Death From Above Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Shut up this is the bi-monthly rednecks of Europe part where we're supposed to pretend getting up at 4 AM on a weekend to watch a game makes us plastic fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 To be fair I usually DVR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Same but before then I would certainly get up at 4AM then pass back out while Setanta's soothing music played me out. DVD recorder helped a bit too but that was such a shitty technology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 And so begins Arsenal's peaceful and graceful dance back to where they belong, like a slowly deflating Macy's day parade float, seeping, then sagging, then gently coming to rest on 4th. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 I've been within 3000 miles of Old Trafford. Can I use "we"? I've been within 300 yards of that Stadium, and I never would. I've been inside Man City's stadium though. Prince was playing a gig at Maine Road in like 1993. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 I am on a bus somewhere in Western Pennsylvania headed to Columbus. A friend of mine summed up the state: In the east you have Philly. In the west you have Pittsburgh. In the center is Harrisburg/Hershey. The rest of the state is Alabama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Pretty much. And lots of mountains. And Amish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 One of the grocery stores near md/pa border had a place in the parking lot to tie up horse and buggies. And a hose to gove them water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 I got my cans of Skyline chilli from a local Giant Eagle so I've already won. Also squirled away some leftover cans of Red Bull from the tailgate (and considering I haven't slept in 24 hours I need it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Too bad the crew couldn't keep up that scoring pace, they were on pace to win 600-0. (goal 0:09 into the 1st leg of the conference final) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Trip ended up being a glorious disaster. Besides the result, some of the Columbus Cosplay Faux Hooligans came into our section with a Crew flag. This was despite the fact that there was security there specifically to prevent this. In fact the security moron stood there and laughed. When people from our group took matters into their own hands she ran in the opposite direction. Result was a mele with one of our guys arrested. Then we had to wait an hour to leave the stadium with the crack security. We finally get on our busses but we had to make an unscheduled stop at a police station to get the guy the cops arrested. There's another 90 minute delay. Keep in mind the guy was arrested in an incident that was totally on the stadium security being incompetent. We didn't get back to RBA until 7 in the morning and as of typing this I am on a train home having not really slept in close to 48 hours. Only good thing was getting the Skyline, because other than that it was the worst trip since the one in 2009 to Foxboro that saw the Kraftstapo mace a guy in a wheelchair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 ...y'know they're are some aspects of European fandom we don't NEED to emulate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Jesse Marsch wins MLS Coach of the year. Well deserved but it will be a shame if we don't win MLS Cup because they'll have to fire him like they did Petkie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 ...y'know they're are some aspects of European fandom we don't NEED to emulate. Tell me about it. You have no idea how sick I am of people trying to live out Green Street Hooligans. For the most part I enjoy getting along with other supporters (for example there were a group of Crew fans by our tailgate and they offered some of our guys beer and they ended up swapping scarves). Problem is the assholes ruin it for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Watching Chelsea/Tel Aviv mainly because none of the other games on are even partway interesting (Bayern up 3 goals in 20 minutes). Haven't actually seen Predrag Rajkovic play before but heard a lot of hype about him as one of Europe's best young goalkeepers. And he's been pretty phenomenal in this game, probably the best player out there on the day. And naturally since I said that 10 man Tel Aviv have fallen apart pretty badly in the last third of the game, but still. It could have been even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Arsenal need to beat Olympiakos by two (1 if they score three or more) in the final group stage game. So you're saying there's a chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 MIGNOLET!!!!!!!!! 16 fucking seconds. Please get a goalkeeper in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 MIGNOLET!!!!!!!!! 16 fucking seconds. Please get a goalkeeper in January. Haven't seen it but if it's any consolation, you made me chuckle, pal. I didn't see the Manchester United game last night but sounds like I didn't miss much. Manchester United that bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 I had the PSV match on yesterday in the background. Felt really flat without much attacking from either side. And that's the possible English league champions at home. BENTEKE! Rodgers didn't get a whole lot right in the transfer market, but Benteke has kicked all sorts of ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Liverpool and Tottenham live on in Europa League. Celtic out, losing 2-1 at home to Ajax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 MIGNOLET!!!!!!!!! 16 fucking seconds. Please get a goalkeeper in January. Haven't seen it but if it's any consolation, you made me chuckle, pal. I didn't see the Manchester United game last night but sounds like I didn't miss much. Manchester United that bad? They're not that bad, But they're not that good either. It's sad, because United finally gets a good midfield, but the strikers can't get hot like, ever. Still a couple more years until the kids are steady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 What a crazy end to the Everton match. 2 goals in extra time to get Bouremouth a 3-3 draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Jamie Vardy is a legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 "You're just a shit Jamie Vardy, a shit Jamie Vaaaardy!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Vardy seems like the sort of player Liverpool would massively overpay for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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