ECS's Tifo Against Portland Timbers Raises The Bar
by Jeremiah Oshan on May 15, 2011 12:35 PM PDT
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PrintI won't pretend to be an expert on the various MLS supporters have displayed over the years, but I have to imagine that Saturday's nine-parter from ECS has to be among the most impressive. Best? I'll let people that pay a lot more attention to that than me make that call. That Mario Bros.-inspired one that the Chicago Fire's Section 8 did last year was pretty cool (although I still don't get the relevance). Timbers Army's display during their MLS home opener was very impressive.
As far as the Tifo we've seen from Sounders supporters, I don't think there's any question that a new standard has been set. This one really had everything. It paid homage to every era of professional soccer in Seattle. It was boastful without being overly arrogant (at least from my admittedly biased perspective). But best of all, was the final sheet which featured a grinning Roger Levesque and the words "48 seconds," which really put it over the top.
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I thought
it was perfect. I was laughing at portland. i knew ECS were gonna do something but wow absolutely perfect.
i was in upper 122 and they gave us a warning last game
and then when we got there they had strings going over our section so we knew it was going to be big.
we wish we could have seen it though!
I have no idea
how anyone is gonna top that.
Top row of lower 120
Ended up soaked from it before the hard rain even started, but it is pretty awesome to see and think, “hey I played a tiny part in THAT.” Too bad ESPN didn’t show much of it.
Perfect
I thought it was already great, but when they rolled up Roger’s goofy grin, I just about died laughing.
Mario
Xbox —> video games —> Redmond —> Nintendo —> Mario
Ta da! Section 8 is clever, yes?
Last night’s tifo was amazing. We couldn’t read the words from 214, but the banners just kept coming. Very cool. I think Grant Wahl called it a “half-acre of tifo.”
Watched Mario.
I don’t think I get it either. Was this against us? Are we the turtle guy (forget what those were called)?
Yea
at least that’s what i figured from that.
Section 8 was making fun of the Sounders with that tifo
They were saying they were the “old school” team of MLS (like regular Nintendo) and that we were the “new corporate kid” on the block who happens to be sponsored by XBOX. It was a pretty weak jab brought on by jealousy that we have fans who actually attend our games.
by B-Lot tailgater on May 15, 2011 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, that does make it somewhat funnier
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by Jeremiah Oshan on May 15, 2011 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Outside of PDX, I honestly don't think there is an angrier set of fans than S8
Maybe the pillow fight club down in SJ, but they lack any real numbers so they probably fall into 3rd in that pecking order.
by B-Lot tailgater on May 15, 2011 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I was with ECS at this game in San Jose
This has got to be the only time I’ve ever seen the ECS section go quiet.
Sounders 'til I die
by SounderJunkie on May 22, 2011 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions
That looks amazing
I think the best compliment that can be given to that display, is the fact that some Portland fans are insisting that it was made by the FO, because they don’t believe fans could do such a good job.
by Mind of no mind on May 15, 2011 3:39 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
That viewpoint is almost adorably cynical
by Aaron Campeau on May 15, 2011 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
well said
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by Jeremiah Oshan on May 15, 2011 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
You could have a full video from start to completion
of the display being handmade by fans and TA members would still tell everyone they know for a “fact” that it was printed by the FO.
Their whole lives revolve around trying to tarnish our “rep”
by B-Lot tailgater on May 15, 2011 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
A display that authentically cool from the FO that didn't even want to use the name Sounders
Good detective work there, Stumpers.
by lemonverbena on May 15, 2011 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
It was very cool, but...
All week I’ve been reading that the Sounders are greater than the Timbers. That the Sounders are a much greater team due to their recent success, and that the Timbers are merely a speed bump on the Sounders path to greater accomplishments.
Then, in one of the most watched moments of their history, on a national and international televised stage, after a buildup that has transcended the sporting press, they choose to create a Tifo display that defines them by their relationship with the Timbers!
As a member of the TA it brought tears to my eyes. You really do love us!
I don't know that it was entirely about the Timbers
But anyone acting like the Timbers aren’t a major part of the Sounders identity is either lying or just kidding themselves. We may act like the Timbers are beneath us, but everyone knows that they’re a huge part of our identity. Just like anyone with the Timbers that acts like the Sounders aren’t a huge part of their organization is also lying.
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by Jeremiah Oshan on May 15, 2011 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Reminding you that are you are little brother
hardly defines us by our relationship with the Timbers. Just a reality check for your delusional fans.
by B-Lot tailgater on May 15, 2011 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That Tifo needs a life
beyond the 3 minutes of glory it experienced so far. How cool would it be if ECS could figure out a way to unfurl Roger and the fist from from the wall above the Jeld-Wen south end before the July 10th kick-off?
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