The New England Revolution are on fire right now.
Not only does the club find itself in its first Eastern Conference Championship since 2007, but they’ve got one of the league’s most impactful Designated Player signings of 2014, Jermaine Jones, and the breakout player of the year in Major League Soccer, Lee Nguyen — both of which were called into US national team camp this week.
As for the fans, well, they’re being treated by the club to free roundtrip buses from Boston to Harrison, NJ, the site of next weekend’s first leg game against the New York Red Bulls.
OK people I signed off on enough free busses for 850 supporters to go to NY. Let’s fill them! See @MidnightRiders or @NErebellion for info
— Brian Bilello (@RevsPrez) November 11, 2014
That was Revolution president Brian Bilello on Tuesday. Since then, fans have been buying up tickets like it’s the last game the team will ever play. On Tuesday:
Just passed 200 tickets for #NeRevs at Red Bull http://t.co/1BwrGJ9pgM — Midnight Riders (@MidnightRiders) November 11, 2014
By midday Thursday:
707 #NeRevs
— Midnight Riders (@MidnightRiders) November 13, 2014
And late afternoon on Thursday, Bilello delivered more good news:
Hey @NErebellion and @MidnightRiders, KNOCK-KNOCK — Brian Bilello (@RevsPrez) November 13, 2014
. @MidnightRiders @NErebellion MORE BUSSES!!!!
— Brian Bilello (@RevsPrez) November 13, 2014
Keep going. We’ll provide busses for up to 1150. #morebusses
— Brian Bilello (@RevsPrez) November 13, 2014
Sing loud, Red Bulls fans, otherwise we’re not going to hear you.
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