DichioTFC
04-25-2010, 08:46 PM
not TFC / RPB related, but in light of being called hoodlums ourselves by the Seattle faithful, I thought this was moderately relevant.
http://www.mls-rumors.net/8183/2010/04/report-philadelphia-union-supporters-bus-attacked-outside-of-red-bull-arena/
Apparently a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Union wasn’t enough for some Red Bull New York supporters. According to this report on Philly.com (http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/blogs/Union_fans_bus_attacked_outside_Red_Bull_Arena.htm l) the following transpired:
…”Sons of Ben member (and Rank and File voter) Brad Youtz posted the picture you see at right to his Facebook page. Youtz also posted on Twitter that “Red Bull fans threw rocks at our bus and cracked three windows.”
There’s simply no place for this in American soccer. Obviously, Philadelphia fans are not saints. They may not be as bad as they used to be… then again, we all know what happened last week at Citizens Bank Park. The reputation is not without some merit. I think it’s fair to say, though, that on the whole things are not what they used to be.
My point is that Philadelphia’s history shouldn’t prevent people from speaking up when things like this happen. The only way anything can be done about such behavior is to bring information about into the public domain. And that goes for the Sons of Ben, too. If I get sent evidence of them doing bad things, it will appear here.”
http://www.mls-rumors.net/8183/2010/04/report-philadelphia-union-supporters-bus-attacked-outside-of-red-bull-arena/
Apparently a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Union wasn’t enough for some Red Bull New York supporters. According to this report on Philly.com (http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/blogs/Union_fans_bus_attacked_outside_Red_Bull_Arena.htm l) the following transpired:
…”Sons of Ben member (and Rank and File voter) Brad Youtz posted the picture you see at right to his Facebook page. Youtz also posted on Twitter that “Red Bull fans threw rocks at our bus and cracked three windows.”
There’s simply no place for this in American soccer. Obviously, Philadelphia fans are not saints. They may not be as bad as they used to be… then again, we all know what happened last week at Citizens Bank Park. The reputation is not without some merit. I think it’s fair to say, though, that on the whole things are not what they used to be.
My point is that Philadelphia’s history shouldn’t prevent people from speaking up when things like this happen. The only way anything can be done about such behavior is to bring information about into the public domain. And that goes for the Sons of Ben, too. If I get sent evidence of them doing bad things, it will appear here.”