ecs Stories - Sounder At Heart
2012 Cascadia Cup Format: All Games Will Count Equally
Despite the unbalanced nature of the 2012 Cascadia Cup, the three biggest supporters groups of the Seattle Sounders, Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps elected to have each game count equally toward the trophy. Various options had been discussed, such as counting just one home game for each...
ECS Expanding Stadium Presence Significantly In 2012
ECS has seen their gameday presence grow each of the Seattle Sounders' first three years in MLS. During the group's end of year business meeting on Saturday, ECS Co-President Greg Mokos revealed several changes for the 2012 season that will take their gameday presence to a whole new level. Chief...
We Came, We Drank, We Sang, We Won: A First-Hand Account Of ECS's Trip To Vancouver
We came to drink. We came to sing. We came to claim the Cup for Rave Green. After joining Emerald City Supporters on its road trip to watch the Sounders play the Vancouver Whitecaps for a chance to bring the Cascadia Cup back to Seattle for the first time since 2007, I can happily say mission...
ECS Monthly Happy Hour and America SCORES Seattle Partner
The number of times we get asked to post stuff related to the numerous charity endeavours of the Seattle Sounders, or the various Supporters Groups, and don't post is actually quite large. Nearly weekly there is something going on to benefit the greater community. For those that are in the SGs feel...
Alliance Council Minutes And Notes Update
The Alliance Council met prior to the match against the Columbus Crew. An update is now posted over at the SoundersFC.com Alliance Council Blog (which will be getting frontpage attention soon). The main issues resolved around voting changes, work on the Constitution/ByLaws/Charter (which will be...
Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders Rivalry is Fierce but Safe
Over the last couple days I've been seeing a few articles from news sources not particularly knowledgeable in soccer or the Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders come out with an almost surprised reaction to the relative calm between the fans during last Sunday's game. That's not to say we were...
ECS, Seattle Sounders Are A Jeopardy Answer
Just in case our opinions of ourselves need a little more inflating, the Seattle Sounders and ECS made their jeopardy debut on Friday. The supporters group and the team were an answer in the "For The Home Team" category, which forced host Alex Trebek to speak both their names. Here's the video (H/T...
Soccer Evangelism In Season Three
Back in 2009 my seatmates and I decided that the four of us would have five seats. We did this to take girlfriends/wives, but also with the knowledge that we could expose some friends to the game who had not appreciated it live and local. While none grew into season ticket holders, several now...
Last Night Our History Became Legend
To borrow from the impressive five section TIFO from the Emerald City Supporters, last night the latest chapter in the Seattle Sounders legend started. It started with a March on the Match, the pre-game celebration, an enormous crowd that Harkes considered on par with Europe, but most importantly a...
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