Originally Posted by
Auzzy
Regarding ticket demand and other factors in Seattle: has anybody been following the situation there, with the league controlling tickets, keeping many for themselves (& sponsors & similar situations), bumping regular / local season ticket holders etc? We had the same thing at BMO Field for the cup games. In the extra-large Seattle stadium, I wonder if the league is going overboard with the amount of tickets they keep, therefore helping to constrain supply. (Although I guess that all should have been similar last year, in the large Atlanta stadium.)
Thinking of the situation with comp'd tickets at other major events, that might also lead to large swaths of seats with poor attendance, poor atmosphere etc. And I know the Sounders are trying to control re-sales, but probably the league would not want them to stop a sponsor or similar "VIP" from scalping their seats.