sknz45 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/11/another-proud-moment-for-philadelphia-sports-fans/ Philadelphia sports fans always claim they get a bad rap. Sure, they can be boorish. But so are fans in New York and Boston! Eagles fans got so upset Sunday about their unfair stereotype that they had to take it out on something, like the car of a Packers fan. A Wisconsin native that now works in Pennsylvania as a college professor attended the Eagles-Packers game with his father. His Toyota Camry was “stomped on, kicked and beaten.” Mirrors were broken, wipers torn out, and dents made on the hood, trunk, and roof. “When I left Green Bay everyone said to be careful — the Philadelphia fans have a reputation,” Peter Coenen (the dad) told the Morning Call of Lehigh Valley. “My son had a Green Bay Packers shirt on. As we drove in, they gave us the finger.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPORTISFAN999 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 oh my god...are there any cops at that stadium to arrest anybody who does this??? seriously, thats bad!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Adama Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Come on do you really have to damage someone's vehicle? Really? Chant "*******!" to me or something but don't touch my ride! Geesh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnhay Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Is it just me, or does a story like that deserve more pictures? Talk about dents and probable scratches all over the car and all they put is a picture that barely shows the car (without a dent to be seen btw). It almost seems like the guy could have removed the mirror and wiper blade himself and took the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofSparta Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I love the last line: "Oh, we didn’t realize the guy had a Packers shirt on. Dude was asking for it." Isn't that the justification most of the Iggle's fans gave last time we had a thread about this kind of behavior: "We want them to be afraid to wear their colors in our stadium!" or some tough guy B/S like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCliche21 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Is it just me, or does a story like that deserve more pictures? Talk about dents and probable scratches all over the car and all they put is a picture that barely shows the car (without a dent to be seen btw). It almost seems like the guy could have removed the mirror and wiper blade himself and took the picture. Is this a bad joke? He removed the mirror, which has its wire showing, and he took out the wiper blade? Like, are you serious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
authentic Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Those people are absolutely pathetic! Must be something in that dirty, stinking water up there. One day they are going to mess with the right person and it may end up in somebody's life being taken....I hate to say it, but not everyone is diplomatic enough to turn the other cheek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPORTISFAN999 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Those people are absolutely pathetic! Must be something in that dirty, stinking water up there. One day they are going to mess with the right person and it may end up in somebody's life being taken....I hate to say it, but not everyone is diplomatic enough to turn the other cheek. umm...wouldnt they then be messing with the wrong person if the person that they mess with decides to kill them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HailGreen28 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 umm...wouldnt they then be messing with the wrong person if the person that they mess with decides to kill them?jk/ Not if the instigator is a Vick-lovin trashy Filthy fan. /jk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCliche21 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Not if the instigator is a Vick-lovin trashy Filthy fan. Fixed that for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HailRiggoRanger Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I actually wrote a lengthy thread offering a sociological research design/study of Eagles fans. I wasn't able to find my thread in a search (it was more than a year ago), but the same studies that were conducted on soccer hooligans can be generalized to Eagles fans. The basic hypothesis is that a person without career/academic/personal life success tends to view superficial things as a measure of their success. Quite simply, Eagles fans view the team as a personal possession, and the Packer fan (like any opposing fan) is viewed as a threat to that possession. The NFL needs to crack down, as Europe has cracked down on UK soccer fans. As others have stated, it's only a matter of time before there's a tragic situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VRIEL1 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Again, I don't hate the Eagles player, nor the HC (I kinda respect him), but I dispise the fans. Namely the fans who act like this which it sounds like the majority of the Eagle fans in Philli who go to these games. Soooo, when the Eagles are one and done or failed to win the SB it makes me even 10,000 times more excited cause they sure as hell deserve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCliche21 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Again, I don't hate the Eagles player, nor the HC (I kinda respect him), but I dispise the fans. Namely the fans who act like this which it sounds like the majority of the Eagle fans in Philli who go to these games. Soooo, when the Eagles are one and done or failed to win the SB it makes me even 10,000 times more excited cause they sure as hell deserve it. I hate Vick. I hate Jackson. There were three Eagles that I actually liked, one of them failed at quarterback for us, one of them is our bad cornerback's much better brother, and the third is Andy Reid. Try living in the Philly area. It's horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VRIEL1 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I actually wrote a lengthy thread offering a sociological research design/study of Eagles fans. I wasn't able to find my thread in a search (it was more than a year ago), but the same studies that were conducted on soccer hooligans can be generalized to Eagles fans. The basic hypothesis is that a person without career/academic/personal life success tends to view superficial things as a measure of their success. Quite simply, Eagles fans view the team as a personal possession, and the Packer fan (like any opposing fan) is viewed as a threat to that possession. The NFL needs to crack down, as Europe has cracked down on UK soccer fans. As others have stated, it's only a matter of time before there's a tragic situation. I don't think the NFL needs to do anything. It would be the city that needs to do something. This type of crap is a regular occurance at their stadium and it shouldn't be on the simple fan who drives to the game parks legally and pays to enjoy a game to be forced to protect his vehicle. Maybe a few law suites to the owner of the stadium would force him to either hire more security or bring in more police to start cracking down on this rude and unlawful behavior. Especially if it's a person who is attacked like it usually is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HailRiggoRanger Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Don't know if you guys read the Washington Post article about Philly fans beating a WVU student, but it was heart-breaking: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/01/AR2010120104553.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Hate to say it, but that sounds like Fedex half the time, too. when it comes to drunken violent *******s, FedEx is getting quite the rep for itself. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCliche21 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Hate to say it, but that sounds like Fedex half the time, too.when it comes to drunken violent *******s, FedEx is getting quite the rep for itself. ~Bang Aside from the despicable DTC, I haven't heard, read, or seen a thing about it. We didn't break an Eagle fan's legs, destroy cars, or throw snowballs at Santa. I brought my future brother-in-law, an Eagles fan, to the Monday Night game as an engagement gift, and he was dumbfounded as to how respectful Redskins fans are. "I'd never take you to an Eagles game; you'd get killed," he told me. "They are nothing like this up there." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VRIEL1 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Maybe some Eagles fan Lawyer should start a "Class action suite" against the owner of the stadium for failure to provide a safe environment, and maybe all will be happy.... ie; the fans win the law suite and get paid $$, and the Lawyer gets tickets for life to the Eagles games. The owner gets hammered once I'd bet he would have enough security or police at the games in the future with stricter rules about behavior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HailRiggoRanger Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I don't think the NFL needs to do anything. It would be the city that needs to do something. This type of crap is a regular occurance at their stadium and it shouldn't be on the simple fan who drives to the game parks legally and pays to enjoy a game to be forced to protect his vehicle. Maybe a few law suites to the owner of the stadium would force him to either hire more security or bring in more police to start cracking down on this rude and unlawful behavior. Especially if it's a person who is attacked like it usually is. Yeah, it probably is more on the city. NFL can claim that they have measures in place (security guard requirement, rowdy fan text message program, season ticket accountability) for all teams. But regardless, a reasonable person could argue that the NFL is well aware of the problems in Philly and didn't put extra measures in place. I asked Chief Zee if the Eagles did anything for him (i.e., pay his medical bills) after Eagles fans broke his legs...and he said that they did nothing, absolutely positively nothing. It's going to take a bad incident before things change. Europe got its act together with UK soccer fans. They actually take biometric scans of the rowdy ones, which prevents them from traveling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashburn Dave Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Been to Philly on business and love getting a Geno's and Pat's cheesesteak but will never ever go to their stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSHRedskins3ATLBraves3 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Don't know if you guys read the Washington Post article about Philly fans beating a WVU student, but it was heart-breaking:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/01/AR2010120104553.html Such a sad story. Hopefully one day he will wake from the coma.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hail2skins Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Aside from the despicable DTC, I haven't heard, read, or seen a thing about it. We didn't break an Eagle fan's legs, destroy cars, or throw snowballs at Santa. I brought my future brother-in-law, an Eagles fan, to the Monday Night game as an engagement gift, and he was dumbfounded as to how respectful Redskins fans are. "I'd never take you to an Eagles game; you'd get killed," he told me. "They are nothing like this up there." Unfortunately, it did happen down here (albeit eight years ago): http://espn.go.com/page2/tvlistings/show134transcript.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJL Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 you know what? Out of town fans who have problems at sporting events ought to sue the host city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Damn man I wanted to go to the game in the Philly if I end up at Drexel for college But I'm really scared My uncle went in 05 when we clinched the playoff spot and they threw rocks at him when he cheered Sean taylor TD return Smh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Aside from the despicable DTC, I haven't heard, read, or seen a thing about it. We didn't break an Eagle fan's legs, destroy cars, or throw snowballs at Santa. I brought my future brother-in-law, an Eagles fan, to the Monday Night game as an engagement gift, and he was dumbfounded as to how respectful Redskins fans are. "I'd never take you to an Eagles game; you'd get killed," he told me. "They are nothing like this up there." i guess you miss the weekly threads in here over the last few years complaining about all the hassle at home games. Fights, drunks, vandals.. it's all here. In my own experience, every single time I go to a game i see numerous fights, brawls, beer pourings and other acts of idiocy. Just two weeks ago there was a thread about a "cacasian" woman drunkenly smashing and kicking cars as she left the Giants game. The guy thought it was serious enough to post her vehicle up here so any victims of her vandalism could try and get compensation. To pretend Fedex is a place full of respectful friendly fans is a joke, really. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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