OK last night was an emotional roller coaster.  The one time I manage to lose my ticket stub between the gate and E38, RES staff won't let me in.  They wouldn't let in the FCB either, even though they had been assured that their tickets would be fine.  It's one thing if stadium staff check EVERYONE, but to single out one or two groups of people is nothing short of discrimination.  If I had been wearing my Juventus jersey instead of my RCB shirt, there would not have been a hassle.  Instead, I stopped at the concession stand and must have dropped my stub when I pulled out my money to pay.  Thankfully Davey from the Front Office came and straightened it out.  Davey, thank you, I owe you one.  You're ok for a Celtic fan!  Unfortunately, because of the hassle, I missed Morales' goal.  Thank god for Tivo, what a brilliant strike.  Also thanks to that and RES' staff's handling of supporter's groups I am done going to RES for anything.  My season tickets for Ute football are going to be canceled on Monday.  Singling out a a group of fans for any reason bothers me, but most of the reasons they have pointed out really bother me. 

At the Houston match, there was very few things that were thrown from E38, the majorty of items were from E36, two sections over.  What was thrown on the pitch from E38 came from at least 4 rows above us.  It really bothers me when security can even tell you that it came from someone in row 7 and they can also say that none of our people were above row 5.  When we can identify whoever threw something, we  even point them out and report them to security.  Would that not help serve to indicate who is actually responsible?  The language issue, ok fine I can understand that to a point; however, my Ute football tickets have been in E37, and during football season E38 is the MUSS, the Mighty Utah Student Section.  The MUSS is at least 3 times worse than anything RCB does, but they are not constantly harassed by the Orange Shirt Gestapo.  That bothers me, the obvious double standard here.  I know that there have been complaints about the MUSS, but what happens?  Really, nothing much.  I have a major problem with that.  They have also complained about alcohol being found in the section; ok, but don't you check bags for that sort of thing on the way in?  Besides, why punish an entire section for what one or two fans do?  I didn't like group punishments in the army, I still don't like them.  They have the ability to pinpoint whoever is really causing a problem, why don't they do that?  Either the rules apply for EVERYONE or they apply for NOBODY.  If everyone was getting their tickets checked I would not be upset, but at the same portal, those who didn't have a scarf or t-shirt were not checked.  That's like a police officer pulling someone over for the offense of not being white. 


Now for the match.  I do not understand why Nunez and Movsisyan got the start.  The team was a much better, more dangerous team with Deuchar and Findley in the game.  Most of our true scoring chances came with those two in, not before.  Yes we were up a goal, but that was not due to the play of the forwards.  As for Findley's goal, that is exactly what you get when you play to Deuchar's head.  He's a prototype of the Scottish striker and that's what he does.  Play to the strengths.  Findley's move on the keeper and the finish were highlight reel material, but with the play going to Deuchar's head and Findley making a run to play off that, that is where the goal came from.  Too often the play either doesn't go to Kenny's head or it does and nobody makes a run to capitalize on what Deuchar does.  If a striker himself can't score, it's the mark of a good striker to make it so a teammate can.  It doesn't matter WHO scores the goal, it matters that they actually score.  That said, if Kenny would have went top corner instead of low post on his wide-open shot, it would have been 3-0.  Instead, the save was made.  I was also amazed to see Kenny finally get a call, it only took getting wrestled to the ground by two Crew players to get that whistle, but hey, maybe that will finally open up some calls to go his way. 

To summarize everything:We're in first place!!!!!

        

 

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