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CP_Scouse
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I have to ask, which kind of lurker are you: Red Bull or Cosmos?
Because thats the trend
The response to sbrylski is what he is referring to with regards to the atmosphere of the forum. sbrylski posts stating, very politely, his opinion of the value that Leo brings to the discussions on this forum. Then sbrylski is harassed because other posters disagree with him. I disagree with his opinion with regards to Leo, but since he is expressing it politely I see no reason for harassment. Even if he was being confrontational it is better to respond reasonably and politely. One will never change the mind of a troll or fanatic, but there are ten times as many lurkers who can be swayed one way or the other who will appreciate a measured response.
I wouldn't use the word "polite" to describe his interactions on this forum. Im sorry, you can't come and stir the hornet's nest and then play the high ground.
If you are referring to sbrylski, he was very polite. If you are referring to Leo, then no he was not polite. Nevertheless my point stands that it is better to react without hostility, since the goal sn't to change Leo's mind if you disagree with him. Rather the goal is to influence the neutral lurker. It's like a political debate, they aren't arguing with each other rather than trying to convince the people watching.
You make a good point
I think we should be easy going and positive. Things are going well for us, we have a bright future and we're growing by the hour. We shouldn't show any negativity and lower ourselves to the level of those other fan bases who's future looks gloom. People will gravitate towards our positivity and good spirits as opposed to the bitterness and hate the NJ and LI fans have.
I'm not sure if you meant your post to read the way it does. You say not to be negative and that people will gravitate towards our positivity. Then you paint entire fanbases with a negative brush. The post is somewhat contradictory. I don't mean to be inflammatory I just found it amusing.
You can take it that way and I probably should make clear that it is not every single NJ or LI fans but if you just look at comments on articles related to NYCFC, the negative comments are from angry and bitters fans of those teams and that's a fact. I shouldn't paint the entire fan base but those fans in particular do it to themselves.
No doubt and I agree with you. There are trolls who are flaming those articles and it's probably a small number of bitter fans. But on many of the outlets I frequent I encounter fans of the Cosmos and Red Bulls who are intelligent, reasonable and pleasant. I'm sure when the NYCFC fanbase expands we will have trolls who identify as NYCFC fans. Hopefully there will be more of us who are intelligent, reasonable and pleasant so that we can be referred to in a positive light.
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We´ll have our share of wummers, kippers and bell ends no doubt.. But I resent visitors taking a "holier than thou" attitude without knowing their onions, that makes them fair game in my book 
I would actually welcome a reasonable debate with fans of RBNY and Cosmos but sniping at our owners while having wahabite overlords like Cosmos is a bit rich for example.
As for the fan culture in NY itself it´s constantly changing and no one of us knows what it will look like 5-10 years from now.
I would actually welcome a reasonable debate with fans of RBNY and Cosmos but sniping at our owners while having wahabite overlords like Cosmos is a bit rich for example.
As for the fan culture in NY itself it´s constantly changing and no one of us knows what it will look like 5-10 years from now.
CP_Scouse
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It dont matter how polite he is. I dont care. He will get what is currently getting
We´ll have our share of wummers, kippers and bell ends no doubt.. But I resent visitors taking a "holier than thou" attitude without knowing their onions, that makes them fair game in my book
I would actually welcome a reasonable debate with fans of RBNY and Cosmos but sniping at our owners while having wahabite overlords like Cosmos is a bit rich for example.
As for the fan culture in NY itself it´s constantly changing and no one of us knows what it will look like 5-10 years from now.
Couldn't agree more. I have no problem with fans of other teams coming here to post, but imho it goes without saying there's a huge difference between coming here to have a dialog and coming here to simply stir the spit. Especially with a point of view that's baseless.
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Johnny
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Ben Jata tweeted: "Source close to the team said NYCFC might've been able to lock down their #1 stadium location had there been more support from the community"
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Johnny
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He added "Queens. Seems like Bronx is their only play. Pier 40 had too many issues. SI is out of the question. Maybe they revisit Queens." and "More specifically, a strong supporters group. If that were established already, it could've changed things." and "Think the main thing with Pier 40 is traffic concerns. They would need to build it out; off ramps, additional parking, etc."
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I've been one of the people who have said we need to hurry up and move things along. Everyone who said what's the rush: that's the rush. We are the joke of MLS right now.
agreeed this is a very sad supporters group so far. All anyone is interested in doing is making t shirt designs and other crap like that. There are 241 members on this site and 1/3 of the amount of tickets sold as atlanta. I know its very early but early grade for this team and supporters is an F. Focus should be on getting tickets sold and members to the site, spend some time talking to friends, sending out social media messages letting people know about the forum and the team and stop designing t shirts and thinking of chants. Right now there will 10 people wearing your t shirt and chanting in the supporters section. Most people in NYC have no idea this team is coming next year, thats the issue
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