MLS Supporter's Photo Thread Vol. XVIII - STRICTLY MODERATED

Discussion in 'MLS: General' started by Ismitje, Aug 18, 2010.

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  1. WhiteCapArmy

    WhiteCapArmy Member

    Mar 24, 2009
    vancouver
    Club:
    Vancouver Whitecaps
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuIBZeHHT2Y"]Whitecaps Music Video 2011 Season - YouTube[/ame]
     
  2. JediK

    JediK Member

    Jul 4, 2008
    Los Angeles
    Club:
    CD Chivas USA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We have like 50. lol

    (more casuals of course, but season tickets-wise we are only approaching 30ish. =O)
     
  3. Blu N Houston

    Blu N Houston Member

    Apr 8, 2005
    In your head!
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    another pissing contest.

    Yo BA..nice to see the USA flags waved so proudly.
    We got our own USA barra down in Houston that goes by the Dirty Yanks (mostly latinos).
     
  4. Quinn 33

    Quinn 33 Member+

    Apr 25, 2003
    Denver, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Quality > Quantity.
     
  5. Dtone

    Dtone Member

    Sounders
    United States
    Jul 29, 2007
    East Wenatchee
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Reality is more of a grey area, but I get your point. At any rate, The chivas USA video was great, and I too enjoyed the use of USA flags despite not being a zealous nationalistic kind of dude. Keep the good supporter videos coming!
     
  6. UnionFreak1

    UnionFreak1 Member+

    Oct 14, 2009
    Tucson, Baja AZ
    Club:
    FC Tucson
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wow, the Pricks will soon be larger than the black army.
     
  7. thomas19064

    thomas19064 Member+

    Apr 29, 2008
    Delco
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'd be curious to see the membership numbers for each supporters club... or at least estimates...

    pretty sure the sons of ben are slowly closing in on 3000 paid members.....
     
  8. canuckred

    canuckred Member

    Dec 15, 2007
    The Southsiders are at 700+ paid members.
     
  9. Shopping Cart Man

    Sep 21, 2006
    Jacksonville, FL
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Link
     
  10. proud smurf

    proud smurf Member

    Jul 30, 2005
    Uranus
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    [​IMG]

    whenever you guys are ready to get back to the thread's topic it will be OK ;)
     
  11. BBBulldog

    BBBulldog Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 25, 2004
    Dinamo Zagreb
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Croatia
  12. youth=glory

    youth=glory Member

    Sep 2, 2010
    Off season....give it a few weeks.
     
  13. KATYLAND

    KATYLAND Member

    Nov 14, 2007
    I don't think they will let anyone in the country wearing Orange.
     
  14. FuzzyForeigner

    Oct 29, 2003
    WA
    Club:
    Seattle
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    nice two pole design.
     
  15. Brazbit

    Brazbit BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 1, 2009
    Manchester, WA (USA)
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  16. Brazbit

    Brazbit BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 1, 2009
    Manchester, WA (USA)
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Visual impact...
    So in 2009 the Sounders started with a seating capacity of 27,000+
    In 2010 capacity increases again to 38,000+
    That is roughly the same amount of people as were at the preseason game.
    So what difference do the extra 11,000 fans make in a NFL sized stadium?
    Basically every person in this photo represents a fan that was not able to be in the stadium in the first half of 2009.

    [​IMG]
     
  17. ShevaDani

    ShevaDani Member

    Jul 14, 2009
    MIGHTY EUROPE:D
    Club:
    FC Steaua Bucuresti
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    does anyone know ,who had the largest number of traveling fans to a MLS game.organized tifo.

    There is any rule in terms of the number of tickets given to the away fans?for exemple,here,the rule is that the away team,may ask up to 10% of the entire capacity of the stadium.so,if you have 30k arena,you may give 3k to the away team.

    Also, if I am not wrong,in the european cup competition, due to safety reasons,5% of the capacity of the stadium, is not for sale.So,if you have a 100k,stadium,only 95k tickets will be sold.Does this rule apply for MLS?
     
  18. Brazbit

    Brazbit BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 1, 2009
    Manchester, WA (USA)
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    No 5% rule here. Two large countries in one league makes for huge distances between teams making travel long and expensive. Take a look here to get an idea of the distances involved: MLS Travel Distances For example Vancouver to Boston = 2503.1 Miles (4028.4km) by air or 3208.4 miles (5163.4km) driving. Compare that to the travel distance between Newcastle and Moscow 1522.7m (2450.5km) by air and 3346.2m (2079.3km) driving. That would be a bit much for weekly/biweekly travel for a significant number of fans.

    I believe the league only requires 100-150 seats for away and if all of those don't sell within a given time the remaining tickets are available for local fans, which happens frequently. Sounders/Whitecaps/Timbers have an agreement for 500 tickets for traveling supporter groups but nothing prevents away fans from purchasing random tickets, although there are reports of some being turned away this year.

    This thread from last year should answer more than I can:
    Cascadia Away Ticket Allocation It is focused on Cascadia teams but discussion encompasses the rest of the league.

    Side note: It was pointed out to me that I put 2010 in the previous post when it obviously should have been 2012. Whoops.
     
  19. BYLRPhil

    BYLRPhil Member

    Jul 1, 2009
    Colorado
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wait a minute, only one half of the stadium is open to seating? I never knew that because of the camera angles during broadcasts.
     
  20. BBBulldog

    BBBulldog Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 25, 2004
    Dinamo Zagreb
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Croatia
    It's 100 and they can start selling to general public 2 weeks before match (they do like to ******** around even with this simple rule).

    So for example, yes DC can in theory get only 100 tickets in Philly and other way around lol
     
  21. Es Brennt

    Es Brennt Member+

    Feb 25, 2003
    Shermer, Illinois
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    From The Guardian UK:

    MLS: Where 1,000 miles is a short trip for away supporters

    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]
     
  22. Yoshou

    Yoshou Fan of the CCL Champ

    May 12, 2009
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That was this week's Community Shield game. It didn't rain, thankfully, but it was in the low 40s/high 30s and windy. Most games the entire lower bowl is open.
     
  23. RitztotheRubble

    RitztotheRubble Member+

    Apr 15, 2011
    to answer this question, i believe it is still toronto at columbus on the opening day of the season that one year.

    i would imagine that portland/seattle could have just as many, however this wouldn't be possible due to a higher ticket demand for home fans.

    [​IMG]

    they also had more fans in the upper tier in one of the larger stands.
     
  24. SJTillIDie

    SJTillIDie Member+

    Aug 23, 2009
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  25. Kejsare

    Kejsare Member+

    Portland Timbers
    Mar 10, 2010
    Virginia
    Club:
    Portland Timbers
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My brother offered his support by showing up in his Rose City Red kit. :D
     

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