Crew Union Minutes

Now that it includes a ticket for the game it is a bargain. That bus had better have all the bells and whistles. And a free bar.

 

I can't believe these folks still think they provide a viable service to Crew fans. It's rather silly and the fact that they come on here and publish all this crap about a bus trip and the outrageous costs is just rediculous.

Who the hell is going to pay 150-200 for a bus trip and then you want to do 2 trips on 2 adjacent weekends? Are you nucking futs? You're not going to get enough seperate people for each trip to fill a bus, so you'd probably have to depend on some fans going both weekends. Maybe you'll get that if you charge $40 a trip. That should cover you $15 ticket and $25 a head for a bus (25*50=$1250). If the busses cost more then this, then the Crew Union should be using their bankroll to cover that. That's why you charge people membership fees. That's why your the "official" club sponsored fan club.

Have you guys created your own mascot yet? You should really get on that so you can draw in the kids and their soccer moms & dads.

 

Please tell me that this is some kind of joke and someone trying to make Crew Union look even more incompetent than they are (no small feat I should add).

Reading through these "minutes" was one big laugh. I can fly round-trip to DC or Chicago and get a match ticket for less than what they're offering....ridiculous....

 

For $150 - $200, I have the feeling they're talking about getting a few hotel rooms.

 

anyone else find this statement kind of funny?

 

I thought that was pretty funny. When a few of us went to DC we paid $92 for a round trip PLANE ticket! That price has got to be for both or it's going to have to be $600 because there are only going to be 4 people on the bus including the driver.

 

I thought I remember reading on the MN boards that the bus for the 7/16 chicago trip was full, with over 50 people going. Is that a different group, or is somebody spreading misinformation?

 

Most definitey. Maybe if more than 10 people actually knew who the Crew Union were and what they do, they could fill that bus, seeing as those hardcores here and their friends managed to get one sorted.

Keep in mind though these minutes are sorta old. Still, if any of you actually heard of the Crew Union starting up a bus when they tried, I'd die of surprise.

 

It is two different groups. If you go to the Crew's homepage then click on Fans, they can tell you about Crew Union or the supporter sections. The supporter sections are the one that got this trip going.

 

So, just like in the north end, there are competing groups which might not be on the same page? I had no idea Crew Union was even trying to organize a bus trip. However, I'm not a Crew Union member so maybe that bus trip information was in a super-secret e-mail message that required the use of the Ovaltine decoder ring.

If I were to pay $150-$200 for a bus trip, it sure as hell better include a lovely co-ed servicing me on the way.

 

I didn't know anything about a CU trip either until I was told by a member after it had already been dropped for lack of interest.

 

Man, Crew Union is really stepping up, aren't they?

 

I would say so. I'm curious, does anyone know why they posted their minutes on here? I thought that all stayed in house with their e-mail list and stuff. I could be wrong though.

 

Crew Union, soon to be appearing in a Joe Cartoon next to the Frog in a Blender...

 

I agree. If you can't get RT to Midway, split a cab to Soldier Field, have a nice dinner and grab a redeye home for under $200, you're not really trying. Unless you'd rather spend seven hours in a smelly Charter Bus driven by a homeless person as you pass the time playing pinochle and eating tuna sandwiches with Peter and The Trophy Hag.

 

Crew Union is pathetic with their "attempt" to organize a bus trip to Chicago this weekend. I got an email from the "leader" of Crew Union a few weeks ago telling me how they had little general interest from their membership of going on a trip to Chicago. Therefore, they weren't going to purchase a bus.

Then, a few days later, I simply email McCullers and ask for monetary help with the bus, and bam, it's ordered. The rest (as you'll see from the bus trip thread at the top of the board) is history. We have a bus, and it is filled.

Wow, I almost broke a sweat organizing this trip, Crew Union. But, yet, sadly that's a lot more than you all did to make it happen.

 

How many were on our waiting list? I think last I heard atleast 15 or so. This is going to be a great trip.

 

It's too bad we couldn't get a 2nd bus for this trip. Damn would that show up those fools. Anyway, I don't want to "kick them while they're down" as that's too easy and would just point me out as another "classless" fan who is just simply an "idiot", right Craig?

I'm just glad that we have a bus trip. I know it's a bit different this time, since there is a double header, but I really hope that this will inspire future roadies by Crew fans to at least Chicago twice a season and maybe DC as well. I would love to be able to see Crew support grow from these kinds of fun activities.

 

It's not as organized as this Chicago trip, but myself and 3 others are going to the August 14th game MetroStars, just before we continue east to Hartford for the U.S./T&T qualifier on the 17th. If any of you will be out there, let's plan to setup a pre-game tailgate/get together...

 

Why would someone who's not Crew Union (me) go on a Crew Union bus? Especially when it seemed to be Union-exclusive? They didn't seem to promote it to non Crew Union, did they?

At the current moment, I have no interest in joining the group, I've never been a member of the group, and I don't see myself joining the group unless they bring about major changes such as delivering their promises. (IE - more stuff than a tailgate, a relatively pointless credential and a t-shirt for $20 a year.)

Second of all, why is everyone assuming i'm going on a bus trip? I haven't been on a Crew road trip since 1998 to Chicago, and if I go on another one, it would most likely be to some city where I haven't seen a game (NY or DC, possibly even Boston.) Besides, that road trip was a Crew loss, so at 0-1, maybe i'm bad karma. And having to drive home at 4 AM from Crew Stadium after being on a bus for the past 6 hours really doesn't seem appealing.

Third of all, i'm not quite fond of tuna sandwiches. Better luck next time.

 

Well, now that's settled...

 

I will refrain from commenting on anything Crew Union.


That is what I have given up to the soccer gods for firing Andrulis.

 

All I want for christmas is to see the Crew Union ledger. Call it morbid curiousity. With over 200 dues paying members, I can't imagine what all the cash is being used for. Surely the overhead wasn't high enough to eat all of the dues.

 

I think Crew Union members should get a minor refund since this injury information is generally available in about 5,839 different places.