The Crew Supporters Union does not condone anything besides streamers being thrown onto the field.  It is our hope that the type of people that feel it is acceptable to throw whatever they want onto the field of play find a place to sit that is not in the supporter's corner (or Nordeke if you prefer to call it that).

"We'd rather not have beer bottles be thrown," said Ezra Hendrickson. "Someone could get hurt. It's the first time they've done something like that. We love those guys. We feed off their energy. We don't want them throwing beer bottles, though. That can make even one of our guys get injured. At the end of the day, we want them to get keep supporting us like they have, and as long as they stop throwing dangerous things like beer bottles, we will have no problems."

"Obviously, we want to keep it clean," said Danny O'Rourke. "Bury guys in streamers and make it intimidating. That's fine. It even gives us a little breather and a chance to get set. All we ask is that everyone keeps it clean."

That being said, there were still lots of positives from Saturday [Michael Arace commentary from the Dispatch]:

"I love it. I've heard some people say that (boisterous fans) are minor league. It's not minor league at all. It's the sport. In Italy, Spain, South America, that's the atmosphere. As a player, I get so psyched because we're starting to get that European feeling here in America. And it's not un-American. We're all one. Wherever you come from, if you show that passion for the game, that's what it's all about."

Even Ralston, oft assaulted Saturday night, said, "To be honest, I thought that was the best atmosphere the Crew has had in here in a long, long time. That was a real good crowd."

How the Crew are fairing against the last two seasons: