I also liked [that particular Cosmos personality whose name I won't mention]'s claim that random people stop him in the streets to tell him what they think about NYCFC.
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I also liked [that particular Cosmos personality whose name I won't mention]'s claim that random people stop him in the streets to tell him what they think about NYCFC.
Cosmos fans = Village Idiots. It doesn't take too much time surfing the 'net to come to that conclusion.
Can't remember the last time I surfed into that particular site, but is that the same jackass who swears up and down NYCFC will fail because all the inside info he gets during his power lunches with MLS honchos AND conversations he overhears between security guards at the Bronx Courthouse?
It is worth mentioning that the people who talk about TR being staged by NYCFC also bring up that Matt Wolff, NYCFC's graphic designer, also designed the TR logo (hand with the three bolts). Obviously, I don't think that makes a lick of difference one way or another but they're going to bring it up.
http://www.matthewwolffdesign.com/portfolio/new-york-cosmos-season-ticket-box/
Wolff also did the Cosmos season ticket box. That must mean... NYCFC RUNS THE COSMOS!
I know my word doesn't mean much but I've talked to Chance about it and he's said over and over that there is no connection at all.
Your words mean a lot to me! I just feel we might need a response from the Third Rail to the people outside of the fan base.
Nah. I mean, I think once you acknowledge the tinfoil stuff you legitimize them.
There's nothing wrong with asking questions. The problem is when you make accusations.
there is such a big difference between the two. I wish people recognized that more often. Ask questions, then accuse, not the other way around.
The notion is that people treat club-run SGs with suspicion as they could be attempts by the clubs to control the fans and make the supporters culture go how they want it to go. Maybe some are like that, maybe some aren't, but the idea that it might be happening immediately makes people sceptical about the SG's credibility.
Yes, but that seems so obvious to me, the simple solution would be to not join that group?
I sort of imagine it being the squeaky clean SG for the casual family to join and not have to really put any effort into.
I don't see it being a problem until they try and ban any other SG for the sake of control, which really, I can't imagine them doing.
Obviously, they reacted to their fans and scrapped the idea so its a non-story to me.
Well, if that SG is the only one that exists it doesn't leave you with much choice. Also, depending on your motivations, accusations of a SG being run by the club may be used to discredit the club itself as well as just the SG.
Which is why all the cosmos clowns and RB fans accuse the third rail of being FO ran.
Well, yeah, if the club isn't straight-forward about the SG being officially backed by the club itself that opens the door for blowback.
Listening to one of the owners (can't remember his name) speak about taking his family to a Portland Timbers game and just being blown the hell away by the crowd, this was probably his idea, because he really wants to recreate that feeling for his team.
It was probably with the best intentions, just poorly executed. Though if the club is willing to finance the SG, pay for tifos, ect. but still allow the group to have almost complete autonomy would that really be so bad?
That's not gonna happen. If RB was paying fortifos, they would silence any anti RB tifos etc. Why would I pay to get slandered in my own facility?
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