Attendance tonight vs Galaxy?
I know there is a lot of talk on here about attendance and the potential of how bad it could get. With Beckham here and all over the news last night, I think this game is a good test to see if the fringe fanbase is still interested in TFC. Weather will also be nice so that should not be a factor.
DC United managed to get 27000 people against the Galaxy on Saturday night, you would think we could pack the house like the good old days.
Personally I doubt it - it's not a nice summer day, its a weekday night, its an 8pm start... there's going to be between a +7 and +4 in terms of weather (so it will be cold), considering it by the lake, it'll be a bit windy....
All in all, great soccer weather - but not the super nice summer weather that many want to come to games,
I know I'll be there, but it seems like there's a lot of seats available.
Donovan and Beckham. Should be sold out
On a weeknight? In cold weather? With an 8 pm start?Originally Posted by TFC/Everton
No.
The Cloudy day may keep away the fairweather fans. I know 6 people, all newbies, bought tickets to this game. So it may draw some new fans too.
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Weather doesnt look too bad. Clear and 9 degrees at kickoff. Prob a little cooler near the lake though.
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/hou...link_st_hourly
Either way I will be
I predict approximately 18,000 in attendance, with the north stand being noticeably empty yet again.
I hope the fucking fog rolls in...that shit usually gets us going!
Oh come on, the weather isn't what's holding people back at this point. There's been tickets available on ticketmaster for this game for weeks. I still remember how much tickets for the Beckham game were going for season 1 before we knew Beckham wasn't going to play. It was insane. People would've come to that game if it was -20.
Plus King Lebron is in town tonight. Just to throw a wrench into it.
That being said, there are a couple dozen casuals at my office who are going, who wouldn't otherwise be going.
Meh, front office fucked up, they know it, and hopefully they will address the excessive ticket price issue beyond next season. I appreciate everything RPB and the other supporter groups did to establish a season's ticket price freeze for the time being.
In the interim, if TFC continues to improve and has a respectable season, I think the revised schedule at home with all the Saturday night games this summer will still provide a rocking atmosphere at BMO Field.
Ya, it's too bad the pricing is so idiotic.
I would've gone to this game if tickets were $15ish, below $20. But as my budget is a little tight, I can't go to every game.
MLSE better wake up.
On a side note. I just wish BMO will rock like it use too...
Hopefully Beckham's appearance will help bring the noise as so far season V has been quite quiet compared to years past
a night game tends to bring out a louder crowd even without Beckham.
Just make sure everyone tell their "casual" friends to show up before the anthem
I'm back in town from NYC, lucky I can still login to account manager to use the ticket exchange even though I don't have seasons anymore. Looking forward to getting drunk at BMO again
This thread sounds like its from the Blue Jays message board. Pack it like the old days? Yes attendance is down, however BMO in the few home games this year has been at least at 77% capacity. Lets not get carried away, currently attendance is not a major problem and you probably won't see many empty seats tonight.
how many beckham jerseys this time around?
My point is more towards how quiet it has been this year compared to years past that is all
Don't the hockey playoffs start tonight?
That will siphon off many of the "casual" fans.
No surprise here, you get tired of cheering for losers, it happens everywhere. If you have 50 years of history with some success in the past it matters less, but 4 years of losing is not very motivational.
Anyway hopefully they win more games this year.
Last edited by joel; 04-13-2011 at 11:49 AM.
Yeah, I agree. I'm a little tired of the constant attention attendance numbers get. Even when we had a reported full house in games in 2007, there were people wondering if the number was real or fake. I think for some people attendance counts are like penis size. Something to brag about.
TFC will always have a good attendance in comparison to the league -- we'll never be like Columbus. And the break even point for the original stadium budget is 14000. People need to stop worrying about attendance. TFC is here to stay.
And if this team ever finishes with a winning record and makes the playoffs, things will be up.
There is nothing more annoying than the thread police. If you don't like a thread topic nobody is forcing you to read it or join the discussion.
That being said, this game may not be a sell out (still tickets available on ticketbastard) but it will most likely be the highest attended game of the season.
We're going to have decent weather and LA is a good draw.
The team is playing decent and there's optimism beyond the DeRo trade with consecutive draws/goals in the games that followed.
I wager we break 20K....well an announced 20K.
There's nothing more annoying that people telling those who have differing opinions not to read the thread or post in it.
Unless you want "yes men" replying.
I didn't realize having a difference of opinion is "thread police."
As long as the scalpers don't manage to convince people to pay exhorbitant prices tonight I will be happy!
Its kind of ironic to see you of all people talking about yes men.
Having a difference of opinion is one thing and I have no problem with that, but that is a totally different issue. The continual whining that this or that thread should be closed is fucking annoying as hell.
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exactly. Somebody makes a thread about scarves, and people come in demanding that they stop talking about scarves and focus on the game, When really they should just stay the fuck out of the thread they arent interested in, and post in the game threads instead.
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