To anyone travelling to K.C. on the 21st: > Kansas City General Manager Curt Johnson asked me to pass on to you the > message below. Fire fans have always led the way in Major League Soccer in > demonstrating their support for their favorite team. Along with Curt, we > ask you to demonstrate responsibility and adherence to Arrowhead Stadium > rules including its prohibition on flares and smoke bombs. Please let > anyone who's travelling know that breaking these rules will lead to the > consequences described in the message below. > > Thanks, > > peter > General Manager > Chicago Fire, Major League Soccer > Champions: MLS Central Division 2000, 2001 > MLS Cup 1998, US Open Cup 1998, 2000 The message from the K.C. GM essentially said: - Smoke bombs were lit at the last match. - This time around the authorities will be watching and arresting. - They are not just picking on away fans. They are reacting to the earlier event. Be smart. You know the people who light them. You can't stop them; so steer clear if you know it's going to go down. Maximum Respect, Don Crafts Chicago, USA Faster, harder & louder. Since 1965.
When are the GMs around MLS ever going to realize that the atmosphere of soccer games is more important in building an audience that cares about the team and the sport and not just the type of fans that bring the kids to one game a year.Are smoke bombs and flares really dangerous?
When are a tiny minority of fans around MLS going to realize that swearing and fireworks are not atmosphere?
Sports fans of ALL sports tend to sling the profanity when at a game. Why would soccer be any different?
And there's never any swearing at English games. Its also unfortunate that security at Chiefs games allows plenty of swearing (no news to anyone who's read the KC board.) It was great watching Arrowhead security during the WC qualifier two years ago. Smoke bombs were going off in several spots in Sam's Army, but they couldn't do a thing about it since there were too many of us.
Bring a kid in a wheelchair, some 85-pound girl, and a blind guy... let them light the flares and we'll see if it doesn't melt the hearts of KC security. Seriously, could you yell at someone in a wheelchair? (for an answer to the previous question or access to a wheelchair taken from the U of C's Children Hospital, contact me personally).
ps- couldn't they just let fans light flares? From the way things looked at the last Fire-KC game the stadium was empty enough that there was probably a 300 foot gap between flare-bearing fans and the nearest KC fans. Flares aren't going to hurt any KC natives and natural selection will weed out any would-be flare bearers who are incapable of handling flares in a safe and proper manner.
Ok, no flares. guess that means we'll have to move to the backup...foghorns, high powered flashlights and d-cell batteries.
Dear Curt, The smoke bombs are still coming you ************ing ************. Love, Chicago Fire Fans
i guess there is no throwing preki bobbleheads onto the field and don't forget to sign his birthday banner that they are giving him before the game
Screw laser pens. We're bringing FermiLab On Tour, bay-bee! You think lasers are someting, wait till Fat Tony gets the angry end of a particle accelerator! boo-yah!
Do we bring the bison too? Reminds me of a joke: This guy's tooling down 294 in a Ford Ranger going about 95, sees the red and blue lights behind him and pulls over. Cop comes up to the truck window, takes his license, registration, etc. Looks in the back of the truck, sees 15 penguins. He writes up the guy for a major speeding violation, and tells him to take the penguins to the zoo. Next day, same guy tooling down 294, same Ford Ranger, same cop pulls him over. Cop sees that he's still got the penguins in the back of the truck. "Didn't I tell you to take those penguins to the zoo yesterday?" "Yeah, I did take them to the zoo, they loved it. Today we're going to Six Flags."