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DC/B'mer/NOVA BWB - September 15 DC United v LA Galaxy


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Me again. This seems early, yes. Tickets go on sale April 20 and I expect they will go fast, even though Becks is not playing for the Galaxy. So, to get a move on and because I have a guy who wants to help, let's see if we can plan a group outing for this.

So if you're interested, please let me know! We have a little over a month and a half to sort it out. We pick Sundays because that's MC's theoretical day off.

Sunday Sept 15, 5 pm at RFK

DC United v LA Galaxy

We have still have Landycakes and Robbie Keane to jeer at!

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You're a member of the Riot Squad? Do you have any idea what the deal was with that scuffle the Angel City Brigade were involved in late last season? Never did get a straight answer for that.

Incidentally, we have a football thread here if you're so inclined:

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It was in San Jose. Basically drunken stupid people.

I don't do San Jose road trips anymore. It's never been a good experience.

First there was The Great Collapse of 2003, where we pissed away a 4-goal lead differential to lose there 5-2 (5-4) in the first round of playoffs. Then in 2004 there was a pre-season game in Santa Barbara, and the SJ Ultras kept trying to fight Galaxy fans - in the stands, in the parking lot, by the restrooms, concessions, everywhere. I was done then.

Galaxy fans were also ejected from San Jose, (LARS & Galaxians, back before ACB existed) later in the season 2004. That year, some not-so-bright person in their FO decided to sell away supporter seats IN FRONT of season ticket holders, and were told they could STAND the whole game, per usual.

Well, of course the season ticket holders complained (rightly so), and campus police came and told a few people in the front rows to sit down, while all of them were cheering loudly, so maybe 3 people sort of heard them. When the group of 200+ wouldn't sit down, (It went about 6 or 7 rows back I think), campus police ejected ALL of the away fans.

The problem was, instead of security making an announcement on a bullhorn to the section, ("May I have your attention please... you must sit, or you will be escorted out of the stadium...") they just started literally pulling/pushing people out of the section. People behind the front row, who had no idea what was going on, or that they were not allowed to stand (after being assured they could), were suddenly getting grabbed by their arms and/or being shoved and pushed by batons, by campus police for "resisting ejection." It turned into a very bad situation. And it was all caught on film by one of the LARS guys who was thinking of doing a documentary.

Alexi was GM at the time in SJ, and he knew most of LARS, (having been POTY.) He was shown the DVD, and it almost became a big issue in MLS. Love Alexi. He always went out of his way to take care of us.

Thanks for that other link! I'm mostly just a Galaxy fan, but I've been 100% on picking WC Golden Ball winners the first week of WC.

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