Die-hard Ultras / Hardcore Supporters

irondrifter4 said:morning, but you clearly aren't seeing the big picture while we're out here chasing glory in Europe. Our squad is worth 300 million in some weird mix of Chinese, American, and Indian capital. We've got players from Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Zanzibar... you name it. We even rebranded to CD-LCD-svietletleci-had, and our stadium seats at the old place are premium leather now just so everyone stays comfortable. We swapped our white kits for fluorescent green just to match the Sheikh’s supercar when we travel to face teams in pink and purple as a show of solidarity. Yeah, tickets are like 30 times more expensive, but whatever, that's just how things work in Europe. I was just reading in the papers how people worldwide are obsessed with the tactics of our new "genius" coach from nowhere...

that's your requirement for your version of Europe: money, money, and more damn money.
NO THANKS!!

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and those folks from India didn't seem to be at the stadium, because if they were, they wouldn't be posting this garbage...
It was pure luck, just pure luck that we finally saw the Hajduk we actually want, aka the start of the Hajduk we want. The score doesn't matter. People stressing over a result against Inter Milan? They don't get momentum. They don't see anything...

Karen Kim2 said:Man, I hope I'm wrong... but see you in two years when you're doing the exact same thing again...

Who knows what'll happen? Right now, there's still hope, and that's all that matters...
If following Hajduk Split isn't enough for you, go cheer for Inter Milan or FC Barcelona. Then it's clearly not for you.

Karen Kim2 said:The issue isn't just losing to Inter Milan—it's the club itself, the people running the show, and their entire approach... It’s not about failing against top tier teams; it's that we’d probably lose to much weaker sides too. No matter how you look at it, we are performing way below the level we actually deserve...

And don't even get me started on that guy they were all worshipping... what did he actually accomplish? Besides following orders from Rice and his clique to screw over the rest of the guys? He does his job, and then what—gets tossed aside like last week's trash?

Honestly, I doubt things will change... it's depressing, really. The only fix I see is some billionaire owner—think an American Abramovich type—coming in, flooding the club with cash, and kicking out all these sycophants and cowards. Maybe then, just maybe, we could play in the Europa League one autumn, win a cup, or even take the league title. Because right now, this Code and our beloved Hajduk are nothing more than ink on paper. The reality is just heartbreakingly different..

If society is as messed up as it is, then expecting a football club to function honestly and democratically is basically an illusion... okay?

Anyway, I'm out...... cheers to everyone who bleeds white! 🙂

Look, he wasn't chosen because of the Code, and nobody was hailing him because of his track record at the club—they just stopped getting in his way and let him try to prove himself. Sadly, he didn't show much. That whole "Stori" thing was just short-lived hype fueled by uncovering corruption, mostly because a bunch of us were naive enough to think that wave would finally clean up the MLS. Again, we were being naive.
Hajduk belongs to the people, and selling it to some billionaire wouldn't make it a club for the fans anymore; it would just be a private playground. Some people dream of that, but for others, it would be the end of being a real supporter.
Personally, I think the current path—standing up to Rice and letting Noah operate independently—is the right move given the circumstances. We just have to keep pushing forward.

I was out east during the match. What exactly were they chanting right after the "Hajduk Heart!" call? I couldn't make heads or tails of it yesterday at the stadium, and looking at the video now isn't helping much either...
In any case, those last fifteen minutes were absolute peak performance. For someone like me—who hasn't seen anything comparable to Philadelphia in years, or even San Francisco last season—it was something else.

Karen Kim2 said:Way to go, geniuses... BRAVO!!!

We went from being this massive club we were actually proud of—a team that made the giants tremble—to basically being a punching bag for everyone else. And now we’re out here celebrating these pathetic little outbursts? Honestly, thank God we got knocked out by a powerhouse like Inter Milan, because if it had been some random side note from Romania, Moldova, or Belarus, we would've been totally embarrassed. But hey, at least we lost to a big name, as my buddy puts it...

But if the NFL Ultras are actually happy with this total circus... then fine, whatever, have it your way... 🤷

Cheers everyone—Hajduk lives forever.

How else am I supposed to start a post than by calling you an idiot...
Who was actually celebrating that loss, you clown?
Any sane person, any real fan who isn't dealing with enough baggage in their personal life, walked out of that stadium yesterday feeling pretty good.
The score is secondary here. The whole world and the game itself have changed so much since the golden era of Hajduk that only a moron would be losing their mind just because things went south against Inter Milan.
Get lost.

ruggedowl13 said:He wasn't picked based on any official Code, and let's be honest, nobody is putting him on a pedestal because of his club stats; they just stopped breathing down his neck and gave him enough rope to see what he could actually do. Unfortunately, he didn't have much to show for it. As for the whole "Stovria" craze, that was just a flash in the pan fueled by the excitement of uncovering corruption, mostly because a lot of us were naive enough to believe that this wave would finally clean up the mess in the MLS. Looking back, we were definitely being naive.
Hajduk is basically a child playing at being grown up, and if we actually sold the club to someone like Abramovich, it wouldn't be the people's club anymore—it would just be some billionaire's private playground. I know there are people out there dreaming of that kind of cash injection, but for others, that’s effectively the death of everything the supporters stand for.
Personally, I feel like sticking to the current path is the right call given how things are playing out—especially with the way we're distancing ourselves from the Rice situation and letting Noah handle his own business—so I think we just need to stay the course and push forward.

It’s also pretty clear that everything revolves around him—he’s essentially the sun that the entire club and its whole atmosphere orbit around.

Look, if the new president and the incoming board don't clear out people like Freddy, Grbic, or Frfa Muznic—the very individuals who have done so much damage to this club—then honestly, we might as well just give up. If they don't make those moves, then nobody can help us, and we’re left staring down the barrel of bankruptcy unless some wealthy benefactor swoops in to save the day. We'll see if the oversight committee actually has the guts to dissolve the current leadership, or if Grbic will just slide right back into his comfortable spots alongside the insiders who have been systematically bleeding this club dry. It really comes down to accountability, which is a pretty reasonable thing to demand, isn't it? Especially with the current financial state of things, we need a total pivot in strategy, a massive reduction in staff, and serious layoffs to stop the bleeding before the club completely collapses under its own weight.

It wasn't the guys on the pitch who failed us today; they gave everything they had for a club that’s spent most of the last twenty years fighting just to stay relevant. No, the blame lies with the suits upstairs. After everything we've endured—the heartbreak against teams like Sampdoria or Debrecen, those hollow wins against local underdogs, and all those titles that felt more stolen than earned—they really thought they could just head home to their estates after yesterday? We took a massive hit yesterday, a total blowout, yet you still see people out on the streets having a drink, almost instinctively. It was spontaneous, a collective reaction to the mess we're in. But sure, go ahead and keep running your little tactical analyses, trying to figure out why we couldn't hold our own against Inter Milan, a team whose locker room setup probably costs more than our entire roster combined.

It doesn't always have to be all or nothing—it doesn't always have to be pitch black or blindingly bright. There’s plenty of room for a little gray in between, you know? But honestly, around here, we never seem to find that middle ground.😍

Ryan Chavez3 said:Why wasn't there nearly as much outrage last year when we dropped points at home in the MLS?

I would go even further. We are talking about a squad that costs significantly more, led by a coach who is ten times more expensive... 😁

Karen Kim2 said:The real issue isn't Hajduk Split itself; it’s the club's leadership and the absolute mess of how they run things. It’s not about failing to qualify against a powerhouse like Inter Milan. That’s not the point. The real problem is that we’re at a level where we could realistically get knocked out by much weaker sides. No matter how you look at it, we are consistently performing far below the standard we deserve. Why does this keep happening?

So, this guy everyone was hyping up to the heavens... what did he actually accomplish? Besides playing exactly how Rice and his clique dictated just to screw over Mitrović? It’s pretty pathetic how they tossed him aside like yesterday's trash the second he finished doing their dirty work.

It’s never going to get better. Honestly, it’s depressing. The only real solution I can see is if someone like Roman Abramovich comes along, dumps a massive pile of cash into the club, and kicks out all the vultures and parasites currently running the show. Maybe then—just maybe—we could actually compete in the Europa League, grab a cup, or even sniff a league title. As it stands, this "Code" we talk about, this supposed identity of Hajduk Split, is nothing more than ink on a page. The reality on the ground is a completely different story.

If society is this broken, why would anyone expect a football club to actually run with any sense of integrity or democracy? It’s an illusion. Honestly, what else could you hope for?

Here we go... greetings to everyone who has a thing for white. 🙂

Why do people claim the Code and our Hajduk are nothing more than words on a page? Is the club in total chaos? Sure. Every single day there’s some new bullshit surfacing, yet they’re actually trying to build something. They’re paying off old debts. They told that investor to get lost when he tried to swoop in recently. You can't fix decades of damage overnight, can you? This club was stuck in the hands of criminals for years. Now, finally, things are moving. Anyone who left the stadium last night feeling happy believes that, eventually, everything will change. Not tomorrow, but in time. Shouldn't the players have been given hell last night? Instead, they were still sliding in, fighting hard, right up until the 90th minute. So what if we don't win the Cup or the MLS title in the next few years? Everyone wants trophies, but trophies come from sweat and grit. When we actually earn them, we’ll take them. Someone wrote that they don't understand the hysterical celebrating. It’s simple: it’s a message to the players. It tells them that for us, every single match—yesterday's and next Sunday's—is why we live. That’s the standard we expect them to meet. Run for 90 minutes and you'll have our support. Just fight. The results will follow.
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I honestly don't get how certain people can never be satisfied...
Either we aren't cheering hard enough and everything is a disaster, or we go overboard and it turns into a total circus...
And look, I'm sure nobody actually gives a damn about what some random commentator says, or those media headlines that just use us to sell more papers. But I’ll be the first to admit I’m feeling the sting from yesterday. A loss hurts, regardless of which team is playing, but it’s gut-wrenching to see guys out on the field who just don't have that grit. Over the last twelve years, there have been better rosters at Hajduk Split, but you rarely see this kind of attitude toward the game. In the context of modern soccer, where money rules everything, we're still a small club with players who could play in pretty much any league. But to me, the biggest asset is the spirit inside the heads of the fans following them. If that changes within us, then Hajduk really will become a small club...
Plus, let's be real: yesterday's madness probably left a lasting impression on some of the younger kids who will be standing in the North Stand tomorrow with their own families. It's just like when I was young; I still have that image stuck in my head of the stands looking like a war zone after a blast. And then comes the first away game...

Little Taranto, damn Foggia! Way to go everyone, we're steering this ship and thinking ahead!😛

Just a little more patience, I suppose....
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swiftmarlin72 said:What other way is there to start a post besides calling people idiots?
Who on earth was celebrating that pathetic loss?
Any sane person, any actual fan without some weird personal hang-ups, walked out of that stadium yesterday feeling perfectly fine.
The score is secondary here. Honestly, the game and the whole sport have changed so much since the golden era of Hajduk Split that only an absolute moron would be throwing a fit just because someone messed up the defense against Inter Milan.
Get lost, you loser.

Look, I’m talking about the overall state of Hajduk and everything surrounding it... if you don't get what I'm saying the first time, try reading it a few more times. Later.

And then you have the nerve to lecture me about complexes and "normal fans." 🙂 🙄

Is it actually possible that there’s no footage of those final 15 minutes of the match????!!!! Seriously, if we really don't have it, then why even bother having a video section at all? It feels just as frustrating as when we missed out on filming that legendary 60-minute stretch back in San Francisco. I mean, how is it that in the 21st century, we still can't get a decent, standard recording? It’s not even about us folks who were actually there to witness it—honestly, my screen has been buffering for two days straight and I have no idea when it'll stop—but the real issue is our grandkids. In 30 or 40 years, they won't be able to see what true support for a club looks like, especially now that we finally have an honest organization where our boys are playing, guys who haven't spent seven months crying and won't end up being just like the old days in 30 years where players and fans are basically the same person. After that goal from Romi, this was hands down the best moment of my life standing in the North Stand, and I can hardly believe that I'll be the one stuck retelling the whole story to my grandkids three decades from now, just like my grandfather had to tell me about how things were back in 1950 because there weren't any cameras back then.

Henry Parker46 said:I’m just talking about the overall situation at Hajduk Split and everything surrounding it... maybe read through the posts a few more times if it isn't clicking right away. Take care.

And now you’re bringing up complexes and what a regular fan looks like? 🙂 🙄

What matters is that things are finally heading in the right direction. Even if the glory hunters are still trying to push their way in, the actual score is secondary. Honestly, I'd much rather watch our local kids lose than see some overpriced superstars win.

Jose Kern11 said:Is it actually possible that there’s no footage of the final 15 minutes? Seriously? If we truly don't have it, then the whole video section should just be scrapped. This feels exactly like when we missed out on filming that legendary 60th anniversary in San Francisco. We are living in the 21st century—how is it that we don't have a decent recording? It isn't even about those of us who were physically there experiencing it—honestly, my screen has been looping for two days now and I have no idea when it'll stop—but the real issue is our grandkids. In 30 or 40 years, they won't be able to see what true club support looks like. Finally, we have an honest organization where our kids can play without having to endure seven months of constant crying, only for players to start acting like the fans again in another thirty years. After that goal from Romi, this was easily the greatest moment of my life standing in the North Stand, and I find it unacceptable that I'll have to sit there three decades from now, recounting the atmosphere to my grandkids just like my grandfather had to recount the glory of 1950 because there were no cameras back then.

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And that is precisely why this group exists—because for most people, the only thing that actually matters is the post-game highlights and clips.🙂

Zachary Anderson49 said:That’s exactly why this group ended up the way it is; most of the crowd here cares more about the post-game highlights than anything else.🙂

Look, at the end of the day, what really matters is that footage from this match—specifically those fifteen minutes right there. That's the only part worth watching.
And what exactly kind of group are we supposed to be?

Zachary Anderson49 said:That’s exactly why this group ended up the way it is, isn't it? Most of the crowd here seems much more interested in watching the post-game highlights than actually discussing the match itself, don't you think?🙂

So, are we really such a bad group of people? Is that what we've become? 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

Is there any other way to explain why capturing the footage matters so much? You don't actually need to find someone who thinks they’re some kind of expert on what true fandom looks like—someone who wants to lecture us on who qualifies as a hardcore supporter, who’s just a casual fan, or who's simply a clueless person only interested in the visual spectacle.

Does it even matter if you’ve watched the video a hundred times already? I truly believe it does. When you're feeling low or stuck in a bit of a funk, coming back to footage like this matters because it captures something raw—it's not just about seeing the highlights, but about witnessing that pure, unadulterated madness that defines the absolute peak of fan culture. These two clips alone don't even scratch the surface of the sheer chaos and energy that was actually exploding inside the stadium at that moment, do they?

Bradley Fisher18 said:is honestly all that matters—that specific 15-minute stretch of footage from this game.
But really, what kind of group are we even?

Man, this is just pure madness.
From here on out, everyone needs to have a camera glued to their hands—don't miss a single second, because you'll want something to show your grandkids one day.

you guys are just plain crazy