CHICAGO - Fans of the Major League Soccer (MLS) team Chicago Fire are reportedly demanding a financial credit for watching the OTHER 31 games the team played this season after the team indicated that all attendees would receive a credit for the Inter Miami game regardless of whether Messi plays or not.

“I had to sit through the rest of this shit show,” stated one Fire fan who preferred to remain anonymous. “And now that they are compensating us due to whether Messi plays or not, I think it’s high time they compensate us for the fact that the Fire haven’t shown up. I think it’s high time they compensate us for sitting through season upon season of just pure unending hopeless bullshit.”

Sources indicate that fans who previously had checked out during the FIRST six game winless streak of the season now found themselves fired up after the SECOND six game (then seven game) winless streak of the season.

“Holy shit, with everything they’ve done over the past few years, they should absolutely be paying me to stay a fan anymore,” stated Paul Reynolds, a Fire fan from 1999. “Honestly, I don’t even know why I give a shit anymore. Nelson Rodriguez killed every bit of passion I had left for the team. $250 isn’t even going to do a damn thing for me.”

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as despite a credit of $250 to their account, most long term Chicago Fire fans who already gave up their season tickets 10 years ago debate whether that’s enough for them to actually want to spend money on this team.