{"id":29400,"date":"2014-11-24T13:30:17","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T18:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=29400"},"modified":"2014-11-24T13:31:55","modified_gmt":"2014-11-24T18:31:55","slug":"tierney-fan-support-next-level-at-rba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=29400","title":{"rendered":"Tierney: Fan Support &#8216;Next Level&#8217; at RBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Revs-crowd-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29402\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?attachment_id=29402\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Revs-crowd-2.png?fit=455%2C298\" data-orig-size=\"455,298\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Revs-crowd-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Revs-crowd-2.png?fit=300%2C196\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Revs-crowd-2.png?fit=455%2C298\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29402\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Revs-crowd-2.png?resize=455%2C298\" alt=\"Revs-crowd-2\" width=\"455\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Revs-crowd-2.png?w=455 455w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Revs-crowd-2.png?resize=300%2C196 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>HARRISON, N.J. \u2013 It\u2019s amazing what a few packed sections of road support can do for its club.<\/p>\n<p>Over 1,200 Revolution supporters made the trip to New Jersey for Sunday\u2019s first leg of the Eastern Conference Final at Red Bell Arena. And while they may not have collectively made a key pass or scored the winning goal, their presence was impossible to ignore during their team&#8217;s 2-1 win over the heavily-favored Red Bulls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve been a part of the team for seven years, and it was something I&#8217;ve never seen before in my career,\u201d Revolution left back Chris Tierney. \u201cToday was just next level from our fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks before Sunday\u2019s match, the Revolution organization announced that it would provide bus transportation for close to 1,200 of its supporters from points across the region. Seats on the buses filled up within days.<\/p>\n<p>But the story didn\u2019t end there, of course. An hour before kickoff, the traveling support had already filled upper-tier sections afforded to them. As the players warmed up in front of them, it was evident that the pro-Revolution crowd was already in mid-game form.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"4\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf\/\/42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB\/lQPb79drWOyJVa\/DAvg9B\/rLB4cC+Nqgdz\/TvBbBnr6GBReqn\/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I\/fZou\/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/vw37tvIL5v\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_top\">The fort losing their minds after @jermainejunior made it 2-1. #NeRevs #NeRevsTrip #STAND<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A video posted by Joao Vieira (@joaov912) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2014-11-24T01:14:50+00:00\">Nov 11, 2014 at 5:14pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>(Instagram video courtesy of Joao Vieira)<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\nIndeed, there were times during the match where the pocket of steadfast support drowned out the chants and cheers of the home crowd, despite being overwhelming outnumbered by the many thousands of Red Bulls supporters who helped make it a certifiable sellout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really felt it out there,\u201d Tierney said. \u201cThe whole game, I think we heard our fans more so than the rest of the fans at Red Bull Arena, which is a testament to our support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was fitting that Tierney\u2019s spot at left back allowed him to soak up the most of the chants, cheers and celebrations during the first half, during which he played right in front of the supporter-occupied sections. Tierney is the longest-tenured member on the squad, and has seen crowds large and sparse during his seven-year career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe traveling support the fans gave us was just next level,\u201d Tierney said. \u201cIt really felt like we had 12 of us out there so that gave us a huge boost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the match was over, the entire team journeyed over to their pack of partisans to applaud them for their unwavering support, especially at a venue where success had been fleeting for the squad over the years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to let all of them know that their support really does help us, and push us on, and give us that edge,\u201d Tierney said. \u201cCredit to our fans, and we hope to see you next weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran defender Chris Tierney had plenty of praise for the 1,200+ Revs supporters who turned out for Sunday&#8217;s road leg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Revs-crowd-1.png?fit=481%2C255","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29400"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29400"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29405,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29400\/revisions\/29405"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}