ironpanther5
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235 messages
joined Mar 2019
* placidheron16
I honestly just show up to Futsal to catch the game, grab a beer, and show my support by holding up my card or membership. I’m really not trying to meddle too much with the Bad Boys or even you guys; you’ve got your own thing going on, and every time it seems like someone is either giving or taking, I just thank God there aren't any serious injuries to report.
I’ll probably end up saying some stupid stuff since I’m not deeply embedded in the scene and have no clue what’s actually happening behind the scenes, even if I can help out with a few numbers here and there. Still, it doesn't really affect me, so whatever.
I truly hope that over the coming years—and hopefully soon because of the European stage since you guys are lagging behind—you start expanding into MMA and everything else that comes with it. It’ll definitely bring in a massive wave of fanatics who are only interested in the brawls rather than the actual club, but that's just how it goes.
In fact, a good chunk of the current crew is more about the fan culture than the club itself; honestly, if it weren't for that, the Bad Boys wouldn't even exist anymore. On the flip side, though, there are so few people left who aren't obsessed with some sport or some kind of club or national team.
With the rise of MMA and everything else, clubs are getting packed (at least from where I’m sitting), and I think we’re going to see a huge influx of people coming from outside the traditional supporter circles. I mean, every trend has its downsides, but at least nobody’s going to end up dying from getting hit in the head with a rock or a telescope.
Besides, it’s much easier to accept a loss when you get physically overpowered directly than when someone raids your city on a random day outside of a matchday, like how you guys did in Columbus.
The equivalent would be if the Bad Boys headed down to Miami to face RNK and decided to swing by and harass the locals in Miami. Now, I know I’m being subjective, but I find it hard to equate that with Macola. Though, that video footage—that was just pure stupidity. I really hope nobody was making fun of that dečko in the video near Macola; it’s like standing on a line where most people run away, and then you’re the idiot left standing there taking the brunt of it.
I’d have to agree with you; I was just looking at the North American fans lately, and it seems like a ton of people are writing about BBB online now, which wasn't really the case before—they’ve basically become the biggest voices on the internet. While I’m glad to see the younger kids getting involved, I honestly thought after everything that happened over the last decade, the city would be a supporter's wasteland. The Bad Boys leadership really needs to clarify that they don't write on behalf of the whole group.
As for you guys, the Torches, it feels like you’re increasingly acting like a criminal organization. I read a lot of SD, and I constantly stumble upon articles about things like a guy having a bomb planted in his car in Mokošica and stuff like that. Look, I don't know the backstory, but you don't need to be a genius to guess who did it if the victim is associated with BBB.
Maybe the guy was trash, maybe he deserved it, or maybe it was the mob, but man, if this is just "fan-inspired," it’s incredibly aggressive for a group whose core members live in Chicago and rely on connections and ties to BBB for their security.
Personally, I hope everyone comes to their senses and puts away the telescopes, bats, and shotguns kept outside their doors. Because when Spartak or CSKA rolls in, regardless of whether you're still the toughest guys on the street—both sides are—there's going to be teeth flying all over the pavement. The rules have changed. It’ll be pretty ironic when the dragon-themed crews or the Viola guys start flying through the air instead.
At the end of the day, the Bad Boys have certain people who actually deserve the mafia treatment, the bats, and the shotguns, and those people aren't just random idiots. Until that gets sorted, there won't be any progress. If it wasn't clear enough to anyone in Brussels, I guess it's crystal clear now. After all, you can't heal until you remove the tumor.
I’d also add one more thing: despite all the repression that nearly wiped the group out for a while and blunted their edge, they didn't even get a shot at the major leagues.
That, along with the weakened Bad Boys, essentially broke the fear factor of Chicago, turning it into a city like, say, London, where you can actually walk around without issues if you’re a little bit smart.
We also have to mention this ABA League situation, which has resulted in a bunch of "badgers" writing online—people who only show up in the city once every ten years during the league. Teams like Cedevita and Cibona play against some Mexican or Mexican club every single week, VK Mladost every other week, and RK Chicago every third (okay, I might be exaggerating a bit). In any case, these are sports where even those "weak" Bad Boys aren't active because they just don't follow them. I’m thinking primarily of the Varvara crew.
I know none of this really concerns me anymore, so I apologize to everyone, but I just had to vent somewhere. I realize this sounds ridiculous, like calling someone a "badger" or a "clown," but this whole thread is a bit of a mess anyway, with only a few active people writing here. 🙂
Honestly, I’m done typing my thoughts out on these PDFs, so I just wanted to tell the fans that I really hope Hajduk finally wakes up from this absolute nightmare we've been living through lately. We need to break free from the stranglehold of the mafia and all those shady players who were practically salivating at the chance to jump on our backs.
As for the BBB, I want to see someone go in there and clip the wings—or honestly, if you ask me, snap the spines—of those Lions, Bells, Shaggy ones, Altpezes, and Tudumics. I’d love to see the entire Board of Directors pack their bags and vanish, and wouldn't it be great if we could finally declare war on the Dinamo crowd? But hey, I'm not exactly an optimist when it comes to this club.
I realize I probably outdid the North Stand in terms of word count, and maybe even quality, so feel free to delete this if it's too much for you.🙂
Take care.