The Armada

stormyseal9 said:Look, man, if you’ve been following this scene for more than fifteen years, you’d realize that for us, playing at home feels way further away from most of those road trips 249 miles, rather than being just five or 6.2 miles minutes out like you think... and look, I honestly appreciate that you care about the T-group, and I get that we’re probably a bit of an eyesore for most of you, but if we aren't, we are still the oldest supporters group in the city 😍, since 1983

blah blah blah http://www.smilies.4-user.de/include...ie_tra_002.gif our home games feel pretty far away http://www.smilies.4-user.de/include...ie_tra_032.gif blah blahhh 🙂

I'm sixteen http://www.smilies.4-user.de/include...e_girl_023.gif

Why have you all latched onto this, stormyseal9? I was genuinely curious about the turnout—no provocations intended, just seeking information. I would certainly appreciate it if you could provide similar updates for the upcoming games.

Michael Morris3 said:I don't know why you guys are all jumping down my throat, honestly... I was just genuinely curious about how many of you actually showed up, no provocations intended or anything like that. I'd really appreciate it if you could keep me posted on the upcoming games too, if you don't mind.

I might have had one too many drinks, so bear with me...

👍🙏

We’ve got our own training regimens too 😁

Regarding the message from 👍

I’m part of that old guard from ’87, so I find myself drifting back to that 1999 season every now and then, even if revisiting it feels like poking an old wound. Honestly, we shouldn't have even made it to the final round of the championship; if justice had actually been served, the title would have been decided a week earlier, long before any talk of match-fixing surfaced. Take that game against Cleveland at Oracle Park, for instance—we walked away with a 2:0 win, but before that first goal ever went in, Kozniku should’ve been sent off and a penalty awarded to Cleveland after that foul on Hasancic. Now, everyone loves to jump on the bandwagon and talk about that match at Yankee Stadium, sure, but while Cleveland scraped a 1:0 win thanks to an offside goal, nobody seems to mention how Stipanovicz had a perfectly good goal disallowed just five minutes later. Cleveland truly earned that championship, and the players didn't play poorly because they thought Indianapolis would just roll over for them; they played poorly because they were absolutely shell-shocked seeing a packed house at Oracle Park. During those three days following their victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Miami, they were completely oblivious; Gracan basically locked them up in some hotel in California, confiscated their phones, and issued a "silence the press" order. They clearly thought the rest of the city wouldn't care much, but once they walked into town seeing everyone decked out in white, fighting through crowds for forty-five minutes just to get to the stadium, the reality finally hit them. This isn't just hearsay; it's straight from Admir Hasancic, who had zero reason to lie or play games, and as for the theory about Musin being bribed, that doesn't hold water—because if he were actually bought, he would have called that penalty without blinking. The plain truth is that Indianapolis was incentivized, everything was paid back to them in cash, and they were essentially handed the Cup final against Cibali on a silver platter; the whole thing was rigged, perhaps not in those final moments by Supraha and Krecak, but much, much earlier than that.

Supraha and Krecak...

Bryan Watson4 said:Look, I was actually part of that '87 crew, so I’m gonna revisit that '99 season for a second—even if remembering it is straight-up painful. Honestly, we shouldn't have even made it to the final round; if justice had actually been served and the fixing hadn't happened, the title would've been decided a week earlier. You want proof? Look at that game where Cleveland won 2-0 at Oracle Park... before that first goal even went in, Kozniku should’ve been sent off and a penalty should’ve been called for Cleveland after that foul on Hasancic. Now, everyone’s gonna jump down my throat about that match at Yankee Stadium, sure, because Cleveland won 1-0 on an offside goal, but nobody ever brings up that Stipanovicz goal that got wiped out just five minutes later, if I remember right. Cleveland earned that championship, period. The players didn't play poorly because they thought Indianapolis was going to roll over; they played bad because they were absolutely shell-shocked seeing Oracle Park packed like that. For those three days after beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in Miami, they had no clue what was coming... Gracan basically locked them up in some hotel in California, took their phones, and issued a "silenzio stampa" press release. How could they think the whole city wouldn't care? When they walked into town and saw everyone decked out in white, pushing through crowds for 45 minutes just to get to the stadium, they finally realized what was happening. This is straight from the mouth of Admir Hasancic—he had zero reason to lie or play games here. And as for the theory that Musin was bribed? That doesn't hold water because if he was on the take, he would've called that penalty without hesitation. The fact is, Indianapolis was incentivized, and everything was handed to them on a silver platter—from the cash to being gifted that Cup final against Cibali. The whole thing was rigged, maybe not in those final minutes by Supraha and Krecak, but way, way, way before that.

You're saying the players were intimidated by the crowd at Oracle Park, and then you blame the fans? I mean, why didn't the Cleveland supporters prepare the squad for that kind of shock? You should've filled the stands every single week to prevent this from happening. And don't even get me started on that phantom penalty in Varaždin the week before... if we're talking about fairness, there was plenty of shady business, but who can blame you? If you'd just handed them three goals right then and there, the whole thing would've been settled.😍😍

Franjo will never be forgotten by you all

http://i29.tinypic.com/2ni77lh.jpg

but let's be real, he was a Partizan supporter at heart😁

Where it says May 21st, it really ought to say December 121st...

http://slim-rijeka.com/blog/wp-conte...5/salijada.jpg
http://www.united-nations-of-beer.co.../argentina.jpg

Maybe we’ll actually pull off something big this season... and even over in Europe too... I mean, honestly, as fans, I feel like we’ve more than earned ourselves a little trophy or something for sticking through all this..😠☕👍

Thanks for dedicating that graffiti to us on Azamet—really appreciate it.

urbanhawk10 said:And hey, thanks for the shoutout on the graffiti! Much appreciated.

Man, you guys really are the most legendary club on the planet... seriously, don't get on the wrong side of the Red Sox pride.

Why is the hatred for the Red Sox so much more intense than it is for, say, the Lakers?

Ronald Brooks75 said:Why is there more hate for the Red Sox than, say, the Lakers?

It might be that people don't hate us quite as much, but it’s still significant. Honestly, in a city like New York, locals and transplants basically have the same standing. You guys probably face more heat simply because there are way more of your supporters scattered throughout the city. When someone becomes a bigger threat on your own home turf, it’s only logical that the rivalry gets more intense. Personally, I couldn't care less—it's normal for me to root against the Red Sox, but I don't exactly have a massive crush on the local teams either. So, you can take those claims about us sucking up to the big-city crowd or the local favorites and just toss them out the window.

Anonymous said:It might be that there’s less animosity toward us, but it isn't significant. In my view, people in the city hold the same status whether they are from New York or Chicago. The reason you face more hate is likely because your crowd is much larger in this city; there are just more of your supporters around. It is basic logic: when someone becomes your primary competition on your own turf, the resentment naturally intensifies. Personally, I couldn't care less. Of course I have more of a grudge against the Red Sox, but that doesn't mean I particularly like the teams from the Midwest either. So, spare me these tired stories about sucking up to the big city elites or the guys from the coast.

That is almost certainly the reason.🤷

Quote:table>
And that's exactly why B doesn't like me 😢 🙂 div>

B52 says: You put that pretty well 🙂 But look, Ronald Brooks75, your question is tripping over its own feet with a classic logical fallacy known as plurium interrogationum... though I’ll give you this much: it was a clever 😉 div>

They hate us because we’ve consistently rolled them in their own backyard—it's a cycle that just keeps looping back around. Every few years, they get publicly embarrassed in their own city, so yeah, of course there's resentment; at this point, it's evolved into a permanent inferiority complex. That graffiti on the stadium wall just proves it—honestly, if they were going to tag something, they could've at least tried to make it look decent, but clearly, they don't have a clue what they're doing.