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That's me to the far right, in 2008.

The Columbus Crew are saved: My thoughts.

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That’s me to the far right in 2008.

I thought the above was over in general, a memory.
The above picture was in 2008 when this Columbus Crew addiction really sank its teeth in for me.
But this picture could stand in for any year from 2008-2018 where I stood in several different parts of the section. 
Like Taylor Swift and many people leaving college for the dreamless real world, I was twenty-two in the above picture. 
I started Crewture.net around that same time and soon after floated the “Nordecke” name on Bigsoccer.
The name took off and Crew fans took to it. 
Even Major League Soccer got involved and trademarked the name a few years later. ?  Thanks
For someone that has sort of bumbled their way through their 20’s  and is currently a waiter in their 30’s (after seven fruitful years of college, $120,000 in college loan debt), my one small cliff note in the Columbus Crew story was one thing I had for personal pride. 
But after this one year has waned on, which has felt like fifteen years I personally just said ‘this is life’ at some point. There are no good endings.
I even gave that I would be able to take my grandchildren to a Columbus Crew game. What’s the point of even bringing it up?
I stopped feeling hopeful. 
And then randomly today happened. I had to stop looking at Twitter midday because I worked at 5 pm and wanted to at least make it there on time.
The funny thing is I was at the last Cleveland Browns game before they moved to Baltimore. I was nine at the time.

Image result for cleveland browns last game 1995

It wasn’t exactly an atmosphere for a nine year old. 

Cherry bombs, seats being ripped out, someone broke into my dad’s car during the game and stole all of his sweaters. Hey my dad had some nice sweaters ?

But despite my dad being a Steelers fan (my mom’s family were all Cleveland fans- definitely a NW Pa thing as it’s 50/50, 60/40), I begged him as he had a friend trying to offload tickets. 

We had no window (because of the break in) so we drove back to Northwestern Pa in December in twenty degree weather.

Talk about a day but it’s days like that you’ll never forget. I am very thankful my dad took me to it at nine.

There have been no other teams I have loved other than the Columbus Crew, Cleveland Browns, and Cleveland Indians.

For a second time in life another one was moving and this time not likely making a comeback.

I just want to thank all Columbus Crew fans for your effort.

To the #SaveTheCrew posse:

Rick Thomas, Grant Thurmond, Michael Blankley, Sameh Fahmi, Morgan Hughes, Graham Randall, Jon Shecket, Blake Compton, J.D. Smith, Jeromi Rogers, Tony Galiffo, Efrain Reynaga, Kristina Belavska, Matt Paschke, James Cochran, Steve Abreu, which if you merged all those personalities together encapsulates the heart and soul of what a Crew fan is. 

I’m missing some but those are the names that hit me at the moment.

Overall, Crew fans really care. If you are one, thank you.

And thank you Jimmy Haslam and whoever else is involved. You won’t regret it.
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