#31
Posted 03 August 2018 - 06:15 AM
Sometimes I think the entire Red Bull existence has been some 19 year old kids football manager save file he only plays when he comes home drunk. - 'Mibabalou'
#FUCKredbull
#32
Posted 03 August 2018 - 08:17 AM
I just dont understand the business logic here unless they are making a killing on advertising.
#33
Posted 03 August 2018 - 09:58 AM
Anyone know the tv ratings for this thing vs. the league avg?
I just dont understand the business logic here unless they are making a killing on advertising.
Over 72k people were there, I feel like die-hard fans across all sports leagues tend to have a strange disdain for all star games but there's clearly interest in it.
#34
Posted 03 August 2018 - 10:01 AM
Over 72k people were there, I feel like die-hard fans across all sports leagues tend to have a strange disdain for all star games but there's clearly interest in it.
TBF, it was ATL. They get 72K for mid-week reserve team intra-squad scrimmages.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." - Iron Mike
Bitch covered my plaid?
The sorrow inside me grows.
I need my plaid pitch.
"It goes without saying that when things don't go your way they just don't go your way. " - JCO
"He can't kick with his left foot, he can't tackle, he can't head the ball and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from that, he's all right.”
George Best, on David Beckham
#35
Posted 03 August 2018 - 11:06 AM
#36
Posted 03 August 2018 - 11:35 AM
The league isnt making their money from ticket sales for the all star game though. Especially in market that cant seat 72,000.
Over 72k people were there, I feel like die-hard fans across all sports leagues tend to have a strange disdain for all star games but there's clearly interest in it.
Whatever is sold at the stadium that day (tickets, concessions, gear, etc.) part of that is surely going to Atlanta too. Then you have to figure in paying bonuses to the players selected for the game etc.
The ratings have got to be worth it otherwise I just dont see the reasoning here.
Or maybe MLS looks at this as a marketing expense??? Which I dont quite get either. Die hards probably dont watch it. Euro snobs might watch it to see their favorite team on tour, but they arent magically gonna become MLS fans. Not in bunches anyway. Are they hoping to convert more casual fans? Not sure how that works when they have people talking in their ear saying well so and so team is in preseason so no matter the result MLS still sucks.
#37
Posted 03 August 2018 - 11:51 AM
Or maybe MLS looks at this as a marketing expense??? Which I dont quite get either. Die hards probably dont watch it. Euro snobs might watch it to see their favorite team on tour, but they arent magically gonna become MLS fans. Not in bunches anyway. Are they hoping to convert more casual fans? Not sure how that works when they have people talking in their ear saying well so and so team is in preseason so no matter the result MLS still sucks.
That's how I see it, that's why there's such a spectacle around it. The league hosts huge parties with legit celebrities, they had Waka Flocka on the broadcast. I personally thought having Guzan mic'ed up was really awesome.
Not everyone will magically become MLS die-hards, I think MLS knows that's not realistic. But hey you may grab a few that do, and you may grab a lot more that are now interested in at least checking out a game or two per year. For what its worth (not much) I've got one other guy on my rec league who is a huge Red Bull fan, but half of the team who are way more casual fans knew about the game and were talking about MLS for the first time in forever.
#38
Posted 03 August 2018 - 12:15 PM
The league hosts huge parties with legit celebrities, they had Waka Flocka on the broadcast.
Dare I ask?
We are good enough to beat the best teams, and bad enough to lose to the worst teams.
#39
Posted 03 August 2018 - 12:27 PM
Dare I ask?
He's all the rage with today's young whippersnappers
#40
Posted 03 August 2018 - 12:56 PM
He's all the rage with today's young whippersnappers
And an ATL local, fwiw
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." - Iron Mike
Bitch covered my plaid?
The sorrow inside me grows.
I need my plaid pitch.
"It goes without saying that when things don't go your way they just don't go your way. " - JCO
"He can't kick with his left foot, he can't tackle, he can't head the ball and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from that, he's all right.”
George Best, on David Beckham
#41
Posted 03 August 2018 - 01:04 PM
The league isnt making their money from ticket sales for the all star game though. Especially in market that cant seat 72,000.
Whatever is sold at the stadium that day (tickets, concessions, gear, etc.) part of that is surely going to Atlanta too. Then you have to figure in paying bonuses to the players selected for the game etc.
The ratings have got to be worth it otherwise I just dont see the reasoning here.
Or maybe MLS looks at this as a marketing expense??? Which I dont quite get either. Die hards probably dont watch it. Euro snobs might watch it to see their favorite team on tour, but they arent magically gonna become MLS fans. Not in bunches anyway. Are they hoping to convert more casual fans? Not sure how that works when they have people talking in their ear saying well so and so team is in preseason so no matter the result MLS still sucks.
It's also a business opportunity. Everyone in the league is congregated in the same place for a week, you can bring in sponsors, etc. I'm sure it's about more than the game itself.
#42
Posted 03 August 2018 - 01:06 PM
It's also a business opportunity. Everyone in the league is congregated in the same place for a week, you can bring in sponsors, etc. I'm sure it's about more than the game itself.
Garber talked about how it is a very big event for the sponsor relationships
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." - Iron Mike
Bitch covered my plaid?
The sorrow inside me grows.
I need my plaid pitch.
"It goes without saying that when things don't go your way they just don't go your way. " - JCO
"He can't kick with his left foot, he can't tackle, he can't head the ball and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from that, he's all right.”
George Best, on David Beckham
#43
Posted 03 August 2018 - 02:27 PM
Garber talked about how it is a very big event for the sponsor relationships
Yea I would imagine it's a great opportunity for them to network and impress their partners, and then get these kinds of deals.
https://www.forbes.c...e/#18b09f957168
#44
Posted 03 August 2018 - 10:01 PM
#45
Posted 03 August 2018 - 10:18 PM
Why play the game then? Why not just hold an off season booze fest for the whos who of MLS and the sponsors?
You're still missing the part where a decent chunk of the general fan base actually has fun watching the game itself too
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