Thanks for posting this thread. Honestly, the sudden hate is turning me off a bit from the whole supporters club element of NYCFC. It's beyond disingenuous to suggest that this team is somehow more authentic than the Red Bulls/Metros who are not only an original MLS club, but also whose supporters have no control over the team's branding or name. I started watching MLS just last season and really enjoyed watching the Red Bulls' march to the Supporter's Shield. That last game of the season was one of the most enjoyable sporting events I have ever watched. That franchise has held the standard for first tier soccer in this city for 20 years. The name calling on Twitter and the NYCFC Supporters Facebook page (Dead Bulls, Pink Cows), is just absurd, amateurish, and silly. Playing up the corporate aspect of their branding is doubly ridiculous, considering this club is a partnership between Man City and the New York freaking Yankees playing in a billion dollar baseball stadium half funded by taxpayer cash.
I love rivalries. But there is no rivalry yet because we have no team. To dig in against the Red Bulls now could end up backfiring a bit, isolating people who might be wavering between their interest in NYCFC and the long time support of their current team. Optimism, discussion, and care for this new team is awesome. Dragging down an original MLS team and their long suffering fanbase to satisfy some contrived rivalry is not going to make for a healthy supporter's culture.