Get a team song ready before the games, youtube it....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UWYQ6RY32I

These songs can't do it.

We need a sports anthem PP.

Like these, but Boyz specific and reggae deliberate, short and

chantable

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UWYQ6RY32I

what section you in boss? I am buying my tickets on friday.

That is true Lannyd. The first indication that this was big was when we had a long wait at the toll booth, and everyone was looking at us in our car. That was when the party started, I pulled out my flag and started waving it. Since I was the driving force behind the wheel of my car the men that travelled with me took it and waved to passersby who were waving their flag too. When we got off the exit into the town, a local gentleman asked me what was transpiring in the area, so I explained. He also saw the pattern of traffic for a weekday and wondered about it.
Well, needless to say it did not hit me until I arrived at the arena and saw that enormous crowd of people from Honduras, I knew that I had to cheer our Boyz on to the finish. I was shouting, waving my flag, talking up my mouth; anything to keep the momentum going. I really enjoyed the game, and I wished more Jamaicans were out to support.
We have to get to the JFF to get the word out when we have games in our area where there are so many of us here. Also, who has these official looking shirts to sell? Post it on the website, start a company, do something. We have to do better than this.
So many of us have migrated to this region, and the support did not reflect that. But let it be that we make it to the Finals (yes I said it), we will be all proud and boasting like as though we gave support to the team.
Let us tell our friends to tell a friend, and let's get the word out about how good our Boyz are doing, and get the support they so deserve for them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18EAqHx2lMk&feature=related best song

yeah well blame the jamaican media in america and abroad. They are not promoting how well they are doing. Instead they rather promote how kartel has a new bleaching product out and everyone gets hype for that.

The Jamaican media in america didnt support shit for the reggae boyz...they only care when they are winning for wc qualifiers. lets be real.

I felt embarassed last night that the game was in practically in NY. FLOODED with Jamaicans and the whole stadium was packed with hondurans. But do remember the hispanics have national tv networks like univision for example promoting the shit out of gold cup. Maybe the jamaican radio networks in america need to step up?????

Bruce, dont expect too much response on this. Certain forumites are nothing buy keyboard jockeys and have pure talk. I suggest that for the next game you buy a bunch of tickets and sell them to your friends and family and make sure they all wear a yellow shirt. Outside the stadium you buy a whistle and a flag. I posted about the family package being offered for last night game and there was no akcnowledgement or follow up question. A just suh wi stay...but dont worry, once we start winning the waggonists will return in their full glory. This forum has been around for ever and I dont recall a coordinated effort...wait...I remember Princess tried a thing or two back in the day....maybe Ms. C can fill that role. Bwoy, when the Honduran unfurl dem big ole flag mi just shake mi head.

Must say to the yute down on the lower level of section 224 - big up yuh self - you tried.

Fact is we have no marketing/advertising in the area simple as that. Not one of my Jamaican friends knew Gold Cup was going on right now. and only one went to Redbull Arena after being informed by me that we were playing well in the cup and will be in jersey on the 13th. The rest think we wont do a thing so they consider it a waste of time. Its been years since we had a successful team and people who are not following closely like us forumites have no idea of our current progress. The Latin countries have multiple TV channels on which Copa Oro is advertised daily and broadcasted. We Jamaicans nuh watch Galavision , Telemundo and the likes so dem no know what a gwan. My nephew lives in Jersey and had no idea we were playing in the area much less for what reason.
Before yall cuss out the missing people, y not help JFF with the advertising then ?
As for myself I visit Redbull arena atleast 5 games for the season. I could not reach this game due to other obligations like a Job i must attend. I live all the way in Far Rockway NY so it would take me eons to get to redbull Arena and i'd never make it back on time to reach my Job at 4:30 Am. Those who dont live in NY must know that this area is pretty big and its not easy to travel to Jersey from certain places so because a man have NY in his location does not mean Redbull Arena is in close reach.

All this a gwaan and mi caaaaaan get no kit fi wear......sign up with ADDIDAS JFF.....and get the kit to the supporters/FANS of the ReaggaeBoyz

The problem is... man ah man waaan duh dem owna ting. Typical yard mentality if yu ask me. Mentioned a meeting spot, mentioned bring vibes inna anada thread ah guy behave as if mi ago beg dem supp'en. So there goes it, everybaddy fi dem self ah God for us all. In every event mi ago have a Great Father's Day!!

The problem is... man ah man waaan duh dem owna ting.

it's almost as if Jamaicans at home don't know how to use the internet. for a country that's influenced and brainwashed by the US you would think thy would understand how to use the internet, with all of it's free outlets, to reach the fans.

there's no reason why we shouldnt be able to garner support outside of the jamaican bloodline like a brasil, holland, ghana etc.

jamaicans are the most influental culture on this earth, pound for pound, and the fact that the JFF can't even capitalize on that is beyond me.

look how long it took for me to get the Kappa shirt. i wrote soccer.com and worldsoccershop month after month. the people are there, you just have to touch them

for christs sake. go to the Penn Relays. Jamaicans come to Philly by the bus loads for a few sprints year after year.

we don't have the television media. but the home networks should be reaching out letting us know what's going on through the internet. CVM, JBC and whoever should be producing web and podcasts, JFF should be doing the same.

we live in the Information Age. how hard is it to snatch up a couple interns from UWI???? you don't even have to pay them!

my favorite part about all this as they finally decided to update their website (JFF) but during their largest tournament? what kind of idiots are these? that should have been ready long ago

I think we need a truth commission up in this piece.

Why would I spend money on promotion if I am guaranteed to end up with a net loss from the promotion? Of what value is the promotion?

I look at Spanish stations and I don't see this great promotion the ites assume exist, and you can forget about hearing from the FAs. It is basically word of mouth. I got the worse tickets in the house for the CRican game because like everyone else living in the USA I am very busy. I am sure I heard CRica was playing in New Jersey, but somehow it registered that they were playing in Chicago which was out of the question as far as me attending. It wasn't until a co-worker who is from Honduras informed me that she had her tickets and was taking 20 family members that my mind refocused because I knew she wasn't that fanatical to be taking 20 family member to Chicago. When she reminded me that they will be in Jersey I got on my puta and order my tickets. I could've said to hell with them, the CRican FA didn't send me a personal alert in my in-box or mailed me a promotional brochure.

I relate that to point out that this notion that it is great promotion drawing out supporters of the other countries is a myth.

It is not as if you guys are Mexico, the USA or Canada who don't have to qualify for the GC. JA had to qualify so the word was already out that JA was participating in the GC. It is basically a matter of deciding that you will support the team/country. Jacans are not busier or have less discretionary cash than any other group in the USA.

People can't be that disengage from their homeland that they need a special promotion about every little thing, can they? If people are that disengage is any amount of promotion really going to help?

A promotional campaign from the JFF designed for each individual with a wake up alarm and a pick up time would be nice, but in the context of what we are talking about it shouldn't be needed and that is what the conversation should be focused on, that such campaign should not be needed.