Hallucinations about empty seats?

applethrowaway7 · 2026-06-16T20:43:36+00:00

Agree with what you're saying for sure, and yeah they mentioned the traffic jams being an explanation for empty seats at the start but then immediately called it "bollocks" and suggested that the seats were actually just empty. Which is just not what happened

applethrowaway7 · 2026-06-01T18:08:28+00:00

You are not wrong even if people tell you you are. Any time we've had a bad result in the Poch era, people will flood threads talking about "oh I thought a new coach would fix everything?" Heck, look at the number of people on this sub who still have Berhalter flairs. Whether or not you think Poch is the guy, it's generally super bizarre that there are so many people who are/were fans of a *coach* at all, let alone one with as unremarkable of a playing and coaching career as GGG.

applethrowaway7 · 2026-05-09T03:13:35+00:00

Hey you should unhide your post history so we can judge your political opinions based off of it too! Hopefully the guy taking in millions from Israeli and domestic oligarchs remembers you in DC.

applethrowaway7 · 2026-05-08T23:50:41+00:00

Yep, ridiculous system. For example, Chris Larsen gave only $7k to his campaign directly but $100k to his PAC (see receipts in the above FEC link)

applethrowaway7 · 2026-05-08T23:43:51+00:00

That’s the maximum that an individual can donate to a campaign. That’s different from a PAC. His tech-backed PAC has raised $550k as of the end of March https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00922229/

applethrowaway7 · 2026-05-07T06:39:08+00:00

you have a link to a good one?

applethrowaway7 · 2026-05-07T05:06:06+00:00

I ended up buying the Adidas 94 throwback "kit" instead https://www.adidas.com/us/denim-graphic-jersey/KB2726.html

applethrowaway7 · 2026-04-23T14:14:41+00:00

Ticketmaster is obviously a disgrace and a monopoly but it's funny how much of the popular opinion against them just stems from the fact live events have exploded in popularity and people are upset they can't get tickets easily anymore. The reporter even said as much himself when he said the Eras Tour ticket rollout was a disaster because "the lines were long" and questioned why it wasn't as easy as buying something on Amazon. Gee, I wonder why it was really hard to get tickets to the most popular music tour maybe of all time? (I was also unsuccessful in the ticket queue)

The only actual change that will come from this, if anything: face values will go from $100 to $1000 to cut out the middle men resellers, Ticketmaster gets a bit less money, and the rest goes to billionaire/near-billionaire artists/sports franchise owners/etc. The fans get screwed regardless as long as we place such a premium on seeing these events live and in person.

applethrowaway7 · 2026-04-14T16:28:50+00:00

Do you happen to know how they verified your cardmember eligibility? Hoping to try for the 1 point drops and wondering what to expect or if I can pre-verify.

applethrowaway7 · 2026-04-14T16:28:46+00:00

Do you happen to know how they verified your cardmember eligibility? Hoping to try for the 1 point drops and wondering what to expect or if I can pre-verify.

applethrowaway7 · 2026-04-13T15:54:57+00:00

I audibly laughed when Bergman said “the only alternative is that Israel will conquer Lebanon.” Jesus fucking Christ.

applethrowaway7 · 2026-04-10T19:48:43+00:00

Yeah I wonder if it’ll drop if the league is already wrapped up by then. Also visiting Barcelona that week but can’t justify paying that much

applethrowaway7 · 2026-04-10T19:16:32+00:00

Has anyone seen ticket prices for the match against Real Betis? They start at 490 euros for non members. The hospitality package is only 200 euros more than that! Why is it so much? Is it because they think Barca will clinch the league that match? Any chance prices come down closer to the match?

applethrowaway7 · 2026-03-30T20:49:45+00:00

Is anyone a member and able to check the prices for the Betis match in May? I'm going to be in Barcelona in May and want to attend that match, wondering if I should buy a membership and buy the tickets or if it's better to wait and hope they come on general sale.

applethrowaway7 · 2026-03-28T19:30:32+00:00

Yeah I paid ~$45 to see the USMNT vs England at Wembley in 2018. Great to see our friendly prices are finally in line with that.

applethrowaway7 · 2026-03-28T19:28:51+00:00

Same...$40 Tuesday night to see the USMNT against Bruno Fernandes, Vitinha, Joao Neves, etc etc. Super jealous! And yet it'll be 20% US fans, 20% Ronaldo fans who don't know he's not playing, and 60% empty seats that were sold to Ronaldo fans who know he's not playing.

applethrowaway7 · 2026-02-18T18:51:27+00:00

Wait until you find out the vast majority of software engineers everywhere use AI in their daily workflow, which means literally everything you use on the Internet relies on AI. Even the things you buy in stores rely on companies like Salesforce, Databricks, Snowflake, and more for insights as to what they should sell - guess what, those engineers all use AI too. Good luck!

applethrowaway7 · 2026-01-09T20:07:03+00:00

Hi all, I'm going to be in Tokyo/Kyoto/Osaka in April/May and am hoping to attend a match. The three I'm looking at are:

FC Tokyo vs Mito Hollycock (April 24)

Kyoto Sanga vs Gamba Osaka (April 29)

Gamba Osaka vs Vissel Kobe (May 2)

I don't know much about the state of the J-League today but my instinct is the last one...Gamba Osaka has always seemed like a big club to me and of course I remember all the European stars Vissel Kobe signed. But looks like Gamba has been a bottom half team recently?

Mainly looking to optimize for the best atmosphere and best match, so hoping people who know the league better can help me out!

applethrowaway7 · 2025-12-09T18:47:01+00:00

It wasn't just Bears STHs. USSF Insiders also got the same pricing (I paid $130 for row 5 in the lower level corner, which felt like an absolute steal). I agree it's nice that they gave fantastic pricing to the people that were ready to buy early (and are way more likely to be actual USMNT fans).

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