Official Back From Chicago Thread
Looks like im one of the first back to post...
Had a great time...Fire FO were def. ready for our arrival..they had a parking lot for us..security, and were very organized..
Inside the stadium, we had our own section and a half in the corner.
Was a small incident at the end of the game involving some fire fans and tfc fans..everything was resolved and everyone made it out safe...
Sucks we had to lose the game that way...
the announcers at the begining of the FSC broadcast mentioned something going on during the anthems. do you know what that was about?
did the small incident involve fist-a-cuffs ala montreal style?
i got home at 4ish!
havent watched the highlights yet but i am still pissed off about the last minute og the game!! also got a few bruises on my arms!!
chanting was great!
We fucking owned section 8!!!
the last part of the US national anthem was amazing!!!
Last edited by London; 07-13-2008 at 05:22 PM.
I wanna hear all the stories!
this was actually the highlight of the game and trip for me...Originally Posted by Flipityflu
our section sung the US national anthem so loud for the second half of it the entire fire stadium was looking at us in disbelief...was pure class on our part..goosebump worhty
what about the fights?
honestly, whoever decided to start that song at that point!!!,, good job!!!!
we probably shouldnt glorify it, we dont need that kind of repwhat about the fights?
alright, but who would you say started it?
was a small altercation well after the final whistle...all of the word i heard about how it was started was that a teenager fire supporter in the section ajoined to our decided to throw a plastic bottle or whatnot..this escalated to 30+ of our supporters reacting the way that alcohol influenced soccer fans are bound to react. There was a lot of security present..and lots of TFC fans were up front in attemp to pull our own back.what about the fights?
There was no police involved, no injuries and we all made sure that no TFC fan left the stadium alone and stuck together as a group.
Im sure there will be more who come back int he next little while that can expland on the happenings..
important thing is that we were there to support the team and all made it out safe.
QFT
lol a repeat of montreal
Nah...Montreal wasn't ready for anything.
Sounds like Chicago was.
All you need is common sense and readiness to avoid issues.
Montreal's "incident" took a good 15 minutes to develop and not a security guard in sight and by then, it had blown up into a full fledged donnybrook.
Sounds like this was quelled well enough. Good to hear.
security actualy said they were sorry for letting it happen!!!!
they waited too long to get in there
FUCKING BOARD. Just lost my whole recap of the trip.
*The 'incident' was nothing major and nothing worth talking about. Nobody was injured from either side, security were there to intervene.
On to the positives.
Highlights:
- "I don't give tours, I sell the tours"
"I'll give you $30 to show us the city"
"I'm not a prostitute!
- "$30! We can't afford that, we're Canadians. That's like $50 to us."
"I can't barter, it's a set price"
"I'll give you $40 Canadian then."
"Sorry, I can't accept it"
- Big red being in the stands and having Masrawy beside it for the second half to easily be the best away support TFC has even seen.
- The first half of the US anthem being almost totally quiet and then BUSTING the second half SO LOUD that the entire stadium was watching us.
- Singing NEE's Allez Toronto FC at half time and having the majority of the section joining in each time we sang it.
More stories, too beat to try and remember them all.
BlackandwhiteExpress round trip a success as usual.
Nice recap Shaughno!
Let's not further discuss the altercations at the end of the game.
Two words describe the NEE/RPB support: EPIC AND LEGEND
How was Ibrahim's movement off the ball? Tougher to gauge that kind of stuff on TV.
positives:
Caroline!!!!!!
$1 double cheeseburger
pancake house!
the support in the stands
Irish tour guides
not so positives:
security who wont let flag poles in but fail to remove a fire fan who throws stuff at us. good for you assholes. you guys are doing a great job. I am glad that loser hit a young fire fan.
red bulls is not affective anymore!!!
I am going to sholess to welcome NEE. Will remember and post more later
The anthem!!!
Stephen Hawking singing the anthem with help from Canadians!
Bus 2..."you killed a skunk."
security at the tailgate...."no more firecrackers"
Meeting a girl in the chicago end wearing a wolves jersey and just about freaking out on her and scaring her half to death.
Who are ya? chants at randoms.
Jackie, Gale, Sandi and Jonas and the rest of the Stretch Hummer crew! That was stylin'!!
Positives:
Pre-game
Laughing from start to finish all the way there and back
Hamburgers with Mashed potatoes on them!
Party on Friday night with all the supporters
Gabriel Hurl and me havin a wee sing song at the pub!
Corona's at the beach with tons of people partying
Performing the greatest rendition of Don't stop believing (EVER)
Table top tubes of beer
Giordano's (hot and cold)
Bus to the game (number 1...'s f***'n sh!t, number 2...'s f****'n sh!t ..........Chicago Fire is a sh!tty football team!)
Game: Ibbie!
Picking up the american anthem because you couldn't hear the guy singing
The Canadian anthem
Ibbie's goal
Everything except the fire goal(s).
Post:
Table top tubes
darts
burrito's, taco's
Negatives:
Not many...chicago rules
expensive cabs
crappy weather on Saturday
Seeing Jimmy B and Carver come over to thank the fans, then walking away in disgust after seeing the scraps.
Goat Heads
Walking away in discust after seeing the scraps? were the scraps inside the stadium?
How about we stop discussing it? It's over, done with, let's move on.
Kthxbye
Like others said, it not really anything to talk about.
Things kicked off a little bit (5 or 6 tfc fans maybe?)
Jimmy B threw his shirt in the crowd, then was looking up at what was going on. Carvers face told a thousand words, then he waved his hand in that "bah, F these idiots, I'm leaving" and grabbed JB and took off.
then some guy gave me free pizza! Woot!
Deniz, did you fall in love with a 16 year old at McDonalds again??
WTF!??!! Again?!security who wont let flag poles in
But did you see any deer?red bulls is not affective anymore!!!How long did it take you guys to finally find your way out of Chicago?
Totally pissed I missed this trip...especially after watching the game last night, and Workie says "we should have been there"
I coulda killed him.
But I'm glad you all had a great time- we could hear you guys on TV- sounded great. Glad you all made it home safe.
Last edited by Mrs. Workie; 07-13-2008 at 09:13 PM.
it was really nothing to speak a lot about...minor incident.
sounds like a great time had by all....
Lmao, & lmao!
Nice to see that JB & carver came and thanked the crowd.
One of the security guards came over after we sang the American anthem & said it gave him goosebumps & he would never forget it
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Bus trip was great. Overall everyone seemed happy and the driver was great (both competent and tolerant). Cheers to the bus captains for keeping everything on track and on time.
Memorable moments for me from the bus:
-We got stopped and had to get our passports/papers checked at the border on the way up. I puked right outside one of their buildings. Never seen red puke before, that was fun. I think I got food poisoning from some shitty old 711 meat because I puked 2 more times throughout Saturday (I managed to keep down a chicken noodle soup around midnight Saturday, yay).
-Cockmeat sandwich
-I think someone took a face plant onto the floor bus as we were nearing BMO. Not sure all i heard was the thud which was good enough for me.
-On the return trip the fucken bathroom was a Hazardous Area. The stench every time someone opened the door was unbelievable.
Note to self, don't sit at the very rear of the bus next time.
Last edited by adamdz; 07-13-2008 at 09:48 PM.
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