I thought that after so many years they had already figured out that we do not sit in the Fort. Today two green shirt security guys came to tell me to sit down! That was probably their first Revolution game but I am going on 7 years... He said he was going to bring the policeman down, I told him to bring Todd Smith instead, I guess he did not know who Todd is. The problem is that people buy tickets in the Fort because they are cheaper and then don't want to stand. I told security #2 to go read in the ticket that it was standing section. (It used to be printed before, I don't know for sure now.)
i think next year im movin to the fort, im sick of feelin bad yellin things like 'hey grafer you ***************n suck' etc.. with like 10 year old girls all around me. also, anyone kno thw chances of me gettin a few duracells into the game for when the linesman screwsup in the playoffs? ;D
Instead of sitting in my usual seats on the sidelines with the typical suburban soccer mom crowd, I decided to bring my u-11 team and 4 high school freshmen with assorted parents to "the BIG game." I purchased my flex tickets and exchanged them first thing on Friday morning, thinking to myself, "It'll be a nightmare trying to get 26 people seated together 1/2 hour before the game." Saturday we load up the cars with coolers & grills and trek over to the Gillette. Shuffle the kids into the stadium and locate our seats in section 121 (opposite endzone to The Fort). Just as we are about to go sit down, who marches in but the entire ESC marching band and clown act! Great! Not only do I have to watch the little ones, but, now I have to keep an eye on "the big ones." To their credit, the ESC sound pretty good with drums and chants. Things broke down when at kickoff they tossed red & black streamers on to the field. Security moves into action and starts to mobilize. Fortunately, TT scores early on the PK and we get our own chant going , "Scoreboard! Scoreboard! Scoreboard!" Their chants of "metroStars" are returned by chants of "sucks" by everyone within a 20 row vicinity. I tell my kids to settle down and sure enough security and 2 uniformed police begin to watch the game from behind the ESC section. Goal #2 brings more rowdiness from the Rev fans and despair from the ESC. Goal #3 prompts my 14 year old to leap to his feet and put a hand to his ear, feigning, "I can't hear you." Classic! The metro's and the ESC are finished off by the second half. Soon, younger seat jumpers invade the section to bait the ESC. They begin by tossing confetti and streamers back at the ESC. One young "fat rat" Rev supporter is tossed for throwing a plastic cup (rightly so) and two ESC are pulled out for swearing (desreved as the cops were 2 seats behind them). Lessons learned: 1) Security has a very tough job. ESC had the right to stand, bring in drums and such and enjoy the game. When Rev patrons asked the security folks to get them to sit down, they were advised to go to customer service and they would be given new seats. It makes sense to have the opposition seated far enough away from the Fort. 2) Check your tickets! Although some chants were a bit ribald, overall, it was a great environment and the kids got really excited. Standing, clapping, cheering, heck, I'm still hoarse! Only in America could you scream your head off at opposing fans without getting knifed, punched, pissed on, or hit with a duracell. 3) I think I need to take in more games in The Fort. It's livelier, more exciting and just how the game should be enjoyed. Sitting with Wilma & Fred and their brood in silence on the sidelines is very dreary.
Overheard in the Fort last night.....Yuppy one to yuppies two and three: well, you know, while I have to admit these athletes really are superfit from a cardio-vascular aspect soccer is a non contact sport so they aren't very tough..." This after Wolde crushes his kidney's on the post, TT gets chopped for the twentieth time, MaMa does Aiden 3's I & II and assorted Metros and Revs are left on the picth holding heads, ankles, scrotums and other anitomical bits and pieces after various collisions, gougings, kickings, buttings and thumpings. I turn to Yuppy one and say, "did I really hear you say that?" At least Wilma and Fred and little Chauncey and Muffy keep their lack of knowledge to themselves. JIM DOW
No, I’m completely serious: if you look at the back of your ticket stub, it expressly states that bags o’ urine are not only permitted, but strongly encouraged.
I saw the dude in the green jacket telling folks to sit,,,when he walked by i said to him,,,you do know this is a standing section don't you. He just looked at me and walked away. Last game of the season and workers are not aware of this? the people in front of me heard me say this and they chimed in,,,we were told when we bought them it was a standing section. I am sure that the folks at the ticket office don't always let people know this, but they do a pretty good job as this is not the first time people have told me they were warned.
I had a great time last night. But, in many ways, it was a schlamazel. Someone was giving Biscaia crap. It was idiotic. Never a please or thank you. Just "you need to do this" and "you need to do that". What's the big deal with getting a crowd of 20,000 into that stadium? Season tickets only at the north entrance? That was smart. Plenty of single moms drinking while with Junior. Nothing wrong with that. And when all was said and done, they ended up with an eager crowd in the pro shop. There was just one problem: NO PRODUCT. And the stories of clueless, overzealous security makes me want to go off.
new 'boro, please. Gotta love the parking lot traffic fiasco every game around the Midnight Riders' tailgate. You'd think by now that they would've figured out a safer alternative than letting big SUVs rumble by little kids (and inebriated adults).
As a Rev season ticket holder and an individual who has been attending games since 1996 and a former member of the ESC at the same time, I felt the need to address this post... You should sit with the ESC. We were much louder than the Fort ever is and I've sat in the Fort on numerous occassions this season. I've always been disappointed because there rarely is instruments, the songs and chants are very limited, and silence prevails often, especially when the Revs aren't winning. I'm hoping during the playoffs the Fort can replicate what the ESC did last night
I did enjoy the raucous nature, the drums, the chants & songs. I've taught a few clean ditties toi the kiddies as well. But, sit with the ESC???? NEVER!!!! Sit next to them, sure. My allegiance is with the REV supporters...only!
Easy solution. Columbus has something where the standing section tickets are held for the supporter's group and pre-printed ahead of time and only sold at the tailgate spot. Of course, if the game sells out, then management can sell tickets in the standing section to any one, but the supporter's group gets notified ahead of time that the stadium is selling out.
That's the way it's supposed to be. One of the coolest parts of a hellish game for us was when a couple kids, maybe 8 or 9 yrs old, untied the end of our giant ESC banner. One of our guys walked over and asked the kids if they had in fact untied it, they denied it, flashed angel halos, and promised not to untie it after our guy redid the knot. The thing was untied again by the time our guy got back to his seat. If it was my kid and a Midnight Rider banner in The Swamp, I would have expected the same thing. Good for those kids. In their reserved New England way, they were showing some passion in a stadium that doesn't look like it sees much passionate activity, at least in that end of the house. Congrats to you guys and good luck.
Yup. Isn't that the point, to annoy? Not to injure, maim, or incite riot, but to annoy. I've travelled to Foxboro many times, and the local fans are always...nice. This time they had a bit more fire in their reaction to us, and that's great. This league can do all the wacky promotions it wants, but it won't survive without passion. Granted, NE has had little to be passionate about (and as a Metro fan, I can understand...). I think it would be great for The Revs to win it all, and generate some serious pride about the team among the fans up there and respect from fans around the league. But please, if you do win it all, don't turn into complete wank jobs like DC fans!
Congrats to New England, well deserved win, three quality goals, no doubt about it...... Also, kudos to the local police on call who were nice beyond belief and very understanding and security who worked hard with us, it was a good evening and a lovely pitch, fitting of football.... I want to echo Footix's sentiments, it was great to see that the ESC, and the Revs supporters in our vicinity were having a friendly go at it, that's the way football crowds should be. Also, a number of Revs fans thanked us for coming after the match and applauded our efforts. very classy and nice to see. Good luck, make a nice run in the playoffs.
True. I think they really need to get the word out about that section - to security people, ticket staff etc. First tell everyone that is a standing section. Complete with drums, chants, cheers, signs and scarves. Security and ticket people must be made aware of this fact. If people specifically request to be in the standing section, they should be able to buy those tickets and stand, bang a drum, chant, cheer, hold their signs and wave their scarves without incident. If people ask for cheap (or the cheapest) ticket, they should be told that The Fort is a standing section only and if they don't want to be part of that, they should be offered cheap tickets in another section. Then we'll have one big happy family (or close to it) Unfortunately it's been that way all season. Secondary tenant status shown in black and white (er...red, white and blue). I think they actually have more product at the lockerroom stadium souvenir stands than they do in the pro-shop.