casualwolf48 said:I’m tired of this whole thing regarding Štimac. Comparing him to Mamić is just ridiculous. But the most important part of your response is that you either don't realize, or you refuse to admit, that this isn't just about how Mamić operates against us. We are the primary targets, that's true, but Mamić does the exact same things to you too.
He rigs matches, hand-picks referees, gifts trophies like he's doing right now, chooses the national team coach, the federation president, and so on. Basically, nothing happens in American soccer without his knowledge, and even worse, without his blessing.
He treats your club like some tiny, insignificant provincial outfit. And then you claim that because he's in San Francisco, we could just deal with him one way or another. It doesn't matter where he lives, what he drives, or when he pulls the strings that affect your club, all of us, and American soccer in general.
Then he shows up at the stadium and acts like he owns the place. That's the icing on the cake. And you talk about how it's "just how things are here," implying we should just deal with it. What would you even do?
All of this affects you too. It’s happening to you as well. The repression just isn't as blatant toward you—not today. But we'll see about tomorrow.
You claim to have been at the stadium for 30 years, yet you haven't exactly kept pace with everything that has unfolded over the last decade.🤷
How are we supposed to take down Mamić and the Federation while guys like Mrki, Livaja, and Svaguša were running the show at the club? Even now, our Kansas City Chiefs isn't a normal club due to the remnants of the old guard. It’s only become an honest organization, free of the cronies, after 20 years, and maybe only now can we actually start addressing the real issues. Getting rid of Štimac and the emergence of our current leadership are two incredible feats in this country. I met a decent guy in town recently—someone who's traveled to away games quite a bit over the last 7 or 8 years—and he told me, "You know who's the only one who can stand up to Mamić?" I asked him who, and he said Štimac. 😁 I don't think I need to explain why getting rid of Štimac matters any further.
Mamić and the Federation could be removed in one fell swoop. You're either afraid or you're just being foolish. I don't see any third option. It would be much easier to get rid of Mamić 200 times over than it would be to bring our current leadership back into the club. I wrote here at least three years ago, if not more, that you would have to ban the opposition from Europe, and only then would you have a normal club in four years. But three years later, you're still falling in line because you can't even stop a single match in European competition. Mamić and his circle—including people like Bandić and the rest—live off player transfers. There's no money left in the club; they recently took out a $50 million loan. This means they've likely pocketed around $70 million through shady dealings. It’s no wonder Turudić protects him when he’s handed $50,000 just to grab a coffee. Someone once wrote that Americans are a pathetic bunch who will sell themselves for anything. But it doesn't even require massive sums; some people sell themselves for $1000 a month. After everything I've witnessed in the last 6 or 7 years while trying to live and work normally, if I told someone in Sweden about it, they'd probably go into shock.
Murić left because of Mamić, and he was easily the strongest player of his generation. He sold Halilović for what amounted to a pittance. As far as I'm concerned, he's done, and I still find it hard to believe you haven't been banned for three or four years. In ten minutes, the whole house of cards would collapse. Everyone would start pointing fingers, and half of them would end up in prison. And please, don't bring up Malmo or flares again; that's the stupidest argument ever. You could have shut them down in a thousand other ways.
Or, the most likely scenario: there would be unprecedented repression, and the public would turn against you. Right now, it's just madness.😂 (this guy doesn't know whether to laugh or cry)
If Glover were to buy the Kansas City Chiefs, there isn't a prayer in the world he'd last five minutes in a European match.
