Columbus Complaints

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  1. yankeeRoyal

    yankeeRoyal Member+

    Feb 12, 2006
    Alexandria, VA
    Club:
    Bahia Salvador
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    1) Bad TV angle. If we insist on having our most important international home game at a small stadium then build some special temporary TV camera platforms at a decent height. Yes it will mean a loss of seats, but if that is a concern why have the game at a 25,000 seat stadium?

    2) Terrible anthem. Do'h. Let the crowd sing it at their speed and tempo.

    3) Quiet. I saw lots of evidence of great support. I heard US players praise it. But I didn't hear it during the game. Accoustically (no roof) Crew stadium will never reverberate.
     
  2. Nostradumass

    Nostradumass BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 5, 2007
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My beer got warm too quickly.

    In other words, there wasn't much to complain about.
     
  3. an1310

    an1310 Member+

    Jun 2, 2003
    Atlanta, GA
    All that spilled champagne is going to make some of the grass patchy.
     
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  4. Billy South Philly

    Jan 28, 2013
    Newtown Square, PA
    Club:
    Atlanta
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We are going to complain about a venue that is our fortress vs our rival????? Some people just lack perspective, that's all. Dos a Cero in Columbus ingrained into the Mexican psyche is worth complaining about?
     
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  5. Wessoman

    Wessoman Member+

    Sep 26, 2005
    Austin, TX
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ladies and gentlemen, our FOURTH dos a cero in a row.

    And the complaints coming from a guy who peed his pants in fear after the Costa Rica result, and didn't think we were going to qualify.

    I vote to close this thread. There is NOTHING to complain about here.
     
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  6. Matt in the Hat

    Matt in the Hat Moderator
    Staff Member

    Sep 21, 2002
    Brooklyn
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This means you don't understand acoustics
     
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  7. FCjason

    FCjason Member

    Jul 25, 2013
    Oklahoma City
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Camera views seem good to me...
     
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  8. hasuprotoss

    hasuprotoss Member

    Jun 9, 2012
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'd say #2 is a valid complaint. Especially with regards to US Soccer teams, where you know the crowd is going to sing along.

    But of course, the complaint isn't localized to Columbus.
     
  9. tab5g

    tab5g Member+

    May 17, 2002
  10. Billy South Philly

    Jan 28, 2013
    Newtown Square, PA
    Club:
    Atlanta
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Especially coming from a guy who takes a selfie showing a tough and cool guy smoking a cigarette.
     
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  11. Matt in the Hat

    Matt in the Hat Moderator
    Staff Member

    Sep 21, 2002
    Brooklyn
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Which should be called the Patrick Division. Another fail!
     
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  12. bigwilly087

    bigwilly087 Member

    Jul 22, 2005
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Club:
    Swansea City AFC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Was at the game, and the top 3 rows of one of the sides was indeed turned into a temporary TV platform with at least 4 cameras on it.

    As far as the sound of the crowd, maybe Espn turned down the crowd mic to keep it pg rated?
     
  13. Zoidberg

    Zoidberg Member+

    Jun 23, 2006
    As per our convo in the other thread. He is one of the guys who tjinks Brek an be CL at years end and was telling a Stoke fan that. A little better than the clown saying he would be worth 20 million. Just putting it into even more perspective for you.
     
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  14. Wessoman

    Wessoman Member+

    Sep 26, 2005
    Austin, TX
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Bingo. ESPN are owned by Disney, after all. It's also why the crowds always seem louder on Spanish language broadcasts of US games.

    Wishful thinking is one thing, but complaining about a stadium after getting the result we needed, but only after writing us completely off, is the height of uncool. I'm a Yank until I die.
     
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  15. SabreKhan

    SabreKhan Member+

    Jun 25, 2007
    United States
    Club:
    Atlanta
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I gotta agree with you here. Even Google didn't know who that girl was, and that's difficult nowadays. She was bad as a soloist, and she definitely lost her way when the crowd wasn't singing the same thing she was. In her defense, that is one of the hardest songs to solo, and ridiculous to do a capella. It's a shame that has be come the norm at sporting events, because 99% of people, even good professional vocalists, butcher that song without accompaniment.
     
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  16. ttrevett

    ttrevett Member+

    Apr 2, 2002
    Atlanta, GA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'm giving the OP'er the benefit of the doubt that he is not suggesting that the game be moved, but that we make a few enhancements next time to maximize the experience for all. On that subject, maybe it was my TV, but the field seemed to be under lit compared to what I am used to seeing? Did anyone else sense this? I noticed it in the beginning of the game and wondered if Fabian's really poor touches (unusually poor for him) and DMB's first almost autogolazo may have been related? For those that were at the game was there any sense of this?

    Otherwise, Columbus, I luvs ya. Dos a cero. 4 times in a row. You CAN'T change what ain't broke.

    WE ARE GOING TO BRASIL, WE ARE GOING TO BRASIL, WE BEAT MEXICO, AGAIN, DOS A CERO< SO WE ARE GOING TO BRASIL.
     
  17. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Here's a complaint FROM Columbus:

    You suck.

    /thread
     
  18. Smithsoccer1721

    Smithsoccer1721 Member+

    Feb 16, 2007
    Middle of the Table
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I know the girl who sang the National Anthem (not really well) but she has sung it at a bunch of Crew games. I was surprised that she got it. I do know that she was sick on Friday and she almost backed out because her voice was gone.

    End of the day it was not a great performance.
     
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  19. alexspepa

    alexspepa Member

    Jun 17, 2006
    Charlotte
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Atmosphere at the stadium was fantastic and loud.

    Only complaint - we don't need guys leading cheers over loudspeakers...no one I talked to after game thought that was a good idea - sucked in fact and detracted from the experience.

    Every game should be in Columbus - they know how to bring it.
     
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  20. Billy South Philly

    Jan 28, 2013
    Newtown Square, PA
    Club:
    Atlanta
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Easy there sailor. We don't want to be trolling Seattle. We'll never hear the end of their awesomeness.
     
  21. The Devil's Architect

    Feb 10, 2000
    The American Steppe
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Happens a lot on this site.
     
  22. ttrevett

    ttrevett Member+

    Apr 2, 2002
    Atlanta, GA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'll buy the megaphone thing, I thought that was a little bit much. Very much a European and South American thing that you hear a lot, but I didn't think it worked well for us. Eh, try things, see if they work, no harm done.
     
  23. Etienne_72772

    Etienne_72772 Member+

    Oct 14, 1999
    You're a glass half empty kind of guy, aren't you?
     
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  24. Haboob

    Haboob Member

    Sep 6, 2013
    Phoenix
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Could hear the crowd on TV pretty well myself. Maybe you muted your TV?

    Camera angles seemed perfect - no complaints.




    Columbus did far better than we did in Sandy, UT. Granted, it's closer to more US fans (East Coast is more compact and you can get more American fans to drive & attend), but I really, really wish I could have been there in Columbus.

    Great job all! :thumbsup:
     
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  25. Fernandont Scorres

    Jun 26, 2011
    USA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah, shame on the anthem singer for not deferring to the crowd. What an animal.
     

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