VIDEO: ESC Delivers Anti-Beckham Message Loud and Clear

By: Dave Martinez | July 17th, 2009

Check this out:

Let’s face it. If there was a Man of the Match or Hero of the Game last night, one would only have to look towards section 101 to find the recipients. The Empire Supporters Club gave MLS, Don Garber, David Beckham and the entire soccer landscape a clear message; the love affair is over.

It started off with a well thought out scheme by long time Red Bull fan, Faux Fur & Soccer Shirts (quite the sig. name, I know – and he has a blog!). And what was that scheme? Taking a page out of Pacman Jones book, the ESC gathered up a bunch of fake money and “made it rain” pregame, showering David Beckham like a stripper as he came out of the tunnel.

The symbolism in and of itself spoke louder than any chant could . . . but I’m not saying that a few chants didn’t help get the message across as well! Every touch Beckham had was followed by a chorus of boos, including some chiding from the LA Riot Squad faithful, who traveled to witness the bitter sweet return of their prodigal son. Chants like “F*CK YOU BECKHAM,” “YOU CAN SHOVE YOUR BECKHAM UP YOUR *SS,” and “YOU SUCK BECKHAM” seemed on a constant loop; like an endless Ipod shuffle with the same 5 songs rotating over and over again.

It takes a sophisticated, knowledgeable fan base to send such a direct, clear message to the league. American fans are no dopes; they can read the intricacies of the game and its politics as well as any footie fan world wide. And Beckham’s move has been viewed by the MLS faithful as a slap in the face to the league that gave him so much and the fans who have dropped dime to see him play.

ESC took the lead, and spoke on everyones behalf. And that is why the ESC is loved by the fans, hated by their rivals, and feared by security.

Enjoy the video.

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Paula

I am American and I thought that was really stupid and wrong, he deserves respect just like the other players. That was retarded, and he is a lot more man to go out there and play like that than for you to sit hear and cus him out on your computer. Not to mention a lot sexier.:)
Chic C

Well done the ESC/101 and most of the redbull support. beckham is a whore, he got the message loud & clear.
MANNY

Manchester Madness…city takeover…dynasty being built?

Adebayor given hero welcome in manchester..Wenger blames fans!!!

http://footballfraternity.word...
TOmmy Wong

We should all head to Eski's sports in Hackensack and hold Alecko's father hostage until he apologizes for killing us every time he comes to NJ.
Binks

After last year and the bullshit with myself and the attempts by Garber to Disney the league because of this one individual, I'd like to thank ESC for standing tall and continuing to be a voice for everyone else that doesn't have orange wedges and juice boxes in the back of their minivan.
lou

Why did we not pursue Alecko when chivas was looking to trade him? Yeah a 31 year old semi retired player is so much better than a 25 year old fast, techincal, and home grown player.
dave martinez

Phil - not only that, but the team dominated the Bulls. Those goals were friggin EPL quality. That Alecko blast, and Donovan screamer - wow. I couldn't help but give credit where it was due - THEY PWND!!!!!!!!
Phil M.

it sucks we that talkin all that shit and our team loses badly... donovan tore ussss upppppppp
dave martinez

Tommy - I am in shock that, for once, you havent been filtered! AmazinG!

And ya. Becks really got it good. Several witnesses were saying that he was being made fun of for not being the captain last night, and Beckham turned around and grabbed his crotch at them. Nice!
TOmmy Wong

fuck you beckham

forza metro

oh p.s. i wouldn't be suprised if redbull pulled the plug on us and stopped sponsoring our team.
soccer goals

That was classic.
Laurie

I'm blocking that game out of my mind. Now I guess I'll have to rely on Chicago, Houston and Seattle to shut down LA and knock them out of the playoffs again. (I just wish they still had Steve Cronin instead of Donovan Ricketts.)

Thanks for posting this. I watched Beckham's entire half-hour press conference and I kept thinking, "How stupid does this man think we are?" Seriously, it was like he thought he was dealing with preschoolers, where if you just repeat something often enough they believe it.

Excuse me, sweetie. We know enough about the details of your loan to Milan and how it came about and how you had to BUY your way out of LA with your own money to know that you're lying through your teeth about being committed to MLS. Repeating the word "commit" in various forms 17 times in half an hour does not make what you say any more true.

Humorous irrelevant point: Two days before the presser a family member who's been reading up on body language told me that when people lie, their hands will go to their mouths, like little kids trying to "cover up" the words.

First question Bruce Arena is asked, his hand flies to his mouth and he starts frantically massaging his upper lip. No joke.
jon

Dave,
Last night was the first NYRB game I've seen this year that didn't involve DC. I gotta say, I'm worried for you. I'm surprised JPA isn't instigating a mutiny.