(Image from Nap, theprojectfc on flickr)

August 8th, the Quakes Front Office has put together a soccer packed night in SF (well…Candlestick Park).  The Night of Champions will be a double header with the Quakes taking on the MLS Defending Champion Columbus Crew (5:30PM), followed by Barcelona taking on Chivas Guadalajara (8PM).  The Casbah will be sitting in Lower Reserve, section 38.  For more information about the Casbah meetup (and possible tailgate) please check back here or the Under the Blue Banner website and podcast weekly radio show (or on iTunes).  For tickets talk to your season ticket representative (and be sure to mention you want to sit in section 38) or on the Quakes Website.  And please bring your friends to the games, this is a can’t miss evening.

Some of you may or may not know, that I recently had a new little girl.  She was born the morning of 6/24/09, the day the US Nats shocked everyone and defeated the FIFA ranked number 1 team in the world, Spain.  Coincidence?….perhaps.  My new lucky charm and I will be watching the Quakes from home and hoping her luck can help our Quakes turn their season around.  And if things go well I may be able to bring her to her first Quakes game towards the end of the season, (a playoff game perhaps?)  Til then let’s keep Rockin’ the Casbah!

Season ticket holders – this is Bonus Game A. Use your Bonus Game A ticket and parking pass. There will be an exclusive autograph session for season ticket holders before the game; you should have received email from Kelsey about it.

Not a season ticket holder? Talk to someone who is, and they can bring you along for $10. Their ticket rep will have sent them a form to fax in for your $10 tickets.

It may not be a league game, so the attendance will be light, but let’s make some noise anyway and get our boys on track for some silverware in the US Open Cup!

(And you thought your high school yearbook pictures were bad…)

 The staff that operate the Coliseum are a different group then those that work at Buck Shaw.  So we have a different set of rules to follow for games there.  One upside is that tailgating is allowed at Buck Shaw.  The Casbah will be joining Club Quakes’ tailgate (Lot A, north side near handicap spaces) towards the front of LOT D.

 The major restrictions are:

No Confetti, no streamers (though this is now the rule at Buck Shaw as well), no flares, no throwing objects on the fields, no entering the field of play (aka no streaking ).

 We will be handing out flyers with songs on them, PLEASE DO NOT TURN THEM INTO CONFETTI. I do not want anyone to get ejected over throwing confetti. 

 See you all on Saturday,

 Mel

 See below the full supporters plan provided by the front office

 Parking Information:

·         Parking lots will open at 3:00 pm

Tailgating Policy:

·         Tailgating is allowed in all lots at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Gate Information:

·         Club Quake Tailgate Zone gates will open at 5:00 pm (North Mall)

·         All stadium gates for the match will open at 6:00 pm

·         San Jose Earthquakes Supporters will enter through Gate EE (contact is Francisco)

·         Los Angeles Galaxy Supporters will enter through Gate B (ask for supervisor at Gate)

Gate Entry/Exit:

·         San Jose Earthquakes Supporters Group will sit in section 113/114

·         Los Angeles Galaxy Supports Group will sit in section 134/135

·         Upon conclusion of the match, San Jose Supports Groups are asked to remain in the section for approximately 15 minutes. Los Angeles Galaxy Supporters will be escorted through K Lot at section 141 back to the bus.

Approved Items:

·         Drums

·         Banners

o        Hanging must be secured to railings

o        Banner may not cover existing sponsor signage

·         Flags with 1 or 2 poles (Poles are not to be longer than 6’)

·         Handheld voice amplifiers

·         Backpacks (16”x16”x8”)

·         Horns

Stadium Restrictions:

·         Entering the field of play will be punishable by, but not restricted to, arrest/fine(s)/prosecution

·         NO throwing of objects or liquids of any kind onto the field (except streamers/confetti)

·         NO outside food, drinks, bottles or cans (except 1 soft plastic water bottle)

·         NO flares or fire emitting devices of any kind, including sparklers, smoke bombs, flares etc. NO smoking

·         NO Streamers

·         NO Confetti

·         Violation of any of the above restrictions may result, but is not limited to, ejection from the venue

Casbah Patches are here.  If you want to pick some up come see me before or after home games.  The patches are $5. Just a reminder next week is a 1PM kickoff so week will be meeting up at Round Table Pizza after the game instead of pre-game.

This season we will have a contest to bring new fans into the Casbah.  Bring a friend to the Casbah section for any home game and you will be entered to win an autographed Quakes Jersey.  The goal is to let your friends experience the Casbah and hopefully grow the group.  For more details see the “Bring a Friend to the Casbah” page or e-mail questions@thecasbah.org.

This Sunday (12 PM PT on CSNCA) our guys will be taking on a struggling KC.  Hopefully we can keep our momentum from last Saturday and improve our defensive capabilites.  Though it was discuss last Saturday (and on the UTBB podcast) getting together at O’Flaherty’s to watch the game.  We will NOT be meeting up there as they will not be opening til 3PM and the game begins at 12PM.