I just wanted to stop by and thank all the RPBs past and present for giving me hope every year regarding TFC.
I was a day one (er) myself -- the first game against Chivas, seeing Alecko Eskandarian get his bell rung, Dichio 24, Carl Robinson's goal celebration.
I was on the Columbus trips in 2008 and 2009 (especially 2009 when we took over that fucking parking lot!!).
I saw Laurent Robert score a goal on a free kick, Amado Guavaras magic while he was here and yes, Rick Titus signing a one day contract to play with TFC because we were missing 9 regulars!
But the bad hits kept coming and sucking the passion out of me -- the 5 - 0 game against NYRB, The DeRO check signing (I was at that game!) The Aaron Winter Years ("the worst team in the world"), Jermaine Defoe, but I would always come back to these boards and read the TFC Trialist / Movement Thread, the game threads and passionate discussion and it would inspire me to march on in spirit with the RPB.
It's because of you guys, not just the players on the field, that we're here today.
That the celebrations are just as hard and passionate as they were on Day One.
A tip of the hat to you RPB, I will be with you on Saturday, December 10th.
Just have to tune up my voice. :-)
Do you still sing the Jim Brennan song?