The Casbah

All,

 FYI if you are looking for a place to watch the Quakes tomorrow, you may want to check out the viewing party put on the the front office at Ricky’s.  See below.

Upcoming Viewing Party

Watch your San Jose Earthquakes take on Real Salt Lake next Wednesday, June 18^th.  Join fellow fans and Quakes Staff at Ricky’s Sports Theatre and Grille in San Leandro.  Enjoy the game live on the 25ft screen and take pleasure in drink specials all game long.  The party starts early at 5:30pm with kickoff live at 6:00pm on CSN-W.

Ricky’s Sports Theatre and Grill
15028 Hesperian Blvd. San Leandro CA 94577
(510) 352-0200
www.rickys.com

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In case you don’t catch the game, our Boys in Blue snagged 3 points in Columbus over the Crew. Both goals came courtesy of two beautiful crosses from Ronnie O’Brien. The first came in the 10th minutes from Ryan Johnson, who timed his run perfectly to get on the end of Ronnie’s cross. This put us up going into the half. The second came from Ramiro Corrales in the 60th min to solidify the lead. The Joe also had an amazing game, shutting out the crew. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come next week when our guys take on The Landy-Beck Traveling Circus (with side show attraction Carlos “the flopping fish” Ruiz). Below I’ve included info regarding the game including the list of approved items that may be brought into the Coliseum. Please note that confetti is no longer allowed for the games held at the Coliseum. (As far as I know this is a Coliseum rule not a EQLLC rule, in case you were wondering.)

Also, please note that our section has changed. You will need to trade in your season tickets for replacement tickets in our new section. If not you’ll get up sitting next to the some Circus Groupies, I mean um…Galaxy Fans. Please follow the directions posted previously or in the e-mail from Anthony Perry.

STADIUM/EVENT NOTES

TAILGATING POLICY:

• Tail Gaiting allowed in Parking Lots
• KEGS are NOT ALLOWED

PARKING:

• All Parking lots open at 4:30pm (2.5 hours prior to kick off)

SIGNAGE/SET-UP:

• Up to Six (6) Supporters Group representatives will be allowed in to set up banners, bring in equipment, etc. at 5:00pm.
  • You will have 30 min. to set up
• Representatives for the HOME TEAM will meet at Gate C will be escorted to their Seating Section then escorted out of stadium.

APPROVED STADIUM ITEMS:

• STREAMERS
• DRUMS
• BANNERS
  • HANGING MUST BE SECURED TO RAILINGS
  • BANNER MAY NOT COVER EXISTING SPONSOR SIGNAGE
• FLAGS W/ONE POLE (POLES NOT LONGER THAN 3’)
• FLAGS W/2 POLES (POLES NOT LONGER THAN 3’)
• HANDHELD VOICE AMPLIFIERS
• BACKPACKS (16”x16”x8”)
• HORNS

STADIUM RESTRICTIONS:

• NO CONFETTI
• NO THROWING OF OBJECTS or LIQUIDS OF ANY KIND ONTO THE FIELD (EXCEPT STREAMERS)
• NO OUTSIDE FOOD, DRINKS, BOTTLES OR CANS
• NO SMOKE BOMBS OF ANY KIND/SIZE
• NO FLARES OR FIRE EMITTING DEVICES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING SPARKLERS)
• VIOLATIONS OF THE ABOVE RESTRICTIONS MAY RESULT IN EJECTION FROM THE FACILITY

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(fyi: The views expressed here are my own. I am not speaking for the Casbah)

By now you have heard about a Crew “fan” calling Rev’s forward Kheli Dube a n***** from the supporter’s section (if not, read this post by Ives Galarcep). This might have been an isolated incident, but I’m sure it’s not the only one that’s happened. The only reason it got noticed is because it got posted on YouTube (the video has since been removed). Thank you Crew Supporters, The Crew, and MLS for taking the steps to prevent this for happening in the future.

I could go on about systemic racism, and why this person thought it was safe to drop the n-word among a group of American soccer fans…but I won’t.

Instead, I ask a simple solution. If you see it or hear it. Confront it. If you’re too shy, or feel threatened by it, please find someone who will confront it.

Because if you ignore it, you’re just as guilty.

-Guy

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