MLS Cup 2004 Supporter Section Tickets

Wow, the FO really messed up this time. Sitting the East right next to the Riot Squad (Section 138). Smooth move. 103 - LA Galaxy supporters?? Please, 103 only has like 10 Galaxians members. This move just made the Galaxy FO thee worst FO in all MLS. Thank you Douche Hamilton

 

I don't see the problem. If the Gals make it to the Cup final, then the entire stadium will be full of Galaxy supporters, except for the East fans. But otherwise, why would the Riot Squad even be there?

 

So the Galaxy supporters are dropping the ball on the Supporters Summit?

 

Even if LA does not make it to the final, lots of Riot Squad members have season tickets. And season ticket holders get free tickets to the Final. So regardless of what two teams are playing, 138 will have LARS members in it.

And the FO knows this. Good god they are stupid!

 

Summit? If you want to speak to the powers that be and get hot air blown up your a$$, then go for it. I still may go just to hear the FO's put their spin on things.

But the real summit will be between B&G FC and any supporters coming to LA for the final. Who wants to have a game? I'm sure we can accomplish more by having a good game, a good time, and a few beers. And it could make sitting LARS next to whoever comes into 137 a much more pleasent experience. It was kind of hard to have ill-will towards Section 8 after having a game against them.

Any Section 8 folks coming down? Care for a unofficial rematch? This won't count in our home and home series.

And I think this is a game that should happen every year in the host city.

[bizarro quinn]I'm helping[/bizarro quinn]

 

No - the Summit's big draw is the transfer of the Supporters Shield.

 

According to the first post in this thread, the thing will have already been given to Columbus by then.

 

Given to? or Presented?

Remember, the Shield was "presented" at the Fire's playoff game against New England last year before being officially transfered from the Galaxians to the BarnBurners at the Supporters Summit.

Showing it off at a playoff game doesn't preclude a transfer amongst supporters. This is a tradition I would hate to see die.

 

I see. I suppose that's a "tradition" -- it's been done for five years or so including last year where it was ceremonial, not an actual delivering of it from one set of fans to another (since it had already been in Chicago for the "presentation")?

When was the first time this actually happened (transfer among supporters at Supporters Summit)? '99?

Plus, did it actually happen at the Supporters Summit post-contraction (wasn't there a problem with getting it from Miami)?

 

Personally, I liked the summit....I thought getting the groups of fans together like that was awesome and I too would not want to see it go away.

 

In 1999, Sam Pierron first presented the Shield in mid-season in a downpour at the Rose Bowl at halftime of a Galaxy game.

I can't say that I recall there being a Summit at MLS Cup 1999, so I don't know how the Galaxy->United transfer was done.

But the Shield was transfered from the Eagles to the Mystics in 2000, and the Mystics to the Afusionados in 2001. In 2002 Sam Pierron presented the Shield to the Galaxy as no Miami fans accompanied the Shield to Norwood, MA. The Galaxians handed off the Shield to the BarnBurners last November in Carson. All of the above took place at the Supporters Summit.

Despite asking and sending emails, I've received no information regarding a Summit this year.

 

Thanks for the rundown. So, it looks like only in 2000 and 2001 (with 1999 an unknown) did the supporters of the previous year's winner schlep to the MLS Cup city and deliver it to the supporters of the new winner (assuming MLS or the Fire brought it to LA last year, since it'd already been "presented" in Chicago).

 

2002 and 2003 were Supporters Summit transfers.

 

But despite your non sequitur response, my post was fairly accurate, too, right?

 

I don't know - what exactly are you getting at. If you're trying to say that there is no "tradition", then no, I'm not going back you up.

It's a 9 year old league - traditions are relative. We can't blame Miami supporters for not showing up in 2001 - they had no team, and last year's media presentation in Chicago was not the transfer of the Shield.

 

The media presentation was not the transfer? Okay, then how about the moment someone from LA put it in a box and sent it to Chicago before the media presentation? One could say that anything after that was a "ceremonial reenactment."

While traditions are certainly relative to the age of the league, given the Miami thing and the "presentation" last year, I hardly thougt of this as a "let's defend our traditions" type of issue.

I don't disagree with your general point, though, that you'd like to see the folks in LA organize a Supporters Summit like they did last year and in '98.

 

What is your problem? Why this need to pick nits? The Supporters Shield was officially transfered last year at the Supporter Summit.

Yes - it was shown at a Fire playoff game the week before. So freakin' what? How is "that" a transfer.

This isn't a court of law.

Man this is tiresome. I'm less interested in the Supporter Summit itself - other than preserving the Supporters to Supporters transfer of the Shield. I think that's a tradition worth continuing - and even if this year it fails to happen - I think efforts should be made to make sure it is reinstituted in Dallas next year.

The best part of the Supporters activities has always been the Supporters Bash, and I've heard of no such plans regarding a Supporters party, either.

 

No kidding. I simply pointed out that the first post said the Supporters Shield would be "awarded" this weekend. If that was accurate, the deed would have been done before any (potential) Supporters Summit.

You're the nit picker who then proceeded to explain the difference between a team being "presented" the thing and an actual "transfer" between supporters clubs. And you're telling me it's not a court of law? (When it was "shown" at a Fire game, did they tell the fans "this will belong to you in a few weeks, when some Galaxians are on hand for an 'official transfer'"? )

Anyway, coming off a post with some attempted levity, I thought "What's your problem?" and "So freakin' what?" were a bit much. We disagree about the relative merits of a "tradition" that's happened a handful of times. It happens.

 

Will Don Garber and/or any other league and team executives be making an appearance at this year's Summit?