tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400569.post2838428849715578376..comments2024-02-23T02:43:28.895-06:00Comments on Yellow Chair Sports: fans vs. FansUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400569.post-49675028500885921682008-07-22T11:17:00.000-05:002008-07-22T11:17:00.000-05:00From what I've read of the incident, I'm putting b...From what I've read of the incident, I'm putting blame on the West Ham fans/ICF whoever they are. West Ham fans have been around long enough to know that if you bring 30 guys into the home team's supporters' section, you are asking for trouble. If those same West Ham fans were ICF, then they were likely looking for trouble, and surprise, MLS was caught flat-footed.<BR/><BR/>As probably the only YCS staff member who has been to Columbus Crew Stadium, I can say that it is a hooligan's paradise. There is no segregation between home and away supporters, only a few rent-a-cops to keep order throughout the stadium, and aside from a resurgent Nordecke, a relatively docile soccer-moms-and-thundersticks crowd that would just as soon avoid the scene altogether. <BR/><BR/>It might be time for MLS to seriously consider meaningful segregation of home and away supporters. At the very least, there needs to be increased security protection of visiting fans. During a recent Chicago Fire away game in Columbus I had friends outnumbered and attacked in the parking lot by Columbus fans who had probably seen <I>Green Street</I> too many times, while the CCS rent-a-cops were directing traffic...if they were working at all.<BR/><BR/>It's a problem MLS can't afford to ignore. The arrival of the English Disease on American shores could potentially be a death blow to the sport. While there have been no reports of organized firms that I know of, there have been substantial impromptu fan violence in the past year, most notably the Columbus-West Ham game, the DC-New York game in 2006, LA-Chivas USA last year and the Houston-Chivas USA game earlier this year.<BR/><BR/>Thus concludes my commentary here on the Columbus-West Ham dustup. If you want a ridiculously uninformed stance, may I suggest MLS Rumors?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181248524843705767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27400569.post-71955455375890340462008-07-22T01:23:00.000-05:002008-07-22T01:23:00.000-05:00Where's the post on the Columbus Crew v Inter City...Where's the post on the Columbus Crew v Inter City Firm dustup over the weekend? Mike, I demand you take a ridiculously uninformed stance on the brawl without knowing any of the facts on what happened.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com