special!
😁 👍
Romania-America 1:2
02.16.2009.
By bowing down to media witch hunts and chasing cheap political points, we’ve drifted away from what we actually stood for over the last few years: the idea that we don't need a specific "fan law." Our whole fight has been about making sure any legislation focuses on stadium security rather than just targeting fans—which is exactly how everyone labels it. In reality, it’s just a fan law. Most laws meant to prevent disorder at sporting events should be about policing protocols or stadium infrastructure, not just punishing spectators. But let's be real: they always go after the guy drinking a beer or holding a flare, while the players and club execs get a free pass.
Politicians just flip-flop whenever the wind changes because, frankly, most of them haven't got a clue what's going on. Sociologists and the leaders at HHO told them that straight to their faces. When they tried to act like they knew better by presenting the final proposal, the police used statistics to claim that 200–300 people were a "problematic" group—that’s barely 2% of the entire fan base. It’s absurd to pass special legislation targeting 200 or 300 people, many of whom are minors who probably won't stop being troublemakers even if they stop showing up to games. The issue lies within society as a whole, but society doesn't get hit with new laws; instead, it’s the fan subculture that takes the heat. They’re discriminating against a culture that is a legitimate part of our community.
The latest "culture" sweeping through America lately is this heavy bass/country-trap scene, which I’d argue is way more dangerous than us. In places where that stuff is blasting, you actually see firearms. And I’m not talking about players having "fire" in their feet; I mean guys with actual pistols, either firing them into the air to celebrate or aiming them at someone's legs.
There are ten times more clubs playing that music than there are soccer stadiums with hooligans, yet parents still take their kids there to have their ears blasted. If my memory serves, wasn't there even some gunfire involving our national team players before or after a game?
Let’s look at the math. A couple of drunk guys getting into a scrap on a game day in a town like Columbus, Ohio, results in a year-long ban from all local matches and a mandatory police check-in every single weekend, plus at least six hours of house arrest because the cops can basically knock on your door whenever they feel like it. Meanwhile, a brawl outside a dive bar just gets you ID'd by the cops or, if you're unlucky, stuck in a precinct until dawn (the same thing happens to fans during a clash, regardless of whether you're drunk or not). But at least with a bar fight, you aren't banned from hitting the next club next weekend, and you can swap out a Thompson track for some Ceca!
The lawmaker's message is basically this: Hey fans, ditch the subculture. Go hang out in front of a dive bar with a gun in your car, act like a total hillbilly, start fighting for fun, and then maybe we can all join you in smashing glasses—since our hands are already bloody anyway.
Other possible logic: a fight at a polling station (you're banned from voting next time), a fight over a car accident (banned from sitting in a car for a year), a fight in front of a school (banned from studying for a year), a fight over a girl (banned from dating for a year/banned from visiting brothels in Europe)..
Hey Washington, what are you waiting for? Pass some new laws so we don't feel so special!
😁 👍
Romania-America 1:2
#696 ·
Just a little longer..👍 (I was planning on going, but after reading the comment below, I'm feeling pretty uneasy now)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nP0L...taj.php?id=428
There’s a tailgate party at the stadium this Saturday, and things kick off Sunday. If we get hit with any bad weather over those two days—like a sudden blizzard or a nasty storm front—it’s going to be a disaster... 😁
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nP0L...taj.php?id=428
There’s a tailgate party at the stadium this Saturday, and things kick off Sunday. If we get hit with any bad weather over those two days—like a sudden blizzard or a nasty storm front—it’s going to be a disaster... 😁
#697 ·
The Moral Authorities
02.19.2009.
We won the battle, but the war is far from over. A roundtable was held at the sports and maritime expo featuring various organizations, one notorious English hooligan, and the police. While it might seem trivial, the cops actually announced they’d adopt some of our suggestions regarding the new legislation. My last post was basically arguing that we don't even need this law if they just scrap certain clauses. Now, the police are looking at issues like alcohol, face coverings, and ID requirements because the big shots finally realized people were calling them out for infringing on civil liberties and passing laws that are impossible to actually enforce.
If things keep going this way, we might actually become media darlings for a day—finally getting some positive coverage about this law. But, because nothing is ever perfect, the "moral authorities" like Štimac, Srebrić, the police, and those local politicians have to chime in.
Štimac, besides gunning for the USSF presidency, clearly has his sights set on leading the HHO, and maybe even an ambassadorship to Vatican City. It’s hilarious: a guy with more criminal records than 90% of the fan base is sitting there lecturing fans, telling us not to act like animals. This is a man who’s been in bar fights, called for American fans in Maribor to get killed, sets off flares during his own club's championship celebrations, and talks trash about Rijeka fans while acting as his team's captain on camera. He even physically assaulted a referee at Kantrida, which took a month for the official to actually report.
Then there’s Srebrić, the secretary for the biggest sports organization in the country—the very board that everyone in America seems to hate most.
And let's not forget the police, whose ranks include everything from dealers and loan sharks to the latest organized crime syndicates down in the South. Then you have the local politicians who don't have a shred of integrity left after bankrupting thousands of families, only to come crawling back now to score points during the election season.
So yeah, these are the people invited to talk about the "fan problem" in a country that’s practically bursting at the seams, all while ignoring the experts who are trying to point out what the actual root of the problem is.
02.19.2009.
We won the battle, but the war is far from over. A roundtable was held at the sports and maritime expo featuring various organizations, one notorious English hooligan, and the police. While it might seem trivial, the cops actually announced they’d adopt some of our suggestions regarding the new legislation. My last post was basically arguing that we don't even need this law if they just scrap certain clauses. Now, the police are looking at issues like alcohol, face coverings, and ID requirements because the big shots finally realized people were calling them out for infringing on civil liberties and passing laws that are impossible to actually enforce.
If things keep going this way, we might actually become media darlings for a day—finally getting some positive coverage about this law. But, because nothing is ever perfect, the "moral authorities" like Štimac, Srebrić, the police, and those local politicians have to chime in.
Štimac, besides gunning for the USSF presidency, clearly has his sights set on leading the HHO, and maybe even an ambassadorship to Vatican City. It’s hilarious: a guy with more criminal records than 90% of the fan base is sitting there lecturing fans, telling us not to act like animals. This is a man who’s been in bar fights, called for American fans in Maribor to get killed, sets off flares during his own club's championship celebrations, and talks trash about Rijeka fans while acting as his team's captain on camera. He even physically assaulted a referee at Kantrida, which took a month for the official to actually report.
Then there’s Srebrić, the secretary for the biggest sports organization in the country—the very board that everyone in America seems to hate most.
And let's not forget the police, whose ranks include everything from dealers and loan sharks to the latest organized crime syndicates down in the South. Then you have the local politicians who don't have a shred of integrity left after bankrupting thousands of families, only to come crawling back now to score points during the election season.
So yeah, these are the people invited to talk about the "fan problem" in a country that’s practically bursting at the seams, all while ignoring the experts who are trying to point out what the actual root of the problem is.
#698 ·
Terry Lee3 said:And Srebrić is just the guy running the office for the most popular sport in the country...
Plus, he’s out there stealing chemicals too...☕
#700 ·
You guys played a decent game in Miami today, even if you ended up losing. I've got some good shots and videos in my collection. No sense getting worked up about being caught on camera 🙂
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