River Boys
The River Boys or Boys of River are the official ultras group of the Daau national football team. They are quite famous for supporting and following the national team, at home and away.
There are an estimated 2,500 members which are official BoR members.
History
The river boys were founded locally when Ismail Topal had the idea of a small chanting party for the national team's next match to raise attendance. He was inspired by the actions of the Naldas of Senya and decided to start a small circle of ultras to join and chant for the national team. At first, however, they were failing to attract attention locally due to low media coverage but as more and more fans poured into the stadium and noticed a group of men wearing the team's colors and chanting in unison, the group soon picked up headlines and decided to officially name themselves the River Boys after the infamous River Khal running between Daau and Kransovlac.
The group would be officially recognized before the Tri-Nations series and were given their own curcva in the national stadium, named the River Curva.
Behavior
Despite their appearances, the group is actually one of the most welcoming fan groups in Daau, they are known to be friendly to new fans and also foreign fans and welcome them with big hugs. The chants are usually about union and lifting spirits on the pitch. The River Boys are always dressed in full red and have tifos and banners hanging around their curva in the national stadium. The group also has a tendency to use flares during big games such as derbies or knockouts to further lift the atmosphere and attempt to stun the opposition with electrifying chants and loud drums.
Membership
The group is free to join and has no entry requirements. Most of the group are made up of locals and sometimes some foreigners will come to join and chant with them.
Matchday code
The group has a set of matchday rules for those that join and represent them during match days.
- Wear red clothes/national jersey/River Boys t-shirt
- Never disrespect the players on your side
- Listen to the group leader during chants
- Racist, sexist or derogatory language is banned
Regarding members that have emigrated overseas to other countries, as long they hold the River Boys pass and present them during games, they're allowed to join matches and often join away games.
Alliances
The group is close to the Sepako ultras of Mataba.
Brawls or riots
Florian run
The Florian bantering or as nicknamed by the group, the Florian run was a series of actions done by the group in the Florian home stadium, including chanting intimidating lines in Yewlang and also insulting the Florian fans in revenge for the actions done by Florian ultras. The run took place following Floria's 3rd goal, where fans were seen lighting flares and making their presence known in the stadium. They then started chanting their usual chants but with a mix of bantering and racism, being the first time the group has broke the matchday code as a whole. A fan then managed to climb over to the Florian home crowd where he was kicked out almost on the spot by stadium staff. Flares were seen thrown on the pitch near fulltime. Most Dauian fans also ignored the Florian anthem and continued chanting until the Dauian anthem started playing. Most River Boys stayed behind to give the Dauian team a round of applause for their bravery to fight against a roaring Florian side.
A River Boys spokesperson had this to say regarding the code being broken. "We did our job as Dauian ultras and that was to annoy the opposition set of fans, we don't mind breaking the code as a whole."
