The official voting thread for the 2012 Board Elections for the Empire Supporters Club can be found here:

http://www.empiresupportersclub.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=3041

We encourage all members to vote

As a reminder:

Voting will close at 5pm on Saturday, December 17th. Please remember that you must be a 2011 ESC member to vote. Voting will be done via online poll in this thread only. If you have problems voting please shoot us an e-mail at empiresupportersclub@gmail.com so that we can help you.

Please find below a list of candidates, in alphabetical order:

- Paul Andersen

- Nicole DiCrecchio

- Robert Hak

- Timothy Hall

- Piotr Paczynski

- Amanda Reichert

- Eric Rios

Each has made a submission, and those are listed individually in the thread, in alphabetical order by last name. Please take the time to read them all to their conclusion.

We wish all of them the best of luck.

As a reminder, we have 4 spots open on the board, 3 for 2 year terms and 1 for a 1 year term. The three candidates with the most votes will get 2 year appointments, the candidate with the 4th most votes will get appointed to the board to finish Konrad’s 2010-2012 term. You can vote 4 times, once for each open seat.

Thank you.

We’ve been supporting the USA up & down the east coast for over a decade, and from New York to Mexico City to Korea, Germany and South Africa, we have brought the ruckus time & again for both club & country. This time it’s Red, White & Blue, in OUR house, for the first time.

The USA takes on Ecuador at 7pm on Tuesday, October 11th as Klinsi hits the Big Apple, bringing a new look offense, some great energy and a whole lot of blank slates to the pitch for the first US Men’s national team game ever held at Red Bull Arena.

All South Ward supporters clubs are joining forces for this effort, and we’re doing a pre-sale for our members. We will have seats in our home sections of the south ward, and we’ll rock the box for 90 minutes like we always do. We control the drums, the sound and the fury. We’ll set the table, you will bring the ruckus. Other fans from around the area who either don’t root for New York or don’t follow MLS will be there, so, make sure you turn up to show them how it’s done. The section will be standing & singing only, as always.

Just because we love you, tickets are only $ 28.25. You can pick them up at the away match viewing for TFC on October 1st or at the home game vs. LA on October 4th (as long as they are mailed by USSF in time). If you like you can have them shipped to you, BUT YOU MUST MAKE SURE YOUR PAYPAL BILLING ADDRESS IS CORRECT. We’re not amazon.com over here, help us out by double checking to prevent any problems.

Click on the link below to order ticket.

Shipping is $ 4 per order. Limit 4 per person, offer open to ESC, GSS & Viking Army Supporters. Sale ends at 8pm Monday, September 19th.

Ticket sales have ended.

Section 101 will become the “South Ward” for the All Star Game, and only members currently located in the South Ward from Empire Supporters Club, Garden State Supporters and Viking Army will have access to Section 101. RBNY negotiated with MLS to have Section 101 available to only the South Ward to provide additional value for your current members, to assist you in growing your memberships, and also to provide you access to seats for this showcase event where we all feel you belong – in the South Ward!

With more Full Season Members in the South Ward than seats in Section 101, and based on the feedback from all three Supporter Clubs, the following procedures will be in place to provide access to All Star Tickets to South Ward Full Season Members first, before moving on to 10-Game, 5-Game and finally Basic Members:

• An exclusive presale for South Ward Full Season Members ONLY will begin on Tuesday 4/19 at 10:00am, a day prior to the RBNY Full Season Member presale on 4/20. This will allow any South Ward Full Season Member the opportunity to buy in another area the next day if Section 101 sells out.
• South Ward Full Season Members will be able to purchase up to a matching amount of All Star Tickets to Full Season Seats on their account during the 4/19 presale, and seats can only be purchased in Section 101. The ticket price for these All Star tickets (up to matching) will be $75 per seat, with no ticket fees.
• Beginning on Wednesday 4/20 @ 10:00am, South Ward Full Season Members will be able to call in to purchase additional tickets to fulfill the “up to double” allocation, and in any available price category, with all other Full Season Members. These tickets will be Full Price + Fees.
• The 4/19 presale will be handled by RBNY. All South Ward Full Season Members must call 1-877-RBSOCCER to purchase All Star tickets.

Example: I am an ESC Member with two Full Season Seats:
• On 4/19 – I can purchase up to two All Star Game Tickets for $75 in Section 101 only.
• On 4/20 – I can purchase up to two additional All Star tickets in any available location at full price + fees.

Reselling of All Star Tickets:
• RBNY and the Supporter Clubs would prefer that the reselling of All Star tickets located in Section 101 be kept to ONLY members of the South Ward and not General Fans. This is YOUR section for the All Star Game and we want to do all we can to keep it to just South Ward Members.
• All Star tickets purchased in any other area of RBA can be resold at the ticket holder’s discretion.

After the Full Season Member Presale ends and if seats remain in Section 101:
• We will hold back any remaining seats in Section 101 for South Ward 10-Game Plan Holders and 5-Game Plan Holders to purchase during the posted dates for the RBNY Plan Holder Presale.
• If seats remain in Section 101 before the General Public Sale, RBNY Basic Members with a valid Supporter Club ID (ESC , GSS, VA) will be able to purchase All Star Tickets at Full Price + fees in Section 101 with no restriction on the amount, followed by fans with only a valid Supporter Club ID.

TICKETS ARE NO LONGER ON SALE

Tickets will be picked up at San Jose will call at 5:30pm. Meet up will be in San Jose at 5:45pm to pickup tickets from ESC and walk-into the stadium. We are waiting for the Operations team in SJ to finalize our pickup location, but they’ll walk us into & out of the stadium.

Info about San Jose

For pickup times and locations click here.

Tickets for the Toronto road game on 08/21/10 are now on sale. Price is $27. Click the “Buy Now” button below to purchase. The sale will end on 07/20/10.

Our block of tickets for Section 132 are sold out. If you wish to purchase individual tickets for this section call 1-800-298-4200. Ask for seats as far back as possible. The block we have ends in row AA (rows run A-Z, then AA, etc.).

This will be our last block of tickets for the 10/16 game in Philly. Seats are in Section 132. Please note that this is not a designated supporters section. There will be no flags, banners, instruments, etc allowed.

Section 133 is SOLD OUT. We will be working on getting blocks of tickets in Section 132 and will post when those tickets are available.