Henry Grant51 said:Peter Robinson21, you’re actually a decent guy, we’ve known each other for quite a long time now, having experienced several matches and away trips together.
I really don't understand what you need all this for, these kinds of arguments and posts.
When I saw your photos from San Francisco, I had to look twice because I wasn't sure if I was seeing things correctly.
I don't know who you are, but if you know me, then you know I've always been someone who walks my own path; I never just drifted along with the crowd... back when there was the Boycott... I was one of the first to stand up for the others, even though most people around me said, "that's foolish" (and those were mostly people I knew who have since moved out East), but well, you go along with the boycott... a year later, everyone sees that the boycott achieved absolutely nothing... back in June of that year, I said, "the boycott hasn't done anything, we need to try a different way"... that's when the first threats started: "you're against us, you're against the association, blah blah blah"... but I just said, "it didn't work, let's try something else"... and then, after that, in August, the group decided, "no more boycotting," and it was time to head back to the games... some said only MLS games, others said we should go to every single match... I decided to go with my own crew, the group I've been traveling with for 20 years... if one goes, they all go... I find myself standing in the stands at Yankee Stadium in Madrid, surrounded by a bunch of people I know who, for some reason, were still participating in the boycott during the Champions League (and they were going to the Champions League and EU matches during the boycott while I wasn't)... but I ended up getting trashed by certain people from the association and people who were supposedly my friends... the insults started, the threats started... I have to say, it disappointed and angered me more than I can say, especially since these were people I had stood shoulder to shoulder with in so many battles, people whose backs I had covered... if they had any respect, they could have just sat down and talked to me; whether an agreement was reached or not, we could have parted ways like adults, without the threats or the bitterness... the way it turned out was just sad... I decided for myself not to go to matches with the association's group anymore; I've been to several matches in the last two years, but on the West side... But since I have my own crew that I've been riding with for years here in Germany and Austria—and none of them are on anyone's payroll—I decided to start going to matches again...
With the old guard, I have plenty of friends, and they all know my stance regarding Mamić, but no one, absolutely no one, has ever thrown anything in my face or blamed me for it; I said my piece, they said theirs, and that was that... it's different from some others who have known me for a long time but simply turned their backs on me and others who don't share their views or agree with their actions...
Someone here said, "Peter Robinson, you're too stupid to pay everything to Mamić"... Yeah, I am, I'm too stupid for that kind of thing, and I'm proud to be "too stupid" in that regard... and why does it bother you? It shouldn't matter to you whether I'm too stupid or if I simply refuse to let someone bribe me... that isn't your problem...
@ZGV, just to wrap this up, anyone who turns their back on me even though they know it's worth talking to me on a normal basis and acting like a human being (which I think I demonstrate here, even if some people try to provoke or spit on me, though that doesn't tire me at all) shouldn't expect me to keep covering their back... So many people disappointed me out East that I can't tell you how much it hurt, and it still hurts today... someone is talking about a return... I'm not asking for a return or anything else, because what happened cannot be undone... But that's just how I am (an idiot), and even today I would shake anyone's hand out of respect for the past, but unfortunately, the loyalty is gone... Anyway, take care, bye... that would be all... no anger or anything else...
Aaron Parker70 said:Well, why shouldn't we? People really need to have their eyes opened on this one.
Maybe you'd rather tell us all about how those demons are out there hitting people in Munich instead.
From what I can gather, they weren't exactly acting tough when those 20 of them got absolutely wrecked by nine drunk, smug, arrogant guys right in the middle of San Francisco in front of the arena during "Green-and-Yellow Night"...
Perhaps you should look closer at what certain people are arranging with the other fan groups (like the Demons, the armada, the donkeys, etc.). Because once they took that beating, everyone started making excuses like, "Wait, are you East or North? We said we were only attacking the North side." I mean, what am I even supposed to say to that? It’s just sad, honestly. Just truly sad that things have reached a point where people actually have to team up with rival fan groups just to deal with those 20 "paid actors," as you call them...
Robert Wood5 said:Munich,
you claim to support Dinamo—and hey, it doesn't hurt as much as it used to, but you're a supporter... You don't celebrate losses, and you certainly aren't going to mock us for freaking out over losing to Austria or that 3000-person crowd against Kyiv, right?
.....
A few questions for you:
Dinamo plays a friendly against Čukarički next Saturday; will you be rooting for them then?
Will you still be celebrating ten days from now if Dinamo loses to Rennes in the Champions League qualifiers?
I’m asking, please, keep it short and sweet. No mentioning the East, the North, paid players, political parties, or turning your back on friends, etc.
Short and sweet... that's a very silly question... incredibly silly, really, but I suppose I'll answer it with a counter-question of my own... What if some Indian billionaire shows up tomorrow, buys the club, kicks out every single local player, and fills the roster with Black players or Brazilians? I think there wouldn't be a single local left in the squad (just look at some of those teams in the English PL, for instance). In that case, would you continue to cheer for a Dinamo that has no local presence left, or would you turn your back on them? It seems just as foolish as your question, but since we are already engaging in silly inquiries, I might as well keep it going...