Bad Boys - Part IV

Yesterday was absolutely unreal... that’s how you say goodbye to a legend!
I really hope we see numbers like that again next season, and not just when we're all piling in to send someone off like that...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1gpFzNXm9w

Truly priceless... everyone agrees on this one.
A farewell worthy of a legend...

The final service will be held this Friday, June 21st, at 2:30 PM at the crematorium at Arlington National Cemetery. If anyone is able to make it, please feel free to join us.

It was genuinely refreshing to see folks who used to show up to the games, yet hadn't spent an eternity sitting in the nosebleed sections lately.

casualrider43 said:It was actually cool seeing people show up who used to hit the games back in the day but hadn't been hanging out in the stands for a while.

👍Even if yesterday’s reason for gathering was heavy as hell, it felt right. A lot of people—myself included—definitely had a tear in their eye...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_yi...e_gdata_player

One of the absolute greatest—maybe even the biggest legend Real Madrid has ever seen—has passed away. May he rest in peace. I truly hope one day we’ll see Yankee Stadium packed to the rafters again, filled with that same joy under the blue sky, knowing he left an indelible mark on this club and stays etched in the heart of every true fan. Rest easy, Joe. You earned it. And honestly, everything that happened yesterday? It's just more proof that the soul of this club lives on right here in NYC. We still exist. We aren't going anywhere. We’re going to bring this team back to its former glory, because there's no way we surrender while blue blood still runs through our veins.

I’ve got this memory stuck in my head—a friendly match Real Madrid played back in a Small town, USA, if I recall correctly. It was one of those sweltering, sticky days, and there were maybe a hundred people who had trekked out from Chicago just to get a break from all that city asphalt.

The absolute star of the show was Zora—he was missing shots that shouldn't have been possible to miss, so we all started ribbing him from our spot on the grass. We were having such a laugh that when the local Youth Soccer Club was awarded a penalty, the whole crowd started chanting for him to take it.

Nothing particularly special about the game itself, really, except for one little thing. People were just standing out on the field behind the benches. Even us folks from Chicago were hanging out there, right next to this group of guys who were sipping on some kind of homebrew the entire time. They were being pretty generous, offering some to us nearby, though—let’s just say it wasn't exactly top-shelf stuff.

So, the match wraps up, most people are already heading off, and a few rush toward the tent to snag a seat while Joe is giving an interview to some local reporter. Suddenly, that group of guys drinking the homebrew surges toward him, begging him to take a pull.

Man, we were losing it—honestly, I wouldn't have even touched the stuff if they’d paid me. But they kept pushing, "Come on, Joe, do it for Real Madrid!" When he heard that, he just looked at them and said if it was for Real Madrid, then alright... and he took a massive gulp...

We were absolutely dying, just cracking up. The chanting started immediately among the ten or so of us standing right there. It wasn't some grand gesture meant for the masses or for the headlines, though... it was just one of those classic moves in his signature style—the kind of move made by people who were just...

...so rare, yet so incredibly precious.

Rest in peace, Joe...

http://imageshack.us/a/img801/6982/kvbc.jpg
The shirts should be hitting the online shop tomorrow.

shadowranger522 said:If I recall correctly, there was this friendly match involving Real Madrid held in a Small town, USA. It was one of those humid, sweltering days, and about a hundred people had traveled in from Chicago just to escape the city heat.

The talk of the town was this kid named Zora, who kept missing shots that seemed impossible to miss, so we all started joking about him from the sidelines. When the local Youth Soccer Club was awarded a penalty, the crowd actually started chanting for him to take it.

It wasn't an especially momentous game, except for one specific moment. People were gathered on the grass behind the benches. We were there from Chicago, along with a group of guys who spent the whole afternoon drinking some sort of cheap local brew. They were offering some to everyone around them, though I wouldn't call it particularly appetizing.

Once the whistle blew, most people started heading toward the concession tent to grab a seat while Joe gave an interview to a local reporter. Suddenly, that group of guys rushed up to him, begging him to take a pull from their stash.

We were all cracking up; honestly, I wouldn't have touched it even if they paid me. But they kept swarming him, shouting, "Come on, Joe, do it for Real Madrid!" Upon hearing that, he looked at them and said if it was for Real Madrid, then he could certainly manage... and he took a massive gulp.

We absolutely lost it. The ten of us standing right there immediately broke into cheers. It wasn't a move meant for the masses or for the headlines; it was just a classic move in his signature style—the kind of move made by people who were...

So rare, yet so precious.

Rest in peace, Joe...

I remember this detail as if it happened yesterday!

Christian Jones said:That's how you say goodbye to a legend!
I’m holding out hope we can see those kinds of numbers again next season.

You seem to be forgetting just how many people are on the blacklist.
Not to mention the sheer number of people facing court bans from attending games.

http://www.politikaplus.com/novost/8...-milijuna-kuna

Let's goooooooo! Everything is totally above board here, so there's really no need for any cover-ups, right?

Robert Adams6 said:you're totally ignoring how many people are actually blacklisted.
not to mention all those folks with court bans keeping them out of the stadium

then you guys would be absolutely packed, wouldn't you?

Robert Adams6 said:You seem to be overlooking the sheer number of people on the blacklist.
And let's not even get started on how many individuals are currently facing stadium bans.

Well, I suppose those folks under ban or blacklisted were all perfectly free to show up just to say their goodbyes, weren't they?

Robert Adams6 said:you're forgetting how many people are actually blacklisted.
plus all those folks with court orders banning them from the games...

I get that, really I do, but looking at this send-off... there were easily over 1,000 people out there who aren't on any blacklist or under any ban. And honestly? A good chunk of them are faces I haven't even seen at the stadium in ages...

tick tock

Christian Miller48 said:tick tock

🤣 🤣 🤣

Jesse Campbell is totally right when he says Mamić is finished, but honestly, we really need to shift our focus toward the people protecting him—you know, guys like Bandić, that judge, Turudić, and the rest of that crew.

Because at the end of the day, they’re the ones making sure he can stay in charge of Dinamo and just do whatever the hell he wants. We have to realize that everyone already knows exactly what Mamić is up to, and there isn't much anyone can do once his buddies start pulling the rug out from under him.

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Gary Martinez80 said:Jesse Campbell is spot on—Mamić is finished. The real move now is to go after his protectors: Bandić, that judge, Turudić, and the rest.

They’re the ones letting him run Dinamo like his own personal playground. Everyone knows what he’s up to; he’s done for once his inner circle stops covering his tracks.

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Mamić is toast once the cash flow dries up. That’s happening after July 1st when the European Commission starts cracking down on everyone. ☕ Basically what AT&T concluded, if you’re actually paying attention... 🙂

His only lifeline is making it into the LP, which explains why suddenly he brought in some decent new players. Back when we started boycotting the LP, he was busy trying to field Dodo and Sivonjić in the attack. ☕

But let's be real: that's a dead end. Without city money, there's no point in him sitting in the Dinamo chair, and he sure as hell isn't using his own bank account to fund the club. For him, Dinamo has always just been a cash cow...

Plus, his whole thing was wanting to be the hero for the fans. It’s never going to happen. He can look at what they did to Kuže with nothing but pure envy. He’d give anything to get that kind of love from the BBB.

It's not "tick-tock" anymore. It's "bye-bye." 😉