The Armada

Alright, you demons, you're clearly such legendary hooligans that no group in America, Europe, or South America could ever hope to compete with you. Are you happy now? 😍

boldwolf76 said:Oh, sure, you guys are just the most legendary, hardcore hooligans ever, right? Like, seriously, there isn't a single group in all of America, Europe, or South America that could even come close to matching your toughness. Are you happy now? 😍

Look, your buddy was the one who kicked this whole debate off, so maybe take a second to actually read what he wrote up there before coming at me. I’m just jumping in on what was already being said... nobody here actually knows the full story of who had what or exactly what kind of backup they were running with...🤷

My old man could take yours any day of the week ☕
Was anyone here actually around back in 2000 or 2001 for that friendly match in Medallion?

Kenneth Campbell64 said:my dad is tougher than yours ☕
Was anyone from the hometown crowd at that friendly match back in 2000 or 2001?

Hey, you guys from the coast—did you ever actually unfurl a massive banner, or did you just switch teams when things got rough? Maybe clean up your own backyard before you start coming for us. You’ve got less than five months left before you're relegated to the minor leagues anyway...🙂🙂

Paul Taylor2 said:you guys have barely five months left before you drop down to the minor leagues..🙂 🙂

Let’s be real, we all know that’s exactly what you’re sitting around waiting for, because at the end of the day, we’re still the absolute worst nightmare you’ve ever had to face...🤣 🤣

Look, I’m asking for a reason here. There wasn't some massive brawl going down back then in that small town—it was just a friendly matchup between the local legends and those guys from the next county over ☕ . So, anyone here actually there to witness it?

You psychos need to quit obsessing over the opposition before I lose my cool and come over there myself...

edit: easy win for us

Scott Collins82 said:Quit obsessing over those fanatics before I lose my mind

edit: easy there, Scott

Wow, okay... watch out for the drunks on the street. They're twice as dangerous as any fanatic..
you won't just be dealing with broken teeth then😉

Man, honestly, sometimes you just gotta grab a drink and let all those worries melt away...

mellowhawk34 said:Wow, okay... just watch out for those drunk idiots out there. They're twice as dangerous as any monster you'll ever meet.
then it won't just be teeth flying everywhere😉

Straight up killers🤣

rowdyridge19 said:First off, why would a league always be boring if it was just two sister clubs fighting for the title?!
And second, why blame the coach when both the Lakers and the Warriors are struggling? I’m not trying to defend him, but he isn't the one at fault here....plus, the local supporters are definitely better than those Boys...

?!????
What happened now? Some random European away game? A random meetup at a rest stop?? For over 20 years, there's been someone else better than those Boys. Out of nowhere. It’s just a revolving door—every day it's a different group, then we circle back to the start. There's zero point even bringing this up.
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James Smith48 said:?!????
What just happened? Some random European guest appearance? A meeting at some random rest stop?? For over 20 years now, there’s always been someone claiming to be better than those boys. Out of nowhere. Every single day it's someone else, just a constant loop, and once you hit the end, you're right back at square one. There's zero point even bringing this up.
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What did I say wrong? 🤷

FoF Asks:
God, it’s hilarious how much those little blogs and all that other mindless trash really go to our heads, isn't it? Just look at us, absolutely inflating our own egos based on nothing but internet noise. 😍 At least our local hacks haven't spent years running around like absolute clowns, have they? 🤣 And don't even get me started on them dragging us for traveling to visit their crowd out in Chicago—as if they haven't been nowhere near our territory for two whole years! They’ve spent the last year dealing with all those internal shakeups and power struggles within their own group, yet somehow, they managed to scrape together two people to show up here this year. 😂

Man, I really miss those days back in the late 90s when we actually got along with that whole crew and the guys from the White Stones. It’s such a shame how someone decided to take that old "us against the world" mentality and twist it into this bitter "nobody is our friend" attitude, isn't it? Because honestly, that slogan was originally meant to represent us standing tall against those two rival clubs—clubs we should have been sharing a sense of mutual pride with. We had our group, they had their crew, and there was a certain respect there... you know? It feels like we’re seriously lacking that bit of positive spirit these days.

Honestly, I’m starting to think that all this radicalism—whether you want to call it nationalism, communism, or whatever label is trending this week—is just a massive outlet for deep-seated, latent hate politics, isn't it? It’s all just an excuse to go on a crusade to tear someone else down, isn't it? And just like that, they went ahead and completely nuked the entire fan culture. How do you even manage to kill off a whole scene like that?It’s the same story here at home as it is everywhere else in the world.

I mean, take that old local derby back in '96—man, what absolute chaos that was on the streets! You had flares everywhere, smoke bombs, flags flying, just this incredible, electric atmosphere... and all for a game that wasn't even that high-level, let's be honest. It was impossible to tell who actually had the upper hand on the pitch, us or them. But if you tried to stage that same matchup today? You wouldn't even pull 1,500 people through the gates. The chanting nowadays is just pathetic; a few extra flares would probably be more about pure spite than actually building an atmosphere. Honestly, you’d probably just end up with a hundred angry assholes showing up—including all those local sellouts—and it would be nothing but a total tragedy.

Honestly, I can’t help but feel that the leadership of the supporters' group bears a significant chunk of the blame for why that old-school fan spirit seems to have vanished from our city lately. It just feels like the current brass hasn't quite figured out how to manage things, and you can really sense this massive decline in energy, right? Maybe I'm off base here, though—I'm certainly not trying to point fingers at anyone specifically. I was actually part of the very first supporters' club back in the day before I eventually stopped paying my dues. Nowadays, I just show up and buy my gear, so I guess I'm essentially in the same boat. I’ve traveled all over the States following the team, even if I haven't been as consistent over the last four or five years... but man, those old trips were something else. I remember being in Miami for that '94 cup semifinal where there were maybe only a hundred of us, versus those big finals in Chicago where we had something like ten buses rolling in.

Look, as someone who’s been following this team for a long time now, I can honestly say we commanded way more respect back in the day than we do today. It didn't matter that our numbers were smaller then—in fact, we had a fraction of the crowd we have now—but both as a group and as a club, people actually took us seriously. I remember back when I was serving in the military in '92, if I mentioned I was rooting for our local side, people would give me this incredibly weird look, like I was speaking a foreign language? But fast forward to today, and the whole dynamic has flipped on its head. To be honest, it actually embarrasses me to see these local parasites living off this city every single day, taking their bread from our pockets, only to turn around and spit on everything we stand for by cheering for teams from the other side of the country just because of some misguided sense of tribalism or "heritage." But hey, that’s a whole different conversation, isn't it?

Honestly, I’ve gotta give props to all the guys heading out to the games today, though it would definitely look a hell of a lot better if they swapped out those Fred Perry polos for some actual club jerseys, wouldn't it? But hey, I guess fashion trends change just like everything else in this life. I still make it out to a match every now and then myself, but between the wife and the kids, my schedule isn't exactly my own anymore.

Is there anyone actually left out there for the team?

Taylor Doyle52 said:Back when I was serving in the military in '92, saying I supported Seattle earned me some pretty strange looks, but nowadays the whole sentiment has flipped, and honestly, I’m just embarrassed by those local parasites who live off this city every single day only to spit on it by rooting for teams from the other side of the country just because of some tribal, genetic connection. But that’s a conversation for another time...

Does Seattle provide more social welfare than other cities in America, making its residents somehow obligated by default to support the local team out of pity or respect, or am I missing something here? Nobody hands me my livelihood on a silver platter; I earn my own way with my own two hands, working myself to the bone and paying my fair share of taxes to the government, which means I can root for whoever I damn well please—that’s none of your business! Once you finally realize that all your life's frustrations aren't actually the fault of Georgians, Californians, Floridians, Midwesterners, or Plainsmen... trust me, life will be a lot easier for you; just mind your own business (and stop talking nonsense)! 😉

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Jason Brooks5 said:Does the city of Seattle hand out more welfare checks than any other city in America, making its residents obligated by default to support the local team out of pure pity and respect, or is there some other ridiculous logic at play here? Look, nobody hands me my bread on a silver platter; I earn it with my own two hands, working my tail off, paying my taxes, and fulfilling my duties to the state, which means I can cheer for whoever I damn well please—and that’s none of your business! Once you finally realize that all your life's frustrations aren't actually the fault of Georgians, Californians, Floridians, Midwesterners, or Plainsmen... trust me, life will be a whole lot easier, so why don't you just mind your own business and stop talking such nonsense? 😉

Stop bullshitting me; I never said people shouldn't root for other teams, because that would be insane, but I was specifically talking about this deep-seated hatred toward the city and the club in Seattle. I have plenty of friends who support all sorts of different teams, and it doesn't bother me one bit that they happen to come from somewhere else, because a person isn't responsible for their heritage, whether they're American, or whatever else. But when someone lives in a city they actively despise, surely you'll allow me to look down on them? Whether they are in Washington, D.C. or Warsaw, it's the same thing. I have nothing but respect for decent people, but harboring hatred for your own surroundings and refusing to embrace the culture where you've settled is something truly contemptible, and I'm always going to call that out. On top of that, when someone parades around town wearing the colors of another place, essentially exploiting the city's tolerance just to prove how brainless they are... well, I think we're looking at a "No pasaran" situation right there. As far as I'm concerned, those types should just head back to the hole they crawled out of, and I can guarantee nobody is going to miss them.

You're absolutely right 🙂

Paul Carter5 said:http://www.thefaithful-seattle.com/report.php?id=549

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Taylor Doyle52 said:Don't be ridiculous; I never said you couldn't root for another team—that would be insane—I was specifically talking about harboring actual hatred toward the city and the club in Seattle. I have plenty of friends who cheer for all sorts of different teams, and it doesn't bother me one bit that they happen to be from elsewhere because, honestly, nobody is responsible for their heritage or where they were born. But when someone actually lives in a city they claim to despise, surely you'll allow me to look down on them? Whether they are in Washington, D.C. or Warsaw, it's the same thing. I have nothing but respect for decent people, but hating your own surroundings and refusing to embrace the culture of the place you've settled into is something truly contemptible, and I will always call that out. On top of that, when someone struts around town flaunting the symbols of another place, exploiting the city's tolerance just to demonstrate how clueless they are... well, isn't that basically the "No Pasaran" moment? As far as I'm concerned, those types should just head back to whatever stadium they came from, and I can guarantee nobody is going to miss them.

You corrected yourself pretty quickly, so I find myself agreeing with most of what’s being said here.
I'm not sure if you misspoke in your previous post or if you were just rushing through your thoughts, but you really stumbled into some nonsense there! 😉

Personally, I could never turn against my own city; it is utterly pointless to trash Seattle, Washington, D.C., or Indianapolis while actually living in one of them. If someone doesn't feel an affection for the city where they spent their formative years, made lifelong friends, and perhaps even fell in love... well, then that person is nothing more than a vain individual, if not a complete freak or an oddity. And I'll tell you this: the guys in The 12th Man who live in other cities maintain a profound level of respect and honor for the places they call home, regardless of the fact that they might have taken a few hits in the past or had to deal with a hefty bill when returning home after a Boston Red Sox game. 😉 Go ahead and correct me if I'm wrong, fellas.
On the flip side, it is entirely legitimate—and frankly, a core part of fan folklore—to scream your lungs out against opposing clubs; you yell against the Boston Red Sox, and I'll yell against Seattle, the New York Yankees, or Indianapolis... we're fans, not delicate flowers. And as for the fact that a club from a city not much larger than your Seattle manages to command an army of supporters and sympathizers across the entire United States? Well, that's a different story altogether, because as funny as it might sound, the Red Sox remains a massive, legendary institution! 😉

Jason Brooks5 said:You cleaned up your act pretty fast there, so I’m actually siding with most of the people in this thread.
I can't tell if you just phrased things poorly in your last post or if you were just rushing through it, but man, what you wrote was straight-up nonsense! 😉

Personally, I could never go against my own hometown; honestly, it’s just pointless to talk trash about Seattle, D.C., or Indianapolis while you're actually living in one of them. If someone can't show love for the city where they spent their formative years, made all their lifelong friends, and probably fell in love... well, then that person is just incredibly vain, not to mention a bit of a freak or just plain weird. And let me tell you, the guys from The 12th Man who have moved away to live in other cities still hold massive respect for wherever they call home now, regardless of the fact that they’ve taken a few hits in the stands or had to deal with some heavy fines whenever they head back to catch a Boston Red Sox game. 😉 So, hey, if I'm off base here, feel free to set me straight, fellas.
On the flip side, it’s totally fair—and honestly, a huge part of being a fan—to scream at the top of your lungs against rival clubs. You yell at the Red Sox, I’ll yell at Seattle, the Yankees, or Indy... we're fans, we aren't delicate little flowers. And the fact that a club from a city that isn't even much bigger than your Seattle manages to pull in a massive army of supporters and fans all across the United States is a whole different story, because as crazy as it sounds, the Red Sox were and always will be a massive club! 😉

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