#271
Posted 20 March 2022 - 01:30 PM
#272
Posted 20 March 2022 - 02:11 PM
I think eventually the league/ownership groups step in.
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#273
Posted 20 March 2022 - 02:11 PM
Ironbound youth organization is having a tournament this weekend, so that's about 100 freebie tickets that aren't being used today.
I can't get anyone to go with me to the games any longer. If I bring up Gotham FC, some people are actually interested.
When you watch the other domestic leagues, Champions League matches and then watch this first half which looks like it's being played in slow motion, how to you bring yourself to come to a game?
The traffic situation even with the low crowds is still horrific. If you don't park on the streets, you're going to spend 30-45 minutes stuck in that nearby lot.
Lastly, the last star player was Henry. Are fans going to pay good money to come watch Patryk Klimala?
#274
Posted 20 March 2022 - 02:20 PM
There is near zero marketing. Sticking an out-of-home billboard down the road from the Arena is like watering the pool rather than the grass around it.
I think eventually the league/ownership groups step in.
Step in and do what, and why? Force Red Bull to sell because their attendance sucks? That's never, ever going to happen.
#275
Posted 20 March 2022 - 02:27 PM
I totally agree with you. Not the first time someone has said this. This is a perennial playoff qualifying team that has poor marketing. This is not Chivas USA. A league intervention is never happening.Step in and do what, and why? Force Red Bull to sell because their attendance sucks? That's never, ever going to happen.
#276
Posted 20 March 2022 - 02:29 PM
And one that has spent a TON of money on a stadium, training facilities, and academy infrastructure.I totally agree with you. Not the first time someone has said this. This is a perennial playoff qualifying team that has poor marketing. This is not Chivas USA. A league intervention is never happening.
They run on a cheap first-team payroll, but they're not bargain-binning the entire club.
#277
Posted 20 March 2022 - 03:03 PM
#278
Posted 20 March 2022 - 03:34 PM
Who gives a rat's ass about that shit? It's literally the bare minimum that an owner should accomplish. I just witnessed among the most poorly played games of alleged "pro" soccer I've seen in years in a stadium that might not even be in the top half of stadiums in the league at this point with maybe 4,500 fans on a nice day. MLS is looking at a shit new TV deal and the McFranchises in the NY market are a big reason why. To hell with facilities, get better players than freaking Tom Barlow.And one that has spent a TON of money on a stadium, training facilities, and academy infrastructure.
They run on a cheap first-team payroll, but they're not bargain-binning the entire club.
#279
Posted 20 March 2022 - 04:13 PM
Sign Neymar. Problem solved. Lol.
No thank you..no petulant child welcomed at RBA no matter how many casuals he may bring
#280
Posted 20 March 2022 - 05:19 PM
There's even fewer people here than last week if that's even possible
Rescheduled, colder, at night, vs. a non-rival. 🤷
We are good enough to beat the best teams, and bad enough to lose to the worst teams.
#281
Posted 21 March 2022 - 07:47 AM
The traffic situation even with the low crowds is still horrific. If you don't park on the streets, you're going to spend 30-45 minutes stuck in that nearby lot.
Where are you parking and going to? These days it rarely takes me more than 10s minute to get onto 280 from Lot B.
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#282
Posted 21 March 2022 - 09:16 AM
https://www.mlssocce...clb-03-20-2022/Announced: 15k
Estimated butts in seats: 9k
You were close on first number.
I would guess actual crowd <5,000.
We are good enough to beat the best teams, and bad enough to lose to the worst teams.
#283
Posted 22 March 2022 - 12:25 PM
#284
Posted 22 March 2022 - 12:42 PM
#285
Posted 22 March 2022 - 12:45 PM
Who gives a rat's ass about that shit? It's literally the bare minimum that an owner should accomplish. I just witnessed among the most poorly played games of alleged "pro" soccer I've seen in years in a stadium that might not even be in the top half of stadiums in the league at this point with maybe 4,500 fans on a nice day. MLS is looking at a shit new TV deal and the McFranchises in the NY market are a big reason why. To hell with facilities, get better players than freaking Tom Barlow.
The premise was about the league intervening to take over the club. That's not happening with an ownership group spending hundreds of millions on club infrastructure.
MLS doesn't get shitty TV ratings because the New York teams are affiliates. It gets shitty TV ratings because it's like the 6th-best league you can easily watch on American TV.
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