by Chris Mottram • Oct 27, 2009 11:36 AM EDT
The Twittersphere is blowing up this morning with stories of fans being ejected from last night’s game for anti-Snyder propaganda. Dan Steinberg at the DC Sports Bog has been at the forefront of what is being called the Burgundy Revolution, so I’m sure he’ll have further documentation of this throughout the day.
But at my other home, Mr. Irrelevant, we have a very specific story from one Redskins fan, who was booted from the Redskins game and apparently banned from FedEx field for life (although I have no clue how they’d enforce this). The reason? He held up a banner that read “Snyder…B-I-N-GO F Yourself.”
More from the fan himself:
In the third quarter, one of my friends and I took out the banner and were holding it up. Next thing I know, four security guys are coming up both sets of stairs and headed right for us. They take my banner and tell us we have to leave the stadium. On the way out a bunch of people in the section are taking pictures and chanting "Free Speech!"
Once we got to the concourse area they asked for my ID, which I quickly tried to pass off to a friend. One of the security guys snatched my wallet and wrote down my drivers license info in his little black book. I guess that means means I’m banned from the stadium or something. They then escorted my three friends and I all the way from the 400 level out to the front gate.
Granted, “F Yourself” isn’t exactly child-proof (hardly the worst thing you’d see or hear at an NFL game though), but these fans were ejected without any warning whatsoever. You think that happens if the Skins have a winning record? Probably not. But this is how Dan Snyder has chosen to endear himself to the fanbase — weed out the haters one at a time until there are no fans left at all. Except for those who are at FedEx Field to root for the opposition, of course. They're always welcome.
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Comments
nazi's in d.c.
what’s next ban the giant’s fans
take a kid fishing, it's good for the soul. not only yours, but the child's as well !
by whanabarf on Oct 29, 2009 7:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
"All by their heads, he places crowns."
by Tempestuous Binary on Oct 30, 2009 10:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sorry... accidentally posted it before finishing my reply.
This sort of behaviour reminds me of Mark Cuban in the NBA. Just silly. He’s the owner, he can throw out whomever he wants, I guess, but I personally find it hard to root for a team that treats its fans like this.
"All by their heads, he places crowns."
by Tempestuous Binary on Oct 30, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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