I like how the Supporters Shield has caught on quite a bit in the last few years. Announcers talk about it during the season. And it was discussed frequently during the LA/SJ game last week. My idea, which I also posted on the thread dealing with today's articles, is about the "Supporter's Egg", which can be awarded to the worst team of the year. Much like teams try to avoid relegation, teams that are eliminated can try to avoid being "awarded" the Supporter's Egg. So that, even if teams have been eliminated from the playoffs, at least they have something left to play for (or, at least, avoid). THere can be a trophy, and a presentation at the Supporter's Summit. The question is, would a team accept the Egg? What would happen to the trophy if a team didn't accept it?
How about free dozen egg night brought to you by the supporters. For the worst teams last home game of the season.
The Supporters Egg goes to the MLS league office for not even acknowledging the fookin supporters shield- again!? What kind of league is this that completely forget's about a major trophy? What is going on when the supporters are completely pissed on by the league itself? I thought they valued a relationship with their fans.
The team that gets (not "wins") the Supporters' Egg should have to wear an egg patch on their jerseys the next year. I'm not hoping for help from the National Egg Board on this as a sponsor, obviously. Just a simple Grade AA-looking egg on the sleeve.
Ummm. I'm not sure what you mean here. I am happy not to have the league acknowledge the Supporter's Shield. It is a fan-driven trophy. It should stay that way.
What do you mean, you don't want MLS to put a story on their website saying "LA wins the fan's Supporter's Shield"? I don't think by acknowledging it MLS would be anyway taking it from the hands of the fans. I think it's weird you insinuate this. I think it's weirder that the supporter shield is this phantom like thing that only a few supporters even know about. Ask Joe Public at any MLS game if he's even heard of it and see what you get. I've seen several stories on LA winning the regular season champoinship, but not one story on "LA winning the 02' Supporter Shield". If MLS would acknowledge it's existence then maybe the fan's Supporter Shield would be worth something. It's been how many years now that MLS has not been playing it's part in making this an important trophy?
OK-sorry...I see your point. When reading your post, I thought you meant that MLS should internalize the Supporter's Shield as a trophy that they present to the team. This I don't agree with. But I do agree that MLS should acknowledge that it exists. Anyway, dubious congratulations go to DC United, the 2002 "winners" of the Supporter's Egg(tm).
I don't disagree with you. But, to play devil's advocate or to at least present another angle: Because it's not under league control, the league has a hard time pimping it. What if, for example, one of the Supporter's groups decides not to give it back. To *gasp* hold it hostage to make some kind of point... Could be about anything, say, about their team being contracted into oblivion.
O.K. How about giving the team an actual Deviled Egg that they have to display outside at each of their games the following season - each week the egg getting more and more rancid and disgusting. If the team repeats the dishonor they then have to eat the egg and prepare a new one for next season.
Ever heard the term "laid an egg" meaning your performance sucked, or in this case, your team's performance sucked? Handing out the Supporter's Turd may be more obvious, but it would definately not get recognition from the league.
Unless this season is an indication of better days to come, I say we (the Revs) should adopt an egg as our logo.
Boy do I like the idea of giving a deviled egg to the Supporter's Egg winner (loser), letting it get more and more rancid and nasty as the next season goes on. It could be on a plastic platter with one of those clear covers with a knob on top. Before the opening game at their home stadium, they can blow it up on the field. Or, it could be a trophy.
This isn't a major trophy - it's a made-up trophy to appease people who can't stand the fact that we don't determine our champion the same way they do in England.
      Would the Supporter's Egg be painted in MLS logo colors (like the current soccer ball used by the league), in the team's colors, or simply be kept it its natural off-white color (or if it's a trophy, in its natural metallic state)?       And would the team getting the Supporter's Egg be required to take on "Eggy the Giant Egg" as its new mascot for the following season? -G
I keep forgetting this is a league for people who don't have a clue of what goes on in the rest of the world.
We see it. Brilliant question. I'll spend the next three hours contemplating: why an egg? Why not a chicken?